2002 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2002 around the world.
Events
- January
- January 8:
Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion withdraw from the MLS. They are both dissolved on the same day. - January 19: The opening match of the 2002 African Cup of Nations is played.
Mali draw 1-1 against 
Liberia the Stade du 26 Mars in Bamako, Mali.
- February
- February 10: The 2002 African Cup of Nations Final is played.
Cameroon beat 
Senegal 3-2 on penalties. - February 13: Dick Advocaat replaces Louis van Gaal as the manager of the
Netherlands. His first game as Netherlands manager was 1-1 draw against 
England in Amsterdam, Netherlands. - February 19:
Roberto Di Matteo (31) retires. He most famously played for Lazio, Chelsea, and Italy.
- April
- April 5: The 2002 Asian Club Championship Final was played.
Suwon Samsung Bluewings beat Anyang LG Cheetahs 4-2 on penalties.
- May
- May 8: Feyenoord beat
Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in the 2002 UEFA Cup Final. The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. - May 10: Lee Dixon (38) retires. He most famously played for Arsenal and England.
- May 15:
Real Madrid C.F. beat Bayer Leverkusun in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final. The match was played at Hampden Park, 
Scotland. - May 28: The 53rd FIFA Congress is held. This is when the 2002 FIFA Presidential Election happened.
Joseph "Sepp" Blatter beats Issa Hayatou in the election - May 30: A.F.C. Wimbledon is founded in England. It is founded by Wimbledon F.C. fans who were annoyed that the club was allowed to move to Milton Keynes.
- May 31: The opening match of the 2002 FIFA World Cup is played. In that game, Senegal beat 1998 World Cup winners
France 1-0 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, South Korea.
- June
- June 17: 1954 FIFA World Cup winner Fritz Walter passes away.[1]
- June 21:
Wacker Innsbruck is founded in Austria. - June 30: The 2002 FIFA World Cup Final is played.
Brazil beats Germany 2-0 at the International Stadium of Yokohama, 
Japan.
- July
- July 31: The 2nd leg of the 2002 Copa Libertadores Final is played.
Club Olimpia beat São Caetano 2-1 (2-2 on aggregate). Club Olympia would win 4-2 on penalties.
- August
- August 11: Tony Adams (35) retires. He played for Arsenal and England.
- August 17: Wayne Rooney makes his professional debut for Everton. The match was a 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur.
- August 27: The 2nd leg of the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals were played. Stuttgart beat Lille 2-0 (Stuttgart won 2-1 on agg.), Fulham beat Bologna 3-1 (Fulham won 5-3 on agg.), and Málaga drew 1-1 against Villarreal (Málaga won 2-1 on agg.).
- August 30: The 2002 UEFA Super Cup is played. Real Madrid beats Feyenoord 3-1 at the Stade Louis II in
Monaco. - August 31: Real Madrid sign Ronaldo from Inter Milan for €45 million.
- Date Unknown: Gerard van der Lem replaces Martin Koopman as the manager of
Saudi Arabia.
- September
- September 17:
1958 FIFA World Cup winner Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa passes away. He dies due to cancer. - September 18: The 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final was played.
Pachuca beat Monarcas Morelia 1-0. - September 22: 1950 FIFA World Cup winner
Julio Pérez passes away.
- October
- October 31: A match between
AS Adema and SO l'Emyrne ended at 149-0. This is due to SO l'Emyrne scoring 149 own goals in protest. It was later discovered that the match was fixed.
- November
- November 9: 1950 FIFA World Cup winner Eusebio Tejera passes away.
- November 13: 1950 FIFA World Cup winner Juan Alberto Schiaffino passes away.
- December
- December 3: Real Madrid beat Club Olimpia in the 2002 Intercontinental Cup
- Date Unknown
- Tirol Innsburck went bankrupt after winning their 3rd Austrian Bundesliga title.
- The 2002 FIFA World Player of the Year is held. Ronaldo wins the Men's award, while Mia Hamm wins the Woman's award.
- The English Football Hall of Fame is opened.
