1985 in association football

Events

• February 27 – Leo Beenhakker makes his debut as the manager of Dutch national team with a 7-1 win over Cyprus in Amsterdam, with two goals each from Dick Schoenaker and Wim Kieft.
• March 28 – The North American Soccer League announces that it will suspend operations for the 1985 season.
• May 11 – Wealdstone F.C. become the first winners of the Non-League Double, defeating Boston United 2-1 at Wembley Stadium.
• May 11– 56 spectators die in a fire at Valley Parade in a match between Bradford City and Lincoln City.
• May 15 – Everton F.C. won their first European Cup Winners' Cup after defeating SK Rapid Wien of Austria 3-1 in the final at the Feijenoord Stadion in Rotterdam after goals from Andy Gray, Trevor Steven and Kevin Sheedy in the 58th, 72nd and 85th minutes respectively. Hans Krankl got the consolation goal for SK Rapid Wien in the 84th minute.
• May 29 – 39 spectators die at the Heysel Stadium disaster at the final of the European Cup between Juventus F.C. and Liverpool F.C.. The Old Lady became the first club in the history of European football to have won all three major UEFA competitions.
• June 6 – Following the Heysel Stadium disaster FIFA ban English clubs from competing in worldwide competitive matches for five years.
• 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.
• September 10 – Jock Stein, the manager of the Scotland team, dies at the end of the World Cup Qualifier against Wales at Ninian Park in Cardiff.
• December 8 – Italy's Juventus F.C. wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Argentina's Argentinos Juniors on penalties, after the match ended in 2-2. The Torinese side become the first—and remains the only at present—team in the world to have won all possible official continental competitions and the world title.

  Winners club national championship

Asia

• Qatar – Al-Arabi

  Europe

• Belgium – R.S.C. Anderlecht
• Denmark – Brøndby IF
• England
• *First Division – Everton F.C.
• *Second Division – Oxford United F.C.
• *Third Division – Bradford City A.F.C.
• *Fourth Division – Chesterfield F.C.
• France – FC Girondins de Bordeaux
• Italy – Hellas Verona
• Netherlands
• * Eredivisie – Ajax Amsterdam
• * Eerste Divisie – SC Heracles
• Portugal – F.C. Porto
• Scotland – Aberdeen F.C.
• Turkey – Fenerbahçe

  North America

• – London Marconi
• – Club América
• *South Florida Sun
• *San Jose Earthquakes

  South America

• Argentina
• * Nacional – Argentinos Juniors
• Bolivia – Bolívar
• Brazil – Coritiba
• Colombia – América de Cali
• Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción

  International Tournaments

National Teams

Births

• January 4 – Gökhan Gönül, Turkish footballer
• January 9 – Juanfran, Spanish footballer
• January 22 – Momo Sissoko, Malian footballer
• February 5 – Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer
• February 13
• *Hedwiges Maduro, Dutch footballer
• *Alexandros Tziolis, Greek footballer
• February 14 – Philippe Senderos, Swiss footballer
• February 28 – Diego, Brazilian footballer
• March 14 – Ian Black, Scottish Footballer
• May 4 – Fernandinho, Brazilian footballer
• May 9 – Rick Kruys, Dutch footballer
• June 4 – Lukas Podolski, German footballer
• June 6 – Sota Hirayama, Japanese footballer
• June 25 – Scott Brown, Scottish footballer
• June 28 – Phil Bardsley, English footballer
• July 9 – Ben Watson, English footballer
• July 13 – Guillermo Ochoa, Mexican footballer
• July 16 – Denis Tahirović, Croatian footballer
• August 5 – Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer
• September 7 − Rafinha, Brazilian footballer
• September 9 – Scott Carson, English footballer
• September 15 – Denis Calincov, Moldovan footballer
• October 1 – Tim Deasy, English footballer
• October 17 – Collins John, Dutch footballer
• October 24 – Wayne Rooney, English footballer
• October 25 – Daniele Padelli, Italian footballer
• November 4 – Marcell Jansen, German footballer
• November 15 – Elad Gabai, Israeli footballer
• November 24 – Milan Kopic, Czech footballer
• November 25 – Fernandinho, Brazilian footballer
• December 10 – Charlie Adam, Scottish footballer

  Deaths

January

• January 28 – Alfredo Foni, Italian defender, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

  May

• May 11 – 54 Bradford City A.F.C. fans and 2 Lincoln City F.C. fans die in the Bradford City stadium fire.
• May 15 – Renato Olmi, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
• May 19 – Víctor Rodríguez Andrade, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
• May 24 – Natalio Perinetti, Argentine midfielder, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
• May 29 – 39 people, mostly Juventus F.C. fans, die in the Heysel Stadium disaster.

  September

• September 10 – Jock Stein, Scottish manager

  October

• October 9 - Ludo Coeck, Belgian footballer

  November

• November 15 – Carlos Spadaro, Argentine striker, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup.