1984 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1984 throughout the world.

Events

 * 16 May – Italian giants Juventus FC claims the European Cup Winners' Cup by defeating first-time European finalists FC Porto 2–1.
 * 23 May – Tottenham Hotspur wins the UEFA Cup by defeating R.S.C. Anderlecht on penalties (4-3) after an aggregate score of 2–2 at White Hart Lane in London.
 * 27 July – Copa Libertadores won by Independiente after defeating Grêmio on an aggregate score of 1–0.
 * 19 September – Dutch club Fortuna Sittard makes its European debut with a draw (0-0) against Denmark's BK Copenhagen in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup.
 * 9 December – Argentina's Independiente wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating England's Liverpool F.C.: 1–0. The only goal is scored by José Alberto Percudani in the 6th minute.

Africa

 * 🇪🇬: Zamalek

Asia

 * 🇶🇦 – Al-Rayyan

Europe

 * 🇧🇪 – K.S.K. Beveren
 * – Vejle BK
 * League – BFC Dynamo
 * Cup – SG Dynamo Dresden
 * League – Liverpool
 * Cup – Everton
 * 🇫🇮 – FC Kuusysi
 * 🇫🇷 – Girondins de Bordeaux
 * 🇮🇹 – Juventus
 * – Feyenoord Rotterdam
 * 🇳🇴 – Vålerenga
 * – Benfica
 * – Aberdeen
 * – FC Zenit
 * 🇪🇸 – Athletic Bilbao
 * 🇸🇪 – IFK Göteborg
 * 🇹🇷 – Trabzonspor
 * – VfB Stuttgart
 * 🇹🇷 – Trabzonspor
 * – VfB Stuttgart

North America

 * 🇲🇽 – Club América
 * Chicago Sting (NASL)
 * Chicago Sting (NASL)

South America

 * Metropolitano – Argentinos Juniors
 * Nacional – Ferro Carril Oeste
 * 🇧🇴 – Blooming
 * 🇧🇷 – Fluminense
 * 🇨🇴 – América de Cali
 * Paraguay – Guaraní
 * Paraguay – Guaraní

International tournaments

 * African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast (4–18 March 1984)
 * 🇨🇲 cameroon
 * 🇳🇬 nigeria
 * 1984 British Home Championship (13 December 1983 – 25 May 1984)
 * 1984 British Home Championship (13 December 1983 – 25 May 1984)


 * UEFA European Football Championship in France (12–27 June 1984)
 * 🇫🇷 france
 * 🇪🇸 spain
 * Olympic Games in Los Angeles, United States (29 July – 11 August 1984)
 * 🇫🇷 france
 * 🇧🇷 brazil
 * 🇧🇷 brazil

January

 * 1 January
 * Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian footballer
 * Mourad N'Zif, French former professional footballer
 * Stefano Pastrello, Italian footballer
 * Rubens Sambueza, Argentinian footballer
 * 3 January – Andrei Bovtalo, former Russian footballer
 * 5 January – Diego Gómez, Argentine-French footballer
 * 7 January
 * Diego Balbinot, Italian-Brazilian footballer
 * Antonino Saviano, Italian footballer
 * 12 January – Alain Montwani, retired Andorran footballer
 * 14 January – Abdoulahy Sangaré, Mauritanian international footballer
 * 16 January – Craig Beattie, Scottish footballer
 * 17 January – Xavier Margairaz, Swiss footballer
 * 18 January – Rubí Sandoval, Mexican female footballer
 * 21 January
 * Leonardo Burián, Uruguayan youth international
 * Dejan Milovanović, Serbian footballer
 * Wes Morgan, Jamaican international
 * 23 January
 * Arjen Robben, Dutch international footballer
 * Nikolay Yevgenyevich Yefimov, Russian footballer
 * 24 January – Paulo Sérgio, Portuguese youth international
 * 25 January – Stefan Kießling, German international footballer
 * 29 January
 * Nuno Morais, Portuguese footballer
 * Safee Sali, Malaysian footballer

February

 * 4 February – Waskito Sujarwoko, Indonesian footballer
 * 5 February – Carlos Tevez, Argentinian international footballer
 * 6 February
 * Darren Bent, English footballer
 * Fabrice Omonga, retired Belgian footballer
 * 8 February – Antonino Daì, Italian footballer
 * 21 February – David Odonkor, German footballer
 * 27 February – Steve Warne, English footballer
 * 29 February
 * Darren Ambrose, English footballer
 * Giedrius Tomkevičius, Lithuanian footballer
 * Hélio Pinto, Portuguese footballer
 * Saylee Swen, Liberian footballer
 * Ernest Bong, Vanuatuan footballer
 * Stefano Pesoli, Italian footballer

March

 * 1 March – Patrick Helmes, German international footballer
 * 4 March – Tamir Cohen, Israeli footballer
 * 10 March
 * Derick Amadi, Nigerian professional footballer
 * Matt Lock, English footballer
 * 18 March – Gary Roberts, English footballer
 * 20 March – Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer
 * 30 March – Gennaro Fragiello, Italian footballer

