Events

• March 28 – Sweden's Bo Johansson makes his debut as the manager of Iceland
  Iceland national football team
  The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition....
  
  , defeating Luxembourg
  Luxembourg national football team
  The Luxembourg national football team is the national football team of Luxembourg, and is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation. The team play most of their home matches at the Stade Josy Barthel, in Luxembourg.- History :...
  
   2–1.
• March 31 – NAC Breda
  NAC Breda
  NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...
  
   sacks manager Hans Verèl
  Hans Verèl
  Hans Verèl is a former football defender and midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Sparta Rotterdam, SVV and FC Den Bosch...
  
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• May 16 – Juventus
  Juventus F.C.
  Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
  
   win the two-legged 1990 UEFA Cup Final
  1990 UEFA Cup Final
  The 1990 UEFA Cup Final was a football tie played on 2 May 1990 and 16 May 1990 between Juventus F.C. and ACF Fiorentina of Italy. Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate...
  
  , beating fellow Italian side Fiorentina
  ACF Fiorentina
  ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
  
   3–1 on aggregate. This was the first European competition final between two Italian clubs.
• May 17 – Manchester United
  Manchester United F.C.
  Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
  
   beats Crystal Palace
  Crystal Palace F.C.
  Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
  
   1–0 in a replay to claim the FA Cup
  FA Cup
  The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
  
  . The only goal is scored by Lee Martin.
• May 23 – Milan
  A.C. Milan
  Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
  
   beats Benfica 1–0 in the 1990 European Cup Final
  1990 European Cup Final
  The 1990 European Cup Final was a football match between Milan of Italy and Benfica of Portugal, played on 23 May 1990 at the Praterstadion in Vienna, Austria...
  
  . The only goal is scored by Frank Rijkaard
  Frank Rijkaard
  Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard is a Dutch football manager of Dutch and Surinamese descent and former player. Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his coaching career, he has been at the helm of the Dutch national side,...
  
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• July 8 – West Germany
  West Germany
  West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
  
   wins the 1990 FIFA World Cup
  1990 FIFA World Cup
  The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
  
   in Rome
  Rome
  Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
  
  , Italy
  Italy
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
  
  , defeating defending reigning champions Argentina
  Argentina
  Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
  
   1–0 in the final.
• September 8 – Franz Beckenbauer
  Franz Beckenbauer
  Franz Anton Beckenbauer is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed Der Kaiser because of his elegant style, his leadership, his first name "Franz" , and his dominance on the football pitch...
  
   is appointed manager at Olympique de 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...
  
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• September 12 – Euro 1992 qualifying: there are great surprises at Landskrona
  Landskrona
  Landskrona is a locality and the seat of Landskrona Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 28,670 inhabitants in 2005.-History:The city of Landskrona was founded at the location of Scania's best natural harbour, as a means of King Eric of Pomerania's anti-Hanseatic policy, intended to compete...
  
  , Sweden
  Sweden
  Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
  
  , where the Faroe Islands
  Faroe Islands national football team
  The Faroe Islands national football team represents the Faroe Islands in association football and is controlled by the Faroe Islands Football Association, the governing body for football in the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands became a member of FIFA in 1988 and UEFA in 1990 and are the third...
  
  , in their first competitive international match, defeat Austria
  Austria national football team
  The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association ....
  
   1–0. It is the "Waterloo Day" in Austrian football, and national happiness day for Faroes.
• September 12 – East Germany
  East Germany national football team
  The East Germany national football team was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of East Germany, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany....
  
   plays its last ever international match, defeating Belgium 2–0 in Brussels
  Brussels
  Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
  
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• September 19 – Dutch team Vitesse Arnhem
  Vitesse Arnhem
  Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse is a Dutch football club from Arnhem, which was founded on 14 May 1892. Vitesse has had considerable success in the Eredivisie, and featured in the UEFA Cup competition, but has never been considered a close competitor of the top three clubs of Netherlands...
  
   makes its Europe
  Europe
  Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
  
  an debut with a win (1-0) in Northern Ireland
  Northern Ireland
  Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
  
   against Derry City F.C.
  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...
  
   in the first round of the UEFA Cup
  UEFA Cup
  The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
  
