# 1986 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1986 throughout the world.

## Events

* March 11 – Germany's Sigfried Held makes his debut as the manager of Iceland, losing (1–2) against Bahrain.
* March 21 – Egypt wins the Africa Nations Cup in Cairo after defeating Cameroon on penalties (5–4) after a 0–0 draw after extra-time.
* June 22 – Diego Maradona scores a goal with his hand, calling it the "Hand of God goal".
* June 29 – In the final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, played for the second time in Mexico City, Azteca Stadium, Argentina defeats West Germany 3–2 to win their second World Cup title.
* European Cup: Steaua București 0–0 Barcelona; Steaua București won 2–0 on penalties
* UEFA Cup: Two legs; 1st leg Real Madrid 5–1 1. FC Köln; 2nd leg 1.FC Köln 2–0 Real Madrid CF. Real Madrid CF won 5–3 on aggregate
* UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Dinamo Kyiv 3–0 Atlético Madrid
* UEFA Super Cup: Steaua București 1–0 Dinamo Kyiv
* Copa Libertadores de América: Two legs; 1st leg América de Cali 1–2 River Plate; 2nd leg River Plate 1–0 América. River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate
* England – FA Cup: Liverpool won 3–1 over Everton
* England – Milk Cup (League Cup): Oxford United won 3–0 over Queens Park Rangers
* November 6 – Alex Ferguson is appointed manager of Manchester United
* December 14 – Argentina's River Plate wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo by defeating Romania's Steaua București 1–0. The only goal is scored by Antonio Alzamendi in the 28th minute.

## Winners Club National Championship
### Asia

* - Qatar – Al-Rayyan

### Europe

* - Austria – Austria Wien
* - England – Liverpool
* - FC Kuusysi
* - France – Paris Saint-Germain
* - Hungary – Budapest Honvéd
* - Ireland - Shamrock Rovers
* - Italy – Juventus
* - Netherlands - PSV Eindhoven
* - Portugal – Porto
* - Romania – Steaua București
* - Scotland – Celtic
* - Spain – Real Madrid
* - Turkey – Beşiktaş
* - West Germany – Bayern Munich

### North America

* Canada – Toronto Blizzard (NSL)
* Mexico – Rayados de Monterrey
* United States – Hollywood Kickers (WSA)

### South America

* - Argentina – River Plate
* - Bolivia – The Strongest
* - Brazil – São Paulo
* - Colombia – América de Cali
* - Paraguay – Sol de América

## International Tournaments

* African Cup of Nations in Egypt (March 7 – 21 1986)
** Egypt
** Cameroon
** Ivory Coast
* FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31 – June 29, 1986)
** Argentina
** West Germany
** France

## Births
### January

* January 2
** Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu, Turkish-Bosnian footballer (d. 2012)
** Nicolás Bertolo, Argentinian footballer
* January 4
** Younès Kaboul, French footballer
** James Milner, English footballer
* January 7 — Grant Leadbitter, English footballer
* January 8
** Jorge Claros, Honduran international footballer
** David Silva, Spanish international footballer
* January 9
** Jéferson Gomes, Brazilian footballer
** Uwe Hünemeier, German footballer
* January 10
** Hideaki Ikematsu, Japanese footballer
** Kenneth Vermeer, Dutch footballer
* January 17 – Mahamed Habib N'Diaye, Malian footballer
* January 18 – Maksim Berdnik, former Russian professional footballer
* January 19 – Yann Schneider, French footballer
* January 21 – Roman Stepanov, Ukrainian former footballer
* January 22 – David Martin, English footballer
* January 23 – Vusi Ncogo, South African footballer
* January 24 – Oscar Centurión, Paraguayan footballer

### February

* February 3
** David Edwards, Welsh footballer
** Gregory van der Wiel, Dutch footballer
* February 6 – Ismael Barragán, Spanish footballer
* February 10 – Roberto Jiménez, Spanish footballer
* February 15 – Aron Liechti, Swiss footballer
* February 19 – Marta, Brazilian footballer
* February 23 – Milena Vuković, Serbian footballer
* February 25 – Mikhail Malykhin, former Russian professional footballer

