# 1975 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1975 throughout the world.

## Events

* European Cup 1975: Won by FC Bayern München after defeating Leeds United 1–0.
* Copa Libertadores 1975: Won by Independiente after defeating Unión Española on an aggregate score of 2–0.
* England: 1975 FA Cup Final: West Ham United 2, Fulham 0. (Alan Taylor 2)

## Winners club national championship
### Asia

* Iran: Taj

### Europe

* East Germany: 1. FC Magdeburg
* England: Derby County F.C.
* France: AS Saint-Etienne
* Hungary: Újpest FC
* Italy: Juventus
* Netherlands
** Eredivisie: PSV Eindhoven
** Eerste Divisie: NEC Nijmegen
* Poland: Ruch Chorzów
* Spain: Real Madrid
* Turkey: Fenerbahçe
* West Germany: Borussia Mönchengladbach
* Yugoslavia: Hajduk Split

### North America

* Mexico: Toluca
* United States / Canada:
** Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)

### South America

* Argentina:
** Metropolitano – River Plate
** Nacional – River Plate
* Brazil: Internacional
* Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción

## International tournaments

* Copa América (July 17 – October 28, 1975)
** Peru
** Colombia
** Brazil and Uruguay
* Pan American Games in Mexico (October 13 – October 25, 1975)
** Brazil and Mexico
** Argentina
* 1975 British Home Championship (May 17 – May 24, 1975)
       England

## Births

* January 1 – Bengt Sæternes, Norwegian footballer and manager
* January 12 – Rick Hoogendorp, Dutch footballer
* January 27 – Damien Neville, Bahamian retired footballer
* February 2 – Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer
* February 11 – Marek Špilár, Slovakian international footballer (died 2013)
* February 18 – Gary Neville, English footballer
* February 18 – Keith Gillespie, Irish footballer
* February 21 – Aleksei Ilatovskiy, former Russian footballer
* March 5 – Aleksejs Volosanovs, retired Latvian footballer
* March 9 – Roy Makaay, Dutch footballer
* March 17 – Trương Văn Hải, Vietnamese footballer
* March 23
** Eduard Doronin, former Russian footballer
** Robert Wallon, Poland former professional footballer
* April 3 – Joakim Persson, Swedish footballer
* April 9 – Robbie Fowler, English footballer
* April 13 – Bruce Dyer, English footballer
* April 14 – Konstantinos Nebegleras, Greek footballer
* April 17 – Stefano Fiore, Italian footballer
* April 19 – Adrian Vizingr, retired Czech footballer
* April 28 – Sebastián Pereyra, Uruguayan footballer
* May 1 – Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2003)
* May 2 – David Beckham, English international footballer
* May 8 – Dmitri Ustritski, Estonian international footballer
* May 25 – Raúl Muñoz, Chilean footballer
* June 9 – Paul Agostino, Australian footballer
* June 10 – Darren Eadie, English footballer
* June 18 – Aleksandrs Kolinko, Latvian footballer
* June 22 – Sergei Lutsevich, former Russian footballer
* June 24 – Christie Rampone, American women's soccer player
* June 27 – Timote Moleni, Tongan footballer and coach
* July 1 – Julio Briones, Ecuadorian footballer
* July 3 – Deda (Wellington Nobre de Morais), former Brazilian footballer
* July 5 – Hernán Crespo, Argentinian international footballer
* July 22 – Marilia, Brazilian footballer
* August 16
** Jonatan Johansson, Finnish footballer, coach, and manager
** Pantelis Konstantinidis, Greek footballer
* August 28 – Serhiy Maherovych, retired Ukrainian professional footballer
* August 31 – Hilario Cuenú, Colombian football manager and former player
* September 3 – Xavier Ipharraguerre, French former professional footballer
* September 18 – Richard Appleby, English footballer
* September 18 – Carlos Armando Gruezo Quiñónez, Ecuadorian footballer
* September 19 – Oumar Bagayoko, Malian footballer
* September 24 – Adao Martínez, Mexican football manager and former player
* September 28 – Maksim Shiryayev, former Russian footballer
* October 8 – Sébastien Ducourneau, French professional footballer
* October 17 – Daniel Ung, retired Swedish footballer
* October 21 – Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
* October 30
** Dimitar Ivankov, Bulgarian footballer
** Alessandro Piovesan, Italian former footballer
* October 31 – Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer
* November 10 – Semjbaataryn Baatarsüren, Mongolian international footballer
* November 12 – Balázs Kiskapusi, Hungarian former footballer
* November 13 – Quim, Portuguese footballer
* November 15
** Luca Amoruso, Italian retired footballer
** Christophe Anly, retired Malagasy football
* November 27 – Rain Vessenberg, Estonian footballer
* November 30 – Ben Thatcher, English footballer
* December 7 – Ivaylo Petkov, Bulgarian footballer
* December 11 – Dario Simic, Croatian footballer
* December 12 – Wesley Charles, Vincentian footballer
* December 20 – Bartosz Bosacki, Polish footballer
* December 25 – Dušan Sadžakov, Montenegrin former professional footballer
* December 27 – Martin Nash, Canadian soccer player

## Deaths
### March

* March 31 – Virginio Rosetta, Italian defender, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (73)

### July

* July 27 – Edmundo Piaggio, Argentine defender, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (69)

### October

* October 27 – Peregrino Anselmo, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (73)

### November

* November 16 - Agustin Gomez Pagola, Spanish-born Soviet footballer, and plays as left back, and the part of the defender.