1984 in association football

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Years: 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987

The following are the association football events of the year 1984 throughout the world.

Events[]

  • 16 May – Italian giants Juventus F.C. claims the European Cup Winners' Cup by defeating first-time European finalists FC Porto 2–1.
  • 23 May – Tottenham Hotspur wins the UEFA Cup by defeating R.S.C. Anderlecht on penalties (4-3) after an aggregate score of 2–2 at White Hart Lane in London.
  • 27 July – Copa Libertadores won by Independiente after defeating Grêmio on an aggregate score of 1–0.
  • 19 September – Dutch club Fortuna Sittard makes its European debut with a draw (0-0) against Denmark's BK Copenhagen in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup.
  • 9 December – Argentina's Independiente wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating England's Liverpool F.C.: 1–0. The only goal is scored by José Alberto Percudani in the 6th minute.

National Club Champions[]

Asia[]

  •  Qatar – Al-Rayyan

Europe[]

  •  Belgium – K.S.K. Beveren
  •  Denmark – Vejle BK
  •  East Germany
    • League – BFC Dynamo
    • – SG Dynamo Dresden
  •  England
  •  Finland – FC Kuusysi
  •  France – Girondins de Bordeaux
  •  Italy – Juventus
  •  Netherlands
  •  Norway – Vålerenga
  •  Portugal – Benfica
  •  Scotland – Aberdeen
  •  Soviet Union – FC Zenit
  •  Spain – Athletic Bilbao
  •  Sweden – IFK Göteborg
  •  Turkey – Trabzonspor
  •  West Germany – VfB Stuttgart


North America[]

South America[]

  •  Argentina
    • Metropolitano – Argentinos Juniors
    • Nacional – Ferro Carril Oeste
  •  Bolivia – Blooming
  •  Brazil – Fluminense
  •  Colombia – América de Cali
  • Paraguay Paraguay – Guaraní

International tournaments[]

  • African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast (4–18 March 1984)
    1.  Cameroon
    2.  Nigeria
    3.  Algeria
  • 1984 British Home Championship (13 December 1983 – 25 May 1984)
 Northern Ireland
  • UEFA European Football Championship in France (12–27 June 1984)
    1.  France
    2.  Spain
    3. —
  • Olympic Games in Los Angeles, United States (29 July – 11 August 1984)
    1.  France
    2.  Brazil
    3.  Yugoslavia

National Teams[]

 Netherlands[]

Date Opponent Final Score Result Competition Venue
14 March  Denmark 6 – 0 W Friendly Stadion De Meer, Amsterdam
17 October  Hungary 1 – 2 L World Cup Qualifier De Kuip, Rotterdam
14 November  Austria 1 – 0 L World Cup Qualifier Prater Stadium, Vienna
12 December  Cyprus 0 – 1 W World Cup Qualifier Makario Stadium, Nicosia

Births[]

  • 1 January
  • 5 January – Diego Gómez, Argentine-French footballer
  • 7 January
    • Diego Balbinot, Italian-Brazilian footballer
    • Antonino Saviano, Italian footballer
  • 16 January – Craig Beattie, Scottish footballer
  • 17 January – Xavier Margairaz, Swiss footballer[1]
  • 18 January – Rubí Sandoval, Mexican female footballer
  • 23 January – Arjen Robben, Dutch international footballer
  • 24 January – Paulo Sérgio, Portuguese youth international
  • 25 January – Stefan Kießling, German international footballer
  • 29 January
    • Nuno Morais, Portuguese footballer
    • Safee Sali, Malaysian footballer
  • 5 February – Carlos Tevez, Argentinian international footballer
  • 6 February – Darren Bent, English footballer
  • 21 February – David Odonkor, German footballer
  • 29 February
  • 1 March – Patrick Helmes, German international footballer
  • 4 March – Tamir Cohen, Israeli footballer
  • 18 March – Gary Roberts, English footballer
  • 20 March – Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer
  • 13 April – Nemanja Vuković, Montenegrin footballer
  • 29 April – Phạm Văn Quyến, Vietnamese footballer
  • 11 May – Andrés Iniesta, Spanish footballer
  • 14 May – Michael Rensing, German youth international
  • 1 June
  • 8 June – Javier Mascherano, Argentinian international[2]
  • 9 June – Wesley Sneijder, Dutch footballer[3]
  • 11 June – Vagner Love, Brazilian footballer
  • 29 June – Ambesager Yosief, Eritrean footballer
  • 30 June
  • 4 July – Miguel Soares, Timorese footballer
  • 7 July – Mohd Shaffik Abdul Rahman, Malaysian footballer
  • 14 July – Mounir El Hamdaoui, Dutch-born Moroccan international footballer
  • 18 July – Lee Barnard, English club footballer
  • 1 August – Bastian Schweinsteiger, German footballer
  • 6 August – Marco Airosa, Angolan footballer
  • 22 August – Lee Camp, English footballer
  • 23 August
    • Glen Johnson, English footballer
    • Ashley Williams, English-born Welsh international footballer
  • 7 September
  • 3 October – Anthony Le Tallec, French youth international
  • 28 October – Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian footballer
  • 10 November
  • 11 November
  • 30 November – Nigel de Jong, Dutch footballer
  • 11 December – Carlos Alberto, Brazilian footballer
  • 20 December – Nikolaos Karabelas, Greek footballer

Deaths[]

January[]

February[]

March[]

April[]

May[]

  • 8 May – Armando Del Debbio, Brazilian left back, 8 times winner of the Campeonato Paulista with Sport Club Corinthians Paulista . (79)
  • 8 May – William Ling (75), English football referee
  • 11 May – Toni Turek, West-German goalkeeper, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (65)
  • 12 May – Matías González, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (58)

June[]

  • 23 June: Horst Nemec, Austrian international footballer (born 1939)

July[]

  • 3 July – Ernesto Mascheroni, Uruguayan defender, last surviving winner, that actually played, of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (76)
  • 7 July – Elba de Padua Lima, Brazilian footballer and manager

September[]

December[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1984 in association football at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ 1984 in association football – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ 1984 in association football – UEFA competition record (archived)
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