Events

• March 3 – Portugal
  Portugal national football team
  The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
  
   wins its first FIFA World Youth Championship
• April 15 – Hillsborough disaster
  Hillsborough disaster
  The Hillsborough disaster was a human crush that occurred on 15 April 1989 at Hillsborough, a football stadium, the home of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. in Sheffield, England, resulting in the deaths of 96 people, and 766 being injured, all fans of Liverpool F.C....
  
  , that occurred at Hillsborough
  Hillsborough Stadium
  Hillsborough Stadium is the home of Sheffield Wednesday football club, Sheffield, England. Football has been played at the ground since it was opened on 2 September 1899, when Wednesday moved from their original ground at Olive Grove. Today it is a 39,812 capacity all-seater stadium, making it the...
  
  , before the FA Cup Semi-Final between Liverpool & Nottingham Forest.
• May 20 – Liverpool
  Liverpool F.C.
  Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
  
   wins the FA Cup, beating Everton
  Everton F.C.
  Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
  
   3-2 AET, thanks to two goals from Ian Rush
  Ian Rush
  Ian James Rush, MBE, is a retired football player from Flint, Wales. He is best remembered as a player for Liverpool, where he was among the top strikers in the English game in the 1980s and 1990s. He also had spells playing at Chester City, Juventus, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Sheffield...
  
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• May 26 – Arsenal
  Arsenal F.C.
  Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
  
   beat Liverpool FC 2-0 at Anfield
  Liverpool 0–2 Arsenal (26 May 1989)
  The final match of the 1988–89 English Football League season was contested on 26 May 1989, between Liverpool and Arsenal, at Liverpool's Anfield ground. By sheer coincidence, it was the match between the top two teams in the First Division and the teams were close enough on points for the match to...
  
   to dramatically win the English Football League First Division
  Football League First Division
  The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
  
  , thanks to an injury time goal from Michael Thomas.
• May 31 – Copa Libertadores is won by Atlético Nacional
  Atlético Nacional
  Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...
  
   after defeating Olimpia Asunción
  Olimpia Asunción
  Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....
  
   5-4 on a penalty shootout after a final aggregate score of 2-2.
• June 24 – In the final FIFA U-16 World Championship 1989, Saudi Arabia
  Saudi Arabia national football team
  Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...
  
   became surprising winners during the penalty shootout to Scotland
  Scotland national football team
  The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
  
   in Glasgow
  Glasgow
  Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
  
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• December 17 – Italy's AC Milan wins the Intercontinental Cup
  Intercontinental Cup (football)
  The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
  
   in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Colombia
  Colombia
  Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
  
  's Atlético Nacional
  Atlético Nacional
  Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...
  
   in extra-time: 1-0. The only goal is scored by Alberigo Evani
  Alberigo Evani
  Alberigo Evani is an Italian former football player in midfielder role. Born in Massa, Tuscany, he played in Serie A 353 times with 16 goals...
  
