1952 in association football

Events

• 21 September - East Germany plays its first ever international match, losing 3–0 to Poland in Warsaw.

  Winners club national championship

• : KS Dinamo Tirana
• : River Plate
• : Rapid Vienna
• : RFC Liégeois
• : PFC CSKA Sofia
• : Sparta CKD Sokolovo
• : AB
• : ZSG Union Halle
• : Manchester United F.C.
• : KÍ Klaksvík
• : KTP
• : OGC Nice
• : tournament not held
• : Budapest Honvéd FC
• : KR
• : St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
• : Juventus F.C.
• : National Schifflange
• : Willem II
• : Glenavon F.C.
• : FK Sparta Sarpsborg
• : Ruch Chorzów
• : Sporting CP
• : CCA București
• : Hibernian F.C.
• : FC Barcelona
• : IFK Norrköping
• : Grasshopper Club Zürich
• : VfB Stuttgart
• : FC Spartak Moscow
• : Hajduk Split

  International tournaments

• 1952 British Home Championship
• Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland
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  Births

• 1 January - Ítalo Estupiñán, Ecuadorian international footballer
• 2 February - Reinhard Häfner, German international footballer
• 2 February - Fernando Morena, Uruguayan international footballer
• 8 February - Marinho Chagas, Brazilian international footballer
• 20 March - Steve Whitworth, English footballer
• 2 May - Martin Haar, Dutch footballer and assistant-coach
• 17 May - Jorge Olguin, Argentine international footballer
• 19 May - Bert van Marwijk, Dutch footballer and coach
• 22 May - Waldemar Victorino, Uruguayan international footballer
• 2 August - Alain Giresse, French international footballer and coach
• 3 August - Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentinian international footballer and coach
• 7 August - Kees Kist, Dutch international footballer
• 6 September - Vladimir Kazachyonok, Soviet international footballer and Russian coach
• 5 November - Harry Schellekens, Dutch footballer
• 17 November - Roman Ogaza, Polish international footballer
• 25 November - Gabriele Oriali, Italian international footballer
• 15 December - Allan Simonsen, Danish international footballer

  Deaths