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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 FC
•   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)

Shared by   Wales and   England

• Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland (15 July – 2 August 1952)
  1.   Hungary
  2.   Yugoslavia
  3.   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 ^[1]
• 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 ^[2]
• 5 November – Harry Schellekens, Dutch footballer
• 17 November – Roman Ogaza, Polish international footballer (died 2006)
• 20 November – Vince O'Kane, English former professional footballer ^[3]
• 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