1970 in association football

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

Events

 * Copa Libertadores 1970: Won by Estudiantes de La Plata after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 1–0.
 * European Cup 1970: Won by Feyenoord after defeating Celtic FC by 2–1.
 * In May 1970 the England captain Bobby Moore was arrested in Colombia in the Bogotá Bracelet incident shortly before the beginning of the World Cup.
 * Paris Saint Germain (Paris, France) was founded.
 * World Cup 1970 Brazil wins the world cup 1970

Asia

 * 🇶🇦: Al-Oruba

Europe

 * : FC Carl Zeiss Jena
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: Everton
 * 🇫🇷: AS Saint-Étienne
 * 🇭🇺: Újpest FC
 * 🇮🇹: Cagliari
 * : Ajax Amsterdam
 * : Sporting CP
 * : Celtic
 * 🇪🇸: Atlético Madrid
 * 🇹🇷: Fenerbahçe
 * : Borussia Mönchengladbach

North America

 * Guadalajara
 * Cruz Azul (México 1970)
 * Rochester Lancers (NASL)
 * Rochester Lancers (NASL)
 * Rochester Lancers (NASL)

South America

 * Boca Juniors – Metropolitano
 * Independiente – Nacional
 * 🇧🇷: Fluminense
 * 🇧🇷: Fluminense

International tournaments

 * African Cup of Nations in Sudan (February 6 – 16 1970)
 * 🇬🇭 ghana
 * 🇪🇬 egypt
 * 1970 British Home Championship (April 18 – April 25, 1970)
 * Shared by 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england, and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 wales
 * Shared by 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england, and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 wales


 * FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31 – June 21, 1970)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil
 * 🇮🇹 italy
 * 1970 Asian Games in Thailand (10–20 December 1970)
 * 🇰🇷 south korea
 * 🇮🇳 india
 * 🇮🇳 india
 * 🇮🇳 india

Births

 * January 1 – Sergei Kiriakov, Russian footballer and manager
 * January 6 – Francisco Rotllán, Mexican footballer
 * January 10 – Geovanis Cassiani, Colombian footballer
 * January 12 – Jorge Castañeda Reyes, Mexican footballer
 * January 13 – Frank Kooiman, Dutch footballer
 * January 21 – Alen Bokšić, Croatian footballer
 * February 2 – Erik ten Hag, Dutch football player and coach
 * February 4 – Kevin Campbell, English footballer (died 2024)
 * February 16 – Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer
 * February 17 – José Antonio Castillo, Spanish retired footballer
 * March 8 – Harry Decheiver, Dutch footballer
 * March 12 – Clay Coleman, Caymanian footballer
 * March 30
 * Rodrigo Barrera, Chilean footballer
 * 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, Argentine footballer
 * Alexi Lalas, American footballer
 * June 11 – Miguel Ramírez, Chilean footballer
 * June 16 – Cobi Jones, American footballer
 * June 18 – Mark Chung, American footballer
 * June 19 – Cafú, Brazilian footballer
 * July 6 – Christer Fursth, Swedish footballer
 * July 11 – Iván Castillo, Bolivian footballer
 * August 13 – Alan Shearer, English footballer
 * August 16 – Mauricio Pozo, Chilean footballer
 * August 20 – Celso Ayala, Paraguayan footballer
 * August 24 – Guido Alvarenga, Paraguayan footballer
 * August 27 – Walter Müller, retired Swiss footballer
 * August 28 – Mike Lapper, American footballer
 * September 3 – Gareth Southgate, English footballer
 * September 26 – Marco Etcheverry, Bolivian footballer
 * October 1 – Gaston Taument, Dutch footballer
 * October 16 – Mehmet Scholl, German footballer
 * October 17 – Radoslav Samardzic, Serbian footballer
 * October 22 – Winston Bogarde, Dutch footballer
 * October 29 – Juan Castillo Balcázar, Chilean footballer
 * October 30 – Marios Pashialis, former international Cypriot footballer
 * November 1 – Igor Cvitanović, Croatian footballer
 * November 17 – Max Huiberts, Dutch footballer
 * November 27 – Sebastian Synoradzki, Polish footballer and coach
 * November 29
 * Mario Arteaga, Mexican footballer
 * Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer
 * December 5 – Francisco Veza, Spanish footballer
 * December 11 – Chris Henderson, American footballer

August

 * August 12 - Arne Nyberg Swedish international footballer (born 1913)

September

 * September 18 – Pedro Cea, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (70)