1977 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1977 throughout the world.
Contents
Events
- September 14 – Dutch club AZ'67 makes its European debut by defeating Red Boys Differdange (11-1) in the first round of the UEFA Cup, with four goals from midfielder Jan Peters.
- Copa Libertadores 1977: Won by Boca Juniors after defeating Cruzeiro 5-4 in a penalty shootout after an aggregate score of 0-0.
Winners club national championship
Europe
- England – Liverpool
- Italy – Juventus
- Netherlands
- Portugal – S.L. Benfica
- Switzerland – FC Basel
- Yugoslavia – Red Star Belgrade
North America
South America
- Argentina
- Metropolitano – River Plate
- Nacional – Independiente
- Brazil: São Paulo
European competitions
International tournaments
- 1977 British Home Championship (May 28 – June 4, 1977)
Births
- January 21 — Paul Weerman, Dutch footballer
- January 21 – Phil Neville, English international footballer
- February 5 — Rodrigo Núñez, Chilean footballer
- February 8 — Jan Õun, Estonian footballer
- February 11 — Raivo Nõmmik, Estonian footballer
- February 28 — Artur Wichniarek, Polish international footballer
- April 9 — Marko Lepik, Estonian footballer
- April 26 — Raphael Wicky, Swiss international footballer
- May 7 — Łukasz Sosin, Polish international footballer
- May 12 — Aivar Priidel, Estonian footballer
- May 25 — Andre Anis, Estonian footballer
- June 15 — Rui Almeida Monteiro, Dutch footballer
- July 10 — Levan Kobiashvili, Georgian international footballer
- July 24 — Mehdi Mahdavikia, Iranian international footballer
- July 31 — Bolívar Gómez, Ecuadorian footballer
- August 17 — Thierry Henry, French international footballer
- August 29 — Frank Broers, Dutch footballer
- October 24 — Iván Kaviedes, Ecuadorian footballer
Deaths
January
- January 18 - Luciano Re Cecconi (38), Italian football (soccer) player (born 1948)
February
- February 11 - Luigi Bertolini, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (72 ; Aortic aneurysm)
June
- June 9 – Germano Boettcher Sobrinho, Brazilian goalkeeper, squad member at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (66)
July
- July 17 - Billy Gonsalves American international football (soccer player) (born 1908)
- July 23 - Arsenio Erico, Paraguayan international footballer (born 1915)
October
- October 12 – Juan Carlos Calvo, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (71)
