1968 in association football

1968 in association football

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The following are the 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.
*May 29 – European Cup won by Manchester United after defeating Benfica 4-1 in extra time at Wembley Stadium, London.
* May 30 – The Dutch national team plays its 300th official match in history, drawing 0-0 in a friendly against Scotland.
*June 5 – 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.
* September 19 – 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.

Winners club national championship

* Argentina
** San Lorenzo - Metropolitano
** Vélez Sársfield - Nacional
* England: Manchester City
* Iceland: KR
* Italy: A.C. Milan
* Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
* Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
* Scotland: Celtic
* Spain: Real Madrid
* West Germany: 1. FC Nürnberg

International tournaments

* African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (January 12 – 21, 1968):# fb|COD|1966|name=Congo-Kinshasa:# fb|GHA:# fb|CIV

*1968 British Home Championship (October 21, 1967 – February 28, 1968)::fb|ENG

* UEFA European Football Championship in Italy (June 5 – 10, 1968)
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*Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico (October 13 – 26, 1968)
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Births

* April 16 – Martin Dahlin, Swedish footballer
* May 1 – Oliver Bierhoff, German footballer
* June 5 – Percy Olivares, Peruvian footballer
* June 25 – Dorinel Munteanu, Romanian footballer
* June 26 – Paolo Maldini, Italian footballer
* October 20 – Jonathan Akpoborie, Nigerian footballer
* December 26 – Thijs Waterink, Dutch footballer

Deaths


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