1984 in association football

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Overview of the events of 1984 in association football

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* Snooker
* 1983–84
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* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

The following are the association football events of the year 1984 throughout the world.

## Events

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* 16 May - Italian giants Juventus FC claims the European Cup Winners' Cup by defeating first-time European finalists FC Porto 2–1.
* 23 May - Tottenham Hotspur wins the UEFA Cup by defeating R.S.C. Anderlecht on penalties (4-3) after an aggregate score of 2–2 at White Hart Lane in London.
* 27 July - Copa Libertadores won by Independiente after defeating Grêmio on an aggregate score of 1–0.
* 19 September - Dutch club Fortuna Sittard makes its European debut with a draw (0-0) against Denmark's BK Copenhagen in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup.
* 9 December - Argentina's Independiente wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating England's Liverpool F.C.: 1–0. The only goal is scored by José Alberto Percudani in the 6th minute.

## National Club Champions

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### Africa

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* Egypt: Zamalek

### Asia

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* Qatar - Al-Rayyan

### Europe

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* Belgium - K.S.K. Beveren
* Denmark - Vejle BK
* East Germany
* League - BFC Dynamo
* Cup - SG Dynamo Dresden
* England
* League - Liverpool
* Cup - Everton
* Finland - FC Kuusysi
* France - Girondins de Bordeaux
* Italy - Juventus
* Netherlands - Feyenoord Rotterdam
* Norway - Vålerenga
* Portugal - Benfica
* Scotland - Aberdeen
* Soviet Union - FC Zenit
* Spain - Athletic Bilbao
* Sweden - IFK Göteborg
* Turkey - Trabzonspor
* West Germany - VfB Stuttgart

### North America

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* Mexico – Club América
* United States /  Canada:
* Chicago Sting (NASL)

### South America

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* Argentina
* Metropolitano - Argentinos Juniors
* Nacional - Ferro Carril Oeste
* Bolivia - Blooming
* Brazil - Fluminense
* Colombia - América de Cali
* Paraguay - Guaraní

## International tournaments

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* African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast (4-18 March 1984)
1. Cameroon
2. Nigeria
3. Algeria
* 1984 British Home Championship (13 December 1983 - 25 May 1984)

Northern Ireland[1]

* UEFA European Football Championship in France (12-27 June 1984)
1. France
2. Spain
3. —
* Olympic Games in Los Angeles, United States (29 July - 11 August 1984)
1. France
2. Brazil
3. Yugoslavia

## National Teams

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###  Netherlands

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

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14 March  |  Denmark | 6 - 0  | W  | Friendly | Stadion De Meer, Amsterdam
17 October  |  Hungary | 1 - 2  | L  | World Cup Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam
14 November  |  Austria | 1 - 0  | L  | World Cup Qualifier | Prater Stadium, Vienna
12 December  |  Cyprus | 0 - 1  | W  | World Cup Qualifier | Makario Stadium, Nicosia

## Births

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### January

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* 1 January
* Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian footballer
* Mourad N'Zif, French former professional footballer[2]
* Stefano Pastrello, Italian footballer
* Rubens Sambueza, Argentinian footballer
* 3 January - Andrei Bovtalo, former Russian footballer[3]
* 5 January - Diego Gómez, Argentine-French footballer
* 7 January
* Diego Balbinot, Italian-Brazilian footballer
* Antonino Saviano, Italian footballer
* 12 January - Alain Montwani, retired Andorran footballer[4]
* 14 January - Abdoulahy Sangaré, Mauritanian international footballer[5]
* 16 January - Craig Beattie, Scottish footballer
* 17 January - Xavier Margairaz, Swiss footballer[6]
* 18 January - Rubí Sandoval, Mexican female footballer
* 21 January
* Leonardo Burián, Uruguayan youth international
* Dejan Milovanović, Serbian footballer
* Wes Morgan, Jamaican international
* 23 January
* Arjen Robben, Dutch international footballer
* Nikolay Yevgenyevich Yefimov, Russian footballer[7]
* 24 January - Paulo Sérgio, Portuguese youth international
* 25 January - Stefan Kießling, German international footballer
* 29 January
* Nuno Morais, Portuguese footballer
* Safee Sali, Malaysian footballer

### February

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* 4 February - Waskito Sujarwoko, Indonesian footballer[8]
* 5 February - Carlos Tevez, Argentinian international footballer
* 6 February
* Darren Bent, English footballer
* Fabrice Omonga, retired Belgian footballer[9]
* 8 February - Antonino Daì, Italian footballer[10]
* 21 February - David Odonkor, German footballer
* 27 February - Steve Warne, English footballer[11]
* 29 February
* Darren Ambrose, English footballer
* Giedrius Tomkevičius, Lithuanian footballer
* Hélio Pinto, Portuguese footballer
* Saylee Swen, Liberian footballer
* Ernest Bong, Vanuatuan footballer[citation needed]
* Stefano Pesoli, Italian footballer

### March

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* 1 March – Patrick Helmes, German international footballer
* 4 March – Tamir Cohen, Israeli footballer
* 10 March
* Derick Amadi, Nigerian professional footballer[12]
* Matt Lock, English footballer[13]
* 18 March – Gary Roberts, English footballer
* 20 March – Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer
* 30 March – Gennaro Fragiello, Italian footballer[14]

### April

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* 4 April – Sultan Khuranov, former Russian professional footballer[15]
* 18 April – Raphael Ntimane, Swaziland international footballer[16]
* 13 April – Nemanja Vuković, Montenegrin footballer
* 29 April
* Jones Leandro, Brazilian footballer[17]
* Phạm Văn Quyến, Vietnamese footballer