- Athletic Club Femenino is founded. It is the woman's team of Athletic Bilbao
Tournament Winners
International
| Tournament | Confederation | Host Country(s) | Winner | Runner-Up | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 African Cup of Nations | CAF (Africa) | Mali | Cameroon | Senegal | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako |
| 2002 FIFA World Cup | FIFA | South Korea Japan | Brazil | Germany | Nissan Stadium, Yokohama |
Youth International
| Tournament | Confederation | Host Country(s) | Winner | Runner-Up | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship | UEFA (Europe) |  Denmark | Switzerland | France | Farum Park, Farum |
| 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship |  Norway | Spain | Germany | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | |
| 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship | Switzerland |  Czech Republic | France | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
Continental
| Confederation | Tournament | Previous Winner | Winner | Runner-Up | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 2001–02 Asian Club Championship | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2000-01) |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
Anyang LG Cheetahs |
Azadi Stadium, Tehran |
| CAF (Africa) | 2002 CAF Champions League |  Al Ahly (2001) |
Zamalek SC |
 Raja Casablanca |
2-Legged Final |
| CONCACAF (North America) | 2002 CONCACAF Cup | Los Angeles Galaxy (2000) |
Pachuca |
Monarcas Morelia |
Estadio Azul, Mexico City |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2002 Copa Libertadores |  Boca Juniors (2001) |
Club Olimpia |
A.D. São Caetano |
2-Legged Final |
| 2002 Copa Sudamericana | First Season | San Lorenzo |
 Atlético Nacional |
2-Legged Final | |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2001–02 UEFA Champions League | Bayern Munich (2000-01) |
Real Madrid |
Bayer Leverkusen |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| 2001–02 UEFA Cup | Liverpool (2000-01) |
Feyenoord |
Borussia Dortmund |
De Kuip, Rotterdam | |
| 2002 UEFA Super Cup | Liverpool (2001) |
Real Madrid |
Feyenoord |
Stade Louis II, Monaco | |
| 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup | Aston Villa Paris Saint-Germain (2001) Troyes |
Málaga Fulham VfB Stuttgart |
Villarreal Bologna Lille |
2-Legged Final |
UEFA
| Nation | League | Champion | Relegated | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up | Supercup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
2001–02 Albanian National Championship | Dinamo Tirana | KF Luftëtari (13th), KF Tomori (14th) | 2001-02 Albanian Cup | KF Tirana | Dinamo Tirana | 2002 Albanian Supercup | KF Tirana | Dinamo Tirana |
 Andorra |
2020–21 Primera Divisió | Encamp | None | 2021 Copa Constitució | Lusitanos | Inter Club d'Escaldes | No Supercup | ||
 Armenia |
2002 Armenian Premier League | Pyunik | Lori Vanadzor (12th), Malatia[n 1] | 2020–21 Armenian Cup | Pyunik | Zvartnots-AAL | 2021 Armenian Supercup | Pyunik | Mika |
| Austria |
2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga | Tirol Innsbruck[n 2] | Tirol Innsbruck (Failed to obtain a license, and folded) | 2020–21 Austrian Cup | Grazer AK | Sturm Graz | 2002 Austrian Supercup | Grazer AK | Sturm Graz |
 Azerbaijan |
2001-02 Azerbaijan Premier League | Not Finished due to conflict between the clubs and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan[2] | 2001-02 Azerbaijan Cup | Neftçi Baku | Shamkir | No Supercup | |||
