1972 in association football
The following are the football events of the year 1972 throughout the world.Events
Asia
- : Al-Sadd SC
Europe
- : Vejle BK
- : Magdeburg
- : Derby County
- : Olympique de Marseille
- : Újpest FC
- : Juventus
- : Ajax Amsterdam
- : Zorya Voroshilovgrad
- : Real Madrid
- : Galatasaray S.K.
- : Bayern Munich
North America
- : Cruz Azul
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- *New York Cosmos
- *Cincinnati Comets
South America
- *San Lorenzo - Metropolitano
- *San Lorenzo - Nacional
- : Palmeiras
International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Cameroon
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- 1972 British Home Championship
- UEFA European Football Championship in Belgium
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- Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany
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Births
- January 1 - Lilian Thuram, French international footballer
- January 3 - Manuel Martínez, Mexican international footballer
- January 8 - Esteban Valencia, Chilean international footballer
- January 11 - Huub Loeffen, Dutch footballer
- January 29 - Joseph Oosting, Dutch footballer
- February 11 - Steve McManaman, English international footballer
- March 3 - Karel Poborský, Czech international footballer
- March 23 - Daniel Prodan, Romanian international footballer
- March 28 - Péter Lipcsei, Hungarian footballer
- April 28 - Jean-Paul van Gastel, Dutch footballer
- April 28 - Wilmer Velásquez, Honduran international footballer
- May 8 - José Alberto Guadarrama, Mexican footballer
- June 23 - Zinedine Zidane, French international footballer
- August 7 - Goran Vlaović, Croatian footballer
- August 30 - Pavel Nedvěd, Czech international footballer
- September 8 - Markus Babbel, German international footballer and manager
- September 10 - João Carlos dos Santos, Brazilian international footballer
- September 10 - Mariano Bombarda, Spanish footballer
- November 2 - Derlis Gómez, Paraguayan footballer
- November 2 - Darío Silva, Uruguayan footballer
- November 4 - Luís Figo, Portuguese international footballer
- November 11 - Nurmat Mirzabaev, Kazakhstani footballer
- December 11 - Andriy Husin, Ukrainian international footballer and coach
- December 29 - Losseni Konaté, Ivorian footballer
Deaths
- June 9 - Caesar ten Cate, Dutch international footballer
- September 16 - Jan de Natris, Dutch international footballer
