1985–86 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Filomena
In early February, an area of disturbed weather persisted around Diego Garcia, although lack of satellite imagery made it difficult to track the system at first. On February 6, satellite images indicated that a tropical storm formed, given the name Filomena by the Mauritius Meteorological Service. Also on February 6, the JTWC classified it as Tropical Cyclone 14S. Initially the storm moved to the west, although Filomena turned southeastward into an area of low pressure. The storm never intensified beyond winds of 65 km/h (40 mph) according to the MFR. However, the JTWC estimated 1 minute winds of 100 km/h (60 mph). Filomena gradually weakened as it progress southward. On February 11, the system turned westward and later northwest due to a ridge to the south, having weakened into a tropical depression. Filomena dissipated on the next day.


1985–86 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Gista
On February 18, a circulation formed in the Mozambique Channel, based on satellite imagery. That day, it developed into Moderate Tropical Storm Gista, Early on February 19, the JTWC classified it as Tropical Cyclone 19S. Gista moved generally southward, initially moving to the southeast toward western Madagascar and later curving to the southwest, bringing it within 100 km (60 mi) of the coast. The storm gradually intensified while moving away from the country, reaching peak 10 minute winds of 95 km/h (60 mph) on January 21 about 120 km (75 mi) east of Europa Island.


1985–86 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Gista
According to the MFR, Gista became extratropical that night, although the JTWC continued tracking it for several more days. According to the JTWC, Gista intensified to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane on February 22 to the southwest of Madagascar, and the next day reached peak 1 minute winds of 160 km/h (100 mph). Gista accelerated to the southeast and dissipated late on February 24 in the westerlies.


1985–86 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Gista
While Gista was moving along the west coast of Madagascar, it produced peak wind gusts of 82 km/h (51 mph) at Maintirano. It later produced wind gusts of 72 km/h (45 mph) on Europa Island.


1985–86 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Honorinina
Tropical Storm Honorinina formed on March 9 to the south of Diego Garcia. It moved generally to the west-southwest due to a ridge to the south, gradually intensifying. On March 12, the MFR upgraded Honorinina to tropical cyclone status, which is the equivalent of a minimal hurricane. On the next day, the cyclone attained maximum sustained winds of 150 km/h (95 mph) while in the vicinity of Tromelin Island, although the JTWC estimated peak 1 minute winds of 205 km/h (125 mph).


1985–86 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Honorinina
Honorinina weakened subsequently before making landfall about 40 km (25 mi) north of Toamasina, Madagascar with winds of 135 km/h (85 mph). The storm weakened further over land, moving southwestward across the country. It emerged into the Mozambique Channel and became extratropical on March 18. Honorinina turned to the southeast, dissipating on March 23.


1985–86 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Honorinina
Early in its duration, the storm produced gusty winds along St. Brandon, and it later brought gusts of 158 km/h (98 mph) on Tromelin Island. However, effects were worst in Madagascar, especially in Toamasina near where the storm made landfall. Damage spread along 800 km (500 mi) of the coastline and reached 100 km (60 mi) inland from the landfall point, with many towns severely affected. In Toamasina, the cyclone damaged the main port, the airport, and several warehouses, resulting in $17 million (1986 USD) of lost inventory. Thousands of houses were damaged, leaving 83,885 people homeless; a housing program earlier set up after Cyclone Kamisy in 1984 was extended to help storm victims after Honorinina. Nationwide, the cyclone killed 99 people and caused $150 million (1986 USD) in damage.


1985–86 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Iarima
While Honorinina was intensifying and moving toward Madagascar, another system was forming on March 13 south-southeast of Diego Garcia. At 06:00 UTC that day, a tropical storm formed, although it was not named Iarima until the next day. Also on March 13, the JTWC began classifying the storm as Tropical Cyclone 26S. Iarima initially moved southwestward, failing to intensify beyond winds of 65 km/h (40 mph). On March 15, the storm turned and accelerated to the southeast after an anticyclone formed between Iarima and Honorinina. It subsequently weakened, dissipating on March 18 while approaching 90° E.


1985–86 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Jefotra
An area of low pressure persisted in the northeast portion of the basin toward the end of March. On March 27, a tropical depression formed to the southeast of Diego Garcia. The system moved west-southwestward, quickly intensifying into a tropical storm. The Mauritius Meteorological Center named the storm Jefotra, while the JTWC designated it as Tropical Cyclone 27S. On March 28, the JTWC upgraded Jefotra to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane, and on the next day, the MFR upgraded the storm to tropical cyclone status.


1985–86 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Jefotra
On March 29, Jefotra attained its peak intensity; the JTWC estimated 1 minute winds of 195 km/h (120 mph), and the MFR estimated 10 minute winds of 135 km/h (85 mph). By that time, the motion shifted more to the southwest, bringing it 400 km (250 mi) east of Rodrigues; winds on the island remained less than 74 km/h (46 mph). The storm gradually weakened to tropical depression status by April 2. That day, an approaching cold front turned Jefotra to the southeast, and the storm became extratropical. On April 5, the circulation dissipated within the cold front.


1985–86 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Alison–Krisostoma
A tropical low formed in the Australian basin on April 4 to the southwest of Sumatra. It moved to the west-southwest without much development, steered by a ridge to the south. It attained gale-force winds on April 7 and was named Alison by the Bureau of Meteorology in Australia (BoM). On the next day, the storm passed just north of the Cocos Islands, and the BoM upgraded Alison to the equivalent of a tropical cyclone.


1985–86 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Alison–Krisostoma
The JTWC also classified it as Tropical Cyclone 28S. The storm crossed 90° E into the south-west Indian Ocean on April 10, and the Mauritius Meteorological Service renamed it Krisostoma. The MFR estimated peak winds of 95 km/h (60 mph), much less than the JTWC 1 minute estimate of 160 km/h (100 mph). An eastward area of low pressure turned the storm to the southeast, crossing back into the Australian basin on April 13. On the next day, the storm dissipated. The JTWC analyzed the end of Krisostoma as turning back to the west-southwest without exiting the south-west Indian Ocean.


1985–86 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Billy-Lila
On May 4, a monsoonal low developed southwest of Sumatra in the Australian basin. It moved to the southeast and intensified into a tropical storm on May 5, given the name Billy. That day, the JTWC classified the system as Tropical Cyclone 32S. The storm turned to the southwest due to a ridge to the south, crossing 90° E into the south-west Indian Ocean on May 9. At that time, the Mauritius Meteorological Service renamed the storm Lila.


1985–86 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Billy-Lila
The storm curved more to the south due to an approaching trough, Early on May 10, the MFR estimated peak winds of 135 km/h (85 mph), and the JTWC estimated peak 1 minute winds of 165 km/h (105 mph). Shortly thereafter, Lila crossed 90° E back into the Australian basin, where it was renamed Billy. The storm intensified further before weakening steadily due to wind shear, all while accelerating to the southeast. The circulation eventually crossed the Western Australian coast near Geraldton on May 14. Moving across southwestern Australia, Billy dissipated on May 15 in the Great Australian Bight off South Australia.


1985–86 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season
The 1985–86 SEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 1985, followed by the start of the 1985–86 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 1986 and concluded in March, followed by the 1986 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament in Athens, Georgia.


1985–86 Southern Football League
The 1985–86 Southern Football League season was the 83rd in the history of the league, an English football competition.


1985–86 Southern Football League
Welling United won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference, whilst RS Southampton and Oldbury United left the league at the end of the season.


1985–86 Southern Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:


1985–86 Southern Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division was to be expanded in the next season so only two clubs were to be relegated this season, though after RS Southampton resigned from the league, only Gravesend & Northfleet was relegated.


1985–86 Southern Football League, Midland Division
The Midland Division consisted of 21 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:


1985–86 Southern Football League, Southern Division
The Southern Division expanded up to 21 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:


1985–86 Southern Football League, Southern Division
Also, at the end of the previous season Hillingdon merged with London Spartan League club Burnham to form a new club Burnham & Hillingdon, who took over a place in the Southern Football League.


1985–86 Soviet Cup
The 1985–86 Soviet Cup was an association football cup competition of the Soviet Union. The winner of the competition, Torpedo Moscow qualified for the continental tournament.


1985–86 Soviet League season
The 1985–86 Soviet Championship League season was the 40th season of the Soviet Championship League, the top level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union. 12 teams participated in the league, and CSKA Moscow won the championship.


1985–86 Sporting de Gijón season
The 1985–86 Sporting de Gijón season was the 25th season of the club in La Liga, the 11th consecutive after its last promotion.


1985–86 Sporting de Gijón season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1985–86 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The 1985–86 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Valvano, who was in his second year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference.


1985–86 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The Terriers finished their season at 9–19 overall and 4–12 in conference play. They qualified for the NEC Tournament with the 7th seed, but lost in the opening round to eventual tournament champions Marist.


1985–86 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
Jim Paguaga had two record setting games. On February 7, he recorded a program-record 16 assists against York College, and three days later on February 10, he recorded a then-program record 8 steals against Monmouth. The record was surpassed by Ron Arnold on February 4, 1993 when he recorded 11 stelas against Mount St. Mary's. Paguaga also set the Terrier record for most steals in a season with 120, which is 13th all-time in NCAA history.


