1978 in association football
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| Years in association football: | 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s |
| Years: | 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 |
The following are the association football events of the year 1978 throughout the world.
Events[]
- Copa Libertadores 1978: Won by Boca Juniors after defeating Deportivo Cali on an aggregate score of 4–0.
- England: Ipswich Town win the FA cup beating Arsenal F.C. 1–0 with the winning goal scored by Roger Osborne
Winners club national championship[]
Asia[]
Israel: Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.
Qatar: Al-Rayyan SC
Europe[]
England: Nottingham Forest
France: AS Monaco
Hungary: Újpest FC
Italy: Juventus
Netherlands:
- Eredivisie – PSV Eindhoven
- Eerste Divisie – PEC Zwolle
Romania: Steaua București
Spain: Real Madrid
Scotland: Rangers
Turkey: Fenerbahçe
North America[]
Mexico: Tigres UANL
United States / 
Canada:
Oceania[]
Australia: West Adelaide
South America[]
Argentina
- Metropolitano – Quilmes
- Nacional – Independiente
Brazil: Guarani
Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
International tournaments[]
- African Cup of Nations in Ghana (March 5 – 16 1978)
- 1978 British Home Championship (May 13 – May 20, 1978)
- England
- FIFA World Cup in Argentina (June 1 – 25 1978)
- Argentina
- Netherlands
- Brazil
Births[]
- January 9 – Gennaro Gattuso, Italian football player
- January 9 – Hamlet Barrientos, Bolivian footballer
- January 28 – Gianluigi Buffon, Italian football player goalkeeper
- January 28 – Jamie Carragher, English football player defender
- February 5 – Jairon Zamora, Ecuadorian footballer
- February 15 – Alejandro Lembo, Uruguayan footballer
- February 24 – Leon Constantine, English club footballer
- March 9 – Lucas Neill, Australian footballer
- March 24 – Tomáš Ujfaluši, Czech footballer
- March 30 – Mauricio Rojas, Chilean footballer
- April 30 – Simone Barone, Italian footballer
- May 30 – Nicolás Olivera, Uruguayan footballer
- June 20 – Frank Lampard, English football player midfielder
- June 9 – Miroslav Klose, German football player forward
- June 21 – Hatem Aqel, Jordanian footballer
- July 22 – Dennis Rommedahl, Danish footballer
- September 18
- Ryan Lowe, English club footballer
- Augustine Simo, Cameroonian footballer
- September 22 – Harry Kewell, Australian football player
- November 7 – Rio Ferdinand, English football player defender
- November 7 – Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer
- November 8 – Ali Karimi, Iranian footballer
- November 11 – Erik Edman, Swedish footballer
- December 5 – Marcelo Zalayeta, Uruguayan footballer
- December 17 – Patricia Pérez, Mexican female footballer
- December 23 – Nicolás Suárez, Bolivian footballer
- December 29 – Victor Agali, Nigerian footballer
- December 29 – Kieron Dyer, English footballer
Deaths[]
January[]
- January 3 – Rubén Morán, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (47)
May[]
- May 8 – Juan Evaristo, Argentine midfielder, runner up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup, part of the first sibling to ever play a World Cup Final. (75)
July[]
- July 13 – George Reader (81), English football referee
August[]
- August 5 – Ernst Melchior, Austrian footballer
- August 11 – Mario Varglien, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (72)
- August 15 – Leo Lemešić, Croatian football player and manager
- August 31 – Ángel Bossio, Argentine Goalkeeper, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (73)
September[]
- September 15 – Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer
- September 25 – Luigi Allemandi, Italian defender, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (74)
November[]
- November 18 – Pablo Dorado, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and first player ever to score in a World Cup Final. (70)
December[]
- December 5 – Carlos Riolfo, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (73)
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