1972 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1972 throughout the world.
| Years in football (soccer): | 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s |
| Years: | 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 |
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.
Winners club national championship
Asia
Europe
North America
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- New York Cosmos (NASL)
- Cincinnati Comets (ASL)
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)
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Births
- January 1 – Lilian Thuram, French international footballer
- January 3 – Manuel Martínez, Mexican international footballer
- January 8 – Esteban Valencia, Chilean international footballer
- January 11 – Huub Loeffen, Dutch footballer
- January 29 – Joseph Oosting, Dutch footballer
- February 11 – Steve McManaman, English international footballer
- March 3 – Karel Poborský, Czech international footballer
- March 23 – Daniel Prodan, Romanian international footballer (died 2016)
- March 28 – Péter Lipcsei, Hungarian footballer
- April 28 – Jean-Paul van Gastel, Dutch footballer
- April 28 – Wilmer Velásquez, Honduran international footballer
- May 8 – José Alberto Guadarrama, Mexican footballer
- 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
- 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 29 – Losseni Konaté, Ivorian footballer
Deaths
- June 9 – Caesar ten Cate, Dutch international footballer (born 1890)
- September 16 – Jan de Natris (76), Dutch international footballer (born 1895)
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