  . The only goal is scored by striker Huub Loeffen
  Huub Loeffen
  Huub Loeffen is a retired football striker from the Netherlands.-Career:In 2001, Loeffen retired from professional football due to injuries at age 29. He had appeared in 216 league matches for TOP Oss, SBV Vitesse, FC Zwolle and Willem II Tilburg.-External links:*...
  
   in the 18th minute.
• October 10 – Copa Libertadores 1990
  Copa Libertadores 1990
  The Copa Libertadores 1990 was won by Club Olimpia after defeating Barcelona Sporting Club with a 3-1 aggregate in the finals. One of the players for Olimpia was legendary goalkeeper Ever Hugo Almeida, who retired from professional football the following year....
  
   is won by 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....
  
   after defeating 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...
  
   on an aggregate score of 3–1.
• October 17 – Croatia
  Croatia national football team
  The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
  
   host their first match in the modern period
  Croatia v United States (1990)
  On October 17, 1990 Croatia hosted the United States in an international friendly in Zagreb's Maksimir stadium. This was Croatia's first international match.-Background:...
  
   after gaining independence from Yugoslavia, a friendly against United States in Zagreb
  Zagreb
  Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
  
  . Croatia wins 2–1, and the first goal for the Croats in the modern era is scored by Aljoša Asanović
  Aljoša Asanovic
  Aljoša Asanović is a retired Croatian soccer player best known from his performances in the mid-to-late 90's when he played for Derby County and for Croatia during Euro 96 and World Cup 98...
  
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• November 5 – Manager Howard Kendall
  Howard Kendall
  Howard Kendall is an English football manager and former player. He is most famous for his connection to Everton, a club that he both played for and managed. His uncle Harry Taylor played for Newcastle United and Fulham in the 1950s....
  
   is fired by Manchester City and succeeded by Peter Reid
  Peter Reid
  Peter Reid is an English football manager, pundit and retired player, who is currently without a club since his departure from Plymouth Argyle.A defensive midfielder in his playing days, Reid enjoyed a long and successful career...
  
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• December 9 – AC Milan once again 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, this time by defeating Paraguay
  Paraguay
  Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
  
  's 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....
  
   (3–0). Frank Rijkaard
  Frank Rijkaard
  Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard is a Dutch football manager of Dutch and Surinamese descent and former player. Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his coaching career, he has been at the helm of the Dutch national side,...
  
   scores twice for the Italians.

Europe

• Albania
  Albania
  Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
  
   – Dinamo Tirana
• Austria
  Austria
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
  
   – 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...
  
  
• Belgium
  Belgium
  Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
  
   – Club Brugge
• Bulgaria
  Bulgaria
  Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
  
   – 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...
  
  
• Cyprus
  Cyprus
  Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
  
   – APOEL
• Czechoslovakia
  Czechoslovakia
  Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
  
   – Sparta Prague
• Denmark
  Denmark
  Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
  
   – Brøndby IF
  Brøndby IF
  Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...
  
  
• East Germany – Dynamo Dresden
  Dynamo Dresden
  SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
  
  
• England
  England
  England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
  
   – 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...
  
  
• France
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
   – 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...
  
  
• Greece
  Greece
  Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
  
   – Panathinaikos
• Hungary
  Hungary
  Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
  
   – Újpest
  Újpest FC
  Újpest Football Club , earlier known as Újpesti TE and Újpesti Dózsa, is a Hungarian football club, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club's colours are purple and white...
  
  
• Ireland
  Republic of Ireland
  Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
  
   – St Patrick's Athletic
  St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
  St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...
  
  
• Italy
  Italy
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
  
   – Napoli
  S.S.C. Napoli
  Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....
  
  
• Luxembourg
  Luxembourg
  Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
  
   – Avenir Beggen
  FC Avenir Beggen
  Football Club Avenir Beggen is a football club, based in Beggen, a quarter of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.The club were founded in 1915 as FC Daring Beggen but changed their name to FC Avenir Beggen a year later...
  
  
• Malta
  Malta
  Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
  
   – Valletta FC
  Valletta F.C.
  Valletta Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Valletta, the capital city of Malta. Valletta F.C. has the strongest support on the island...
  
  
• Netherlands
  Netherlands
  The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
  
  
  • 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....
    
