1974 in football (soccer)
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1974 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
- The Football World Cup 1974 is held from June 12 to July 7 in West Germany. West Germany wins its second title, defeating Netherlands 2 - 1 in the final. Surprisingly, Poland take 3rd after defeating Brazil 1 - 0.
- European Cup: Bayern München beats Atlético Madrid 4 - 0 in the final. This was the fist German EC win.
- UEFA Cup: Feyenoord wins 2-1 (Away) and 2-0 (Home) in the final against Tottenham Hotspur, winning the cup for the first time.
- UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1. FC Magdeburg wins 2-0 over AC Milan, winning the cup for the first time.
- Copa Libertadores 1974: Won by Independiente after defeating São Paulo Futebol Clube on an aggregate score of 1-0.
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[edit] International tournaments
West Germany won their second FIFA World Cup in 1974.
[edit] Births
- January 11: Jens Nowotny (German footballer)
- January 22: Jörg Böhme (German footballer)
- March 05: Jens Jeremies (German footballer)
- March 14: Mark Fish (South-African footballer)
- May 28: Jörg Butt (German footballer)
- August 29: Denis Caniza (Paraguayan footballer)
- September 05: Ivo Ulich (Czech footballer)
- October 05: Jeff Strasser (Luxemburgian footballer)
- December 24: Marcelo Salas (Chilean footballer)