1977 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1977 throughout the world.

Events

September 14 – Dutch club AZ'67 makes its European debut by defeating Red Boys Differdange (11-1) in the first round of the UEFA Cup, with four goals from midfielder Jan Peters.
Copa Libertadores 1977: Won by Boca Juniors after defeating Cruzeiro 5-4 in a penalty shootout after an aggregate score of 0-0.

Winners club national championship

European competitions

International tournaments

1977 British Home Championship (May 28 – June 4, 1977)

Scotland

Births

January 21 — Paul Weerman, Dutch footballer
January 21 – Phil Neville, English international footballer
February 5 — Rodrigo Núñez, Chilean footballer
February 8 — Jan Õun, Estonian footballer
February 11 — Raivo Nõmmik, Estonian footballer
February 28 — Artur Wichniarek, Polish international footballer
April 9 — Marko Lepik, Estonian footballer
April 26 — Raphael Wicky, Swiss international footballer
May 3 — Noel Valladares, Honduran international footballer
May 7 — Łukasz Sosin, Polish international footballer
May 12 — Aivar Priidel, Estonian footballer
May 25 — Andre Anis, Estonian footballer
June 15 — Rui Almeida Monteiro, Dutch footballer
July 10 — Levan Kobiashvili, Georgian international footballer
July 24 — Mehdi Mahdavikia, Iranian international footballer
July 31 — Bolívar Gómez, Ecuadorian footballer
August 17 — Thierry Henry, French international footballer
August 29 — Frank Broers, Dutch footballer
October 24 — Iván Kaviedes, Ecuadorian footballer

Deaths

January

January 18 - Luciano Re Cecconi (38), Italian football (soccer) player (born 1948)

February

February 11 - Luigi Bertolini, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (72 ; Aortic aneurysm)

June

June 9 – Germano Boettcher Sobrinho, Brazilian goalkeeper, squad member at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (66)

July

July 17 - Billy Gonsalves American international football (soccer player) (born 1908)
July 23 - Arsenio Erico, Paraguayan international footballer (born 1915)

October

October 12 – Juan Carlos Calvo, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (71)

Association football chronology

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