1982 in association football

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Overview of the events of 1982 in association football

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The following are the worldwide association football events of the year 1982.

## Events

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* February 7 - The first ever Arab Club Champions Cup is completed, with Al-Shorta of Iraq winning the title with a 4–2 aggregate win over Al-Nejmeh of Lebanon.
* 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.
* October 20 - 66 fans lost their life in the Luzhniki disaster during the UEFA Cup second round match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem in Moscow.
* November 30 - Copa Libertadores won by Peñarol after defeating Cobreloa on an aggregate score of 1-0.

## Winners club national championship

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### Asia

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* Qatar - Al-Rayyan

### Europe

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* Belgium - Standard Liège
* Bulgaria - CSKA Sofia
* Czechoslovakia - Dukla Prague
* Denmark - Odense Boldklub
* East Germany - Berliner FC Dynamo
* England - Liverpool
* \- FC Kuusysi
* France - AS Monaco
* Greece - Olympiacos
* Italy - Juventus
* Netherlands
* Eredivisie - Ajax Amsterdam
* Eerste Divisie - Helmond Sport
* Poland - Widzew Łódź
* 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

### North America

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* Mexico - UNAL
* United States /  Canada:
* New York Cosmos (NASL)

### Oceania

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* Australia – Sydney City

### South America

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

## International Tournaments

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* British Home Championship (February 23 - May 29)

England

* African Cup of Nations in Libya (March 5-19)
* Ghana
* Libya
* Zambia
* FIFA World Cup in Spain (June 13 - July 11)
* Italy
* West Germany
* Poland
* UEFA U-16 European Championship in Italy (May 5-7)
* Italy
* West Germany
* Yugoslavia
* UEFA U-18 European Championship in Finland
* Scotland
* Czechoslovakia
* UEFA U-21 European Championship
1. England
2. West Germany

## National Teams

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###  Netherlands

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Date  | Opponent  | Final Score  | Result  | Competition  | Venue

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March 23  |  Scotland | 2 - 1  | L  | Friendly | Hampden Park, Glasgow
April 14  |  Greece | 1 - 0  | W  | Friendly | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
May 25  |  England | 2 - 0  | L  | Friendly | Wembley Stadium, London
September 1  |  Iceland | 1 - 1  | D  | Euro 1984 Qualifier | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
September 22  |  Republic of Ireland | 2 - 1  | W  | Euro 1984 Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam
November 10  |  France | 1 - 2  | L  | Friendly | De Kuip, Rotterdam
December 19  |  Malta | 0 - 6  | W  | Euro 1984 Qualifier | Tivoli, Aachen

## Births

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### January

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* January 4 - Richard Logan, English club footballer
* January 7 - Luis Abel Peña, Paraguayan footballer[1]
* January 8 - Emanuele Calaiò, Italian youth international
* January 13 - Olivier Fontenette, French footballer[2]
* January 22 - Fabricio Coloccini, Argentine international footballer
* January 26 - Nabil Dafi, French footballer[3]
* January 31
* Andreas Görlitz, German international
* Salvatore Masiello, Italian club footballer
* Allan McGregor, Scottish international footballer[4]

### February

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* February 2 - Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine international footballer
* February 5 - Alimansi Kadogo, Ugandan retired footballer[5]
* February 10 - Jacek Gabrusewicz, Polish footballer[6]
* February 12 - Julius Aghahowa, Nigerian footballer[7]
* February 14 - Daniel Robert, Brazilian professional footballer[8]
* February 16 - Vasilios Genitsaridis, Greek former professional footballer[9]
* February 22 - Matt Woolley, English former professional footballer[10]

### March

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* March 18 - Romell Brathwaite, Barbadian international footballer[11]
* March 20 - Carmine Giordano, Italian footballer[12]
* March 23 - Mohammed Einas, Senegalese retired footballer[13]
* March 24 - Tshitenge Mukandila, Congolese footballer (died 2010)[14]

### April

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* April 1 - Robert Vittek, Slovakian international footballer
* April 2 - Marco Amelia, Italian international footballer
* April 6 - Nelson Geingob, Namibian former footballer
* April 13 - James Curtis, English former footballer[15]
* April 16 - Fabricio Brandão, retired Brazilian footballer[16]
* April 28 - Álvaro Ricaldi, Bolivian international footballer

