1994 in association football

Events January 15 – Manager Issy ten Donkelaar is fired by Netherlands club FC Twente, and replaced by Hans Meyer from Germany. January 19 – Erwin Koeman plays his last international match for the Netherlands national team, replacing Dennis Bergkamp in the second half of the friendly match in and against Tunisia (2–2). It is the 500th match in history of the Netherlands national team. April 20 – Edgar Davids makes his debut for the Netherlands national team in the friendly match against the Republic of Ireland (0–1) in Tilburg. May 14 – Manchester United wins 4–0 over Chelsea to claim the FA Cup. May 18 – AC Milan beat Barcelona 4–0, in the Champions League Final to claim their fifth crown . May 27 – Ruud Gullit plays his last and 66th international match for the Netherlands national team. Afterwards the striker declares he doesn't want to go to the 1994 FIFA World Cup under coach Dick Advocaat. July 9 – The Netherlands national team is eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup by eventual winners Brazil. Branco scores the decisive goal in the 3–2 win for the South Americans. Ronald Koeman (78th cap), Frank Rijkaard (73rd) and Jan Wouters (70th) play their last international match for the Netherlands. July 17 – Brazil wins its record fourth World Cup, defeating Italy on penalties in the final of the 1994 FIFA World Cup in Pasadena, California. Superstar Diego Maradona was suspended from Cup competition for doping on Ephedrine. August 21 – Ajax Amsterdam claims the Dutch Super Cup, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, by a 3–0 win over Feyenoord Rotterdam in the Olympisch Stadion. November 16 – Ajax-striker Patrick Kluivert makes his debut for the Netherlands national team, replacing Youri Mulder in the 70th minute of the Euro qualifier against the Czech Republic (0–0) in Rotterdam. December 1 – Vélez Sársfield wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Italy's AC Milan (2–0). December 14 – Clarence Seedorf scores the fifth and last goal during his debut for the Netherlands national team against Luxembourg. Pierre van Hooijdonk also earns his first cap for the Netherlands. Copa Libertadores 1994: Won by Vélez Sársfield after defeating São Paulo FC 5–3 on a penalty shootout after a final aggregate score of 1–1. Scottish League Cup: Raith Rovers F.C. defeat Celtic F.C. 6–5 on penalties after the match finished 2–2. Malaysian football is involved in one of the largest match-fixing scandals in the sport's history.

Winners club national championship

Asia Japan – Verdy Kawasaki Qatar – Al-Arabi South Korea – Ilhwa Chunma

Europe Austria – SV Salzburg Belgium – R.S.C. Anderlecht Croatia – Hajduk Split Denmark – Silkeborg IF England – Manchester United France – Paris Saint-Germain Germany – Bayern Munich Greece – AEK Athens Israel – Maccabi Haifa Italy – A.C. Milan Netherlands – Ajax Amsterdam Norway – Rosenborg Poland – Legia Warszawa Portugal – Benfica Romania – Steaua Bucharest Russia – Spartak Moscow Scotland – Rangers Spain – Barcelona Sweden – IFK Göteborg Turkey – Galatasaray S.K. Ukraine – Dynamo Kyiv Wales – Bangor City FR Yugoslavia – Partizan

North America Mexico – Tecos UAG / – Montreal Impact (APSL)

South America Argentina Clausura – Independiente Apertura – River Plate Bolivia – Bolivia – Bolívar Brazil – Palmeiras Chile – Universidad de Chile Paraguay – Cerro Porteño – Sporting Cristal

International tournaments African Cup of Nations in Tunisia (March 26 – April 10, 1994) Baltic Cup in Vilnius, Lithuania (July 29 – 31 1994) FIFA World Cup in the United States (June 17 – July 17, 1994)

National team results

Europe

Births

January 6 – Denis Suárez, Spanish footballer January 15 Jordy Croux, Belgian footballer Eric Dier, English footballer January 17 – Ricardinho Costa, Portuguese footballer January 23 – Fábio Oliveira, Portuguese footballer January 24 – Juanpi, Venezuelan footballer January 27 – Jack Stephens, English footballer February 12 – Lukáš Mihálik, Slovak footballer March 4 – Žiga Kočevar, Slovenian footballer March 6 Wesley Hoedt, Dutch footballer Nathan Redmond, English footballer March 13 – Gerard Deulofeu, Spanish footballer March 17 – Marcel Sabitzer, Austrian footballer March 27 – Yoan Cardinale, French goalkeeper April 2 – Dmytro Zaika, Ukrainian professional footballer April 4 – Rafael Soromenho, Portuguese footballer April 8 – Chico Fernandes, Portuguese footballer April 13 – Kahraba, Egyptian footballer April 27 Mario Machado Meireles, Swiss footballer Joy Schoonhoven, Dutch former professional footballer May 5 – Javier Manquillo, Spanish footballer May 10 – Jamar Loza, Jamaican footballer May 27 Maximilian Arnold, German footballer João Cancelo, Portuguese footballer Aymeric Laporte, French-Spanish footballer June 9 – Viktor Fischer, Danish footballer June 15 Vincent Janssen, Dutch footballer Iñaki Williams, Spanish footballer July 10 – Iuri Medeiros, Portuguese footballer July 11 – Lucas Ocampos, Argentine footballer July 25 – Jordan Lukaku, Belgian footballer July 29 – Daniele Rugani, Italian footballer July 30 – Riccardo Cretella, Italian professional footballer August 3 – Corentin Tolisso, French footballer August 10 – Bernardo Silva, Portuguese footballer August 18 – Morgan Sanson, French footballer August 19 – Marc Mucha, Portuguese footballer August 28 – Junior Malanda, Belgian footballer (d. 2015) August 31 – Can Aktav, Turkish footballer September 8 – Bruno Fernandes, Portuguese footballer September 23 – Yerry Mina, Colombian footballer October 3 – Kepa Arrizabalaga, Spanish footballer October 24 – Bruma, Portuguese footballer November 10 – Óliver Torres, Spanish footballer November 21 – Saúl Ñíguez, Spanish footballer November 28 – Filipe Soares, Portuguese footballer December 2 – Cauley Woodrow, English club footballer December 5 – Grant Ward, English club footballer December 10 – Matti Klinga, Finnish youth international December 29 – Louis Schaub, Austrian footballer

Deaths

January January 20 – Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and manager

March March 20 – Alfonso Rodríguez 'Foncho', Spanish footballer

April April 18 – Dener, Brazilian forward, 2 times capped for the Brazil national football team and active player of CR Vasco da Gama. (23 ; in a car crash)

May May 30 – Agostino Di Bartolomei, Italian footballer

July July 2 – Andrés Escobar, Colombian footballer (murdered) July 4 – Ştefan Dobay, Romanian footballer

September September 10 – Max Morlock, German international footballer (born 1925)

December December 31 – Bruno Pezzey, Austrian footballer (born 1955)

References

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