The following are the association football events of the year 1993 throughout the world.
Events
[edit]- February 18 – Dutch club Roda JC fires head coach and former player Adrie Koster.
- February 24 – Defender Johan de Kock makes his debut for the Netherlands national football team, in the World Cup qualifier against Turkey, 3–1.
- March 24 – Ajax-striker Ronald de Boer scores a penalty during his debut for the Netherlands national football team in the World Cup qualifier against San Marino, 6–0.
- April 27 – 18 members of the Zambia national football team die in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon. This is the worst tragedy in African football.
- May 15 – The inauguration match of J. League, Verdy Kawasaki vs Yokohama Marinos is held at the National Stadium of Japan.
- May 20 – In France, start the "Affair OM-VA" corruption scandal by Marseille and Valenciennes. One week later, on May 26, Marseille's squad win the UEFA Champions League defeating AC Milan 1–0 at the Olympiastadion in Munich. On May 29, Marseille win the French league, but are stripped of the title by the French Football Federation on September 22, with no winner assigned. In October/November the France national football team fail to qualify for the 1994 World Cup after losses to Israel and Bulgaria
- May 20 – Arsenal defeats Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 in the replay to claim the FA Cup.
- May 26 – Copa Libertadores won by São Paulo FC after defeating Club Deportivo Universidad Católica on an aggregate score, 5–3.
- August 8 – Ajax wins the Dutch Super Cup, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, by a 4–0 win over Feyenoord.
- August 26 – Manager Peter Reid is fired by Manchester City and succeeded by Brian Horton.
- September 5 – Colombia national football team pull one of the largest upsets in soccer by defeating Argentina national football team 0–5 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- September 22 – Dutch striker Wim Kieft plays his last match for the Netherlands national football team in the World Cup Qualifier against San Marino.
- December 12 – São Paulo FC once again wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan, this time by defeating Italy's AC Milan,3–2. The winning goal for the Brazilians is scored by Müller in the 86th minute. European Cup winners Olympique Marseille (France) were suspended due to a bribery scandal in the French Championship and were replaced by runners-up Milan.
- December 18 – RKC Waalwijk fires manager Hans Verèl.
Winners club national tournaments
[edit]Africa
[edit]Asia
[edit]Europe
[edit]Albania – Partizani Tiranë
Austria – Austria Vienna
Belgium – Anderlecht
Bulgaria – Levski Sofia
Croatia – Croatia Zagreb
Cyprus – Omonia Nicosia
Czechoslovakia – Sparta Prague
Denmark – FC Copenhagen
England – Manchester United
Estonia – FC Norma Tallinn
Finland – Jazz Pori
France – No title awarded (Marseille stripped of title due to a corruption scandal)
Germany (Bundesliga) – Werder Bremen
Italy (Serie A) – AC Milan
Netherlands
Portugal – FC Porto
Scotland for more complete coverage see 1992-93 in Scottish football
Spain (La Liga – FC Barcelona)
Sweden – IFK Gothenburg
Switzerland – FC Aarau
Turkey – Galatasaray
Yugoslavia – Partizan
Central America
[edit]North America
[edit]Mexico – Atlante
United States /
Canada – Colorado Foxes (APSL)
South America
[edit]Argentina
- Clausura: Vélez Sársfield
- Apertura: River Plate
Bolivia – The Strongest
Brazil – Palmeiras
Chile – Colo Colo
Colombia – Atlético Junior
Ecuador – Club Sport Emelec
Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción
International tournaments
[edit]- Baltic Cup in Pärnu, Estonia
- CONCACAF Gold Cup in Dallas, United States and Mexico City, Mexico
- Copa América in Ecuador
- UNCAF Nations Cup in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia
- FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan
National team results
[edit]Europe
[edit]Births
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January: Jon Flanagan, English footballer
- 4 January: Vladyslav Kalitvintsev, Ukrainian footballer
- 5 January: Çağlayan Alpsatan, Turkish footballer[1]
- 7 January: Jan Oblak, Slovenian footballer[2]
- 8 January: Lina Lundqvist, Swedish footballer[3]
- 12 January: Maximilian Siebald, German footballer[4]
- 14 January:
- Daniel Bessa, Italian-Brazilian junior international
- Juanjo Muko Nsue, Equatoguinean footballer[5]
- 15 January: Niko Kata, Spanish-born Equatoguinean international
- 16 January: Pedro Oliveira, Portuguese footballer[6]
- 19 January: Mike Thalassitis, English-Cypriot footballer and television personality (d. 2019)
- 20 January: Elin Wahlström, Swedish footballer[7]
- 24 January: Jorginho (Jorge Manuel da Cunha Ribeiro), Portuguese footballer[8]
- 25 January: Kasper Larsen, Danish footballer
February
[edit]- 2 February: Ravel Morrison, British-born Jamaican footballer
- 3 February: Vanessa Fernández, Dominican footballer
- 5 February: Gerard Bieszczad, Polish footballer
- 7 February: Diego Laxalt, Uruguayan footballer[9]
- 8 February: Felix-Adrian Körber, German footballer[10]
- 9 February:
- Niclas Füllkrug, German footballer[11]
- Matthew Rowell, South African footballer[12]
- 12 February: Marco Berardi, Sammarinese footballer[13]
- 15 February: Geoffrey Kondogbia, French-Central African footballer
- 17 February: Nicola Leali, Italian youth international
- 19 February: Mauro Icardi, Argentine footballer
- 22 February: Yannik Oenning, German footballer[14]
- 26 February: Jigme Tshultrim, Bhutanese international footballer[15]
- 28 February: Éder Álvarez Balanta, Colombian international footballer
March
[edit]- 1 March: Josh McEachran, English junior international
- 3 March: Antonio Rüdiger, German footballer[16]
- 5 March: Gilbrano Plet, Dutch professional footballer[17]
- 7 March
- Leonid Akulinin, Ukrainian footballer
