The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1972 throughout the world. 24 May – Copa Libertadores 1972: Won by Independiente after defeating...

The 1972 Olympic football tournament, held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nuremberg, Passau, and Regensburg, was played as part of the 1972 Summer Olympics...

history of association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, stretches back to at least medieval times. FIFA cites Cuju in ancient China...

The Football Association (the FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle...

The 1972–73 FA Cup was the 92nd season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA...

international record. When, in 1972, German former player and national team coach Sepp Herberger asked the German Football Association vice president Hermann...

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia....

The 1972 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Belgium. This was the fourth UEFA European Championship, held every four years...

The 1972 African Cup of Nations was the eighth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted...

The 1972 Intercontinental Cup was an association football tie held over two legs in September 1972 between the winners of the 1971–72 European Cup, Ajax...

six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach football in Europe and the transcontinental countries...

Serbian association football player Đorđe Tomić (born 1972), Serbian association football player Đorđe Tutorić (born 1983), Serbian association football player...

article features a list of men's professional FIFA records in association football, in any football league, cup, or other competition around the world, including...

governed by the Congolese Football Federation. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but did win the Africa Cup of Nations in 1972. They also won the...

FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1972/1973 of the French Association Football League with 55 points. AC Ajaccio Angers SCO SEC Bastia Bordeaux Olympique...

The 1972 European Super Cup was a football match played over two legs between the winner of the 1971–72 European Cup and the winner of the 1971–72 European...

The Laws of the Game are the codified rules of association football. The laws mention the number of players a team should have, the game length, the size...

The 1972 AFC Asian Cup was the 5th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation...

Scotland Women v England Women (1972) was the first ever official international women's football match to be played in Great Britain. It was contested...

football club in Jordan. It currently competes in the Jordanian First Division League, the second tier of Jordanian football. Formed in Amman in 1972...

The 1972–73 season was the 93rd season of competitive football in England. Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. *...

Scottish Women's Football (SWF), formerly known as the Scottish Women’s Football Association (SWFA) between 1972 and 2001, is the governing body for women's...

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is the governing body of association football in Ghana, based in the capital city, Accra. Founded in 1957 to replace...

competitions. The organisation was founded in 1951 as the All Nepal Football Association and became affiliated with FIFA in 1972. The current President of ANFA is...

A treble in association football is achieved when a club team wins three trophies in a single season. A continental treble involves winning the club's...

Offside is one of the laws in association football, codified in Law 11 of the Laws of the Game. The law states that a player is in an offside position if...

The 1972 FA Charity Shield was contested between Manchester City and Aston Villa. Normally, the Charity Shield would have been contested by the First Division...

The 1972 UEFA Cup Final was the final of the first UEFA Cup football tournament. It was a two-legged contest played on 3 May and 17 May 1972 between two...

Football is the most popular sport in Germany with 57% of the population declaring interest in watching it. The German Football Association (German: Deutscher...

Association football, more commonly known as "football" or "soccer" is the most popular sport at 3.5 billion fans. Significant association football attendance...