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.

Asia

 * 🇶🇦: Al-Oruba

Europe

 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: Leeds United
 * 🇫🇷: AS Saint-Étienne
 * 🇭🇺: Újpest FC
 * 🇮🇹: ACF Fiorentina
 * : Feyenoord Rotterdam
 * : Celtic
 * 🇪🇸: Real Madrid
 * 🇹🇷: Galatasaray S.K.
 * : Bayern Munich

North America

 * 🇲🇽: Cruz Azul
 * Kansas City Spurs (NASL)
 * Kansas City Spurs (NASL)

South America

 * Chacarita Juniors – Metropolitano
 * Boca Juniors – Nacional
 * 🇧🇷: Palmeiras
 * : Universidad de Chile
 * : Club Guaraní
 * : 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)