1973 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1973 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
- Copa Libertadores 1973: Won by Independiente after defeating Colo Colo on an aggregate score of 2-1.
- Sunderland AFC wins the FA Cup final.
- May 31 – NAC claims the Dutch Cup by defeating NEC Nijmegen: 2-0.
[edit] Winners club national championship
- Argentina
- Huracán - Metropolitano
- Rosario Central - Nacional
- Brazil: Palmeiras
- East Germany: Dynamo Dresden
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Poland: Stal Mielec
- Turkey: Galatasaray S.K.
- West Germany: Bayern München
[edit] International tournaments
[edit] Births
- March 7– Ray Parlour, English footballer
- April 4 – Peter Hoekstra, Dutch footballer
- April 9 – Bart Goor, Belgian footballer
- April 10 – Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer
- April 12 – Roberto Ayala, Argentine footballer
- April 26 – Lee Woon-Jae, South Korean footballer
- May 1 – Oliver Neuville, German footballer
- May 8 – Jesus Arellano, Mexican footballer
- July 24 – Johan Micoud, French footballer
- August 14 – Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian footballer
- August 14 – Jared Borgetti, Mexican footballer
- September 21 – Oswaldo Sanchez, Mexican footballer
- October 11 – Steven Pressley, Scottish footballer
- November 17 – Bernd Schneider, German footballer
[edit] Deaths
- April 21 – Evert Bulder (78), Dutch footballer (b. 1894)
