1992 in association football

The following are some of the association football events of the year 1992 throughout the world.

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

•   Qatar – Al-Ittihad
•   South Korea – POSCO Atoms

Europe

•   Denmark – Lyngby BK
•   England –
  • Football League First Division - Leeds United
  • Football League Second Division - Ipswich Town
  • Football League Third Division - Brentford
  • Football League Fourth Division - Burnley
•   Germany – VfB Stuttgart
•   Republic of Ireland – Ireland – Shelbourne
•   Italy – A.C. Milan
•   Netherlands
  • Eredivisie – PSV Eindhoven
  • Eerste Divisie – Cambuur Leeuwarden
•   Portugal – FC Porto
•   Scotland: for more complete coverage see: 1991-92 in Scottish football
  • Scottish Premier Division – Rangers
  • Scottish Division One – Dundee
  • Scottish Division Two – Dumbarton
  • Scottish Cup – Rangers
  • Scottish League Cup– Rangers
•   Spain
  • La Liga – FC Barcelona
  • Copa del Rey – Atlético Madrid
•   Sweden – AIK
•   Turkey – Beşiktaş

North America

•   Canada – Winnipeg Fury (CSL)
•   Mexico – León
•   United States
  • APSL – Colorado Foxes
  • Professional Cup – Colorado Foxes

South America

•   Argentina
  • Clausura – Newell's Old Boys
  • Apertura – Club Atlético Boca Juniors
•   Bolivia – Bolívar
•   Brazil – Flamengo
•   Ecuador – El Nacional
• Paraguay – Cerro Porteño

International tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Senegal ( 12–26 January 1992)
  1.   Ivory Coast
  2.   Ghana
  3.   Nigeria
• UEFA European Football Championship in Sweden ( 10–26 June 1992)
  1.   Denmark
  2.   Germany
  3. —
• Baltic Cup in Liepāja, Latvia ( 10–12 July 1992)
  1.   Lithuania
  2.   Latvia
  3.   Estonia
• Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain (24 July – 8 August 1992)
  1.   Spain
  2.   Poland
  3.   Ghana

National team results

Asia

  Kazakhstan

Main article: Kazakhstan national football team 1992

Europe

  Estonia

Main article: Estonia national football team 1992

  Netherlands

Main article: Netherlands national football team 1992

  Sweden

Main article: Sweden national football team 1992

  Ukraine

Main article: Ukraine national football team 1992

South America

  Bolivia

The men's national senior squad didn't play any matches in 1992

  Ecuador

Main article: Ecuador national football team 1992

Movies

• Ladybugs (USA)

