1970 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1970 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
- Copa Libertadores 1970: Won by Estudiantes de La Plata after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 1-0.
- European Cup 1970: Won by Feyenoord after defeating Celtic FC by 2-1.
[edit] Winners club national championship
- Argentina
- Boca Juniors - Metropolitano
- Independiente - Nacional
- East-Germany: FC Carl-Zeiss Jena
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- West-Germany: Borussia Mönchengladbach
[edit] International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Sudan (February 6 – 16, 1970)
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- FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31 – June 21, 1970)
[edit] Births
- February 4 – Kevin Campbell, English footballer
- March 8 – Harry Decheiver, Dutch footballer
- March 30 – Rodrigo Barrera, Chilean footballer
- April 4 – Barry van Galen, Dutch footballer
- April 28 – Diego Simeone, Argentinian footballer
- May 10 – David Weir, Scottish footballer
- June 1 – Alexi Lalas, American footballer
- June 11 – Miguel Ramírez, Chilean footballer
- June 16 – Cobi Jones, American footballer
- June 18 – Mark Chung, American footballer
- June 19 – Cafú, Brazilian footballer
- July 11 – Iván Castillo, Bolivian footballer
- August 13 – Alan Shearer, English footballer
- August 20 – Celso Ayala, Paraguayan footballer
- August 28 – Mike Lapper, American footballer
- September 3 – Gareth Southgate, English footballer
- September 26 – Marco Etcheverry, Bolivian footballer
- October 1 – Gaston Taument, Dutch footballer
- October 16 – Mehmet Scholl, German footballer
- October 17 – Radoslav Samardzic, Serbian footballer
- October 22 – Winston Bogarde, Dutch footballer
- November 29 – Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer
- December 5 – Francisco Veza, Spanish footballer
- December 11 – Chris Henderson, American footballer
[edit] Deaths
- August 12 – Arne Nyberg (57), Swedish footballer
