The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1970 throughout the world.

Events

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

: Won by

Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "Students from La Plata"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata , is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, wh ...

after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 1–0. *

European Cup The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...

: Won by Feyenoord after defeating Celtic FC by 2–1. * In May 1970 the England captain

Bobby Moore Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore (12 April 1941 – 24 February 1993) was an English professional footballer. He most notably played for West Ham United, captaining the club for more than ten years, and was the captain of the England natio ...

was arrested in

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

in the Bogotá Bracelet incident shortly before the beginning of the World Cup. * Paris Saint Germain (Paris, France) was founded. *

World Cup 1970 The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May to 21 June in Mexico, it was the first World Cup tournament held outside ...

Brazil wins the world cup 1970

Winners club national championship

Asia

* : Al-Oruba

Europe

* : FC Carl Zeiss Jena * : Everton * :

AS Saint-Étienne Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire (), commonly known as A.S.S.E. () or simply Saint-Étienne, is a professional football club based in Saint-Étienne in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The club was founded in 1933 and competes in ...

* : Újpest FC * :

Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...

* :

Ajax Amsterdam Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the l ...

* : Sporting CP * :

Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language * Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Fo ...

* :

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

* : Fenerbahçe * :

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...

North America

* **

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

** Cruz Azul (México 1970) * / : **

Rochester Lancers Rochester Lancers may refer to: * Rochester Lancers (2015), a semi-professional soccer team that competes in the National Premier Soccer League * Rochester Lancers (MASL), an indoor soccer team that competes in the Major Arena Soccer League 2 * Roch ...

( NASL)

South America

* **

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

– Metropolitano ** Independiente – Nacional * : Fluminense

International tournaments

African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

(February 6 – 16 1970) *# *# *# * 1970 British Home Championship (April 18 – April 25, 1970) ::Shared by , and * FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31 – June 21, 1970) *# *# *# *

1970 Asian Games The 6th Asian Games () were held from 9 to 20 December 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand.- - Seoul, South Korea, had been selected to host the 6th Games but it declined due to both financial reasons and security threats from neighboring North Korea. (T ...

in Thailand (10–20 December 1970) * * *

Births

* January 1 –

Sergei Kiriakov Sergei Vyacheslavovich Kiriakov (russian: Серге́й Вячеславович Кирьяков; born 1 January 1970) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is the manager of FC Leningradets Leningrad Oblast. Career Kiriakov ...

, Russian footballer and manager * January 6 –

Francisco Rotllán Francisco Rotllán Zavala (born January 6, 1970) is a Mexican former footballer who played as a forward. He began his career at Irapuato, moving to Puebla in 1991. He made 15 appearances as Puebla reached the final in the 1991–92 season before ...

, Mexican footballer * January 10 –

Geovanis Cassiani Geovanis Cassiani Gómez (born January 10, 1970, in Turbo, Antioquia), known as Geovanis Cassiani, is a Colombia former footballer who played as a centre-back. He played for the Colombia national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona ...

, Colombian footballer * January 12 – Jorge Castañeda Reyes, Mexican footballer * January 13 –

Frank Kooiman Frank Kooiman (born 13 January 1970) is a Dutch former football goalkeeper. He made his debut in Dutch professional football on 25 September 1994 for Sparta Rotterdam, replacing Edward Metgod Edward Metgod (born 19 December 1959 in Amsterdam, ...

, Dutch footballer * January 21 – Alen Bokšić, Croatian footballer * February 2 –

Erik ten Hag Erik ten Hag (, born 2 February 1970) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player, who is currently the manager of Premier League club Manchester United. As a player, Ten Hag played as a centre-back in the Dutch league for 13 years ...

, Dutch football player and coach * February 4 – Kevin Campbell, English footballer * February 16 – Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer * March 8 –

Harry Decheiver Harry Decheiver (born 8 March 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker in the Netherlands and Germany. After having played four seasons for Go Ahead Eagles (1986–1990) he served SC Heerenveen (1990–1991), RKC W ...

, 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 Daniel Alejandro Delfino (born June 1, 1970, in Temperley) is a retired football striker from Argentina, who played for several clubs in South America during his career. Club career Delfino emerged from the youth ranks of Club Atlético Banfield ...

, Argentine footballer * June 1 – Alexi Lalas, American footballer * June 11 –

Miguel Ramírez Miguel Mauricio Ramírez Pérez (born 11 June 1970), nicknamed "Cheíto", is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Universidad de Concepción in the Primera B de Chile Campeonato Pri ...

, Chilean footballer * June 16 –

Cobi Jones Cobi N'Gai Jones (born June 16, 1970) is an American former professional Association football, soccer player and commentator. He is an analyst for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy on Time Warner Cable SportsNet. He can also be seen on Fox Spo ...

, American footballer * June 18 –

Mark Chung Mark Chung (born June 18, 1970) is an American former soccer midfielder who played ten seasons in Major League Soccer. He also earned twenty-four caps, scoring two goals, with the US national team. Youth Chung was born in Toronto to Hakka Chin ...

, American footballer * June 19 – Cafú, Brazilian footballer * July 6 – Christer Fursth, Swedish footballer * July 11 – Iván Castillo, Bolivian footballer * August 13 –

Alan Shearer Alan Shearer CBE DL (born 13 August 1970) is an English football pundit and retired football player and manager who played as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation and one of the greatest players in Premie ...

, English footballer * August 16 – Mauricio Pozo, Chilean footballer * August 20 –

Celso Ayala Celso Rafael Ayala Gavilán (; born 20 August 1970) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. Career With 85 caps and six goals, Ayala one of the most capped players in the Paraguay national team. Ayal ...

, Paraguayan footballer * August 24 –

Guido Alvarenga Guido Virgilio Alvarenga Morales (born 24 August 1970, in Asunción) is a retired football (soccer) player from Paraguay, who was nicknamed "El Mago". He played as an attacking midfielder during his career. International Alvarenga made his int ...

, Paraguayan footballer * August 28 – Mike Lapper, American footballer * September 3 – Gareth Southgate, English footballer * September 26 – Marco Etcheverry, Bolivian footballer * October 1 –

Gaston Taument Gaston Taument (born 1 October 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played mainly as a right winger but also as a second striker. He played the vast majority of his 14-year professional career with Feyenoord, amassing Eredivisie t ...

, Dutch footballer * October 16 – Mehmet Scholl, German footballer * October 17 –

Radoslav Samardzic Radoslav () is a common Slavic masculine given name, derived from ''rad-'' ("happy, eager, to care") and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "eager glory". It is known since the Middle Ages. Th ...

, Serbian footballer * October 22 – Winston Bogarde, Dutch footballer * October 29 –

Juan Castillo Balcázar Juan Mauricio Castillo Balcázar (born 29 October 1970) is a Chilean retired footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footba ...

, Chilean footballer * November 1 –

Igor Cvitanović Igor Cvitanović (; born 1 November 1970) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently the head coach of Dinamo Zagreb II in the Druga HNL. He is currently the 2nd all-time goalscorer of the Croatian F ...

, Croatian footballer * November 17 –

Max Huiberts Max Huiberts (born 17 November 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike action *A participant in a hunger strike *Blacksmith's striker, a typ ...

, Dutch footballer * November 29 –

Mario Arteaga Mario Alberto Arteaga Herrera (born 29 November 1970) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. Playing career Club He played as forward during his career, beginning with Chivas in the 1990–91 season. During the ...

, Mexican footballer * November 29 –

Mark Pembridge Mark Anthony Pembridge (born 29 November 1970) is a Welsh retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current coach at the academy for Fulham. He played 333 matches in England's top division for Luton Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Evert ...

, Welsh footballer * December 5 –

Francisco Veza Francisco Nicolás Veza Fragoso (born 6 December 1970), known as Paqui, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back. He played professionally for six clubs during 16 years, mainly Tenerife and Las Palmas. Club career Paqui ...

, Spanish footballer * December 11 – Chris Henderson, American footballer

Deaths

August

* August 12 -

Arne Nyberg Arne Gustav Julius Nyberg (20 June 1913 – 12 August 1970) was a Swedish football striker born in Säffle. Career After starting his career playing for SK Sifhälla, he joined IFK Göteborg Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (of ...

Swedish international footballer (born 1913)

September

* September 18 –

Pedro Cea José Pedro Cea (1 September 1900 – 18 September 1970) was a Uruguayan football player as a striker and coach. Playing career Club career Cea was born in MontevideoMontevideo. At club level, he played for Nacional, where he won several Urugu ...

, Uruguayan striker, winner of the

1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nation ...

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References

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