1963 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1963 throughout the world.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 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.
- : Independiente
- : Santos
- : SC Motor Jena
- : Everton
- : AS Monaco
- : KR
- : Inter Milan
- : Oro
- : PSV Eindhoven
- : Brann
- : Rangers
- : Real Madrid
- : IFK Norrköping
- : Galatasaray
- : Borussia Dortmund
International tournaments
- 1963 British Home Championship
- Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil
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- African Cup of Nations in Ghana
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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
- 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
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