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 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.

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

 * 🇨🇦 – Toronto Blizzard (NSL)
 * 🇲🇽 – Rayados de Monterrey
 * 🇺🇸 – 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
 * 🇨🇮 côte d'ivoire
 * FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31 – June 29, 1986)
 * 🇦🇷 argentina
 * 🇫🇷 france
 * 🇫🇷 france

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 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 28 — Choi Ki-suk, South Korea 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
 * Gustavo Zamaio, retired 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
 * 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 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
 * Mahmoud Rashdan, Qatari 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 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

April

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

August

 * 1 August – José María Vidal, Spanish footballer