• Source: 1996 in association football

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

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Japan – Kashima Antlers
Lebanon – Al-Ansar
Qatar – Al-Arabi
South Korea – Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Iran – Persepolis




= Europe

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Croatia – Dinamo Zagreb
Czech Republic – Slavia Prague
England – Manchester United
France – Auxerre
Germany – Borussia Dortmund
Italy –A.C. Milan
Netherlands
Eredivisie – Ajax
Eerste Divisie – AZ
Poland – Widzew Łódź
Portugal – Porto
Spain – Atlético Madrid
Turkey – Fenerbahçe
Yugoslavia – Partizan




= North America

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Mexico
1995–96 – Necaxa
Inverno 1996 – Santos
United States
Seattle Sounders (APSL)
D.C. United (MLS)




= South America

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Argentina
Clausura – Vélez Sársfield
Apertura – River Plate
Bolivia – Bolívar
Brazil – Grêmio
Chile – Colo-Colo
Ecuador – El Nacional
Paraguay – Cerro Porteño
Peru – Sporting Cristal




International tournaments


African Cup of Nations in South Africa (January 13 – February 3, 1996)
South Africa
Tunisia
Zambia
UEFA European Football Championship in England (June 8 – 30 1996)
Germany
Czech Republic
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Baltic Cup in Narva, Estonia (July 7 – 9 1996)
Lithuania
Estonia
Latvia
Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States (July 20 – August 3, 1996)
Men's Tournament
Nigeria
Argentina
Brazil
Women's Tournament
United States
PR China
Norway




National team results






= Europe

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Estonia





Births






= January

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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
Lenon (Lenon Farias de Souza Leite), Brazilian footballer
11 January: Leroy Sané, German footballer
13 January:
Christian Heinrich, German footballer
Emil Łupiński, Polish professional footballer
14 January: Jordi Malela, Belgian professional footballer
15 January: Ebou Adams, Gambian footballer
18 January: Davide Mansi, Italian footballer
19 January: Niels De Pauw, Belgian 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

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2 February:
Gulfran Támara, Colombian footballer
Harry Winks, English footballer
4 February: Nicolas Eiter, German footballer
8 February: Federico Tabeira, professional Uruguayan footballer
11 February:
Vicente Gatica, Chilean footballer
Jonathan Tah, German footballer
Lucas Torreira, Uruguayan footballer
Andrei Trifan, former Moldovan footballer
12 February: Yesin Ben Mohamadi, Dutch footballer
14 February:
Lucas Hernandez, French footballer
Viktor Kovalenko, Ukrainian footballer
20 February: Nick Zeijlmans, Dutch footballer
28 February: Danilo Barbosa, Brazilian footballer




= March

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3 March: Simone Solinas, Italian footballer
4 March:
Timo Baumgartl, German footballer
Antonio Sanabria, Paraguayan footballer
6 March: Timo Werner, German footballer
7 March: Quentin Martin, French professional footballer
15 March: Levin Öztunalı, German footballer
19 March: Birkan Öksüz, Turkish professional footballer
21 March: Klara Grahn, Swedish footballer
24 March: Valentino Lazaro, Austrian footballer
26 March:
Brian Koopman, Dutch footballer
Ivan Smetanin, Russian footballer
28 March: Benjamin Pavard, French footballer
31 March: Muhammed Conteh, Gambian international footballer




= April

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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
15 April: Muhammed Emin Balcılar, Turkish professional footballer
20 April: Ahmed-Tobias Andrä, Austrial footballer
29 April: Gustav Engvall, Swedish footballer




= May

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1 May: Nicolas Mohr, Austrian footballer
2 May: Julian Brandt, German footballer
3 May: Alex Iwobi, Nigerian footballer
5 May: Matheus Pereira, Brazilian footballer
9 May: Demen Roumen, Dutch 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
27 May: Tenta Maeda, Japanese footballer
30 May: Aleksandr Golovin, Russian footballer




= June

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11 June: Hakeeb Adelakun, English footballer
12 June:
Davinson Sánchez, Colombian footballer
Daniil Solomakha, Ukrainian amateur 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
25 June: Timo Wehrle, German footballer
28 June
Demarai Gray, Jamaican footballer
Philipp Knechtel, German footballer
Milot Rashica, Kosovar footballer
29 June
Bart Ramselaar, Dutch international footballer
Regild Zeneli, Albanian professional footballer




= July

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1 July: Diego Di Cecco, Italian footballer
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:
Philippe Fofana Dougou, Ivorian professional footballer
Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov, Russian footballer
Siebe Schrijvers, Belgian footballer
22 July: Indy Groothuizen, Dutch footballer
26 July: Thomas Hooyberghs, Belgian professional footballer




= August

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7 August: Dani Ceballos, Spanish footballer
12 August: Arthur, Brazilian footballer
14 August: Neal Maupay, French footballer
18 August: Kyrylo Demidov, Ukrainian footballer
19 August: Almoez Ali, Sudanese-Qatari footballer
21 August: Sofyan Amrabat, Dutch-born Moroccan footballer
27 August: Ebru Topçu, Turkish footballer
29 August: Davide Xamin, Italian professional footballer
30 August: Gabriel Barbosa, Brazilian footballer




= September

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1 September: Robby Ndefe, Dutch-Angolan professional footballer
5 September: Richairo Zivkovic, Dutch footballer
9 September: Nadejda Vasilică, Moldovan 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 professional footballer
Santiago Vega, Uruguayan footballer
27 September:
Maxwel Cornet, French-Ivorian footballer
Justin Mulder, Dutch footballer




= October

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3 October: Kelechi Iheanacho, Nigerian footballer
12 October: Riechedly Bazoer, Dutch footballer
13 October: Terens Puhiri, Indonesian footballer
15 October: Charly Musonda, Belgian footballer
22 October:
Jérémy Houzé, Belgian footballer
Michael Krabler, German footballer
26 October: Timotej Královič, Slovak footballer
27 October: Nadiem Amiri, German footballer




= November

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9 November: Kasey Palmer, English-born Jamaican footballer
23 November: James Maddison, English footballer
29 November: Gonçalo Guedes, Portuguese footballer




= December

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4 December: Diogo Jota, Portuguese footballer
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
28 December: Jan Niklas Schommer, German footballer




Deaths






= January

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January 2 – Karl Rappan (90), Austrian footballer and manager




= February

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February 23 – Helmut Schön (80), German footballer and manager




= May

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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

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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

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September 17 – Teodoro "Lolo" Fernandez (84), Peruvian footballer




= October

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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

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November 7 – Hans Klodt (82), German international footballer
November 26 – Guido Gratton (64), Italian footballer




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