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The following are the association football events of the year 1988 throughout the world.
Events
- March 27 – Cameroon wins the 1988 African Cup of Nations by defeating Nigeria: 1–0. The only goal in Casablanca's Stade Mohammed V is scored by Emmanuel Kundé from a penalty kick.
- June 25 – Thanks to goals from captain Ruud Gullit and top goalscorer Marco van Basten, the Netherlands defeat the Soviet Union (2–0) in the final of UEFA Euro 1988 in Munich.
- July 12 – Italian club Juventus receive The UEFA Plaque in Geneva (Switzerland) as first club in European football history to win the three main UEFA club competitions.
- 1988 Copa Libertadores – won by Nacional after defeating Newell's Old Boys on an aggregate score of 3–1.
- England – FA Cup – Wimbledon won 1–0 over Liverpool.
- The Football League celebrates its Centenary.
- With great surprise worldwide FIFA gives the 1994 FIFA World Cup to United States.
- August 24 – The Faroe Islands record their first international victory, defeating Canada 1–0.
- September 14 – Thijs Libregts makes his debut as the manager of Dutch national team with a 1–0 win over Wales, replacing successful coach Rinus Michels.
- October 1 – Soviet Union wins the Olympic gold medal in football by defeating Brazil: 2–1 after extra time in Seoul's Olympic Stadium.
- December 11 – Uruguay's Nacional wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Dutch PSV Eindhoven on penalties (7–6), after the match ended in 2–2.
National club championships winners
Africa
| Country | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Egypt |
Egyptian Premier League | Zamalek |
Asia
| Country | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Qatar |
Qatar Stars League | Al-Sadd SC |
Europe
North and South America
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International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Morocco (March 13 – 27 1988)
- Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea (September 17 – October 1, 1988)
- UEFA European Football Championship in West Germany (June 10 – 25 1988)
Games of national teams
| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23 |  England
|
2 – 2 | D | Friendly | Wembley Stadium, London |
| May 24 |  Bulgaria
|
1 – 2 | L | Friendly | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| June 1 |  Romania
|
2 – 0 | W | Friendly | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
| June 12 |  Soviet Union
|
1 – 0 | L | UEFA Euro 1988 | Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne |
| June 15 | England
|
1 – 3 | W | UEFA Euro 1988 | Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf |
| June 18 |  Republic of Ireland
|
1 – 0 | W | UEFA Euro 1988 | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen |
| June 21 |  West Germany
|
1 – 2 | W | Semi Final Euro 1988 | Volksparkstadion, Hamburg |
| June 25 | Soviet Union
|
2 – 0 | W | Final Euro 1988 | Olympic Stadium, Munich |
| September 14 |  Wales
|
1 – 0 | W | World Cup Qualifier | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
| October 19 | West Germany
|
0 – 0 | D | World Cup Qualifier | Olympiastadion, Munich |
| November 16 |  Italy
|
1 – 0 | L | Friendly | Stadio Olimpico, Rome |
Births
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January
- 1 January:
- Diego Basto, Colombian footballer
- Sékou Fadiga, Ivorian footballer
- Isaac Mattia, South Sudanese footballer
- 3 January: Crispin Olando, Kenyan international footballer
- 4 January:
- Anestis Argyriou, Greek footballer
- Maximilian Riedmüller, German footballer
- 8 January:
- Vitaliy Hoshkoderya, Ukrainian footballer
- Adrián López, Spanish footballer
- Michael Mancienne, English footballer
- 9 January: Marc Crosas, Spanish footballer
- 13 January: Daniel Scheinig, German footballer
- 20 January:
- Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé, Nigerian international
- Jougle (Jougle Manoel Rodrigues), Brazilian footballer
- Jeffrén Suárez, Spanish footballer
- 23 January: Marko Šimić, Croatian junior international
- 28 January: Alaa Ali, Egyptian footballer (d. 2019)
- 29 January: Bohdan Karkovskyi, Ukrainian former professional footballer
February
- 3 February: Pouria Gheidar, Iranian footballer
- 4 February: Sergei Yuvenko, Russian professional football player
- 12 February:
- Linda Bengtsson, Swedish footballer
- Nicolás Otamendi, Argentine international football player
- 23 February: Nicolás Gaitán, Argentine international football player
- 24 February: Levi Hanssen, New Zealand/Faroe Islands footballer
- 26 February: İsmail Baydil, Turkish footballer
- 28 February: Jorge Gastélum, Mexican footballer
- 29 February:
- Mikel Balenziaga, Spanish footballer
- Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas, Brazilian footballer
- Scott Golbourne, English footballer
- Benedikt Höwedes, German footballer
- Viktor Prodell, Swedish footballer
- Evgeni Cheremisin, Russian footballer
- Hamza Ziad, Algerian footballer
March
- 3 March: Eike Mund, German footballer
- 18 March: Matthieu Onoseke, Democratic Republic of the Congo footballer
- 11 March: Joaelton (Joaelton Jonathan Sampaio), Brazilian footballer
- 12 March: Aarón Torlà, Spanish footballer
- 21 March: Lee Cattermole, English footballer
April