1985–86 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1985–86 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his eighteenth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.


1985–86 St. Louis Blues season
The 1985–86 St. Louis Blues season saw the Blues finish in third place in the Norris Division with a record of 37 wins, 34 losses, and 9 ties for 83 points. The Blues participated in the NHL playoffs, beating the Minnesota North Stars in the Norris Division Semi-finals, three games to two, followed by a 4–3 series win over the Toronto Maple Leafs to take the Norris Division playoff title. However, they lost to the Calgary Flames in the Campbell Conference Finals in seven games. The Blues won Game 6 of those Campbell Conference Finals in overtime, 6–5, a victory known to Blues fans as "The Monday Night Miracle".


1985–86 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1985–86 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1985–86 St. Louis Blues season, Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario.


1985–86 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1985–86 season was Stoke City's 79th season in the Football League and 26th in the Second Division.


1985–86 Stoke City F.C. season
After the previous season's humiliating relegation Stoke's new manager Mick Mills had the tough task of restoring the club's pride. An early 6–2 victory over Leeds United certainly helped to boost morale but with poor crowds Stoke were never going to be involved in the race for promotion and with the squad considered too good to be relegated again a mid-table position of 10th was the final outcome in a season of recovery.


1985–86 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Following last season's debacle, Stoke had the chance to rebuild with their new manager Mick Mills and his assistant Sammy Chung. The Victoria Ground was in a state of depression as there was no money available whatsoever and the fans had deserted the team in their droves. The average attendance had dropped to below 10,000 and there was a genuine concern that the side could fall all the way to the Third Division and there was no doubt that Mills had an enormous task on his hands.


1985–86 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Stoke had a surprisingly good pre-season reaching the final of the Isle of Man Trophy, losing to Blackburn Rovers. But they suffered a 3–1 defeat at home to Sheffield United on the opening day in their first Second Division fixture for six years. But the fans finally had something to cheer about in their next home match as Mark Chamberlain rediscovered his lost form and starred in a 6–2 victory over Leeds United. Money was still a major problem and Sheffield Wednesday moved in to sign Chamberlain for £300,000.


1985–86 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
The board hoped that this money would be available for Mills to spend on new players but instead it had to be used to reduce the club's overdraft. Alan Hudson, struggling with injury, decided to retire in November and Mills quickly brought in John Devine from Norwich City; he also promoted youth team player Neil Adams to the first team and he did well as results slowly started to improve.


1985–86 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Paul Dyson was sold to West Bromwich Albion and Tony Kelly was signed from Wigan Athletic before the March transfer deadline and with Stoke out of all three cups and no worry of a relegation or promotion race they played out the final league fixtures without any pressure and finished in 10th position.


1985–86 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
For the third season running Stoke failed to make it past the third round losing to Notts County.


1985–86 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup
Stoke beat Fourth Division Welsh side Wrexham before losing away at Portsmouth.


1985–86 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, Full Members' Cup
With English clubs banned from UEFA competitions due to the Heysel Stadium disaster the FA set up the Full Members' Cup as a replacement. Stoke lost to Oxford United at the semi-final stage.


1985–86 Sussex County Football League
The 1985–86 Sussex County Football League season was the 61st in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.


1985–86 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1985–86 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


1985–86 Sussex County Football League, Division Three
Division Three featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
The 1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1985–86 men's college basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 10th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 26–6 (14–2) record while making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament.


1985–86 Tennis Borussia Berlin season
The 1985–86 season was the sixth time Tennis Borussia Berlin played in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, the second highest tier of the German football league system. After 38 league games, Tennis Borussia finished 19th and were relegated. The club also lost in the first round of the DFB-Pokal; going out 1–0 away to Alemannia Aachen. Peter Fraßmann scored 8 of the club's 48 league goals.


1985–86 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
The 1985–86 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in the 1985–86 college basketball season. It was head coach Jody Conradt's tenth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Southwest Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season a perfect 34–0, 16–0 in SWC play to win the regular season and SWC Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated USC to win their first National Championship.


1985–86 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, National Championship
After earning a number one national ranking in 1984, but stumbling in the regional's finals to national power Louisiana Tech, Texas seemed poised for a better result in 1985. Not only did the team earn another top national ranking, but they entered the NCAA Tournament knowing that if they reached the Final Four, they would have the home court advantage with the final games scheduled for their own Frank Erwin Center. Home court would play a part, but not the part hoped for by the Longhorns.


1985–86 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, National Championship
In the regional semi-finals, played at the home court of Western Kentucky University, the Hilltoppers stymied the Longhorn's hopes with a 92–90 victory. They would return to the 1986 tournament viewed as one of the top teams in the nation and were once again ranked the top team in the nation, but they still did not have a Final Four NCAA appearance on their resume.


1985–86 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, National Championship
The Texas team won their first game easily, then continued to the regional, this time on their home court. They dispatched Oklahoma easily, then struggled against Mississippi, who were trying to prevent the team from a Final Four yet again. This time, Texas prevailed and beat Mississippi by three points to head to their first NCAA Final Four. Their opponent in the semifinal was none other than Western Kentucky, who had denied them the previous year. This time, the result would be very different, as the Longhorns beat Western Kentucky easily, 90–65.


1985–86 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, National Championship
The other semifinal pitted Tennessee against Southern California. Cheryl Miller was the best player at USC, and had led the team to the national championship in 1984. Miller went on to play for the USA national team and helped the USA win the gold medal at the 1984 Olympics. 1986 was Miller's senior year at USC. The game between Tennessee and USC was a rematch of a physical game played in December, in which Miller was thrown out of the game for an elbow. The game was close, but USC ended up with an 85–77 win. In the rematch, Miller would again come out of the game, but under very different circumstances. She was worried about getting hurt, and with a 70–51 lead, didn't need to stay in. In that game, USC won by 24 points, 83–59.


1985–86 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, National Championship
That set up the championship game between USC and undefeated Texas. The Texas team was very deep but had suffered a number of injuries during the year. The game was close early with the Trojans leading at times in the first half, but Texas went on a 10–2 run to take a seven-point lead. Miller would have one of the worst games in her career. Although she scored 16 points, twelve of those were from the free throw line. She was only 2 for 11 from the field, without a single point in the second half. In contrast, Texas' Clarissa Davis came off the bench to score 25 and earn Most Outstanding Player honors. USC's Cynthia Cooper scored 27 points, and Texas won the national championship 97–81 to complete the first undefeated season in NCAA history.


1985–86 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, Roster
Jill RankinLynn PoolColleen MatsuharaVolunteer Assistant CoachJamie SmithStudent Assistant CoachKriss Ethridge


1985–86 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team
The 1985–86 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Gerald Myers, his 16th year with the team. The Red Raiders played their home games in the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas.


1985–86 Torino Calcio season, Season summary
Unlike the previous year, Torino was not capable to stay in the top 3. Anyway it managed to end in top 5, collecting a new qualification for UEFA Cup.


1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 69th season of the franchise and its 59th season as the Maple Leafs. Despite posting the fourth-worst record in the league, the Leafs qualified for the last playoff spot in a very weak Norris Division; the division champion Chicago Black Hawks only recorded 86 points. The Leafs' .356 winning percentage is the fourth-worst in franchise history, and one of the worst ever for a playoff qualifier.


1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season
Despite this, the Leafs swept the Hawks in three games in the Norris Semi-finals before being eliminated by the St. Louis Blues in a seven-game Norris Final.


1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season.


1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Farm Teams
The Maple Leafs were affiliated with the St. Catharines Saints of the AHL.


1985–86 Toto Cup Artzit
The 1985–86 Toto Cup Artzit was the 2nd season of the second tier League Cup (as a separate competition) since its introduction.


1985–86 Toto Cup Artzit
It was held in two stages. First, the 16 Liga Artzit teams were divided into four groups. The group winners advanced to the semi-finals, which, as was the final, were held as one-legged matches.


1985–86 Toto Cup Artzit
The competition was won by Hapoel Hadera, who had beaten Hapoel Acre 3–2 in the final.


1985–86 Toto Cup Leumit
The 1985–86 Toto Cup Leumit was the 2nd season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction.


1985–86 Toto Cup Leumit
It was held in two stages. First, the 16 Liga Leumit teams were divided into four groups. The group winners advanced to the semi-finals, which, as was the final, were held as one-legged matches. The first stage of the competition was played between 5 October 1985 and 9 November 1985, while the national team was competing in the 1986 World Cup qualification.


1985–86 Toto Cup Leumit
The competition was won by Hapoel Petah Tikva, who had beaten Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–1 in the final.


1985–86 Toto Cup Leumit, Group stage
The matches were played from 5 October to 9 November 1985.


1985–86 U.C. Sampdoria season
U.C. Sampdoria fell short of repeating its successful 1984–85 season, ending up in 12th position in the league. It did almost defend its cup title successfully, but despite a 2–1 victory in the first leg, it lost to Roma in the return leg. Sampdoria's European adventure did not live up to expectations, it not even reaching the quarter finals of the Cup Winners' Cup.