     – Ajax
  • Eerste Divisie
    Eerste Divisie
    The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
    
     – SVV
    FC Dordrecht
    FC Dordrecht is a football club from the city of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie.- History :Founded on 16 August 1883 as Dordrechtsche Football Club , it became a professional club in 1954 upon the introduction of professional football to the Netherlands...
    
    
• Northern Ireland
  Northern Ireland
  Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
  
   – Portadown
  Portadown F.C.
  Portadown F.C. is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club which plays in the IFA Premiership.The club was founded in the late 1880s and joined the Irish League in 1924. It is based in Portadown in County Armagh and plays its home games at Shamrock Park...
  
  
• Norway
  Norway
  Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
  
   – Rosenborg
• Poland
  Poland
  Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
  
   – Lech Poznań
  Lech Poznan
  Lech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of Polish nation.The club was established in 1922 as Lutnia Dębiec, later changing its name several times. From 1933 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways...
  
  
• Portugal
  Portugal
  Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
  
   – Porto
• Romania
  Romania
  Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
  
   – Dinamo Bucharest
• Scotland
  Scotland
  Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
  
  : For fuller coverage, see 1989-90 in Scottish football
  1989-90 in Scottish football
  The 1989–90 season was the 93rd season of competitive football in Scotland.-Notable events:Rangers won their third league title in four seasons under the management of Graeme Souness....
  
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  • 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...
    
    
  • Scottish Division One – St. Johnstone
    St Johnstone F.C.
    St. Johnstone F.C. is a professional football club based in Perth, Scotland. Although it is officially recorded as being formed in 1884, the club did not play its first game until February 1885. The club's home since 1989 has been McDiarmid Park....
    
    
  • Scottish Division Two – Brechin City
    Brechin City F.C.
    Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Brechin, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and play in the Second Division in the 2010–11 season...
    
    
  • Scottish Cup
    Scottish Cup
    The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
    
     – Aberdeen
    Aberdeen F.C.
    Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
    
    
  • Scottish League Cup
    Scottish League Cup
    The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
    
    – Aberdeen
    Aberdeen F.C.
    Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
    
    
• Soviet Union
  Soviet Union
  The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
  
   – Dynamo Kiev
  FC Dynamo Kyiv
  FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...
  
  
• Spain
  Spain
  Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
  
   – Real Madrid
  Real Madrid
  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...
  
  
• Sweden
  Sweden
  Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
  
   – IFK Göteborg
  IFK Göteborg
  IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups....
  
  
• Switzerland
  Switzerland
  Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
  
   – Grasshopper Club Zürich
• Turkey
  Turkey
  Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
  
   – Beşiktaş
  Besiktas J.K.
  Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
  
  
• West Germany
  West Germany
  West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
  
   – 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....
  
  
• Yugoslavia – Red Star Belgrade
  Red Star Belgrade
  Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
  
  

South America

International Tournaments

• African Cup of Nations
  1990 African Cup of Nations
  -Semi-finals:-----Third Place Play-off:-Final:-Top scorers:4 goals Djamel Menad3 goals Djamel Amani Rashidi Yekini2 goals Rabah Madjer Chérif Oudjani Emmanuel Maboang Abdoulaye Traoré Webster Chikabala...
  
   in Algeria
  Algeria
  Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
  
   (March 2 – 16 1990)

• FIFA World Cup
  1990 FIFA World Cup
  The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
  
   in Italy
  Italy
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
  
   (June 8 – July 8, 1990)

Births

• January 5 — Leroy Fer
  Leroy Fer
  Leroy Johan Fer is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente and the Netherlands U21....
  
  , Dutch footballer
• January 20 — Tales
  Tales Tlaija de Souza
  Tales Tlaija de Souza , known as Tales, is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Sport Club Internacional reserves team, as an attacking midfielder....
  
  , Brazilian footballer
• February 5 — Dalton
  Dalton Moreira Neto
  Dalton Moreira Neto, usually known as Dalton , is a Brazilian football defender. He currently plays for Sport Club Internacional in Série A.-Contract:...
  
