1970 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

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

Winners club national championship

Europe

North America

United States of America: Rochester Lancers (NASL)

South America

Argentina
- Boca Juniors – Metropolitano
- Independiente – Nacional
Brazil: Fluminense

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)

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

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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