- Source: 1994 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1994 throughout the world.
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
United States / Canada – Montreal Impact (APSL)
= South America
=Argentina
Clausura – Independiente
Apertura – River Plate
Bolivia – Bolivia – Bolívar
Brazil – Palmeiras
Chile – Universidad de Chile
Paraguay – Cerro Porteño
Peru – Sporting Cristal
International tournaments
African Cup of Nations in Tunisia (March 26 – April 10, 1994)
Nigeria
Zambia
Ivory Coast
Baltic Cup in Vilnius, Lithuania (July 29 – 31 1994)
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
FIFA World Cup in the United States (June 17 – July 17, 1994)
Brazil
Italy
Sweden
National team results
= Europe
=Estonia
Births
January 5 – Marvin Esser, German footballer
January 6
Denis Suárez, Spanish footballer
Gregor Želko, Slovenian footballer
January 7 – Christopher Stadler, Austrian footballer
January 11 – Jamie Watt, Dutch-Scottish footballer
January 15
Jordy Croux, Belgian footballer
Eric Dier, English footballer
January 16 – Rikard Östlin, Swedish footballer
January 17 – Ricardinho Costa, Portuguese footballer
January 19 – Denis Selishchev, Russian former professional footballer
January 21
Elin Bergkvist, Swedish footballer
İbrahim Halil Yaşar, Turkish footballer
January 23 – Fábio Oliveira, Portuguese footballer
January 24 – Hani Naboulse, Palestinian footballer
January 24 – Juanpi, Venezuelan footballer
January 27
Michael Schindele, German footballer
Jack Stephens, English footballer
January 28 – Andrei David, Romanian professional footballer
February 12 – Lukáš Mihálik, Slovak footballer
February 16 – Guillermo Ferreras, Dominican footballer
February 22 – Ivica Jurkić, Bosnian Croat footballer
February 23 – André Caio, Portuguese former professional footballer
March 4 – Žiga Kočevar, Slovenian footballer
March 6
Wesley Hoedt, Dutch footballer
Nathan Redmond, English footballer
March 7 – Zé Lucas, Brazilian footballer
March 13 – Gerard Deulofeu, Spanish footballer
March 14 – Roman Parfinovich, Russian footballer
March 17 – Marcel Sabitzer, Austrian footballer
March 20 – Bryan Canela, Peruvian footballer
March 26
Christian Hayden, Austrian footballer
Ehinabo Omoighe, Nigerian-Austrian footballer
March 27 – Yoan Cardinale, French goalkeeper
March 28 – Marcel Deelen, German footballer
April 2 – Dmytro Zaika, Ukrainian professional footballer
April 4 – Rafael Soromenho, Portuguese footballer
April 8 – Chico Fernandes, Portuguese footballer
April 9 – Noureddine Boutzamar, Dutch footballer
April 13
Kahraba, Egyptian footballer
Bernhard Kotynski, Austrian footballer
April 16 – Stanislav Sincovschi, Moldovan footballer
April 19 – Enis Saramati, Slovenian footballer
April 27
Mario Machado Meireles, Swiss footballer
Joy Schoonhoven, Dutch former professional footballer
April 29 – Detius Muni, Indonesian former footballer
May 4 – Ilya Leskin, Russian former professional footballer
May 5 – Javier Manquillo, Spanish footballer
May 7 – Brahim Ben Daoud, French professional footballer
May 9 – Guillermo Mena, Mexican professional footballer
May 10
Tom Beissel, Dutch professional footballer
Jamar Loza, Jamaican footballer
May 13 – Patrick Costinha, Portuguese footballer
May 14 – Kike Echávarri, Spanish footballer
May 21 – Felipe Zang, Brazilian footballer
May 27
Maximilian Arnold, German footballer
João Cancelo, Portuguese footballer
Aymeric Laporte, French-Spanish footballer
June 2 – Onyekachi Okafor, Nigerian footballer
June 7
Cheick Hussein Dabo, Ivorian footballer
Edwin Sandez, Mexican professional footballer
Cornelia Sochor, Austrian footballer
June 9 – Viktor Fischer, Danish footballer
June 15
Vincent Janssen, Dutch footballer
Fred Lopes, Cape Verdean footballer
Iñaki Williams, Spanish footballer
June 23 – Rodrigo Vera, Mexican professional footballer
July 2 – Josip Barić, Dutch footballer
July 5 – Vinzenz Flatz, Liechtensteiner international footballer
July 10 – Iuri Medeiros, Portuguese footballer
July 11
Ángel Cofré, Chilean former professional footballer
Lucas Ocampos, Argentine footballer
July 13 – Saheed Mustapha, German-Nigerian footballer
July 19 – Roque Ovejero, Argentine professional footballer
July 25 – Jordan Lukaku, Belgian footballer
July 27
Andri Faisal Amru, Indonesian footballer
Indrajit Chougale, Indian professional footballer
July 28 – Jaziel Mariscal, Mexican professional footballer
July 29 – Daniele Rugani, Italian footballer
July 30 – Riccardo Cretella, Italian professional footballer
August 2 – Nico Zahner, German footballer
August 3 – Corentin Tolisso, French footballer
August 10 – Bernardo Silva, Portuguese footballer
August 11 – Arjen Hagenauw, Dutch professional footballer
August 12 – Nassir El Aissati, Dutch footballer
August 17 – Artur Muginov, Russian former footballer
August 18 – Morgan Sanson, French footballer
August 19 – Marc Mucha, Portuguese footballer
August 21 – Duvier Díaz, Colombian footballer
August 25 – Edmond Lekaj, Swiss professional footballer
August 28 – Junior Malanda, Belgian footballer (d. 2015)
August 31 – Can Aktav, Turkish footballer
September 7 – Julien Remiti, French footballer
September 8 – Bruno Fernandes, Portuguese footballer
September 9
Dean Gardikiotis, professional footballer
Matt Macey, English footballer
September 14 – Simona Taseva, Macedonian footballer
September 23 – Yerry Mina, Colombian footballer
October 3 – Kepa Arrizabalaga, Spanish footballer
October 24 – Bruma, Portuguese footballer
November 1 – Kevin Rozo, American soccer player
November 3 – Christian Köppel, German professional footballer
November 4 – Maxence Medjelled, French professional footballer
November 8 – Rebeka Tīle, Latvian footballer
November 10 – Óliver Torres, Spanish footballer
November 17 – Lan Tirc, Slovenian footballer
November 21 – Saúl Ñíguez, Spanish footballer
November 28 – Filipe Soares, Portuguese footballer
November 29 – Tom Menting, Dutch professional footballer
December 2 – Cauley Woodrow, English club footballer
December 5 – Grant Ward, English club footballer
December 10 – Matti Klinga, Finnish youth international
December 14 – Dennis Petersson, Swedish footballer
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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