  , Brazilian footballer
• February 12 — Hamilton Chasi
  Hamilton Chasi
  Hamilton Chasi Guerrero is an Ecuadorian footballer currently playing for Barcelona SC.-International career:Chasi played for the under 20 Ecuador national football team since 2007. He was a starter and he helped Ecuador win the 2007 Pan American Games...
  
  , Ecuadorian footballer
• February 15 — Fidel Martínez
  Fidel Martínez
  Fidel Francisco Martínez Tenorio is an Ecuadorian football player, who plays midfielder for Deportivo Quito.- Club career :He started his career in Caribe Junior, where Ecuadorian star Antonio Valencia played during his youth years...
  
  , Ecuadorian footballer
• February 25 — Rafael Romo
  Rafael Romo
  Rafael Enrique Romo Pérez is a Venezuelan goalkeeper, who plays for Udinese.- Career :Romo started his career at 17 years old, playing in old Venezuelan goalkeeper Gilberto Angelucci's team, the Atlético de Turén. He participated in the 2007 Venezuelan Torneo Apertura. He played against U.A...
  
  , Venezuelan footballer
• March 9 — Christian La Torre
  Christian La Torre
  Christian La Torre is a Peruvian professional football forward that can play both left and center forward. He plays for Universitario de Deportes in the Primera División Peruana....
  
  , Peruvian footballer
• March 19 — Jonathan Urretavizcaya
  Jonathan Urretavizcaya
  Jonathan Matías Urretaviscaya da Luz is an Uruguayan footballer of Basque descent who plays for Vitória S.C. on loan from S.L. Benfica in the Portuguese first division, as a right winger.-Football career:...
  
  , Uruguayan footballer
• April 27 — Luís Pedro
  Luís Pedro
  Luís Pedro is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Heracles Almelo.-Club career:Born in Luanda, Angola, Pedro began his career with MVV and moved to Feyenoord in 2006. He was the top goalscorer for the reserve team in the 2007/2008 season...
  
  , Dutch-Angolan footballer
• May 2 — Daniel Sanchez
  Daniel Sanchez (Peruvian footballer)
  Daniel Alonso Sánchez Albújar is an Peruvian footballer who plays for C.D. Universidad César Vallejo.-Career:In 2007 Sanchez, were called along with 8 other U-20 players to the first team of Sporting Cristal. After his participation in the U17 WC, Sanchez started gaining caps in the first team of...
  
  , Peruvian footballer
• May 19 — Victor Ibarbo
  Victor Ibarbo
  Víctor Ibarbo is a Colombian footballer.-Career:Being the youngest player for Atlético Nacional, he made his pro debut against Envigado FC on February 20. He is most known for his ability to run the 100 meter dash in times of 10-10.5 seconds...
  
  , Colombian footballer
• May 24 — Anderson Cueto
  Anderson Cueto
  Anderson Denyro Cueto Sanchez is a Peruvian footballer currently playing for Juan Aurich in the Peruvian First Division.-Club career:...
  
  , Peruvian footballer
• May 24 — Ricardo Chará
  Ricardo Chará
  Ricardo Chará Lerma is a Colombian footballer who plays for Empoli. He made his professional debut in 2009–10 Coppa Italia.-Biography:...
  
  , Colombian footballer
• March 27 — Jefferson Pinto
  Jefferson Pinto
  Jefferson David Pinto Quiróz is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Emelec in Serie A de Ecuador.-Club career:...
  
  , Ecuadorian footballer
• June 24 — Kelvin Leerdam
  Kelvin Leerdam
  Kelvin Leerdam is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a right back for Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Netherlands U21.-Early life:Leerdam was born in Paramaribo, the capital and largest city of Suriname...
  
  , Dutch footballer
• July 15 — Michael Castro
  Michael Castro
  Roberto Michael Castro is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Deportivo Quito.-Club career:Castro has always played for Deportivo Quito. Castro first broke into the first team squad in 2006. In the 2006 and 2007 seasons, he was used a lot because of his great ability to defend. However, in the...
  
  , Ecuadorian footballer
• August 8 — Abel Hernández
  Abel Hernández
  Abel Mathías Hernández Platero is a Uruguayan football striker. He currently plays for Serie A club U.S. Città di Palermo and Uruguay national football team.-Club career:...
  
