1992 in association football

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The following are some of the football (soccer) events of the year 1992 throughout the world.

[edit] Events

• May 6 – A provisional tribune crashes in the Stade Armand Cesari in Bastia, Corsica during the semifinal of the Coupe de France between Bastia SC and Olympique de Marseille. Eighteen people die, while 2.300 fans get injured.
• May 9 – Liverpool wins 2-0 over Sunderland to claim the FA Cup.
• June 17 – 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.
• June 26 – In Euro 1992, Denmark surprisingly won 2-0 over Germany at Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden.
• June 30 – 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
• September 9 – 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.
• October 14 – 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.
• December 12 – São Paulo FC wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Spain's FC Barcelona (1-2). Raí scores twice for the Brazilians.

[edit] Winner club national championships

• Denmark – Lyngby BK
• England – Leeds United
• France – Olympique de Marseille
• Germany – VfB Stuttgart
• Ireland - Shelbourne
• Italy – A.C. Milan
• Netherlands
  • Eredivisie – PSV Eindhoven
  • Eerste Divisie – Cambuur Leeuwarden
• Portugal – FC Porto
• Scotland: For fuller 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
• Spain
  • La Liga – FC Barcelona
  • Copa del Rey – Atlético Madrid
• Sweden – AIK

[edit] South America

• Argentina
  • Clausura – Newell's Old Boys
  • Apertura – Club Atlético Boca Juniors
• Brazil – Flamengo
• Paraguay – Cerro Porteño
• Ecuador– Club deportivo el Nacionalwin this title in the monumental stadium of Barcelona sporting club

[edit] International tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Senegal (January 12 – 26, 1992)

1.  Côte d'Ivoire
2.  Ghana
3.  Nigeria

• UEFA European Football Championship in Sweden (June 10 – 26, 1992)

1.  Denmark
2.  Germany
3. —

• Baltic Cup in Liepāja, Latvia (July 10 – 12, 1992)

1.  Lithuania
2.  Latvia
3.  Estonia

• Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain (July 24 – August 8, 1992)
  1.  Spain
  2.  Poland
  3.  Ghana

[edit] National Teams

[edit]  Netherlands

Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Competition	Venue
Feb 12	Portugal	2 – 0	L	Friendly	Estádio de São Luís, Faro
Mar 25	Yugoslavia	2 – 0	W	Friendly	Stadion De Meer, Amsterdam
May 27	Austria	3 – 2	W	Friendly	De Baandert, Sittard
May 30	Wales	4 – 0	W	Friendly	Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
Jun 5	France	1 – 1	D	Friendly	Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
Jun 12	Scotland	1 – 0	W	Euro 1992	Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg
Jun 15	CIS	0 – 0	D	Euro 1992	Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg
Jun 18	Germany	3 – 1	W	Euro 1992	Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg
Jun 22	Denmark	2 – 2 (4 – 5)	L	Euro 1992	Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg
Sep 9	Italy	2 – 3	L	Friendly	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Sep 23	Norway	2 – 1	L	World Cup Qualifier	Ullevål, Oslo
Oct 14	Poland	2 – 2	D	World Cup Qualifier	De Kuip, Rotterdam
Dec 16	Turkey	1 – 3	W	World Cup Qualifier	Inönü Stadi, Ankara

[edit] Movies

• Ladybugs (film) (USA)

[edit] Deaths

• September 16 – Larbi Ben Barek (78), Moroccan-French footballer
• December 1 – Anton Malatinský (72), Slovak football player and coach

[edit] References

• (English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• (Dutch) VoetbalStats