1986 in association football
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The most important event in football in 1986 was the World Cup in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June.
- 2.1 Belgium
- 2.2 Brazil
- 2.3 England
- 2.4 Yugoslavia
- 2.5 Liechtenstein
- 2.6 The Netherlands
- 2.7 Austria
- 2.8 Scotland
- 2.9 Switzerland
- 2:10 Uruguay
Internationally
National
- At the final round of the thirteenth World Cup 24 teams took part. In contrast to the World Cup four years earlier accounted for the second round. After the preliminary round group stage followed by eighth note, quarter and semi-finals in the knockout system. World champion Argentina, the West German team was defeated as early as 1982 in the final.
- African Cup of Nations in 1986 in Egypt: Egypt Egypt - Cameroon Cameroon 0:0 aet, 5-4 iE
Clubs
- European Cup of Champions 1985/86: 1965 Romania Steaua Bucharest, Final 0:0 aet, 2-0 iE against FC Barcelona
- European Cup Winners' Cup 1985/86: Soviet Union Dynamo Kiev 3-0 against Atlético Madrid
- UEFA Cup 1985/86: Spain Real Madrid, final matches 5:1 and 0:2 against 1.FC Cologne
- Copa Libertadores 1986: Argentina CA River Plate, finals 2-1 and 1-0 against América de Cali
Player of the year
- Ballon d'Or 1986: Soviet Union Igor Belanow
- South America's Footballer of the Year: Diego Maradona Argentina and Uruguay Antonio Alzamendi
- African Footballer of the Year: Badou Zaki Morocco
National
Belgium
- Belgian Championship: champions RSC Anderlecht
Brazil
- Brazilian Championship: Champion Sao Paulo
England
- English Championship: Liverpool FC
- FA Cup 1985/86: Winners Liverpool
Yugoslavia
- Yugoslav Championship: champions FK Partizan Belgrade
Liechtenstein
- Liechtenstein Cup 1985/86: Winners' Cup FC Vaduz
Netherlands
- Dutch Championship: champions PSV Eindhoven
Austria
- Austrian Football Championship 1985/86: champions FK Austria Wien
- Austrian Football Cup 1985/86: Winners FK Austria Wien
Scotland
- Scottish Championship: Champion Celtic Glasgow
Switzerland
Uruguay
- Uruguayan Football Championship: Champion Club Atlético Peñarol
Women's Soccer
- Asian Cup Women 1986: Champion of China People's Republic of China
- Sports 1986
- Football year
- Football in 1986