1992 in association football

The following are some of the association football events of the year 1992 throughout the world.

Events

5 May – A provisional tribune crashes in the Stade Armand Cesari in Bastia, Corsica during the semi-final of the Coupe de France between Bastia SC and Olympique de Marseille. Eighteen people die, while 2.300 fans get injured.
9 May – Liverpool wins 2–0 over Sunderland to claim the FA Cup.
17 June – The Copa Libertadores is won by São Paulo FC after the defeat of Newell's Old Boys 3–2 via a penalty shootout after a final aggregate score of 1–1.
26 June – In Euro 1992, Denmark surprisingly won 2–0 over Germany at Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden.
30 June – Due to financial problems Dutch club FC Wageningen is disestablished, after having played its last match one month earlier against NAC Breda in the Eerste Divisie.
France wins the right to host for a second time the Football World Cup in the year 1998: Football World Cup 1998
10 July – The Major Indoor Soccer League ceases operation after 14 seasons in the United States.
9 September – Dick Advocaat makes his debut as the manager of Dutch national team, as the successor of Rinus Michels, with a 2–3 friendly defeat against Italy in Eindhoven.
14 October – Marco van Basten makes his last appearance for the Dutch national team, earning his 58th cap against Poland. Gerald Vanenburg (42nd) and Berry van Aerle (35th) also play their last match for the Dutch, while Arthur Numan makes his debut in the World Cup qualifier in De Kuip, Rotterdam.
12 December – São Paulo FC wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Spain's FC Barcelona (1–2). Raí scores twice for the Brazilians.

Winner club national championships

Africa

Egypt – Zamalek

Asia

Qatar – Al-Ittihad
South Korea – POSCO Atoms

Europe

Denmark – Lyngby BK
England –
- Football League First Division - Leeds United
- Football League Second Division - Ipswich Town
- Football League Third Division - Brentford
- Football League Fourth Division - Burnley
Germany – VfB Stuttgart
Republic of Ireland – Ireland – Shelbourne
Italy – A.C. Milan
Netherlands
- Eredivisie – PSV Eindhoven
- Eerste Divisie – Cambuur Leeuwarden
Portugal – FC Porto
Scotland: for more complete coverage see: 1991-92 in Scottish football
- Scottish Premier Division – Rangers
- Scottish Division One – Dundee
- Scottish Division Two – Dumbarton
- Scottish Cup – Rangers
- Scottish League Cup– Rangers
Spain
- La Liga – FC Barcelona
- Copa del Rey – Atlético Madrid
Sweden – AIK
Turkey – Beşiktaş

North America

Canada – Winnipeg Fury (CSL)
Mexico – León
United States
- APSL – Colorado Foxes
- Professional Cup – Colorado Foxes

South America

Argentina
- Clausura – Newell's Old Boys
- Apertura – Club Atlético Boca Juniors
Bolivia – Bolívar
Brazil – Flamengo
Ecuador – El Nacional
Paraguay – Cerro Porteño

International tournaments

African Cup of Nations in Senegal ( 12–26 January 1992)
1. Ivory Coast
2. Ghana
3. Nigeria
UEFA European Football Championship in Sweden ( 10–26 June 1992)
1. Denmark
2. Germany
3. —
Baltic Cup in Liepāja, Latvia ( 10–12 July 1992)
1. Lithuania
2. Latvia
3. Estonia
Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain (24 July – 8 August 1992)
1. Spain
2. Poland
3. Ghana

National team results

Asia

Kazakhstan

Europe

Estonia

Netherlands

Sweden

Ukraine

South America

Bolivia

The men's national senior squad didn't play any matches in 1992

Ecuador

Movies

Ladybugs (USA)

