1991 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1991 throughout the world.
| Years in football (soccer): | 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s |
| Years: | 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 |
Events
- UEFA Champions League 1991: FK Red Star wins 5–3 on penalties over Olympique de Marseille after 0–0 draw.
- FIFA Women's World Cup – United States wins 2–1 over Norway
- For the first time since the Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985, English clubs are allowed to participate in competitions sponsored by UEFA, for the 1991–1992 season.
- 6 March – Feyenoord Rotterdam's coaching staff, led by Gunder Bengtsson and Pim Verbeek, is fired and replaced by former player Wim Jansen.
- 29 March – Diego Maradona is banned for fifteen months in the Italian Serie A after failing a drug test on cocaine.
- 18 May – Tottenham Hotspur wins 2–1 (after extra-time) over Nottingham Forest to claim the FA Cup.
- 2 June – Feyenoord Rotterdam claims the KNVB Cup by defeating FC Den Bosch in its own stadium, De Kuip. The only goal is scored by Rob Witschge in the 8th minute. The last seven minutes of the second half are cancelled due to hooligans invading the pitch.
- 5 June – Copa Libertadores is won by Colo Colo after defeating Olimpia Asunción on an aggregate score of 3–0.
- 19 June – Slovenia plays its first ever international match, losing 1–0 to neighbouring Croatia in Murska Sobota.
- 25 September – Asgeir Eliasson makes his debut as the manager of Iceland with a 2–0 win over Spain.
- 4 December – Peter Bosz makes his debut for the Netherlands national football team, replacing striker Wim Kieft after 85 minutes in the game against Greece.
- 8 December – FK Red Star wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Chile's Colo Colo 3–0. Vladimir Jugović scores twice for the Yugoslavs.
Winner club national championships
Asia
Europe
England – Arsenal
France – Olympique de Marseille
Italy – Sampdoria
Netherlands
Portugal – S.L. Benfica
Scotland: For full coverage, see 1990-91 in Scottish football.
Soviet Union – CSKA Moscow
Spain – Barcelona
Turkey – Beşiktaş
West Germany – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
North American
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South America
Argentina
- 1990/1991 – Newell's Old Boys
- Apertura 1991 – River Plate
Bolivia – Bolívar
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Paraguay – Sol de América
International tournaments
- Baltic Cup in Klaipėda, Lithuania
- CONCACAF Gold Cup in Los Angeles and Pasadena, United States
- Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba
- FIFA U-17 World Championship in Italy
- Copa América in Chile
- UNCAF Nations Cup in San José, Costa Rica
- FIFA Women's World Cup in China
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Births
- 2 January
- Luis Pedro Cavanda, Belgian footballer
- Sergei Petrov, Russian football player
- Davide Santon, Italian footballer
- 5 January:
- Denis Alibec, Romanian footballer
- Soner Aydoğdu, Turkish footballer
- Rahel Kiwic, Swiss footballer
- Dani Pacheco, Spanish footballer
- 7 January:
- Eden Hazard, Belgian football player
- Alen Stevanović, Swiss-Serbian footballer
- 8 January:
- Jorge Enríquez, Mexican international
- Emiliano Tabone, Argentinian footballer
- 21 January:
- Mohammad Ghadir, Arab-Israeli footballer
- Alfredo Ortuño, Spanish footballer
- Luis Alfonso Rodríguez, Mexican international
- 24 January: Ali Kireş, Turkish footballer
- 3 February: Peter Pawlett, English footballer
- 16 February: Sergio Canales, Spanish footballer
- 5 March
- Ramiro Funes Mori, Argentine footballer
- Rogelio Funes Mori, Argentine footballer
- 11 April: Niall Canavan, English-born Irish footballer
- 20 April: Ondřej Kraják, Czech footballer
- 1 May
- Abdisalam Ibrahim, Norwegian footballer
- Bartosz Salamon, Polish footballer
- 27 May: Filip Starzyński, Polish international footballer
- 21 June:
- Gaël Kakuta, Congolese professional footballer
- César Taján, Colombian club footballer
- 23 June: Fakhreddine Ben Youssef, Tunisian international striker
- 28 June: Kevin De Bruyne, Belgian international
- 1 July: Lucas Vázquez, Spanish footballer
- 13 July: Khairu Azrin Khazali, Malaysian footballer
- 21 July: Tuan Muhamad Faim, Malaysian footballer
- 23 July: Dedi Kusnandar, Indonesian footballer
- 24 July: Riku Matsuda, Japanese club footballer
- 15 August: Filip Mladenović, Serbian football player
- 20 August:
- Arseny Logashov, Russian international
- Luke O'Neill, English youth international
- Mario Tičinović, Croatian youth international
- 25 August: Gershon Koffie, Ghanaian youth international
- 24 October: Torstein Andersen Aase, Norwegian striker
Deaths
February
- 24 February – Georges Capdeville (91), French football referee
March
- 9 March – Ely do Amparo, Brazilian defender, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (69)
May
- 31 May – Rubens Josué da Costa, Brazilian forward, Brazilian squad member at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (62)
July
- 27 July – Gino Colaussi, Italian striker, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals in the final. (77)
August
- 9 August – Schubert Gambetta, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (71)
- 30 August – Adão Nunes Dornelles, Brazilian striker, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (68)
October
- 11 October – Pietro Ferraris, Italian striker, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (79)
November
- 15 November – Sylvio Hoffmann, Brazilian midfielder, Brazilian squad member at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (83)
References
- (in English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- (in Dutch) VoetbalStats
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