1974 in football (soccer)
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1974 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
- The Football World Cup 1974 is held from June 12 to July 7 in West Germany. West Germany wins its second title, defeating Netherlands 2 - 1 in the final. Surprisingly, Poland take 3rd after defeating Brazil 1 - 0.
- European Cup: Bayern München beats Atlético Madrid 4 - 0 in the final. This was the fist German EC win.
- UEFA Cup: Feyenoord wins 2-1 (Away) and 2-0 (Home) in the final against Tottenham Hotspur, winning the cup for the first time.
- UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1. FC Magdeburg wins 2-0 over AC Milan, winning the cup for the first time.
- Copa Libertadores 1974: Won by Independiente after defeating São Paulo Futebol Clube on an aggregate score of 1-0.
- May 1 – PSV Eindhoven claims the Dutch Cup by defeating title holders NAC Breda: 6-0.
- September 18 – Dutch club FC Amsterdam makes its European debut by defeating Malta's Hibernian La Valetta (5-0) in the first round of the UEFA Cup, with two goals from Nico Jansen.
[edit] Winners club national championship
[edit] Europe
[edit] South America
- Argentina
- Metropolitano – Newell's Old Boys
- Nacional – San Lorenzo
- Brazil – Vasco da Gama
[edit] International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Egypt (March 1 – 14, 1974)
- FIFA World Cup in West Germany (June 13 – July 7, 1974)
[edit] Births
- January 10 – Bob Peeters, Belgian footballer
- January 11 – Jens Nowotny, German footballer
- January 22 – Jörg Böhme, German footballer
- March 5 – Jens Jeremies, German footballer
- March 14 – Mark Fish, South-African footballer
- May 28 – Jörg Butt, German footballer
- August 29 – Denis Caniza, Paraguayan footballer
- September 5 – Ivo Ulich, Czech footballer
- October 5 – Jeff Strasser, Luxembourgish footballer
- December 24 – Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer
[edit] Deaths
