1962 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1962 throughout the world.

Events

• Copa Libertadores 1962: Won by Santos FC after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 3–0.
• 1962 International Soccer League
  • League: America-RJ defeated Belenenses 3–1 on aggregate.
  • Cup: FK Dukla Prague defeated America-RJ, 3–2, on aggregate.

Winners club national championship

• Argentina: Club Atlético Boca Juniors
• Brazil: Santos
• Chile: Universidad de Chile
• England: Ipswich Town
• France: Stade de Reims
• Ireland: Shelbourne
• Italy: A.C. Milan
• Mexico: Chivas Guadalajara
• Netherlands: Feyenoord Rotterdam
• Northern Ireland: Linfield
• Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
• Spain: Real Madrid
• Sweden: IFK Norrköping
• Turkey: Galatasaray S.K.

International tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (14–21 January 1962)
  1. Ethiopia
  2. Egypt
  3. Tunisia
• 1962 British Home Championship (7 October 1961 – 11 April 1962)

Scotland

• FIFA World Cup in Chile (30 May – 17 June 1962)
  1. Brazil
  2. Czechoslovakia
  3. Chile
• 1962 Asian Games in Indonesia (25 August – 4 September 1962)
• India
• South Korea
• Malaya

Births

• 6 January – Mark Ellis, English club footballer
• 11 January – Farkhad Magametov, Uzbekistani international footballer
• 12 January – Alfred Schön, German footballer and manager
• 21 January – Gabriele Pin, Italian footballer and coach
• 23 January – Stephen Keshi, Nigerian international footballer (died 2016)
• 26 January – Marco Antonio Barrero, Bolivian international footballer
• 5 February – Felipe Peralta, Paraguayan international footballer
• 13 February – Héctor Morán, Uruguayan international footballer
• 9 March – Jan Furtok, Polish international footballer
• 16 March – Lars Larsson, Swedish international footballer and coach (died 2015)
• 30 March
  • Dariusz Raczyński, Polish footballer (died 2022)
  • Gary Stevens, English football player and manager
• 13 April
  • Edivaldo, Brazilian footballer (died 1993)
  • Nelson Gutiérrez, Uruguayan footballer
• 26 April – Colin Anderson, English club footballer
• 4 June – Per Frimann, Danish footballer
• 14 July – Patricio Toledo, Chilean international footballer
• 17 July – Patricio Mardones, Chilean footballer
• 18 August – Hólger Quiñónez, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1 September
  • Tony Cascarino, Irish footballer
  • Ruud Gullit, Dutch international footballer and manager
• 6 September – Holger Fach, German international footballer and manager
• 10 September – Wiljan Vloet, Dutch football manager
• 17 September – Luis Caballero, Paraguayan international footballer (died 2005)
• 30 September – Frank Rijkaard, Dutch international footballer and manager
• 1 October – Attaphol Buspakom, Thai international footballer and coach (died 2015)
• 26 October – Wilbert Suvrijn, Dutch international footballer
• 30 October – Stefan Kuntz, German international footballer
• 12 November – Wim Kieft, Dutch international footballer
• 15 November – Kim Vilfort, Danish international footballer
• 20 November
  • Paul Birch, English club footballer (died 2009)
  • Chris Foy, English referee
  • Gerardo Martino, Argentine football player and coach
• 8 December – Berry van Aerle, Dutch international footballer
• 10 December – John de Wolf, Dutch footballer

Deaths

• 28 March – David Wijnveldt, Dutch international footballer (born 1891)
• 20 October – Jesús Herrera, Spanish international footballer (born 1938)