1968 in association football

The following are the association football (soccer) events of the year 1968 throughout the world.

Events

 * Copa Libertadores 1968: Won by Estudiantes de La Plata after defeating Palmeiras on an aggregate score of 2–0.
 * 29 May – European Cup won by Manchester United after defeating Benfica 4–1 in extra time at Wembley Stadium, London.
 * 30 May – The Dutch national team plays its 300th official match in history, drawing 0–0 in a friendly against Scotland.
 * 5 June – Alan Mullery becomes the first England player to be sent off in an international match during a 0–1 defeat to Yugoslavia in the European Nations' Cup semi-finals in Florence, Italy.
 * 19 September – Dutch club ADO makes its European debut by defeating Grazer AK (4–1) in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup, with four goals from Piet Giesen.

Asia

 * 🇶🇦: Al-Oruba

Europe

 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: Manchester City
 * 🇫🇷: AS Saint-Étienne
 * 🇮🇸: KR
 * 🇮🇹: A.C. Milan
 * : Ajax Amsterdam
 * 🇵🇱: Ruch Chorzów
 * : Celtic
 * 🇪🇸: Real Madrid
 * 🇹🇷: Fenerbahçe
 * : 1. FC Nürnberg

North America

 * 🇲🇽: Toluca
 * Atlanta Chiefs (NASL)
 * Atlanta Chiefs (NASL)

South America

 * San Lorenzo - Metropolitano
 * Vélez Sársfield - Nacional
 * Botafogo - Taça Brasil
 * Santos - Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
 * : Olimpia Asunción
 * Santos - Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
 * : Olimpia Asunción

International tournaments

 * African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (12–21 January 1968)
 * 🇨🇩 congo
 * 🇬🇭 ghana
 * 🇨🇮 côte d'ivoire
 * 1968 British Home Championship (21 October 1967 – 28 February 1968)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england


 * UEFA European Football Championship in Italy (5–10 June 1968)
 * 🇮🇹 italy
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england
 * Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico (13–26 October 1968)
 * 🇭🇺 hungary
 * 🇧🇬 bulgaria
 * 🇯🇵 japan
 * 🇯🇵 japan

Births

 * 1 January – Davor Šuker, Croatian international footballer
 * 5 January – Gennaro Monaco, Italian former player, former manager
 * 27 January – Gidix Nasa, Papua New Guinean former footballer
 * 31 January – Dragan Reljić, Croatian former professional footballer
 * 27 March – René Fluri, retired Swiss footballer
 * 31 March – Francesco Moriero, Italian international footballer and manager
 * 1 April – Bulat Esmagambetov, Kazakhstani footballer
 * 16 April – Martin Dahlin, Swedish international footballer
 * 18 April – Adelio Salinas, former Paraguayan footballer
 * 1 May – Oliver Bierhoff, German international footballer
 * 2 May – Pedro Ramos, Ecuadorian football referee
 * 22 May – Gabriel Mendoza, Chilean international footballer
 * 5 June – Percy Olivares, Peruvian footballer
 * 6 June – Edwin Vurens, Dutch footballer
 * 22 June – Fabián Guevara, Chilean footballer
 * 25 June – Dorinel Munteanu, Romanian international footballer
 * 16 July – Jorge Sosa (Jorge Adrián Sosa Reyna), Mexican football manager and former player
 * 26 June – Paolo Maldini, Italian international footballer
 * 6 August – Fulvio Cimino, retired Swiss footballer
 * 14 August
 * Darren Newman, English former professional footballer
 * Onésimo Sánchez, Spanish football player and manager
 * 15 August – Ulugbek Ruzimov, Uzbekistani footballer
 * 20 August – Klas Ingesson, Swedish international footballer and manager (died 2014)
 * 22 August – Alejandro Grandi, Uruguayan retired footballer
 * 11 September – Slaven Bilić, Croatian international football player and manager
 * 14 September – Jorge Gómez, Chilean footballer
 * 15 September – Juan Carlos Garay, Ecuadorian footballer
 * 17 September – Francesc Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (died 2014)
 * 18 September – Carlos Guirland, Paraguayan footballer
 * 23 September – Franco Massimo, English former professional footballer
 * 25 September – Gary Blackford, English former professional footballer
 * 27 September – Robert Alleyne, English former professional footballer
 * 8 October – Zvonimir Boban, Croatian international footballer
 * 17 October – Héctor Ferri, Ecuadorian footballer
 * 20 October – Jonathan Akpoborie, Nigerian international footballer
 * 24 October – Osmar Donizete Cândido, Brazilian international footballer
 * 30 October – Chris Grocock, English lawyer and former professional footballer
 * 18 November – Barry Hunter, Northern Irish international and scout
 * 8 December – Igor Luzyakin, Russian professional football coach and former player
 * 13 December – Carlos Hasselbaink, Dutch footballer
 * 26 December – Thijs Waterink, Dutch footballer
 * 27 December – Steve Guillod, retired Swiss footballer

January

 * 4 January – Armando Castellazzi, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and first man to win the Serie A both as player and as manager. (63)

June

 * 17 June – José Nasazzi, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and by many regarded as Uruguay's greatest ever player. (67)

August

 * 30 August - Luitpold Popp, German international footballer (born 1893)

November

 * 10 November – Santos Iriarte, Uruguayan forward, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (66)

December

 * 21 December – Vittorio Pozzo, Italian manager, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup and the only manager that won the FIFA World Cup twice. (82)
 * 28 December – Fernando Giudicelli, Brazilian midfielder, Brazilian squad member the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (62)