Births

• 1 January
  • Daniel Kofi Agyei, Ghanaian footballer
  • Michael Tambak, Dutch footballer ^[1]
  • Jack Wilshere, English footballer
• 6 January
  • Nika Dzalamidze, Georgian international footballer
  • Kita, Brazilian international footballer (died 2015)
• 7 January: Eric Reverter, Spanish professional footballer ^[2]
• 8 January: Apostolos Vellios, Greek international footballer
• 9 January: Edon Hasani, Albanian youth international
• 10 January: Christian Atsu, Ghanaian footballer (died 2023)
• 13 January: Santiago Arias, Colombian international footballer
• 18 January: Obinna Nwachukwu, Nigerian international footballer ^[3]
• 20 January: Jorge Zárate, Mexican club footballer
• 22 January: Vincent Aboubakar, Cameroonian international footballer
• 23 January: Oliver Mohr, Austrian footballer ^[4]
• 27 January: Jean (Jean Acosta Soares), Brazilian professional footballer
• 28 January: Valeri Sarmont, Russian former professional footballer ^[5]
• 30 January: Darvin Watson, Caymanian footballer ^[6]
• 2 February: Kevin Feiersinger, German footballer ^[7]
• 7 February: Sergi Roberto, Spanish international
• 17 February: Alejandro Muñóz, professional Mexican footballer ^[8]
• 18 February: Mahatma Gandhi, Brazilian professional footballer ^[9]
• 20 February: Jaime Turégano, Spanish professional footballer ^[10]
• 21 February: Phil Jones, English international
• 23 February: Terry Hawkridge, English club footballer
• 27 February: Melvin Lobo, Indian professional footballer ^[11]
• 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
• 2 March: Malte Grashoff, German former professional footballer ^[12]
• 4 March:
  • Erik Lamela, Argentine footballer
  • Bernd Leno, German footballer
• 8 March: Adolfo Leite, Portuguese former footballer ^[13]
• 9 March: Peter Gommeren, Dutch footballer ^[14]
• 10 March: Adrien Ménager, French professional footballer ^[15]
• 17 March: Nkosinathi Ogle, South African professional footballer ^[16]
• 27 March: Pedro Obiang, Spanish-Equatoguinean professional footballer
• 28 March: Sergi Gómez, Spanish footballer
• 10 April: Sadio Mané, Senegalese footballer ^[17]
• 11 April: Abraham Sánchez, Mexican professional footballer ^[18]
• 14 April: Frederik Sørensen, Danish footballer
• 15 April: John Guidetti, Swedish footballer
• 17 April: Shkodran Mustafi, German footballer
• 19 April: Oscar Vieyra, professional Mexican footballer ^[19]
• 20 April:
  • Kristian Álvarez, Mexican footballer
  • Marko Meerits, Estonian footballer
• 30 April: Marc-André ter Stegen, German footballer
• 1 May: Matěj Vydra, Czech footballer
• 3 May: Hervenogi Unzola, German footballer ^[20]
• 5 May: Necirwan Khalil Mohammad, German-Syrian footballer ^[21]
• 6 May: Nicola Campinoti, Italian footballer
• 12 May: Yiğitcan Gölboyu, professional Turkish footballer ^[22]
• 17 May: Amro Tarek, Egyptian footballer
• 18 May: Brian Idowu, Nigerian footballer ^[23]
• 20 May: Gerónimo Rulli, Argentine footballer
• 22 May: Syaiful Indra Cahya, Indonesian footballer
• 27 May: Jeison Murillo, Colombian footballer
• 5 June: Christian Cossù, Uruguayan footballer ^[24]
• 9 June: Leonardo, Brazilian former professional footballer ^[25]
• 14 June: Geraldo Hoogvliets, Dutch footballer ^[26]
• 15 June: Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer
• 28 June: Oscar Hiljemark, Swedish footballer
• 3 July: Javier Giménez, Paraguayan professional footballer ^[27]
• 4 July
  • Ángel Romero, Paraguayan footballer
  • Óscar Romero, Paraguayan footballer
• 5 July: Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer
• 6 July: Seedy Bah, Gambian footballer
• 7 July
  • Sebastian Doro, German footballer ^[28]
  • Yuji Iida, former Japanese footballer ^[29]
• 17 July: Denis Prychynenko, Ukrainian-German footballer
• 19 July: Tiago Mendes, Portuguese footballer ^[30]
• 23 July: Danny Ings, English footballer
• 24 July:
  • Dionatan Teixeira, Brazilian-born Slovakian footballer (d. 2017)
  • Vando (Vando Jorge Lopes Da Costa Neto), São Toméan footballer ^[31]
• 28 July: Gabriel Viana, Portuguese footballer ^[32]
• 29 July: Djibril Sidibé, French international ^[33]
• 7 August: Wout Weghorst, Dutch international footballer
• 10 August: Naguib Chakouri, French professional footballer ^[34]
• 15 August: João Paulo, Portuguese footballer ^[35]
• 18 August: Chris N'Goyos, French professional footballer ^[36]
• 20 August:
  • Andrei Peteleu, Romanian junior international
  • Deniss Rakels, Latvian international
• 24 August: Bertolomeu Verdial, East Timorese footballer
• 2 September: Emiliano Martínez, Argentine international footballer
• 13 September: Johan Svantesson, Swedish footballer ^[37]
• 15 September: Akil Grier, England-born former professional footballer ^[38]
• 17 September: Stuart Bannigan, Scottish footballer
• 19 September: Samet Hasan Yıldıran, Turkish footballer ^[39]
• 26 September: Georgios Kapnopoulos, Greek footballer ^[40]
• 27 September: Granit Xhaka, Swiss international footballer
• 20 October: Mattia De Sciglio, Italian footballer
• 24 October: Giannis Dosis, Greek professional footballer ^[41]
• 3 November: Willi Orban, German-born Hungarian international footballer ^[42]
• 7 November: Tnoy Andrew, US Virgin Islands footballer ^[43]
• 23 November: Manuel Hegen, retired German footballer ^[44]
• 27 November: Andrey Mishkevich, former Russian professional footballer ^[45]
• 30 November: Thijs van Hofwegen, Dutch footballer ^[46]
• 7 December: Martine Schon, Luxembourger footballer ^[47]
• 14 December: Ryo Miyaichi, Japanese footballer
• 24 December: Serge Aurier, Ivorian footballer ^[48]
• 30 December: William Aho Abou, Ivorian professional footballer ^[49]

Deaths

February

• 17 February – Delio Morollón (54), Spanish footballer
• 24 February – August Lešnik (77), Croatian footballer

April

• 2 April – Juanito (37), Spanish footballer

September

• 12 September – Emilio Recoba (88), Uruguayan defender, last surviving winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup
• 16 September – Larbi Ben Barek (78), Moroccan-French footballer

December

• 1 December – Anton Malatinský (72), Slovak football player and coach

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External links

• (in English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• (in Dutch) VoetbalStats