1985–86 U.S. Lecce season, Season
During 1985–86 season, Lecce marked his Serie A debut with a draw against reigning champion Hellas Verona (2–2). Pugliese side had to face off an early relegation, suffering 19 losses in 30 games and finishing in last place (with 16 points). On April 20, with just a round left, Lecce managed to beat Roma by a 3–2 away: it resulted in Roma wasted the chance to clinch for title. In the following match, Lecce was defeated by Juventus who seized Scudetto.


1985–86 UAE Football League, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Al-Nasr Sports Club won the championship.


1985–86 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
The 1985–86 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by sixth year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Crawford Hall. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 17–13 and 12–6 in PCAA play.


1985–86 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team, Previous season
The 1984–85 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team returned finished with a record of 13–17 and 8–10 in PCAA play. Junior Forward/Center Tod Murphy received AP Honorable Mention All-American Honors.


1985–86 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
″The 1985–86 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by freshman point guard Pooh Richardson and finished in 4th place in the conference with a 15–14 record. The Bruins played for the second time ever in the NIT but lost the game to the UC Irvine Anteaters in the first round.


1985–86 UEFA Cup
The 1985–86 UEFA Cup was the 15th season of the UEFA Cup, an annual club football tournament organised by UEFA. It was won by Real Madrid, who beat 1. FC Köln 5–3 on aggregate in the final. It was the first season in which English clubs were serving an indefinite ban from European football competitions, which meant two-time UEFA Cup winners Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as Southampton and Norwich City were unable to compete.


1985–86 UEFA Cup, Changes
Following UEFA ranking changes and the English ban, Italy, Portugal, Soviet Union and Netherlands gained a third berth. Greece took a place from Denmark.


1985–86 UEFA Cup, Third round, Second leg
Following the referee's controversial decision to award Waregem a penalty in the 44th minute as the foul looked to be outside of the penalty area, Milan fans pelted the pitch with missiles some of which hit several Waregem players. Following the match, as a result of the incident, AC Milan received a two-match European competition stadium ban, enforced at the start of their 1987–88 UEFA Cup campaign. Waregem won 3–2 on aggregate.


1985–86 USAC Championship Car season
The 1985–86 USAC Gold Crown Championship season consisted of one race, the 70th Indianapolis 500 on May 31, 1986. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Bobby Rahal.


1985–86 USAC Championship Car season
The schedule was based on a split-calendar, beginning in June 1985 and running through May 1986. Since USAC had dropped out of sanctioning Indy car races outside the Indy 500, the Gold Crown Championship consisted of only one event. The preeminent national championship season was instead sanctioned by CART.


1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
The 1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 1985–86 college basketball season. The team was led by legendary head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 26–7 (12–4 in WAC), won the conference tournament title, and reached the NCAA Tournament.


1985–86 United Counties League
The 1985–86 United Counties League season was the 79th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.


1985–86 United Counties League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:


1985–86 United Counties League, Division One
Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:


1985–86 United States network television schedule
The following is the 1985–86 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1985 through August 1986. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1984–85 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.


1985–86 United States network television schedule
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.


1985–86 United States network television schedule
This was also the first television season wherein the Nielsen people meter technology was used for the nationwide audience measurement system, largely replacing the diaries system in place from the 1950-1951 television season.


1985–86 United States network television schedule
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.


1985–86 United States network television schedule, Friday
Note: Diff'rent Strokes 1-hour Season 8 Premiered on September 27 at 9:00pm


1985–86 United States network television schedule, Saturday
Note: Due to the death of Samantha Smith and her father in a plane crash, ABC ceased production on Lime Street and was forced to move Lady Blue into its slot.


1985–86 United States network television schedule, By network, NBC
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.


1985–86 United States network television schedule, By network, NBC
+ Mike Hammer abruptly ended production after series star Stacy Keach was sentenced to six months in prison for cocaine possession. Production resumed during the 1986-1987 season.


1985–86 United States network television schedule, By network, NBC
@ T. J. Hooker continued production for CBS' late night schedule for the 1985-1986 season.


1985–86 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 1985–86 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1985 to August 1986.


1985–86 United States network television schedule (daytime), Schedule, Monday–Friday
CBS note: CBS returned the 4:00 p.m. timeslot to the affiliates beginning September 29, 1986, after Press Your Luck finished its run three days earlier, making CBS the last of the Big Three to return the timeslot to affiliates. Many CBS affiliates did not air network programming in the 4:00 p.m. timeslot, opting to instead air local or syndicated programming.


1985–86 United States network television schedule (daytime), Schedule, Saturday
In the News aired at the end of CBS' Saturday morning shows except Muppet Babies and CBS Storybreak; CBS would also move the Pacific Time Zone schedule feed for its Saturday Morning lineup from its 8 AM-2 PM (Eastern Time) pattern to the 7 AM-1 PM (Central Time) pattern. Also, the shows past 1PM were removed in January.


1985–86 United States network television schedule (daytime), Schedule, Saturday
One to Grow On aired after the credits of NBC's Saturday morning shows except Punky Brewster and Mister T.


1985–86 United States network television schedule (late night)
These are the late night Monday-Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1985. All times are Eastern/Pacific.


1985–86 United States network television schedule (late night)
Talk/variety shows are highlighted in yellow, network news programs in gold, and local news & programs are highlighted in white background.


1985–86 Utah Jazz season
The 1985–86 Utah Jazz season saw the Jazz draft Karl Malone.


1985–86 Vancouver Canucks season
The 1985–86 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 16th in the National Hockey League (NHL).


1985–86 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season
Changes were the order of the day after a disastrous 1984-85 campaign. Gone were Vice-President, General Manager, and Head Coach Harry Neale and Associate Coach Ron Smith. Assistant GM Jack Gordon was promoted to GM and Director of Hockey Operations and 1982 Jack Adams Trophy winner Tom Watt was brought in to coach. The team would undergo a cosmetic change as well, altering their jerseys so that the big "V" on the front was replaced by the team logo, while smaller "V"s appeared on the shoulders.


1985–86 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season
In the Entry Draft, the Canucks took 6'3" right-winger Jim Sandlak with the fourth overall pick. He would play 23 games for the team in the season, collecting four points.


1985–86 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season
Stan Smyl became the first Canuck to reach the 200-goal plateau on November 22 in a 6-5 loss to New Jersey. Richard Brodeur would earn team MVP honours, appearing in a career-high 64 games and keeping the Canucks in many games they had no business being in. On February 28, he registered his 100th win as a Canuck in a 3-1 decision over Philadelphia. Sophomore Petri Skriko earned career high marks in goals (38) and points (78). His point total led the team but he trailed Tony Tanti by one in the goal department.


1985–86 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season
Otherwise, the only thing to keep fan interest was the three-way turtle derby between the Canucks, Jets, and Kings for the final two playoff spots in the Smythe Division, since the Oilers and Flames were well ahead of them and had already locked up the top two spots in the division.


1985–86 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season
After a dreadful 20-game stretch in which they went 1-13-6 to drop to 20th overall in the NHL (ahead of only a woeful Detroit squad), the Canucks went 5-4-1 in their last ten to finish tied with Winnipeg for third place in the Smythe with 59 points, while Los Angeles was out with 54. On the basis of winning more games (26-23), the Jets claimed third place, while the Canucks drew fourth and a first-round date with the Oilers.


1985–86 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1985–86 Vancouver Canucks season, Playoffs
The first-round series between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks was quick and painless. Though Thomas Gradin scored a fluky goal to give the Canucks a 2-1 lead early in the second period of Game One, the Oilers then scored six in a row and won by a  7-3 score. They completed the much-expected sweep with a pair of easy 5-1 victories. In his autobiography, Wayne Gretzky would attribute the Oilers' second-round loss to Calgary to the fact that the victory over Vancouver was so easy that it did not seem like they were in the playoffs yet. The Vancouver fans did not help enhance the playoff atmosphere any, as 7,854 (many of whom were clad in blue and orange) showed up for Game Three. It was a worthy reflection of the condition to which the franchise had sunken.


1985–86 Vancouver Canucks season, Draft picks
Vancouver's draft picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario.


1985–86 VfL Bochum season
The 1985–86 VfL Bochum season was the 48th season in club history.


1985–86 WHL season
The 1985–86 WHL season was the 20th season for the Western Hockey League. Fourteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Kamloops Blazers won the President's Cup.


1985–86 WHL season, Regular season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes


1985–86 WHL season, 1986 WHL Playoffs, First round
The East division played a round robin format amongst the top six teams:


1985–86 WHL season, All-Star game
On January 20, the Portland Winter Hawks defeated the West All-Stars 4–3 in Portland, Oregon with a crowd of 3,106.


1985–86 WHL season, All-Star game
On January 21, the East All-Stars defeated the Prince Albert Raiders 6–3 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan before a crowd of 1,475.


1985–86 WIHL season
1985–86 was the 39th season of the Western International Hockey League.


