1982 in association football

Events

• February 7 - The first ever Arab Club Champions Cup is completed, with Al-Shorta of Iraq winning the title with a 4–2 aggregate win over Al-Nejmeh of Lebanon.
• March 14 - Johannes Atlason makes his debut as the manager of Iceland, when the team draws against Kuwait.
• May 26 - European Cup won by Aston Villa after defeating Bayern Munich 1-0 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
• June 13 - The 1982 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Spain. For the first time, 24 teams compete in the final tournament, with the competition eventually won by Italy.
• June 30 - Dutch club SC Amersfoort is disestablished due to financial problems.
• September 15 - HFC Haarlem makes a winning European debut with by defeating Belgium's AA Gent in the first round of the UEFA Cup. The goals for the Dutch side are scored by Gerrie Kleton and Martin Haar.
• October 20 - 66 fans lost their life in the Luzhniki disaster during the UEFA Cup second round match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem in Moscow.
• November 30 - Copa Libertadores won by Peñarol after defeating Cobreloa on an aggregate score of 1-0.

  Winners club national championship

Asia

• - Al-Rayyan

  Europe

• - Standard Liège
• - CSKA Sofia
• - Dukla Prague
• - Odense Boldklub
• - Berliner FC Dynamo
• - Liverpool
• - AS Monaco
• - Olympiacos
• - Juventus
• * Eredivisie - Ajax Amsterdam
• * Eerste Divisie - Helmond Sport
• - Widzew Łódź
• - Sporting CP
• - Celtic
• - Dinamo Minsk
• - Real Sociedad
• - Grasshopper Club Zürich
• - Beşiktaş
• - Hamburger SV
• - Dinamo Zagreb

  North America

• - UNAL
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• *New York Cosmos
• *Detroit Express

  Oceania

• – Sydney City

  South America

• *Metropolitano - Estudiantes
• *Nacional - Ferro Carril Oeste
• Bolivia - Bolívar
• - Flamengo
• - América de Cali
• - Olimpia Asunción

  International Tournaments

• British Home Championship
• African Cup of Nations in Libya
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• FIFA World Cup in Spain
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• UEFA U-16 European Championship in Italy
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• UEFA U-18 European Championship in Finland
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• UEFA U-21 European Championship
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  National Teams

Births

• January 8 - Emanuele Calaiò, Italian youth international
• January 22 - Fabricio Coloccini, Argentine international footballer
• February 2 - Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine international footballer
• April 1 - Robert Vittek, Slovakian international footballer
• April 2 - Marco Amelia, Italian international footballer
• April 28 - Álvaro Ricaldi, Bolivian international footballer
• May 5 - Przemysław Kaźmierczak, Polish international footballer
• May 20 - Petr Čech, Czech international footballer
• June 4 - Pablo Darío López, Argentine footballer
• June 15 - Katie Chapman, English footballer
• July 5
• * Fabrício de Souza, Brazilian footballer
• * Julien Féret, French footballer
• * Alberto Gilardino, Italian international footballer
• * Paíto, Mozambican footballer
• * Javier Paredes, Spanish footballer
• * Szabolcs Perenyi, Romanian-Hungarian footballer
• July 7 - Jan Laštůvka, Czech footballer
• July 8 - David Kenga, Kenyan footballer
• July 10 - Sebastian Mila, Polish footballer
• July 12 - Antonio Cassano, Italian international footballer
• July 14 - Hermán Solíz, Bolivian footballer
• July 15 - Cristian Dănălache, Romanian footballer
• August 21 - Jayson Trommel, Dutch footballer
• September 12 - Kiran Bechan, Dutch footballer
• October 7 - Jermain Defoe, English international footballer
• October 9 - Antonio Manuel Viana Mendonça, Angolan footballer
• November 17 - - Otacílio Mariano Neto, Brazilian footballer
• December 8 - Halil Altıntop, Turkish international footballer
• December 8 - Hamit Altıntop, Turkish international footballer

  Deaths

January

• January 3 – Fritz Laband, West-German defender, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

  August

• August 30 - Theodor Reimann, Slovak footballer

  September

• September 3 - Hércules de Miranda, Brazilian forward, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
• September 14 - Vladislao Cap, Argentine footballer and manager

  November

• November 8 - Jimmy Dickinson, English midfielder, England Squad member at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
• November 17 - Felix von Heijden, Dutch footballer

  December

• December 2 - Giovanni Ferrari, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup and winner of the Serie A for a record 8 times as a player.