1952 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1952 throughout the world.

Events

• 21 September  - East Germany plays its first ever international match, losing 3–0 to Poland in Warsaw.

Undated:

• Rudnianka Rudna Wielka, professional Polish football club is founded.

Winners club national championship

• Albania

KS Dinamo Tirana

River Plate

Rapid Vienna

RFC Liégeois

• Bulgaria

PFC CSKA Sofia

Sparta CKD Sokolovo

AB

ZSG Union Halle

Manchester United F.C.

• Faroe Islands

KÍ Klaksvík

KTP

OGC Nice

• Greece

tournament not held

• Hungary

Budapest Honvéd FC

KR

St Patrick's Athletic F.C.

Juventus FC

National Schifflange

León

Willem II

Glenavon F.C.

FK Sparta Sarpsborg

Ruch Chorzów

Sporting CP

• Romania

CCA București

Hibernian F.C.

• Spain

FC Barcelona

IFK Norrköping

Grasshopper Club Zürich

VfB Stuttgart

FC Spartak Moscow

Hajduk Split

International tournaments

• 1952 British Home Championship (6 October 1951  - 5 April 1952)

Shared by and

• Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland (15 July  - 2 August 1952)

Births

• 1 January  - Ítalo Estupiñán, Ecuadorian international footballer (died 2016)
• 2 February  - Reinhard Häfner, German international footballer (died 2016)
• 2 February  - Fernando Morena, Uruguayan international footballer
• 8 February  - Marinho Chagas, Brazilian international footballer (died 2014)
• 15 February  - Andrzej Dybicz, Polish former professional footballer
• 20 March  - Steve Whitworth, English footballer
• 2 May  - Martin Haar, Dutch footballer and assistant-coach
• 17 May  - Jorge Olguin, Argentine international footballer
• 19 May  - Bert van Marwijk, Dutch footballer and coach
• 22 May  - Waldemar Victorino, Uruguayan international footballer
• 2 August  - Alain Giresse, French international footballer and coach
• 3 August  - Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentinian international footballer and coach
• 7 August  - Kees Kist, Dutch international footballer
• 22 August  - José van Hoof
• 6 September  - Vladimir Kazachyonok, Soviet international footballer and Russian coach (died 2017)
• 10 September  - Mike Carroll, Scottish professional footballer
• 5 November  - Harry Schellekens, Dutch footballer
• 17 November  - Roman Ogaza, Polish international footballer (died 2006)
• 20 November  - Vince O'Kane, English former professional footballer
• 25 November  - Gabriele Oriali, Italian international footballer
• 3 December  - Hervé Gorce, French professional footballer (died 2008)
• 15 December  - Allan Simonsen, Danish international footballer