The following are the worldwide association football events of the year 1982.

Events

• February 7 – The first ever Arab Club Champions Cup is completed, with Al-Shorta of Iraq winning the title with a 4–2 aggregate win over Al-Nejmeh of Lebanon.
• March 14 – Johannes Atlason makes his debut as the manager of Iceland, when the team draws (0-0) against Kuwait.
• May 26 – European Cup won by Aston Villa after defeating Bayern Munich 1-0 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
• June 13 – The 1982 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Spain. For the first time, 24 teams compete in the final tournament, with the competition eventually won by Italy.
• June 30 – Dutch club SC Amersfoort is disestablished due to financial problems.
• September 15 – HFC Haarlem makes a winning European debut with by defeating Belgium's AA Gent (2-1) in the first round of the UEFA Cup. The goals for the Dutch side are scored by Gerrie Kleton and Martin Haar.
• October 20 – 66 fans lost their life in the Luzhniki disaster during the UEFA Cup second round match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem in Moscow.
• November 30 – Copa Libertadores won by Peñarol after defeating Cobreloa on an aggregate score of 1-0.

Winners club national championship

Asia

•  Qatar – Al-Rayyan

Europe

•  Belgium – Standard Liège
•  Bulgaria – CSKA Sofia
•  Czechoslovakia – Dukla Prague
•  Denmark – Odense Boldklub
•  East Germany – Berliner FC Dynamo
•  England – Liverpool
• - FC Kuusysi
•  France – AS Monaco
•  Greece – Olympiacos
•  Italy – Juventus
•  Netherlands
  • Eredivisie – Ajax Amsterdam
  • Eerste Divisie – Helmond Sport
•  Poland – Widzew Łódź
•  Portugal – Sporting CP
•  Scotland – Celtic
•  Soviet Union – Dinamo Minsk
•  Spain – Real Sociedad
•  Switzerland – Grasshopper Club Zürich
•  Turkey – Beşiktaş
•  West Germany – Hamburger SV
•  Yugoslavia – Dinamo Zagreb

North America

•  Mexico – UNAL
•  United States /  Canada:
  • New York Cosmos (NASL)

Oceania

•  Australia – Sydney City

South America

•  Argentina
  • Metropolitano – Estudiantes
  • Nacional – Ferro Carril Oeste
• Bolivia – Bolívar
•  Brazil – Flamengo
•  Colombia – América de Cali
•  Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción

International Tournaments

• British Home Championship (February 23 – May 29)

 England

• African Cup of Nations in Libya (March 5–19)
  •  Ghana
  •  Libya
  •  Zambia
• FIFA World Cup in Spain (June 13 – July 11)
  •  Italy
  •  West Germany
  •  Poland
• UEFA U-16 European Championship in Italy (May 5–7)
  •  Italy
  •  West Germany
  •  Yugoslavia
• UEFA U-18 European Championship in Finland
  •  Scotland
  •  Czechoslovakia
• UEFA U-21 European Championship
  1.  England
  2.  West Germany

National Teams

 Netherlands

Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Competition	Venue
March 23	Scotland	2 – 1	L	Friendly	Hampden Park, Glasgow
April 14	Greece	1 – 0	W	Friendly	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
May 25	England	2 – 0	L	Friendly	Wembley Stadium, London
September 1	Iceland	1 – 1	D	Euro 1984 Qualifier	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
September 22	Republic of Ireland	2 – 1	W	Euro 1984 Qualifier	De Kuip, Rotterdam
November 10	France	1 – 2	L	Friendly	De Kuip, Rotterdam
December 19	Malta	0 – 6	W	Euro 1984 Qualifier	Tivoli, Aachen

Births

January

• January 4 – Richard Logan, English club footballer
• January 7 – Luis Abel Peña, Paraguayan footballer^[1]
• January 8 – Emanuele Calaiò, Italian youth international
• January 13 – Olivier Fontenette, French footballer^[2]
• January 22 – Fabricio Coloccini, Argentine international footballer
• January 26 – Nabil Dafi, French footballer^[3]
• January 31
  • Andreas Görlitz, German international
  • Salvatore Masiello, Italian club footballer
  • Allan McGregor, Scottish international footballer^[4]

February

• February 2 – Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine international footballer
• February 5 – Alimansi Kadogo, Ugandan retired footballer^[5]
• February 10 – Jacek Gabrusewicz, Polish footballer^[6]
• February 12 – Julius Aghahowa, Nigerian footballer^[7]
• February 14 – Daniel Robert, Brazilian professional footballer^[8]
• February 16 – Vasilios Genitsaridis, Greek former professional footballer^[9]