  , Uruguayan footballer
• August 11 — Lerin Duarte
  Lerin Duarte
  Lerin Duarte is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Eredivisie team Heracles Almelo.He started his career in the youth department of Sparta, and made his first Eredivisie appearance for the club on August 1, 2009, in the home match against FC Twente...
  
  , Dutch footballer
• August 13 — Cristian Nazarith
  Cristian Nazarith
  Cristian Nazarit Truque is a Colombian footballer who plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer as a striker.-Club:...
  
  , Colombian footballer
• August 23 — Reimond Manco
  Reimond Manco
  Reimond Orángel Manco Albarracín is a Peruvian footballer who currently plays for Club Juan Aurich in the Peruvian First Division. He came to prominence in the 2007 South American Under 17 Football Championship, in which he was selected as player of the tournament. He was instrumental in Peru's...
  
  , Peruvian footballer
• September 8 — Néstor Duarte
  Néstor Duarte
  Néstor Duarte is a Peruvian footballer who currently plays for Peruvian First Division club Universitario de Deportes, as a center back...
  
  , Peruvian footballer
• September 14 — Douglas Costa
  Douglas Costa
  Douglas Costa de Souza , commonly known as Douglas Costa or simply Douglas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk.- Shakhtar Donetsk :...
  
  , Brazilian footballer
• September 14 — Santiago García
  Santiago García
  Santiago Damian García Correa is a Uruguayan football player. He currently plays for Brazilian Atlético Paranaense.-Early career:...
  
  , Uruguayan footballer
• September 16 — José Salomón Rondón
  José Salomón Rondón
  José Salomón Rondón Giménez is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Málaga CF in La Liga, as a forward. He is often referred to simply as Salomón Rondón.-Early career:...
  
  , Venezuelan footballer
• September 18 — Mauricio Arroyo
  Mauricio Arroyo
  Mauricio Arroyo is a Colombian central midfielder who currently plays for Real Cartagena.Debuting at the for Real Cartagena his great play saw him bench more experienced strikers and a place on the...
  
  , Colombian footballer
• September 19 — Ernesto Salazar
  Ernesto Salazar
  Ernesto Salazar is a Peruvian football Defensive Midfielder, currently playing for Real Academia FC on loan from Alianza Lima.-Career:...
  
  , Peruvian footballer
• September 19 — Marco Pérez
  Marco Perez
  Marco Jhonnier Pérez Murillo is a Colombian football striker who currently plays for Independiente in the Argentine Primera División, on loan from Boyacá Chicó.-Career:...
  
  , Colombian footballer
• October 27 — Deison Méndez
  Deison Méndez
  Deison Adolfo Méndez Rosero is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Deportivo Cuenca and the Ecuador national football team.-Club career:...
  
  , Ecuadorian footballer
• November 11 — Georginio Wijnaldum
  Georginio Wijnaldum
  Georginio Gregion Emile Wijnaldum is a Dutch international footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club PSV....
  
  , Dutch footballer
• December 7 — Rafael Uiterloo
  Rafael Uiterloo
  Rafael Uiterloo is a Dutch footballer most recently played for Emirati club Baniyas SC. His favourite position on the field is striker.- Career :...
  
  , Dutch footballer
• December 12 — Pablo Camacho
  Pablo Camacho
  Pablo Jesús Camacho Figueira is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Caracas FC.- Career :Camacho began his career with Deportivo Italia and signed in May 2009 with FC Caracas, before moved on 13 June 2009 to R.C.D...
  
  , Venezuelan footballer
• December 27 — Luis Trujillo
  Luis Trujillo
  Luis Trujillo Ortiz is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left back or winger for Alianza Lima in the Peruvian First Division.-Alianza Lima:...
  
  , Peruvian footballer

Deaths

• March 20 — Lev Yashin
  Lev Yashin
  Lev Ivanovich Yashin nicknamed as "The Black Spider", was a Soviet-Russian football goalkeeper, considered by many to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the game. He was known for his superior athleticism in goal, imposing stature, amazing reflex saves and inventing the idea of...
  
  , Soviet footballer
• October 25 — Costa Pereira
  Costa Pereira
  Alberto da Costa Pereira was a Portuguese football goalkeeper....
  
  , Portuguese footballer