1982 in association football
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The following are the worldwide association football events of the year 1982.
Events
- February 7 – The first ever Arab Club Champions Cup is completed, with Al-Shorta of Iraq winning the title with a 4–2 aggregate win over Al-Nejmeh of Lebanon.
- March 14 – Johannes Atlason makes his debut as the manager of Iceland, when the team draws (0-0) against Kuwait.
- May 26 – European Cup won by Aston Villa after defeating Bayern Munich 1-0 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- June 13 – The 1982 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Spain. For the first time, 24 teams compete in the final tournament, with the competition eventually won by Italy.
- June 30 – Dutch club SC Amersfoort is disestablished due to financial problems.
- September 15 – HFC Haarlem makes a winning European debut with by defeating Belgium's AA Gent (2-1) in the first round of the UEFA Cup. The goals for the Dutch side are scored by Gerrie Kleton and Martin Haar.
- October 20 – 66 fans lost their life in the Luzhniki disaster during the UEFA Cup second round match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem in Moscow.
- November 30 – Copa Libertadores won by Peñarol after defeating Cobreloa on an aggregate score of 1-0.
Winners club national championship
Asia
Europe
Belgium – Standard Liège
Bulgaria – CSKA Sofia
Czechoslovakia – Dukla Prague
Denmark – Odense Boldklub
East Germany – Berliner FC Dynamo
England – Liverpool
Finland – FC Kuusysi
France – AS Monaco
Greece – Olympiacos
Italy – Juventus
Netherlands – Ajax Amsterdam
Poland – Widzew Łódź
Portugal – Sporting CP
Scotland – Celtic
Soviet Union – Dinamo Minsk
Spain – Real Sociedad
Switzerland – Grasshopper Club Zürich
Turkey – Beşiktaş
West Germany – Hamburger SV
Yugoslavia – Dinamo Zagreb
North America
Mexico – UNAL
United States / 
Canada:
Oceania
South America
Argentina
- Metropolitano – Estudiantes
- Nacional – Ferro Carril Oeste
Bolivia – Bolívar
Brazil – Flamengo
Colombia – América de Cali
Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción
International Tournaments
- British Home Championship (February 23 – May 29)
- African Cup of Nations in Libya (March 5–19)
- FIFA World Cup in Spain (June 13 – July 11)
- UEFA U-16 European Championship in Italy (May 5–7)
- UEFA U-18 European Championship in Finland
- UEFA U-21 European Championship
National Teams
Netherlands
| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23 |  Scotland |
2 – 1 | L | Friendly | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| April 14 |  Greece |
1 – 0 | W | Friendly | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven |
| May 25 |  England |
2 – 0 | L | Friendly | Wembley Stadium, London |
| September 1 |  Iceland |
1 – 1 | D | Euro 1984 Qualifier | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík |
| September 22 |  Republic of Ireland |
2 – 1 | W | Euro 1984 Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| November 10 |  France |
1 – 2 | L | Friendly | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| December 19 |  Malta |
0 – 6 | W | Euro 1984 Qualifier | Tivoli, Aachen |
Births
January
- January 4 – Richard Logan, English club footballer
- January 7 – Luis Abel Peña, Paraguayan footballer[1]
- January 8 – Emanuele Calaiò, Italian youth international
- January 13 – Olivier Fontenette, French footballer[2]
- January 22 – Fabricio Coloccini, Argentine international footballer
- January 26 – Nabil Dafi, French footballer[3]
- January 31
- Andreas Görlitz, German international
- Salvatore Masiello, Italian club footballer
- Allan McGregor, Scottish international footballer[4]
February
- February 2 – Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine international footballer
- February 5 – Alimansi Kadogo, Ugandan retired footballer[5]
- February 10 – Jacek Gabrusewicz, Polish footballer[6]
- February 12 – Julius Aghahowa, Nigerian footballer[7]
- February 14 – Daniel Robert, Brazilian professional footballer[8]
- February 16 – Vasilios Genitsaridis, Greek former professional footballer[9]
- February 22 – Matt Woolley, English former professional footballer[10]
March
- March 18 – Romell Brathwaite, Barbadian international footballer[11]
- March 20 – Carmine Giordano, Italian footballer[12]
- March 23 – Mohammed Einas, Senegalese retired footballer[13]
- March 24 – Tshitenge Mukandila, Congolese footballer (died 2010)[14]
April
- April 1 – Róbert Vittek, Slovak international footballer