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Africa

Country	Team
Algeria	JE Tizi-Ouzou
Angola	Petro Atlético Atlético Petróleos Luanda Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, usually known as Petro Atlético Luanda, or simply Petro Atlético or Petro de Luanda, is a traditional football club from Luanda, Angola, founded in 1980...
Benin	Dragons de l'Ouémé AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé The AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé are a football club of Benin, playing in the town of Porto-Novo. They play in the Beninese first division, the Benin Premier League.-Achievements:...
Botswana	Botswana Defence Force XI Botswana Defence Force XI Botswana Defence Force XI Football Club is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone. It is the club of the Botswana Defence Force.-Honors:*Premier League: 7*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3-Performance in CAF competitions:...
Burkina Faso	Association Sportive du Faso-Yennenga Association Sportive du Faso-Yennenga Association Sportive du Faso-Yennenga is a Burkinabé football club based in Ouagadougou. The club's home games are played at Stade du 4-Août.The club was founded in 1947 and won its first title in 1973 as Jeanne d'Arc.-Achievements:...
Burundi	Inter Bujumbura
Cameroon	Racing Bafoussam Racing FC Bafoussam Racing FC Bafoussam is a Cameroonian football club based in Bafoussam. They are a member of Fédération Camerounaise de Football. Their home stadium is Stade Municipal de Bamendzi...
Cape Verde	Académica Mindelo Académica (Mindelo) Académica is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde...
Central African Republic	SCAF Tocages
Chad	Renaissance Renaissance FC Renaissance FC or RFC is a football club from Chad based in N'Djamena. The club won Chad Premier League 6 times, last time in 2007. It produced few Chad national football team players, such as Mondésir Alladjim, Yaya Kerim, Esaie Djikoloum and Hassan Diallo.-History:RFC was national champion 6...
Republic of the Congo	Étoile du Congo Étoile du Congo Étoile du Congo is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville.-Achievements:*Congo Premier League: 12*Coupe du Congo de Foot-ball: 5-Performance in CAF competitions:*CAF Champions League: 3 appearances...
Djibouti	tournament Djibouti Premier League The Djibouti Premier League is the highest division in association football in Djibouti. It was formed in 1987.- Teams :* AS Ali Sabieh Djibouti Telecom* AS Port* AS Tadjourah* CDE Colas* FC Société Immobilière de Djibouti...  not held
Egypt	Al-Ahly Al-Ahly Al-Ahly Sports Club , commonly known as simply Al-Ahly, is an Egyptian sporting club. Founded in April 1907, Al-Ahly was named in 2000 by the Confederation of African Football as the "African Club of the Century"...
Equatorial Guinea	Elá Nguema CD Elá Nguema Sony Elá Nguema is an Equatoguinean football club based in the city of Malabo. The club won 8 titles in a row, from 1984 to 1991.-Achievements:*Equatoguinean Premier League: 13*Equatoguinean Cup: 7-Performance in CAF competitions:...
Ethiopia	Mechal
Gabon	Sogara AS Sogara AS Sogara is a Gabonese football club based in Port-Gentil.-Honours:*African Cup Winners' Cup: 0*Gabonese Championship: 6*Gabonese Cup: 1*Gabonese Supercup: 0-External links:* at Foot-Palmares.com...
The Gambia	tournament Gambian Championnat National D1 The GFA League First Division is the highest division of football in Gambia. The league began play in 1969.-GFA League First Division - Clubs 2011:*Armed Forces *Bakau United *Brikama United *Gambia Ports Authority...  unfinished
Ghana	Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko Football Club, also known as Asante Kotoko, is one of the biggest and most successful football clubs in Ghana as well as being one of the more successful teams in Africa, having won twenty national league titles. They have also twice been champions of Africa. The club's home ground is...
Guinea	Horoya Horoya AC Horoya Athlétique Club is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. HOROYA won the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1978. One of the most significant players in HOROYA in the 1970s and 1980s was Kerfalla BANGOURA, who came third in 1979 in the CAF African Player of the Year voting...
Guinea-Bissau	Sport Bissau e Benfica Sport Bissau e Benfica Sport Bissau e Benfica, usually known as Benfica de Bissau, is a football club from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.-Achievements:*Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau: 8*Taça Nacional da Guiné Bissau: 4-Performance in CAF competitions:...
Côte d'Ivoire	Africa Sports National
Kenya	AFC Leopards AFC Leopards AFC Leopards Sports Club, often simply known as "AFC" or "the Leopards," is a soccer club, based in Nairobi which was founded in 1964. Nicknamed "ingwe" , it is a traditional and popular Kenyan team and its home stadium is the Nyayo National Stadium, with a capacity of 30,000...
Lesotho	Arsenal Maseru Arsenal (Maseru) Arsenal Football Club is a Lesothan football club based in Maseru.-Achievements:*Lesotho Premier League: 3*Lesotho Cup: 3-Performance in CAF competitions:...
Liberia	Mighty Barolle Mighty Barolle Mighty Barrolle is a football club from Liberia based in Monrovia.They are one of the founding members of football in Liberia. Their home Stadium is the Antonette Tubman Stadium...
Libya	Al-Ittihad
Madagascar	Sotema AS Sotema AS Sotema is a Malagasy football club based in Mahajanga, Madagascar.-Achievements:*THB Champions League: 4*Coupe de Madagascar: 3-Performance in CAF competitions:* African Cup of Champions Clubs: 4 appearances...
Malawi	ADMARC Tigers
Mali	Stade Malien Stade Malien Stade Malien is a Malian football and sports club based in Bamako. One of the two dominant clubs of Malian football, their eastern Bamako training grounds host other sports as well, including a successful basketball club.-Football club:...
Mauritania	tournament Mauritanean Premier League Mauritanian Premier League is the top division of the Fédération de Foot-Ball de la Républic Islamique de Mauritanie. It was created in 1976.-Mauritanian Premier League Clubs - 2011/2012:*ASAC Concorde *ASC El Ahmedi...  not held
Mauritius	Sunrise Flacq United
Morocco	FAR Rabat FAR Rabat Forces Armées Royales de Rabat is a Moroccan football club based in Morocco's capital city .The club was founded in 1958 soon after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco with Raja and Wydad. FAR stands for , roughly translated to mean Royal...
Mozambique	Clube Ferroviário de Maputo Clube Ferroviário de Maputo Ferroviário de Maputo, or simply Ferroviário, is a Mozambique football club from Maputo.-History:The club was founded in 1924, as Clube Ferroviário de Lourenço-Marques. In 1976, the club was renamed to Clube Ferroviário de Maputo. In 1982, the club won its first two titles, the Cup of Mozambique,...
|Black Africa
Niger	Olympic FC de Niamey Olympic FC de Niamey Olympic FC de Niamey is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 6.-Achievements:...
Nigeria	Iwuanyanwu Nationale Heartland F.C. Heartland F.C is a Nigerian soccer club based in Owerri. They play their home games at Dan Anyiam Stadium. With local rivals Enugu Rangers, they are one of two Nigerian teams that have never been relegated....
Réunion	Saint-Pierroise JS Saint-Pierroise Jeunesse Sportive Saint-Pierroise, is a football club from Saint-Pierre, Réunion.-Achievements:*Réunion Premier League: 16*Coupe de la Réunion: 8*Coupe D.O.M: 3-Performance in CAF competitions:...
Rwanda	Mukungwa
São Tomé and Príncipe	Vitória Riboque Vitória FC (Riboque) Vitória Futebol Clube do Riboque is a football club that plays in the São Tomé and Príncipe Championship.The club is most noted for the fact that they are the São Tomé and Príncipe one of oldest club, founded 1976...
Senegal	ASC Diaraf ASC Diaraf Association Sportive et Culturelle Diaraf is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade de Diaraf...
Seychelles	Saint-Louis Saint Louis Suns United Saint Louis Suns United, is a football club based in Victoria, Seychelles. The club was founded in 2007 Saint Louis and Sunshine merged into Saint Louis Suns United...
Sierra Leone	Freetown United Freetown United Freetown City Football Club, formerly known as Freetown United, is a Sierra Leonean football club based in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The club is currently playing in the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league in Sierra Leone...
Somalia	Mogadiscio Municipality
Sudan	Al-Hilal Omdurman
Swaziland	Denver Sundowns Manzini Sundowns Manzini Sundowns is a Swazi soccer club based in Manzini. Till 2005 the team was known as Denver Sundows having won their titles under its former name.-Achievements:*Swazi Premier League: 2*Swazi Cup: 3*Swazi Charity Cup: 2...
Tanzania	Malindi Malindi FC Malindi Sport Club is a Zanzibar football club based in Unguja.For several years they played for the league championship of Tanzanian mainland, as winners of Zanzibar regional tournament...
Togo	ASKO Kara ASKO Kara ASKO Kara is a Togolese football club based in Kara. They play in the top division in Togolese football.-History:The manager Améleté Abalo was shot dead on 8 January 2010 in a terrorist attack against the Togo national football team.-Achievements:...
Tunisia	Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Uganda	Nakivubo Villa
Zaire	Daring Club Motema Pembe Daring Club Motema Pembe Daring Club Motema Pembe is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.-History:Founded in the 1936 as Daring, the club changed its name to CS Imana some time after 1949...
Zambia	Nkana Nkana F.C. Nkana FC is a football club from Kitwe in Zambia. They play their home games at Scriveners Stadium or Nkana Stadium.The club was founded under the name of Rhokana United FC before it changed to Nkana Red Devils...
Zimbabwe	Dynamos