1985–86 WIHL season, Playoffs, Final
Nelson Maple Leafs win the Savage Cup and advanced to the 1985-86 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs.


1985–86 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team
The 1985–86 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers were led by head coach Paul Sanderford and Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year Lillie Mason. They won the SBC season and tournament championships and received a bid to the 1986 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament where they advanced to the Final Four. This team set a school record for wins and had three players named to All-American teams, Mason, Clemette Haskins, and Kami Thomas. Thomas and Haskins joined Mason on the All-Conference team; Mason was the SBC Tournament Most Outstanding Player (MOP) and Haskins made the All-Tournament team. Haskins was selected to the NCAA Final Four team and Mason was NCAA East Region MOP with Thomas joining her on the All-Region team.


1985–86 Washington Bullets season
The 1985–86 NBA season was the Bullets 25th season in the NBA and their 13th season in the city of Washington, D.C.


1985–86 Washington Capitals season
The Washington Capitals are a professional American ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.; in the 1985–86 season, the team finished with 107 points and won 50 games for the first time in franchise history, good enough for the third-best record in the National Hockey League (NHL). However, they were bounced out of the playoffs in the second round by the New York Rangers.


1985–86 Washington Capitals season
The 107 points scored by the Capitals in this season would not be surpassed until the 2008–09 season, when the team scored 108 points in the regular season.


1985–86 Washington Capitals season, Offseason
The Washington Capitals picked up Yvon Corriveau in the first round (19th overall) of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.


1985–86 Washington Capitals season, Regular season
The fifty wins which the Washington Capitals won during the regular season placed them second in the Patrick Division, after the Philadelphia Flyers, and earned them a berth in the playoffs, which would be the fourth consecutive time it had made the playoffs since the 1982–83 NHL season.


1985–86 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1985–86 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
The 1985–86 NHL season was the fourth time the Washington Capitals had made the playoffs, and finally defeated the New York Islanders in a playoff series three games to none. However, the Capitals were eliminated by the New York Rangers four games to two in a best of seven series.


1985–86 Washington Capitals season, Player statistics, Playoffs
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;


1985–86 Washington Capitals season, Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario.


1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
″The 1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Andy Russo, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.


1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 19–11 overall in the regular season and 13–5 in conference play, runner-up in the standings, a game behind champion Arizona. There was no conference tournament this season; it debuted the following year.


1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Washington went to the 64-team NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year. Seeded twelfth in the Midwest regional, they lost to Michigan State in the first round in Dayton, Ohio.


1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Following Marv Harshman's retirement in March 1985, Russo was hired a few weeks later; he was formerly the head coach at Louisiana Tech.


1985–86 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
″The 1985–86 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Len Stevens, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.


1985–86 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 15–16 overall in the regular season and 8–10 in conference play, tied for fifth in the standings. There was no conference tournament this season; it debuted the following year.


1985–86 Welsh Alliance League
The 1985–86 Welsh Alliance League is the 2nd season of the Welsh Alliance League, which is in the third level of the Welsh football pyramid.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season
The 1985–1986 season saw manager John Lyall lead West Ham United (known as "The Hammers") to their highest ever league finish, coming a close third behind Liverpool and Everton. They won 26 of their 42 games and finished with 84 points, two behind Everton and four behind eventual double winners Liverpool. The Hammers team of 1985–86 became known as The Boys of 86.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, August
The most notable pre-season changes to the West Ham side were midfielder Mark Ward and striker Frank McAvennie, signed from Oldham Athletic and St Mirren respectively.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, August
Both players made their debuts on the opening day of the season in a 1–0 defeat by Birmingham City at St Andrew's. McAvennie played in midfield, but an injury to Paul Goddard gave the Scot the opportunity to establish himself as first choice strike partner to Tony Cottee, who was in his third full season as a regular player despite only being 21.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, August
It was a slow start to the season for the Hammers as they managed just one win from their five games in August, a 3–1 defeat of London rivals Queens Park Rangers in which McAvennie scored his first two goals for the club. He added two more in a 2–2 draw with Liverpool on 31 August. The month ended with West Ham lying 17th in a table led by Manchester United, who had a 100% record.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, September
Things got better for the Hammers in September, as they completed the month unbeaten in the league, beating Leicester City 3–0 and Nottingham Forest 4–2 at Upton Park, and drawing at Southampton, Sheffield Wednesday and Manchester City. They began their Milk Cup involvement by winning 3–0 at home to Swansea City in the second round first leg. The Hammers ended September in 13th place.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, October
October was another successful month, as the Hammers completed an aggregate win over Swansea in the Milk Cup and also managed league successes over Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Ipswich Town which helped them climb to seventh by the end of the month. Manchester United still led the table, 10 points ahead of nearest challengers Liverpool and 15 ahead of the Hammers. Disappointment came in the Milk Cup on 29 October with a third round exit at Old Trafford.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, November
The Hammers muscled in on the title challenge by winning all five of their games in November, bookended by a 2–1 win over defending champions Everton and a 4–0 demolition of relegation-threatened West Bromwich Albion. The Hammers ended the month in third place, a mere five points behind leaders Manchester United, raising hopes that the league title would arrive at the club at long last.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, November
Frank McAvennie was now the Football League's highest scorer with 17 First Division goals.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, December
December was a mixed month for West Ham. They managed wins over Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham, but were held to a goalless draw at Luton Town and then beaten 1–0 by Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Boxing Day. The Hammers were still third in the league as 1985 drew to a close, level on points with second placed Liverpool and four adrift of a Manchester United side whose title bid appeared to be slowly falling apart after a blistering start to the season.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, January
1986 began on a high note for the Hammers, as they eliminated neighbours Charlton Athletic from the FA Cup in the third round before winning 1–0 at Leicester in the league the following weekend. However, their title hopes suffered a blow in the next game on 18 January when they lost 3–1 to Liverpool at Anfield. They now found themselves fifth in the league and seven points behind leaders Manchester United, albeit with a game in hand.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, January
The month ended with a goalless home draw against struggling Ipswich in the FA Cup fourth round.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, February
The Hammers' 2–1 win over Manchester United on 2 February proved to be the turning point in the title race, as Ron Atkinson's side were deposed from the top of the table for the first time, allowing Everton go top. The FA Cup replay against Ipswich at Portman Road ended in another draw before West Ham won a second replay 1–0 in extra time. Due to severe weather, however, there was no more action for the Hammers that month.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, March
West Ham went head to head with Manchester United in the race for the double as the two met in the FA Cup fifth round. The first match at Upton Park ended in a 1–1 draw, but the Hammers won the replay 2–0 at Old Trafford. However, the double dream died in the quarter-finals three days later when they were beaten 2–1 at Sheffield Wednesday.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, March
The league title dream also appeared to be on the wane when the Hammers lost their next two games, but they ended the month on a high by avenging Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 before demolishing Chelsea 4–0 at Stamford Bridge (making a huge dent to their London rivals' title ambitions) and beating Tottenham 2–1 at Upton Park.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, March
As March ended, the title challenge was firmly back on track – the Hammers were fifth in the league, 10 points adrift of leaders Liverpool but with the advantage of five games in hand.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, April
April 1986 was one of the most memorable months in the history of West Ham United Football Club.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, April
It began on a disappointing note with a 2–1 defeat at Nottingham Forest, but the Hammers showed no sign of tiredness and went into overdrive by winning eight of their next nine games, including an 8–1 demolition of Newcastle in which Alvin Martin joined the select group of defenders to score a hat-trick, scoring each goal against a different Newcastle goalkeeper!. They ended the month in third place, four points behind leaders Liverpool but with a game in hand. There was still a chance of title glory.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, May
The final Saturday of the league season saw the Hammers win 3–2 at doomed West Bromwich Albion, but on the same day Liverpool sealed the title by winning at Chelsea. West Ham's final match of the season would be a straight shoot-out for second place between them and Everton. The contest was won by Everton, who triumphed 3–1.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, May
Everton's prolific striker Gary Lineker also defeated Frank McAvennie in the contest for the title as First Division leading goalscorer, with Lineker on 30 goals and McAvennie on 26. West Ham had the best home record of all teams in the First Division in the 1985–86 season. Of 21 games they won 17 and lost only two.


1985–86 West Ham United F.C. season, Events of the season, May
There would be no chance of a UEFA Cup challenge the following season, as UEFA voted for the ban on English clubs in European competitions (imposed the previous year in the wake of the Heysel disaster) to continue for a second season. On a more positive note, West Ham held onto their key players for the 1986–87 season, despite a growing trend for the league's top players to move abroad in order to be able to play in European competitions.


1985–86 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 1985–86 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 86th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire.


1985–86 West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club, promoted from Division One:


1985–86 Western Football League
The 1985–86 season was the 84th in the history of the Western Football League.


1985–86 Western Football League
The league champions for the second time in their history were Exmouth Town. The champions of Division One for the second season running were Portway Bristol.


