1957 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1957 throughout the world. Events February 8 – The Confederation of African Football is founded at a meeting in Khartoum, Sudan. October 19 – Scottish club Celtic F.C. beat their deadliest rivals Rangers F.C. 7–1 in the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden Park in Glasgow. November 20 – Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam makes its European debut by defeating DDR's SC Wismut (1-3) in the first round of the European Cup. Winners club national championship : River Plate : R. Antwerp F.C. : Emelec : Manchester United : AS Saint-Etienne : Vasas SC : Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. : A.C. Milan : Ajax Amsterdam : Olimpia Asunción : FC Dynamo Moscow : Real Madrid : IFK Norrköping : Borussia Dortmund International tournaments African Cup of Nations in Sudan (February 10 – 16 1957) 1957 South American Championship in Peru (March 7 – April 6, 1957) 1957 British Home Championship (October 6, 1956 – April 6, 1957) Copa Julio Argentino Roca in Brazil (July 7 – 10 1957)