1987 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1987 throughout the world.

Events

 * UEFA Champions League: Porto 2–1 Bayern Munich in the final at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna.
 * UEFA Cup: Two legs; 1st leg, IFK Göteborg 1–0 Dundee United; 2nd leg, Dundee United 1–1 IFK Göteborg. IFK Göteborg wins 2–1 on aggregate.
 * Cup Winners' Cup: Ajax 1–0 Lokomotive Leipzig
 * Super Cup: Two legs; 1st leg, Ajax 0–1 Porto; 2nd leg, Porto 1–0 Ajax. Porto won 2–0 on aggregate
 * England - FA Cup: Coventry won 3-2 (aet) over Tottenham Hotspur
 * Copa Libertadores: Won by Peñarol after defeating América de Cali on the final playoff match by a score of 1–0.
 * 25 July – In second ever FIFA U16 World Championship, the Soviet Union beat the surprise winners of two years ago, Nigeria, on penalties.
 * 13 December – Portugal's Porto wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Uruguay's Peñarol in extra-time by a score of 2–1. The winning goal is scored by Rabah Madjer.

Asia

 * 🇶🇦 Qatar:
 * Qatar Stars League – Al-Sadd

Europe

 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England:
 * First Division – Everton
 * Second Division – Derby County
 * Third Division - AFC Bournemouth
 * Fourth Division - Northampton Town
 * FA Cup – Coventry City
 * League Cup – Arsenal
 * 🇫🇷 France:
 * Division 1 – Bordeaux
 * 🇮🇹 Italy:
 * Serie A and Italian Cup – Napoli
 * Netherlands:
 * Eredivisie – PSV
 * KNVB Cup – Ajax
 * Eerste Divisie – Volendam
 * Portugal:
 * Liga and Cup of Portugal – Benfica
 * Scotland:
 * Premier Division – Rangers
 * First Division – Morton
 * Second Division – Meadowbank Thistle
 * Scottish Cup – St Mirren
 * Scottish League Cup – Rangers
 * 🇪🇸 Spain:
 * La Liga – Real Madrid
 * Copa del Rey – Real Sociedad
 * 🇹🇷 Turkey:
 * Premier Super League – Galatasaray
 * Turkish Cup – Gençlerbirliği

North America

 * 🇨🇦 – Calgary Kickers (CSL)
 * 🇲🇽 – Chivas Guadalajara
 * 🇺🇸 – San Diego Nomads (WSA)

South America

 * 🇦🇷 Argentina:
 * Primera División – Rosario Central
 * 🇧🇴 Bolivia:
 * Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano – Bolívar
 * Chile:
 * Primera División de Chile – Universidad Católica
 * 🇨🇴 Colombia:
 * Fútbol Profesional Colombiano – Millonarios
 * 🇧🇷 Brazil:
 * Brazilian Football Confederation – Sport Recife
 * Copa União – Flamengo
 * Paraguay:
 * Liga Paraguaya – Cerro Porteño

International Tournaments

 * Copa América in Argentina (27 June – 12 July 1987)
 * 🇨🇴 colombia
 * Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States (9–21 August 1987)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil
 * 🇦🇷 argentina
 * 🇧🇷 brazil
 * 🇦🇷 argentina
 * 🇦🇷 argentina

