1975 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1975 throughout the world.
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Events
- Copa Libertadores 1975: Won by Independiente after defeating Unión Española on an aggregate score of 2-0.
- England: 1975 FA Cup Final: West Ham United 2, Fulham 0. (Alan Taylor 2)
Winners club national championship
Europe
East Germany: 1. FC Magdeburg
England: Derby County F.C.
Hungary: Újpest FC
Netherlands
Spain: Real Madrid
Turkey: Fenerbahçe
West Germany: Borussia Mönchengladbach
Yugoslavia: Hajduk Split
North America
South America
Argentina:
- Metropolitano – River Plate
- Nacional – River Plate
Brazil: Internacional
Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
International tournaments
- Copa América (July 17 – October 28, 1975)
- Pan American Games in Mexico (October 13 – October 25, 1975)
- 1975 British Home Championship (May 17 – May 24, 1975)
Births
- January 12 – Rick Hoogendorp, Dutch footballer
- February 2 – Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer
- February 11 – Marek Špilár, Slovakian international footballer (died 2013)
- February 18 – Gary Neville, English footballer
- February 18 – Keith Gillespie, Irish footballer
- March 9 – Roy Makaay, Dutch footballer
- April 3 – Joakim Persson, Swedish footballer
- April 9 – Robbie Fowler, English footballer
- April 13 – Bruce Dyer, English footballer
- April 17 – Stefano Fiore, Italian footballer
- May 1 – Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2003)
- May 2 – David Beckham, English international footballer
- May 8 – Dmitri Ustritski, Estonian international footballer
- May 25 – Raúl Muñoz, Chilean footballer
- June 9 – Paul Agostino, Australian footballer
- June 10 – Darren Eadie, English footballer
- June 18 – Aleksandrs Kolinko, Latvian footballer
- June 24 – Christie Rampone, US women's footballer
- July 1 – Julio Briones, Ecuadorian footballer
- July 5 – Hernán Crespo, Argentinian international footballer
- July 22 – Marilia, Brazilian footballer
- September 18 – Richard Appleby, English footballer
- September 18 – Carlos Armando Gruezo Quiñónez, Ecuadorian footballer
- October 21 – Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
- October 30 – Dimitar Ivankov, Bulgarian footballer
- October 31 – Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer
- November 13 – Quim, Portuguese footballer
- November 27 – Rain Vessenberg, Estonian footballer
- November 30 – Ben Thatcher, English footballer
- December 7 – Ivaylo Petkov, Bulgarian footballer
- December 11 – Dario Simic, Croatian footballer
- December 20 – Bartosz Bosacki, Polish footballer
- December 27 – Martin Nash, Canadian footballer
Deaths
March
- March 31 – Virginio Rosetta, Italian defender, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (73)
October
- October 27 – Peregrino Anselmo, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (73)
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