### May

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* May 5
* Przemysław Kaźmierczak, Polish international footballer
* Luka Spetič, Slovenian footballer[17]
* May 17 - Dylan Macallister, Australian soccer player
* May 20 - Petr Čech, Czech international footballer
* May 23 - Anton Khromykh, professional Ukrainian former footballer[18]
* May 29 - Ahmed Tangeaoui, French-Moroccan footballer[19]

### June

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* June 4 - Pablo Darío López, Argentine footballer
* June 15 - Katie Chapman, English footballer

### July

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* July 2 - Alvito Rodrigues, Indian footballer
* July 4 - Biko Brazil, Dutch former professional footballer[20]
* July 5
* Fabrício de Souza, Brazilian footballer
* Julien Féret, French footballer
* Alberto Gilardino, Italian international footballer
* Paíto, Mozambican footballer
* Javier Paredes, Spanish footballer
* Szabolcs Perenyi, Romanian-Hungarian footballer
* July 7
* Jan Laštůvka, Czech footballer
* Brendan McElholm, Northern Irish footballer[21]
* July 8
* David Kenga, Kenyan footballer
* Agustín Villar, Spanish footballer[22]
* July 10 - Sebastian Mila, Polish footballer
* July 12
* Antonio Cassano, Italian international footballer
* Gerardo Hernández, professional Mexican footballer
* July 14 - Hermán Solíz, Bolivian footballer
* July 15 - Cristian Dănălache, Romanian footballer
* July 16 - Charles Kokougan, French former professional footballer
* July 25 - Ivan Len, Ukrainian professional footballer[23]

### August

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* August 2 - Susanna Hansen, Faroese footballer[24]
* August 9 - Nando, Mozambican footballer (d. 2007)[25]
* August 14 - Adrian Woźniczka, Polish former professional footballer[26]
* August 21 - Jayson Trommel, Dutch footballer
* August 24
* José Bosingwa, Portuguese international
* Kim Källström, Swedish international
* Glen Atle Larsen, Norwegian club footballer
* August 28
* Lee Ayres, professional English footballer[27]
* Thiago Motta, Brazilian-born Italian international and manager[28]

### September

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* September 2 - Alan Tate, English club footballer
* September 12 - Kiran Bechan, Dutch footballer
* September 13 - Andrei Makhayev,former Russian footballer[29]
* September 23 - Alain Yomby, Cameroonian former professional footballer[30]
* September 25 - Szymon Sawala, Polish footballer[31]
* September 26 - František Okoličáni, Slovak footballer[32]
* September 28 - Ahmad Alan, Palestinian former national footballer[33]

### October

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* October 6 - Igor Pešić, Serbian footballer[34]
* October 7 - Jermain Defoe, English international footballer
* October 9 - Antonio Manuel Viana Mendonça, Angolan footballer
* October 10 - Sipho Mngomezulu, South African footballer[35]
* October 14 - Hubert Charpentier, French professional footballer[36]
* October 29 - Gerald Gansterer, Austrian footballer[37]

### November

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* November 2 - Moreno Esseboom, Dutch footballer[38]
* November 5 - Juan Pablo, Spanish former footballer[39]
* November 14 - Martin Eisl, Austrian professional footballer[40]
* November 17 - Otacílio Mariano Neto, Brazilian footballer

### December

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* December 1 - Lloyd Doyley, English-Jamaican footballer and manager
* December 3 - Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer[41]
* December 8
* Halil Altıntop, Turkish international footballer
* Hamit Altıntop, Turkish international footballer
* December 10 - Tomáš Hájovský, Slovak footballer
* December 18 - Stijn Francis, Belgian former footballer[42]
* December 25 - Wencho Farrell, Netherlands Antilles international footballer[43]
* December 27 - Dmitri Rybakin, former Russian professional footballer[44]

## Deaths

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### January

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* January 3 – Fritz Laband, West-German defender, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (56)

### August

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* August 30 - Theodor Reimann (61), Slovak footballer (born 1921)

### September

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* September 3 - Hércules de Miranda, Brazilian forward, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (70)
* September 14 - Vladislao Cap (48), Argentine footballer and manager (born 1934)

### November

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* November 8 - Jimmy Dickinson, English midfielder, England Squad member at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (57, heart attack)
* November 17 - Felix von Heijden (92), Dutch footballer (born 1890)

### December

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* December 2 - Giovanni Ferrari, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup and winner of the Serie A for a record 8 times as a player. (74)

## References

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4. ^ 1982 in association football at the Scottish Football Association
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## External links

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* (in English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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