1952 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1952 throughout the world.

Events

 * 21 September – East Germany plays its first ever international match, losing 3–0 to Poland in Warsaw.


 * Undated:
 * Rudnianka Rudna Wielka, professional Polish football club is founded.

Winners club national championship

 * 🇦🇱 Albania: KS Dinamo Tirana
 * 🇦🇷: River Plate
 * 🇦🇹: Rapid Vienna
 * 🇧🇪: RFC Liégeois
 * 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: PFC CSKA Sofia
 * 🇨🇿: Sparta CKD Sokolovo
 * AB
 * ZSG Union Halle
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: Manchester United F.C.
 * 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands: KÍ Klaksvík
 * 🇫🇮: KTP
 * 🇫🇷: OGC Nice
 * 🇬🇷 Greece: tournament not held
 * 🇭🇺 Hungary: Budapest Honvéd FC
 * 🇮🇸: KR
 * 🇮🇪: St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
 * 🇮🇹: Juventus FC
 * 🇱🇺: National Schifflange
 * 🇲🇽: León
 * Willem II
 * Glenavon F.C.
 * 🇳🇴: FK Sparta Sarpsborg
 * 🇵🇱: Ruch Chorzów
 * Sporting CP
 * 🇷🇴 Romania: CCA București
 * Hibernian F.C.
 * 🇪🇸 Spain: FC Barcelona
 * 🇸🇪: IFK Norrköping
 * Grasshopper Club Zürich
 * VfB Stuttgart
 * USSR: FC Spartak Moscow
 * Hajduk Split

International tournaments

 * 1952 British Home Championship (6 October 1951 – 5 April 1952)
 * Shared by 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 wales and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england


 * Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland (15 July – 2 August 1952)
 * 🇭🇺 hungary
 * 🇸🇪 sweden
 * 🇸🇪 sweden

Births

 * 1 January – Ítalo Estupiñán, Ecuadorian international footballer (died 2016)
 * 2 February – Reinhard Häfner, German international footballer (died 2016)
 * 2 February – Fernando Morena, Uruguayan international footballer
 * 8 February – Marinho Chagas, Brazilian international footballer (died 2014)
 * 15 February – Andrzej Dybicz, Polish former professional footballer
 * 20 March – Steve Whitworth, English footballer
 * 2 May – Martin Haar, Dutch footballer and assistant-coach
 * 17 May – Jorge Olguin, Argentine international footballer
 * 19 May – Bert van Marwijk, Dutch footballer and coach
 * 22 May – Waldemar Victorino, Uruguayan international footballer
 * 2 August – Alain Giresse, French international footballer and coach
 * 3 August – Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentinian international footballer and coach
 * 7 August – Kees Kist, Dutch international footballer
 * 22 August – José van Hoof
 * 6 September – Vladimir Kazachyonok, Soviet international footballer and Russian coach (died 2017)
 * 10 September – Mike Carroll, Scottish professional footballer
 * 5 November – Harry Schellekens, Dutch footballer
 * 17 November – Roman Ogaza, Polish international footballer (died 2006)
 * 20 November – Vince O'Kane, English former professional footballer
 * 25 November – Gabriele Oriali, Italian international footballer
 * 3 December – Hervé Gorce, French professional footballer (died 2008)
 * 15 December – Allan Simonsen, Danish international footballer