1996 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1996 throughout the world.

Events

*Copa Libertadores 1996: Won by River Plate after defeating América de Cali on an aggregate score of 2-1.
*Euro 1996: Germany beat the Czech Republic 2-1 with a golden goal from Oliver Bierhoff at Wembley Stadium.
* February 7 – Logi Olafsson makes his debut as the manager of Iceland with a 1-7 loss against Slovenia.
*March 3 – Dutch club NEC Nijmegen fires Wim Koevermans and appoints former coach Leen Looyen as his successor.
*April 6 – Major League Soccer kicks off: an overflow crowd of 31,683 packed Spartan Stadium to witness the historic first game. San Jose Clash forward Eric Wynalda scored the league's first goal in a 1-0 victory over D.C. United.
*May 11 – Manchester United wins 1-0 over Liverpool to claim the FA Cup. United becomes the first team to win the English League and Cup Double twice.
*May 16 – PSV Eindhoven claims the Dutch Cup by defeating Sparta Rotterdam in De Kuip: 5-2.
*August 18 – PSV Eindhoven wins the Johan Cruijff Schaal, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, by a 3-0 win over Ajax Amsterdam.
*August 27 – Manager Alan Ball is fired by Manchester City and succeeded by Steve Coppell.
*November 8 – Phil Neal replaces Manchester City-manager Steve Coppell as caretaker, to be succeeded by Frank Clark on December 29.
*October 9 – Manager Huub Stevens leaves Roda JC. He is replaced by interim-coach Eddy Achterberg, and later by Martin Jol.
*November 26 – Juventus FC wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Argentina's River Plate: 1-0. The only goal is scored by Alessandro del Piero in the 81st minute.

Winner club national championships

Europe

* Czech republic – Slavia Prague
* England – Manchester United
* France – AJ Auxerre
* Germany – Borussia Dortmund
* Italy – A.C. Milan
* Netherlands
** Eredivisie – Ajax Amsterdam
** Eerste Divisie – AZ Alkmaar
* Portugal – FC Porto

outh America

*Argentina
**Clausura – Vélez Sársfield
**Apertura – River Plate
* Brazil – Grêmio
* Paraguay – Cerro Porteño
* Ecuador – Club Deportivo el Nacional

Asia

* Lebanon – Al-Ansar

International tournaments

* African Cup of Nations in South Africa (January 13 – February 3, 1996)
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* UEFA European Football Championship in England (June 8 – 30, 1996)
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*Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States (July 20 – August 3, 1996)
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**Women's Tournament
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Deaths

*January 2 – Karl Rappan (90), Austrian footballer and manager
*February 23 – Helmut Schön (80), German footballer and manager
*September 17 – Teodoro "Lolo" Fernandez (84), Peruvian footballer
*October 4 – Silvio Piola (83), Italian footballer
*November 26 – Guido Gratton (64), Italian footballer