### March

* March 4
** Arturo Carbonaro, Italian footballer
** Eldar Getokov, former Russian professional footballer
** Fasal Shahid, English cricketer
* March 16 — Boaz Solossa, Indonesian footballer
* March 19 — José Babak, Paraguayan footballer
* March 27 — Manuel Neuer, German international footballer
* March 12 — František Rajtoral, Czech international footballer (died 2017)
* March 31 — Tony McMahon, English footballer

### April

* April 2 — Sébastien Van Aerschot, Belgian footballer
* April 7
** Elton Jose Xavier Gomes, Brazilian footballer
* April 20 — Marcel Klefenz, German former footballer
* April 21 — Tahari Lewis, Antiguan footballer
* April 25 — Anton Burenkov, former Russian footballer

### May

* May 3 – Robin Hofman, Dutch former professional footballer
* May 4 – Sakatar Singh, Indian footballer
* May 10 – Emilio Izaguirre, Honduran footballer
* May 20 – Dexter Blackstock, Antiguan-English footballer
* May 27
** Mario Mandžukić, Croatian footballer
** Kristina Stolpovskaya, Kazakhstani former footballer
* May 30 – Sergei Nyukhalov, former Russian professional footballer

### June

* June 7 – Olivier Uwingabire, Rwandan footballer
* June 14 – Nikita Lushin, former Russian professional footballer
* June 19 – Mahamoud Mroivili, Comorian international footballer
* June 23 – Mariano, Brazilian footballer
* June 24 – Jean, Brazilian footballer
* June 27 – Mohammed Sannie, Ghanaian footballer

### July

* July 11 – Raúl García, Spanish footballer
* July 18 – Carlos Villa, Guatemalan professional footballer
* July 22 – Szymon Pawlak, Polish footballer
* July 22 – Ahmed Rahmatullah, Qatari footballer

### August

* August 11 – Saad Al-Yami, Saudi Arabian footballer
* August 13 – Erald Hysi, Albanian footballer
* August 19 – Kamil Karcz, Polish footballer
* August 24 – Gabriel Noah, Cameroonian professional footballer
* August 26 – Ndidi Kanu, Nigerian footballer
* August 27 – Elina Johansson, Swedish footballer
* August 29 – Nicolás López, Uruguayan footballer

### September

* September 7 — Scott Mulholland, English professional footballer
* September 21 — Roger Tchouassi, Rwandan footballer
* September 28 —
** Andrés Guardado, Mexican footballer

### October

* October 7 — Gunnar Nielsen, Faroese footballer
* October 13 — Bawa Mumuni, Ghanaian footballer
* October 15 — Saša Marinković, Serbian footballer
* October 21 — Edemir Rodríguez, Bolivian footballer

### November

* November 5 — Ulbosin Zholchiyeva, Kazakhstani footballer
* November 7 — Flavia Schwarz, Swiss former footballer
* November 9 — Roger Mathis, Swiss professional footballer
* November 16 — Nacho Neira, Spanish footballer
* November 22 — Jakub Rondzik, Slovak footballer
* November 25 — Craig Gardner, English youth international and coach

### December

* December 2 —
** Claudiu Keșerü, Romanian footballer
** Adam Le Fondre, English footballer
** Piauí, Brazilian footballer (died 2014)
* December 4 — Kévin Gohiri, French professional footballer
* December 6 — Marijan Tomašić, Croatian footballer
* December 10 — Matthew Bates, English footballer, manager and coach
* December 19 — Ryan Babel, Dutch footballer
* December 28 — Igor Sani, Guinea-Bissauan international footballer

## Deaths
### April

* 6 April – Raimundo Orsi, Argentine/Italian striker, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (84)

### August

* 1 August – José María Vidal, Spanish footballer