1995 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1995 throughout the world.

Events

• Copa Libertadores 1995: Won by Grêmio after defeating Atlético Nacional on an aggregate score of 4–2.
• January 18 – Guus Hiddink makes his debut as the manager of Netherlands national team with a friendly loss (0–1) against France. Two players make their debut as well: strikers Michael Mols (FC Twente) and Glenn Helder (Vitesse Arnhem).
• January 19 – Dutch club FC Zwolle names former goalkeeper Piet Schrijvers as their new manager to replace Ben Hendriks.
• January 25 – Eric Cantona, in an away match against Crystal Palace, he launched a 'kung-fu' style kick against an abusive Crystal Palace fan, Matthew Simmons, after being sent off by the referee for a tackle on Palace defender Richard Shaw. He then got up from his seat and left, leaving many of the assembled crowd bemused. One month later, he was sentenced to 120 hours of community service after an appeal court overturned a 2-week prison sentence for assault. He was also suspended by The Football Association until the following October.
• February 15 – English soccer hooligans, led by members of Combat 18, riot at Lansdowne Road during a friendly between the Republic of Ireland and England. The match, refereed by Dutchman Dick Jol, is abandoned.
• February 22 – Guus Hiddink loses his first match as the new head coach of the Netherlands national team; Portugal defeats the Netherlands in Eindhoven through a goal by Pedro Barbosa.
• March 29 – Bryan Roy plays his last international match for the Netherlands national team, earning his 32nd cap against Malta.
• May 20 – Everton claims the English FA Cup with a 1–0 win over Manchester United.
• May 24 – UEFA Champions League won by Ajax Amsterdam after defeating A.C. Milan in the Ernst Happel Stadium through a goal from Patrick Kluivert.
• June 7 – John van 't Schip plays his last international match for the Netherlands national team, earning his 41st cap against Belarus, while goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar makes his debut in the Euro 1996 qualifying match in Minsk.
• June 18 – In 2nd edition of FIFA Women's World Cup, Norway wins 2–0 over Germany
• August 16 – Ajax Amsterdam once again claims the Dutch Super Cup, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, this time by a 2–1 win in extra-time over Feyenoord Rotterdam.
• October 2 – Feyenoord Rotterdam fires manager Willem van Hanegem and names Arie Haan as his successor.
• November 20 – Manager Ronald Spelbos is fired by Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem and replaced by Frans Thijssen.
• November 28 – Ajax Amsterdam wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Brazil's Grêmio after penalties: 4–3. The decisive penalty is scored by skipper Danny Blind.
• December 8 – Dutch club NEC Nijmegen fires Cees van Kooten and appoints Wim Koevermans.
• December 12 – The Lebanese national team beat Slovakia national football team 2 – 1 in a friendly match in Beirut.
• December 13 – The Netherlands national team qualifies for Euro 1996 by defeating the Republic of Ireland (2–0) in a play-off at Anfield Road, Liverpool. Both goals are scored by Patrick Kluivert.
• December 15 – The European Court of Justice makes the Bosman ruling, which means all footballers not under contract are free to move clubs without any economic compensation to their former club. A secondary result of the ruling means the abolition of the foreign player quotas, at least as they affect nationals of European Union member states.
• December 15 – Korean club Suwon Samsung Bluewings is officially founded.

Winner club national championships

Asia

• Template:Flagicon Japan – Yokohama F. Marinos
• Template:Flagicon Qatar – Al-Rayyan SC
• Template:Flagicon South Korea – Ilhwa Chunma

Europe

• – Hajduk Split
• – Blackburn Rovers
• - Haka Valkeakoski
• – FC Nantes
• – Borussia Dortmund
• – Juventus
• – Netherlands
  • Eredivisie – Ajax Amsterdam
  • Eerste Divisie – Fortuna Sittard
• – FC Porto
• – Real Madrid
• – Beşiktaş
• – Dynamo Kyiv
• – Red Star Belgrade

North America

• – Necaxa
• / – Seattle Sounders (APSL)

South America

• Template:Flagicon Argentina
  • Clausura – San Lorenzo
  • Apertura – Vélez Sársfield
• Template:Flagicon Bolivia – San José
• Template:Flagicon Brazil – Botafogo
• Template:Flagicon Chile – Universidad de Chile
• Template:Flagicon Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción
• – Sporting Cristal

International tournaments

• FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden
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• Baltic Cup in Riga, Latvia
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• Canada Cup in Edmonton, Canada
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• Copa América in Uruguay
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• Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina
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• FIFA U-20 World Cup in Qatar
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• FIFA U-17 World Championship in Ecuador
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• UNCAF Nations Cup in San Salvador, El Salvador
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National team results