Asia

Country	League	Team	League details
Bahrain	Bahraini Premier League Bahraini Premier League The Bahraini Premier League is the main football competition in Bahrain. The first season was held in 1957. The winners of the domestic championship qualify for the AFC Cup. The championship is currently contested by 10 clubs-Current Structure:...	Bahrain Bahrain (football club) Al-Bahrain Sports Club , otherwise simply known as Bahrain, is primarily a Bahraini football club based in the island-governorate of Al-Muharraq. Their football team currently play in the Bahrain first division league. Their home football stadium is the Al Muharraq Stadium, which they share along...	1988-89 Bahraini Premier League 1988-89 -References:*...
Cambodia	Cambodian League Cambodian League -Metfone C-League Clubs :* Build Bright United* Chhlam Samuth* Kirivong Sok Sen Chey* Nagacorp FC* National Defense Ministry* Phnom Penh Crown* Police Commissary* Preah Khan Reach * Prek Pra Keila ...	Ministry of Transports	1989
Mainland China	Jia-A Chinese Jia-A League The National Football Jia A League , commonly known as Jia-A , was the highest tier of professional football in the People's Republic of China, during 1994 through 2003, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association.The Chinese Professional Football League was established in 1994...	China B	1989 Chinese Jia-A League 1989 -League standings:-References:*...
Hong Kong	Hong Kong First Division League Hong Kong First Division League Hong Kong First Division League is the top division football league in Hong Kong which was established in 1908, the oldest in Asia. It does not affiliate to any football leagues in the People's Republic of China.-Competition format:...	Happy Valley	1988-89 Hong Kong First Division League 1988-89 -League standings:†Tin Tin and Tsuen Wan folded after the season-References:*...
Iraq	Iraq Super League Iraq Super League Iraqi Premier League is the highest league in the league system of Iraqi football and currently contains the top 20 Iraqi football clubs. It is translated into English as "The Premier League"...	Al Rasheed	1988-89 Iraq Super League 1988-89 -Group 1:-Group 2:-Semifinals:*Al-Zawraa 1-1 Al-Rasheed*Al-Tayaran 1-1 Al-Talaba-References:*...
Japan	Japan Soccer League Japan Soccer League , or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...	Nissan Motors Yokohama F. Marinos is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...	1988-89 Japan Soccer League 1988-89 -First Division:For the first time, the format of three points for a win was adopted, but only for the First Division. Nissan won their first title.Four-time champion Mitsubishi was relegated for the first time, along with struggling Sumitomo.-Second Division:...
Jordan	Jordan League Jordan League The Jordan League is the highest division in football in Jordan. The league was played in 1944 for the first time.-Jordan League of 2011-12:*Al-Arabi *Al-Baqa'a SC *Al-Faisaly *Al-Jalil *Al-Jazeera *Al-Ramtha...	Al-Faisaly	1988-89
Kuwait	Kuwaiti Premier League Kuwaiti Premier League The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times...	Al Arabi Kuwait	1988-89 Kuwaiti Premier League 1988-89 -Overview:It was performed in 8 teams, and Al Arabi Kuwait won the championship.-League standings:-References:*...
Lebanon	Lebanese Premier League Lebanese Premier League Lebanese Premier League is the top division of the Federation Libanaise de Football Association football league competitions. It was founded in 1900 and began in 1934 and their confederation is the AFC...	Al-Ansar	1988-89
Macau	Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol is the top division of the Macau Football Association, created in 1973. As with the Hong Kong First Division League, it is separate from the mainland Chinese football league system, including the Chinese Super League and leagues below it.-Campeonato da 1ª Divisão...	Hap Kuan	1989
Malaysia	Malaysia Super League	Selangor FA Selangor FA The Football Association of Selangor , commonly referred to as FAS or simply Selangor, competes in Malaysian football competitions representing the state of Selangor Darul Ehsan. The team is based in Shah Alam city. They are currently playing in Malaysian Super League, the top-flight of Malaysian...
Maldives	Maldives National Championship Dhivehi League Dhivehi League is the official Maldivian football league, organized by the Football Association of Maldives.Every year, 8 teams compete in this high-profile competition, the top level in Maldives.There are two qualification methods:...	Club Lagoons Club Lagoons Club Lagoons is a Maldivian football club based in Malé, Maldives. They are one of the leading teams in Maldives during the 1980s and 1990s. They were relegated to 2nd division in 1996 and in 1997 competed in 2nd division but unable to get promoted and regain top flight status the team had never...	1989
Mongolia	Mongolia Premier League Mongolia Premier League Niislel League is the national football league of Mongolia, controlled by the Mongolian Football Federation.-Niislel League Clubs :*Erchim *Khangarid *Khoromkhon *Mazaalai...	Khudulmur	1989
Nepal	A-Division League Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Martyr's Memorial Red Bull 'A' Division League is the top division of the All Nepal Football Association in Nepal...	Manang Marsyangdi Club Manang Marsyangdi Club Manang Marshyangdi Club is a Nepali professional football club based in Swayambhu, Kathmandu, known as MMC is one of the most popular sports club in Nepal, which plays in the town of Katmandu. They play in the Nepalese first division, the Nepal A- Division League.The club is one of the most...	1989
North Korea	DPR Korea League DPR Korea League Highest Class Football League is the football league-system championship in North Korea. The competition was founded in 2010....	Ch'ŏngjin Chandongcha Ch'ongjin Chandongcha The Chandongcha Sports Club is a North Korean football club based in Chongjin, North Hamgyong. They play in the DPR Korea League, the highest football soccer league in North Korea. The team came in first place in 1989. The team plays at Chandongcha Park.-Achievements:*DPR Korea League: 1...	1989
Oman	Omani League Omani League The Omani League is the top division of the Oman Football Association, and was officially created in 1976. Currently the most successful team in the Omani League, trophy-wise is Dhofar with a total of 9 trophies....	Al-Nasr Al-Nasr (Salalah) Al-Nasr Sports, Cultural, and Social Club is an Omani multisport club based in Salalah, Oman and was established in 1970. The club is one of the most successful football clubs in the Sultanate, along with rivals and neighbor's Dhofar. They have never been relegated to second division since the...	1988-89
Pakistan	Pakistan National Championship	PIA PIA FC PIA are a Pakistani football club who play in the Pakistan Premier League. Founded in 1958 and based in Karachi, the Pakistan International Airlines affiliated team are the most successful Pakistani football club, winning the national championship a record 9 times.Their first championship came in...	1989
Qatar	Qatar Stars League	Al-Sadd	1988-89
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Professional League Saudi Premier League The Saudi Professional League, officially known as , is the main football competition in Saudi Arabia. The first competition was held in the year of 1976–77...	Al-Nasr Al-Nasr Al Nassr FC is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955 the club plays its home games at King Fahd Stadium and Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. Its home colours are yellow and blue.-History:...	1988-89
Singapore	FAS Premier League FAS Premier League The Football Association of Singapore Premier League is a now-defunct football league competition held in Singapore between 1988 and 1995. During that period, it was the top tier of the Singapore football league structure...	Geylang International Geylang United FC Geylang United Football Club is a professional football club from Singapore, currently playing in the S.League. The club is based in Bedok and their home ground is Bedok Stadium. Their mascot is an eagle, and hence the team is also known as "the Eagles"....	1989
South Korea	K-League K-League The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional association football league. At the top of the South Korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs.-Establishment:The...	Yukong Elephants Bucheon SK Bucheon SK was the former name of South Korean football club Jeju United, which was based in Bucheon from 1995 to 2005, prior to its relocation to Jeju at the start of the 2006 season.-History:...	1989 K-League 1989 -League table:...
Sri Lanka	Kit Premier League Kit Premier League Kit Premier League is the top division of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka.-League Structure:*Segment A consists of the top-10 teams of 2005/06...	Saunders	1989
Syria	Syrian Premier League Syrian Premier League The Syrian League is the highest division in football in Syria. The league began play in 1966.- Current clubs :*Al-Futowa *Al-Ittihad *Al-Jaish *Al-Jazeera *Al-Karamah *Al-Majd...	Jableh Jableh Sporting Club Jableh Sporting Club is a Syrian football club based in Jableh, Syria.-Achievements:*Syrian League '** Champion : 1987, 1988, 1989, 2000*Syrian Cup '** Winner : 1999-Current squad:...	1988-89
Republic of China	National Football League Enterprise Football League The Enterprise Football League , formerly known as National Football League or National First Division Football League , was the highest-ranked football league in Republic of China . It was governed by the Chinese Taipei Football Association and considered semi-professional...	Taipei City Bank F.C. Taipei City Bank F.C. Taipei City Bank Football Club was a Taiwanese football club playing in Chinese Taipei National Football League. It was dissolved in 2000 as Taipei City Bank turned into a private entity.-Achievements:...	1989 Chinese Taipei National Football League 1989 Statistics of Chinese Taipei National Football League in the 1989 season.-References:*...
United Arab Emirates	UAE Football League	Sharjah Sharjah FC Sharjah Sports Club is a United Arab Emirates professional football club. It is based in Sharjah city. The home stadium is Sharjah Stadium....	1988-89
Vietnam	V-League V-League The number of foreign players is restricted to five per team. A team could use three foreigners on the field each game.As 2009 statistics, about half of V-League foreign players are Brazilian and the rest come from Argentina, Nigeria, Ghana, Czech Republic, Thailand and others.-Attendance:V-League...	Đồng Tháp F.C.	1989
Yemen	Yemeni League Yemeni League Yemeni League is the top division of the Yemen Football Association, it was created in 1990 after the unification of North and South Yemen. It was decided to set up a 4-level league system: Premier, First, Second and Third divisions....	Al Yarmouk San'a'	1988-89

