1977 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1977 throughout the world.
| Years in football (soccer): | 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s |
| Years: | 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 |
Events
- September 14 – Dutch club AZ'67 makes its European debut by defeating Red Boys Differdange (11–1) in the first round of the UEFA Cup, with four goals from midfielder Jan Peters.
- Copa Libertadores 1977: Won by Boca Juniors after defeating Cruzeiro 5–4 in a penalty shootout after an aggregate score of 0–0.
Winners club national championship
Asia
Europe
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North America
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- Cosmos (NASL)
- New Jersey Americans (ASL)
Oceania
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South America
- Metropolitano – River Plate
- Nacional – Independiente
European competitions
Births
- January 7 — Marco Storari, Italian footballer
- January 21 — Paul Weerman, Dutch footballer
- January 21 – Phil Neville, English international footballer
- February 5 — Rodrigo Núñez, Chilean footballer
- February 8 — Jan Õun, Estonian footballer
- February 11 — Raivo Nõmmik, Estonian footballer
- February 19 — Gianluca Zambrotta, Italian international footballer
- February 28 — Artur Wichniarek, Polish international footballer
- April 9 — Marko Lepik, Estonian footballer
- April 26 — Raphaël Wicky, Swiss international footballer
- May 3 — Noel Valladares, Honduran international footballer
- May 7 — Łukasz Sosin, Polish international footballer
- May 11 — Pablo Gabriel García, Uruguayan international footballer
- May 12 — Aivar Priidel, Estonian footballer
- May 25 — Andre Anis, Estonian footballer
- May 26 — Luca Toni, Italian international footballer
- June 15 — Rui Almeida Monteiro, Dutch footballer
- June 27 — Raúl, Spanish international footballer
- July 10 — Levan Kobiashvili, Georgian international footballer
- July 24 — Mehdi Mahdavikia, Iranian international footballer
- July 31 — Bolívar Gómez, Ecuadorian footballer
- August 17 — Thierry Henry, French international footballer
- August 29 — Frank Broers, Dutch footballer
- September 17 — Simone Perrotta, Italian international footballer
- October 13 — Antonio Di Natale, Italian international footballer
- October 15 — David Trezeguet, French international footballer
- October 24 — Iván Kaviedes, Ecuadorian footballer
- November 17 — Paul Shepherd, English footballer
- November 28 — Fabio Grosso, Italian international footballer
Deaths
January
- January 18 – Luciano Re Cecconi (38), Italian football (soccer) player (born 1948)
February
- February 11 – Luigi Bertolini, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (72 ; Aortic aneurysm)
June
- June 9 – Germano Boettcher Sobrinho, Brazilian goalkeeper, squad member at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (66)
July
- July 17 – Billy Gonsalves American international football (soccer player) (born 1908)
- July 23 – Arsenio Erico, Paraguayan international footballer (born 1915)
October
- October 12 – Juan Carlos Calvo, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (71)
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