1942 in association football
The following are the football events of the year 1942 throughout the world.- Argentina: River Plate
- Austria: Vienna
- Chile: Santiago Morning
- Costa Rica: CS La Libertad
- Croatia: Concordia Zagreb
- Germany: FC Schalke 04
- Italy: A.S. Roma
- Mexico: Spain
- Netherlands: ADO Den Haag
- Spain: Valencia C.F.
- Switzerland: Grasshoppers
- Turkey: Harb Okulu
- Uruguay: Nacional
Births
- January 25: Eusébio, Portuguese international footballer
- February 27: Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, German international footballer
- February 28: Dino Zoff, Italian international footballer and coach
- April 19: Javier Fragoso, Mexican international footballer
- May 18: Nobby Stiles, English international footballer
- July 5: Hannes Löhr, German international footballer and coach
- July 18: Giacinto Facchetti, Italian international footballer
- August 2: Ilija Pantelić, Serbian Yugoslav international footballer
- August 7: Sigfried Held, German international footballer and coach
- October 1: Constantin Frățilă, Romanian international footballer
- October 3: Roberto Perfumo, Argentine international footballer
- December 3: Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan international footballer and manager
