1996 in association football

Copa Libertadores 1996: Won by River Plate after defeating América de Cali 2–1 on aggregate.
UEFA Euro 1996: Germany defeats the Czech Republic 2–1 with a golden goal from Oliver Bierhoff at Wembley Stadium.
The UEFA Regions' Cup is founded for amateur teams in Europe to have an international tournament.
February 7 – Logi Ólafsson makes his debut as the manager of Iceland with a 1–7 loss against Slovenia.
March 3 – Dutch club NEC fires Wim Koevermans and appoints former coach Leen Looyen as his successor.
April 6 – Major League Soccer kicks-off: an overflow crowd of 31,683 packed Spartan Stadium to witness the historic first match. San Jose Clash forward Eric Wynalda scored the league's first goal in a 1–0 victory over D.C. United.
May 11 – Manchester United wins 1–0 over Liverpool to claim the FA Cup. United becomes the first team to win the English League and Cup Double twice.
May 16 – PSV claims the KNVB Cup after defeating Sparta Rotterdam at De Kuip, 5–2.
August 18 – PSV wins the Johan Cruyff Shield, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, following a 3–0 win over Ajax.
August 27 – Manager Alan Ball is fired by Manchester City and succeeded by Steve Coppell.
October 9 – Manager Huub Stevens leaves Roda JC. He is replaced by interim-coach Eddy Achterberg, and later by Martin Jol.
November 8 – Phil Neal replaces Manchester City manager Steve Coppell as caretaker, to be succeeded by Frank Clark on December 29.
November 26 – Juventus wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo after defeating Argentina's River Plate 1–0. The match's only goal is scored by Alessandro del Piero in the 81st minute.

Undated:

Heidelberg Ball School is founded in Germany.

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January

1 January:
- Mahmoud Dahoud, German footballer
- Andreas Pereira, Brazilian footballer
- Mathias Jensen, Danish footballer
7 January: Isaac Success, Nigerian footballer
10 January:
- Iván Cifuentes, Spanish footballer^[1]
- Lenon (Lenon Farias de Souza Leite), Brazilian footballer^[2]
11 January: Leroy Sané, German footballer
13 January:
- Emil Łupiński, Polish professional footballer^[3]
14 January: Jordi Malela, Belgian professional footballer^[4]
15 January: Ebou Adams, Gambian footballer
18 January: Davide Mansi, Italian footballer^[5]
19 January: Niels De Pauw, Belgian footballer^[6]
21 January
- Marco Asensio, Spanish footballer
- Aldo Kalulu, French youth international
- Cristian Pavón, Argentine international
23 January: Ruben Loftus-Cheek, English footballer
24 January: Patrik Schick, Czech footballer
26 January: Zakaria Bakkali, Belgian footballer
28 January: Mohamed Mushimiyimana, Rwandan footballer^[7]

February

2 February:
- Gulfran Támara, Colombian footballer^[8]
- Harry Winks, English footballer
4 February: Nicolas Eiter, German footballer^[9]
8 February: Federico Tabeira, professional Uruguayan footballer^[10]
11 February:
- Vicente Gatica, Chilean footballer^[11]
- Jonathan Tah, German footballer
- Lucas Torreira, Uruguayan footballer
- Andrei Trifan, former Moldovan footballer^[12]
12 February: Yesin Ben Mohamadi, Dutch footballer^[13]
14 February:
- Lucas Hernandez, French footballer
- Viktor Kovalenko, Ukrainian footballer
20 February: Nick Zeijlmans, Dutch footballer^[14]
28 February: Danilo Barbosa, Brazilian footballer

March

3 March: Simone Solinas, Italian footballer^[15]
4 March:
- Timo Baumgartl, German footballer
- Antonio Sanabria, Paraguayan footballer
6 March: Timo Werner, German footballer
7 March: Quentin Martin, French professional footballer^[16]
15 March: Levin Öztunalı, German footballer
19 March: Birkan Öksüz, Turkish professional footballer^[17]
21 March: Klara Grahn, Swedish footballer^[18]
24 March: Valentino Lazaro, Austrian footballer
26 March:
- Brian Koopman, Dutch footballer^[19]
- Ivan Smetanin, Russian footballer^[20]
28 March: Benjamin Pavard, French footballer
31 March: Muhammed Conteh, Gambian international footballer^[21]

April

2 April: André Onana, Cameroonian footballer
9 April: Giovani Lo Celso, Argentinian footballer
10 April: Andreas Christensen, Danish footballer
11 April: Dele Alli, English footballer
15 April: Muhammed Emin Balcılar, Turkish professional footballer^[22]
20 April: Ahmed-Tobias Andrä, Austrial footballer^[23]
29 April: Gustav Engvall, Swedish footballer

