1982 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
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Years:	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1982 throughout the world.

Events

• March 14 – Johannes Atlason makes his debut as the manager of Iceland, when the team draws (0-0) against Kuwait.
• May 26 – European Cup won by Aston Villa after defeating Bayern Munich 1-0 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
• June 13 – The 1982 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Spain. For the first time, 24 teams compete in the final tournament, with the competition eventually won by Italy.
• June 30 – Dutch club SC Amersfoort is disestablished due to financial problems.
• September 15 – HFC Haarlem makes a winning European debut with by defeating Belgium's AA Gent (2-1) in the first round of the UEFA Cup. The goals for the Dutch side are scored by Gerrie Kleton and Martin Haar.
• October 20 – 66 fans lost their life in the Luzhniki disaster during the UEFA Cup second round match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem in Moscow.
• November 30 – Copa Libertadores won by Peñarol after defeating Cobreloa on an aggregate score of 1-0.

Winners club national championship

Europe

•  Belgium – Standard Liège
•  Bulgaria – CSKA Sofia
•  Czechoslovakia – Dukla Prague
•  Denmark – Odense Boldklub
•  England – Liverpool
•  France – AS Monaco
•  Greece – Olympiacos
•  Italy – Juventus
•  Netherlands
  • Eredivisie – Ajax Amsterdam
  • Eerste Divisie – Helmond Sport
•  Portugal – Sporting CP
•  Scotland – Celtic
•  Soviet Union – Dinamo Minsk
•  Spain – Real Sociedad
•   Switzerland – Grasshopper Club Zürich
•  Turkey – Beşiktaş
•  West Germany – Hamburger SV
•  Yugoslavia – Dinamo Zagreb

North America

•  United States – New York Cosmos (NASL)

South America

•  Argentina
  • Metropolitano – Estudiantes
  • Nacional – Ferro Carril Oeste
• Bolivia – Bolívar
•  Brazil – Flamengo
•  Colombia – América de Cali
•  Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción

North America

•  Mexico – Puebla FC

International Tournaments

• British Home Championship (February 23 – May 29)

 England

• African Cup of Nations in Libya (March 5–19)
  •  Ghana
  •  Libya
  •  Zambia
• FIFA World Cup in Spain (June 13 – July 11)
  •  Italy
  •  West Germany
  •  Poland
• UEFA U-16 European Championship in Italy (May 5–7)
  •  Italy
  •  West Germany
  •  Yugoslavia
• UEFA U-18 European Championship in Finland
  •  Scotland
  •  Czechoslovakia
• UEFA U-21 European Championship
  1.  England
  2.  West Germany

National Teams

 Netherlands

Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Competition	Venue
March 23	Scotland	2 – 1	L	Friendly	Hampden Park, Glasgow
April 14	Greece	1 – 0	W	Friendly	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
May 25	England	2 – 0	L	Friendly	Wembley Stadium, London
September 1	Iceland	1 – 1	D	Euro 1984 Qualifier	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
September 22	Republic of Ireland	2 – 1	W	Euro 1984 Qualifier	De Kuip, Rotterdam
November 10	France	1 – 2	L	Friendly	De Kuip, Rotterdam
December 19	Malta	0 – 6	W	Euro 1984 Qualifier	Tivoli, Aachen

Births

• January 22 – Fabricio Coloccini, Argentine footballer
• February 2 – Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine footballer
• April 1 – Robert Vittek, Slovakian footballer
• April 28 – Álvaro Ricaldi, Bolivian footballer
• May 20 – Petr Čech, Czech footballer
• June 4 – Pablo Darío López, Argentine footballer
• July 12 – Antonio Cassano, Italian footballer
• July 14 – Hermán Solíz, Bolivian footballer
• August 21 – Jayson Trommel, Dutch footballer
• September 12 – Kiran Bechan, Dutch footballer
• October 7 – Jermain Defoe, English footballer
• October 9 – Antonio Manuel Viana Mendonça, Angolan footballer
• December 8 – Halil Altıntop, Turkish footballer
• December 8 – Hamit Altıntop, Turkish footballer

Deaths

January

• January 3 – Fritz Laband, West-German defender, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (56)

August

• August 30 - Theodor Reimann (61), Slovak footballer (born 1921)

September

• September 3 - Hércules de Miranda, Brazilian forward, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (70)
• September 14 - Vladislao Cap (48), Argentine footballer and manager (born 1934)

November

• November 17 - Felix von Heijden (92), Dutch footballer (born 1890)

December

• December 2 - Giovanni Ferrari, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup and winner of the Serie A for a record 8 times as a player. (74)

References

• (English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• (Dutch) VoetbalStats