# 1987 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1987 throughout the world.

## Events

* UEFA Champions League: Porto 2–1 Bayern Munich in the final at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna.
* UEFA Cup: Two legs; 1st leg, IFK Göteborg 1–0 Dundee United; 2nd leg, Dundee United 1–1 IFK Göteborg. IFK Göteborg wins 2–1 on aggregate.
* Cup Winners' Cup: Ajax 1–0 Lokomotive Leipzig
* Super Cup: Two legs; 1st leg, Ajax 0–1 Porto; 2nd leg, Porto 1–0 Ajax. Porto won 2–0 on aggregate
* England - FA Cup: Coventry won 3-2 (aet) over Tottenham Hotspur
* Copa Libertadores: Won by Peñarol after defeating América de Cali on the final playoff match by a score of 1–0.
* 25 July – In second ever FIFA U16 World Championship, the Soviet Union beat the surprise winners of two years ago, Nigeria, on penalties.
* 13 December – Portugal's Porto wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Uruguay's Peñarol in extra-time by a score of 2–1. The winning goal is scored by Rabah Madjer.

## Winner club national championships
### Asia

* Qatar:
** Qatar Stars League – Al-Sadd

### Europe

* England:
** First Division – Everton
** Second Division – Derby County
** Third Division - AFC Bournemouth
** Fourth Division - Northampton Town
** FA Cup – Coventry City
** League Cup – Arsenal
* France:
** Division 1 – Bordeaux
* Italy:
** Serie A and Italian Cup – Napoli
* Netherlands:
** Eredivisie – PSV
** KNVB Cup – Ajax
** Eerste Divisie – Volendam
* Portugal:
** Liga and Cup of Portugal – Benfica
* Scotland:
** Premier Division – Rangers
** First Division – Morton
** Second Division – Meadowbank Thistle
** Scottish Cup – St Mirren
** Scottish League Cup – Rangers
* Spain:
** La Liga – Real Madrid
** Copa del Rey – Real Sociedad
* Turkey:
** Premier Super League – Galatasaray
** Turkish Cup – Gençlerbirliği

### North America

* Canada – Calgary Kickers (CSL)
* Mexico – Chivas Guadalajara
* United States – San Diego Nomads (WSA)

### South America

* Argentina:
** Primera División – Rosario Central
* Bolivia:
** Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano – Bolívar
* Chile:
** Primera División de Chile – Universidad Católica
* Colombia:
** Fútbol Profesional Colombiano – Millonarios
* Brazil:
** Brazilian Football Confederation – Sport Recife
** Copa União – Flamengo
* Paraguay:
** Liga Paraguaya – Cerro Porteño

## International Tournaments

* Copa América in Argentina (27 June – 12 July 1987)
** Uruguay
** Chile
** Colombia
* Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States (9–21 August 1987)
** Brazil
** Chile
** Argentina

## National teams
### Netherlands

| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition | Venue |
| 21 January | Spain | 1 – 1 | D | Friendly | Nou Camp, Barcelona |
| 25 March | Greece | 1 – 1 | D | Euro 1988 Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| 29 April | Hungary | 2 – 0 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| 9 September | Belgium | 0 – 0 | D | Friendly | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| 14 October | Poland | 0 – 2 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | Górnik Zabrze Stadium, Zabrze |
| 28 October | Cyprus | 8 – 0 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| 9 December | Cyprus | 4 – 0 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | Stadion De Meer, Amsterdam |
| 16 December | Greece | 0 – 3 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | Diagoras Stadium, Rhodes |

