1978 in football (soccer)
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1978 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
- Copa Libertadores 1978: Won by Boca Juniors after defeating Deportivo Cali on an aggregate score of 4-0.
- England: Ipswich Town win the FA cup beating Arsenal F.C. 1-0 with the winning goal scored by Roger Osbourne
[edit] Winners club national championship
- Brazil: Guarani
- Italy: Juventus
- Netherlands: PSV Eindhoven
- Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
- Spain: Real Madrid
- England: Nottingham Forest
[edit] International tournaments
- Argentina becomes the champion of the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The final was played in Buenos Aires at the Estadio Monumental on June 25 against the Netherlands, which they defeated 3-1.
[edit] Births
- January 28: Gianluigi Buffon (Italian footballer)
- March 09: Lucas Neill (Australian footballer)
- March 24: Tomáš Ujfaluši (Czech footballer)
- April 30: Simone Barone (Italian footballer)
- November 07: Rio Ferdinand (English footballer)
- November 07: Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (Dutch footballer)
- November 08: Ali Karimi (Iranian footballer)
- November 11: Erik Edman (Swedish footballer)
- December 29: Victor Agali (Nigerian footballer)
- December 29: Kieron Dyer (English footballer)
[edit] Deaths
- August 05: Ernst Melchior (Austrian footballer)
- September 15: Ricardo Zamora (Spanish footballer)
