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...

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...

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 or the FA is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle...

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...

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

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

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

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

extra time in the 3rd Round Replay. Stoke City won the 1972 Football League Cup Final to claim the only major trophy in their history. in the semi-final...

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...

Setúbal Football Association (Associação de Futebol de Setúbal, abrv. AF Setúbal) is the district governing body for all football competitions in the Portuguese...

established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game. With over 40,000 association football clubs, England...

a Cymru Premier match: List of world association football records In March 1938, Nazi Germany annexed Austria in what is commonly referred to as the Anschluss...

and regional football associations by date of foundation. ^1 Originally affiliated to the Belfast based Irish Football Association. In 1921 the LFA became...

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...

Bragança (Bragança Football Association) is one of the 22 District Football Associations that are affiliated to the Portuguese Football Federation. The AF...

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 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...

Wembley Stadium West Ham United Association football is the most popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in London. London has several...

Porto Football Association (Portuguese: Associação de Futebol do Porto; abbreviated as AF Porto) is the district governing body for the all football and...

The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1972–73 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 76th season...

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

Russian Football Union (Russian: Российский Футбольный Союз, Rossiyskiy Futbolnyy Soyuz or RFS) is the official governing body of association football in the...

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

In top-level association football competitions, 25 players have scored 500 or more goals in both club and international football, according to research...