1982 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1982 throughout the world.

Events

• 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.
• November 30 – Copa Libertadores won by Peñarol after defeating Cobreloa on an aggregate score of 1-0.

Winners club national championship

Europe

•  Belgium – Standard Liège
•  Bulgaria – CSKA Sofia
•  Czechoslovakia – Dukla Prague
•  Denmark – Odense Boldklub
•  England – Liverpool
•  France – AS Monaco
•  Greece – Olympiacos
•  Italy – Juventus
•  Netherlands
  • Eredivisie – Ajax Amsterdam
  • Eerste Divisie – Helmond Sport
•  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

South America

•  Argentina
  • Metropolitano – Estudiantes
  • Nacional – Ferro Carril Oeste
• Bolivia – Bolívar
•  Brazil – Flamengo
•  Colombia – América de Cali
•  Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción

North America

•  Mexico – Puebla FC

International Tournaments

• British Home Championship (February 23 – May 29)

 England

• African Cup of Nations in Libya (March 5–19)
  • 1 !  Ghana
  • 2 !  Libya
  • 3 !  Zambia

• FIFA World Cup in Spain (June 13 – July 11)
  • 1 !  Italy
  • 2 !  West Germany
  • 3 !  Poland

• UEFA U-16 European Championship in Italy (May 5–7)
  • 1 !  Italy
  • 2 !  West Germany
  • 3 !  Yugoslavia

• UEFA U-18 European Championship in Finland
  • 1 !  Scotland
  • 2 !  Czechoslovakia

• UEFA U-21 European Championship
  1.  England
  2.  West Germany

National Teams

 Netherlands

Births

• January 22 – Fabricio Coloccini, Argentine footballer
• February 2 – Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine footballer
• April 1 – Robert Vittek, Slovakian footballer
• April 28 – Álvaro Ricaldi, Bolivian footballer
• May 20 – Petr Čech, Czech footballer
• June 4 – Pablo Darío López, Argentine footballer
• July 12 – Antonio Cassano, Italian footballer
• July 14 – Hermán Solíz, Bolivian footballer
• August 21 – Jayson Trommel, Dutch footballer
• September 12 – Kiran Bechan, Dutch footballer
• October 7 – Jermain Defoe, English footballer
• October 9 – Antonio Manuel Viana Mendonça, Angolan footballer
• December 8 – Halil Altıntop, Turkish footballer
• December 8 – Hamit Altıntop, Turkish footballer

Deaths

• August 30 – Theodor Reimann (61), Slovak footballer (b. 1921)
• September 14 – Vladislao Cap (48), Argentine footballer and manager (b. 1934)
• November 17 – Felix von Heijden (92), Dutch footballer (d. 1890)

References

• (English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• (Dutch) VoetbalStats