1942 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1942 throughout the world.

Winners club national championship

 * Argentina: River Plate
 * Austria: Vienna
 * Chile: Santiago Morning
 * Costa Rica: CS La Libertad
 * Croatia: Concordia Zagreb
 * Germany: FC Schalke 04
 * Italy: A.S. Roma
 * Mexico: Spain (Mexican football team)
 * Netherlands: ADO Den Haag
 * Scotland:
 * Scottish Cup: No competition
 * Spain: Valencia C.F.
 * Switzerland: Grasshoppers
 * Turkey: Harb Okulu
 * Uruguay: Nacional

Births

 * January 25: Eusébio, Portuguese international footballer (died 2014)
 * February 27: Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, German international footballer (died 2011)
 * February 28: Dino Zoff, Italian international footballer and coach
 * April 19: Javier Fragoso, Mexican international footballer (died 2014)
 * May 18: Nobby Stiles, English international footballer (died 2020)
 * July 5: Hannes Löhr, German international footballer and coach (died 2016)
 * July 18: Giacinto Facchetti, Italian international footballer (died 2006)
 * August 2: Ilija Pantelić, Serbian Yugoslav international footballer (died 2014)
 * August 7: Sigfried Held, German international footballer and coach
 * October 1: Constantin Frățilă, Romanian international footballer (died 2016)
 * October 3: Roberto Perfumo, Argentine international footballer (died 2016)
 * October 7: Arthur Wilkie, English former footballer
 * November 9: Nobby Upton, English former professional footballer
 * December 3: Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan international footballer and manager (died 2013)