1985–86 Western Football League, Final tables, Premier Division
The Premier Division remained at 22 clubs after Devizes Town were relegated to the First Division. One club joined:


1985–86 Western Football League, Final tables, First Division
The First Division remained at 22 clubs, after Torrington were promoted to the Premier Division. One new club joined:


1985–86 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The 1985–86 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year Clem Haskins, in his final year at the helm. WKU finished second in the conference and received a bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. This team's roster featured three future NBA players Tellis Frank, Kannard Johnson, and Clarence Martin. Billy Gordon, Johnson, and Martin were selected to the All-Conference Team, while Ray Swogger made the SBC All-Tournament Team.


1985–86 Wills Cup
The 1985–86 Wills Cup was the fifth edition of the Wills Cup, which was the premiere domestic limited overs cricket competition in Pakistan and afforded List A status. Eleven teams participated in the competition which was held from 8 to 27 September 1985.


1985–86 Winnipeg Jets season
The 1985–86 Winnipeg Jets season was the 14th season of the Winnipeg Jets, their seventh season in the National Hockey League. General Manager John Ferguson replaced coach Barry Long late in the season and guided the club on an interim basis to a 7-6-1 record. The Jets placed third in the Smythe, and despite their dismal 26-47-7 record, qualified for the playoffs only to lose to the Calgary Flames in the first round.


1985–86 Winnipeg Jets season, Offseason
After a record breaking 1984-85 season, in which the Jets posted 43-27-10 record, earning 96 points, the team had a very quiet off-season. Winnipeg participated in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft on June 15, 1985, and with their first round pick, 18th overall, the Jets selected Ryan Stewart from the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL. Stewart had 33 goals and 70 points in 54 games with the Blazers during the 1984-85 season. Some other notable selections by the Jets were goaltender Daniel Berthiaume in the third round, defenseman Fredrik Olausson in the fourth round and forward Danton Cole in the sixth round.


1985–86 Winnipeg Jets season, Offseason
On June 25, 1985, the Jets signed team captain Dale Hawerchuk to an eight year, $3.2 million contract. Hawerchuk, who was the first overall draft pick by Winnipeg in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft was coming off a 53 goal and 130 point season with the club in the 1984-85 season. The club signed undrafted free agent goaltender Pokey Reddick on September 25, 1985. Reddick spent the 1984-85 season with the Brandon Wheat Kings, going 14-30-1 with a 5.64 GAA in 47 games.


1985–86 Winnipeg Jets season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1985–86 Winnipeg Jets season, Playoffs
The Jets lost the Division Semi-Finals in three-straight against the Calgary Flames.


1985–86 Winnipeg Jets season, Draft picks
The Jets selected the following players at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario on June 15, 1985.


1985–86 Women's European Cup (handball)
The 1985–86 Women's European Champions Cup was the 25th edition of the Europe's competition for national champions women's handball clubs, running between October 1985 and Spring 1986. Defending champion Spartak Kyiv defeated CS Stiinta Bacau in the final to win its eleventh title.


1985–86 Women's IHF Cup
The 1985–86 Women's IHF Cup was the fifth edition of the competition. It was contested by fifteen teams instead of the eighteen of the previous edition, so the preliminary round was suppressed and the defending champion's representative was granted a bye to the quarter-finals. Like the one year before, the final confronted the East German and Hungarian teams, with the same outcome; 2-times European champions HC Leipzig overcame in its arena Debreceni VSC's 6 goals first-leg win to win its fourth IHF title.


1985–86 Yorkshire Cup
The 1985–86 Yorkshire Cup was the seventy-eighth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no "leavers", but one new entrant in the form of newcomers to the league, Sheffield Eagles and so the total of entries increases by one up to seventeen. This in turn resulted in the necessity to introduce a preliminary round to reduce the number of clubs entering the first round to sixteen.


1985–86 Yorkshire Cup
Last year's runner-up, Hull Kingston Rovers returned to the finals stage to win the trophy this year by beating Castleford by the score of 22-18. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 12,686 and receipts were £36,327. It was the third time in the incredible eleven-year period in which Castleford. previously only once winners in 1977, will make eight appearances in the Yorkshire Cup final, winning on four and ending as runner-up on four occasions.


1985–86 Yorkshire Cup, Background
The Rugby Football League's Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from the county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from outside the county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden).


1985–86 Yorkshire Cup, Background
The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars).


1985–86 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1985–86 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
1 * This is the first Yorkshire Cup match played by Sheffield Eagles, newly elected to the league


1985–86 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
2 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was 40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.


1985–86 Yugoslav Cup
The 1985–86 Yugoslav Cup was the 38th season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup (Serbo-Croatian: Kup Jugoslavije), also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup" (Kup Maršala Tita), since its establishment in 1946. It was won by Velež.


1985–86 Yugoslav Cup, First round
In the following tables winning teams are marked in bold; teams from outside top level are marked in italic script.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League
The 1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the 42nd season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Notable events, Dražen Petrović's 112-point game
The first week of fixtures on 5 October 1985 included a game in Zagreb at Dom Sportova's small hall between Cibona and visiting Smelt Olimpija—a contest that would go down in history for Dražen Petrović's Yugoslav Basketball League single-game scoring record as well as the strange circumstance that allowed it to happen.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Notable events, Dražen Petrović's 112-point game
The visiting team failed to fulfill their player registration administrative obligations in time—Olimpija general manager Radovan Lorbek was reportedly late with submitting a registration letter to the Yugoslav Basketball Federation (KSJ) headquarters in Belgrade—rendering their entire first team roster ineligible for the regular season opening game and forcing them to field players from their youth system. Sending out juniors (age 18 and under) would've normally been the first option; however, since Olimpija had no junior team within their youth system that year, they had to go to an even younger age group—making do with cadets (16 and under). In the end, the team they took to Zagreb consisted of players born in 1968 and younger, including Igor Đurović, Matjaž Strmole, Jože Maček, Dag Kralj, Tine Erjavec, Jure Zorčič, Gregor Stražiščar, Andrej Novina, and Tine Merzelj.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Notable events, Dražen Petrović's 112-point game
Cibona for their part decided to send out a mixed roster consisting of players from their youth system plus their twenty-one-year-old superstar Dražen Petrović who used the opportunity of playing against inferior opposition to shatter Radivoj Korać's single-game Yugoslav League scoring record from 1962 when Korać scored 74 points for OKK Beograd versus Mladost Zagreb. In a 158–77 blowout in front of 2,000 people against the hapless Ljubljana team, Petrović scored 112 points on 40 for 60 field goal shooting that included 10 for 20 three-point shooting.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Notable events, Dražen Petrović's 112-point game
He did so despite reportedly announcing his intention of leaving the floor once he reached Korać's 74 points. Petrović was one of only five Cibona players to get on the score sheet that day, the other four were eighteen-year-old Dražen Anzulović with 16 points, eighteen-year-old Vladimir Rizman with 14, nineteen-year-old Ivo Nakić with 12, and Ivan Šoštarec with 4.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Notable events, Cibona's 20-game winning streak
Cibona dominated the regular season with only a single loss in the entire campaign, thus equaling the feat that had previously been managed only twice in Yugoslav League history — Zadar in 1974–75 and Crvena Zvezda in 1949.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Notable events, Cibona's 20-game winning streak
Behind young Dražen Petrović's scoring exploits (his regular-season scoring average was 43.3 points per game), the Zagreb club opened the league campaign with twenty straight wins before finally losing, 102–100, away to Šibenka (Petrović's old team) in the second last game of the regular season — a contest in which Petrović recorded 52 points, but Šibenka still eked out a win led by Predrag Šarić who scored 36 points.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Notable events, Budućnost's surprise success
Budućnost was the season's biggest surprise package. Playing only its 6th season in the country's top-flight basketball league, the unfancied side from Titograd that had never had a positive season record (more wins than losses) in its previous five seasons was now nearly unbeatable at home, losing only one game in front of its home fans — against powerful Cibona. Led by veterans Duško Ivanović (28.5 ppg season average), Dragan Ivanović, Nikola Antić, Milatović, and Jadran Vujačić, the team also received a great contribution from its rising star Žarko Paspalj who turned 20 years of age over the course of the season.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Playoffs
Only the top four placed league table teams qualified for the playoffs quarterfinal automatically.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Playoffs
Teams placed fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth were joined by the top two Second League teams for an 8-team play-in round. The winner of each best-of-three series advanced to the playoffs quarterfinal round.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Bracket, Finals, Game 1: Cibona vs Zadar 84-70
Cibona dominated the opening game of the final series on its home court with strong outside shooting — behind Dražen Petrović's 28 points, Danko Cvjetićanin's 22, and Sven Ušić's 16.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Bracket, Finals, Game 1: Cibona vs Zadar 84-70
Still, the visitors from Zadar could find some comfort in their defensive play due to managing to limit Cibona to 84 points — well below 116.8 points per game Cibona had been scoring in their prior six games of the 1986 Yugoslav League playoffs.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Bracket, Finals, Game 2: Zadar vs Cibona 84-73
Zadar won game two on its home court at Jazine, having led comfortably throughout the entire contest (halftime score was 42-30). Receiving balanced scoring from its roster — Petar Popović and Veljko Petranović with 15 points each, Ante Matulović with 14, Draženko Blažević 12, Darko Pahlić 11, and Ivica Obad 10 — Zadar's win was never in question.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Bracket, Finals, Game 2: Zadar vs Cibona 84-73
Cibona's best player Dražen Petrović didn't appear in game two somewhat controversially with the official reason provided by the club that he got injured during warm-up right before the game. There has been rife speculation after the game as well as in the years and decades since in the Yugoslav press and public, that, having been so convinced of their superiority over Zadar, Cibona essentially threw game two because they wanted to celebrate the Yugoslav league title in front of their fans at home in game three.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Bracket, Finals, Game 3: Cibona vs Zadar 110-111 2OT
With the best-of-three series tied at one apiece, the deciding game 3 was played on Cibona's home court, Dom Sportova, on Saturday, 26 April 1986.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Bracket, Finals, Game 3: Cibona vs Zadar 110-111 2OT
Supported by over 10,000 fans, despite plenty of nervy play from the home team (Dražen Petrović getting a technical for accosting the referee and Franjo Arapović getting thrown out of the game for striking Darko Pahlić), Cibona had the early lead behind Cvjetićanin's scoring (got 22 of Cibona's 42 first half points) while Dražen Petrović, who returned to the squad after controversially sitting out game two, also scored actively. Still, Zadar kept chasing with most of its first half points coming from their twenty-six-year-old captain Veljko Petranović and twenty-two-year-old center Stojko Vranković. The team's leading scorer, shooting guard Petar Popović, on the other hand, was completely out of the shooting rhythm — missing his first three shots, getting benched seven minutes into the game by head coach Vlade Đurović, and ending up scoreless at halftime. Cibona was up 42-37 at halftime.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Bracket, Finals, Game 3: Cibona vs Zadar 110-111 2OT
Popović finally managed to get on the scoresheet five minutes into the second half, which led to him starting to score in bunches. Still, Cibona led continuously and midway through the second half, with ten minutes to go, they were up by eleven points — 71-60 — its highest lead of the game. Zadar made one last push and managed to catch up with three-point shooting to tie up the score 85-85 at the end of regulation. The visiting team even had the last possession, but failed to score.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Bracket, Finals, Game 3: Cibona vs Zadar 110-111 2OT
Midway through the overtime, Cibona's leader Dražen Petrović fouled out with his fifth personal foul. At the end of overtime, the score was tied again, 96-96. In the second overtime, the game was decided by Popović's two three-pointers as Zadar pulled out a famous 110-111 victory on the road.