Europe

Country	League	Team	League details	National details
Albania	Albanian Superliga	17 Nëntori Tirana	1988-89 Kategoria superiore 1988-89 -Group A:-Group B:Note 1: After 2nd round, the teams divided in 2 groups and played the 3rd and 4th rounds within groups.Note 2: '17 Nëntori' is SK Tirana, 'Labinoti' is KS Elbasani, 'Lokomotiva' is Teuta, 'Traktori' is KS Lushnja-References:*...
Austria	Austrian Football Bundesliga	Swarovski Tirol FC Swarovski Tirol FC Swarovski Tirol was an Austrian association football club from 1986–1992, based in Innsbruck, Tyrol.It was created as a split-off of FC Wacker Innsbruck, whose Bundesliga license it adopted at the end of the 1985–86 season. With manager Ernst Happel it won the Austrian football championship of...	1988-89 Austrian Football Bundesliga 1988-89 -Overview:Fall season is performed in 12 teams, and higher eight teams go into Meister playoff. Lower four teams fought in Mittlere Playoff with higher four teams of Austrian Football First League.FC Swarovski Tirol won the championship.-Fall season:...
Belgium	Belgian First Division	Mechelen	1988-89 Belgian First Division 1988-89 -Overview:It was performed in 18 teams, and KV Mechelen won the championship. And demotion of R.W.D. Molenbeek, K.R.C. Genk was decided.-League standings:-Topscorers:...
Bulgaria	Bulgarian A Professional Football Group Bulgarian A Professional Football Group The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011...	CSKA Sofia PFC CSKA Sofia PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...	1988-89
Cyprus	Cypriot First Division Cypriot First Division The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...	Omonia AC Omonia Athletic Club Omonoia Nicosia is a professional football club that plays in the Cyprus capital city Nicosia. The club was established in 1948 and became a member of the Cyprus Football Association in 1953...	1988-89 Cypriot First Division 1988-89 The Cypriot First Division 1988-89 was performed by 15 teams, and AC Omonia won the championship. The defending champion was Pezoporikos Larnaca.-League standings:-References:*...
Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovak First League Czechoslovak First League The Czechoslovak First League was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed Gauliga Sudetenland and Gauliga Böhmen und Mähren leagues on occupied territories...	Sparta Prague	1988-89 Czechoslovak First League 1988-89 -League standings:-References:*...
Denmark	Danish 1st Division Danish 1st Division The 1st Division has been the name of the second highest football league in Denmark since 1991. From 1945 to 1991 the 1st Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark...	OB	1989 Danish 1st Division 1989 The 1989 Danish 1st Division season was the 44th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association....
German Democratic Republic	DDR-Oberliga DDR-Oberliga The DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...	Dynamo Dresden	1988-89 DDR-Oberliga 1988-89 -League standings:-References:...
Kingdom of England	Football League First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....	Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...	1988-89	1988-89
Faroe Islands	1. deild Faroe Islands Premier League Football The Faroe Islands Premier League, the top division of football in the Faroe Islands, was founded in 1942. It is organised by the Faroe Islands Football Association. The league has been known as Vodafonedeildin since February 2009 for sponsorship reasons....	B71 Sandoy B71 Sandoy B71 is a Faroese football club, playing their home games Inni í Dal, Sandur. The team is made up of players from all the towns on the island of Sandoy...	1989
Finland	Mestaruussarja Mestaruussarja Mestaruussarja was the top division of Finnish football from 1930 to 1989. It was replaced by Veikkausliiga in 1990.In 1930 league format was used for the first time to decide Finnish champion. Before that from 1908 to 1929 the championship was decided with cup competition. The league was...	Kuusysi FC Kuusysi FC Kuusysi is a Finnish football club, based in the town of Lahti. It currently plays in third tier of Finnish football . The homeground of FC Kuusysi is Lahden kisapuisto....	1989 Mestaruussarja 1989 - Preliminary stage :- Championship group :- Relegation group :- References :*...
Early Modern France	Ligue 1 Ligue 1 Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....	Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...	1988-89 French football Division 1 1988-89 Olympique de Marseille won Division 1 season 1988/1989 of the French Association Football League with 73 points.-Participating teams:-Final table:...
Greece	Alpha Ethniki Super League Greece The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...	AEK Athens	1988-89 Alpha Ethniki 1988-89 -Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;-Match table:-External links:* * * *...
Hungary	Hungarian National Championship I	Budapest Honvéd Budapest Honvéd FC Budapest Honvéd FC |football]] team. "Honved" means the Homeland Defense. Originally formed as Kispest AC, they became Kispest FC in 1926 before reverting to their original name in 1944. The team enjoyed a golden age during the 1950s when it was renamed Budapest Honvéd SE and became the Hungarian...	1988-89 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 1988-89 -League standings:3 points were awarded for a victory; in case of a draw, a penalty shoot out was held with the winner of that getting 2 and the loser 1 point.-References:*...
Iceland	Úrvalsdeild	Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar is a football club based in Akureyri in the north of Iceland.-Sports club:The club offers other sports apart from football, including judo and handball. Its main rival is another sports club in Akureyri named Þór...	1989 Úrvalsdeild 1989 -Overview:It was contested by 10 teams, and KA won the championship.-League standings:-References:...
Republic of Ireland	League of Ireland League of Ireland The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...	Derry City Derry City F.C. Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...	1988-89
Israel	Liga Leumit Liga Leumit Liga Leumit is the second tier in the Israeli football league system below the Premier League.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the lowest-placed team are relegated to Liga Alef while the highest-placed team from Liga Alef are promoted in their place...	Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups...	1988-89 Liga Leumit 1988-89 The 1988–89 Liga Leumit season began in September 1988 and ended in June 1989. After the first two rounds of matches the league split into two groups; a Championship group of six clubs and a Relegation group of eight clubs, who played the other clubs in their group once more.Maccabi Haifa won...