Europe

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Births

• 3 January: Muhammed Demirci, Turkish footballer
• 4 January:
  • İsmail Ayaz, Turkish professional footballer
  • Muhammad Tahir, Indonesian footballer
  • Adam Webster, English footballer
• 5 January: Konstantinos Beglektsis, Greek footballer
• 6 January: Maximilian Rupp, German footballer
• 8 January: Alessandro Gilardi, Italian footballer
• 15 January: Sinan Bytyqi, Albanian professional footballer
• 20 January: Sergi Samper, Spanish footballer
• 30 January: Marcos Llorente, Spanish footballer
• 3 February: Jordy Zielschot, Dutch footballer
• 5 February: Hampus Bergdahl, Swedish footballer
• 7 February: Shani Tarashaj, Swiss footballer
• 8 February:
  • Joshua Kimmich, German footballer
  • Zakarie Labidi, French footballer
• 14 February: Diego Fagúndez, Uruguayan footballer
• 18 February: Nathan Aké, Dutch footballer
• 19 February: Karmen Ulbin, Slovenian footballer
• 20 February: Stef Vervoort, Belgian professional footballer
• 1 March: Anna Thörnqvist, Swedish footballer
• 3 March: Dmytro Strelkovskyy, Ukrainian footballer
• 6 March: Utam Rusdiana, Indonesian footballer
• 7 March: Akermann Silva, Venezuelan-born Chilean professional footballer
• 13 March
  • Héctor Bellerín, Spanish international
  • Evan Dimas, Indonesian footballer
• 14 March: Christopher Lemke, German footballer
• 20 March: Jordan Boy, French footballer
• 25 March: Nataniel de Jesus Reis, East Timorese international footballer
• 26 March: Amer Masarwa, Arab-Israeli footballer
• 4 April: Nino Jakirović, Bosnian-Herzegovinian professional footballer
• 9 April: Nathalie Gonzalez, former Luxembourgish footballer
• 27 April: Alejandro Henzi, Swiss footballer
• 30 April: Aleksandar Miletić, Serbian footballer
• 5 May: Javi Forján, Spanish footballer
• 21 May: Guillaume Fanucchi, French professional footballer
• 26 May: Paul Röwer, German footballer
• 27 May: Felipe Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer
• 1 June: Carlos Castro García, Spanish footballer
• 4 June: Ricardo Fazenda, Portuguese footballer
• 16 June: Saifoudine Sanali, Comorian professional footballer
• 18 June: Peter Dimitrovski, Slovenian footballer
• 23 June: Kristopher Vida, Hungarian footballer
• 25 June: Andriy Markovych, Ukrainian footballer
• 1 July
  • James Hamon, Guernsey-born footballer
  • Pedro Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer
  • Ryuji Utomo, Indonesian footballer
• 2 July: James Davis, Equatoguinean footballer
• 5 July: Baily Cargill, English footballer
• 6 July:
  • Robert Obst, Polish footballer
  • Mario López Quintana, Paraguayan footballer
• 9 July: Daniel Vlas, former Moldovan footballer
• 11 July:
  • Hamza Ould Jawar, Mauritanian professional footballer
  • Nikita Khaykin, Israeli youth international
  • Vitali Lystsov, Russian youth international
• 12 July:
  • Tom Cappan, Belgian professional footballer
  • Bernard Donovan, Zimbabwean international footballer
• 15 July: Bully Drammeh, Gambian international footballer
• 27 July: Konrad Szczotka, Polish professional footballer
• 4 August: Maiky Fecunda, Curaçaoan footballer
• 8 August: Gandelger Ganbold, Mongolian international footballer
• 10 August:
  • Felipe Saturnino, Brazilian footballer
  • Teresa Straub, German footballer
• 12 August: Roman Artemuk, professional Ukrainian footballer
• 20 August: Marcel Ruschmeier, German footballer
• 21 August:
  • Everton Pereira, Brazilian footballer
  • Vanessa Wahlen
• 23 August: Gafur Gulberdiyev, Turkmen footballer
• 24 August: Yves Nyami, DR Congolese footballer
• 1 September: Muhammet Akyıldız, Turkish footballer
• 10 September: Jack Grealish, English footballer
• 11 September: Alan Huerta, American professional soccer player
• 13 September: Luka Špoljarić, Serbian professional footballer
• 15 September: David Raya, Spanish footballer
• 18 September:
  • Max Meyer, German footballer
  • Matt Targett, English footballer
• 21 September: Giuseppe Ponsat, Italian professional footballer
• 22 September: Mona-Sophie Kohn, Austrian footballer
• 1 October: Daniel Grubesic, Austrian footballer
• 3 October: Simonas Stankevičius, Lithuanian international footballer
• 5 October: Marina Lukić, Bosnian footballer
• 9 October: Kenny Tete, Dutch International footballer
• 13 October: Marco Condemi, Italian footballer
• 15 October: Larissa Šoronda, Slovenian footballer
• 28 October: Lina Domberg, Swedish footballer
• 1 November: Marco Palermo, Italian professional footballer
• 20 November: Théo Bongonda, Belgian youth international
• 7 December: Santi Mina, Spanish footballer
• 8 December: Jordon Ibe, English footballer
• 12 December: Emmanuel Saban Laryea, Ghanaian professional footballer

Deaths

February

• February 23 – Sergio Bertoni, Italian striker, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (79)

March

• March 20 - Werner Liebrich, German international footballer (born 1927)

April

• April 22 – Carlo Ceresoli, Italian goalkeeper, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (84)

May

• May 6 – Noel Brotherston (38), Northern Irish footballer
• May 30 – Ted Drake (83), English footballer
• May 30 – Bobby Stokes (44), English footballer

August

• August 29 – Billy Whitaker (71), English professional footballer

September

• September 15 – Gunnar Nordahl (74), Swedish international footballer
• September 15 – Dirceu, Brazilian midfielder, included in the World Cup All-Star Team at the 1978 FIFA World Cup . (43 ; car crash)
• September 28 – Albert Johanneson (55), South African footballer

October

• October 7 – Emanuele Del Vecchio, Brazilian forward, Brazilian squad member at the 1956 South American Championship. (61)

December

• December 24 – Carlos Lapetra (57), Spanish footballer

Movies

• The Big Green (USA)