The following are the association football events of the year 1996 throughout the world.
Events 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.
Winner club national championships
Asia Japan – Kashima Antlers Lebanon – Al-Ansar Qatar – Al-Arabi South Korea – Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i Iran – Persepolis
Europe – Dinamo Zagreb – Slavia Prague – Manchester United – Auxerre – Borussia Dortmund – A.C. Milan – Ajax – Widzew Łódź – Porto – Rangers – Atlético Madrid – Fenerbahçe Yugoslavia – Partizan
North America
1995–96 – Necaxa Inverno 1996 – Santos
Seattle Sounders (APSL) D.C. United (MLS)
South America
Clausura – Vélez Sársfield Apertura – River Plate – Bolívar – Grêmio – Colo-Colo – El Nacional – Cerro Porteño – Sporting Cristal
International tournaments African Cup of Nations in South Africa (January 13 – February 3, 1996)
UEFA European Football Championship in England (June 8 – 30 1996)
— Baltic Cup in Narva, Estonia (July 7 – 9 1996)
Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States (July 20 – August 3, 1996) Men's Tournament
Women's Tournament United States PR China Norway
Births
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 11 January: Leroy Sané, German footballer 14 January: Jordi Malela, Belgian footballer 15 January: Ebou Adams, Gambian footballer 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
February 2 February: Gulfran Támara, Colombian footballer Harry Winks, English footballer 11 February: Jonathan Tah, German footballer Lucas Torreira, Uruguayan footballer 14 February: Lucas Hernandez, French footballer Viktor Kovalenko, Ukrainian footballer 28 February: Danilo Barbosa, Brazilian footballer
March 4 March: Timo Baumgartl, German footballer Antonio Sanabria, Paraguayan footballer 6 March: Timo Werner, German footballer 7 March: Quentin Martin, French footballer 15 March: Levin Öztunalı, German footballer 19 March: Birkan Öksüz, Turkish footballer 24 March: Valentino Lazaro, Austrian footballer 28 March: Benjamin Pavard, French footballer 31 March: Muhammed Conteh, Gambian international footballer
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 29 April: Gustav Engvall, Swedish footballer
May 1 May: Nicolas Mohr, Austrian footballer 2 May: Julian Brandt, German footballer 3 May: Alex Iwobi, Nigerian footballer 5 May: Matheus Pereira, Brazilian footballer 11 May: Andrés Cubas, Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer 16 May: Mustapha Njie, Gambian footballer 17 May: Youcef Atal, Algerian footballer 26 May: Lukáš Haraslín, Slovak footballer 30 May: Aleksandr Golovin, Russian footballer
June 11 June: Hakeeb Adelakun, English footballer 12 June: Davinson Sánchez, Colombian footballer 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 28 June Demarai Gray, Jamaican footballer Milot Rashica, Kosovar footballer 29 June: Bart Ramselaar, Dutch international footballer
July 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: Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov, Russian footballer Siebe Schrijvers, Belgian footballer 22 July: Indy Groothuizen, Dutch footballer 26 July: Thomas Hooyberghs, Belgian footballer
August 7 August: Dani Ceballos, Spanish footballer 12 August: Arthur, Brazilian footballer 14 August: Neal Maupay, French footballer 19 August: Almoez Ali, Sudanese-Qatari footballer 21 August: Sofyan Amrabat, Dutch-born Moroccan footballer 27 August: Ebru Topçu, Turkish footballer 30 August: Gabriel Barbosa, Brazilian footballer
September 1 September: Robby Ndefe, Dutch-Angolan footballer 5 September: Richairo Zivkovic, Dutch footballer 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 footballer 27 September: Maxwel Cornet, French-Ivorian footballer
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 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 (died 2025) 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
Deaths
January January 2 – Karl Rappan (90), Austrian footballer and manager
February February 23 – Helmut Schön (80), German footballer and manager
May May 11 – Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian striker, top scorer at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (73) May 16 – Danilo Alvim, Brazilian midfielder, runner up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (75)
August August 2 – Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan midfielder, winner as captain of the 1950 FIFA World Cup, commonly regarded as one of the greatest classic holding midfielders. (78)
September September 17 – Teodoro "Lolo" Fernandez (84), Peruvian footballer September 22 – Svetislav Valjarević (85), Serbian Yugoslav international footballer
October October 4 – Silvio Piola, Italian striker, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals in the final. Highest goalscorer in Italian first league history. (83) October 30 – Roberto Belangero, Brazilian midfielder, runner-up at the 1957 South American Championship. (68)
November November 7 – Hans Klodt (82), German international footballer November 26 – Guido Gratton (64), Italian footballer
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