 Belarus |
2002 Belarusian Premier League | BATE Borisov | Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk (14th) | 2001–02 Belarusian Cup | Gomel | BATE Borisov | No Supercup | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
2001–02 Belgian First Division | Genk | R.W.D. Molenbeek (10th),[n 3] Eendracht Aalst (17th)[n 3] | 2020–21 Belgian Cup | Club Brugge | Mouscron | 2002 Belgian Super Cup | Club Brugge | Genk |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2001–02 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Željezničar | FK Olimpik (13th), Troglav (14th), HNK Grude (15th), Iskra Bugojno (16th) | 2001-02 Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup | FK Sarajevo | Željezničar | No Supercup | ||
 Bulgaria |
2001–02 A Group | Levski Sofia | Spartak Pleven (12th), Belasitsa Petrich (13th), Beroe Stara Zagora (14th) | 2001-02 Bulgarian Cup | Levski Sofia | CSKA Sofia | No Supercup | ||
 Croatia |
2001–02 Croatian First Football League | NK Zagreb | Hrvatski Dragovoljac (13th), Čakovec (14th), Marsonia (15th), TŠK Topolovac (16th) | 2001-02 Croatian Football Cup | Dinamo Zagreb | NK Varaždin | 2002 Croatian Football Super Cup | Dinamo Zagreb | NK Zagreb |
 Cyprus |
2001-02 Cypriot First Division | APOEL FC | Ethnikos Assia (12th), Doxa Katokopias (13th), Ermis Aradippou (14th) | 2020–21 Cypriot Cup | Anorthosis Famagusta | Ethnikos Achna | 2002 Cyprus FA Shield | APOEL FC | Anorthosis Famagusta |
| Czech Republic |
2001-02 Czech First League | Slovan Liberec | Drnovice (15th), Opava (16th) | 2001-02 Czech Cup | Slavia Prague | Sparta Prague | No Supercup | ||
| Denmark |
2001–02 Danish Superliga | Brøndby IF | Vejle BK (11th), Lyngby BK (12th) | 2001-02 Danish Cup | Odense BK | Copenhagen | 2002 Danish Supercup | Brøndby IF | Odense BK |
| England |
2001–02 FA Premier League | Arsenal | Ipswich Town (18th), Derby County (19th), Leicester City (20th) | 2001-02 FA Cup | Arsenal | Chelsea | 2002 FA Community Shield | Arsenal | Liverpool |
| 2001–02 Football League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | Tottenham Hotspur | |||||||
 Estonia |
2002 Meistriliiga | Flora | Lootus (9th),[n 4] Levadia Pärnu (10th) | 2001-02 Estonian Cup | Levadia Tallinn | Levadia Tallinn | 2002 Estonian Supercup | Flora | Levadia II |
 Finland |
2002 Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | VPS Vaasa (7th, Relegation Group) | 2002 Finnish Cup | FC Haka | FC Lahti | No Supercup | ||
| France |
2001–02 French Division 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | Metz (17th), Lorient (18th) | 2020–21 Coupe de France | Lorient | Bastia | 2021 Trophée des Champions | Olympique Lyonnais | Lorient |
| 2001–02 Coupe de la Ligue | Girondins de Bordeaux | Lorient | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Georgia |
2001–02 Umaglesi Liga | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | Samgurali Tskhaltubo (11th), Guria Lanchkhuti (12th) | 2001–02 Georgian Cup | Locomotive Tbilisi | Torpedo Kutaisi | No Supercup | ||
| Germany |
2001-02 Bundesliga | Borussia Dortmund | SC Freiburg (16th), Köln (17th), St. Pauli(18th) | 2001-02 DFB-Pokal | Schalke 04 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | No Supercup | ||
 Greece |
2001–02 Alpha Ethniki | Olympiacos | Ethnikos Asteras (14th) | 2001–02 Greek Football Cup | AEK Athens | Olympiacos | No Supercup | ||
 Hungary |
2001–02 Nemzeti Bajnokság I | Zalaegerszegi | Szombathelyi Haladás (11th), Vasas (12th) | 2020–21 Magyar Kupa | Újpest | Szombathelyi Haladás | 2002 Szuperkupa | Újpest | Zalaegerszegi |