- Sultan Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer
- Diego Chávez, Peruvian footballer
- Mary Earps, British footballer
- Vinícius Freitas, Brazilian footballer
- João Tiago Serrão Garcês, Portuguese footballer
- Gilberto, Brazilian footballer
- Óscar Ignacio Hernández, Chilean footballer
- Saad Hussain, Qatari footballer
- Jackson Irvine, Australian footballer
- Anton Kotlyar, Ukrainian footballer
- Santy Ngom, Senegalese footballer
- Mohamed Ouattara, Burkinabé footballer
- Shawn Parker, German footballer
- Robbie Thomson, Scottish footballer
- 9 March: Larnell Cole, English footballer
- 12 March: Christopher Aboué, French footballer[18]
- 15 March – Papa Alassane Ndiaye, Senegalese footballer[19]
- 19 March
- Mateusz Szwoch, Polish midfielder
- Hakim Ziyech, Moroccan and Dutch international
- 22 March – Kiril Erokhin, Russian footballer[20]
- 25 March – Marcelo Correia, Portuguese footballer[21]
- 28 March – Fran Zafra, Spanish footballer[22]
- 29 March – Michael Eisenring, Swiss footballer[23]
- 31 March – Connor Wickham, English footballer
April
[edit]- 1 April: Andy Brennan, Australian footballer
- 9 April: Tobias Ahrens, German footballer[24]
- 11 April: Yuji Takahashi, Japanese footballer
- 15 April: Appolinaire Danvidé, Beninese footballer[25]
- 18 April: Nuno Sousa, Portuguese footballer[26]
- 19 April: Lia Wälti, Swiss footballer
- 25 April: Raphaël Varane, French footballer[27]
- 26 April: Felix Ruml, German footballer[28]
May
[edit]- May 5: Andrzej Sobieszczyk, Polish professional footballer[29]
- May 7: Prince Wlame, Liberian footballer[30]
- May 8: Jorge Inocêncio, Portuguese footballer[31]
- May 11: Bryan Ormeño, Chilean footballer[32]
- May 13: Romelu Lukaku, Belgian footballer[33]
- May 18: Taulant Kadrija, Slovenian footballer[34]
- May 20
- Juanmi, Spanish international
- Marcel Mosch, German footballer[35]
- May 25: Andrés Felipe Roa, Colombian international
- May 26:
- Juan Cifré, Spanish footballer[36]
- Kendra McMullan, Northern Irish former footballer[37]
- May 27: Mikel Agu, Nigerian international
June
[edit]- 5 June: Juraj Maretić, Croatian footballer[38]
- 9 June: Marco Villanueva, Mexican professional footballer[39]
- 10 June: Aldo Alemán, Mexican professional footballer[40]
- 11 June: Ciara Grant, Irish footballer
- 12 June: Ricardo Pinto, Portuguese footballer[41]
- 13 June:
- Thomas Partey, Ghanaian footballer
- Valkenedy, Brazilian professional footballer[42]
- 19 June: Ángelo Astorga, Chilean footballer[43]
July
[edit]- 1 July: Mirza Jatić, Austrian footballer[44]
- 5 July: Mehdi Tarfi, Belgian footballer
- 7 July: Ivan Zynin, Russian former footballer[45]
- 8 July: Shahrul Saad, Malaysian footballer
- 10 July: Tiago Ferreira, Portuguese footballer
- 12 July: Alexander Piller, German footballer[46]
- 13 July: Dan Bentley, English footballer
- 15 July: Ömer Arslan, Turkish footballer[47]
- 18 July: Nabil Fekir, French footballer
- 22 July: Juan Manuel Solano, Colombian professional footballer[48]
- 27 July:
- Omer Atzili, Israeli footballer
- Max Power, English footballer
- 28 July:
- Fabio Carvalho, Swiss former professional footballer[49]
- Harry Kane, English footballer[50]
August
[edit]- 3 August: Isaac Oliseh, Nigerian footballer[51]
- 4 August
- Saido Berahino, English-Burundian footballer[52]
- Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Italian footballer[53]
- 11 August: Albin Nilsson, Swedish footballer[54]
- 13 August: Zdenka Horešová, Slovak footballer[55]
- 20 August:
- Mario Jelavic, Croatian junior international
- José Marçal, Portuguese footballer[56]
- 30 August:
- Paco Alcácer, Spanish international
- Alexander Monath, German footballer[57]
- 31 August: Pablo Marí, Spanish club footballer[58]
September
[edit]- 1 September:
- Mario Lemina, Gabonese–French footballer
- Fábio Oliveira, Portuguese footballer[59]
- 4 September: Yannick Carrasco, Belgian footballer [60]
- 27 September:
- Julio Mercado, Ecuadorian footballer[61]
- Lisandro Magallán, Argentine footballer
October
[edit]- 6 October: Joe Rafferty, English-born Irish footballer
- 8 October: Gullithi (Rudigullithi da Silva Henrique), Brazilian footballer[62]
- 8 October: Nils Gottschick, German footballer[63]
- 10 October: Nuha Barrow, Gambian international footballer[64]
- 11 October: Arkane Mohamed, Comorian international footballer[65]
- 22 October: Martina Smilkovska, Macedonian footballer[66]
- 23 October:
- Fabinho, Brazilian footballer[67]
- Antonio Rosti, Italian footballer[68]
- 28 October: Abdullah Doshi, Saudi Arabian footballer[69]
- 31 October: Kelvin Ebuka Nwamora, Nigerian footballer[70]
November
[edit]- 7 November: Fahardine Hassani, Comorian professional footballer[71]
- 10 November: Hugo Rego, Portuguese footballer[72]
- 15 November: Paulo Dybala, Argentine footballer[73]
- 16 November:
- Bojana Ivanova, Macedonian footballer[74]
- Nelson Semedo, Portuguese footballer[75]
- 23 November: Hemiliano (Hemiliano Gomes Lopes), Bissau-Guinean footballer[76]
December
[edit]- 16 December: Kévin Beauverger, French footballer[77]
- 18 December: Steve Glodjinon, Beninese international footballer[78]
Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- January 9 – Mario Genta, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (80)
- January 13 – Edivaldo, Brazilian forward, Brazilian squad member at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and active player of Clube Atlético Taquaritinga . (30 ; car crash)
- January 21 - Felice Borel, Italian forward, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and topscorer of the 1932-33 Serie A and 1933-34 Serie A. (78)
February
[edit]- February 11 – Félix Ruiz (52), Spanish footballer
March
[edit]- March 15 – Karl Mai, West-German midfielder, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (64)
April
[edit]- April 30 – Mario Evaristo, Argentine midfielder, runner up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup, part of the first sibling to play in a World Cup Final. (84)
