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: Dukla Prague defeated America-RJ, 3–2, on aggregate.

Winners club national championship

 * 🇦🇷: Club Atlético Boca Juniors
 * 🇧🇷: Santos
 * : Universidad de Chile
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: Ipswich Town
 * 🇫🇷: Stade de Reims
 * 🇮🇪: Shelbourne
 * 🇮🇹: A.C. Milan
 * 🇲🇽: Chivas Guadalajara
 * : Feyenoord Rotterdam
 * : Linfield
 * : Olimpia Asunción
 * 🇪🇸: Real Madrid
 * 🇸🇪: IFK Norrköping
 * 🇹🇷: Galatasaray S.K.

International tournaments

 * African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (14–21 January 1962)
 * 🇪🇹 ethiopia
 * 🇪🇬 egypt
 * 🇹🇳 tunisia
 * 1962 British Home Championship (7 October 1961 – 11 April 1962)


 * FIFA World Cup in Chile (30 May – 17 June 1962)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil
 * 🇨🇱 chile
 * 1962 Asian Games in Indonesia (25 August – 4 September 1962)
 * 🇮🇳 india
 * 🇰🇷 south korea
 * 🇰🇷 south korea

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
 * 10 April – Hubert Thomann, retired Swiss footballer
 * 13 April
 * Edivaldo, Brazilian footballer (died 1993)
 * Nelson Gutiérrez, Uruguayan footballer
 * 26 April – Colin Anderson, English club footballer
 * 28 May – Mats Johansson, retired Swedish footballer
 * 4 June – Per Frimann, Danish footballer
 * 6 June – Jonas Lind, Swedish former footballer
 * 7 July – Bernardo Tapia, Spanish retired 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)
 * 5 October – David Boulter, English retired professional footballer
 * 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
 * 23 November – Rob Vincent, English former professional footballer
 * 3 December – Mark McNeil, English former professional footballer
 * 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)