1970 in association football

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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.

Winners club national championship

Europe

• East-Germany: FC Carl-Zeiss Jena
• Hungary: Újpest FC
• Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
• Turkey: Fenerbahçe
• West-Germany: Borussia Mönchengladbach

South America

• Argentina
  • Boca Juniors – Metropolitano
  • Independiente – Nacional

International Tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Sudan (February 6 – 16 1970)
  1.  Sudan
  2.  Ghana
  3.  Egypt

• 1970 British Home Championship (April 18 – April 25, 1970)

Shared by  England,  Scotland and  Wales

• FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31 – June 21, 1970)
  1.  Brazil
  2.  Italy
  3.  West Germany

Births

• 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 Bokšić, Croatian footballer
• February 4 – Kevin Campbell, English footballer
• March 8 – Harry Decheiver, Dutch footballer
• March 30 – Rodrigo Barrera, Chilean footballer
• March 30 – 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
• 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 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 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
• October 29 – Juan Castillo Balcázar, Chilean footballer
• November 1 – Igor Cvitanović, Croatian footballer
• November 17 – Max Huiberts, Dutch footballer
• November 29 – Mario Arteaga, Mexican footballer
• November 29 – Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer
• December 5 – Francisco Veza, Spanish footballer
• December 11 – Chris Henderson, American footballer

Deaths

• August 12 – Arne Nyberg (57), Swedish footballer