1972 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1972 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
- Copa Libertadores 1972: Won by Independiente after defeating Universitario de Deportes on an aggregate score of 2-1.
- May 11 – Ajax Amsterdam claims the Dutch Cup by defeating FC Den Haag: 3-2.
- Ajax Amsterdam wins the national championship, national cup, Euro cup I, World cup and Supercup; no team ever has come close to that record.
[edit] Winners club national championship
- Argentina
- San Lorenzo - Metropolitano
- San Lorenzo - Nacional
- Brazil: Palmeiras
- Denmark: Vejle BK
- East Germany: 1. FC Magdeburg
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Spain: Real Madrid
- Turkey: Galatasaray S.K.
- West Germany: Bayern Munich
[edit] International tournaments
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- Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany (August 26 – September 10, 1972)
[edit] Births
- January 1 – Lilian Thuram, French footballer
- January 11 – Huub Loeffen, Dutch footballer
- February 11 – Steve McManaman, English footballer
- March 3 – Karel Poborský, Czech footballer
- April 28 – Jean-Paul van Gastel, Dutch footballer
- August 30 – Pavel Nedvěd, Czech footballer
- September 8 – Markus Babbel, German footballer
- September 10 – Mariano Bombarda, Argentine footballer
[edit] Deaths
- September 16 – Jan de Natris (76), Dutch footballer (b. 1895)