- April 2 – Marco Amelia, Italian international footballer
- April 6 – Nelson Geingob, Namibian former footballer
- April 13 – James Curtis, English former footballer[15]
- April 16 – Fabricio Brandão, retired Brazilian footballer[16]
- April 28 – Álvaro Ricaldi, Bolivian international footballer
May
- May 5
- Przemysław Kaźmierczak, Polish international footballer
- Luka Spetič, Slovenian footballer[17]
- May 17 – Dylan Macallister, Australian soccer player
- May 20 – Petr Čech, Czech international footballer
- May 23 – Anton Khromykh, professional Ukrainian former footballer[18]
- May 29 – Ahmed Tangeaoui, French-Moroccan footballer[19]
June
- June 4 – Pablo Darío López, Argentine footballer
- June 15 – Katie Chapman, English footballer
July
- July 2 – Alvito Rodrigues, Indian footballer
- July 4 – Biko Brazil, Dutch former professional footballer[20]
- July 5
- Fabrício de Souza, Brazilian footballer
- Julien Féret, French footballer
- Alberto Gilardino, Italian international footballer
- Paíto, Mozambican footballer
- Javier Paredes, Spanish footballer
- Szabolcs Perenyi, Romanian-Hungarian footballer
- July 7
- Jan Laštůvka, Czech footballer
- Brendan McElholm, Northern Irish footballer[21]
- July 8
- David Kenga, Kenyan footballer
- Agustín Villar, Spanish footballer[22]
- July 10 – Sebastian Mila, Polish footballer
- July 12
- Antonio Cassano, Italian international footballer
- Gerardo Hernández, professional Mexican footballer
- July 14 – Hermán Solíz, Bolivian footballer
- July 15 – Cristian Dănălache, Romanian footballer
- July 16 – Charles Kokougan, French former professional footballer
- July 25 – Ivan Len, Ukrainian professional footballer[23]
August
- August 2 – Susanna Hansen, Faroese footballer[24]
- August 9 – Nando, Mozambican footballer (d. 2007)[25]
- August 14 – Adrian Woźniczka, Polish former professional footballer[26]
- August 21 – Jayson Trommel, Dutch footballer
- August 24
- José Bosingwa, Portuguese international
- Kim Källström, Swedish international
- Glen Atle Larsen, Norwegian club footballer
- August 28
- Lee Ayres, professional English footballer[27]
- Thiago Motta, Brazilian-born Italian international and manager[28]
September
- September 2 – Alan Tate, English club footballer
- September 12 – Kiran Bechan, Dutch footballer
- September 13 – Andrei Makhayev,former Russian footballer[29]
- September 23 – Alain Yomby, Cameroonian former professional footballer[30]
- September 25 – Szymon Sawala, Polish footballer[31]
- September 26 – František Okoličáni, Slovak footballer[32]
- September 28 – Ahmad Alan, Palestinian former national footballer[33]
October
- October 6 – Igor Pešić, Serbian footballer[34]
- October 7 – Jermain Defoe, English international footballer
- October 9 – Antonio Manuel Viana Mendonça, Angolan footballer
- October 10 – Sipho Mngomezulu, South African footballer[35]
- October 14 – Hubert Charpentier, French professional footballer[36]
- October 29 – Gerald Gansterer, Austrian footballer[37]
November
- November 2 – Moreno Esseboom, Dutch footballer[38]
- November 5 – Juan Pablo, Spanish former footballer[39]
- November 14 – Martin Eisl, Austrian professional footballer[40]
- November 17 – Otacílio Mariano Neto, Brazilian footballer
December
- December 1 – Lloyd Doyley, English-Jamaican footballer and manager
- December 3 – Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer[41]
- December 8
- Halil Altıntop, Turkish international footballer
- Hamit Altıntop, Turkish international footballer
- December 10 – Tomáš Hájovský, Slovak footballer
- December 18 – Stijn Francis, Belgian former footballer[42]
- December 25 – Wencho Farrell, Netherlands Antilles international footballer[43]
- December 27 – Dmitri Rybakin, former Russian professional footballer[44]
Deaths
January
- January 3 – Fritz Laband, West-German defender, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (56)
August
- August 30 - Theodor Reimann (61), Slovak footballer (born 1921)
September
- September 3 - Hércules de Miranda, Brazilian forward, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (70)
- September 14 - Vladislao Cap (48), Argentine footballer and manager (born 1934)
November
- November 8 - Jimmy Dickinson, English midfielder, England Squad member at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (57, heart attack)
- November 17 - Felix von Heijden (92), Dutch footballer (born 1890)
December
- December 2 - Giovanni Ferrari, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup and winner of the Serie A for a record 8 times as a player. (74)
