1971 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1971 throughout the world.

Events

January 2 – Second Ibrox disaster. Barriers on Stairway 13 at Ibrox Park give way under a crush of fans departing a Rangers–Celtic match, killing 66 and injuring over 200.
17 April 1971 - France and the Netherlands played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against the France.^[1] The match took place in Hazebrouck, France and resulted in a 4–0 defeat for the Netherlands with Jocelyne Ratignier scoring a hattrick and Marie-Claire Caron-Harant scoring once.^[2]
Copa Libertadores

Won by Nacional after defeating Estudiantes La Plata on an aggregate score of 2–0.

May 20 - Ajax claims the KNVB Cup by defeating Sparta Rotterdam in the second leg, 2–1.
9 May – The very first Women's FA Cup in England, the Mitre Challenge Trophy for women's professional soccer football, was won when Southampton Women's F.C. defeated Stewarton Thistle, 4 to 1, in the final held at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. Pat Davies scored three of her team's four goals and Dot Cassell contributed the lone Stewarton score.^[3]

Winners club national championship

Asia

: Taj
: Al-Oruba

Europe

North America

Club América

/ :
- Dallas Tornado (NASL)

South America

: Atlético Mineiro

International tournaments

1971 British Home Championship (May 15 - May 22, 1971)

Pan American Games in Colombia (July 31 - August 12, 1971)
- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:

Births

January

January 1 - Juan Carlos Plata, Guatemalan footballer and coach
January 2 - Slobodan Komljenović, Serbian footballer
January 5 - Bjørn Otto Bragstad, Norwegian footballer
January 8 - Jesper Jansson, Swedish footballer
January 10 - Rudi Istenič, Slovenian footballer
January 14 - Bert Konterman, Dutch footballer
January 14 - Antonis Nikopolidis, Greek goalkeeper
January 16 - Ulrich van Gobbel, Dutch footballer
January 18 - Pep Guardiola, Spanish footballer
January 26 - Giuseppe Pancaro, Italian footballer
January 29 - Jörg Albertz, German footballer
January 31 - Georgios Karathanasis, Swedish former professional footballer^[4]

February

February 1 - Joaquín Hernández, Mexican footballer
February 1 - Zlatko Zahovič, Slovenian footballer
February 1 - Marcelinho Carioca, Brazilian footballer
February 2 - Osvaldo Peralta, Paraguayan footballer
February 4 - Maarten Atmodikoro, Dutch footballer
February 17 - Carlos Gamarra, Paraguayan footballer
February 20 - Jari Litmanen, Finnish footballer

March

March 1 - Avi Pitusi, Israeli football manager and former player^[5]
March 4 - Jovan Stanković, Serbian footballer
March 11 - Kokos Elia, Cypriot former international footballer^[6]
March 13
- Juraj Mintál, retired Slovak footballer
- Allan Nielsen, Danish footballer
March 15 - Joachim Björklund, Swedish footballer
March 18 - Jerzy Brzęczek, Polish footballer
March 18 - Fernando Ochoaizpur, Bolivian footballer
March 24 - Conny Rosén, Swedish former footballer^[7]
March 26 - Liviu Ciobotariu, Romanian footballer

April

April 2 - Francisco Arce, Paraguayan international
April 2 - Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto, Brazilian footballer
April 5 - Choi Eun-sung, South Korean club player
April 7
- Daniel Albert, former Israeli footballer^[8]
- Franky Vandendriessche, Belgian goalkeeper
April 8 - Kim Byung-ji, South Korean international goalkeeper
April 9 - Víctor López, Uruguayan footballer
April 13
- Mariano Aguilar, Spanish retired footballer^[9]
- Steven Lustü, Danish footballer and coach
April 14
- Miguel Calero, Colombian international (d. 2012)
- Jérôme Sykora, French former professional footballer^[10]
April 15 - Finidi George, Nigerian footballer
April 17 - José Francisco Cevallos, Ecuadorian footballer, Minister of Sports in Ecuador and President of Barcelona F.C.
April 23 - Hjalmar Zambrano, Ecuadorian footballer

May

May 1 - Mariusz Luncik, Polish former professional footballer^[11]
May 14 - Martin Reim, Estonian footballer

June

June 3 - Luigi Di Biagio, Italian footballer
June 5 - Francisco Gabriel de Anda, Mexican footballer and analyst
June 9
- Gilles De Bilde, Belgian footballer
- Uladzimir Zhuravel, Belarusian footballer and coach (d. 2018)
June 11 - Valeri Smolkov, former Russian professional footballer^[12]
June 14 - Håkan Mild, Swedish footballer
June 23 - Enrique Romero, Spanish footballer
June 24 - Thomas Helveg, Danish international
June 25 - Neil Lennon, Northern Irish footballer and manager
June 28 - Fabien Barthez, French footballer

