1981 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Years:	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1981 throughout the world.

Events

1981 Copa Libertadores: Won by Flamengo after defeating Cobreloa on the playoff match 2–0.
1980–81 European Cup: Won by Liverpool FC after defeating Real Madrid in final match 1–0.
World Club Championship: Won by Flamengo after defeating Liverpool FC on a single match 3–0.
March 25 – Kees Rijvers makes his debut as the manager of Dutch national team with a 1–0 win in the World Cup Qualifier against France. One player makes his debut for the Dutch: defender Edo Ophof from Ajax Amsterdam.
September 1 – Dutch striker Wim Kieft makes his debut for the Netherlands national football team in the friendly against Switzerland. It's the 400th game in the history of the Dutch national team.

Winners club national championship

International tournaments

Mundialito in Montevideo, Uruguay (December 30, 1980 – January 10, 1981)
1. Uruguay
2. Brazil
1981 British Home Championship (May 16–23, 1981)

Abandoned following severe civil unrest in Northern Ireland.

National teams

Netherlands

Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Competition	Venue
January 6	Italy	1–1	D	Mundialito	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
February 22	Cyprus	3–0	W	World Cup Qualifier	Oosterpark Stadion, Groningen
March 25	France	1–0	W	World Cup Qualifier	De Kuip, Rotterdam
April 29	Cyprus	0–1	W	World Cup Qualifier	Makario Stadium, Nicosia
March 26	Switzerland	2–1	L	Friendly	Hardturm, Zürich
September 9	Republic of Ireland	2–2	D	World Cup Qualifier	De Kuip, Rotterdam
October 14	Belgium	3–0	W	World Cup Qualifier	De Kuip, Rotterdam
November 18	France	2–0	L	World Cup Qualifier	Parc des Princes, Paris

Movies

Escape to Victory

Births

January 20 – Owen Hargreaves, English footballer
January 30 – Peter Crouch, English footballer
February 23 – Gareth Barry, English footballer
April 12 – Nicolás Burdisso, Argentinian footballer
May 8 – Andrea Barzagli, Italian footballer
May 27 – Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer
June 27 – Jennifer Molina, Mexican female footballer
July 28 – Michael Carrick, English footballer
September 11 – Victor Kros, Dutch footballer
September 22 – Alma Martinéz, Mexican female footballer
October 3 – Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer
October 3 – Andreas Isaksson, Swedish football goalkeeper
October 6 – Mikael Dorsin, Swedish footballer
November 8 – Joe Cole, English footballer
November 21 – Martin van Leeuwen, Dutch footballer
December 3 – David Villa, Spanish footballer
December 3 – Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer
December 21 – Cristian Zaccardo, Italian footballer
December 28 – Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch footballer

Deaths

May

May 14 – Michele Andreolo, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (68)

June

June 21 – Alberto Suppici, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup as manager. (82)

September

September 22 – Néstor Carballo, Uruguayan international footballer (born 1929)

October

October 9 – František Fadrhonc (66), Czech football manager (born 1914)

November

November 3 – Eraldo Monzeglio, Italian defender, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup. (75)

December

December 4 – Zoilo Saldombide, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (76)

References

Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
VoetbalStats (Dutch)

Association football chronology

Overviews	Professionalism in association football Geography of men's football Geography of women's football

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