1959 in association football

1959 in association football

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yp2=1957
yp3=1958
year=1959
ya1=1960
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1959 throughout the world.

Events

*October 25 – Sparta Rotterdam makes a winning European debut by defeating Sweden's IFK Göteborg in the second round of the European Cup. All three goals for the Dutch side are scored by Joop Daniëls.

Winners club national championship

* Argentina: San Lorenzo
* Chile: Universidad de Chile
* Iceland: KR
* Italy: A.C. Milan
* Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
* West-Germany: Eintracht Frankfurt

International tournaments

*1959 British Home Championship (October 4, 1958 – April 11, 1959)Shared by fb|England and fb|Northern Ireland

* African Cup of Nations in Egypt (May 22 – 29, 1959):# fb|Egypt|UAR:# fb|Sudan|1956:# fb|Ethiopia|1897

* Pan American Games in Chicago, United States (August 21 – September 5, 1959):# fb|Argentina:# fb|Brazil:# fb|United States|1959

Births

* January 23 — Eustorgio Sánchez, Venezuelan football goalkeeper
* May 20 — Juan Carlos Letelier, Chilean footballer
* May 26 — Róger Flores, Costa Rican footballer
* July 31 — Wilmar Cabrera, Uruguayan footballer
* September 4 — Fernando Alvez, Uruguayan footballer
* November 17 — Thomas Allofs, German footballer
* November 28 — Pedro Acosta, Venezuelan footballer

Deaths


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