1997 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1997 throughout the world.

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Events

January 1 – Manager Leo Beenhakker is named technical director at Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem and replaced as manager by Sparta Rotterdam head coach Henk ten Cate.
Roberto Carlos scored his famous 'banana shot' free kick against France in 1997 Tournoi de France
Copa Libertadores 1997: is won by Cruzeiro after defeating Sporting Cristal on an aggregate score of 1–0.
UEFA Champions League: Borussia Dortmund won 3–1 in final against Juventus in the Olympiastadion. The goals for the Germans were scored by Riedle in the 29th and 34th minute and Ricken in the 71st minute.
Scottish Cup: Kilmarnock FC beat Falkirk 1–0.
February 25 – Manager Hans Westerhof is sacked by FC Groningen.
April 30 – Striker Boudewijn Zenden from PSV Eindhoven plays his first international match for the Netherlands national football team, when Holland defeats San Marino 6–0 in Serravalle.
May 17 – Chelsea wins the FA Cup by defeating Middlesbrough 2–0.
May 18 – Eric Cantona, the famous and controversial French footballer in the Premiership, announces his retirement from football.
June 29 – Brazil wins the 1997 Copa América by defeating home nation Bolivia 3–1 in the final in the Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz.
July 20 – Gudjon Thordarson makes his debut as the manager of Iceland with a 1–0 loss against Norway.
August 17 – PSV Eindhoven wins the Johan Cruijff Schaal, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, with a 3–1 win over Roda JC in the Amsterdam ArenA.
November 2 – Borussia Dortmund wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Brazil's Cruzeiro 2–0. The goals for the Germans are scored by Michael Zorc and Heiko Herrlich.

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Winner national club championships

Asia

Japan - Júbilo Iwata
Lebanon – Al-Ansar
Qatar – Al-Arabi
South Korea - Pusan Daewoo Royals
Thailand - Bangkok Bank, Royal Thai Air Force

Europe

North America

Mexico
- Verano – Chivas
- Invierno – Cruz Azul
United States – D.C. United (MLS)

South America

Argentina
- Clausura – River Plate
- Apertura – River Plate
Bolivia – Bolívar
Brazil – Vasco da Gama
Chile
- Apertura – Universidad Católica
- Clausura – Colo-Colo
Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción
Peru – Alianza Lima

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International tournaments

UNCAF Nations Cup in Guatemala City, Guatemala (April 16–27, 1997)
Copa América in Bolivia (June 11–29, 1997)
1. Brazil
2. Bolivia
3. Mexico
Baltic Cup in Vilnius, Lithuania (July 9 – 11 1997)
1. Lithuania
2. Latvia
3. Estonia
FIFA U-20 World Cup in Malaysia (June 16 – July 5, 1997)
FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt (September 5–21, 1997)
1. Brazil
2. Ghana
3. Spain
Tournoi de France in France (June 3–11, 1997)
1. England
2. Brazil
3. France

