The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1971 throughout the world. Events January 2 – Second Ibrox disaster. Barriers on Stairway 13 at Ibrox Park give way under a crush of fans departing a Rangers–Celtic match, killing 66 and injuring over 200. 17 April 1971 - France and the Netherlands played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against the France. The match took place in Hazebrouck, France and resulted in a 4–0 defeat for the Netherlands with Jocelyne Ratignier scoring a hattrick and Marie-Claire Caron-Harant scoring once. Copa Libertadores:Won by Nacional after defeating Estudiantes La Plata on an aggregate score of 2–0. May 20 – Ajax claims the KNVB Cup by defeating Sparta Rotterdam in the second leg, 2–1. 9 May – The very first Women's FA Cup in England, the Mitre Challenge Trophy for women's professional soccer football, was won when Southampton Women's F.C. defeated Stewarton Thistle, 4 to 1, in the final held at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. Pat Davies scored three of her team's four goals and Dot Cassell contributed the lone Stewarton score. Winners club national championship Asia : Taj : Al-Oruba Europe : Olympique de Marseille : Inter Milan : Feyenoord : Valencia : Galatasaray North America : Club América / : Dallas Tornado (NASL) South America : Atlético Mineiro International tournaments 1971 British Home Championship (May 15 – May 22, 1971) Pan American Games in Colombia (July 31 – August 12, 1971) Gold Medal: Silver Medal: Bronze Medal: Births January January 1 – Juan Carlos Plata, Guatemalan footballer and coach January 2 – Slobodan Komljenović, Serbian footballer January 5 – Bjørn Otto Bragstad, Norwegian footballer January 8 – Jesper Jansson, Swedish footballer January 10 – Rudi Istenič, Slovenian footballer January 14 – Bert Konterman, Dutch footballer January 14 – Antonis Nikopolidis, Greek goalkeeper January 16 – Ulrich van Gobbel, Dutch footballer January 18 – Pep Guardiola, Spanish footballer January 26 – Giuseppe Pancaro, Italian footballer January 29 – Jörg Albertz, German footballer February February 1 – Joaquín Hernández, Mexican footballer February 1 – Zlatko Zahovič, Slovenian footballer February 1 – Marcelinho Carioca, Brazilian footballer February 2 – Osvaldo Peralta, Paraguayan footballer February 4 – Maarten Atmodikoro, Dutch footballer February 17 – Carlos Gamarra, Paraguayan footballer February 20 – Jari Litmanen, Finnish footballer March March 4 – Jovan Stanković, Serbian footballer March 13 – Allan Nielsen, Danish footballer