1963 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1963 throughout the world.

Events

• Copa Libertadores 1963: Won by Santos FC after defeating Boca Juniors on an aggregate score of 5-3.
• September 25 – Dutch side Willem II Tilburg makes its European debut with a draw (1-1) on home soil against Manchester United in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup.
• West Germany is one of the last countries in Europe to form a national league. The Bundesliga starts off on 24 August. Dortmund's Konietzka scores the first goal.

Winners club national championship

• Argentina: Independiente
• East Germany: SC Motor Jena
• England: Everton
• Iceland: KR
• Italy: Internazionale Milano F.C.
• Mexico: Oro
• Netherlands: PSV Eindhoven
• Norway: SK Brann
• Scotland: Rangers
• Spain: Real Madrid
• Sweden: IFK Norrköping
• Turkey: Galatasaray S.K.
• West Germany: Borussia Dortmund

International tournaments

• 1963 British Home Championship (October 20, 1962 – April 6, 1963)

 Scotland

• Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil (April 20 – May 4, 1963)
  1.  Brazil
  2.  Argentina
  3.  Chile

• African Cup of Nations in Ghana (November 22 – December 1, 1963)
  1.  Ghana
  2.  Sudan
  3.  Egypt

Births

• January 1 – Dražen Ladić, Croatian footballer and manager
• January 26 – Jose Mourinho, Portuguese manager
• March 11 – Hugo González, Chilean footballer
• March 13 – Aníbal González, Chilean footballer
• March 30 – Willem Brouwer, Dutch footballer
• April 7 – Bernard Lama, French footballer
• May 8 – Jan de Jonge, Dutch footballer and manager
• July 30 – Carlos Maldonado, Venezuelan footballer
• July 30 – Neil Webb, English footballer
• September 17 – Nicolás Navarro, Mexican footballer
• September 19 – David Seaman, English footballer
• October 20 – Stan Valckx, Dutch footballer
• November 5 – Jean-Pierre Papin, French footballer
• November 18 – Peter Schmeichel, Danish footballer
• November 21 – Peter Bosz, Dutch footballer and manager
• November 27 – Roland Nilsson, Swedish footballer
• December 4 – Mike Snoei, Dutch footballer and manager
• December 11 – Mario Been, Dutch footballer and manager

Deaths

• June 3 – Dick MacNeill (65), Dutch footballer (born 1898)