1970 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1970 throughout the world.

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.
• In May 1970 the England captain Bobby Moore was arrested in Colombia in the Bogotá Bracelet incident shortly before the beginning of the World Cup.
• Paris Saint Germain (Paris, France) was founded.
• World Cup 1970 Brazil wins the world cup 1970

Winners club national championship

Asia

• : Al-Oruba

Europe

• : FC Carl Zeiss Jena
• : Everton
• : AS Saint-Étienne
• : Újpest FC
• : Cagliari
• : Ajax Amsterdam
• : Sporting CP
• : Celtic
• : Atlético Madrid
• : Fenerbahçe
• : Borussia Mönchengladbach

North America

• Guadalajara
• Cruz Azul (México 1970)
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• Rochester Lancers (NASL)

South America

• Boca Juniors – Metropolitano
• Independiente – Nacional
• : Fluminense

International tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Sudan (February 6 – 16 1970)
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• 1970 British Home Championship (April 18 – April 25, 1970)

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• FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31 – June 21, 1970)
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• 1970 Asian Games in Thailand (10–20 December 1970)

Births

• January 1 – Sergei Kiriakov, Russian footballer and manager
• January 6 – Francisco Rotllán, Mexican footballer
• January 10 – Geovanis Cassiani, Colombian footballer
• January 12 – Jorge Castañeda Reyes, Mexican footballer
• January 13 – Frank Kooiman, Dutch footballer
• January 21 – Alen BokÅ¡ić, Croatian footballer
• January 24 – Daniel Telser, retired Liechtenstein footballer
• February 2 – Erik ten Hag, Dutch football player and coach
• February 4 – Kevin Campbell, English footballer (died 2024)
• February 16 – Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer
• February 17 – José Antonio Castillo, Spanish retired footballer
• February 27 – Alexander Quirin, retired German footballer
• March 8 – Harry Decheiver, Dutch footballer
• March 12 – Clay Coleman, Caymanian footballer
• March 30
• Rodrigo Barrera, Chilean footballer
• Camilo Romero, Mexican footballer
• April 4 – Barry van Galen, Dutch footballer
• April 18 – Carlos López de Silanes, Mexican footballer
• April 28 – Diego Simeone, Argentinian footballer
• May 10 – David Weir, Scottish footballer
• May 13 – Fernando Vergara, Chilean footballer and manager
• June 1
• Daniel Delfino, Argentine footballer
• Alexi Lalas, American soccer player
• June 11 – Miguel Ramírez, Chilean footballer
• June 16 – Cobi Jones, American soccer player
• June 18 – Mark Chung, American soccer player
• June 19 – Cafú, Brazilian footballer
• July 6 – Christer Fursth, Swedish footballer
• July 11 – Iván Castillo, Bolivian footballer
• August 13 – Alan Shearer, English footballer
• August 16 – Mauricio Pozo, Chilean footballer
• August 20 – Celso Ayala, Paraguayan footballer
• August 24 – Guido Alvarenga, Paraguayan footballer
• August 27 – Walter Müller, retired Swiss footballer
• August 28 – Mike Lapper, American soccer player
• 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
• October 29 – Juan Castillo Balcázar, Chilean footballer
• October 30 – Marios Pashialis, former international Cypriot footballer
• November 1 – Igor Cvitanović, Croatian footballer
• November 17 – Max Huiberts, Dutch footballer
• November 27 – Sebastian Synoradzki, Polish footballer and coach
• November 29
• Mario Arteaga, Mexican footballer
• Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer
• December 5 – Francisco Veza, Spanish footballer
• December 11 – Chris Henderson, American soccer player

Deaths

August

• August 12 - Arne Nyberg Swedish international footballer (born 1913)

September

• September 18 – Pedro Cea, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (70)

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