1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Bracket, Finals, Game 3: Cibona vs Zadar 110-111 2OT
It was Cibona's first home loss in a competitive game in over three years in all competitions — with their previous home loss occurring on 16 March 1983 in the Yugoslav League versus Red Star Belgrade. And it was a costly loss for Cibona because it meant that despite winning the FIBA European Champions Cup that season, the club didn't get to compete in the next season's edition of the competition.


1985–86 Yugoslav First League
The 1985–86 Yugoslav First League season was marked by scandal and controversy due to allegedly wide match-fixing during the last week of fixtures.


1985–86 Yugoslav First League, Summary
After the last week was played, FK Partizan was crowned champion due to better goal difference than second-placed Red Star Belgrade. However, after weeks of public pressure and huge public outcry, on 20 June 1986, the Yugoslav FA presidency headed by Slavko Šajber decided to impose extraordinary measures that included the following:


1985–86 Yugoslav First League, Summary
Each club agreed to play the replay except for Partizan. As a result their week 34 fixture was registered as a 3–0 defeat, and the club was thus stripped of the league title, which was now awarded to Red Star. Based on this decision, it was Red Star Belgrade who got to represent SFR Yugoslavia in the 1986–87 European Cup.


1985–86 Yugoslav First League, Summary
What followed on domestic front was a series of appeals and lawsuits and the entire case eventually went all the way to the Yugoslav Constitutional Court. By the time Yugoslav Constitutional Court delivered its final ruling to the Court of Joint Labour of SR Serbia on 29 July 1987, the next league season was already completed with FK Vardar winning the title due to 12 teams starting the season with -6 points.


1985–86 Yugoslav First League, Summary
The court's ruling was that there was no evidence of wrongdoing in the week 34 of the 1985–86 season and thus that season's title was given back to Partizan. That also meant that there was no merit for the 6-point docking in the 1986–87 and now that season's table was re-counted so that now Partizan became a new champion.


1985–86 Yugoslav First League, Summary
Still, Vardar got to represent SFR Yugoslavia in the 1987–88 European Cup.


1985–86 Yugoslav First League, Match-fixing controversy
As mentioned, week 34, the last week of 1985–86 Yugoslav First League season, featured some highly suspicious results. All the matches started at the same time on Sunday, 15 June 1986.


1985–86 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season
The 1985–86 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season was the 44th season of the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Yugoslavia. 10 teams participated in the league, and Partizan have won the championship.


1985–86 Yugoslav Second League
The 1985–86 Yugoslav Second League season was the 40th season of the Second Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Druga savezna liga), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The league was contested in two regional groups (West Division and East Division), with 18 clubs each.


1985–86 Yugoslav Second League, West Division, Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including thirteen sides from the 1984–85 season, one club relegated from the 1984–85 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1984–85 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1985–86 Yugoslav Second League, West Division, Teams
Iskra Bugojno were relegated from the 1984–85 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 17th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were AIK Bačka Topola, Famos Hrasnica, Koper and Zadar.


1985–86 Yugoslav Second League, East Division, Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including thirteen sides from the 1984–85 season, one club relegated from the 1984–85 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1984–85 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1985–86 Yugoslav Second League, East Division, Teams
Radnički Niš were relegated from the 1984–85 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 18th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Lovćen, Radnički Kragujevac, Red Star Gnjilane and Teteks.


1985–86 ice hockey Bundesliga season
The 1985–86 Ice hockey Bundesliga season was the 28th season of the Ice hockey Bundesliga, the top level of ice hockey in Germany. 10 teams participated in the league, and Kolner EC won the championship.


1985–86 in Argentine football
1985-1986 in Argentine football saw the introduction of "European Style seasons" in the Argentine first division. The league title was won by River Plate. Argentinos Juniors were the winners of the Copa Libertadores 1985.


1985–86 in Argentine football, Primera División, Relegation
Relegation was determined by averaging the number of points obtained over the three previous seasons


1985–86 in English football
The 1985–86 season was the 106th season of competitive football in England.


1985–86 in English football, FA Cup
Liverpool beat Everton 3–1 in the final – with Rush scoring twice – to complete the third league championship and FA Cup double of the 20th century.


1985–86 in English football, League Cup
After being promoted to the First Division the season before, Oxford United won the League Cup, beating the Queens Park Rangers 3–0 in the final.


1985–86 in English football, Football League, First Division
Liverpool narrowly reclaimed the league title from Everton. They completed their first and only league and cup double by defeating Everton in the FA Cup final.


1985–86 in English football, Football League, First Division
As a result of the previous year's Heysel Stadium disaster, both Liverpool and Everton missed out on the European Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup respectively, while West Ham United, Manchester United, and Sheffield Wednesday all missed out on the UEFA Cup, as did Oxford United.


1985–86 in English football, Football League, First Division
West Bromwich Albion fell back into Division Two after ten seasons after a campaign in which they only won four games. Birmingham City performed almost as poorly and made an immediate return to Division Two. Coventry City had spent most of the season in the relegation zone until a late revival after George Curtis and John Sillett took over as co-managers with three games remaining.


1985–86 in English football, Football League, Second Division
Norwich City won the Second Division title, and was promoted back to the First Division. Charlton Athletic, despite having suffered a financial crisis over the previous years and leaving their home ground The Valley to ground share with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, returned to the First Division for the first time since 1957. Wimbledon, who had been in the Fourth Division only three years prior and were in only their second-ever season in the second tier, managed to claim the third and final promotion spot.


1985–86 in English football, Football League, Second Division
Fulham were relegated to bottom place after mounting financial pressures had forced them to sell off most of their squad during the summer. Middlesbrough suffered their second-ever relegation to the third tier, as their own financial situation worsened to the point where they were locked out of their Ayresome Park ground and nearly expelled from the Football League between the end of this season and the beginning of the following one.


1985–86 in English football, Football League, Third Division
Reading won the Third Division title after 13 successive victories, meaning they would be playing in the Second Division for the first time since 1931. Plymouth Argyle took the runner-up spot, and Derby County was the third promoted side.


1985–86 in English football, Football League, Third Division
The bottom two positions were occupied by Swansea City and the Wolverhampton Wanderers. Lincoln City filled the final relegation spot.


1985–86 in English football, Football League, Fourth Division
Swindon Town won promotion by a record-breaking 18 points, and became the second team (after York City two years previously) to exceed 100 points in a season, and was also awarded the board's decision to reinstate manager Lou Macari days after his controversial dismissal at the end of the previous season. Chester City, who had finished bottom of the league just two years prior, were promoted as runners-up. Mansfield Town and Port Vale took the two remaining promotion spaces.