Italy	Serie A Serie A Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...	Internazionale	1988-89
Luxembourg	Luxembourg National Division Luxembourg National Division The National Division is the highest football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it is to be known as the BGL Ligue, after the Luxembourg Football Federation managed to seal a sponsorship deal with Fortis. Before 2006, it contained twelve teams, but it expanded to fourteen for the 2006-07 season,...	Spora Luxembourg CA Spora Luxembourg CA Spora Luxembourg was a football club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is now a part of Racing FC Union Luxembourg.-History:...	1988-89 Luxembourg National Division 1988-89 -League standings:-References:*...
Malta	Maltese Premier League Maltese Premier League The Maltese Premier League, known as BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons , is the top level league for football in Malta. The league was first competed in 1909...	Sliema Wanderers Sliema Wanderers F.C. Sliema Wanderers Football Club are a Maltese football team from the town of Sliema, which currently plays in the Maltese Premier League.-History:The club was founded in 1909...	1988-89
Netherlands	Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....	PSV	1988-89 Eredivisie 1988-89 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1988/1989 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.-League standings:1 PSV alson won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists FC Groningen could play in the Cup Winners' Cup. 2 Clubs participating...
Northern Ireland	Irish League IFA Premiership The IFA Premiership – formerly the Irish Premier League, and before that the Irish Football League–and still known in popular parlance simply as the Irish League, is the national football league in Northern Ireland, and was historically the league for the whole of Ireland. Clubs in the league are...	Linfield Linfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....	1988-89 Irish League 1988-89 -League standings:-References:*...
Norway	1. divisjon	Lillestrøm	1989 Norwegian First Division 1989 The 1989 season of the Norwegian First Division began on April 30, 1989 and ended on 8 October 1989.22 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated...
Poland	Ekstraklasa	Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów is a Polish association football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland: 14 time national champion, and 3 time winner of the Polish Cup. Currently the team plays in the top Polish league, the Ekstraklasa. Their stadium capacity...	1988-89 Ekstraklasa 1988-89 -League standings:-References:*...
Portugal	Portuguese Liga Portuguese Liga The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...	Benfica	1988-89
Romania	Divizia A	Steaua Bucureşti	1988-89
San Marino	Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio is an amateur league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the Sammarinese football league system and has been operating since 1985...	Domagnano F.C. Domagnano F.C. Domagnano is a Sanmarinese football club, based in Domagnano. The club was founded in 1966. Domagnano currently plays in Girone B of Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio. The team's colors are red and yellow....	1988-89 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio 1988-89 -Overview:It was performed in 10 teams, and S.P. Domagnano won the championship.-Regular season:-First round:*S.C. Faetano 0-0 F.C. Domagnano*S.S. Murata 2-0 S.P. Cailungo-Second round:*F.C. Domagnano 0-0 S.S. Murata...
Kingdom of Scotland	Scottish Premier Division	Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...		1988-89
Spain	La Liga La Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...	Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...	1988-89
Sweden	Allsvenskan Allsvenskan Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...	IFK Norrköping IFK Norrköping IFK Norrköping is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. The club, formed on 29 May 1897, is currently playing in the first division of Swedish football, Allsvenskan...	1989 Allsvenskan 1989 Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1989.-Overview:The league was contested by 12 teams, with IFK Norrköping winning the championship after the play-offs.-League standings:- Semi-finals :* Örebro SK–IFK Norrköping 1–1, 0–3 '...	1989 1989 in Swedish football The 1989 season in Swedish football, starting January 1989 and ending December 1989:- Official titles :- Competitions :- Promotions :- Relegations :- International qualifications :- Allsvenskan 1989 :- Allsvenskan play-off 1989 :Semi-finals...
Switzerland	Swiss Super League Swiss Super League The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...	Lucerne FC Lucerne FC Luzern is a Swiss football club, founded in 1901. The club colors are blue and white, derived from the Canton of Lucerne and the City of Lucerne coats of arms.- History :...	1988-89 Swiss Super League 1988-89 Statistics of Swiss National League A in the 1988–1989 football season.-First stage:-Champions Group:-Group A:-Group B:-References:...
Turkey	First Football League	Fenerbahçe	1988-89 Turkish First Football League 1988-89 -Overview:It was contested by 20 teams, and Fenerbahçe S.K. won the championship. Samsunspor were involved in a tragic bus accident during the season . Many of the team's players and coaches were killed , for this reason, they were unable to play their last 18 matches . All these matches were...
Soviet Union	Soviet Top League Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League since 1970 was officially known as the Supreme League serving as the top division of Soviet Union football since 1936.It was one of the best football leagues in Europe ranking second among the UEFA members in 1988-1989 seasons...	Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...	1989 1989 Soviet Top League -Final Standings:Promotion* CSKA Moscow * Guria Lanchkhuti * After this season the teams in italics quit the USSR Football Federation and joined the leagues of their native countries...
West Germany	Fußball-Bundesliga Fußball-Bundesliga The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...	Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....	1988-89
Kingdom of Yugoslavia	Yugoslav First League Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...	Vojvodina FK Vojvodina FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...	1988-89 Yugoslav First League 1988-89 The 1988–89 Yugoslav First League season was the 43rd season of the First Federal League , the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946....

