1990 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1990 throughout the world.

Events

* March 28 – Sweden's Bo Johansson makes his debut as the manager of Iceland, defeating Luxembourg 2-1.
*March 31 – NAC Breda fires manager Hans Verèl.
*West Germany wins the Football World Cup in Rome, Italy, defeating defending champion Argentina 1-0 in the final.
*May 17 – Manchester United wins 1-0 over Crystal Palace to claim the FA Cup. The only goal is scored by Lee A. Martin.
*September 8 – Franz Beckenbauer is nominated as a trainer for Olympique de Marseille.
*September 12 – Euro 1992 qualifying: there are great surprises at Landskrona, Sweden, where the Faroe Islands, in their first international match, defeats Austria 1-0. It is the "Waterloo Day" in Austrian football, and national happiness day for Faroerians.
*September 12 – East Germany plays its last ever international match, defeating Belgium 2-0 in Brussels.
*September 19 – Dutch team Vitesse Arnhem makes its European debut with a win (1-0) in Northern Ireland against Derry City F.C. in the first round of the UEFA Cup. The only goal is scored by striker Huub Loeffen in the 18th minute.
*October 10 – Copa Libertadores 1990 is won by Olimpia Asunción after defeating Barcelona Sporting Club on an aggregate score of 3-1.
*November 5 – Manager Howard Kendall is fired by Manchester City and succeeded by Peter Reid.
*December 9 – AC Milan once again wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan, this time by defeating Paraguay's Olimpia Asunción (3-0). Frank Rijkaard scores twice for the Italians.

Winners of national championships

Asia

* Iran – Esteghlal FC

Europe

* England – Liverpool
* France – Olympique de Marseille
* Italy – SSC Napoli
* Netherlands
**Eredivisie – Ajax Amsterdam
**Eerste Divisie – SVV
* Portugal – FC Porto
*Scotland: "For fuller coverage, see 1989-90 in Scottish football."
**Scottish Premier Division – Rangers
**Scottish Division One – St Johnstone
**Scottish Division Two – Brechin City
**Scottish FA Cup – Aberdeen
**Scottish League Cup– Aberdeen
* Spain – Real Madrid

outh America

* Argentina – River Plate
* Brazil – Corinthians
* Paraguay – Cerro Porteño

International Tournaments

* African Cup of Nations in Algeria (March 2 – 16, 1990):# fb|ALG:# fb|NGA:# fb|ZAM

* FIFA World Cup in Italy (June 8 – July 8, 1990):# fb|FRG:# fb|ARG:# fb|ITA

National Teams

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Deaths

* March 20 – Lev Yashin (Soviet footballer)
* October 25 – Costa Pereira (Portuguese footballer)

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/nersssf.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]
* [http://www.voetbalstats.nl/ VoetbalStats]