1970 in association football
The following are the football events of the year 1970 throughout the world.Events
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
- : Rochester Lancers
South America
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- * Boca Juniors – Metropolitano
- * Independiente – Nacional
- : Fluminense
International Tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Sudan
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- 1970 British Home Championship
- FIFA World Cup in Mexico
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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 4 - Kevin Campbell, English footballer
- February 16 - Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer
- March 8 - Harry Decheiver, Dutch footballer
- March 30 - Rodrigo Barrera, Chilean footballer
- March 30 - 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
- June 1 - 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 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
- November 1 - Igor Cvitanović, Croatian footballer
- November 17 - Max Huiberts, Dutch footballer
- November 29 - Mario Arteaga, Mexican footballer
- November 29 - Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer
- December 5 - Francisco Veza, Spanish footballer
- December 11 - Chris Henderson, American footballer
Deaths
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