March

• March 20 – Carmine Giordano, Italian footballer^[10]

April

• April 1 – Robert Vittek, Slovakian international footballer
• April 2 – Marco Amelia, Italian international footballer
• April 6 – Nelson Geingob, Namibian former footballer
• April 16 – Fabricio Brandão, retired Brazilian footballer^[11]
• April 28 – Álvaro Ricaldi, Bolivian international footballer

May

• May 5
  • Przemysław Kaźmierczak, Polish international footballer
  • Luka Spetič, Slovenian footballer^[12]
• May 17 – Dylan Macallister, Australian soccer player
• May 20 – Petr Čech, Czech international footballer
• May 23 – Anton Khromykh, professional Ukrainian former footballer^[13]

June

• June 4 – Pablo Darío López, Argentine footballer
• June 15 – Katie Chapman, English footballer

July

• July 2 – Alvito Rodrigues, Indian footballer
• July 4 – Biko Brazil, Dutch former professional footballer^[14]
• July 5
  • Fabrício de Souza, Brazilian footballer
  • Julien Féret, French footballer
  • Alberto Gilardino, Italian international footballer
  • Paíto, Mozambican footballer
  • Javier Paredes, Spanish footballer
  • Szabolcs Perenyi, Romanian-Hungarian footballer
• July 7 – Jan Laštůvka, Czech footballer
• July 8 – David Kenga, Kenyan footballer
• July 10 – Sebastian Mila, Polish footballer
• July 12
  • Antonio Cassano, Italian international footballer
  • Gerardo Hernández, professional Mexican footballer
• July 14 – Hermán Solíz, Bolivian footballer
• July 15 – Cristian Dănălache, Romanian footballer
• July 16 – Charles Kokougan, French former professional footballer
• July 25 – Ivan Len, Ukrainian professional footballer^[15]

August

• August 9 – Nando, Mozambican footballer (d. 2007)^[16]
• August 21 – Jayson Trommel, Dutch footballer
• August 24
  • José Bosingwa, Portuguese international
  • Kim Källström, Swedish international
  • Glen Atle Larsen, Norwegian club footballer
• August 28
  • Lee Ayres, professional English footballer^[17]
  • Thiago Motta, Brazilian-born Italian international and manager^[18]

September

• September 2 – Alan Tate, English club footballer
• September 12 – Kiran Bechan, Dutch footballer
• September 13 – Andrei Makhayev,former Russian footballer^[19]
• September 25 – Szymon Sawala, Polish footballer^[20]
• September 28 – Ahmad Alan, Palestinian former national footballer^[21]

October

• October 6 – Igor Pešić, Serbian footballer^[22]
• October 7 – Jermain Defoe, English international footballer
• October 9 – Antonio Manuel Viana Mendonça, Angolan footballer
• October 14 – Hubert Charpentier, French professional footballer^[23]
• October 29 – Gerald Gansterer, Austrian footballer^[24]

November

• November 2 – Moreno Esseboom, Dutch footballer^[25]
• November 5 – Juan Pablo, Spanish former footballer^[26]
• November 14 – Martin Eisl, Austrian professional footballer^[27]
• November 17 – Otacílio Mariano Neto, Brazilian footballer

December

• December 1 – Lloyd Doyley, English-Jamaican footballer and manager
• December 3 – Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer^[28]
• December 8
  • Halil Altıntop, Turkish international footballer
  • Hamit Altıntop, Turkish international footballer
• December 10 – Tomáš Hájovský, Slovak footballer
• December 18 – Stijn Francis, Belgian former footballer^[29]
• December 27 – Dmitri Rybakin, former Russian professional footballer^[30]

Deaths

January

• January 3 – Fritz Laband, West-German defender, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (56)

August

• August 30 - Theodor Reimann (61), Slovak footballer (born 1921)

September

• September 3 - Hércules de Miranda, Brazilian forward, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (70)
• September 14 - Vladislao Cap (48), Argentine footballer and manager (born 1934)

November

• November 8 - Jimmy Dickinson, English midfielder, England Squad member at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (57, heart attack)
• November 17 - Felix von Heijden (92), Dutch footballer (born 1890)

December

• December 2 - Giovanni Ferrari, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup and winner of the Serie A for a record 8 times as a player. (74)