1985–86 in English football, Football League, Fourth Division
Torquay United, Preston North End, Cambridge United, and Exeter City were made to apply for re-election.


1985–86 in Scottish football
The 1985–86 season was the 89th season of competitive football in Scotland.


1985–86 in Scottish football
At a national level, Scotland's qualification for the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico was marred by the death of Manager Jock Stein. In the end caretaker manager Alex Ferguson was not able to take the team beyond the first round.


1985–86 in Scottish football
In club football, with Rangers once again failing to mount a title challenge, manager Jock Wallace's second spell as manager ended in April when he was sacked and the club appointed Graeme Souness as player-manager, recruiting the former Liverpool midfielder from Sampdoria in Italy. Celtic eventually won the league on the final day after Hearts threw away a two-point lead.


1985–86 in Scottish football
Impressively, Aberdeen won both the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.


1985–86 in Scottish football, Scottish Premier Division
Celtic won the League and became champions in one of the closest finishes in League history. On the final day of the season Hearts were leading Celtic by two points - a draw against Dundee would have been sufficient to see them win their first League title since the 1959–60 season. Hearts lost 2–0 to Dundee at Dens Park thanks to two late goals by substitute Albert Kidd, while Celtic beat St Mirren 5–0 at Love Street. As a result, Celtic won the league on goal difference.


1985–86 in Scottish football, Scottish Premier Division
Relegation was suspended due to league reconstruction, therefore Motherwell and Clydebank retained their Premier Division status.


1985–86 in Scottish football, Scottish Premier Division
A dispute between television companies and the Scottish Football League resulted in no televised Scottish league football between September 1985 and March 1986.


1985–86 in Scottish football, Scotland national team, Death of Jock Stein
On 10 September 1985, the Scotland team travelled to Ninian Park, Cardiff, to take on Wales in their final qualifying game for the World Cup in Mexico. They needed at least a draw to secure a place in the qualification play-off, which they finally achieved in the 81st minute when a Davie Cooper penalty drew Scotland level with Wales, who had gone ahead earlier with a Mark Hughes goal. Just after the final whistle, Scotland manager Jock Stein collapsed from a heart attack at the side of the pitch and died in the medical room shortly afterwards. He was 62 years old.


1985–86 in Scottish football, Scotland national team, Death of Jock Stein
Aberdeen manager Alex Ferguson, who had been Stein's assistant, was appointed caretaker manager of Scotland after Stein's death. His first match was at Hampden Park on 20 November 1985, as Scotland took on Australia in the World Cup qualification playoff first leg. Goals from Davie Cooper and the debutant Frank McAvennie gave Scotland a 2-0 advantage, and they confirmed their place in Mexico by drawing the second leg 0–0 in Melbourne. Scotland's World Cup campaign began on 4 June, when they took on Denmark in their opening group game, only to lose 1–0. Four days later, they took on West Germany and despite taking an early lead through Gordon Strachan, lost 2-1 and were left with virtually no hope of reaching the knockout stages. Any hope of progression ended five days later when they could only manage a goalless draw against Uruguay.


1985–86 in Scottish football, Scotland national team, Kenny Dalglish 100th cap
Three weeks after his 35th birthday, Kenny Dalglish became the Scotland team's first player to be capped 100 times as senior level in a friendly against Romania on 26 March 1986.


1985–86 snooker season
The 1985–86 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1985 and May 1986. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.


1985–86 snooker season, Official rankings
The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.


1986
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1986th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 986th  year of the 2nd millennium, the 86th  year of the 20th century, and the  7th   year of the 1980s decade.


1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.


1986, Births
Those born in the year 1986 are considered millennials (Generation Y or Gen Y).


1986 (American TV series)
1986 is an American news magazine television series that aired on NBC from June 10, 1986, to December 30, 1986. The lead anchors were Roger Mudd and Connie Chung. Maria Shriver also contributed to the program.


1986 (American TV series)
The show was NBC's 14th attempt in 17 years to launch a prime time news program in a similar fashion that both CBS (60 Minutes) and ABC (20/20) had successfully done. Roger Mudd was particularly agitated over the quick cancellation of the program and left the network shortly thereafter. It was not until 1992 that NBC finally found a successful program in that mold with Dateline NBC, which is still running as of 2021.


1986 (Portuguese TV series)
1986 is a Portuguese television series by RTP and produced by Hop!.


1986 (Portuguese TV series)
The series will portray, in a dramatic comedy record and from the point of view of high school adolescent students, their parents and teachers, one of the most striking moments of Portuguese democracy: the 1986 presidential election second round disputed between Diogo Freitas do Amaral and Mário Soares.


1986 (album)
1986 is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Genie Chuo's (Chinese: 卓文萱) debut Mandarin studio album. It was released on 28 December 2001 by Rock Records. It is available with a power CD. Chuo debuted with this album at 15 years of age and there was a hiatus of 5 years, with the exception of a few soundtrack contributions, before her second album Be Used To (Chinese: 習慣) in 2006.


1986 1. deild, Overview
It was contested by 8 teams, and GÍ Gøta won the championship.


1986 1. deild, Results
The schedule consisted of a total of 14 games. Each team played two games against every opponent in no particular order. One of the games was at home and one was away.


1986 1. deild karla
The 1986 season of 1. deild karla was the 32nd season of second-tier football in Iceland.


1986 1. divisjon
The 1986 1. divisjon was the 42nd completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 27 April 1986 and ended on 19 October 1986.


1986 1. divisjon
22 games were played with 2 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated. The winners of the two groups of the 2. divisjon were promoted, as well as the winner of a series of play-off matches between the two second-placed teams in the two groups of the 2. divisjon and number ten in the 1. divisjon.


1986 1. divisjon
Lillestrøm SK won the league, after a slow start but later 11 wins in a row. It was Lillestrøm's fourth title. Viking and Strømmen were relegated to the 2. divisjon. The league had low attendances this year.


1986 1. divisjon, Relegation play-offs
The qualification matches were contested between Tromsø (10th in the 1. divisjon), Drøbak/Frogn (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group A), and Vidar (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group B). Tromsø won and remained in the 1. divisjon.


1986 1. divisjon (women)
The 1986 1. divisjon (women) was the third season of a top-tier women's football league in Norway, and was won by Sprint-Jeløy. The league was contested by 40 teams, divided in four groups of ten teams. It was the first year that teams from Nord Norge contested in the top league.


1986 1. divisjon (women)
In each group, the teams met each other twice in a round-robin, with 2 points given for a win, and 1 point for a draw. This was the last season that the league was divided into more than one group, so 30 of the 40 teams were relegated to Second Division.


1986 1. divisjon (women)
Sprint-Jeløy won the championship playoff after beating Troll in the final, while Klepp and Grand finished third. These four teams, in addition to Asker, BUL, Bøler, Setskog, Sandviken and Trondheims-Ørn, were the only teams that weren't relegated this year.


1986 1. divisjon (women), Championship play-off, Semifinals
The four group-winners met in a championship play-off, contested like a knockout tournament.


1986 1. divisjon (women), Championship play-off, Final
The two winners from the semifinals met in a final, played over two times 40 minutes.


1986 100 Miles of Norisring
The 1986 200 Meilen von Nürnberg was the fourth round of the 1986 World Sports-Prototype Championship as well as the fourth round of the 1986 German Supercup. It took place at the Norisring temporary street circuit, West Germany on June 29, 1986.


1986 100 Miles of Norisring, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).


1986 100 Miles of Norisring, Official results
† #14 Liqui Moly Equipe was disqualified and no longer timed during the race after ignoring a black flag shown to the car. The car was black flagged for loose bodywork.


1986 1000 km of Brands Hatch
The 1986 Shell Gemini 1000 km Brands Hatch was the fifth round of the 1986 World Sports-Prototype Championship, although it did not count towards the Teams' Championship. It took place at Brands Hatch, Great Britain on 20 July 1986.


1986 1000 km of Brands Hatch, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1986 1000 km of Fuji
The 1986 Mount Fuji 1000 km was the ninth and final round of the 1986 World Sports-Prototype Championship as well as the fifth round of the 1986 All Japan Endurance Championship. It took place at Fuji Speedway, Japan on October 5, 1986.


1986 1000 km of Fuji
It was the last victory of a Porsche 956 in the World Championship, in the last race where that type of car could race.


1986 1000 km of Fuji, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1986 1000 km of Nürburgring
The 1986 ADAC Kouros 1000 km Nürburgring was the seventh round of the 1986 World Sports-Prototype Championship. It took place at the Nürburgring, West Germany on August 24, 1986.


1986 1000 km of Nürburgring, Report, Entry
For this round, a total of 41 entered for the race, however only 34 of these arrived in the Eifel mountains for the practice and qualifying.


1986 1000 km of Nürburgring, Report, Qualifying
Thierry Boutsen took pole position for Brun Motorsport, in their Porsche 956 he shared with the team’s owner, Walter Brun, averaging a speed of 117.102 mph.


