1992 in association football explained

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

Africa

• – Zamalek

Asia

• – Al-Ittihad
• – POSCO Atoms

Europe

• – Lyngby BK
• –
  • Football League First Division - Leeds United
  • Football League Second Division - Ipswich Town
  • Football League Third Division - Brentford
  • Football League Fourth Division - Burnley
• – VfB Stuttgart
• – Ireland – Shelbourne
• – A.C. Milan
  • • Eredivisie – PSV Eindhoven
  • Eerste Divisie – Cambuur Leeuwarden
• – FC Porto
• : 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
    • La Liga – FC Barcelona
  • Copa del Rey – Atlético Madrid
• – AIK
• – Beşiktaş

North America

• – Winnipeg Fury (CSL)
• – León
  • • • • APSL – Colorado Foxes Professional Cup – Colorado Foxes

South America

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

International tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Senegal (12–26 January 1992)
  1. • 1. • 1. • UEFA European Football Championship in Sweden (10–26 June 1992)
            2. —
• Baltic Cup in Liepāja, Latvia (10–12 July 1992)
  1. • 1. • 1. • Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain (24 July – 8 August 1992)

National team results

Asia

See main article: Kazakhstan national football team 1992.

Europe

See main article: Estonia national football team 1992.

See main article: Ukraine national football team 1992.

