1957 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1957 throughout the world.
Events
- February 8 – The Confederation of African Football is founded at a meeting in Khartoum, Sudan.
- October 19 – Scottish club Celtic F.C. beat their deadliest rivals Rangers F.C. 7–1 in the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
- November 20 – Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam makes its European debut by defeating DDR's SC Wismut (1-3) in the first round of the European Cup.
Winners club national championship
- {{ARG}}: River Plate
- {{BEL}}: R. Antwerp F.C.
- {{ECU}}: Emelec
- {{ENG}}: Manchester United
- {{FRA}}: AS Saint-Etienne
- {{HUN}}: Vasas SC
- {{ISR}}: Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.
- {{ITA}}: A.C. Milan
- {{NED}}: Ajax Amsterdam
- {{PAR}}: Olimpia Asunción
- {{URS}}: FC Dynamo Moscow
- {{ESP}}: Real Madrid
- {{SWE}}: IFK Norrköping
- {{FRG}}: Borussia Dortmund
International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Sudan (February 10 – 16 1957)
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- 1957 South American Championship in Peru (March 7 – April 6, 1957)
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- 1957 British Home Championship (October 6, 1956 – April 6, 1957)
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- Copa Julio Argentino Roca in Brazil (July 7 – 10 1957)
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Births
- January 5 – Karl Allgöwer, German footballer
- January 11 – Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager
- January 19 – Fabrizio Casanova, retired Swiss footballer{{cite web |title=Fabrizio Casanova |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/fabrizio-casanova/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=26 September 2023}}
- February 1 – Walter Schachner, Austrian footballer and manager
- February 9 – Gordon Strachan, Scottish footballer and manager
- February 28 – Jan Ceulemans, Belgian footballer and manager
- March 12 – Patrick Battiston, French footballer
- May 5 – Said Azimshah Garibzada, Afghan-born former football player and trainer
- May 9 – Fulvio Collovati, Italian footballer
- May 22 – Jan Endeman, Dutch retired footballer{{cite web |title=Jan Endeman |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/jan-endeman/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=en}}
- May 26 – Caryne Selbonne, French footballer
- July 15 — Craig Martin, Canadian soccer player
- September 3 – Walter Kelsch, German footballer
- September 6 – Zhivko Gospodinov, Bulgarian footballer
- September 11
- Preben Elkjær, Danish footballer
- Plamen Markov, Bulgarian footballer
- September 19 – Zvonko Kalezić, Montenegrin retired football{{cite web |title=Zvonko Kalezić |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/zvonko-kalezic/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=1 July 2024 |language=en}}
- September 26 – Klaus Augenthaler, German footballer and manager
- October 8 – Antonio Cabrini, Italian footballer
- October 25 – Piet Wildschut, Dutch footballer
- October 27 – Glenn Hoddle, English footballer and manager
- November 17 – Bob Oldridge, English former professional footballer{{Hugman|14926|Bob Oldridge |access-date=27 February 2024}}
Deaths
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- January 18 – Alvaro Gestido, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (49)
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- October 5 – José Leandro Andrade, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (55, Tuberculosis)
References
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