1992 in association football
The following are some of the association football events of the year 1992 throughout the world.
| Years in football (soccer): | 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s |
| Years: | 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 |
Events
- 5 May – A provisional tribune crashes in the Stade Armand Cesari in Bastia, Corsica during the semi-final of the Coupe de France between Bastia SC and Olympique de Marseille. Eighteen people die, while 2.300 fans get injured.
- 9 May – Liverpool wins 2–0 over Sunderland to claim the FA Cup.
- 17 June – The Copa Libertadores is won by São Paulo FC after the defeat of Newell's Old Boys 3–2 via a penalty shootout after a final aggregate score of 1–1.
- 26 June – In Euro 1992, Denmark surprisingly won 2–0 over Germany at Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden.
- 30 June – Due to financial problems Dutch club FC Wageningen is disestablished, after having played its last match one month earlier against NAC Breda in the Eerste Divisie.
- France wins the right to host for a second time the Football World Cup in the year 1998: Football World Cup 1998
- 10 July – The Major Indoor Soccer League ceases operation after 14 seasons in the United States.
- 9 September – Dick Advocaat makes his debut as the manager of Dutch national team, as the successor of Rinus Michels, with a 2–3 friendly defeat against Italy in Eindhoven.
- 14 October – Marco van Basten makes his last appearance for the Dutch national team, earning his 58th cap against Poland. Gerald Vanenburg (42nd) and Berry van Aerle (35th) also play their last match for the Dutch, while Arthur Numan makes his debut in the World Cup qualifier in De Kuip, Rotterdam.
- 12 December – São Paulo FC wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Spain's FC Barcelona (1–2). Raí scores twice for the Brazilians.
Winner club national championships
Asia
Europe
Denmark – Lyngby BK
England – Leeds United
France – Olympique de Marseille
Germany – VfB Stuttgart
Republic of Ireland – Ireland – Shelbourne
Italy – A.C. Milan
Netherlands
Portugal – FC Porto
Scotland: for more complete coverage see: 1991-92 in Scottish football
Spain
Sweden – AIK
Turkey – Beşiktaş
North America
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South America
Argentina
- Clausura – Newell's Old Boys
- Apertura – Club Atlético Boca Juniors
Bolivia – Bolívar
Brazil – Flamengo
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Paraguay – Cerro Porteño
International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Senegal ( 12–26 January 1992)
- UEFA European Football Championship in Sweden ( 10–26 June 1992)
- Baltic Cup in Liepāja, Latvia ( 10–12 July 1992)
- Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain (24 July – 8 August 1992)
National team results
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Bolivia
Bolivia- The men's national senior squad didn't play any matches in 1992
Movies
- Ladybugs (USA)
Births
- 1 January
- Daniel Kofi Agyei, Ghanaian footballer
- Jack Wilshere, English footballer
- 6 January
- Nika Dzalamidze, Georgian international footballer
- João Leithardt Neto, Brazilian international footballer (died 2015)
- 8 January: Apostolos Vellios, Greek international footballer
- 9 January: Edon Hasani, Albanian youth international
- 13 January: Santiago Arias, Colombian international footballer
- 29 February
- Francesco Gazo, Italian footballer
- Jawad El Yamiq, Moroccan footballer
- Guido Herrera, Argentinian footballer
- Perry Kitchen, American soccer player
- Saphir Taïder, French-Algerian footballer
- 27 March: Pedro Obiang, Spanish-Equatoguinean professional footballer
- 28 March: Sergi Gómez, Spanish footballer
- 14 April: Frederik Sørensen, Danish footballer
- 20 April:
- Kristian Álvarez, Mexican footballer
- Marko Meerits, Estonian footballer
- 1 May: Matěj Vydra, Czech footballer
- 17 May: Amro Tarek, Egyptian footballer
- 20 May: Gerónimo Rulli, Argentine footballer
- 28 June: Oscar Hiljemark, Swedish footballer
- 4 July
- Ángel Romero, Paraguayan footballer
- Óscar Romero, Paraguayan footballer
- 5 July: Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer
- 17 July: Denis Prychynenko, Ukrainian-German footballer
- 23 July: Danny Ings, English footballer
- 24 July: Dionatan Teixeira, Brazilian-born Slovakian footballer (d. 2017)
- 20 August:
- Andrei Peteleu, Romanian junior international
- Deniss Rakels, Latvian international
- 17 September: Stuart Bannigan, Scottish footballer
- 20 October: Mattia De Sciglio, Italian footballer
- 14 December: Ryo Miyaichi, Japanese footballer
Deaths
February
- 17 February – Delio Morollón (54), Spanish footballer
- 24 February – August Lešnik (77), Croatian footballer
September
- 12 September – Emilio Recoba, Uruguayan defender, last surviving winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (88)
- 16 September – Larbi Ben Barek (78), Moroccan-French footballer
December
- 1 December – Anton Malatinský (72), Slovak football player and coach
References
- (in English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- (in Dutch) VoetbalStats
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