1973 in association football

The following events occurred in association football throughout the world in the year 1973.

Events

• Copa Libertadores 1973: Won by Independiente after defeating Colo-Colo on an aggregate score of 2–1.
• Sunderland AFC wins the FA Cup final.
• May 31 – NAC Breda claims the KNVB Cup after defeating NEC, 2–0.

Europe vs South America FIFA charity match

Winners club national championship

Asia

• Iran: Persepolis
• Qatar: Al-Esteqlal

Europe

• East Germany: Dynamo Dresden
• England: Liverpool
• France: Nantes
• Hungary: Újpest
• Italy: Juventus
• Netherlands: Ajax
• Poland: Stal Mielec
• Scotland: Celtic
• Soviet Union: Ararat Yerevan
• Spain: Atlético Madrid
• Turkey: Galatasaray
• West Germany: Bayern Munich
• Yugoslavia: Red Star Belgrade

North America

• : Cruz Azul
• / :
• Philadelphia Atoms (NASL)

South America

• Argentina
• Huracán – Metropolitano
• Rosario Central – Nacional
• Brazil: Palmeiras

International tournaments

• 1973 British Home Championship (May 12–19, 1973)

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Births

• January 3 – Jaroslav Å vach, Czech youth international (d. 2020)
• January 21 – Sergei Zhdanov, former Russian footballer
• January 30
• René Gottwald, retired German footballer
• Predrag Kodžo, Serbian footballer
• February 2 – Valeriy Yablochkin, Kazakhstani footballer
• February 10 – Ivan O'Konnel-Bronin, Estonian footballer
• February 18 – Markus Wanner, retired Swiss footballer
• February 23 – Alan Tutton, English former professional footballer
• February 24 – Ivan Gentizon, retired Swiss footballer
• March 7 – Ray Parlour, English footballer
• March 11 – Damián Álvarez, Mexican footballer
• March 16 – Bert Zuurman, Dutch footballer
• March 28 – Delmo (Delmo Arcângelo Coelho Monteiro), Brazilian former footballer
• April 4 – Peter Hoekstra, Dutch footballer
• April 6 – Sun Wen, Chinese footballer
• April 9 – Bart Goor, Belgian footballer
• April 10 – Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer
• April 12 – Roberto Ayala, Argentine footballer
• April 26 – Lee Woon-jae, South Korean footballer
• May 1 – Oliver Neuville, German footballer
• May 2 – Cristino Jara, Paraguayan footballer
• May 8 – Jesús Arellano, Mexican footballer
• June 18 – Lesmond Prinsen, Dutch footballer
• July 6 – Romuald Ardeois, French professional footballer
• July 13 – Roberto Martínez, Spanish football player and coach
• July 21 – Nelson Abeijón, Uruguayan footballer
• July 24 – Johan Micoud, French international footballer
• August 1 – Pierre Bastou, French professional football
• August 9 – Filippo Inzaghi, Italian international footballer
• August 14 – Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian international footballer
• August 14 – Jared Borgetti, Mexican footballer
• August 19 – Marco Materazzi, Italian international footballer
• August 26 – Heini Stocker, retired Liechtenstein footballer
• September 4 – Nandor NjergeÅ¡, retired Serbian footballer
• September 8 – Ángel Maldonado, Mexican footballer
• September 13 – Fabio Cannavaro, Italian international footballer
• September 18 – Limberg Méndez, Bolivian footballer
• September 21
• Pedro Acevedo, former Chilean footballer
• Max Eberl, German footballer
• Oswaldo Sánchez, Mexican footballer
• September 23 – Raphaël Clapson, French professional footballer
• October 9
• Thomas Frank, Danish football player and manager
• Carlos Pavón, Honduran international footballer
• October 11 – Steven Pressley, Scottish footballer
• October 14 – Fabián O'Neill, Uruguayan international footballer (died 2022)
• October 20 – Lim Gi-han, coach and former South Korean footballer
• October 24 – Glenn Summerville, Dutch footballer
• October 29 – Robert Pires, French international footballer
• November 17
• Wally Dieng, French retired footballer
• Bernd Schneider, German international footballer
• November 27 – Stephen Pugh, Welsh former professional footballer
• November 29 – Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer
• December 5 – Andrei Krasnopjorov, Estonian footballer
• December 6 – Petar MiloÅ¡evski, Macedonian international footballer (died 2014)
• December 11 – Ray Kenny, Irish footballer
• December 12 – Walter Otta, Argentinian footballer
• December 27 – Ivica Vulić, Slovenian retired international footballer
• December 31 – Paweł Bugała, Polish former professional footballer

Deaths

March

• March 19 – Hans Stubb (66), German footballer (born 1906)
• March 29– Adolfo Zumelzú, Argentine defender, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (71)

April

• April 21 – Evert Jan Bulder (78), Dutch footballer (born 1894)

September

• September 15 – Washington Ortuño, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup (46)

November

• November 16 – Lorenzo Fernández, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (73)

References