The following are the association football (soccer) events of the year 1968 throughout the world.

Events

• 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

International tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (12–21 January 1968)
  1.  Congo-Kinshasa
  2.  Ghana
  3.  Ivory Coast
• 1968 British Home Championship (21 October 1967 – 28 February 1968)

 England

• UEFA European Football Championship in Italy (5–10 June 1968)
  1.  Italy
  2.  Yugoslavia
  3.  England
• Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico (13–26 October 1968)
  1.  Hungary
  2.  Bulgaria
  3.  Japan

Births

• 1 January – Davor Šuker, Croatian international footballer
• 5 January – Gennaro Monaco, Italian former player, former manager^[1]
• 27 January – Gidix Nasa, Papua New Guinean former footballer^[2]
• 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
• 26 June – Paolo Maldini, Italian international footballer
• 14 August – 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^[3]
• 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
• 25 September – Gary Blackford, English former professional footballer^[4]
• 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
• 18 November – Barry Hunter, Northern Irish international and scout
• 13 December – Carlos Hasselbaink, Dutch footballer
• 26 December – Thijs Waterink, Dutch footballer

Deaths

References

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