1985 in football (soccer)
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1985 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
- May 11– 56 spectators die in a fire at Valley Parade in a match between Bradford City A.F.C. and Lincoln City F.C..
- May 29 – 39 spectators die at the Heysel Stadium disaster at the final of the European Cup between Juventus FC and Liverpool F.C.
- June 6 – Following the Heysel Stadium disaster FIFA ban English clubs from competing in worldwide competitive matches for five years (ten years for Liverpool, later reduced to six).
- Copa Libertadores 1985: Won by Argentinos Juniors after defeating América de Cali 5-4 on a penalty shootout after a final aggregate score of 1-1.
[edit] Winners club national championship
- Brazil: Coritiba
- Italy: Hellas Verona
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
- Portugal: FC Porto
- Belgium: R.S.C. Anderlecht
[edit] International tournaments
[edit] Births
- June 04: Lukas Podolski (German footballer)
- October 24: Wayne Rooney (English footballer)
- November 04: Marcell Jansen (German footballer)