April

 * 4 April – Sultan Khuranov, former Russian professional footballer
 * 18 April – Raphael Ntimane, Swaziland international footballer
 * 13 April – Nemanja Vuković, Montenegrin footballer
 * 29 April
 * Jones Leandro, Brazilian footballer
 * Phạm Văn Quyến, Vietnamese footballer

May

 * 3 May – Martin Kováč, Slovak footballer
 * 4 May
 * Orkhonsaikhany Bayarjavkhlan, Mongolian international footballer
 * Daron Beneby, Bahamian international footballer
 * 10 May – Jonathan Rosario, Dominican Republic international footballer
 * 11 May – Andrés Iniesta, Spanish footballer
 * 12 May – Yohan Congio, French footballer
 * 14 May – Michael Rensing, German youth international
 * 17 May – Yannick Macoa, Mauritian international footballer
 * 23 May - Reinaldo Román, Paraguayan footballer
 * 24 May
 * Begli Annageldiyev, Turkmen professional footballer
 * Christoph Holste, German footballer

June

 * 1 June
 * Jean Beausejour, Chilean footballer
 * Jean-Claude Bozga, Romanian footballer
 * 8 June – Javier Mascherano, Argentinian international
 * 9 June
 * Davinson Monsalve, Colombian professional footballer
 * Wesley Sneijder, Dutch footballer
 * 11 June – Vagner Love, Brazilian footballer
 * 16 June – Diego Segura, Spanish former footballer
 * 18 June – Jukka Veltheim, Finnish footballer
 * 29 June – Ambesager Yosief, Eritrean footballer
 * 30 June
 * Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican footballer (died 2016)
 * Norismaidham Ismail, Malaysian club footballer

July

 * 4 July – Miguel Soares, Timorese footballer
 * 7 July – Mohd Shaffik Abdul Rahman, Malaysian footballer
 * 9 July
 * Panda (footballer) (Márcio Gama Moreira), Brazilian footballer
 * Lee Hyun-min, South Korean footballer
 * 13 July
 * Alexander Bramble, Montserratian international footballer
 * Nicola Iannotti, Italian professional footballer
 * 14 July – Mounir El Hamdaoui, Dutch-born Moroccan international footballer
 * 15 July – Giampietro Cicoria, Swiss professional footballer
 * 16 July – Roman Markelov, former Russian professional footballer
 * 18 July – Lee Barnard, English club footballer
 * 21 July – Marcelo Rolón, Paraguayan footballer
 * 27 July
 * Florian Bague, French former professional footballer
 * Alim Khabilov, former Russian professional footballer
 * 31 July
 * Marko Balažic, Slovenian retired footballer
 * Daniel Minorelli, Brazilian footballer

August

 * 1 August
 * Waso Ramadhani, Burundian footballer
 * Bastian Schweinsteiger, German footballer
 * 6 August
 * Marco Airosa, Angolan footballer
 * Silva (Weliander Silva Nascimento), Brazilian footballer
 * 10 August – Luca Carretto, Italian footballer
 * 11 August – Georgi Aslanidi, Russian former professional footballer
 * 22 August – Lee Camp, English footballer
 * 23 August
 * Glen Johnson, English footballer
 * Ashley Williams, English-born Welsh international footballer

September

 * 7 September
 * Miranda, Brazilian footballer
 * Mark Veldmate, Dutch footballer
 * 25 September – Mario Ruyales, Spanish footballer

October

 * 1 October – Fiorenzo Chatrer, Dutch footballer
 * 3 October – Anthony Le Tallec, French youth international
 * 14 October – Alex Scott, English footballer
 * 28 October – Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian footballer
 * 31 October – Luciën Dors, Dutch footballer

November

 * 3 November – Matthias Hummel, German former footballer, now assistant manager
 * 8 November – Rowan Taylor, Montserrat international footballer
 * 10 November
 * Jean-Martial Kipré, Ivorian footballer
 * Jarno Mattila, Finnish club footballer
 * 11 November
 * Stephen Hunt, English club footballer
 * Birkir Már Sævarsson, Icelandic international
 * 21 November – Bianca Weech, German footballer
 * 30 November – Nigel de Jong, Dutch footballer

December

 * 9 December – Winder Mendoza, Venezuelan professional footballer
 * 11 December – Carlos Alberto, Brazilian footballer
 * 20 December
 * Nikolaos Karabelas, Greek footballer
 * Marcel Schug, German former professional footballer

May

 * 8 May – Armando Del Debbio, Brazilian left back, 8 times winner of the Campeonato Paulista with Sport Club Corinthians Paulista . (79)
 * 8 May – William Ling (75), English football referee
 * 11 May – Toni Turek, West-German goalkeeper, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (65)
 * 12 May – Matías González, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (58)

June

 * 23 June: Horst Nemec, Austrian international footballer (born 1939)

July

 * 3 July – Ernesto Mascheroni, Uruguayan defender, last surviving winner, that actually played, of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (76)
 * 7 July – Elba de Padua Lima, Brazilian footballer and manager

September

 * 19 September – Álvaro Lopes Cançado, Brazilian defender, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (71)

December

 * 19 December – Puck van Heel (80), Dutch footballer