May
[edit]- May 6 – Rommel Fernandez (27), Panamanian footballer
- May 28 – Ugo Locatelli, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (77)
October
[edit]- October 4 - Jim Holton (43), Scottish international footballer
- October 14 – Harald Hennum (65), Norwegian footballer
November
[edit]- November 26 - Guido Masetti, Italian goalkeeper, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup. (86)
December
[edit]- December 26 – Carlos Antonio Muñoz (29), Ecuadorian footballer
References
[edit]- ^ "Çağlayan Alpsatan". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Jan Oblak". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Lina Lundqvist". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Maximilian Siebald". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Juanjo". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Pedro Oliveira". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Elin Wahlström". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Jorginho". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Diego Laxalt". HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Felix-Adrian Körber". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Niclas Füllkrug". HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Matthew Rowell". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Marco Berardi". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Yannik Oenning". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ 1993 in association football at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Antonio Rüdiger". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Gilbrano Plet". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Christopher Aboue". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Alassane Ndiaye". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Kiril Erokhin". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Marcelo Correia". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Zafra". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Michael Eisenring". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Tobias Ahrens". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Appolinaire Danvidé". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Nuno Sousa". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Raphaël Varane". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Felix Ruml". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Andrzej Sobieszczyk". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Prince Wlame". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Jorge Inocêncio". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Bryan Ormeño". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Romelu Lukaku". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Taulant Kadrija". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Marcel Mosch". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Cifré". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Kendra McMullan". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Juraj Maretić at Sportnet.hr (in Croatian)
- ^ "Marco Villanueva". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Aldo Alemán". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Ricardo Pinto". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Valkenedy". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Ángelo Astorga". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Mirza Jatić". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Ivan Zynin". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ 1993 in association football at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Ömer Arslan". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Juan Solano". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Fabio Carvalho". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Harry Kane". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Isaac Oliseh". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Saido Berahino". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Giovanni Di Lorenzo". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ 1993 in association football at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Zdenka Horesová". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "José Lago". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ 1993 in association football at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Pablo Marí Stats, News, Bio". ESPN.
- ^ "Fábio Oliveira". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Yannick Carrasco". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Julio Mercado". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Gullithi". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Nils Gottschick". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Nuha Barrow". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Arkane Mohamed". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Martina Smilkovska". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Fabinho". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ 1993 in association football at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Abdullah Doshi". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Kelvin Nwamora". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Fahardine Hassani". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Hugo Rego". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Paulo Dybala". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Bojana Ivanova". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Nelson Semedo". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Hemiliano Gomes". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Kévin Beauverger". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Steve Glodjinon". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 27 May 2024.