1989 in association football

This is a list of the football (soccer) events of the year 1989 throughout the world.

Events

 * March 3 – Portugal wins its first FIFA World Youth Championship
 * April 15 – Hillsborough disaster, that occurred at Hillsborough, before the FA Cup Semi-Final between Liverpool & Nottingham Forest.
 * May 20 – Liverpool wins the FA Cup, beating Everton 3–2 AET, thanks to two goals from Ian Rush.
 * May 24 – A.C. Milan defeats Steaua București, 4–0, to win their third European Cup final.
 * May 26 – Arsenal beat Liverpool F.C. 2–0 at Anfield to dramatically win the English Football League First Division, thanks to an injury time goal from Michael Thomas.
 * May 31 – Copa Libertadores is won by Atlético Nacional after defeating Olimpia Asunción 5–4 on penalties after a final aggregate score of 2–2.
 * June 24 – In the final of the FIFA U-16 World Championship, Saudi Arabia became surprising winners during the penalty shoot-out to Scotland in Glasgow.
 * December 17 – Italy's Milan wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Colombia's Atlético Nacional in extra-time 1–0. The only goal is scored by Alberigo Evani.

International Tournaments

 * Copa América in Brazil (July 1–16, 1989)
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 * 🇦🇷 argentina
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January

 * January 3: Gerardo Mendoza, Venezuelan footballer (d. 2019)
 * January 6: Jasmin Pllana, Austrian club footballer
 * January 7:
 * Emiliano Insúa (Argentinian defender)
 * Miles Addison (English defender)
 * Khairul Fahmi Che Mat, Malaysian footballer
 * January 10: Yance Youwei, Indonesian former footballer
 * January 14:
 * Adam Clayton (English youth international)
 * Mattia Marchi (Italian club footballer)
 * Liu Xiaodong (Chinese footballer)
 * January 20:
 * Jens Bodemer, German former footballer
 * Dwayne Forbes, Bahamian international soccer player
 * Nikola Ivanović, Serbian footballer
 * Washington Santana da Silva, Brazilian club footballer
 * January 25: Edgar Urquizo, Mexican football manager and former player
 * January 29: Dirceu (Brazilian footballer)
 * January 30: Tomás Mejías (Spanish youth international)

February

 * February 1: Oleksandr Protsyuk (Ukrainian footballer)
 * February 4: Toni Huuhka (Finnish former footballer and current coach)
 * February 14: Jocenir "Jocenir Alves da Silva" (Brazilian footballer)
 * February 21: Luca Borrelli (Italian professional footballer)
 * February 28: Sofian Akouili (Dutch-Morocco professional footballer)

March

 * March 1: Carlos Vela (Mexican forward)
 * March 13: Marko Marin (German international midfielder)
 * March 14: Abdul Hamid Mony, Indonesian former footballer
 * March 15: Ondřej Mazuch (Czech defender)
 * March 16: Theo Walcott (English international forward)
 * March 17: Surafiel Tesfamicael (Eritrean footballer)
 * March 19: Jonathan Reguero, Spanish footballer
 * March 22: Serge Yohoua (Ivorian-German footballer)
 * March 29: Arnold Peralta Honduran international footballer (died 2015)
 * March 31
 * Pablo Piatti (Argentinian forward)
 * Dario Šmitran (Slovenian footballer)

April

 * April 8: Éric Batinga, Cameroonian footballer
 * April 13: Dario Dussin, Swiss professional footballer
 * April 20: Michał Pytkowski, Polish footballer
 * April 22: Jasper Cillessen, Dutch international goalkeeper
 * April 29: Edgar Machuca, Paraguayan footballer

May

 * May 6: Chukwuma Akabueze (Nigerian midfielder)
 * May 11: Giovani dos Santos (Mexican forward)
 * May 30: Giannis Litsis, (Greek professional footballer)
 * May 31:
 * Bas Dost (Dutch footballer)
 * Marco Reus (German footballer)

June

 * June 2: Freddy Adu (American forward)
 * June 8: Joseph Steward Leopold (Mauritian footballer)
 * June 18: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabonese striker)
 * June 25: Jack Cork (English footballer)

July

 * July 3: Matías Banco (Argentine midfield footballer)
 * July 7: Tudor Popa (Romanian former professional footballer)
 * July 9: Ángel Conde (Mexican professional footballer)
 * July 16: Gareth Bale (Welsh international forward)
 * July 23: Sigrun Kristiansen (Faroese footballer)
 * July 26: Marco Pasiciel, German former footballer

August

 * August 3: Nick Viergever (Dutch defender)
 * August 9: Igor Kuljanac (Slovenian footballer)
 * August 10: Ben Sahar (Israeli forward)
 * August 12: Vladimir Castellón (Bolivian forward)
 * August 17: David Abdul (Dutch Antillean forward)
 * August 29: Levy Mokgothu (retired South African professional footballer)

September

 * September 1:
 * Jefferson Montero, Ecuadorian international
 * Daniel Sturridge (English forward)
 * September 2: Alexandre Pato (Brazilian forward)
 * September 10: Victory Yendra (Indonesian former footballer)
 * September 11: Steven Ehricks, American retired footballer
 * September 13:
 * Paul Camps (German fooballer)
 * Sebastián Regueiro (Uruguayan footballer)
 * September 21: Ben Mee (English defender)
 * September 22: Vladyslav Hrinchenko (Ukrainian footballer)
 * September 25: Krisztián Brunczvik (Slovak footballer, midfielder)

October

 * October 2: Donald Solomon, Caymanian footballer
 * October 3: Natalia Saratovtseva, former Russian footballer
 * October 4: Benjamin Stebbings, English cricketer
 * October 6: Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2014)
 * October 15: Joan Darome, Indonesian former footballer
 * October 20: Omar Yabroudi, Emirati football recruitment head
 * October 24:
 * Armin Bačinović, Slovenian midfielder
 * Jack Colback, English footballer
 * Nyron Dyer, Montserratian international footballer
 * Cristian Gamboa, Costa Rican international
 * Ontse Ntesa, Motswana international footballer
 * Igor Pisanjuk, Serbian footballer

November

 * November 5:
 * Andrew Boyce, English club footballer
 * Brandon Mabiala, French footballer
 * November 6: Josmer Altidore (American forward)
 * November 17:
 * Essam Ali, Egyptian footballer
 * Nick Salapatas, British-Greek footballer
 * November 22: José Carlos Prieto, Chilean footballer

December

 * December 3: Kristjan Lipovac, Slovenian footballer
 * December 9: Niklas Hartmann, German footballer
 * December 17: André Ayew, Ghanaian footballer
 * December 19: David Gbemie, Liberian former professional footballer
 * December 22: Daniel Goldschmitt, German footballer

February

 * February 5 – André Cheuva (80), French footballer

April

 * April 24 – Franz Binder (77), Austrian footballer

May

 * May 19 – Samuel Okwaraji, (25) Nigerian footballer, squad Nigeria national football team at the 1988 Summer Olympics

July

 * July 20 – José Augusto Brandão, Brazilian midfielder, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (79)

September

 * September 1 – Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish footballer

November

 * November 9 – Leen Vente (78), Dutch footballer