 Iceland |
2002 Úrvalsdeild | KR | Keflavík (9th), Þór (10th) | 2002 Icelandic Cup | Fylkir | Fram | No Supercup | ||
| 2002 Deildabikar | FH | Fylkir | |||||||
 Ireland |
2001–02 League of Ireland Premier Division | Shelbourne | Dundalk (10th), Galway United (11th), Monaghan United (12th) | 2001-02 FAI Cup | Dundalk | Bohemians | No Supercup | ||
| 2002 FAI Cup | Derry City | Shamrock Rovers | |||||||
| 2001-02 League of Ireland Cup | Limerick | Derry City | |||||||
 Israel |
2001-02 Israeli Premier League | Maccabi Haifa | Hapoel Haifa (11th), Maccabi Kiryat Gat (12th) | 2001-02 Israel State Cup | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Maccabi Haifa | No Supercup | ||
| 2001–02 Toto Cup Al | Hapoel Tel Aviv | FC Ashdod | |||||||
| 2001–02 Toto Cup Artzit | Hapoel Ashkelon | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | |||||||
| Italy |
2001-02 Serie A | Juventus | Hellas Verona (15th), Lecce (16th), Fiorentina (17th),[n 5] Venezia | 2001–02 Coppa Italia | Parma | Juventus | 2002 Supercoppa Italiana | Juventus | Parma |
 Latvia |
2002 Latvian Higher League | Skonto | PFK Daugava (6th)[n 6] | 2002 Latvian Football Cup | Skonto | FHK Liepājas Metalurgs | No Supercup | ||
 Liechtenstein |
No League | 2001–02 Liechtenstein Cup | Vaduz | USV Eschen/Mauren | No Supercup | ||||
 Lithuania |
2002 A Lyga | FBK Kaunas | Inkaras Kaunas (5th),[n 6] Geležinis Vilkas (7th),[n 4] Nevėžis (8th) | 2001-02 Lithuanian Football Cup | FBK Kaunas | FK Sūduva | No Supercup[n 7] | ||
 Luxembourg |
2001–02 Luxembourg National Division | F91 Dudelange | CS Hobscheid (Relegation stage, 4th in Group 1), Etzella Ettelbruck (Relegation stage, 4th in Group 2) | 2020–21 Luxembourg Cup | Avenir Beggen | F91 Dudelange | No Supercup | ||
 Macedonia |
2001–02 Macedonian First Football League | Vardar | Makedonija GP (11th), FK Osogovo (12th) | 2001–02 Macedonian Football Cup | Pobeda | Cementarnica 55 | No Supercup | ||
 Malta |
2001–02 Maltese Premier League | Hibernians | Naxxar Lions (9th), Lija Athletic (10th) | 2001-02 Maltese FA Trophy | Birkirkara | Sliema Wanderers | 2021 Maltese Super Cup | Birkirkara | Hibernians |
 Moldova |
2001–02 Moldovan National Division | Sheriff Tiraspol | Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol (7th),[n 4] Happy End Camenca (8th) | 2001-02 Moldovan Cup | Sheriff Tiraspol | Nistru Otaci | No Supercup | ||
| Netherlands |
2001-02 Eredivisie | Ajax | Den Bosch (16th),[n 4] Sparta Rotterdam (17th),[n 4] Fortuna Sittard (18th) | 2001–02 KNVB Cup | Ajax | Utrecht | 2002 Johan Cruyff Shield | Ajax | PSV Eindhoven |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Northern Ireland |
2001–02 Irish League | Portadown | None | 2001–02 Irish Cup | Linfield | Portadown | No Supercup | ||
| 2001–02 Irish League Cup | Linfield | Glentoran | |||||||
| Norway |
2002 Tippeligaen | Rosenborg | Moss FK (13th), IK Start (14th) | 2002 Norwegian Football Cup | Vålerenga | Odd Grenland | No Supercup | ||
 Poland |
2001–02 Ekstraklasa | Legia Warsaw | RKS Radomsko (14th),[n 4] Śląsk Wrocław (15th), OKS Stomil Olsztyn (16th) | 2001-02 Polish Cup | Wisła Kraków | Amica Wronki | No Supercup | ||
 Portugal |
2001–02 Primeira Liga | Sporting CP | Salgueiros (16th), Farense (17th), Alverca (18th) | 2020–21 Taça de Portugal | Sporting CP | Leixões | 2002 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | Sporting CP | Leixões |
 Romania |