May

1 May: Nicolas Mohr, Austrian footballer^[24]
2 May: Julian Brandt, German footballer
3 May: Alex Iwobi, Nigerian footballer
5 May: Matheus Pereira, Brazilian footballer
9 May: Demen Roumen, Dutch footballer^[25]
11 May: Andrés Cubas, Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer
16 May: Mustapha Njie, Gambian footballer^[26]
17 May: Youcef Atal, Algerian footballer
26 May: Lukáš Haraslín, Slovak footballer
27 May: Tenta Maeda, Japanese footballer
30 May: Aleksandr Golovin, Russian footballer

June

11 June: Hakeeb Adelakun, English footballer
12 June:
- Davinson Sánchez, Colombian footballer
- Daniil Solomakha, Ukrainian amateur footballer^[27]
13 June: Kingsley Coman, French footballer
17 June: Godfred Donsah, Ghanese footballer
18 June: Alen Halilović, Croatian footballer
22 June:
- Yusupha Bobb, Gambian footballer
- Mikel Merino, Spanish footballer
25 June: Timo Wehrle, German footballer^[28]
28 June
- Demarai Gray, Jamaican footballer
- Philipp Knechtel, German footballer^[29]
- Milot Rashica, Kosovar footballer
29 June
- Bart Ramselaar, Dutch international footballer
- Regild Zeneli, Albanian professional footballer^[30]

July

1 July: Diego Di Cecco, Italian footballer^[31]
3 July: Kumaahran Sathasivam, Malaysian footballer
5 July: Ajdin Hrustic, Australian footballer
7 July: Ivan Ljubic, Austrian footballer
11 July: Andrija Živković, Serbian footballer
12 July: Moussa Dembélé, French footballer
18 July:
- Philippe Fofana Dougou, Ivorian professional footballer^[32]
- Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov, Russian footballer
- Siebe Schrijvers, Belgian footballer
22 July: Indy Groothuizen, Dutch footballer
26 July: Thomas Hooyberghs, Belgian professional footballer^[33]

August

7 August: Dani Ceballos, Spanish footballer
12 August: Arthur, Brazilian footballer
14 August: Neal Maupay, French footballer
18 August: Kyrylo Demidov, Ukrainian footballer^[34]
19 August: Almoez Ali, Sudanese-Qatari footballer
21 August: Sofyan Amrabat, Dutch-born Moroccan footballer
27 August: Ebru Topçu, Turkish footballer
29 August: Davide Xamin, Italian professional footballer^[35]
30 August: Gabriel Barbosa, Brazilian footballer

September

1 September: Robby Ndefe, Dutch-Angolan professional footballer^[36]
5 September: Richairo Zivkovic, Dutch footballer
9 September: Nadejda Vasilică, Moldovan footballer^[37]
16 September: Alexis Blin, French footballer
17 September: Duje Ćaleta-Car, Croatian footballer
20 September: Jerome Sinclair, English footballer
25 September:
- Max Christiansen, German footballer
- Rannick Schoop, Curaçoan professional footballer^[38]
- Santiago Vega, Uruguayan footballer^[39]
27 September:
- Maxwel Cornet, French-Ivorian footballer
- Justin Mulder, Dutch footballer^[40]

October

3 October: Kelechi Iheanacho, Nigerian footballer
12 October: Riechedly Bazoer, Dutch footballer
13 October: Terens Puhiri, Indonesian footballer
15 October: Charly Musonda, Belgian footballer
22 October:
- Jérémy Houzé, Belgian footballer^[41]
- Michael Krabler, German footballer
26 October: Timotej Královič, Slovak footballer^[42]
27 October: Nadiem Amiri, German footballer

November

9 November: Kasey Palmer, English-born Jamaican footballer
23 November: James Maddison, English footballer
29 November: Gonçalo Guedes, Portuguese footballer

December

4 December: Diogo Jota, Portuguese footballer
8 December: Scott McTominay, Scottish footballer
15 December: Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ukrainian footballer
16 December:
- Wilfred Ndidi, Nigerian footballer
- Sergio Reguilón, Spanish footballer
19 December
- Mouctar Diakhaby, French-born Guinean footballer
- Franck Kessié, Ivorian footballer
28 December: Jan Niklas Schommer, German footballer^[43]

1996 in association football

Events

Winner club national championships

Asia

Europe

North America

South America

International tournaments

National team results

Europe

Estonia

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

January

February

May

August

September

October

November

References

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