North America

Country	League	Team	League details
Antigua and Barbuda	Premier Division Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division The Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division, currently known as the Digicel/Red Stripe Premier Division for sponsorship purposes, is the top football league in Antigua and Barbuda excludes Antigua Barracuda FC.-History:...	SAP SAP F.C. SAP Football Club is an Antiguan football team playing in the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division. It is based in Bolans. SAP stands for Spirited, Attitude & Performance.-History:SAP FC have clinched the Antiguan league title thrice...	1988-89
Aruba	Aruban Division di Honor Aruban Division di Honor Aruban Division di Honor or Campeonato AVB Aruba Bank is the top level association football league in Aruba. It is overseen by the Arubaanse Voetbal Bond and was created in 1960....	Estrella SV Estrella Sport Vereniging Estrella is an Aruban football club, which currently plays in Aruba's first division. They are based in Papilon, Santa Cruz. The team is one of the most successful in Aruban football, and they are one of the two Aruban teams that won the Netherlands Antilles...	1989
Barbados	Premier Division	Paradise Paradise SC Paradise SC is a Barbados football club, based in Dover near Saint Lawrence Gap in the southern parish of Christ Church.They play in the Barbados' first division, the Barbados Premier Division.-Achievements:*Barbados Premier Division: 4...	1989
Bermuda	Bermudian Premier Division	Pembroke Hamilton Club PHC Zebras The Pembroke Hamilton Club Zebras are a professional football team based in Pembroke Parish who play in the Cingular Wireless Premier Division in Bermuda.They have, to date, won 9 League Championship titles and 39 trophies all together....	1988-89
British Virgin Islands	Tortola League Tortola League The Tortola League is a regional association football championship played in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The winner of the championship is declared British Virgin Island football Champion of each season.-Previous winners:*1970: The Bronze...	Popeye Bombers	1989
Costa Rica	Primera División de Costa Rica Primera División de Costa Rica Primera División de Costa Rica is a professional league for association football clubs in Costa Rica. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Segunda División...	Deportivo Saprissa	1989
Cuba	Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba is the top division of the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba, it was created in 1912.Despite being a league competition in CONCACAF, since 1990 none of the Cuban teams had played in CFU Club Championship or CONCACAF Champions' Cup till the CFU Club Championship...	Pinar del Río FC Pinar del Río FC Pinar del Río is a Cuban football club based in Pinar del Río, which currently play Cuban first division.-Achievements:*Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba: 7-Performance in CONCACAF competitions:*CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2 appearances...	1988-89
Dominica	Dominica Championship Dominica Championship The Dominica Premiere League is the top division for association football in Dominica, it was created in 1970.Eight teams participate in this league...	Harlem United	1989
El Salvador	Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Primera División de Fútbol Profesional The Primera División of the ' , more commonly known as La Liga Mayor or La Primera, is the top professional football league in El Salvador. It was established in 1969 and as of 2011 has 10 clubs...	Luis Ángel Firpo C.D. Luis Angel Firpo Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...	1988-89
French Guiana	Championnat National French Guiana Championnat National The Championnat National is the top football league in French Guiana. It was created in 1962 and is headed by the Ligue de Football de Guyane. 12 teams participate in this league...	ASC Le Geldar ASC Le Geldar Association Sportive et Culturelle Le Geldar is a football club of French Guyana, playing in the town of Kourou. They play in the French Guyanese first division, the French Guyana Championnat National.-Achievements:...	1988-89
Guadeloupe	Division d'Honneur	Zénith	1989
Guatemala	Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala	Municipal	1988-89
Haiti	Division 1 Ligue Haïtienne Ligue Haïtienne The Division 1 Ligue Haïtienne, also recently referred to as the Digicel D1, is the premier and highest division football league in Haiti. It was created in 1937 and is headed by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football, the official governing body of football in the country...	FICA	1988-89
Honduras	Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening and Closing . One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso...	Real España Real C.D. España Real Club Deportivo España, Real España, or simply España is a Honduran football club, which currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Honduras in San Pedro Sula, Cortés, Honduras.-History:...	1988-89
Jamaica	Jamaican National Premier League Jamaican National Premier League The National Premier League, also known as the Jamaican National Premier League and, for sponsorship purposes, the Red Stripe Premier League, is the first division football league in the nation of Jamaica. Twelve teams currently compete in the league.The competition is divided in three stages in...	Boys' Town Boys' Town F.C. Boys' Town Football Club is a Jamaican football club, which currently plays in the Jamaican National Premier League.The team is based in Kingston, Jamaica, with their home ground at the Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex, which can hold up to 2000 spectators.-Achievements:*Jamaican National...	1988-89
Martinique	Martinique Championnat National Martinique Championnat National Martinique Championnat National is the top association football league in Martinique.It was created in 1919 and is headed by the Ligue de Football de Martinique...	Excelsior (Schoelcher)	1988-89
Mexico	Primera División Primera División de México The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...	América Club América Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....	1988-89
Netherlands Antilles	Kopa Antiano Netherlands Antilles Championship Netherlands Antilles Championship or Kopa Antiano was the premier association football competition in the Netherlands Antilles, overseen by the Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie....	Union Deportivo Banda Abou	1989
Nicaragua	Primera División de Nicaragua Primera División de Nicaragua Primera División de Nicaragua is the top division of the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol, it was created in 1933. It is played in two parts, Torneo de Apertura and Torneo de Clausura. In each there is a play-off of the top 4 teams in a 2-leg semi-final and final...	Diriangén Diriangén FC Diriangén FC is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Diriamba. Their home stadium is Estadio Cacique Diriangén. It is the most successful club in Nicaragua's football history and it shares a feisty rivalry with Nicaragua's second big club, Real Estelí-Current...	1989
Panama	ANAPROF	Tauro Tauro F.C. Tauro Fútbol Club is a professional football club located in Panama City, Panama that plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top Panamanian football league. Tauro has won seven Liga Profesional de Fútbol Championships since 1988, the highest total of any team. The club has also finished second seven...	1989
|Saint Kitts Premier Division Saint Kitts Premier Division Saint Kitts Premier Division, officially known as B-Mobile SKNFA Premier League, is the Saint Kitts top division, created in 1980 and organized by the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association....	Newton United Newtown United FC Newtown United Football Club is a Saint Kitts and Nevis football club from East Basseterre.They currently play in the Saint Kitts and Nevis Premier Division.-History:...	1989
Suriname	Surinamese League Surinamese League The Hoofdklasse is a championship for clubs run by the Surinaamse Voetbal Bond. The Hoofdklasse is at the top of the system of Surinamese football championships. The league currently comprises ten teams and operates a system of promotion and relegation...	Robinhood	1989
Trinidad and Tobago	TT Pro League	Defence Force	1989