Births

1 January
- Daniel Kofi Agyei, Ghanaian footballer
- Michael Tambak, Dutch footballer
- Jack Wilshere, English footballer
6 January
- Nika Dzalamidze, Georgian international footballer
- Kita, Brazilian international footballer (died 2015)
7 January: Eric Reverter, Spanish footballer
8 January: Apostolos Vellios, Greek international footballer
9 January: Edon Hasani, Albanian youth international
10 January: Christian Atsu, Ghanaian footballer (died 2023)
11 January: Nick Harel, Mauritian international footballer
13 January: Santiago Arias, Colombian international footballer
18 January: Obinna Nwachukwu, Nigerian international footballer
20 January: Jorge Zárate, Mexican club footballer
22 January: Vincent Aboubakar, Cameroonian international footballer
23 January: Oliver Mohr, Austrian footballer
27 January: Jean (Jean Acosta Soares), Brazilian footballer
28 January: Valeri Sarmont, Russian footballer
30 January: Darvin Watson, Caymanian footballer
2 February: Kevin Feiersinger, German footballer
7 February: Sergi Roberto, Spanish international
11 February: Mfundo Nsele, South African footballer
18 February: Mahatma Gandhi, Brazilian footballer
19 February: Niels Vets, Belgian footballer
20 February: Jaime Turégano, Spanish footballer
21 February: Phil Jones, English international
23 February:
- Terry Hawkridge, English club footballer
- John Steven Rivera, Colombian footballer
27 February: Melvin Lobo, Indian footballer
29 February
- Francesco Gazo, Italian footballer
- Jawad El Yamiq, Moroccan footballer
- Guido Herrera, Argentinian footballer
- Perry Kitchen, American soccer player
- Saphir Taïder, French-Algerian footballer
2 March:
- Malte Grashoff, German footballer
- Tommy Kind, German footballer
4 March:
- Erik Lamela, Argentine footballer
- Bernd Leno, German footballer
8 March: Adolfo Leite, Portuguese footballer
9 March: Peter Gommeren, Dutch footballer
10 March: Adrien Ménager, French footballer
17 March: Nkosinathi Ogle, South African footballer
20 March: Matias Caseras, Uruguayan footballer
23 March: Mohammed Al Kuwari, Qatari footballer
27 March: Pedro Obiang, Spanish-Equatoguinean footballer
28 March: Sergi Gómez, Spanish footballer
10 April: Sadio Mané, Senegalese footballer
11 April: Abraham Sánchez, Mexican footballer
14 April: Frederik Sørensen, Danish footballer
15 April: John Guidetti, Swedish footballer
17 April: Shkodran Mustafi, German footballer
19 April: Oscar Vieyra, Mexican footballer
20 April:
- Kristian Álvarez, Mexican footballer
- Marko Meerits, Estonian footballer
30 April:
- Aljoscha Hyde, German-Ghanaian footballer
- Marc-André ter Stegen, German footballer
1 May: Matěj Vydra, Czech footballer
3 May: Hervenogi Unzola, German footballer
5 May: Necirwan Khalil Mohammad, German-Syrian footballer
6 May: Nicola Campinoti, Italian footballer
12 May: Yiğitcan Gölboyu, Turkish footballer
17 May: Amro Tarek, Egyptian footballer
18 May: Brian Idowu, Nigerian footballer
20 May: Gerónimo Rulli, Argentine footballer
22 May: Syaiful Indra Cahya, Indonesian footballer
27 May: Jeison Murillo, Colombian footballer
31 May: Jil Ludwig, German footballer
5 June: Christian Cossù, Uruguayan footballer
9 June: Leonardo, Brazilian footballer
14 June: Geraldo Hoogvliets, Dutch footballer
15 June: Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer
16 June: Ardit Zenuni, Swiss footballer
24 June: Kevin Grob, German footballer
28 June: Oscar Hiljemark, Swedish footballer
3 July: Javier Giménez, Paraguayan footballer
4 July
- Ángel Romero, Paraguayan footballer
- Óscar Romero, Paraguayan footballer
5 July: Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer
6 July: Seedy Bah, Gambian footballer
7 July
- Sebastian Doro, German footballer
9 July: Jil Strüngmann, German footballer
17 July: Denis Prychynenko, Ukrainian-German footballer
19 July: Tiago Mendes, Portuguese footballer
22 July: Mama Bah-Yéré, Beninese international footballer
23 July: Danny Ings, English footballer
24 July:
- Dionatan Teixeira, Brazilian-born Slovakian footballer (d. 2017)
- Vando (Vando Jorge Lopes Da Costa Neto), São Toméan footballer
28 July: Gabriel Viana, Portuguese footballer
29 July: Djibril Sidibé, French international
2 August: Lionel Essono, Cameroonian footballer
7 August: Wout Weghorst, Dutch international footballer
10 August: Naguib Chakouri, French footballer
12 August: Mark Engberink, Dutch footballer
15 August: João Paulo, Portuguese footballer
16 August: Amian Clement, Ivorian footballer
18 August: Chris N'Goyos, French footballer
20 August:
- Andrei Peteleu, Romanian junior international
- Deniss Rakels, Latvian international
2 September: Emiliano Martínez, Argentine international footballer
9 September: Ibrahim Olanrewaju, Nigerian footballer
13 September: Johan Svantesson, Swedish footballer
15 September: Akil Grier, England-born footballer
17 September: Stuart Bannigan, Scottish footballer
19 September: Samet Hasan Yıldıran, Turkish footballer
26 September: Georgios Kapnopoulos, Greek footballer
27 September: Granit Xhaka, Swiss international footballer
20 October: Mattia De Sciglio, Italian footballer
24 October: Giannis Dosis, Greek footballer
3 November: Willi Orban, German-born Hungarian international footballer
7 November: Tnoy Andrew, US Virgin Islands footballer
23 November: Manuel Hegen, German footballer
27 November: Andrey Mishkevich, Russian footballer
29 November: Maximilian Dahlhoff, German footballer
30 November: Thijs van Hofwegen, Dutch footballer
4 December: Ángel Rubalcava, Mexican footballer
7 December: Martine Schon, Luxembourger footballer
13 December: Mory-Fallo Keïta, Guinean footballer
14 December: Ryo Miyaichi, Japanese footballer
24 December: Serge Aurier, Ivorian footballer
30 December: William Aho Abou, Ivorian footballer

Deaths

February

17 February – Delio Morollón (54), Spanish footballer
24 February – August Lešnik (77), Croatian footballer

April

2 April – Juanito (37), Spanish footballer

September

12 September – Emilio Recoba (88), Uruguayan defender, last surviving winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup
16 September – Larbi Ben Barek (78), Moroccan-French footballer