1972 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1972 throughout the world.

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.

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
*England : Derby County

International tournaments

* African Cup of Nations in Cameroon (February 23 – March 5, 1972)
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*1972 British Home Championship (May 20 – May 27, 1972)::Shared by fb|ENG and fb|SCO

* UEFA European Football Championship in Belgium (June 14 – 18, 1972)
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*Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany (August 26 – September 10, 1972)
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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

Deaths

*September 16 – Jan de Natris (76), Dutch footballer (b. 1895)