Oceania

Country	League	Team	League details
Australia	National Soccer League National Soccer League The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...	Marconi Fairfield Marconi Stallions The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football club located in Sydney, Australia. The club won the National Soccer League title a record four times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC...	1989 National Soccer League 1989 -Overview:It was performed in 14 teams, and Marconi Fairfield won the championship.-Regular season:-References:**...
Fiji	National Club Championship National Football League (Fiji) National Football League is the top division of the Fiji Football Association in Fiji.- Sun/Weet-Bix National League - Played by Districts :*Ba FC*Fiji U-20*Labasa FC*Lautoka FC*Nadi FC*Nadroga FC*Navua FC*Rewa FC*Savusavu FC*Suva FC...	Combine Stars SC	1989
New Zealand	New Zealand National Soccer League New Zealand National Soccer League The National Soccer League is a name given to competitions in which New Zealand's top soccer clubs play each other, at least two times, on a home and away basis . At the completion of the competition, the best-performed team is declared as the New Zealand champion...	Napier City Rovers Napier City Rovers Napier City Rovers are an association football team based in Napier, New Zealand. They are currently competing in the Central Premier League.-Club history:The team was founded in 1973 via a merger of Napier Rovers and Napier City....	1989
French Polynesia	Tahiti Division Fédérale Tahiti Division Fédérale Tahiti Division Fédérale is the top division of the Fédération Tahitienne de Football in French Polynesia. The initial season involves ten teams playing each other twice...	AS Pirae AS Pirae AS Pirae is a football team from Pirae in Tahiti. They are one of the most successful teams in Tahiti having won the Tahiti Division Fédérale seven times...	1989

South America

Country	League	Team	League details	National details
Argentina	Primera División Argentina Primera División Argentina The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...	Independiente Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....	1988-89 Primera División Argentina 1988-89 -Overview:1988-1989 in Argentine football saw Independiente win the Argentine championship.-League standings:*Independiente qualify for Copa Libertadores 1990 as Argentine Champions.-Top scorers:-Relegation:-Liguilla Pre-Libertadores:...	1988-89
Bolivia	Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano -List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...	The Strongest The Strongest The Strongest is a Bolivian football club based in La Paz founded on April 8, 1908. Their team colours are yellow and black. Although they have a home ground, the Rafael Mendoza Castellón , they play most of their games at the Estadio Hernando Siles, Bolivia's national ground...	1989
Brazil	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...	Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898...	1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1989 The 1989 season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on September 6, 1989, and reached its end on December 16, 1989. The competition was won by CR Vasco da Gama.-Format:...	1989 1989 in Brazilian football The following article presents a summary of the 1989 football season in Brazil, which was the 88th season of competitive football in the country.-Campeonato Brasileiro Série A:Second StageGroup AGroup B...
Chile	Primera División de Chile	Colo-Colo Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...	1989
Colombia	Colombian Professional Football	tournament cancelled	1989
Ecuador	Serie A de Ecuador	Barcelona Sporting Club Barcelona Sporting Club Barcelona Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only team to have never been relegated.With...	1989
Paraguay	Primera División de Paraguay	Olimpia Asunción Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....	1989
Peru	Primera División Peruana Primera División Peruana The Peruvian Primera División is the top professional division of Peruvian football. It is known today as Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional Peruano...	Unión Huaral Unión Huaral Club Sport Unión Huaral is a Peruvian football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and currently plays in Peru's Copa Peru.The club were founded 1947 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:...	1989
Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Primera División Uruguaya The Liga Profesional de Primera División , also known as the Primera División Uruguaya or Primera División de Uruguay , is a professional football league in Uruguay at the top of the country's football league system. It is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and is contested by 16 teams...	C.A. Progreso	1989 Primera División Uruguaya 1989 -League standings:-References:*...
Venezuela	Primera División Venezolana Primera División Venezolana The Primera División , or Liga Venezolana is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957...	Atlético Club Mineros de Guayana Atlético Club Mineros de Guayana The Asociación Civil Mineros de Guayana, usually known as Mineros de Guayana or simply Mineros, is a Venezuelan football club based in Puerto Ordaz.-History:...	1988-89

