1957 in association football
The following are the football events of the year 1957 throughout the world.Events
- February 8 - The Confederation of African Football is founded at a meeting in Khartoum, Sudan.
- October 19 - Scottish club Celtic F.C. beat their deadliest rivals Rangers F.C. 7–1 in the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
- November 20 - Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam makes its European debut by defeating DDR's SC Wismut in the first round of the European Cup.
- : River Plate
- : R. Antwerp F.C.
- : Emelec
- : Manchester United
- : AS Saint-Etienne
- : Vasas SC
- : A.C. Milan
- : Ajax Amsterdam
- : Olimpia Asunción
- : FC Dynamo Moscow
- : Real Madrid
- : IFK Norrköping
- : Borussia Dortmund
International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Sudan
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- 1957 South American Championship in Peru
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- 1957 British Home Championship
- Copa Julio Argentino Roca in Brazil
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Births
- January 5 - Karl Allgöwer, German footballer
- February 1 - Walter Schachner, Austrian footballer and manager
- February 9 - Gordon Strachan, Scottish footballer and manager
- February 28 - Jan Ceulemans, Belgian footballer and manager
- March 12 - Patrick Battiston, French footballer
- May 9 - Fulvio Collovati, Italian footballer
- July 15 — Craig Martin, Canadian footballer
- September 3 - Walter Kelsch, German footballer
- September 6 - Zhivko Gospodinov, Bulgarian footballer
- September 11 - Plamen Markov, Bulgarian footballer
- September 11 - Preben Elkjær Larsen, Danish footballer
- September 26 - Klaus Augenthaler, German footballer and manager
- October 8 - Antonio Cabrini, Italian footballer
- October 25 - Piet Wildschut, Dutch footballer
- October 27 - Glenn Hoddle, English footballer and manager
Deaths
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