1963 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1963 throughout the world.
| Years in association football: | 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s |
| Years: | 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 |
Notable events
- Copa Libertadores 1963: Won by Santos FC after defeating Boca Juniors on an aggregate score of 5–3.
- May 22 – A.C. Milan defeats Benfica, 2–1, to win their first European Cup.
- September 25 – Dutch side Willem II Tilburg makes its European debut with a draw (1–1) on home soil against Manchester United in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup.
- 1963 International Soccer League
- League: West Ham United defeated Gornik Zabrze, 2–1 on aggregate.
- Cup: FK Dukla Prague defeated West Ham United, 2–1, on aggregate.
- West Germany is one of the last countries in Europe to form a national league, Bundesliga, Germany's primary football competition.
- Dortmund's Konietzka scored the first ever goal in the Bundesliga in 1963.[1]
Winners club national championship
International tournaments
- 1963 British Home Championship (October 20, 1962 – April 6, 1963)
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Births
- January 1
- Alberigo Evani, Italian footballer and manager
- Dražen Ladić, Croatian footballer and manager
- January 26 – José Mourinho, Portuguese manager
- March 11 – Hugo González, Chilean footballer
- March 13 – Aníbal González, Chilean footballer
- March 30 – Willem Brouwer, Dutch footballer
- April 7 – Bernard Lama, French international footballer
- April 15 – Walter Casagrande, Brazilian international footballer
- May 8 – Jan de Jonge, Dutch footballer and manager
- July 30 – Carlos Maldonado, Venezuelan footballer
- July 30 – Neil Webb, English footballer
- September 17 – Nicolás Navarro, Mexican footballer
- September 19 – David Seaman, English international footballer
- September 29 – Claudio Tello, Chilean international footballer (died 2014)
- October 20 – Stan Valckx, Dutch footballer
- November 5 – Jean-Pierre Papin, French international footballer
- November 18 – Peter Schmeichel, Danish international footballer
- November 21 – Peter Bosz, Dutch footballer and manager
- November 27 – Roland Nilsson, Swedish footballer
- December 4 – Mike Snoei, Dutch footballer and manager
- December 11 – Mario Been, Dutch footballer and manager
Deaths
January
- January 1 – Luiz Gervazoni, Brazilian defender, squad member at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (56)
June
- June 3 – Dick MacNeill (65), Dutch footballer (born 1898)
References
- Football, Mirror (2012-03-13). "Scorer of Bundesliga's first goal passes away aged 73". mirror. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
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