## Births

* January 1
** Abdullah Eisa, Emirati footballer
** Gasan Gasanov, former Russian professional footballer
** Saad Hosny, Egyptian footballer
* January 2 – Dejan Marijanovič, Slovenian footballer
* January 3 – Damien Moulin, French professional footballer
* January 4
** Kay Voser, Swiss footballer
** Danny Simpson, English footballer
* January 7 – Jimmy Smith, English footballer
* January 10 – Vicente Guaita, Spanish footballer
* January 12 – Andrey Buyvolov, Russian footballer
* January 21
** Andrei Cojocari, Moldovan international
** Alexander Dercho, German club footballer
** Henrico Drost, Dutch youth international
** Will Johnson, Canadian international
** Kevin Kratz, German club footballer
** Mulopo Kudimbana, Congolese international
** Danny Munyao, Zambian international
** Nyasha Mushekwi, Zimbabwean international
* January 24 — Wayne Hennessey, Welsh international footballer
* January 25 — Adam Berner, Swedish former footballer
* January 26 — Hérick (Hérick Samora da Silva), Brazilian footballer
* January 28 — Iván Emmanuel González, Paraguayan footballer
* February 1 – William España, Ecuadorian footballer
* February 3 – Javi Barranco, Spanish footballer
* February 6 – Tommy De Jong, French-Dutch professional footballer
* February 14
** Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer
** José Miguel Cubero, Costa Rican footballer
* February 20 – Jenimy, São Toméan footballer
* February 21 – Eniola Aluko, Nigerian-born British football player and manager
* February 23 – Scott Davies, English footballer
* February 26 – Klevis Gjoni, Albanian footballer
* February 27
** Maximiliano Moralez, Argentinian footballer
** Sandy Paillot, French footballer
** Javi Salero, Spanish footballer
* March 10 – Rolando Barra, Bolivian footballer
* March 12 – Omar Abdulrazaq, Syria footballer
* March 13 – Andreas Beck, German international footballer
* March 17 – Adrian Sager, Swiss professional footballer
* March 19 – Jairo Talledo, Peruvian footballer
* March 20
** Korkrirk Petchkongthong, Thai professional footballer
** Bogdan Stoyanov, Bulgarian footballer
* March 31
** Nordin Amrabat, Dutch footballer
** Hugo Ayala, Mexican footballer
** Amaury Bischoff, Portuguese footballer
** Kåre Björkstrand, Finnish footballer
** Justin Braun, American soccer player
** Carl Dickinson, English footballer
** Eros Pisano, Italian footballer
** Aridane Santana, Spanish footballer
* April 4 – Fumaça (Jonatha Alves da Silva), Brazilian former footballer
* April 9 – Blaise Matuidi, French international footballer
* April 15 – Giorgio Conrotto, Italian footballer
* April 16 — Aaron Lennon, English international footballer
* April 22 — Mikel John Obi, Nigerian international footballer
* April 23 — Francesco Montella, Italian footballer
* May 4 — Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish international footballer
* May 11 — Henrique (Henrique Neris de Brito), Brazilian footballer
* May 12 — Nargiz Pashayeva, Azerbaijani former footballer
* May 22 — Arturo Vidal, Chilean international footballer
* May 24 — Anzhela Temirova, Azerbaijani former footballer
* May 27 — Gabriel Cárcamo, Chilean footballer
* June 12 — Antonio Barragán, Spanish and Galician footballer
* June 24
** Serdar Güneş, Turkish footballer
** Craig Henderson, New Zealand footballer
** Josh Lillis, English footballer
** Lionel Messi, Argentine international footballer
* June 26 — Samir Nasri, French international footballer
* June 30 — Francisco López Grance, Paraguayan footballer
* July 2 — Esteban Granero, Spanish footballer
* July 3 — Oscar Magaña, Chilean footballer
* July 6 — Mubarak Al Beloushi, Kuwaiti footballer
* July 20 — Michael Cavallaro, Australian Italian footballer
* July 23 — Rene Carter, Caymanian footballer
* July 25 — Eran Zahavi, Israeli footballer
* July 27 — Vasili Penyasov, former Russian professional football player
* July 28
** Yasser Corona, Mexican defender
** Yevhen Khacheridi, Ukrainian international
** Pedro, Spanish footballer
* July 31 – Marco André, Portuguese footballer
* August 19 – Richard Stearman, English footballer
* August 22 – Tomasz Ostalczyk, Polish footballer
* August 24
** Jonathan Ruttens, Belgian retired footballer
** Nicola Segato, Italian footballer
** Masaki Yamamoto, Japanese football player
** Ri Jun-il, North Korean football player
* August 30 — Hamza Testouri, Tunisian football footballer
* September 2 — Nazar Penkovets, professional Ukrainian footballer
* September 9 — Abel Dhaira, Ugandan international footballer (died 2016)
* September 10 — Giovanni Scappaticci, former Italian footballer
* September 14 — Emrah Tuncel, Turkish footballer
* September 15 — Odai Amr, Saudi footballer
* September 21 — Marvin Ellmann, German footballer
* September 22 — David Ledy, retired French footballer
* September 25 — Osman Mohammed, Sudanese footballer
* September 27 — Erdene-Ochiriin Ganzorig, Mongolian international footballer
* September 30 — Rubén Royo, Spanish former footballer
* October 1 — Lionel Ainsworth, English footballer
* October 7 — James McArthur, Scottish international footballer
* October 9 — Ján Nemček, Slovak footballer
* October 11 — Timo Furuholm, Finnish international footballer
* November 5 — Vicente Flor, Spanish footballer
* November 13 — Patrick Niklas, Austrian footballer
* November 21 — Gunnar Haraldsen, Faroese former footballer
* November 27 — David Terkpertey, Ghanaian footballer
* December 2 – Isaac Promise, Nigerian international (d. 2019)
* December 3 – Justo Nguema, Equatorial Guinean football manager and former footballer
* December 5 – Tommy Fraser, English club footballer
* December 9
** Adriano, Brazilian footballer
** Karim Benzema, French international footballer
* December 18 – Konstantin Lozbinev, Russian former professional footballer
* December 25 – Saoud Qern, Saudi midfielder
* December 27 – Pako Lekgari, Botswana international footballer

## Deaths
### February

* February 2 – Carlos José Castilho, Brazilian goalkeeper, winner of the 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup. (59)

### May

* May - Syd Hartley, English professional association football player (born 1914)
* May 23 - Ernst Nagelschmitz, German footballer (born 1902)

### October

* October 23 – Alejandro Scopelli, Argentine/Italian striker, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (79)