2001–02 Divizia A | Dinamo București | Petrolul Ploiești (15th), UM Timișoara | 2001-02 Cupa României | Rapid București | Dinamo București | 2002 Supercupa României | Rapid București | Dinamo București |
 Russia |
2002 Russian Premier League | Lokomotiv Moscow | Anzhi Makhachkala (15th), Sokol Saratov | 2001-02 Russian Cup | CSKA Moscow | Zenit Saint Petersburg | No Supercup | ||
 San Marino |
2001–02 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio | FC Domagnano | None | 2001-02 Coppa Titano | FC Domagnano | SP Cailungo | No Supercup | ||
| Scotland |
2001–02 Scottish Premier League | Celtic | St. Johnstone | 2001–02 Scottish Cup | Rangers | Celtic | No Supercup | ||
| 2001–02 Scottish League Cup | Rangers | Ayr United | |||||||
 Slovakia |
2001–02 Slovak Superliga | Žilina | Tatran Prešov (10th) | 2001–02 Slovak Cup | Koba Senec | Matador Púchov | No Supercup | ||
 Slovenia |
2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga | Maribor | Triglav Kranj (11th), Domžale (12th) | 2020–21 Slovenian Cup | Gorica | Aluminij | No Supercup | ||
| Spain |
2001–02 La Liga | Valencia | Las Palmas (18th), CD Tenerife (19th), Real Zaragoza (20th) | 2001-02 Copa del Rey | Deportivo de La Coruña | Real Madrid | 2002 Supercopa de España | Deportivo de La Coruña | Valencia |
| Sweden |
2002 Allsvenskan | Djurgårdens | IFK Norrköping (13th), Kalmar FF (14th) | 2002 Svenska Cupen | Djurgårdens | AIK | No Supercup | ||
| Switzerland |
2001–02 Nationalliga A | FC Basel | FC Lugano (Champion playoffs, 3rd),[n 8] FC Sion (Champion playoffs, 8th),[n 8]FC Lausanne-Sport (Nationalliga A/B Playoffs, 2nd)[n 8] | 2001-02 Swiss Cup | FC Basel | Grasshopper Club Zürich | No Supercup | ||
 Turkey |
2001–02 Süper Lig | Galatasaray | Caykur Rizespor (16th), Antalyaspor (17th), Yimpaş Yozgatspor (18th) | 2001-02 Turkish Cup | Kocaelispor | Beşiktaş | No Supercup | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia |
2001–02 First League of FR Yugoslavia | Partizan | Mladost Lučani (15th), Zvezdara (16th), Mladost Apatin (17th), Radnički Kragujevac (18th) | 2001–02 FR Yugoslavia Cup | Red Star Belgrade | Sartid | No Supercup | ||
 Ukraine |
2001–02 Vyshcha Liha | Shakhtar Donetsk | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod (14th) | 2001-02 Ukrainian Cup | Shakhtar Donetsk | Dynamo Kyiv | No Supercup | ||
 Wales |
2020–21 Cymru Premier | Barry Town | Rhayader Town (18th) | 2001-02 Welsh Cup | Barry Town | Bangor City | No Supercup | ||
| 2001-02 Welsh League Cup | Caersws | Cwmbrân Town | |||||||
CONCACAF
| Country | League Winners | Cup Winners |
|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Ottawa Wizards (CPSL) | Montreal Impact |
| Mexico | Club América (Verano 2002) Toluca (Apertura 2002) | - |
| United States | Los Angeles Galaxy (Supporters' Shield) | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS Cup) Columbus Crew (U.S. Open Cup) |
AFC
| Country | League Winners | Cup Winners | Supercup Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | Perth Glory (NSL regular season) Olympic Sharks (NSL Finals) | - | - |
 China PR | Dalian Shide | Qingdao Hademen | Dalian Shide |
 India | Mohun Bagan | - | - |
 Iran | Persepolis | Esteghlal | - |
| Japan | Júbilo Iwata | Kyoto Purple Sanga | Shimizu S-Pulse |
 Qatar | Al-Ittihad | Al-Ittihad | Al-Khor SC (Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup) Qatar SC (Qatar Cup) |
| South Korea | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
 United Arab Emirates | Al-Ain | Al Ahli | - |
- Withdrew from the league.
