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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
 Argentina: River Plate
 Austria: Rapid Vienna
 Belgium: RFC Liégeois
 Bulgaria: PFC CSKA Sofia
 Czech Republic: Sparta CKD Sokolovo
 Denmark: AB
 East Germany: ZSG Union Halle
 England: Manchester United F.C.
 Faroe Islands: KÍ Klaksvík
 Finland: KTP
 France: OGC Nice
 Greece: tournament not held
 Hungary: Budapest Honvéd FC
 Iceland: KR
 Ireland: St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
 Italy: Juventus F.C.
 Luxembourg: National Schifflange
 Mexico: León
 Netherlands: Willem II
 Northern Ireland: Glenavon F.C.
 Norway: FK Sparta Sarpsborg
 Poland: Ruch Chorzów
 Portugal: Sporting CP
 Romania: CCA București
 Scotland: Hibernian F.C.
 Spain: FC Barcelona
 Sweden: IFK Norrköping
  Switzerland: Grasshopper Club Zürich
 West Germany: VfB Stuttgart
 Soviet Union: FC Spartak Moscow
 Yugoslavia: Hajduk Split
International tournaments
- 1952 British Home Championship (6 October 1951 – 5 April 1952)
 
- Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland (15 July – 2 August 1952)
 
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)
 - 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)
 - 5 November – Harry Schellekens, Dutch footballer
 - 17 November – Roman Ogaza, Polish international footballer (died 2006)
 - 20 November – Vince O'Kane, English former professional footballer[1]
 - 25 November – Gabriele Oriali, Italian international footballer
 - 3 December – Hervé Gorce, French professional footballer (died 2008)
 - 15 December – Allan Simonsen, Danish international footballer
 
Deaths
References
- ↑ "1952 in association football". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
 
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