National team results

Europe

Estonia

South America

Bolivia

Births

January 1
- Hamidou Bojang, Gambian international footballer^[1]
- Amr Yehia, Egyptian professional footballer^[2]
- Quique Fornos, Spanish footballer
January 5 – Jesús Vallejo, Spanish footballer
January 7 – Izzy Brown, English footballer
January 8 – Fran Brodić, Croatian footballer
January 10 – Davide Ramponi, Italian footballer^[3]
January 13
- Luis Díaz, Colombian footballer
- Bünyamin Kasal, Turkish footballer^[4]
January 16
- Pau Torres, Spanish footballer
- Zev van Melick, Dutch footballer^[5]
January 26 – Gedion Zelalem, American soccer player
January 31 – Arnaut Danjuma, Dutch footballer
February 3
- Lewis Cook, English footballer
- Anton Maikkula, Swedish footballer^[6]
February 6 – Gogi Shoniya, Russian former footballer^[7]
February 10
- Adam Armstrong, English footballer
February 12 – Tomi Mikkelsson, Finnish footballer^[8]
February 14 – Severin Buchta, German footballer^[9]
February 26 – Malcom, Brazilian footballer
March 3
- Elia Alessandrini, Swiss footballer (d. 2022)
- Jaime Carreño, Chilean footballer
March 6 – Daniel De Silva, Australian youth international
March 7 – Laurent Lopes, French Guianan professional footballer^[10]
March 12
- Dean Henderson, English footballer
- Allan Saint-Maximin, French footballer
March 19 – Adam Lipčák, Slovak footballer^[11]
March 29 – Ezequiel Ponce, Argentine footballer
April 2 – Abdelhak Nouri, Dutch footballer
April 5 – Borja Mayoral, Spanish footballer
April 9 – Omar Mbapandza, Comoran international footballer^[12]
April 10 – Claudio García, Peruvian footballer^[13]
April 13
- Mateo Cassierra, Colombian footballer
- Theodoros Lampiris, Greek professional footballer^[14]
April 17 – Jorge Meré, Spanish footballer
April 18 – Donny van de Beek, Dutch footballer
April 21 – Henrique Brito, Portuguese professional footballer^[15]
April 22 – Jill Roord, Dutch footballer
April 24 – Francisco Afonso, Portuguese footballer^[16]
April 27 – Josh Onomah, English footballer
May 7 – Orlande Kpassa, Ivorian professional footballer^[17]
May 12
- Connor Ellis, English professional footballer^[18]
- Frenkie de Jong, Dutch footballer
May 14 – Rúben Dias, Portuguese footballer
May 17
- Andrea Favilli, Italian footballer
- Ayron Verkindere, Belgian footballer
June 1 – Amimu Nahimana, Burundian footballer^[19]
June 2 – Sandy Sauber, former Luxembourgish footballer^[20]
June 10 – Achraf Akhamrane, Dutch footballer^[21]
June 11 – Giuseppe Altea, Italian footballer^[22]
June 16 – Jean-Kévin Augustin, French footballer
June 22 – Gabriel Rojas, Argentine footballer
July 2 – Charles (José Charles Soares Matos), Brazilian footballer^[23]
July 3 – Filip Sachpekidis, Swedish footballer
July 4 – Juan Izquierdo, Uruguayan footballer (d. 2024)^[24]
July 7 – Di Livio Jungschleger, Dutch professional footballer^[25]
July 11
- Ryan Hok-A-Hin, Sint Maartener international footballer^[26]
- Rasmus Kristensen, Danish footballer
July 14 – Cengiz Ünder, Turkish footballer
July 17 – Amadou Diawara, Guinean footballer
July 23 – Matija Sarkic, English-born Montenegrin footballer (d. 2024)^[27]
July 25 – Louis Reed, English footballer
August 2 – Ivan Šaponjić, Serbian footballer
August 3
- Daniel Crowley, English youth international
- Adrian Lillebekk Ovlien, Norwegian footballer (d. 2018)
August 4 – Cinzia Zehnder, Swiss footballer
August 6
- Rick Sena, Brazilian footballer^[28]
- Sander Svendsen, Norwegian youth international
August 9 – Leon Bailey, Jamaican international
August 12 – Taiwo Awoniyi, Nigerian footballer
August 13 – Manuel Manari, Italian footballer^[29]
August 19 – Bartłomiej Drągowski, Polish footballer
August 22 – Lautaro Martínez, Argentine footballer
August 29 – Ainsley Maitland-Niles, English footballer
September 15 – Jeisson Vargas, Chilean footballer
September 16 – Zsanett Kaján, Hungarian women's international^[30]
September 19 – Luca Buongiorno, Italian footballer^[31]
September 23 – Luis Corredor, Venezuelan footballer^[32]
October 2 – Tammy Abraham, English international
October 6 – Kasper Dolberg, Danish international^[33]
October 9 - Samuel Leach Holm, Swedish-Israeli professional footballer^[34]
October 12 – Xhon Marinaj, Albanian professional footballer^[35]
October 17 – Václav Černý, Czech footballer
October 19 – René Beltrán, Mexican footballer^[36]
October 22 – Jodi Jones, Maltese footballer^[37]
October 24 – Fabian (Fabian Maria Lago Vilela de Abreu), Brazilian footballer^[38]
October 26 – Fortuné Oré, Beninese professional footballer^[39]
November 1 – Nordi Mukiele, French footballer
November 5 – Abdoulie Bah, Gambian footballer^[40]
November 13 – Evraim Toncy Awes, Indonesian professional footballer^[41]
November 14 – Christopher Nkunku, French footballer
November 18
- Olivier Boscagli, French footballer
- Robert Sánchez, Spanish footballer
November 19 – Mattia Sanzone, Italian footballer^[42]
November 25 – Mohamed Amelhaf, French footballer^[43]
November 26 – Aaron Wan-Bissaka, English footballer
December 6 – Arenc Palluqi, Albanian professional footballer^[44]
December 7 – Abi Harrison, Scottish footballer^[45]
December 11 – Konstantinos Mavropanos, Greek footballer
December 15
- Rui Neves, Portuguese footballer^[46]
- Oskari Qvick, Finnish former professional footballer^[47]
December 18 – Joan Monterde, Spanish professional footballer^[48]
December 22 – Devaughn Williamson, Bahamian footballer^[49]
December 26 – Bruno Gaúcho, Brazilian footballer^[50]
December 27 – Alessandro Durante, Italian footballer^[51]

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Deaths

January

January 10 – Francisco Aramburu, Brazilian striker, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (75)

February

February 19 – Afonso Guimarães da Silva, Brazilian midfielder, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (82)
February 21 – Josef Posipal, West-German defender, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (69, heart failure)

March

March 25 – Baltazar, Brazilian striker, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (71)

April

April 23 – Brian Alderson (46), Scottish footballer

June

June 4 – Pedro Zaballa (58), Spanish footballer
June 18 – Héctor Yazalde (51), Argentinian footballer

July

July 8 – Dick van Dijk (51), Dutch footballer
July 10 – Ivor Allchurch (67), Welsh footballer

September

September 21 – Juan Burgueño, Uruguayan forward, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (91)
September 29 – Dequinha, Brazilian midfielder, Brazilian squad member at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (69)

October

October 18 – Ramiro Castillo (31), Bolivian footballer
October 31 – Bram Appel (76), Dutch footballer
October 31 – Hans Bauer, West-German defender, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (70)

November

November 1 – Roger Marche (73), French footballer
November 9 – Helenio Herrera (80), Argentine-French footballer and manager

December

December 7 – Billy Bremner (54), Scottish footballer^[52]
December 28 – William Martínez, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (69)

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