1964 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
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Years:	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1964 throughout the world.

Events

• The Estadio Nacional disaster in Peru claims the lives of 328 fans.
• SC Cambuur founded
• Copa Libertadores won by Independiente after defeating Nacional on an aggregate score of 1-0.
• September 16 – Dutch club DWS from Amsterdam makes its European debut by defeating Turkey's Fenerbahçe (3-1) in the first round of the European Cup, with two goals from Frans Geurtsen.
• September 23 – Fortuna '54 from Sittard makes its European debut by losing to Italy's Torino (3-1) in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup. The only goal for the Dutch side is scored by the later coach Spitz Kohn.

Winners club national championship

• Argentina: Boca Juniors
• Brazil: Santos
• Chile: Universidad de Chile
• England: Liverpool
• Italy: Bologna FC
• Paraguay: Club Guaraní
• Scotland: Rangers
• Spain: Real Madrid
• Turkey: Fenerbahçe
• West Germany: 1. FC Köln

International tournaments

• 1964 British Home Championship (October 12, 1963 – April 11, 1964)

Shared by England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

• 1964 Taça de Nações (May 30 – June 7, 1964)

Argentina

• UEFA European Football Championship in Spain (June 17 – 21 1964)
  1. Spain
  2. Soviet Union
  3. Hungary

• Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan (October 11 – 23 1964)
  1. Hungary
  2. Czechoslovakia
  3. East Germany

Births

• January 8 – José Luis Carranza (Peruvian footballer)
• January 24 – Abraham Nava (Mexican footballer)
• March 5 – Gerald Vanenburg (Dutch international footballer)
• March 17 – Stefano Borgonovo (Italian footballer) (d. 2013)
• June 22 – Nico Jalink (Dutch footballer)
• June 30 – Ryszard Kraus (Polish international footballer) (d. 2013)
• July 30 – Jürgen Klinsmann (German international footballer and manager)
• August 5 – Raimonds Laizāns (Latvian footballer)
• August 20 – Giuseppe Giannini (Italian footballer)
• October 25 – Johan de Kock (Dutch footballer)
• October 31 – Marco van Basten (Dutch international footballer)
• November 11 – Miguel Sanabria (Paraguayan footballer)
• November 12 – Thomas Berthold (German international footballer)
• November 24 – Hendrie Krüzen (Dutch footballer)
• December 9 – Blas Cristaldo (Paraguayan footballer)
• December 13 – Dieter Eilts (German international footballer and manager)

Deaths

October

• October 6 – Pietro Serantoni, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (57 ; Brain tumor).

December

• December 13 – Pedro Petrone, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and topscorer of the 1931–32 Serie A and 1924 Summer Olympics. (59)