International Tournaments

• Copa América
  Copa América 1989
  The Copa América 1989 football tournament was hosted by Brazil, from July 1 to July 16, 1989. All ten CONMEBOL member nations participated.Brazil won their fourth Copa América, and first since 1949, by beating Uruguay 1-0 in the final match at the Maracanã....
  
   in Brazil (July 1 – July 16, 1989)

Births

• January 7: Emiliano Insúa
  Emiliano Insúa
  Emiliano Adrián Insúa Zapata is an Argentine football defender who plays for Sporting CP and for the Argentina national team.Insúa is a European Union citizen due to one of his grandparents being a Spanish citizen.-Early career:...
  
   (Argentinian defender)
• March 1: Carlos Vela
  Carlos Vela
  Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido is a Mexican association football player, currently playing as a striker for La Liga club Real Sociedad on loan from Arsenal. He also plays for the Mexico national football team. He started his career at Mexican club C.D...
  
   (Mexican forward)
• March 13: Marko Marin (German midfielder)
• March 15: Ondřej Mazuch
  Ondrej Mazuch
  Ondřej Mazuch is a Czech footballer, who plays as a defender for R.S.C. Anderlecht.He is a member of the Czech Republic national football team.- Career :...
  
   (Czech defender)
• March 16: Theo Walcott
  Theo Walcott
  Theo James Walcott is an English footballer of Jamaican descent who plays for Arsenal and the England national team. Walcott is a product of the Southampton F.C. Academy. He is a striker who is usually deployed on the right wing as a wide forward to exploit his speed...
  
   (English forward)
• March 31: Pablo Piatti
  Pablo Piatti
  Pablo Daniel Piatti is an Argentine footballer who plays for Valencia CF in Spain. He operates mainly as a left winger, but can also play as a second striker or a forward.-Estudiantes:...
  
   (Argentinian forward)
• May 6: Chukwuma Akabueze
  Chukwuma Akabueze
  Chukwuma Akabueze , nicknamed "Bentley", is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays for SK Brann.-Club career:...
  
   (Nigerian midfielder)
• May 11: Giovani dos Santos
  Giovani Dos Santos
  Giovani dos Santos Ramírez is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can also play as a winger or second striker. Since joining Tottenham, he has had loan spells at Ipswich Town, Galatasaray and Racing de Santander...
  
   (Mexican forward)
• June 2: Freddy Adu
  Freddy Adu
  Fredua Koranteng "Freddy" Adu is a Ghanaian-born American soccer player who currently plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer. He plays primarily as an attacking midfielder, but he is also used as a winger or forward....
  
   (American forward)
• July 16: Gareth Bale
  Gareth Bale
  Gareth Frank Bale is a Welsh footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Wales national team. Bale began his professional career with Southampton in 2005 and was transferred to Tottenham two years later...
  
   (Welsh defender)
• August 3: Nick Viergever
  Nick Viergever
  Nick Viergever is a left-fooded Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for AZ. Viergever is capped several times for national Dutch youth teams....
  
   (Dutch defender)
• August 10: Ben Sahar
  Ben Sahar
  Ben Sahar is an Israeli football striker who currently plays for Ligue 1 side Auxerre on loan from Espanyol.At just 16, Sahar was already the equivalent of a second-year apprentice at Chelsea. He first caught Chelsea's eye in an Under-16 fixture against Ireland in 2004 and has since played for the...
  
   (Israeli forward)
• August 12: Vladimir Castellón
  Vladimir Castellón
  Vladimir Castellón Colque is a Bolivian football striker currently playing for Club Aurora in Bolivia.Castellón was singled out as a star in 2008 when he helped Aurora win their first ever title in the club's history by scoring 12 times in the championship...
  
   (Bolivian forward)
• August 17: David Abdul
  David Abdul
  David Abdul is a professional footballer who plays for Sparta Rotterdam in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. He is a forward player who graduated through the Sparta academy and reserve teams, making his first team debut on 18 January 2009, aged 19 years and 154 days.Abdul has mostly been used as a...
  
   (Dutch Antillean forward)
• September 1: Daniel Sturridge
  Daniel Sturridge
  Daniel Andre Sturridge is an English footballer who plays for Chelsea and the England national team. He is primarily a forward, but has been used on the right flank as a winger for Chelsea...
  
   (English forward)
• September 2: Alexandre Pato
  Alexandre Pato
  Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva , commonly known as Alexandre Pato or simply Pato, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie A club Milan and the Brazilian national team. His nickname, Pato, refers to his place of birth, Pato Branco...
  
   (Brazilian forward)
• November 6: Josmer Altidore (American forward)

Deaths

• February 5 – André Cheuva
  André Cheuva
  André Cheuva was a French footballer who played midfielder. After retiring he became a manager, and won 4 Coupe de France with Lille O.S.C..-References:*...
  
   (80), French footballer
• April 24 – Franz Binder
  Franz Binder
  Franz Binder was an Austrian football player and coach.-Club career:Nicknamed Bimbo, Binder was a prolific goalscorer who played for SK Rapid Wien. He won the national Austrian championship four times and was three times top goalscorer in Austrian league...
  
   (77), Austrian footballer
• September 1 – Kazimierz Deyna
  Kazimierz Deyna
  Kazimierz Deyna was a Polish footballer, who played as an offensive midfielder in the playmaker role and was one of the most highly regarded players of his generation.-Early life:...
  
   (41), Polish footballer
• November 9 – Leen Vente
  Leen Vente
  Leendert Roelof Jan "Leen" Vente was a Dutch footballer born in Rotterdam. He earned 21 caps and scored 19 goals for the Netherlands national football team, and played in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups....
  
  (78), Dutch footballer