1997 in football (soccer)

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Years in football (soccer):	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
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Years:	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1997 throughout the world.

1 Events
2 Winner national club championships
3 International tournaments
4 Deaths

[edit] Events

Copa Libertadores 1997: Won by Cruzeiro after defeating Sporting Cristal on an aggregate score of 1-0.
England - FA Cup: Chelsea won 2-0 over Middlesbrough
Scottish FA Cup Kilmarnock FC beat Falkirk 1-0.
May 18: Éric Cantona, famous and controversial french footballer in Premiership, announced his retirement from football.

[edit] Winner national club championships

[edit] International tournaments

Tournoi de France, June 3-June 11, 1997 - Winners: England

[edit] Deaths

November 1: Roger Marche, 73, French footballer
November 9: Helenio Herrera, 80, Argentinean-french footballer, legendary trainer of Internazionale Milan FC in 1960s
December 7: Billy Bremner, 55, Scottish footballer

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