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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1972 throughout the world.
Events
- 24 May – Copa Libertadores 1972: Won by Independiente after defeating Universitario de Deportes on an aggregate score of 2-1.
- 11 May – Ajax Amsterdam claims the Dutch Cup by defeating FC Den Haag: 3-2.
- 12 October – the 1972–73 Honduran League was canceled due to economic problems.
- 18 November 1972 – 1972 Scotland v England women's football match
Winners club national championship
Asia
Europe
Denmark:
Vejle BK
East Germany:
Magdeburg
England:
Derby County
France:
Olympique de Marseille
Hungary:
Újpest FC
Italy:
Juventus
Netherlands:
Ajax Amsterdam
Soviet Union:
Zorya Voroshilovgrad
Spain:
Real Madrid
Turkey:
Galatasaray S.K.
West Germany:
Bayern Munich
North America
South America
Argentina
- San Lorenzo - Metropolitano
- San Lorenzo - Nacional
Brazil:
Palmeiras
International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Cameroon (February 23 – March 5, 1972)
- 1972 British Home Championship (May 20 – May 27, 1972)
- UEFA European Football Championship in Belgium (June 14 – 18 1972)
- Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany (August 26 – September 10, 1972)
Births
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- January 1 – Lilian Thuram, French international footballer
- January 2 – Eduardo Pereira, Timorese footballer
- January 3 – Manuel Martínez, Mexican international footballer
- January 5 – Richard Sosa, Uruguayan former footballer [1]
- January 8
- Paul Clement, English footballer, coach, and manager
- Giuseppe Favalli, Italian footballer
- Esteban Valencia, Chilean international footballer
- January 11 – Huub Loeffen, Dutch footballer
- January 16
- Ruben Bagger, Danish footballer
- Yuri Alekseevich Drozdov, Russian footballer
- Ezra Hendrickson, Vincentian footballer
- Alen Peternac, Croatian footballer
- January 29
- Artur Belotserkovets, Russian former professional footballer [2]
- Joseph Oosting, Dutch footballer
- February 11 – Steve McManaman, English international footballer
- March 2 – Mauricio Pochettino, Argentine football player and manager
- March 3
- Darren Anderton, English international footballer
- Karel Poborský, Czech international footballer
- March 17 – Mia Hamm, American women's soccer player [3]
- March 23 – Daniel Prodan, Romanian international footballer (died 2016)
- March 28 – Péter Lipcsei, Hungarian footballer
- March 29 – Rui Costa, Portuguese footballer
- April 28 – Jean-Paul van Gastel, Dutch footballer
- April 28 – Wilmer Velásquez, Honduran international footballer
- May 8 – José Alberto Guadarrama, Mexican footballer
- May 10 – Radosław Majdan, Polish goalkeeper
- May 13 – Gytis Padimanskas, Lithuanian professional footballer [4]
- June 15 – Marcus Hahnemann, American soccer player
- June 23 – Zinedine Zidane, French international footballer
- August 7 – Goran Vlaović, Croatian footballer
- August 30 – Pavel Nedvěd, Czech international footballer
- September 8 – Markus Babbel, German international footballer and manager
- September 10 – João Carlos dos Santos, Brazilian international footballer
- September 10 – Mariano Bombarda, Spanish footballer
- October 1 – Jean Paulo Fernandes, Brazilian footballer
- November 2 – Derlis Gómez, Paraguayan footballer
- November 2 – Darío Silva, Uruguayan footballer
- November 4 – Luís Figo, Portuguese international footballer
- November 11 – Nurmat Mirzabaev, Kazakhstani footballer
- December 11 – Andriy Husin, Ukrainian international footballer and coach (died 2014)
- December 16 – Aleksei Morochko, former Russian footballer [5]
- December 22 – Claudio Guerra, former Uruguayan footballer [6]
- December 29 – Losseni Konaté, Ivorian footballer
Deaths
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- June 9 – Caesar ten Cate, Dutch international footballer (born 1890)
- September 16 – Jan de Natris (76), Dutch international footballer (born 1895)
References
- ^ "Richard Sosa". Tenfield Digital. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012.
- ^ "Artur Belotserkovets". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Mia Hamm | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Gytis Padimanskas". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Aleksei Morochko". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Claudio Guerra". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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