1984 in association football

Events

• 16 May – Italian giants Juventus FC claims the European Cup Winners' Cup by defeating first-time European finalists FC 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 F.C.: 1–0. The only goal is scored by José Alberto Percudani in the 6th minute.

National Club Champions

Africa

• : Zamalek

Asia

• – Al-Rayyan

Europe

• – K.S.K. Beveren
• – Vejle BK
• • League – BFC Dynamo
  • Cup – SG Dynamo Dresden
• • League – Liverpool
  • Cup – Everton
• – FC Kuusysi
• – Girondins de Bordeaux
• – Juventus
• – Feyenoord Rotterdam
• – Vålerenga
• – Benfica
• – Aberdeen
• – FC Zenit
• – Athletic Bilbao
• – IFK Göteborg
• – Trabzonspor
• – VfB Stuttgart

North America

• – Club América
• / :
• Chicago Sting (NASL)

South America

• • Metropolitano – Argentinos Juniors
  • Nacional – Ferro Carril Oeste
• – Blooming
• – Fluminense
• – América de Cali
• PAR Paraguay – Guaraní

International tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast (4–18 March 1984) 1. 1. 1.

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

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

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• Olympic Games in Los Angeles, United States (29 July – 11 August 1984) 1. 1. 1.

National Teams

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Births

January

• 1 January
  • Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian footballer
  • Mourad N'Zif, French former professional footballer
  • Stefano Pastrello, Italian footballer
  • Rubens Sambueza, Argentinian footballer
• 3 January – Andrei Bovtalo, former Russian footballer
• 5 January – Diego Gómez, Argentine-French footballer
• 7 January
  • Diego Balbinot, Italian-Brazilian footballer
  • Antonino Saviano, Italian footballer
• 12 January – Alain Montwani, retired Andorran footballer
• 14 January – Abdoulahy Sangaré, Mauritanian international footballer
• 16 January – Craig Beattie, Scottish footballer
• 17 January – Xavier Margairaz, Swiss footballer
• 18 January – Rubí Sandoval, Mexican female footballer
• 21 January
  • Leonardo Burián, Uruguayan youth international
  • Dejan Milovanović, Serbian footballer
  • Wes Morgan, Jamaican international
• 23 January
  • Arjen Robben, Dutch international footballer
  • Nikolay Yevgenyevich Yefimov, Russian footballer
• 24 January – Paulo Sérgio, Portuguese youth international
• 25 January – Stefan Kießling, German international footballer
• 29 January
  • Nuno Morais, Portuguese footballer
  • Safee Sali, Malaysian footballer

February

• 4 February – Waskito Sujarwoko, Indonesian footballer
• 5 February – Carlos Tevez, Argentinian international footballer
• 6 February
  • Darren Bent, English footballer
  • Fabrice Omonga, retired Belgian footballer
• 8 February – Antonino Daì, Italian footballer
• 21 February – David Odonkor, German footballer
• 27 February – Steve Warne, English footballer
• 29 February
  • Darren Ambrose, English footballer
  • Giedrius Tomkevičius, Lithuanian footballer
  • Hélio Pinto, Portuguese footballer
  • Saylee Swen, Liberian footballer
  • Ernest Bong, Vanuatuan footballer
  • Stefano Pesoli, Italian footballer

March

• 1 March – Patrick Helmes, German international footballer
• 4 March – Tamir Cohen, Israeli footballer
• 10 March
  • Derick Amadi, Nigerian professional footballer
  • Matt Lock, English footballer
• 18 March – Gary Roberts, English footballer
• 20 March – Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer
• 30 March – Gennaro Fragiello, Italian footballer

April

• 4 April – Sultan Khuranov, former Russian professional footballer
• 18 April – Raphael Ntimane, Swaziland international footballer
• 13 April – Nemanja Vuković, Montenegrin footballer
• 29 April
  • Jones Leandro, Brazilian footballer
  • Phạm Văn Quyến, Vietnamese footballer

May

• 3 May – Martin Kováč, Slovak footballer
• 4 May
  • Orkhonsaikhany Bayarjavkhlan, Mongolian international footballer
  • Daron Beneby, Bahamian international footballer
• 10 May – Jonathan Rosario, Dominican Republic international footballer
• 11 May – Andrés Iniesta, Spanish footballer
• 12 May – Yohan Congio, French footballer
• 14 May – Michael Rensing, German youth international
• 17 May – Yannick Macoa, Mauritian international footballer
• 23 May - Reinaldo Román, Paraguayan footballer
• 24 May
  • Begli Annageldiyev, Turkmen professional footballer
  • Christoph Holste, German footballer

June

• 1 June
  • Jean Beausejour, Chilean footballer
  • Jean-Claude Bozga, Romanian footballer
• 8 June – Javier Mascherano, Argentinian international
• 9 June
  • Davinson Monsalve, Colombian professional footballer
  • Wesley Sneijder, Dutch footballer
• 11 June – Vagner Love, Brazilian footballer
• 16 June – Diego Segura, Spanish former footballer
• 18 June – Jukka Veltheim, Finnish footballer
• 29 June – Ambesager Yosief, Eritrean footballer
• 30 June
  • Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican footballer (died 2016)
  • Norismaidham Ismail, Malaysian club footballer

July

• 7 July – Mohd Shaffik Abdul Rahman, Malaysian footballer
• 9 July
  • Panda (footballer) (Márcio Gama Moreira), Brazilian footballer
• 13 July
  • Alexander Bramble, Montserratian international footballer
  • Nicola Iannotti, Italian professional footballer
• 14 July – Mounir El Hamdaoui, Dutch-born Moroccan international footballer
• 15 July – Giampietro Cicoria, Swiss professional footballer
• 16 July – Roman Markelov, former Russian professional footballer
• 18 July – Lee Barnard, English club footballer
• 21 July – Marcelo Rolón, Paraguayan footballer
• 27 July
  • Florian Bague, French former professional footballer
  • Alim Khabilov, former Russian professional footballer
• 31 July
  • Marko Balažic, Slovenian retired footballer
  • Daniel Minorelli, Brazilian footballer

August

• 1 August
  • Waso Ramadhani, Burundian footballer
  • Bastian Schweinsteiger, German footballer
• 6 August
  • Marco Airosa, Angolan footballer
  • Silva (Weliander Silva Nascimento), Brazilian footballer
• 10 August – Luca Carretto, Italian footballer
• 11 August – Georgi Aslanidi, Russian former professional footballer
• 22 August – Lee Camp, English footballer
• 23 August
  • Glen Johnson, English footballer
  • Ashley Williams, English-born Welsh international footballer

September

• 3 September – Renat Sokolov, Russian former professional footballer
• 7 September
  • Miranda, Brazilian footballer
  • Mark Veldmate, Dutch footballer
• 25 September
  • Franck Nkela, Congolese footballer
  • Mario Ruyales, Spanish footballer

October

• 1 October – Fiorenzo Chatrer, Dutch footballer
• 3 October – Anthony Le Tallec, French youth international
• 14 October – Alex Scott, English footballer
• 28 October – Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian footballer
• 31 October – Luciën Dors, Dutch footballer

November

• 3 November – Matthias Hummel, German former footballer, now assistant manager
• 8 November – Rowan Taylor, Montserrat international footballer
• 10 November
  • Jean-Martial Kipré, Ivorian footballer
  • Jarno Mattila, Finnish club footballer
• 11 November
  • Stephen Hunt, English club footballer
  • Birkir Már Sævarsson, Icelandic international
• 21 November – Bianca Weech, German footballer
• 30 November – Nigel de Jong, Dutch footballer

December

• 9 December – Winder Mendoza, Venezuelan professional footballer
• 11 December – Carlos Alberto, Brazilian footballer
• 20 December
  • Nikolaos Karabelas, Greek footballer
  • Marcel Schug, German former professional footballer

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

• 8 May – Armando Del Debbio, Brazilian left back, 8 times winner of the Campeonato Paulista with Sport Club Corinthians Paulista . (79)
• 8 May – William Ling (75), English football referee
• 11 May – Toni Turek, West-German goalkeeper, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (65)
• 12 May – Matías González, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (58)

June

• 23 June: Horst Nemec, Austrian international footballer (born 1939)

July

• 3 July – Ernesto Mascheroni, Uruguayan defender, last surviving winner, that actually played, of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (76)
• 7 July – Elba de Padua Lima, Brazilian footballer and manager

September

• 19 September – Álvaro Lopes Cançado, Brazilian defender, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (71)

October

• 1 October: Blagoje Marjanović, Serbian striker, semi-finalist at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.

December

• 19 December – Puck van Heel (80), Dutch footballer

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