- 2 April: Edinaldo (Edinaldo Malcher de França Filho), Brazilian footballer
- 3 April: Tim Krul, Dutch international
- 11 April: Oleg Sibalov, Russian professional football player
- 12 April: Fred Santana, Brazilian footballer
- 23 April: Vitali Seletskiy, Russian professional football coach and former player
May
- 2 May; Ahn Il-joo, South Korean professional footballer
- 4 May:
- Artur Gieraga, Polish footballer
- Michael Ludäscher, Swiss footballer
- 6 May: Maximilian Pfaffinger, German former footballer
- 12 May: Araújo (Rodrigo Araújo Gomes Costa), Brazilian footballer
- 14 May: Kumron Chinsri, Thai professional footballer
- 15 May: Ruslan Tarala, former Russian professional footballer
- 17 May: Jennison Myrie-Williams, English youth international
- 21 May: Jonny Howson, English footballer
- 23 May: Angelo Ogbonna, Italian footballer
- 25 May: Adrián González Morales, Spanish junior international
- 29 May:
- Łukasz Bocian, Polish footballer
- Alex Porfirio, Brazilian footballer
June
- 1 June: Javier Hernández, Mexican international football player
- 9 June: Martín Castillo, Mexican professional footballer
- 15 June: Cristopher Toselli, Chilean footballer
- 22 June: Silvio Arango, Colombian former footballer
- 23 June: Adrian Chomiuk, Polish footballer
- 24 June: Micah Richards, England international footballer
July
- 2 July: Abderahmane Hachoud, Algerian international footballer
- 6 July: Gustavo Mencia, Paraguayan footballer
- 8 July:
- Enoch Oteng, Belgian footballer
- Cédric De Troetsel, Belgian retired footballer
- 11 July: Bongane Twala, South African footballer
- 18 July: Elvin Mammadov, Azerbaijani international
- 19 July: Azrul Azmi, Malaysian footballer
- 24 July: Irina Birvagen, Kazakhstani former footballer
August
- 1 August: Yousef Al-Reshedi, Saudi Arabian footballer
- 5 August: Eddie Nolan, Irish international footballer
- 6 August: José Márquez, Guatemalan footballer
- 27 August: Sergio Villarreal, Colombian former professional footballer
- 28 August: Ray Jones, English footballer (d. 2007)
- 31 August: Faber Cañaveral, Colombian professional footballer
September
- 2 September: Javi Martínez, Spanish international footballer
- 5 September:
- Nuri Şahin, Turkish footballer
- Felipe Caicedo, Ecuadorian association footballer
- 12 September: Aleksei Buryanov, former Russian professional footballer
- 13 September: Luis Rentería, Panamanian international footballer (died 2014)
- 18 September:
- Mateusz Jeleń, Polish footballer
- Tobias Scheifler, German former professional footballer
- Ferdinand Sinaga, Indonesian international
- 19 September: José Pedro Sousa, Portuguese football
- 23 September: Anthony Straker, English footballer
- 25 September: Chinta Chandrashekar Rao, Indian footballer
- 28 September: Alex Marello, Canadian professional soccer player
- 30 September: Manfred Ekwe-Ebele, French footballer
October
- 4 October: Marcos Román, Nicaraguan professional footballer
- 7 October: Diego Costa, Spanish international
- 12 October: Abdou Boinaheri, French international footballer
- 13 October: Marco Gasparri, Italian professional footballer
- 14 October
- Will Atkinson, English footballer
- Mario Titone, Italian footballer
- 15 October: Mesut Özil, German international football player
- 16 October: Luizinho, Brazilian footballer
November
- 7 November: Andri Abubakar, Indonesian footballer
- 12 November: B Zoramthara, Indian professional footballer
- 15 November: Sascha Imholz, Swiss footballer
- 17 November: Salome Khubuluri, Georgian footballer
- 18 November: Andreas Niederquell, German former footballer
- 20 November: Soheil Rahmani, Iranian footballer
- 23 November: Juha-Pekka Inkeröinen, Finnish club footballer
- 24 November: Michel Mondeguer, Democratic Republic of the Congo former professional footballer
December
- 5 December
- Cristian Machín, Uruguayan footballer
- Kamil Cholerzyński, Polish professional footballer
- 9 December: Ibrahim Morad, Emirati footballer
- 10 December:
- Wilfried Bony, Ivorian international footballer
- Mitchell Donald, Dutch footballer
- Neven Subotić, Serbian international footballer
- 17 December: Thaísa Moreno, Brazilian footballer
- 21 December: Anastasios Christofileas, Greek professional footballer
- 27 December: Achmad Syaful Amry, Indonesian former footballer
Deaths
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- January 27 – Kemal Faruki, Turkish football player (77)
- February 8 – Pietro Arcari, Italian forward, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and one of four Italian players who won the FIFA World Cup while never being capped. (78)
- February 26 – Euclydes Barbosa, Brazilian defender, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (82)
- March 13 – Rodolpho Barteczko, Brazilian striker, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (77)
- March 16 – Erich Probst, Austrian football player (60)
- October 19 – Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça, Brazilian goalkeeper, the inaugural goalkeeper for Brazil National Football Team and winner of the 1919 South American Championship and 1922 South American Championship. (93)
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External links
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (in English)
- VoetbalStats (in Dutch)
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