1985 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1985 throughout the world.

Events

*February 27 – Leo Beenhakker make his debut as the manager of Dutch national team with a 7-1 win over Cyprus in Amsterdam, with two goals each from Dick Schoenaker and Wim Kieft.
*May 11– 56 spectators die in a fire at Valley Parade in a match between Bradford City A.F.C. and Lincoln City F.C..
*May 29 – 39 spectators die at the Heysel Stadium disaster at the final of the European Cup between Juventus FC and Liverpool F.C.. The "Old Lady" became the first club in the history of European football to have won all three major UEFA competitions [cite web | url=http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/index.html#club=31085 | title=FIFA Classic Clubs: Juventus FC | work=fifa.com | accessdate=15 December | accessyear=2006.] after defeating "reds" 1-0 in the European Cup final cite web | url=http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ClubFootball/index.html | title=List of the official clubs' cups and tournaments recognized by the Union of European Football Associations | work=uefa.com | accessdate=15 December | accessyear=2006.] .
*June 6 – Following the Heysel Stadium disaster FIFA ban English clubs from competing in worldwide competitive matches for five years (ten years for Liverpool, later reduced to six).
*Copa Libertadores 1985: Won by Argentinos Juniors after defeating América de Cali 5-4 on a penalty shootout after a final aggregate score of 1-1.
*December 8 – Italy's Juventus FC wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Argentina's Argentinos Juniors on penalties (4-2), after the match ended in 2-2. The Torinese side become the first -and only at present- team in the world to have won all international cups and championships cite web | url=http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ClubFootball/index.html | title=List of the official clubs' cups and tournaments recognized by the Union of European Football Associations | work=uefa.com | accessdate=15 December | accessyear=2006.] .

Winners club national championship

Europe

* Belgium – R.S.C. Anderlecht
* Denmark – Brøndby IF
* Italy – Hellas Verona
* Netherlands:* Eredivisie – Ajax Amsterdam:* Eerste Divisie – SC Heracles
* Portugal – FC Porto

outh America

* Argentina:* Nacional – Argentinos Juniors
* Brazil – Coritiba
* Colombia – América de Cali
* Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción

International Tournaments

National Teams

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Births

* January 22 – Momo Sissoko, Malian footballer
* February 5 – Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer
* February 13 – Hedwiges Maduro, Dutch footballer
* February 14 – Phillipe Senderos, Swiss footballer
* May 9 – Rick Kruys, Dutch footballer
* June 4 – Lukas Podolski, German footballer
* June 6 – Sota Hirayama, Japanese footballer
* June 28 – Phil Bardsley, English footballer
* July 13 Francisco Guillermo Ochoa, Mexico footballer
* August 5 – Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer
* September 9 – Scott Carson, English footballer
* September 15 – Denis Calincov, Moldovan footballer
* October 17 – Collins John, Dutch footballer
* October 24 – Wayne Rooney, English footballer
* October 25 – Daniele Padelli, Italian footballer
* November 4 – Marcell Jansen, German footballer

Deaths

39 Juventus fans die May 2956 Bradford fans die May 11

Notes

References

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