### May

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* 3 May – Martin Kováč, Slovak footballer[18]
* 4 May
* Orkhonsaikhany Bayarjavkhlan, Mongolian international footballer[19]
* Daron Beneby, Bahamian international footballer[20]
* 10 May – Jonathan Rosario, Dominican Republic international footballer[21]
* 11 May – Andrés Iniesta, Spanish footballer
* 12 May – Yohan Congio, French footballer[22]
* 14 May – Michael Rensing, German youth international
* 17 May – Yannick Macoa, Mauritian international footballer[23]
* 23 May - Reinaldo Román, Paraguayan footballer[24]
* 24 May
* Begli Annageldiyev, Turkmen professional footballer[25]
* Christoph Holste, German footballer[26]

### June

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* 1 June
* Jean Beausejour, Chilean footballer
* Jean-Claude Bozga, Romanian footballer
* 8 June – Javier Mascherano, Argentinian international[27]
* 9 June
* Davinson Monsalve, Colombian professional footballer[28]
* Wesley Sneijder, Dutch footballer[29]
* 11 June – Vagner Love, Brazilian footballer
* 16 June – Diego Segura, Spanish former footballer[30]
* 18 June – Jukka Veltheim, Finnish footballer[31]
* 29 June – Ambesager Yosief, Eritrean footballer
* 30 June
* Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican footballer (died 2016)
* Norismaidham Ismail, Malaysian club footballer

### July

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* 7 July – Mohd Shaffik Abdul Rahman, Malaysian footballer
* 9 July
* Panda (footballer) (Márcio Gama Moreira), Brazilian footballer[32]
* 13 July
* Alexander Bramble, Montserratian international footballer[33]
* Nicola Iannotti, Italian professional footballer[34]
* 14 July – Mounir El Hamdaoui, Dutch-born Moroccan international footballer
* 15 July – Giampietro Cicoria, Swiss professional footballer[35]
* 16 July – Roman Markelov, former Russian professional footballer[36]
* 18 July – Lee Barnard, English club footballer
* 21 July – Marcelo Rolón, Paraguayan footballer
* 27 July
* Florian Bague, French former professional footballer[37]
* Alim Khabilov, former Russian professional footballer[38]
* 31 July
* Marko Balažic, Slovenian retired footballer[39]
* Daniel Minorelli, Brazilian footballer[40]

### August

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* 1 August
* Waso Ramadhani, Burundian footballer[41]
* Bastian Schweinsteiger, German footballer
* 6 August
* Marco Airosa, Angolan footballer
* Silva (Weliander Silva Nascimento), Brazilian footballer[42]
* 10 August – Luca Carretto, Italian footballer[43]
* 11 August – Georgi Aslanidi, Russian former professional footballer[44]
* 22 August – Lee Camp, English footballer
* 23 August
* Glen Johnson, English footballer
* Ashley Williams, English-born Welsh international footballer

### September

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* 3 September – Renat Sokolov, Russian former professional footballer[45]
* 7 September
* Miranda, Brazilian footballer
* Mark Veldmate, Dutch footballer
* 25 September
* Franck Nkela, Congolese footballer[46]
* Mario Ruyales, Spanish footballer[47]

### October

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* 1 October – Fiorenzo Chatrer, Dutch footballer[48]
* 3 October – Anthony Le Tallec, French youth international
* 14 October – Alex Scott, English footballer[49]
* 28 October – Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian footballer
* 31 October – Luciën Dors, Dutch footballer[50]

### November

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* 3 November – Matthias Hummel, German former footballer, now assistant manager[51]
* 8 November – Rowan Taylor, Montserrat international footballer[52]
* 10 November
* Jean-Martial Kipré, Ivorian footballer
* Jarno Mattila, Finnish club footballer
* 11 November
* Stephen Hunt, English club footballer
* Birkir Már Sævarsson, Icelandic international
* 21 November – Bianca Weech, German footballer[53]
* 30 November – Nigel de Jong, Dutch footballer

### December

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* 9 December – Winder Mendoza, Venezuelan professional footballer[54]
* 11 December – Carlos Alberto, Brazilian footballer
* 20 December
* Nikolaos Karabelas, Greek footballer
* Marcel Schug, German former professional footballer[55]

## Deaths

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### January

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### February

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### March

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### April

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### May

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* 8 May – Armando Del Debbio, Brazilian left back, 8 times winner of the Campeonato Paulista with Sport Club Corinthians Paulista . (79)
* 8 May – William Ling (75), English football referee
* 11 May – Toni Turek, West-German goalkeeper, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (65)
* 12 May – Matías González, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (58)

### June

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* 23 June: Horst Nemec, Austrian international footballer (born 1939)

### July

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* 3 July – Ernesto Mascheroni, Uruguayan defender, last surviving winner, that actually played, of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (76)
* 7 July – Elba de Padua Lima, Brazilian footballer and manager

### September

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* 19 September – Álvaro Lopes Cançado, Brazilian defender, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (71)

### October

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* 1 October: Blagoje Marjanović, Serbian striker, semi-finalist at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.

### December

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* 19 December – Puck van Heel (80), Dutch footballer

## References

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2. ^ "Mourad N'Zif". FBref.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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14. ^ Gennaro Fragiello at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
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27. ^ 1984 in association football – FIFA competition record (archived)
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## External links

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

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