1972 in football (soccer)
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1972 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
- Copa Libertadores 1972: Won by Independiente after defeating Universitario de Deportes on an aggregate score of 2-1.
[edit] Winners club national championship
- Brazil: Palmeiras
- Denmark: Vejle BK
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Spain: Real Madrid
- Turkey: Galatasaray
[edit] International tournaments
[edit] Births
- January 01: Lilian Thuram (French footballer)
- February 11: Steve McManaman (English footballer)
- March 03: Karel Poborský (Czech footballer)
- August 30: Pavel Nedvěd (Czech footballer)
- September 08: Markus Babbel (German footballer)