1978 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1978 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
- Copa Libertadores 1978: Won by Boca Juniors after defeating Deportivo Cali on an aggregate score of 4-0.
- England: Ipswich Town win the FA cup beating Arsenal F.C. 1-0 with the winning goal scored by Roger Osbourne
[edit] Winners club national championship
[edit] Europe
[edit] South America
- Argentina
- Metropolitano – Quilmes
- Nacional – Independiente
- Brazil – Guarani
- Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción
[edit] International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Ghana (March 5 – 16, 1978)
- FIFA World Cup in Argentina (June 1 – 25, 1978)
[edit] Births
- January 28 – Gianluigi Buffon, Italian footballer
- January 28 – Jamie Carragher, English footballer
- March 9 – Lucas Neill, Australian footballer
- March 24 – Tomáš Ujfaluši, Czech footballer
- April 30 – Simone Barone, Italian footballer
- November 7 – Rio Ferdinand, English footballer
- November 7 – Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer
- November 8 – Ali Karimi, Iranian footballer
- November 11 – Erik Edman, Swedish footballer
- December 29 – Victor Agali, Nigerian footballer
- December 29 – Kieron Dyer, English footballer
[edit] Deaths
- July 13 – George Reader (81), English football referee
- August 5 – Ernst Melchior, Austrian footballer
- September 15 – Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer
