1973 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1973 throughout the world.

Events

• Copa Libertadores 1973: Won by Independiente after defeating Colo Colo on an aggregate score of 2–1.
• Sunderland AFC wins the FA Cup final.
• May 31 – NAC claims the Dutch Cup by defeating NEC Nijmegen: 2–0.

Winners club national championship

Asia

• Iran: Persepolis F.C.

Europe

• East Germany: Dynamo Dresden
• England: Liverpool F.C.
• France: FC Nantes
• Hungary: Újpest FC
• Italy: Juventus FC
• Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
• Poland: Stal Mielec
• Scotland: Celtic F.C.
• Spain: Atlético Madrid
• Turkey: Galatasaray S.K.
• West Germany: Bayern Munich
• Yugoslavia: Red Star Belgrade

North American Soccer League

• United States of America: Philadelphia Atoms (NASL)

South America

• Argentina
  • Huracán – Metropolitano
  • Rosario Central – Nacional
• Brazil: Palmeiras

International tournaments

• 1973 British Home Championship (May 12–19, 1973)

England

Births

• February 2 – Valeriy Yablochkin, Kazakhstani footballer
• February 10 – Ivan O'Konnel-Bronin, Estonian footballer
• March 7 – Ray Parlour, English footballer
• March 11 – Damián Álvarez, Mexican footballer
• March 16 – Bert Zuurman, Dutch footballer
• April 4 – Peter Hoekstra, Dutch footballer
• April 9 – Bart Goor, Belgian footballer
• April 10 – Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer
• April 12 – Roberto Ayala, Argentine footballer
• April 26 – Lee Woon-Jae, South Korean footballer
• May 1 – Oliver Neuville, German footballer
• May 2 – Cristino Jara, Paraguayan footballer
• May 8 – Jesus Arellano, Mexican footballer
• June 18 – Lesmond Prinsen, Dutch footballer
• July 24 – Johan Micoud, French international footballer
• August 14 – Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian international footballer
• August 14 – Jared Borgetti, Mexican footballer
• September 8 – Ángel Maldonado, Mexican footballer
• September 18 – Limberg Méndez, Bolivian footballer
• September 21 – Max Eberl, German footballer
• September 21 – Oswaldo Sanchez, Mexican footballer
• October 11 – Steven Pressley, Scottish footballer
• November 17 – Bernd Schneider, German international footballer
• November 29 – Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer
• December 6 - Petar Miloševski, Macedonian international footballer (died 2014)

Deaths

March

• March 19 - Hans Stubb (66), German footballer (born 1906)

April

• April 21 – Evert Bulder (78), Dutch footballer (born 1894)

September

• September 15 – Washington Ortuño, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (46)

November

• November 16 – Lorenzo Fernández, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (73)