1968 in association football

• 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. ==Winners club national championship==

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) South America • • San Lorenzo - Metropolitano • Vélez Sársfield - Nacional • • Botafogo - Taça Brasil • Santos - Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa • : Olimpia Asunción ==International tournaments==

• African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (12–21 January 1968) • • • • 1968 British Home Championship (21 October 1967 – 28 February 1968) :: • UEFA European Football Championship in Italy (5–10 June 1968) • • • • Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico (13–26 October 1968) • • • ==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 • 25 June – Martin Filson, English former professional footballer • 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 • 27 October – Jamie Slater, Welsh former professional footballer • 30 October – Chris Grocock, English lawyer and former professional footballer • 18 November – Barry Hunter, Northern Irish international and scout • 4 December – Gilles Petrucci, retired French footballer • 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 ==Deaths==

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) ==References==