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

[edit] 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.
• November 30 – Copa Libertadores won by Peñarol after defeating Cobreloa on an aggregate score of 1-0.

[edit] Winners club national championship

•  England – Liverpool
•  France – AS Monaco
•  Italy – Juventus
•  Netherlands

• Eredivisie – Ajax Amsterdam
• Eerste Divisie – Helmond Sport

•  Portugal – Sporting CP
•  Scotland – Celtic
•  Spain – Real Sociedad
•  West Germany – Hamburger SV

[edit] South America

•  Argentina

• Metropolitano – Estudiantes
• Nacional – Ferro Carril Oeste

• Bolivia – Bolívar
•  Brazil – Flamengo
•  Colombia – América de Cali
•  Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción

[edit] International Tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Libya (March 5 – 19, 1982)

1.  Ghana
2.  Libya
3.  Zambia

• 1982 British Home Championship (February 23 – May 29, 1982)

 England

• FIFA World Cup in Spain (June 13 – July 11, 1982)

1.  Italy
2.  West Germany
3.  Poland

[edit] National Teams

[edit]  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

[edit] 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 30 – 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 Altintop, Turkish footballer
• December 8 – Hamit Altintop, Turkish footballer

[edit] Deaths

• August 30 – Theodor Reimann (61), Slovak footballer (b. 1921)
• September 14 – Vladislao Cap (48), Argentine footballer and manager (b. 1934)
• November 17 – Felix von Heijden (92), Dutch footballer (d. 1890)

[edit] References

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