1969 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1969 throughout the world.
Events
- Copa Libertadores 1969: Won by Estudiantes de La Plata after defeating Nacional on an aggregate score of 3–0.
- May 28 – A.C. Milan defeats Ajax, 4–1, to win their second European Cup.
- September 9 – Dutch side FC Twente makes its European debut with a defeat (2–0) in France against FC Rouen.
Winners club national championship
Asia
Europe
England: Leeds United
France: AS Saint-Étienne
Hungary: Újpest FC
Italy: ACF Fiorentina
Netherlands: Feyenoord Rotterdam
Scotland: Celtic
Spain: Real Madrid
Turkey: Galatasaray S.K.
West Germany: Bayern Munich
North America
South America
Argentina
- Chacarita Juniors – Metropolitano
- Boca Juniors – Nacional
Brazil: Palmeiras
Chile: Universidad de Chile
Paraguay: Club Guaraní
International tournaments
- 1969 British Home Championship (May 3–10, 1969)
Births
- January 4 – Kees van Wonderen, Dutch footballer and manager
- January 10 – Robert Maaskant, Dutch footballer and manager
- January 12 – Robert Prosinečki, Croatian footballer
- January 24 – Silvan Inia, Dutch footballer
- January 24 – Carlos Soca, Uruguayan footballer
- February 21 – Lukas Tudor, Chilean footballer
- March 21 – Ali Daei, Iranian footballer
- March 21 – Eber Moas, Uruguayan footballer
- April 20 – Diego Herrera, Ecuadorian footballer
- May 10 – Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer
- June 15 – Oliver Kahn, German footballer
- June 25 – Jurgen Streppel, Dutch footballer and manager
- June 29 – Erik Tammer, Dutch footballer
- August 15 – Carlos Roa, Argentine footballer
- September 4 – Silviano Delgado, Mexican footballer
- September 9 – Gert Aandewiel, Dutch footballer and manager
- September 15 – Energio Díaz, Ecuadorian footballer
- September 15 – Roberto Solozábal, Spanish footballer
- September 20 – Richard Witschge, Dutch footballer
- October 13 – José Eduardo Pavez, Mexican footballer
- October 23 – Ricardo Cadena, Mexican footballer
- October 26 – César Obando, Honduran footballer
- October 31 – Ricardo Sanabria, Paraguayan footballer
- November 12 – David Rangel, Mexican footballer
- November 19 – Igor Pamić, Croatian footballer
- November 27 – Hermán Gaviria, Colombian footballer
- November 29 – Tomas Brolin, Swedish footballer
- November 29 – Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch footballer
- December 3 – Jan Ekholm, Swedish footballer
- December 5 – David Villabona, Spanish footballer
- December 6 – Jörg Heinrich, German footballer
- December 28 – Alberto Macías, Mexican footballer
- December 28 – Juan Reynoso, Peruvian footballer
Deaths
- January 8 – Elmar Kaljot, Estonian footballer and coach (68)
- June 30 – Domingo Tejera, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (69)
- July 24 - Wilhelm Trautmann, German footballer (81)
- August 14 – Bruno Chizzo, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (53)
- September 6 – Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian striker, claimed to have scored 1329 goals in 1239 matches. (77)
- October 11 – Enrique Ballestrero, Uruguayan goalkeeper, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (64)