1960 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1960 throughout the world.
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Clubs founded
Events
- April 3 – Humphrey Mijnals becomes the first player from Surinamese descent who makes his debut for the Netherlands national football team when Holland defeats Bulgaria (4-2) in a friendly.
Winners club national championship
- Argentina: Club Atlético Independiente
- England: Burnley Football Club
- Hungary: Újpest FC
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
- Soviet Union: Torpedo Moscow
- Sweden: IFK Norrköping
International tournaments
- UEFA European Football Championship in France (July 6 – 10 1960)
- Olympic Games in Rome, Italy (August 26 – September 10, 1960)
- 1960 British Home Championship (October 3, 1959 – April 15, 1960)
Shared by 
England, 
Scotland and 
Wales
- Copa Libertadores 1960
- Won by Peñarol after defeating Olimpia Asunción on an aggregate score of 2-1.
- European Cup 1959-60
- Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3 in the final at Hampden Park
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
- FC Barcelona defeated Birmingham City in the final 4-1 on aggregate
Births
- February 10 – Miguel Bossio, Uruguayan footballer
- February 27 – Jan van Grinsven, Dutch footballer
- March 27 – Hans Pflügler, German footballer
- April 4 – Marvin Obando, Costa Rican footballer
- April 16 – Pierre Littbarski, German footballer and manager
- April 29 – Ron de Groot, Dutch footballer and manager
- August 24 – Jimmy Montanero, Ecuadorian footballer
- August 28 – Julio César Romero, Paraguayan footballer
- October 30 – Diego Maradona, Argentine footballer
- December 20 – Piet Keur, Dutch footballer
Deaths
- June 25 – Charlie Buchan (68), English footballer (born 1891)
- September 15 – Héctor Castro (55), Uruguayan footballer (born 1904)