1970 in association football explained

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.^[1]
• European Cup 1970: Won by Feyenoord after defeating Celtic FC by 2–1.^[2]
• 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.^[3]
• Paris Saint Germain (Paris, France) was founded.^[4]
• World Cup 1970 Brazil wins the world cup 1970^[5]

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)
• / :
  • Rochester Lancers (NASL)

South America

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

International tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Sudan (February 6  - 16 1970)
  1. • 1. • 1. • 1970 British Home Championship (April 18  - April 25, 1970)

Shared by, and

• FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31  - June 21, 1970)
  1. • 1. • 1. • 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 Bokšić, Croatian 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^[6]
• March 8  - Harry Decheiver, Dutch footballer
• March 12  - Clay Coleman, Caymanian footballer^[7]
• 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^[8]
• 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^[9]
• November 1  - Igor Cvitanović, Croatian footballer
• November 17  - Max Huiberts, Dutch footballer
• November 27  - Sebastian Synoradzki, Polish footballer and coach^[10]
• 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Copa Libertadores 1970 . 2023-04-24 . worldfootball.net . en.
2. Web site: UEFA.com . UEFA Champions League - Matches . 2023-04-24 . UEFA.com . en.
3. Web site: Walters . Mike . 2020-05-18 . How Bobby Moore was caught up in gun drama that threw World Cup plans into chaos . 2023-04-24 . mirror . en.
4. Web site: Paris Saint-Germain FC (PSG) history, facts and records . 2023-04-24 . www.footballhistory.org.
5. Web site: 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico: Brazil . 2023-04-24 . www.fifa.com . en.
6. Web site: Castillo . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 11 October 2023 . en.
7. Web site: Franklin Coleman . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 30 October 2023 . en.
8. Web site: Walter Müller . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 17 June 2024 . en.
9. Web site: Marios Pashialis . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 11 October 2023 . en.
10. Web site: Sebastian Synoradzki . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 23 September 2023.