1969 in association football

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 in France against FC Rouen.

  Winners club national championship

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

  South America

• * Chacarita Juniors – Metropolitano
• * Boca Juniors – Nacional
• : Palmeiras
• : Universidad de Chile
• : Club Guaraní

  International tournaments

• 1969 British Home Championship

  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 25 – Jurgen Streppel, Dutch footballer and manager
• June 29 – Erik Tammer, Dutch 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
• September 15 – Roberto Solozábal, Spanish footballer
• September 20 – Richard Witschge, Dutch footballer
• October 13 – José Eduardo Pavez, Mexican footballer
• October 23 – Ricardo Cadena, Mexican footballer
• October 26 – César Obando, Honduran footballer
• October 31 – Ricardo Sanabria, Paraguayan footballer
• November 12 – David Rangel, Mexican footballer
• November 19 – Igor Pamić, Croatian 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

June

• June 30 – Domingo Tejera, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup.

  July

• July 24 - Wilhelm Trautmann, German footballer

  August

• August 14 – Bruno Chizzo, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

  September

• 6 September – Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian striker, claimed to have scored 1329 goals in 1239 matches.

  October

• October 11 – Enrique Ballestrero, Uruguayan goalkeeper, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup.