1969 in association football

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

• Qatar: Al-Oruba

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

• Mexico: Cruz Azul
• United States / Canada:
  • Kansas City Spurs (NASL)

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)

England

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 17 – Brian Tevreden, Dutch former professional footballer
• June 18 – Wojciech Tomasiewicz, Polish former professional footballer
• June 25 – Jurgen Streppel, Dutch footballer and manager
• June 29 – Erik Tammer, Dutch footballer
• July 13 – David Gipp, English former professional footballer
• July 24 – Michalis Christofi, retired Cypriot 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
  • Roberto Solozábal, Spanish footballer
• September 20 – Richard Witschge, Dutch footballer
• September 27 – Mark Wrench, English former footballer
• October 13 – José Eduardo Pavez, Mexican footballer
• October 17 – Gennadi Strikalov, Russian professional football coach and former player
• October 23 – Ricardo Cadena, Mexican footballer
• October 26 – César Obando, Honduran footballer
• October 31 – Ricardo Sanabria, Paraguayan footballer
• November 5 – Roy Pagno, retired Swiss footballer
• November 12 – David Rangel, Mexican footballer
• November 19 – Igor Pamić, Croatian footballer
• November 25 – Mark Quamina, English former professional 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)
• November 9 - Paul Berth, Danish footballer. (79)