1957 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1957 throughout the world.
Events
- February 8 – The Confederation of African Football is founded at a meeting in Khartoum, Sudan.
- October 19 – Scottish club Celtic F.C. beat their deadliest rivals Rangers F.C. 7–1 in the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
- November 20 – Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam makes its European debut by defeating DDR's SC Wismut (1-3) in the first round of the European Cup.
Winners club national championship
- Argentina: River Plate
- Belgium: R. Antwerp F.C.
- Ecuador: Emelec
- England: Manchester United
- Hungary: Vasas SC
- Italy: A.C. Milan
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
- Spain: Real Madrid
- Sweden: IFK Norrköping
- West-Germany: Borussia Dortmund
International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Sudan (February 10 – 16 1957)
- 1957 British Home Championship (October 6, 1956 – April 6, 1957)
Births
- January 5 – Karl Allgöwer, German footballer
- February 1 – Walter Schachner, Austrian footballer and manager
- February 9 – Gordon Strachan, Scottish footballer and manager
- February 28 – Jan Ceulemans, Belgian footballer and manager
- March 12 – Patrick Battiston, French footballer
- May 9 – Fulvio Collovati, Italian footballer
- July 15 — Craig Martin, Canadian footballer
- September 3 – Walter Kelsch, German footballer
- September 6 – Zhivko Gospodinov, Bulgarian footballer
- September 11 – Plamen Markov, Bulgarian footballer
- September 11 – Preben Elkjær Larsen, Danish footballer
- September 26 – Klaus Augenthaler, German footballer and manager
- October 8 – Antonio Cabrini, Italian footballer
- October 25 – Piet Wildschut, Dutch footballer
- October 27 – Glenn Hoddle, English footballer and manager
Deaths
January
- January 18 – Alvaro Gestido, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (49)
October
- October 5 – José Leandro Andrade, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (55, Tuberculosis)