80s Collection

Special shirts deserve special teams to wear them and Bayern München's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal winners from 1986 was a very special side. A high-calibre team featuring West German stars like Lothar Matthäus, Klaus Augenthaler, Hans Pflügler, Michael Rummenigge and the veteran Dieter Hoeneß stylishly...

It was an unusual state of affairs that there was no senior football club of note in the sizeable Irish town of Cork between the 1940s and the 1980s. The 1984 creation of Cork City through the merger of a number of local teams...

The 1985-86 campaign brought a new Benfica coach in Englishman John Mortimore and a firm attempt to wrest back the title from Porto. Leading the table for much of the season, a 2-1 loss in the penultimate championship round to Sporting Clube saw Porto...

FC Porto started the 1986-87 season with a target of completing a domestic hat-trick of League titles, though few supporters would ultimately care that this ambition would not be realised. This was a season in which domestic events were dwarfed by Porto’s miraculous ascent...

The 1980 – 81 season was one of highs and lows for TSV 1860 München. In walked Rudi Völler, a young talent joining from Kickers Offenbach, who quickly looked at home at 1860. Völler hit double figures in the iconic Doppeldusch-sponsored shirt in his...

The little-known Arrigo Sacchi shocked the world of Italian football when he was appointed as Milan coach in the summer of 1987. He arrived with new ideas and new players like Carlo Ancelotti and the two brilliant Dutchmen Marco Van Basten and Ruud Gullit....

A number ten, a playmaker, an unerring finisher, a devastating set-piece taker, a physical powerhouse, endlessly brave, a leader of men, an inspiration, an otherworldly talent. Quite simply Diego Armando Maradona was all of these things and one of the few footballers in history...

Internazionale enjoyed a successful European campaign during the 1985-86 season which saw them reach and lose to Real Madrid in the UEFA Cup semi-finals for the second successive season. But while the goals and creativity of players like Rummenigge, Altobelli and Brady shone through,...

Champions both the year before and the year after, the 1984-85 season saw Panathinaikos miss out on the Greek title as they finished 3 points behind PAOK. Much attention was focused on the club's European run which took them all the way to the...

A season of highs and lows for the Portuguese giants. Domestically the Primeira Liga was lost to Benfica by a narrow 3 point margin despite the ever-reliable scoring contribution of joint League top scorer Fernando Gomes. The prolific striker also netted in the Taça...

A historic season for a unique shirt. After narrowly missing out the previous year when the dreams of promotion ended in the play-offs, the grigiorossi achieved their goal of securing a return to the Serie A after 54 years. Finishing in 3rd place in...

Although the 1980s were a difficult time at the national level for the Club Nacional de Football, on the international stage the Uruguayan giant shone and in 1988 became champion of America and the World for the third time. Also, in 1989 Nacional won...

The little-known Arrigo Sacchi shocked the world of Italian football when he was appointed as Milan coach in the summer of 1987. He arrived with new ideas and new players like Carlo Ancelotti and the two brilliant Dutchmen Marco Van Basten and Ruud Gullit....

The rise to continental prominence for Atlético Nacional began in 1987 with the appointment of former player Maturana as manager. He began building a star team featuring top international players like Higuita, Escobar, García, Álvarez, and Tréllez. The following season, El Verde finished as...

The little-known Arrigo Sacchi shocked the world of Italian football when he was appointed as Milan coach in the summer of 1987. He arrived with new ideas and new players like Carlo Ancelotti and the two brilliant Dutchmen Marco Van Basten and Ruud Gullit....

The 1986 - 87 season is one of the most eventful seasons in the history of Pisa Sporting Club. Having been relegated to Serie B the previous season, the club’s aim was a rapid return to Serie A. Although successful in the end, many...

Internazionale enjoyed a successful European campaign during the 1985-86 season which saw them reach and lose to Real Madrid in the UEFA Cup semi-finals for the second successive season. But while the goals and creativity of players like Rummenigge, Altobelli and Brady shone through,...

A number ten, a playmaker, an unerring finisher, a devastating set-piece taker, a physical powerhouse, endlessly brave, a leader of men, an inspiration, an otherworldly talent. Quite simply Diego Armando Maradona was all of these things and one of the few footballers in history...

1987 remains a seminal year in the long and storied history of CA Peñarol as it represents the most recent time that the club has been champions of South America. The Libertadores success was a thrilling one, especially the Final encounter against América de...

Bayern München's 1986 Bundesliga title win was one of the most memorable in the club's history. A poor first-half of the season was overturned with a remarkable run in the second half that brought just a single defeat in 17 League games. Even so,...

The 1982-83 season brought major change for Internazionale with the arrival of Rino Marchesi as coach and significant changes in the playing squad. World Cup winning defender Fulvio Collovati crossed over from neighbours Milan to complement the fast-emerging Bergomi, Ferri and Zenga, while two...

A number ten, a playmaker, an unerring finisher, a devastating set-piece taker, a physical powerhouse, endlessly brave, a leader of men, an inspiration, an otherworldly talent. Quite simply Diego Armando Maradona was all of these things and one of the few footballers in history...

In 1988 Racing Mechelen returned to the Belgian First Division, after a 12-year absence, and managed to maintain their top-flight status the following season. Racing saved itself on the final matchday with a 2-3 away win in Lokeren. The 1989-90 season proved much tougher...

The 1982-83 season brought major change for Internazionale with the arrival of Rino Marchesi as coach and significant changes in the playing squad. World Cup winning defender Fulvio Collovati crossed over from neighbours Milan to complement the fast-emerging Bergomi, Ferri and Zenga, while two...

Following a successful debut season in charge at FC Porto which brought a Primeira Divisão title, Artur Jorge continued where he left off in the 1985-86 season and put together a successful title defense. The ever-dependable goalscorer Fernando Gomes contributed 20 in the League,...

The 1984-85 season was one of change for Benfica with new manager Tomislav Ivic departing early in the campaign and being replaced by Pal Csernai. New signings Jorge Silva, Wando & Adelino Nunes arrived to replace the departing Fernando Chalana and Glenn Stromberg. These...

As Italy opened its doors to foreign imports for the first time in a generation, Roma benefited more than most fellow Serie A clubs by winning the race for the influential Brazilian midfield general, Falcao. He was at the heart of a powerful midfield...