1975 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1975 throughout the world.

Events

Copa Libertadores 1975: Won by Independiente after defeating Unión Española on an aggregate score of 2-0.
England: 1975 FA Cup Final: West Ham United 2, Fulham 0. (Alan Taylor 2)

Winners club national championship

Europe

North America

United States of America: Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)

South America

Argentina:
- Metropolitano – River Plate
- Nacional – River Plate
Brazil: Internacional
Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción

International tournaments

Copa América (July 17 – October 28, 1975)
1. Peru
2. Colombia
3. Brazil and Uruguay
Pan American Games in Mexico (October 13 – October 25, 1975)
1. Brazil and Mexico
2. —
3. Argentina
1975 British Home Championship (May 17 – May 24, 1975)

England

Births

January 12 – Rick Hoogendorp, Dutch footballer
February 2 – Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer
February 11 – Marek Špilár, Slovakian international footballer (died 2013)
February 18 – Gary Neville, English footballer
February 18 – Keith Gillespie, Irish footballer
March 9 – Roy Makaay, Dutch footballer
April 3 – Joakim Persson, Swedish footballer
April 9 – Robbie Fowler, English footballer
April 13 – Bruce Dyer, English footballer
April 17 – Stefano Fiore, Italian footballer
May 1 – Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2003)
May 2 – David Beckham, English international footballer
May 8 – Dmitri Ustritski, Estonian international footballer
May 25 – Raúl Muñoz, Chilean footballer
June 9 – Paul Agostino, Australian footballer
June 10 – Darren Eadie, English footballer
June 18 – Aleksandrs Kolinko, Latvian footballer
June 24 – Christie Rampone, US women's footballer
July 1 – Julio Briones, Ecuadorian footballer
July 5 – Hernán Crespo, Argentinian international footballer
July 22 – Marilia, Brazilian footballer
September 18 – Richard Appleby, English footballer
September 18 – Carlos Armando Gruezo Quiñónez, Ecuadorian footballer
October 21 – Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
October 30 – Dimitar Ivankov, Bulgarian footballer
October 31 – Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer
November 13 – Quim, Portuguese footballer
November 27 – Rain Vessenberg, Estonian footballer
November 30 – Ben Thatcher, English footballer
December 7 – Ivaylo Petkov, Bulgarian footballer
December 11 – Dario Simic, Croatian footballer
December 20 – Bartosz Bosacki, Polish footballer
December 27 – Martin Nash, Canadian footballer

Deaths

March

March 31 – Virginio Rosetta, Italian defender, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (73)

October

October 27 – Peregrino Anselmo, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (73)

Association football chronology

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