South America

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

See 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 footballer^[2]
• 8 January: Apostolos Vellios, Greek international footballer
• 9 January: Edon Hasani, Albanian youth international
• 10 January: Christian Atsu, Ghanaian footballer (died 2023)
• 11 January: Nick Harel, Mauritian international footballer^[3]
• 13 January: Santiago Arias, Colombian international footballer
• 18 January: Obinna Nwachukwu, Nigerian international footballer^[4]
• 20 January: Jorge Zárate, Mexican club footballer
• 22 January: Vincent Aboubakar, Cameroonian international footballer
• 23 January: Oliver Mohr, Austrian footballer
• 27 January: Jean (Jean Acosta Soares), Brazilian footballer
• 28 January: Valeri Sarmont, Russian footballer^[5]
• 30 January: Darvin Watson, Caymanian footballer^[6]
• 2 February: Kevin Feiersinger, German footballer^[7]
• 7 February: Sergi Roberto, Spanish international
• 11 February: Mfundo Nsele, South African footballer^[8]
• 17 February: Alejandro Muñóz, Mexican footballer^[9]
• 18 February: Mahatma Gandhi, Brazilian footballer^[10]
• 19 February: Niels Vets, Belgian footballer^[11]
• 20 February: Jaime Turégano, Spanish footballer^[12]
• 21 February: Phil Jones, English international
• 23 February:
  • Terry Hawkridge, English club footballer
  • John Steven Rivera, Colombian footballer^[13]
• 27 February: Melvin Lobo, Indian footballer^[14]
• 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 footballer^[15]
  • Tommy Kind, German footballer^[16]
• 4 March:
  • Erik Lamela, Argentine footballer
  • Bernd Leno, German footballer
• 8 March: Adolfo Leite, Portuguese footballer^[17]
• 9 March: Peter Gommeren, Dutch footballer^[18]
• 10 March: Adrien Ménager, French footballer^[19]
• 17 March: Nkosinathi Ogle, South African footballer^[20]
• 20 March: Matias Caseras, Uruguayan footballer^[21]
• 23 March: Mohammed Al Kuwari, Qatari footballer^[22]
• 27 March: Pedro Obiang, Spanish-Equatoguinean footballer
• 28 March: Sergi Gómez, Spanish footballer
• 10 April: Sadio Mané, Senegalese footballer^[23]
• 11 April: Abraham Sánchez, Mexican footballer^[24]
• 14 April: Frederik Sørensen, Danish footballer
• 15 April: John Guidetti, Swedish footballer
• 17 April: Shkodran Mustafi, German footballer
• 19 April: Oscar Vieyra, Mexican footballer^[25]
• 20 April:
  • Kristian Álvarez, Mexican footballer
  • Marko Meerits, Estonian footballer
• 30 April:
  • Aljoscha Hyde, German-Ghanaian footballer^[26]
  • Marc-André ter Stegen, German footballer
• 1 May: Matěj Vydra, Czech footballer
• 3 May: Hervenogi Unzola, German footballer
• 5 May: Necirwan Khalil Mohammad, German-Syrian footballer^[27]
• 6 May: Nicola Campinoti, Italian footballer
• 12 May: Yiğitcan Gölboyu, Turkish footballer^[28]
• 17 May: Amro Tarek, Egyptian footballer
• 18 May: Brian Idowu, Nigerian footballer^[29]
• 20 May: Gerónimo Rulli, Argentine footballer
• 22 May: Syaiful Indra Cahya, Indonesian footballer
• 27 May: Jeison Murillo, Colombian footballer
• 31 May: Jil Ludwig, German footballer^[30]
• 5 June: Christian Cossù, Uruguayan footballer^[31]
• 9 June: Leonardo, Brazilian footballer^[32]
• 14 June: Geraldo Hoogvliets, Dutch footballer^[33]
• 15 June: Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer
• 16 June: Ardit Zenuni, Swiss footballer^[34]
• 24 June: Kevin Grob, German footballer^[35]
• 28 June: Oscar Hiljemark, Swedish footballer
• 3 July: Javier Giménez, Paraguayan footballer^[36]
• 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^[37]
  • Yuji Iida, Japanese footballer^[38]
• 9 July: Jil Strüngmann, German footballer^[39]
• 17 July: Denis Prychynenko, Ukrainian-German footballer
• 19 July: Tiago Mendes, Portuguese footballer^[40]
• 22 July: Mama Bah-Yéré, Beninese international footballer^[41]
• 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^[42]
• 28 July: Gabriel Viana, Portuguese footballer^[43]
• 29 July: Djibril Sidibé, French international
• 2 August: Lionel Essono, Cameroonian footballer^[44]
• 7 August: Wout Weghorst, Dutch international footballer
• 10 August: Naguib Chakouri, French footballer^[45]
• 12 August: Mark Engberink, Dutch footballer^[46]
• 15 August: João Paulo, Portuguese footballer^[47]
• 16 August: Amian Clement, Ivorian footballer^[48]
• 18 August: Chris N'Goyos, French footballer^[49]
• 20 August:
  • Andrei Peteleu, Romanian junior international
  • Deniss Rakels, Latvian international
• 2 September: Emiliano Martínez, Argentine international footballer
• 9 September: Ibrahim Olanrewaju, Nigerian footballer^[50]
• 13 September: Johan Svantesson, Swedish footballer^[51]
• 15 September: Akil Grier, England-born footballer^[52]
• 17 September: Stuart Bannigan, Scottish footballer
• 19 September: Samet Hasan Yıldıran, Turkish footballer^[53]
• 26 September: Georgios Kapnopoulos, Greek footballer^[54]
• 27 September: Granit Xhaka, Swiss international footballer
• 20 October: Mattia De Sciglio, Italian footballer
• 24 October: Giannis Dosis, Greek footballer^[55]
• 3 November: Willi Orban, German-born Hungarian international footballer^[56]
• 7 November: Tnoy Andrew, US Virgin Islands footballer^[57]
• 23 November: Manuel Hegen, German footballer^[58]
• 27 November: Andrey Mishkevich, Russian footballer^[59]
• 29 November: Maximilian Dahlhoff, German footballer^[60]
• 30 November: Thijs van Hofwegen, Dutch footballer^[61]
• 4 December: Ángel Rubalcava, Mexican footballer^[62]
• 7 December: Martine Schon, Luxembourger footballer^[63]
• 13 December: Mory-Fallo Keïta, Guinean footballer^[64]
• 14 December: Ryo Miyaichi, Japanese footballer
• 24 December: Serge Aurier, Ivorian footballer^[65]
• 30 December: William Aho Abou, Ivorian footballer^[66]