1986 1000 km of Nürburgring, Report, Race
Low cloud and rain fell on the circuit throughout the beginning of the race, causing a multitude of accidents and spins. Although the Sauber C8 generally lacked effective ground effects, it was reliable but off the pace of the Porsches and Jaguars, but the poor weather allowed Mike Thackwell to drive brilliantly on his Goodyear rain tyres to pass Hans-Joachim Stuck in the works Porsche 962C, leading the race on merit. However, a collision between the Argo-Zakspeed of Martin Schanche and the Tiga-Ford of Roy Baker, which required the deployment of the safety car on Lap 22.


1986 1000 km of Nürburgring, Report, Race
As the safety car was deployed however, low visibility and confusion over the state of the caution led to the two works Rothmans Porsches of Stuck and Jochen Mass colliding on the front stretch, heavily damaging both cars. Due to the amount of debris littering the track, the event was stopped for two hours.


1986 1000 km of Nürburgring, Report, Race
Believing the track to be unsafe in the continuing wet conditions, three Porsche teams chose to withdraw from the event. These included the three Brun cars, as well as the Joest and Kremer car. The race was restarted behind the pace car, but timing was on aggregate.


1986 1000 km of Nürburgring, Report, Race
At the restart, Thackwell kept control of the race, and although Derek Warwick’s Jaguar passed him as the circuit dried out, the British car later retired with a broken oil line. The remaining Porsche teams were unable to keep up with the Sauber or Jaguar. There was nothing, then to Henri Pescarolo from completing the shorten race distance giving Sauber its first-ever World Championship success. It also, marked the first victory by a Mercedes-Benz in the World Championship since the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans.


1986 1000 km of Nürburgring, Report, Race
The Sauber triumphed in a time of 3hr 42:30.020, averaging a speed of 92.626mph. Second place went to the Liqui Moly Equipe pairing of Klaus Niedzwiedz and Mauro Baldi aboard the Porsche 956 GTi, who was two laps adrift. The podium was completed by the Spanish partnership of Emilio de Villota and Fermín Vélez in their John Fitzpatrick Racing prepared Porsche 956.


1986 1000 km of Nürburgring, Classification, Official results
Please note that the result was declared after 121 laps (598.6 km), instead of the full race distance. Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1986 1000 km of Silverstone
The 1986 Kouros 1000 km was the second round of the 1986 World Sports-Prototype Championship. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain on May 5, 1986.


1986 1000 km of Silverstone, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1986 1000 km of Spa
The 1986 Kouros 1000 km Spa was the eighth round of the 1986 World Sports-Prototype Championship. It took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium on September 14, 1986.


1986 1000 km of Spa, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1986 12 Hours of Sebring
The 12 Hours of Sebring Grand Prix of Endurance, was the third round of the 1986 IMSA GT Championship and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 22, 1986. Victory overall went to the No. 5 Bob Akin Motor Racing Porsche 962 driven by Bob Akin, Hans-Joachim Stuck, and Jo Gartner.


1986 2. divisjon
The 1986 2. divisjon was a Norway's second-tier football league season.


1986 2. divisjon
The league was contested by 24 teams, divided into two groups; A and B. The winners of group A and B were promoted to the 1987 1. divisjon. The second placed teams met the 10th position finisher in the 1. divisjon in a qualification round where the winner was promoted to 1. divisjon. The bottom three teams inn both groups were relegated to the 3. divisjon.


1986 2. divisjon
Moss won group A with 35 points and Brann won group B with 35 points. Both teams promoted to the 1987 1. divisjon. The second-placed teams, Drøbak/Frogn and Vidar met Tromsø  in the promotion play-offs. Tromsø won the qualification and remained in the 1. divisjon.


1986 2. divisjon, Promotion play-offs, Results
Tromsø won the qualification round and remained in the 1. divisjon.


1986 24 Hours of Daytona
The 24th SunBank 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 1-2, 1986 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1986 IMSA GT Championship.


1986 24 Hours of Daytona
Victory overall and in the GTP class went to the No. 14 Holbert Racing Porsche 962 driven by Al Holbert, Derek Bell, and Al Unser Jr.. Victory in the GTO Class went to the No. 64 Raintree Corporation Ford Mustang driven by Lee Mueller, Maurice Hassey, and Lanny Hester. Victory in the Lights class went to the No. 13 Outlaw Racing Argo JM19 driven by Frank Rubino, Ray Mummery, and John Schneider. Victory in the GTU class went to the No. 71 Team Highball Mazda RX-7 driven by Amos Johnson, Dennis Shaw, and Jack Dunham.


1986 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 54th Grand Prix of Endurance as well as the third round of the 1986 World Sports-Prototype Championship. It took place on 31 May and 1 June 1986.


1986 24 Hours of Le Mans, Pre-race
Due to construction of a new roundabout at the Mulsanne corner, a new portion of track had to be built in order to avoid the roundabout. This created a right hand kink prior to the new Mulsanne turn.


1986 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race
For 1986, the new works 962C of Hans-Joachim Stuck, Derek Bell and Al Holbert was able to overcome the two-time defending winners at Joest Racing. The race itself was marred by the death of Jo Gartner in a crash on the Mulsanne Straight early on Sunday morning while running in 8th place. The sole remaining Kremer Racing Porsche retired soon after the accident. The Joest/Ludwig car suffered from engine bearing failure following the extended pace car laps.


1986 24 Hours of Le Mans, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1986 24 Hours of Le Mans, Official results
† - #66 Cosmik Racing and #79 Ecurie Ecosse were both disqualified for receiving outside assistance.


1986 360 km of Jerez
The 1986 Trofeo Silk Cut was the sixth round of the 1986 World Sports-Prototype Championship, although it did not count towards the Teams' Championship. It took place at Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Spain on August 3, 1986, marking the first time that the World Championship featured an event in Spain.


1986 360 km of Jerez, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1986 360 km of Monza
The 1986 Coppa Kouros was the opening round of the 1986 World Sports-Prototype Championship. It took place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy on April 20, 1986.


1986 360 km of Monza, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1986 ABC Championship for Women
The 1986 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Women were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


1986 ABC Under-18 Championship
The 1986 ABC Under-18 Championship was the ninth edition of the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC)'s Junior Championship. The games were held at Manila, Philippines from December 28, 1986 to January 4, 1987. PhTaiwan came to Seoul to participate the competition, but withdrew later due to the conflict about using the Chinese flag during the event.


1986 ABC Under-18 Championship, Venue
The games were held at Rizal Memorial Coliseum, located in Manila. On April 14, 1984, ABC Executive Committee had a meeting at the Walkerhill Hotel, Seoul and decided to hold the next event at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but later changed to Manila, Philippines.


1986 ABC Under-18 Championship for Women
The 1986 ABC Under-18 Championship for Women was the ninth edition of the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC)'s Junior Championship for Women. The games were held at Manila, Philippines from December 28, 1986 to January 4, 1987.


1986 ABC Under-18 Championship for Women, Venue
The games were held at Rizal Memorial Coliseum, located in Manila. On April 14, 1984, ABC Executive Committee had a meeting at the Walkerhill Hotel, Seoul and decided to hold the next event at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but later changed to Manila, Philippines.


1986 ABN World Tennis Tournament
The 1986 ABN World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands that was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 24 March through 30 March 1986. Fourth-seeded Joakim Nyström won the singles title.


1986 ABN World Tennis Tournament, Finals, Doubles
Stefan Edberg /  Slobodan Živojinović defeated  Wojtek Fibak /  Matt Mitchell 2–6, 6–3, 6–2


1986 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Singles
Miloslav Mečíř was the defending champion of the singles event at the ABN World Tennis Tournament but lost in the first round. Third-seeded Joakim Nyström won the singles title after a 6–1, 6–2 win in the final against fourth-seeded Anders Järryd.


1986 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1986 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum from March 7–9. Duke won the championship, defeating Georgia Tech, 68–67. Johnny Dawkins of Duke was named the tournament MVP.


1986 AFC Night Series
The 1986 Australian Football Championships Night Series was the 8th edition of the AFC Night Series, a VFL-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the leading clubs from the VFL and the SANFL.


1986 AFC Night Series
The 1986 Series would be the last to be played under the AFC banner as the VFL began its transformation from a state league to a national competition with the introduction of two interstate expansion clubs, the Brisbane Bears and the West Coast Eagles. As a result, the AFC Board was disbanded and the following year's Night Series was reverted to a VFL-run competition featuring only the VFL teams.


1986 AFC U-16 Championship
The 1986 AFC U-16 Championship was the 2nd edition of the AFC U-16 Championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It also served as a qualification tournament for the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship to be held at Canada. South Korea won the tournament, and qualified for the 1987 U-16 World Cup along runners-up Qatar and third-placed Saudi Arabia.


1986 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, Groups, Group 1
The group consisted of Saudi Arabia, Syria and North Yemen, with matches played in Damascus, Syria.


1986 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, Groups, Group 3
The group consisted Bangladesh, Nepal, Iran, with matches played in Tehran, Iran.


1986 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, Groups, Group 4
The group only consisted of Myanmar and India, with only one match played.


1986 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, Groups, Group 5
The group consisted of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, with matches played in Jakarta, Indonesia.