1984 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1984 throughout the world.

Events

• 16 May – Italian giants Juventus F.C. claims the European Cup Winners' Cup by defeating first-time European finalists F.C. Porto 2-1.
• 23 May – Tottenham Hotspur wins the UEFA Cup by defeating R.S.C. Anderlecht on penalties (4-3) after an aggregate score of 2-2 at White Hart Lane in London.
• 27 July – Copa Libertadores won by Independiente after defeating Grêmio on an aggregate score of 1-0.
• 19 September – Dutch club Fortuna Sittard makes its European debut with a draw (0-0) against Denmark's BK Copenhagen in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup.
• 9 December – Argentina's Independiente wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating England's Liverpool FC: 1-0. The only goal is scored by José Alberto Percudani in the 6th minute.

National Club Champions

Europe

• Belgium – K.S.K. Beveren
• Denmark – Vejle BK
• England – Liverpool
• France – Girondins de Bordeaux
• Italy – Juventus
• Netherlands
  • Eredivisie – Feyenoord Rotterdam
  • Eerste Divisie – MVV Maastricht
• Portugal – SL Benfica
• Scotland – Aberdeen
• Soviet Union – FC Zenit
• Spain – Athletic Bilbao
• West Germany – VfB Stuttgart

South America

• Argentina
  • Metropolitano – Argentinos Juniors
  • Nacional – Ferro Carril Oeste
• Bolivia – Blooming
• Brazil – Fluminense
• Colombia – América de Cali
• Paraguay – Guaraní

North America

• Mexico – Club América

International Tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast (4–18 March 1984)
  1.  Cameroon
  2.  Nigeria
  3.  Algeria

• 1984 British Home Championship (13 December 1983 – 25 May 1984)

 Northern Ireland

• UEFA European Football Championship in France (12–27 June 1984)
  1.  France
  2.  Spain
  3. —

• Olympic Games in Los Angeles, United States (29 July – 11 August 1984)
  1.  France
  2.  Brazil
  3.  Yugoslavia

National Teams

 Netherlands

Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Competition	Venue
14 March	Denmark	6 – 0	W	Friendly	Stadion De Meer, Amsterdam
17 October	Hungary	1 – 2	L	World Cup Qualifier	De Kuip, Rotterdam
14 November	Austria	1 – 0	L	World Cup Qualifier	Prater Stadium, Vienna
12 December	Cyprus	0 – 1	W	World Cup Qualifier	Makario Stadium, Nicosia

Births

• 1 January – José Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian footballer
• 18 January – Rubí Sandoval, Mexican female footballer
• 23 January – Arjen Robben, Dutch footballer
• 25 January – Stefan Kießling, German footballer
• 5 February – Carlos Tévez, Argentinian footballer
• 21 February – David Odonkor, German footballer
• 1 March – Patrick Helmes, German footballer
• 20 March – Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer
• 11 June – Vagner Love, Brazilian footballer
• 14 July – Mounir El Hamdaoui, Dutch-Moroccan footballer
• 7 September – Mark Veldmate, Dutch footballer
• 28 October – Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian footballer
• 30 November – Nigel de Jong, Dutch footballer

Deaths

• 8 May – William Ling (75), English football referee
• 11 May – Toni Turek, German footballer
• 7 July – Elba de Padua Lima, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 19 December – Puck van Heel (80), Dutch footballer

References

• (English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• (Dutch) VoetbalStats