1952 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1952 throughout the world.
Years in football (soccer): | 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 |
Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
Decades: | 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
Years: | 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 |
Events
- 21 September – East Germany plays its first ever international match, losing 3–0 to Poland in Warsaw.
Winners club national championship
Albania: KS Dinamo Tirana Argentina: River Plate Austria: Rapid Vienna Belgium: RFC Liégeois Bulgaria: PFC CSKA Sofia Czech Republic: Sparta CKD Sokolovo Denmark: AB East Germany: ZSG Union Halle England: Manchester United F.C. Faroe Islands: KÍ Klaksvík Finland: KTP France: OGC Nice Greece: tournament not held Hungary: Budapest Honvéd FC Iceland: KR Ireland: St Patrick's Athletic F.C. Italy: Juventus F.C. Luxembourg: National Schifflange Netherlands: Willem II Northern Ireland: Glenavon F.C. Norway: FK Sparta Sarpsborg Poland: Ruch Chorzów Portugal: Sporting CP Romania: CCA București Scotland: Hibernian F.C. Spain: FC Barcelona Sweden: IFK Norrköping Switzerland: Grasshopper Club Zürich West Germany: VfB Stuttgart Soviet Union: FC Spartak Moscow Yugoslavia: Hajduk Split
International tournaments
- 1952 British Home Championship (6 October 1951 – 5 April 1952)
- Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland (15 July – 2 August 1952)
Births
- 1 January – Ítalo Estupiñán, Ecuadorian international footballer (died 2016)
- 2 February – Reinhard Häfner, German international footballer (died 2016)
- 2 February – Fernando Morena, Uruguayan international footballer
- 8 February – Marinho Chagas, Brazilian international footballer (died 2014)
- 20 March – Steve Whitworth, English footballer
- 2 May – Martin Haar, Dutch footballer and assistant-coach
- 17 May – Jorge Olguin, Argentine international footballer
- 19 May – Bert van Marwijk, Dutch footballer and coach
- 22 May – Waldemar Victorino, Uruguayan international footballer
- 2 August – Alain Giresse, French international footballer and coach
- 3 August – Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentinian international footballer and coach
- 7 August – Kees Kist, Dutch international footballer
- 6 September – Vladimir Kazachyonok, Soviet international footballer and Russian coach (died 2017)
- 5 November – Harry Schellekens, Dutch footballer
- 17 November – Roman Ogaza, Polish international footballer
- 25 November – Gabriele Oriali, Italian international footballer
- 15 December – Allan Simonsen, Danish international footballer
Deaths
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