1968 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1968 throughout the world.

Events

• Copa Libertadores 1968: Won by Estudiantes de La Plata after defeating Palmeiras on an aggregate score of 2-0.
• May 29 – European Cup won by Manchester United after defeating Benfica 4-1 in extra time at Wembley Stadium, London.
• May 30 – The Dutch national team plays its 300th official match in history, drawing 0-0 in a friendly against Scotland.
• June 5 – Alan Mullery becomes the first England player to be sent off in an international match during a 0:1 defeat to Yugoslavia in the European Nations' Cup semi-finals in Florence, Italy.
• September 19 – Dutch club ADO makes its European debut by defeating Grazer AK (4-1) in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup, with four goals from Piet Giesen.

Winners club national championship

Europe

• England: Manchester City
• Iceland: KR
• Italy: A.C. Milan
• Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
• Scotland: Celtic
• Spain: Real Madrid
• Turkey: Fenerbahçe
• West Germany: 1. FC Nuremberg

North America

• United States of America: Atlanta Chiefs (NASL)

South America

• Argentina
  • San Lorenzo - Metropolitano
  • Vélez Sársfield - Nacional
• Brazil
  • Botafogo - Taça Brasil
  • Santos - Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
• Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción

International tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (January 12 – 21 1968)
  1.  Congo-Kinshasa
  2.  Ghana
  3.  Ivory Coast

• 1968 British Home Championship (October 21, 1967 – February 28, 1968)

 England

• UEFA European Football Championship in Italy (June 5 – 10 1968)
  1.  Italy
  2.  Yugoslavia
  3.  England

• Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico (October 13 – 26 1968)
  1.  Hungary
  2.  Bulgaria
  3.  Japan

Births

• January 1 – Davor Šuker, Croatian international footballer
• March 31 – Francesco Moriero, Italian international footballer and manager
• April 1 – Bulat Esmagambetov, Kazakhstani footballer
• April 16 – Martin Dahlin, Swedish international footballer
• May 1 – Oliver Bierhoff, German international footballer
• May 2 – Pedro Ramos, Ecuadorian football referee
• May 22 – Gabriel Mendoza, Chilean international footballer
• June 5 – Percy Olivares, Peruvian footballer
• June 6 – Edwin Vurens, Dutch footballer
• June 22 – Fabián Guevara, Chilean footballer
• June 25 – Dorinel Munteanu, Romanian international footballer
• June 26 – Paolo Maldini, Italian international footballer
• August 14 – Onésimo Sánchez, Spanish football player and manager
• August 15 – Ulugbek Ruzimov, Uzbekistani footballer
• August 20 – Klas Ingesson, Swedish international footballer and manager (died 2014)
• September 11 – Slaven Bilić, Croatian international football player and manager
• September 14 – Jorge Gómez, Chilean footballer
• September 15 – Juan Carlos Garay, Ecuadorian footballer
• September 17 – Francesc Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (died 2014)
• September 18 – Carlos Guirland, Paraguayan footballer
• October 8 – Zvonimir Boban, Croatian international footballer
• October 17 – Héctor Ferri, Ecuadorian footballer
• October 20 – Jonathan Akpoborie, Nigerian international footballer
• October 24 – Osmar Donizete Cândido, Brazilian international footballer
• December 13 – Carlos Hasselbaink, Dutch footballer
• December 26 – Thijs Waterink, Dutch footballer

Deaths

January

• January 4 – Armando Castellazzi, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and first man to win the Serie A both as player and as manager. (63)

June

• June 17 – José Nasazzi, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and by many regarded as Uruguay's greatest ever player. (67)

November

• November 10 – Santos Iriarte, Uruguayan forward, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (66)

December

• December 21 – Vittorio Pozzo, Italian manager, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup and the only manager that won the FIFA World Cup twice. (82)
• December 28 – Fernando Giudicelli, Brazilian midfielder, Brazilian squad member the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (62)