1993 in association football

Events

• February 18 – Dutch club Roda JC fires head coach and former player Adrie Koster.
• February 24 – Defender Johan de Kock makes his debut for the Dutch national team, in the World Cup qualifier against Turkey.
• March 24 – Ajax-striker Ronald de Boer scores a penalty during his debut for the Dutch national team in the World Cup qualifier against San Marino.
• April 27 – 18 members of the Zambian national team die in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon. This is the worst tragedy in African football.
• May 15 – The inauguration match of J. League, Verdy Kawasaki vs Yokohama Marinos is held at the National Stadium of Japan.
• May 20 – In France, start the "Affair OM-VA" corruption scandal by Marseille and Valenciennes. One week later, on May 26, Marseille's squad win the UEFA Champions League defeating AC Milan 1–0 at the Olympiastadion in Munich. On May 29, Marseille win the French league, but are stripped of the title by the French Football Federation on September 22, with no winner assigned. In October/November the French national football team fail to qualify for the 1994 World Cup after losses to Israel and Bulgaria
• May 20 – Arsenal defeats Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 in the replay to claim the FA Cup.
• May 26 – Copa Libertadores won by São Paulo FC after defeating Club Deportivo Universidad Católica on an aggregate score of 5–3.
• August 8 – Ajax wins the Dutch Super Cup, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, by a 4–0 win over Feyenoord.
• August 26 – Manager Peter Reid is fired by Manchester City and succeeded by Brian Horton.
• September 5 – Colombia national football team pull one of the largest upsets in soccer by defeating Argentina national football team 0–5 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• September 22 – Dutch striker Wim Kieft plays his last match for the Netherlands national football team in the World Cup Qualifier against San Marino.
• December 12 – São Paulo FC once again wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan, this time by defeating Italy's AC Milan. The winning goal for the Brazilians is scored by Müller in the 86th minute. European Cup winners Olympique Marseille were suspended due to a bribe scandal in the French Championship and were replaced by runners-up Milan.
• December 18 – RKC Waalwijk fires manager Hans Verèl.

  Winners club national tournaments

Africa

• Egypt – Zamalek

  Asia

• – Verdy Kawasaki
• – Al-Arabi
• – Ilhwa Chunma

  Europe

• – Partizani Tiranë
• – Austria Vienna
• – Anderlecht
• – Levski Sofia
• – Croatia Zagreb
• – Omonia Nicosia
• – Sparta Prague
• – FC Copenhagen
• – Manchester United
• – FC Norma Tallinn
• – Jazz Pori
• – No title awarded
• – Werder Bremen
• – AC Milan
• * Eredivisie – Feyenoord
• * Eerste Divisie – VVV-Venlo
• – FC Porto
• for more complete coverage see 1992-93 in Scottish football
• * Scottish Premier Division – Rangers
• * Scottish Division One – Raith Rovers
• * Scottish Division Two – Clyde
• * Scottish Cup – Rangers
• * Scottish League Cup – Rangers
• – IFK Gothenburg
• – FC Aarau
• – Galatasaray
• – Partizan

  Central America

• – CS Herediano

  North America

• – Atlante
• / – Colorado Foxes

  South America

• * Clausura: Vélez Sársfield
• * Apertura: River Plate
• – The Strongest
• – Palmeiras
• – Colo Colo
• – Atlético Junior
• – Club Sport Emelec
• – Olimpia Asunción

  International tournaments

• Baltic Cup in Pärnu, Estonia
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• CONCACAF Gold Cup in Dallas, United States and Mexico City, Mexico
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• Copa América in Ecuador
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• UNCAF Nations Cup in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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• 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia
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• FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan
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  National team results

Europe

South America

Births

January

• 1 January: Jon Flanagan, English footballer
• 4 January: Vladyslav Kalitvintsev, Ukrainian footballer
• 14 January: Daniel Bessa, Italian-Brazilian junior international
• 19 January: Mike Thalassitis, English-Cypriot footballer and television personality
• 25 January: Kasper Larsen, Danish footballer

  February

• 5 February: Gerard Bieszczad, Polish footballer
• 7 February: Diego Laxalt, Uruguayan footballer
• 19 February: Mauro Icardi, Argentine footballer
• 28 February: Éder Álvarez Balanta, Colombian international footballer

  March

• 1 March 1: Josh McEachran, English junior international
• 7 March
• *Leonid Akulinin, Ukrainian footballer
• *Sultan Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer
• *Diego Chávez, Peruvian footballer
• *Mary Earps, British footballer
• *Kenneth Farrow, American footballer
• *Vinícius Freitas, Brazilian footballer
• *João Tiago Serrão Garcês, Portuguese footballer
• *Gilberto, Brazilian footballer
• *Óscar Ignacio Hernández, Chilean footballer
• *Saad Hussain, Qatari footballer
• *Jackson Irvine, Australian footballer
• *Matt Jones, American footballer
• *Anton Kotlyar, Ukrainian footballer
• *Santy Ngom, Senegalese footballer
• *Mohamed Ouattara, Burkinabé footballer
• *Shawn Parker, German footballer
• *Robbie Thomson, Scottish footballer
• 9 March - Larnell Cole, English footballer
• 31 March – Connor Wickham, English footballer

  April

• 1 April: Andy Brennan, Australian footballer
• 11 April: Yuji Takahashi, Japanese footballer
• 19 April: Lia Wälti, Swiss footballer

  June

• 11 June: Ciara Grant, Irish footballer

  July

• 5 July: Mehdi Tarfi, Belgian footballer
• 8 July: Shahrul Saad, Malaysian footballer
• 10 July: Tiago Ferreira, Portuguese footballer
• 18 July: Nabil Fekir, French footballer
• 27 July: Max Power, English footballer

  September

• 16 September: Aleksandar Mitrović, Serbian footballer

  October

• 6 October: Joe Rafferty, English-born Irish footballer

  Deaths

January

• January 9 – Mario Genta, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
• January 13 – Edivaldo, Brazilian forward, Brazilian squad member at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and active player of Clube Atlético Taquaritinga.
• January 21 - Felice Borel, Italian forward, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and topscorer of the 1932-33 Serie A and 1933-34 Serie A.

  February

• February 11 – Félix Ruiz, Spanish footballer

  March

• March 15 – Karl Mai, West-German midfielder, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

  April

• April 30 – Mario Evaristo, Argentine midfielder, runner up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup, part of the first sibling to play in a World Cup Final.

  May

• May 6 – Rommel Fernandez, Panamanian footballer
• May 28 – Ugo Locatelli, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

  October

• October 4 - Jim Holton, Scottish international footballer
• October 14 – Harald Hennum, Norwegian footballer

  November

• November 26 - Guido Masetti, Italian goalkeeper, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup.

  December

• December 26 – Carlos Antonio Muñoz, Ecuadorian footballer