1988 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1988 throughout the world.
| Years in association football: | 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s |
| Years: | 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 |
Events
- March 27, 1988 – Cameroon wins the Africa Nations Cup by defeating Nigeria: 1–0. The only goal in Casablanca's Stade Mohammed V is scored by Emmanuel Kundé from a penalty kick.
- June 25, 1988 – Thanks to goals from captain Ruud Gullit and top goalscorer Marco van Basten, the Netherlands defeat the Soviet Union (2–0) in the final of UEFA Euro 1988 in Munich.
- July 12, 1988 – Italian club Juventus receive The UEFA Plaque in Geneva (Switzerland) as first club in European football history to win the three main UEFA club competitions.
- 1988 Copa Libertadores – won by Nacional after defeating Newell's Old Boys on an aggregate score of 3–1.
- England – FA Cup – Wimbledon won 1–0 over Liverpool.
- The Football League celebrates its Centenary.
- With great surprise worldwide FIFA gives the 1994 FIFA World Cup to United States.
- August 24, 1988 – The Faroe Islands record their first international victory, defeating Canada 1–0.
- September 14, 1988 – Thijs Libregts makes his debut as the manager of Dutch national team with a 1–0 win over Wales, replacing successful coach Rinus Michels.
- December 11, 1988 – Uruguay's Nacional wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Dutch PSV Eindhoven on penalties (7–6), after the match ended in 2–2.
National club championships winners
Asia
| Country | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Qatar | Qatar Stars League | Al-Sadd SC |
Europe
| Country | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Austria | Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga | SK Rapid Wien |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | Belgian League | Club Brugge K.V. |
 Bulgaria | Bulgarian A Professional Football Group | PFC Levski Sofia |
 Czechoslovakia | Gambrinus Liga | AC Sparta Praha |
 Denmark | Danish Superliga | Brøndby IF |
 England | The Football League | Liverpool |
 France | Division 1 | AS Monaco |
 Germany | Bundesliga | SV Werder Bremen |
 Greece | Superleague Greece | AE Larisa |
 Ireland | League of Ireland | Dundalk |
 Israel | Liga Leumit | Hapoel Tel Aviv FC |
 Italy | Serie A | A.C. Milan |
 Netherlands | Eredivisie | PSV Eindhoven |
 Norway | Norwegian Premier League | Rosenborg |
 Portugal | Primeira Liga | F.C. Porto |
 Romania | Liga 1 | FC Steaua București |
 Scotland | Scottish Premier League | Celtic F.C. |
 Spain | La Liga | Real Madrid |
 Sweden | Allsvenskan | Malmö FF |
 Switzerland | Swiss Super League | Neuchâtel Xamax |
 Turkey | Turkcell Super League | Galatasaray S.K. |
 USSR | Soviet Top League | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
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North and South America
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International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Morocco (March 13 – 27 1988)
- Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea (September 17 – October 1, 1988)
- UEFA European Football Championship in West Germany (June 10 – 25 1988)
Games of national teams
| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23 | England |
2 – 2 | D | Friendly | Wembley Stadium, London |
| May 24 | Bulgaria |
1 – 2 | L | Friendly | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| June 1 | Romania |
2 – 0 | W | Friendly | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
| June 12 | Soviet Union |
1 – 0 | L | UEFA Euro 1988 | Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne |
| June 15 | England |
1 – 3 | W | UEFA Euro 1988 | Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf |
| June 18 | Republic of Ireland |
1 – 0 | W | UEFA Euro 1988 | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen |
| June 21 | West Germany |
1 – 2 | W | Semi Final Euro 1988 | Volksparkstadion, Hamburg |
| June 25 | Soviet Union |
2 – 0 | W | Final Euro 1988 | Olympic Stadium, Munich |
| September 14 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
1 – 0 | W | World Cup Qualifier | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
| October 19 | West Germany |
0 – 0 | D | World Cup Qualifier | Olympiastadion, Munich |
| November 16 | Italy |
1 – 0 | L | Friendly | Stadio Olimpico, Rome |
Births
- 4 January:
- Anestis Argyriou, Greek footballer
- Maximilian Riedmüller, German footballer
- 8 January:
- Vitaliy Hoshkoderya, Ukrainian footballer
- Adrián López, Spanish footballer
- Michael Mancienne, English footballer
- 9 January: Marc Crosas, Spanish footballer
- 23 January: Marko Šimić, Croatian junior international
- 28 January: Alaa Ali, Egyptian footballer (d. 2019)
- 12 February: Nicolás Otamendi, Argentine international football player
- 23 February: Nicolás Gaitán, Argentine international football player
- 24 February: Levi Hanssen, New Zealand/Faroe Islands footballer
- 28 February: Jorge Gastélum, Mexican footballer
- 29 February:
- Mikel Balenziaga, Spanish footballer
- Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas, Brazilian footballer
- Scott Golbourne, English footballer
- Benedikt Höwedes, German footballer
- Viktor Prodell, Swedish footballer
- Evgeni Cheremisin, Russian footballer
- Hamza Ziad, Algerian footballer
- 21 March:Lee Cattermole, English footballer[1]
- 23 May: Angelo Ogbonna, Italian footballer
- 25 May: Adrián González Morales, Spanish junior international
- 1 June: Javier Hernández, Mexican international football player
- 15 June: Cristopher Toselli, Chilean footballer
- 24 June: Micah Richards, England international footballer
- 2 July: Abderahmane Hachoud, Algerian international footballer
- 6 July: Gustavo Mencia, Paraguayan footballer
- 19 July: Azrul Azmi, Malaysian footballer
- 5 August: Eddie Nolan, Irish international footballer
- 28 August: Ray Jones, English footballer (d. 2007)
- 2 September: Javi Martínez, Spanish international footballer
- 5 September:
- Nuri Şahin, Turkish footballer
- Felipe Caicedo, Ecuadorian association footballer
- 13 September: Luis Rentería, Panamanian international footballer (died 2014)
- 23 September: Anthony Straker, English footballer
- 14 October
- Will Atkinson, English footballer
- Mario Titone, Italian footballer
- 15 October: Mesut Özil, German international football player
- 10 December:
- Wilfried Bony, Ivorian international footballer
- Mitchell Donald, Dutch footballer
- Neven Subotić, Serbian international footballer
Deaths
February
- February 8 – Pietro Arcari, Italian forward, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and one of four Italian players who won the FIFA World Cup while never being capped. (78)
- February 26 – Euclydes Barbosa, Brazilian defender, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (82)
March
- March 13 – Rodolpho Barteczko, Brazilian striker, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (77)
References
- "Lee Cattermole". Premier League. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (in English)
- VoetbalStats (in Dutch)
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