- Folded after winning the league
- Were refused a Belgian professional licence.
- Lost Relegation Play-Off.
- Relegated to Serie C2 due to bankruptcy
- Dissolved after the season
- FBK Kaunas won the double.
- Failed to get a 1st level lisence
Births & Deaths
January
- January 18: Karim Adeyemi, footballer (Red Bull Salzburg)
- January 18: Ki-Jana Hoever, footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- January 19: Reinier, footballer (Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund)
- January 23: Josko Gvardiol, footballer (Dinamo Zagreb, RB Leipzig)
- January 29: Andri Guðjohnsen, footballer, and son of Eiður Guðjohnsen
- January 31: Giovanni, footballer (Jong Ajax)
Febuary
- February 1: Brian Brobbey, footballer (Ajax, RB Leipzig)
- Febuary 12: Mohamed Ihattaren, footballer (PSV Eindhoven)
March
- March 16: Nathanaël Mbuku, footballer (Stade de Reims)
May
- May 16: Ryan Gravenberch, footballer (Ajax, Netherlands)
- May 27: Jérémy Doku, footballer (Anderlecht, Stade Rennais, Belgium
- May 28: Gianluca Busio, footballer (Sporting Kansas City)
June
- June 7: Tanguy Nianzou, footballer (Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich)
- June 19: Efraín Álvarez, footballer (LA Galaxy, Mexico)
- June 19: Nuno Mendes, footballer (Sporting CP)
July
- July 2: Sebastiano Esposito, footballer (Inter Milan)
- July 11:
Amad Diallo, footballer (Atalanta, Manchester United, Ivory Coast) - July 19: Fábio Silva, footballer (Porto, Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- July 25: Adam Hložek, footballer (Sparta Prague, Czech Republic)
September
- September 25:
Filip Stevanović, footballer (Partizan, Manchester City)
November
- November 10: Eduardo Camavinga, footballer (Stade Rennais, France)
- November 13: Giovanni Reyna, footballer (Borussia Dortmund, United States)
- November 25: Pedri, footballer (Las Palmas, Barcelona, Spain)
- November 29: Yunus Musah, footballer (Valencia, United States)
January
- January 4: Georg Ericson, footballer (IFK Norrköping) and manager (IFK Norrköping, Sweden)
- January 15: Jean Dockx, footballer (R.S.C. Anderlecht, Belgium) and manager (Royal Antwerp, R.S.C. Anderlecht)
- January 19: Jeff Astle, footballer (Notts County, West Bromwich Albion, England)
February
- February 4: Bert Head, footballer (Torquay United) and manager (Bury, Crystal Palace)
- February 12: John Eriksen, footballer (Feyenoord, Luzern, Denmark}
- February 13: George Bray, footballer (Burnley)
- February 13: Ramón Grosso, footballer (
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Real Madrid, Spain) and manager (Real Madrid B) - February 14: Nándor Hidegkuti, footballer (
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Hungary) and manager (MTK Hungária, Fiorentina, .svg.png.webp)
Al Ahly) - February 16: Sir Walter Winterbottom, footballer (Manchester United) and manager ( England,
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Great Britain) - Febuary 20: Branko Stanković, footballer (
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Red Star Belgrade, Yugoslavia) and manager ( Yugoslavia, A.E.K. Athens, FC Porto, PAOK, Red Star Belgrade, Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş)
March
- March 4: Velibor Vasović, footballer (Partizan, Red Star Belgrade, Ajax, Yugoslavia) and manager (F.K. Partizan, Angers, Paris Saint-Germain, Red Star Belgrade)
- March 26: Eugen Meier, footballer (BSC Young Boys, Switzerland)
April
- April 2: Ike Clarke, footballer (West Bromwich Albion, Portsmouth) and player-manager (Yeovil Town)
- April 3: Ernst Stojaspal, footballer (Austria Wien, Strasbourg, AS Monaco, Metz, Austria)
- April 9: Roy Dwight, footballer (Fulham, Nottingham Forest)
