1974 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1974 throughout the world.

Events

The FIFA World Cup is held from June 12 to July 7 in West Germany. West Germany wins its second title, defeating much favored Netherlands 2–1 in the final. Surprisingly, Poland take 3rd after defeating Brazil 1–0.
European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Atlético Madrid 4–0 in the final. This was the first German EC win.
UEFA Cup: Feyenoord wins 2–1 (Away) and 2–0 (Home) in the final against Tottenham Hotspur, winning the cup for the first time.
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1. FC Magdeburg wins 2–0 over AC Milan, winning the cup for the first time. This also marks the only instance of an East German club winning a European title.
Copa Libertadores 1974: Won by Independiente after defeating São Paulo Futebol Clube on an aggregate score of 1–0.
February 17 – Zamalek disaster, that occurred in Cairo, before a friendly match between Zamalek SC & Dukla Prague.
May 1 – PSV Eindhoven claims the Dutch Cup by defeating title holders NAC Breda: 6–0.
September 18 – Dutch club FC Amsterdam makes its European debut by defeating Malta's Hibernians F.C. 5–0 in the first round of the UEFA Cup, with two goals from Nico Jansen.

Shared by

March 26 – Werner Kohlmeyer, West-German defender, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (49, heart failure)

June 8 – Anfilogino Guarisi, Brazilian/Italian striker, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and first ever Italian player to score in a FIFA World Cup qualification match. (68)
June 13 – Ernesto Vidal, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (52)

September 24 – Canhoteiro, Brazilian striker, winner of the Pequena Taça do Mundo of 1955. (41)

October 28 – Everaldo, Brazilian left back, winner of the 1970 FIFA World Cup and active player of Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense . (30 ; car crash)

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Years in football (soccer):	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

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