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1963 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1963 throughout the world.

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Events

  • Copa Libertadores 1963: Won by Santos FC after defeating Boca Juniors on an aggregate score of 5-3.
  • 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.
  • West Germany is one of the last countries in Europe to form a national league. The Bundesliga starts off on 24 August. Dortmund's Konietzka scores the first goal.

    • Winners club national championship

  • Argentina: Independiente
  • Brazil: Santos
  • East Germany: SC Motor Jena
  • England: Everton
  • Iceland: KR
  • Italy: Internazionale Milano F.C.
  • Mexico: Oro
  • Netherlands: PSV Eindhoven
  • Norway: SK Brann
  • Scotland: Rangers
  • Spain: Real Madrid
  • Sweden: IFK Norrköping
  • Turkey: Galatasaray S.K.
  • West Germany: Borussia Dortmund

    • International tournaments

  • 1963 British Home Championship (October 20, 1962 – April 6, 1963)
  • Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil (April 20 – May 4, 1963)
    1.  Brazil
    2.  Argentina
    3.  Chile
  • African Cup of Nations in Ghana (November 22 – December 1, 1963)
    1.  Ghana
    2.  Sudan
    3.  Egypt

    • Births

  • January 1 – Dražen Ladić, Croatian footballer and manager
  • January 26 – Jose 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

    • 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

    1963 in association football Wikipedia
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