1978 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1978 throughout the world.

Events

Copa Libertadores 1978: Won by Boca Juniors after defeating Deportivo Cali on an aggregate score of 4-0.
England: Ipswich Town win the FA cup beating Arsenal F.C. 1-0 with the winning goal scored by Roger Osborne

Winners club national championship

International tournaments

African Cup of Nations in Ghana (March 5 – 16 1978)
1. Ghana
2. Uganda
3. Nigeria
1978 British Home Championship (May 13 – May 20, 1978)

England

FIFA World Cup in Argentina (June 1 – 25 1978)

Births

January 9 – Hamlet Barrientos, Bolivian footballer
January 28 – Gianluigi Buffon, Italian football player goalkeeper
January 28 – Jamie Carragher, English football player defender
February 5 – Jairon Zamora, Ecuadorian footballer
March 9 – Lucas Neill, Australian footballer
March 24 – Tomáš Ujfaluši, Czech footballer
March 30 – Mauricio Rojas, Chilean footballer
April 30 – Simone Barone, Italian footballer
June 20 – Frank Lampard, English football player midfielder
June 9 – Miroslav Klose, German football player forward
June 21 – Hatem Aqel, Jordanian footballer
July 22 – Dennis Rommedahl, Danish footballer
November 7 – Rio Ferdinand, English football player defender
November 7 – Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer
November 8 – Ali Karimi, Iranian footballer
November 11 – Erik Edman, Swedish footballer
December 17 – Patricia Pérez, Mexican female footballer
December 23 – Nicolás Suárez, Bolivian footballer
December 29 – Victor Agali, Nigerian footballer
December 29 – Kieron Dyer, English footballer

Deaths

January

January 3 – Rubén Morán, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (47)

July

July 13 - George Reader (81), English football referee

August

August 5 - Ernst Melchior, Austrian footballer
August 11 – Mario Varglien, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (72)
August 15 - Leo Lemešić, Croatian football player and manager

September

September 15 - Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer
September 25 – Luigi Allemandi, Italian defender, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (74)

November

November 18 – Pablo Dorado, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and first player ever to score in a World Cup Final. (70)

December

December 5 – Carlos Riolfo, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (73)

Association football chronology

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