1997 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1997 throughout the world.

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January 1 – Manager Leo Beenhakker is named technical director at Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem and replaced as a manager by Sparta Rotterdam head coach Henk ten Cate.
Copa Libertadores 1997: is won by Cruzeiro after defeating Sporting Cristal on an aggregate score of 1-0.
Scottish FA Cup: Kilmarnock FC beats Falkirk 1-0.
February 25 – Manager Hans Westerhof is sacked by FC Groningen.
April 30 – Striker Boudewijn Zenden from PSV Eindhoven plays his first international match for the Netherlands national football team, when Holland defeats San Marino 6-0 in Serravalle.
May 17 – Chelsea wins the FA Cup by defeating Middlesbrough 2-0.
May 18 – Eric Cantona, the famous and controversial French footballer in the Premiership, announces his retirement from football.
July 20 – Gudjon Thordarson makes his debut as the manager of Iceland with a 1-0 loss against Norway.
August 17 – PSV Eindhoven wins the Johan Cruijff Schaal, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, with a 3-1 win over Roda JC in the Amsterdam ArenA.
November 2 – Borussia Dortmund wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Brazil's Cruzeiro 2-0. The goals for the Germans are scored by Michael Zorc and Heiko Herrlich.

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