1961 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Years:	1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1961 throughout the world.

Events

Copa Libertadores 1961: Won by Peñarol after defeating Palmeiras on an aggregate score of 2-1.
September 6 – Dutch club Feyenoord from Rotterdam makes its European debut by defeating Sweden's IFK Göteborg (0-3) in the first round of the European Cup.
September 18 – The North American Football Confederation and Football Confederation of Central America and the Caribbean merge to form CONCACAF.

Winners club national championship

International tournaments

1961 British Home Championship (October 8, 1960 – April 15, 1961)

England

Births

January 13 – César Baena, Venezuelan international footballer
January 17 – Zhao Dayu, Chinese international footballer (died 2015)
January 18 – Peter Beardsley, English international footballer
January 20 – Patricio Yáñez, Chilean international footballer
January 31 – Jonny Otten, German international footballer
February 13 – Oļegs Karavajevs, Latvian footballer
March 13 – Sebastiano Nela, Italian footballer
March 21 – Lothar Matthäus, German international footballer and coach
May 3 – Daniel Sánchez, Uruguayan footballer
May 8 – Gert Kruys, Dutch footballer and manager
June 1 – Rubén Espinoza, Chilean footballer
June 3 – César Zabala, Paraguayan footballer
June 29 – Víctor Genés, Paraguayan footballer and football manager
August 3 – Gustavo Brand, Venezuelan football referee
August 10 – Chris Marustik, Welsh international footballer (died 2015)
September 9 – Justo Jacquet, Paraguayan footballer
October 20 – Guillermo Muñoz, Mexican footballer
November 3 – Sven Habermann, German-Canadian footballer
November 17 – Wolfram Wuttke, German international footballer (died 2015)
December 17 – Henk van Stee, Dutch footballer and manager

Deaths

January 5 – Jack Butler (66), English footballer and manager (born 1894)

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