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

External links

• Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• VoetbalStats

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Eric Reverter . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 17 February 2024 . en.
3. Web site: Nick Harel . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 10 August 2024 . en.
4. Web site: Obinna Nwachukwu . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 16 November 2023 . en.
5. Web site: Valeri Sarmont . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 20 February 2024 . en.
6. Web site: Darvin Watson . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 3 October 2023.
7. Web site: Kevin Feiersinger . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 18 December 2023 . en.
8. Web site: Mfundo Nsele . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 16 September 2024 . en.
9. Web site: Alejandro Muñoz . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 9 April 2024 . en.
10. Web site: Mahatma . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 16 April 2024 . en.
11. Web site: Niels Vets . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 12 June 2024 . en.
12. Web site: Jaime . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 24 November 2023 . en.
13. Web site: Steven Rivera . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 4 July 2024 . en.
14. Web site: Melvin Lobo . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 29 January 2024 . en.
15. Web site: Malte Grashoff . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 6 December 2023 . en.
16. Web site: Tommy Kind . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 12 November 2018.
17. Web site: Adolfo Leite . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 29 February 2024 . en.
18. Web site: Peter Gommeren . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 23 October 2023 . en.
19. Web site: Adrien Menager . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 4 October 2023 . en.
20. Web site: Nkosinathi Ogle. FBref.com . Sports Reference LLC . 18 October 2023 . en.
21. Web site: Matías Caseras . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 30 May 2024 . en.
22. Web site: Mohammed Al Kuwari . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 21 May 2024 . en.
23. https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/sadio-mane 17 Sadio Mané
24. Web site: Abraham Sánchez . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 26 January 2024 . en.
25. Web site: Oscar Vieyra . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 23 February 2024 . en.
26. Web site: Aljoscha Hyde . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 14 May 2024 . en.
27. Web site: Necirwan Mohammad . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 29 February 2024 . en.
28. Web site: Yiğitcan Gölboyu . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 2 April 2024 . en.
29. Web site: Brian Idowu. soccerbase. 30 March 2020.
30. Web site: Jil Ludwig . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 14 September 2024 . en.
31. Web site: Jhon Cossú . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 9 April 2024 . en.
32. Web site: Leonardo . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 17 April 2024 . en.
33. Web site: Geraldo Hoogvliets . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 4 October 2023 . en.
34. Web site: Ardit Zenuni . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 4 June 2024 . en.
35. Web site: Kevin Grob . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 24 October 2018.
36. Web site: Tomás Giménez . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 4 October 2023 . en.
37. Web site: Sebastian Doro . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 18 October 2023 . en.
38. Web site: Yuji Iida . FBref.com . Sports Reference LLC . 31 October 2023 . en.
39. Web site: Jil Strüngmann . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 14 September 2024 . en.
40. Web site: Tiago Mendes . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 18 April 2024 . en.
41. Web site: Mama Bah-Yéré . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 13 June 2024 . en.
42. Web site: Vando . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 17 February 2024 . en.
43. Web site: Gabriel Viana . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 17 October 2023 . en.
44. Web site: Lionel Essono . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 11 August 2024 . en.
45. Web site: Naguib Chakouri . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 4 October 2023 . en.
46. Web site: Mark Engberink . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 13 June 2024 . en.
47. Web site: João Paulo . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 4 October 2023 . en . 17 May 2014.
48. Web site: Amian . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 21 August 2024 . en.
49. Web site: Chris N'Goyos . FBref.com . Sports Reference LLC . 24 November 2023 . en.
50. Web site: Ibrahim Obayomi . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 3 June 2024 . en.
51. Web site: Johan Svantesson . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 4 October 2023.
52. Web site: Akil Grier . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 24 October 2023 . en.
53. Web site: Samet Hasan Yıldıran Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more . FBref.com . Sports Reference LLC . 6 October 2023 . en.
54. Web site: Giorgos Kapnopoulos . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 4 October 2023 . en.
55. Web site: Giannis Dosis . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 24 September 2023.
56. News: Leipzig-Star Orban: Für welches Land will er auflaufen?. 8 September 2017. 90min.de. 15 January 2018. de.
57. Web site: Tnoy Andrew . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 25 January 2024 . en.
58. Web site: Manuel Hegen . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 1 February 2024 . en.
59. Web site: Andrey Mishkevich . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 9 April 2024 . en.
60. Web site: Maximilian Dahlhoff . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 5 December 2018.
61. Web site: Thijs van Hofwegen . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 5 February 2024 . en.
62. Web site: Ángel Rubalcava . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 7 August 2024 . en.
63. Web site: Cadre. Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football. fr. 10 August 2021.
64. Web site: Mory-Fallo Keïta . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 7 August 2024 . en.
65. https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=53968 Serge Aurier
66. Web site: William Abou . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 9 October 2023 . en.