1976 in association football
Appearance
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1976 throughout the world.
Events
- Copa Libertadores 1976: Won by Cruzeiro after defeating River Plate on an aggregate score of 3–2.
- September 15 – Dutch club Roda JC makes its European debut with a defeat (2–1) in Brussels against Belgium's R.S.C. Anderlecht in the second round of the Cup Winners Cup.
Winners club national championship
Asia
Europe
England – Liverpool
France – AS Saint-Étienne
Italy – Torino
Netherlands
Poland – Stal Mielec
Spain – Real Madrid
Turkey – Trabzonspor
Yugoslavia – Partizan
North America
South America
Argentina:
- Metropolitano – Boca Juniors
- Nacional – Boca Juniors
Brazil: Internacional
International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (February 29 – 14 1976)
- 1976 British Home Championship (May 6 – May 15, 1976)
- UEFA European Football Championship in Yugoslavia (June 16 – 20 1976)
- AFC Asian Championship in Iran (June 3 – 13 1976)
- Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada (July 18 – 31 1976)
Births
- January 18 – Pavel Mareš, Czech international footballer
- February 5 – John Aloisi, Australian international footballer
- February 7 – Daisuke Oku, Japanese international footballer (died 2014)
- February 26 – Mauro Lustrinelli, Swiss international footballer
- March 17 – Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan international footballer
- March 19 – Alessandro Nesta, Italian international footballer
- April 1 – Clarence Seedorf, Dutch international footballer
- April 20 – Aldo Bobadilla, Paraguayan footballer
- April 23 – Darren Huckerby, English footballer and coach
- April 27 – Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer
- May 2 – Amado Guevara, Honduran international footballer
- May 3 – Beto, Portuguese international footballer
- May 6 – Denny Landzaat, Dutch international footballer
- June 14 – Massimo Oddo, Italian international footballer
- June 23 – Patrick Vieira, French international footballer
- June 24 – Ricardo Alexandre dos Santos, Brazilian international footballer
- July 1 – Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dutch international footballer
- July 1 – Patrick Kluivert, Dutch international footballer
- July 5 – Nuno Gomes, Portuguese international footballer
- July 10 – Lars Ricken, German international footballer
- July 16 – Carlos Humberto Paredes, Paraguayan footballer
- July 17 – Anders Svensson, Swedish international footballer
- July 17 – Marcos Senna, Spanish international footballer
- July 26 – Danny Ortiz, Guatemalan footballer (died 2004)
- August 11 – Tõnis Kalde, Estonian international footballer
- August 24 – Björn van der Doelen, Dutch footballer
- August 27 – Ysrael Zúñiga, Peruvian footballer
- August 28 – Federico Magallanes, Uruguayan international footballer
- August 29 – Jon Dahl Tomasson, Danish international footballer
- September 18 – Ronaldo, Brazilian international footballer
- September 26 – Michael Ballack, German international footballer
- September 27 – Francesco Totti, Italian international footballer
- September 29 – Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian international footballer
- October 4 – Mauro Camoranesi, Italian international footballer
- October 28 – Martin Lepa, Estonian footballer
- November 26 – José Pablo Burtovoy, Argentine footballer
- December 25 – Atko Väikmeri, Estonian footballer
Deaths
November
- November 3 – Giuseppe Cavanna, Italian goalkeeper, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (70)
December
- December 25 – Conduelo Píriz, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (71)
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