1982 in sports

1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing Alpine Skiing World Cup: Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland American football Super Bowl XVI – the San Francisco 49ers (NFC) won 26–21 over the Cincinnati Bengals (AFC) Location: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 81,270 MVP: Joe Montana, QB (San Francisco) Orange Bowl (1981 season): The Clemson Tigers won 22-15 over the Nebraska Cornhuskers to win the college football national championship Strike – First regular season strike by NFL players ends on November 16 after 57 days. Association football World Cup in Spain – Italy beats West Germany 3-1 for their third title. Champions' Cup – Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern München UEFA Cup – Two legs; 1st leg IFK Göteborg 1-0 Hamburger SV; 2nd leg Hamburger SV 0-3 IFK Göteborg. IFK Göteborg won 4-0 on aggregate. 66 fans died in the Luzhniki disaster during the UEFA Cup second round match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem in Moscow on 20 October. Cup Winners' Cup – Barcelona 2-1 Standard Liège Super Cup – Two legs; 1st leg Barcelona 1-0 Aston Villa; 2nd leg Aston Villa 3-0 Barcelona. Aston Villa won 3-1 on aggregate Copa Libertadores de América – Two legs; 1st leg Peñarol 0-0 Cobreloa; 2nd leg Cobreloa 0-1 Peñarol. Peñarol win 1-0 on aggregate England – FA Cup – Tottenham Hotspur won 1-0 over Queens Park Rangers