July

July 26 - Mladen Rudonja, Slovenian footballer
July 31 - Elivélton, Brazilian international footballer
July 31 - Ignacio Vázquez, Mexican footballer

August

August 9 - Oswald Snip, Dutch footballer^[13]
August 10 - Roy Keane, Irish footballer and manager
August 16 - Rick Slor, Dutch footballer
August 18 - Patrik Andersson, Swedish footballer
August 19
- Marios Pefkos, retired Cypriot footballer^[14]
- Miguel Ponce, Chilean footballer
August 23
- Demetrio Albertini, Italian footballer
- Florent Delay, retired Swiss footballer^[15]
August 26 - Osman Özköylü, Turkish footballer
August 27 - Ernest Faber, Dutch footballer
August 29 - Marco Sandy, Bolivian footballer

September

September 1
- Gilles Frechingues, French former professional footballer^[16]
- Hakan Şükür, Turkish footballer
September 3 - Ángel Lemus, Mexican footballer
September 3 - Paolo Montero, Uruguayan footballer
September 9 - Mikel Lasa, Spanish footballer
September 9 - Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer
September 13 - Mladen Dabanovič, Slovenian footballer
September 17 - Edílson, Brazilian footballer
September 18 - Filip Apelstav, Swedish footballer
September 20 - Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer and manager
September 29 - Miguel Fuentes, Mexican footballer
September 29 - Jeffrey Talan, Dutch footballer

October

October 4 - Jorge Costa, Portuguese footballer
October 5 - Bertrand Crasson, Belgian footballer
October 7 - Ismael Urzaiz, Spanish footballer
October 8 - Miran Pavlin, Slovenian footballer
October 13 - André Bergdølmo, Norwegian footballer
October 15 - Andy Cole, English footballer
October 15 - Niko Kovač, Croatian footballer
October 16 - Geert De Vlieger, Belgian footballer
October 18 - Yoo Sang-chul, South Korean footballer
October 21 - René Ponk, Dutch footballer
October 25 - Geoffrey Prommayon, Dutch footballer
October 26 - Didier Martel, French footballer
October 27 - Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek footballer

November

November 3 - Dwight Yorke, Trinidadian and Tobagonian footballer
November 12 - Robert Jones, English former professional footballer
November 13
- Unai Emery, Spanish footballer and manager
- Erwin Ramírez, Ecuadorian footballer
November 16 - Mustapha Hadji, Moroccan footballer
November 17
- Jamie Murphy, English former professional footballer
- Vladimir Shutov, former Russian footballer^[17]
November 30 - Pedro Pineda, Mexican footballer

December

December 2 - Francesco Toldo, Italian footballer
December 3 - Henk Timmer, Dutch footballer
December 7 - Spira Grujić, Serbian footballer
December 8 - Abdullah Ercan, Turkish footballer
December 14 - Arsenio Benítez, Paraguayan footballer
December 26 - Mika Nurmela, Finnish footballer
December 28 - Sergi Barjuán, Spanish footballer
December 29 - Niclas Alexandersson, Swedish footballer

Deaths

June 30 - Georgi Asparuhov (28), Bulgarian footballer (born 1943)
June 30 - Nikola Kotkov (32), Bulgarian footballer (born 1938)
July 13 - Harry Dénis (74), Dutch footballer (born 1896)
August 5 - Ber Groosjohan (74), Dutch footballer (born 1897)

Notes and References

News: Longman . Jeré . 2019-06-25 . In Women’s World Cup Origin Story, Fact and Fiction Blur . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-01-31 . 0362-4331.
Web site: First ladies pave the way . 8 April 2011 . 24 November 2022 . FIFA.com . 6 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706214416/https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/women/news/newsid=1414187/index.html . bot: unknown .
https://web.archive.org/web/20160310223234/https://womensfootballarchive.com/cup-finals/ "Women's FA Cup / FA Women's Cup – Finals"
Web site: Georgios Karathanasis . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 2 April 2024 . en.
Web site: Avi Pitusi . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 3 May 2024 . en.
Web site: Kokos Elia . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 6 February 2024 . en.
Web site: Conny Rosén . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 24 October 2023 . en.
Web site: Dani Albert . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 9 October 2023 . en.
Web site: Aguilar . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 15 August 2024 . en.
Web site: Jérôme Sykora . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 17 November 2023 . en.
Web site: Mariusz Luncik . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 2 July 2024 . en.
Web site: Valeri Smolkov . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 31 January 2024 . en.
Web site: Oswald Snip . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 28 October 2023 . en.
Web site: Marios Pefkos . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 3 July 2024 . en.
Web site: Florent Delay . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 1 July 2024 . en.
Web site: Gilles Frechingues . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 12 August 2024 . en.
Web site: Vladimir Shutov . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 24 October 2023 . en.