1973 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1973 throughout the world.

Events

 * Copa Libertadores 1973: Won by Independiente after defeating Colo-Colo on an aggregate score of 2–1.
 * Sunderland AFC wins the FA Cup final.
 * May 31 – NAC Breda claims the KNVB Cup after defeating NEC, 2–0.

Asia

 * 🇮🇷 Iran: Persepolis
 * 🇶🇦 Qatar: Al-Esteqlal

Europe

 * East Germany: Dynamo Dresden
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England: Liverpool
 * 🇫🇷 France: Nantes
 * 🇭🇺 Hungary: Újpest
 * 🇮🇹 Italy: Juventus
 * Netherlands: Ajax
 * 🇵🇱 Poland: Stal Mielec
 * Scotland: Celtic
 * Soviet Union: Ararat Yerevan
 * 🇪🇸 Spain: Atlético Madrid
 * 🇹🇷 Turkey: Galatasaray
 * 🇩🇪 West Germany: Bayern Munich
 * Yugoslavia: Red Star Belgrade

North America

 * 🇲🇽: Cruz Azul
 * Philadelphia Atoms (NASL)
 * Philadelphia Atoms (NASL)

South America

 * 🇦🇷 Argentina
 * Huracán – Metropolitano
 * Rosario Central – Nacional
 * 🇧🇷 Brazil: Palmeiras

International tournaments

 * 1973 British Home Championship (May 12–19, 1973)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england

Births

 * January 3 – Jaroslav Švach, Czech youth international (d. 2020)
 * January 21 – Sergei Zhdanov, former Russian footballer
 * January 30
 * René Gottwald, retired German footballer
 * Predrag Kodžo, Serbian footballer
 * February 2 – Valeriy Yablochkin, Kazakhstani footballer
 * February 10 – Ivan O'Konnel-Bronin, Estonian footballer
 * February 18 – Markus Wanner, retired Swiss footballer
 * February 23 – Alan Tutton, English former professional footballer
 * February 24 – Ivan Gentizon, retired Swiss footballer
 * March 7 – Ray Parlour, English footballer
 * March 11 – Damián Álvarez, Mexican footballer
 * March 16 – Bert Zuurman, Dutch footballer
 * March 28 – Delmo (Delmo Arcângelo Coelho Monteiro), Brazilian former footballer
 * April 4 – Peter Hoekstra, Dutch footballer
 * April 6 – Sun Wen, Chinese footballer
 * April 9 – Bart Goor, Belgian footballer
 * April 10 – Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer
 * April 12 – Roberto Ayala, Argentine footballer
 * April 26 – Lee Woon-jae, South Korean footballer
 * May 1 – Oliver Neuville, German footballer
 * May 2 – Cristino Jara, Paraguayan footballer
 * May 8 – Jesús Arellano, Mexican footballer
 * June 18 – Lesmond Prinsen, Dutch footballer
 * July 6 – Romuald Ardeois, French professional footballer
 * July 13 – Roberto Martínez, Spanish football player and coach
 * July 21 – Nelson Abeijón, Uruguayan footballer
 * July 24 – Johan Micoud, French international footballer
 * August 1 – Pierre Bastou, French professional football
 * August 9 – Filippo Inzaghi, Italian international footballer
 * August 14 – Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian international footballer
 * August 14 – Jared Borgetti, Mexican footballer
 * August 19 – Marco Materazzi, Italian international footballer
 * September 4 – Nandor Njergeš, retired Serbian footballer
 * September 8 – Ángel Maldonado, Mexican footballer
 * September 13 – Fabio Cannavaro, Italian international footballer
 * September 18 – Limberg Méndez, Bolivian footballer
 * September 21
 * Pedro Acevedo, former Chilean footballer
 * Max Eberl, German footballer
 * Oswaldo Sánchez, Mexican footballer
 * September 23 – Raphaël Clapson, French professional footballer
 * October 9
 * Thomas Frank, Danish football player and manager
 * Carlos Pavón, Honduran international footballer
 * October 11 – Steven Pressley, Scottish footballer
 * October 14 – Fabián O'Neill, Uruguayan international footballer (died 2022)
 * October 20 – Lim Gi-han, coach and former South Korean footballer
 * October 24 – Glenn Summerville, Dutch footballer
 * October 29 – Robert Pires, French international footballer
 * November 17
 * Wally Dieng, French retired footballer
 * Bernd Schneider, German international footballer
 * November 29 – Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer
 * December 5 – Andrei Krasnopjorov, Estonian footballer
 * December 6 – Petar Miloševski, Macedonian international footballer (died 2014)
 * December 11 – Ray Kenny, Irish footballer
 * December 12 – Walter Otta, Argentinian footballer
 * December 27 – Ivica Vulić, Slovenian retired international footballer
 * December 31 – Paweł Bugała, Polish former professional footballer

March

 * March 19 – Hans Stubb (66), German footballer (born 1906)
 * March 29– Adolfo Zumelzú, Argentine defender, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (71)

April

 * April 21 – Evert Jan Bulder (78), Dutch footballer (born 1894)

September

 * September 15 – Washington Ortuño, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup (46)

November

 * November 16 – Lorenzo Fernández, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (73)