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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world.... events of the year 1982 throughout the world.
Events
March 14 – Johannes Atlason makes his debut as the manager of Iceland
Iceland national football team
The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition.... , when the team draws (0-0) against Kuwait
Kuwait national football team
The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one Football World Cup Finals appearance, in Football World Cup 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia national football team but losing to England national football team and France national football team.... .
The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe.... won by Aston Villa after defeating Bayern Munich 1-0 in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are... , Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east.... .
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. Spain was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups by FIFA in July 1966.... kicks off in Spain
Spain
Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably.... . For the first time, 24 teams compete in the final tournament, with the competition eventually won by Italy
Italy national football team
The Italian national football team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation and represents Italy in international Football competition.... .
Sportclub Amersfoort was a Netherlands football club which was founded on July 30, 1973, and played in the Dutch second league of professional football, Eerste Divisie.... is disestablished due to financial problems.
HFC Haarlem is a Netherlands football club.The club was founded on October 1, 1889. Haarlem won the Dutch national title in 1946 and has reached five KNVB Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912 and losing in 1911, 1914 and 1950.... makes a winning Europe
Europe
Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast.... an debut with by defeating Belgium's AA Gent (2-1) in the first round of the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League.... . The goals for the Dutch side are scored by Gerrie Kleton
Gerrie Kleton
Gerrie Kleton was a football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Ajax Amsterdam, AZ Alkmaar, HFC Haarlem, RKC Waalwijk and Cercle Brugge.... and Martin Haar
Martin Haar
Martin Haar is a retired football defender from the Netherlands, who is the current assistant-coach of Louis van Gaal at AZ Alkmaar. He played for Go Ahead Eagles , HFC Haarlem , AZ Alkmaar , HFC Haarlem , Sparta Rotterdam and FC Wageningen .... .
November 30 – Copa Libertadores won by Peńarol after defeating Cobreloa
Cobreloa
Club de Deportes Cobreloa is a Chilean Association football club from the Atacama mining city of Calama, Chile which has established itself as one of the country's most competitive clubs.... on an aggregate score of 1-0.
Liverpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and it is the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in the history of Football in England; the club has won List of football clubs in England by major honours won than any other English cl...
– AS Monaco
AS Monaco FC
The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monaco football club founded in 1924. They became a professional club after 1948. Although the club is in Monaco, it has always competed in the France football structure due to Monaco being too small in territory to hold other clubs of note....
– Juventus
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands.From 1990 to 1999, the official name of the league was PTT Telecompetitie , which was changed to KPN Telecompetitie in 1999 and to KPN Eredivisie in 2000.... – Ajax Amsterdam
Ajax Amsterdam
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional Association football football team from Amsterdam, Netherlands....
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion and relegation system.... – Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport is a Netherlands football club, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on July 27, 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, which had gone bankrupt....
The Celtic Football Club is a Scotland Association football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League....
– Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de F?tbol is a Spain football club from the Basque Country city of San Sebasti?n in Gipuzkoa. Founded on September 17 1909, it was relegated to Segunda Divisi?n at the end of the La Liga 2006-07 season....
– Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV is a Germany multi sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch is the List of football clubs in Germany. The football team is one of the country's oldest, most well known and best performing clubs, with the unique distinction of having played continuously in top-flight German football since the end of World War I....
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian multisport club located in Rio de Janeiro.Despite not being the club's official name, Flamengo has become the term used by most to refer not just to the Football team, but also the entire sporting association....
– América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporaci?n Deportiva Am?rica, commonly known as Am?rica de Cali to distinguish it from Am?rica Football Club , is a Colombian football team, based in Cali....
– Olimpia Asunción
Olimpia Asunción
Club Olimpia is a traditional Paraguayan sports club based in Asunci?n, best known for its football team. Founded in 1902, it is the oldest and the most successful Paraguayan football club having won 38 Liga Paraguaya titles, the Copa Libertadores de Am?rica in 1979, 1990, and 2002; and the Intercontinental Cup in 1980....