Births

 * January 1
 * Abdullah Eisa, Emirati footballer
 * Gasan Gasanov, former Russian professional footballer
 * Saad Hosny, Egyptian footballer
 * January 2 – Dejan Marijanovič, Slovenian footballer
 * January 3 – Damien Moulin, French professional footballer
 * January 4
 * Kay Voser, Swiss footballer
 * Danny Simpson, English footballer
 * January 7 – Jimmy Smith, English footballer
 * January 10 – Vicente Guaita, Spanish footballer
 * January 12 – Andrey Buyvolov, Russian footballer
 * January 21
 * Andrei Cojocari, Moldovan international
 * Alexander Dercho, German club footballer
 * Henrico Drost, Dutch youth international
 * Will Johnson, Canadian international
 * Kevin Kratz, German club footballer
 * Mulopo Kudimbana, Congolese international
 * Danny Munyao, Zambian international
 * Nyasha Mushekwi, Zimbabwean international
 * January 24 &mdash; Wayne Hennessey, Welsh international footballer
 * January 25 &mdash; Adam Berner, Swedish former footballer
 * January 26 &mdash; Hérick (Hérick Samora da Silva), Brazilian footballer
 * January 28 &mdash; Iván Emmanuel González, Paraguayan footballer
 * February 1 – William España, Ecuadorian footballer
 * February 3 – Javi Barranco, Spanish footballer
 * February 6 – Tommy De Jong, French-Dutch professional footballer
 * February 14
 * Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer
 * José Miguel Cubero, Costa Rican footballer
 * February 20 – Jenimy, São Toméan footballer
 * February 21 – Eniola Aluko, Nigerian-born British football player and manager
 * February 23 – Scott Davies, English footballer
 * February 27
 * Maximiliano Moralez, Argentinian footballer
 * Sandy Paillot, French footballer
 * Javi Salero, Spanish footballer
 * March 10 – Rolando Barra, Bolivian footballer
 * March 12 – Omar Abdulrazaq, Syria footballer
 * March 13 – Andreas Beck, German international footballer
 * March 17 – Adrian Sager, Swiss professional footballer
 * March 19 – Jairo Talledo, Peruvian footballer
 * March 20
 * Korkrirk Petchkongthong, Thai professional footballer
 * Bogdan Stoyanov, Bulgarian footballer
 * March 31
 * Nordin Amrabat, Dutch footballer
 * Hugo Ayala, Mexican footballer
 * Amaury Bischoff, Portuguese footballer
 * Kåre Björkstrand, Finnish footballer
 * Justin Braun, American soccer player
 * Carl Dickinson, English footballer
 * Eros Pisano, Italian footballer
 * Aridane Santana, Spanish footballer
 * April 4 – Fumaça (Jonatha Alves da Silva), Brazilian former footballer
 * April 9 – Blaise Matuidi, French international footballer
 * April 15 – Giorgio Conrotto, Italian footballer
 * April 16 &mdash; Aaron Lennon, English international footballer
 * April 22 &mdash; Mikel John Obi, Nigerian international footballer
 * April 23 &mdash; Francesco Montella, Italian footballer
 * May 4 &mdash; Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish international footballer
 * May 11 &mdash; Henrique (Henrique Neris de Brito), Brazilian footballer
 * May 22 &mdash; Arturo Vidal, Chilean international footballer
 * May 27 &mdash; Gabriel Cárcamo, Chilean footballer
 * June 12 &mdash; Antonio Barragán, Spanish and Galician footballer
 * June 24
 * Serdar Güneş, Turkish footballer
 * Craig Henderson, New Zealand footballer
 * Josh Lillis, English footballer
 * Lionel Messi, Argentine international footballer
 * June 26 &mdash; Samir Nasri, French international footballer
 * June 30 &mdash; Francisco López Grance, Paraguayan footballer
 * July 2 &mdash; Esteban Granero, Spanish footballer
 * July 3 &mdash; Oscar Magaña, Chilean footballer
 * July 6 &mdash; Mubarak Al Beloushi, Kuwaiti footballer
 * July 16 &mdash; Damian Falisiewicz, Polish former professional footballer
 * July 20 &mdash; Michael Cavallaro, Australian Italian footballer
 * July 23 &mdash; Rene Carter, Caymanian footballer
 * July 25 &mdash; Eran Zahavi, Israeli footballer
 * July 27 &mdash; Vasili Penyasov, former Russian professional football player
 * July 28
 * Yasser Corona, Mexican defender
 * Yevhen Khacheridi, Ukrainian international
 * Pedro, Spanish footballer
 * July 31 – Marco André, Portuguese footballer
 * August 19 – Richard Stearman, English footballer
 * August 22 – Tomasz Ostalczyk, Polish footballer
 * August 24
 * Jonathan Ruttens, Belgian retired footballer
 * Nicola Segato, Italian footballer
 * Masaki Yamamoto, Japanese football player
 * Ri Jun-il, North Korean football player
 * August 30 &mdash; Hamza Testouri, Tunisian football footballer
 * September 2 &mdash; Nazar Penkovets, professional Ukrainian footballer
 * September 9 &mdash; Abel Dhaira, Ugandan international footballer (died 2016)
 * September 10 &mdash; Giovanni Scappaticci, former Italian footballer
 * September 14 &mdash; Emrah Tuncel, Turkish footballer
 * September 15 &mdash; Odai Amr, Saudi footballer
 * September 21 &mdash; Marvin Ellmann, German footballer
 * September 22 &mdash; David Ledy, retired French footballer
 * September 25 &mdash; Osman Mohammed, Sudanese footballer
 * September 27 &mdash; Erdene-Ochiriin Ganzorig, Mongolian international footballer
 * September 30 &mdash; Rubén Royo, Spanish former footballer
 * October 1 &mdash; Lionel Ainsworth, English footballer
 * October 7 &mdash; James McArthur, Scottish international footballer
 * October 9 &mdash; Ján Nemček, Slovak footballer
 * October 11 &mdash; Timo Furuholm, Finnish international footballer
 * November 5 &mdash; Vicente Flor, Spanish footballer
 * November 13 &mdash; Patrick Niklas, Austrian footballer
 * November 27 &mdash; David Terkpertey, Ghanaian footballer
 * December 2 – Isaac Promise, Nigerian international (d. 2019)
 * December 3 – Justo Nguema, Equatorial Guinean football manager and former footballer
 * December 5 – Tommy Fraser, English club footballer
 * December 9
 * Adriano, Brazilian footballer
 * Karim Benzema, French international footballer
 * December 18 – Konstantin Lozbinev, Russian former professional footballer
 * December 25 – Saoud Qern, Saudi midfielder
 * December 27 – Pako Lekgari, Botswana international footballer

February

 * February 2 – Carlos José Castilho, Brazilian goalkeeper, winner of the 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup. (59)

May

 * May - Syd Hartley, English professional association football player (born 1914)
 * May 23 - Ernst Nagelschmitz, German footballer (born 1902)

October

 * October 23 – Alejandro Scopelli, Argentine/Italian striker, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (79)