1973 In Association Football

Years in football (soccer):	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1973 throughout the world.

Events 1
Winners club national championship 2
- Asia 2.1
- Europe 2.2
- North American Soccer League 2.3
- South America 2.4
International tournaments 3
Births 4
Deaths 5
- March 5.1
- April 5.2
- September 5.3
- November 5.4

Events

Copa Libertadores 1973: Won by Independiente after defeating Colo Colo on an aggregate score of 2–1.
Sunderland AFC wins the FA Cup final.
May 31 – NAC claims the Dutch Cup by defeating NEC Nijmegen: 2–0.

Winners club national championship

Asia

Iran: Persepolis F.C.

Europe

North American Soccer League

United States of America: Philadelphia Atoms (NASL)

South America

Argentina
- Huracán – Metropolitano
- Rosario Central – Nacional
Brazil: Palmeiras

International tournaments

1973 British Home Championship (May 12–19, 1973)

England

Births

February 2 – Valeriy Yablochkin, Kazakhstani footballer
February 10 – Ivan O'Konnel-Bronin, Estonian footballer
March 7 – Ray Parlour, English footballer
March 11 – Damián Álvarez, Mexican footballer
March 16 – Bert Zuurman, Dutch footballer
April 4 – Peter Hoekstra, Dutch footballer
April 9 – Bart Goor, Belgian footballer
April 10 – Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer
April 12 – Roberto Ayala, Argentine footballer
April 26 – Lee Woon-Jae, South Korean footballer
May 1 – Oliver Neuville, German footballer
May 2 – Cristino Jara, Paraguayan footballer
May 8 – Jesus Arellano, Mexican footballer
June 18 – Lesmond Prinsen, Dutch footballer
July 24 – Johan Micoud, French international footballer
August 14 – Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian international footballer
August 14 – Jared Borgetti, Mexican footballer
September 8 – Ángel Maldonado, Mexican footballer
September 18 – Limberg Méndez, Bolivian footballer
September 21 – Max Eberl, German footballer
September 21 – Oswaldo Sanchez, Mexican footballer
October 11 – Steven Pressley, Scottish footballer
November 17 – Bernd Schneider, German international footballer
November 29 – Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer
December 6 - Petar Miloševski, Macedonian international footballer (died 2014)

Deaths

March

March 19 - Hans Stubb (66), German footballer (born 1906)

April

April 21 – Evert Bulder (78), Dutch footballer (born 1894)

September

September 15 – Washington Ortuño, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (46)

November

November 16 – Lorenzo Fernández, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (73)

Association football chronology

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1973 In Association Football