1976 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1976 throughout the world.

Events

Copa Libertadores 1976: Won by Cruzeiro after defeating River Plate on an aggregate score of 3-2.
September 15 – Dutch club Roda JC makes its European debut with a defeat (2-1) in Brussels against Belgium's R.S.C. Anderlecht in the second round of the Cup Winners Cup.

Winners club national championship

International tournaments

African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (February 29 – 14 1976)
1. Morocco
2. Guinea
3. Nigeria
1976 British Home Championship (May 6 – May 15, 1976)

Scotland

UEFA European Football Championship in Yugoslavia (June 16 – 20 1976)
1. Czechoslovakia
2. West Germany
3. Netherlands
AFC Asian Championship in Iran (June 3 – 13 1976)
1. Iran
2. Kuwait
3. China PR
Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada (July 18 – 31 1976)

Births

January 18 – Pavel Mareš, Czech international footballer
February 5 – John Aloisi, Australian international footballer
February 7 – Daisuke Oku, Japanese international footballer (died 2014)
February 12 – Niki Leferink, Dutch footballer
February 18 – Sjaak Polak, Dutch footballer
February 26 – Mauro Lustrinelli, Swiss footballer
March 19 – Alessandro Nesta, Italian international footballer
April 20 – Aldo Bobadilla, Paraguayan footballer
May 2 – Amado Guevara, Honduran international footballer
May 3 – Beto, Portuguese international footballer
May 6 – Denny Landzaat, Dutch footballer
June 14 – Massimo Oddo, Italian international footballer
June 24 – Ricardo Alexandre dos Santos, Brazilian international footballer
July 1 – Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dutch international footballer
July 1 – Patrick Kluivert, Dutch international footballer
July 5 – Nuno Gomes, Portuguese international footballer
July 10 – Lars Ricken, German international footballer
July 16 – Carlos Humberto Paredes, Paraguayan footballer
July 17 – Anders Svensson, Swedish international footballer
July 26 – Danny Ortiz, Guatemalan footballer (died 2004)
August 11 – Tõnis Kalde, Estonian international footballer
August 24 – Björn van der Doelen, Dutch footballer
August 27 – Ysrael Zúñiga, Peruvian footballer
August 29 – Jon Dahl Tomasson, Danish international footballer
September 18 – Ronaldo, Brazilian international footballer
September 26 – Michael Ballack, German international footballer
September 27 – Francesco Totti, Italian international footballer
October 28 – Martin Lepa, Estonian footballer
November 26 – José Pablo Burtovoy, Argentine footballer
December 25 – Atko Väikmeri, Estonian footballer

Deaths

November

November 3 – Giuseppe Cavanna, Italian goalkeeper, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (70)

December

December 25 – Conduelo Píriz, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (71)

Association football chronology

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