The 1982 African Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa . It was hosted by Libya. Just like in 1980 African Cup of Nations, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four.... in Libya
Libya
Libya , officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya , is a country located in North Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.... (March 5 – 19, 1982)
The 1982 British Home Championship between the British Home Nations was won by a dominant England national football team football team which won all three of its matches as the tournament returned after being abandoned in 1981 British Home Championship due to civil distubances in Northern Ireland.... (February 23 – May 29, 1982)
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. Spain was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups by FIFA in July 1966.... in Spain
Spain
Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably.... (June 13 – July 11, 1982)
Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland's national stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F.C. and the Scotland national football team.... , Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
Philips Stadion is the 35,119 seater stadium of football club, PSV Eindhoven. It was first inaugurated on 31 August 1913. The stadium is located in the Philipsdorp part of the Eindhoven borough of Strijp, close to Eindhoven's city centre.... , Eindhoven
Eindhoven
Eindhoven is a municipality and a city located in the province of North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence of the Dommel and Gender streams....
London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
1984 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
The qualifying round for the 1984 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into seven groups; three of four teams and four of five teams....
Laugardalsv?llur is the national stadium of Iceland national football team. It is located in Reykjav?k, and Seating capacity 9,800 individuals, another 5,200 people can be seated on concrete benches, but due to FIFA restrictions they are rarely used.... , Reykjavík
Reykjavík
is the Capital and largest city of Iceland. Its latitude at 64?08' N makes it the world's most northern national capital city. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxafl?i Bay....
1984 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
The qualifying round for the 1984 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into seven groups; three of four teams and four of five teams....
Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are...
Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are...
1984 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
The qualifying round for the 1984 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into seven groups; three of four teams and four of five teams....
Fabricio Coloccini is an Argentina Association football Defender who plays for Newcastle United F.C. and the Argentina National Football Team.... , Argentine footballer
Rodrigo Sebasti?n Palacio is an Argentina footballer currently playing for Boca Juniors. He plays as a second striker and winger. One of his greatest skills is his speed, which he utilises very effectively down the flanks.... , Argentine footballer
R?bert Vittek is a Slovakia football player, who currently plays striker for Lille OSC.Vittek began his pro career with hometown club Slovan Bratislava in 1999.... , Slovakian footballer
File:Petr Cech.jpgPetr Cech , is a Czech Republic national football team Association football Goalkeeper who is currently contracted to English Premier League football club Chelsea F.C., for whom he has played since July 2004.... , Czech footballer
Antonio Cassano is an Italians Association football who plays for Serie A club U.C. Sampdoria.Cassano is a known Moaner who currently plays for Sampdoria in the Italian Serie A.... , Italian footballer
Jermain Colin Defoe is an English people association footballer of Saint Lucian and Dominican descent. He is a striker who plays club football for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.... , English footballer
October 9 – Antonio Manuel Viana Mendonça, Angolan footballer
Halil Altintop is a German-born Turkey national football team national association footballer who plays for FC Schalke 04. He is the identical twin brother of footballer Hamit Altintop.... , Turkish footballer
Hamit Altintop is a German-born Turkey national association football. He is a versatile midfielder and can play either in a defending or attacking role.... , Turkish footballer
Theodor Reimann was a Slovakia football goalkeeper, who played for Czechoslovakia national football team, for which he obtained five caps. He was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup, and played mostly for Slovan Bratislava.... (61), Slovak footballer (b. 1921)
Vladislao Wenceslao Cap was an Argentina football Defender , who represented his native country at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile. Twelve years later he was the manager of the Argentina national football team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.... (48), Argentine footballer and manager (b. 1934)
Herman Carel Felix Clotilde von Heijden was a football player from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at the Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics.... (92), Dutch footballer (d. 1890)