- April 29: Sune Andersson, footballer (AIK, Roma, Kalmar FF, Sweden) and manager (Kalmar FF, IFK Eskilstuna)
May
- May 13: Valeriy Lobanovskyi, footballer (
Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk) and manager (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Dynamo Kyiv, Soviet Union, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, 
Kuwait) - May 21: Roy Paul, footballer (
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Wales) - May 29: Stan Bentham, footballer (Everton)
- May 30: Sándor Mátrai, footballer (Ferencvaros, Hungary)
June
- June 17: Fritz Walter, footballer (Kaiserslautern, West Germany)
July
- July 3: Billy Liddell, footballer (Liverpool
- July 7: Ray Wood, footballer (Manchester United, Huddersfield Town, England) and manager ( Cyprus, APOEL). Survivor of the Munich air disaster
- July 20: Michalis Kritikopoulos, footballer (Olympiacos, Greece)
- July 22: Giuseppe Corradi, footballer (Modena, Juventus, Genoa, Italy) and manager (Pisa, Spezia Calcio)
- July 23: Hermann Lindemann, footballer (FSV Frankfurt, VfB Leipzig,
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Eintracht Frankfurt) and manager (FSV Frankfurt, Fortuna Düsseldorf, VfL Bochum, Borussia Dortmund) - July 25: Hans Dorjee, footballer (DHC, XerxesDZB) and manager (NAC, Excelsior, Vitesse, PSV (assistant manager), AA Gent, Netherlands U-21)
- July 27: Anatoli Bashashkin, footballer (CDSA Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Soviet Union)
August
- August 8: Reiner Geye, footballer (Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, West Germany)
- August 17: John Charles, footballer (West Ham United)
September
- September 17: Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa, footballer (Flamengo, Portuguesa de Desportos, Atlético Junior, Brazil)
- September 18: Mauro Ramos, footballer (São Paulo, Santos) and manager (Coritiba, Santos)
- September 22: Julio Pérez, footballer (Racing Montevideo, River Plate Montevideo, Nacional, Internacional, Sud América, Uruguay)
October
- October 10: Erling Sørensen, footballer (Frem, Udinese, Denmark) and manager (Frem)
- October 11: Ron Gray, footballer (Sheffield United, Notts County, Watford), manager (Watford, Millwall, Lincoln City), and scout (Ipswich Town)
- October 14: Arturo Silvestri, footballer (Modena, Milan) and manager (Cagliari, Milan, Brescia, Genoa)
November
- November 1:
Lester Morgan, footballer ( Costa Rica) - November 6: Gianluca Signorini, footballer (Livorno, Parma, Genoa)
- November 9: Eusebio Tejera, footballer (River Plate Montevideo, Nacional, Uruguay)
- November 12: Raoul Diagne, footballer (
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RC Paris, Toulouse, France), and manager ( Senegal) - November 13: Juan Alberto Schiaffino, footballer (Peñarol, Milan, Roma, Uruguay, Italy) and manager (Peñarol, Uruguay)
- November 18: Pasquale Vivolo, footballer (Juventus, Lazio, Italy)
- November 30: Alan Ashman, English footballer (Carlisle United) and manager (Carlisle United, West Bromwich Albion, Olympiacos)
December
- December 19: Arthur Rowley, footballer (Leicester City), player-manager (Shrewsbury Town), and manager (Sheffield United)
- December 21: Jeu van Bun, footballer (MVV, Netherlands)
- December 28: Albert Stubbins, English footballer (Newcastle United, Liverpool)
- December 31: Billy Morris, footballer (Burnley, Wales) and manager (Wrexham)
References
- "World Cup hero Walter dies". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 June 2002. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- Azerbaijan 2001/02 Archived 3 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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