1964 in association football

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

Events

*Copa Libertadores 1964: 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 th Dutch side is scored by the later coach Spitz Kohn.

Winners club national championship

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

International tournaments

*1964 British Home Championship (October 12, 1963 – April 11, 1964)::Shared by fb|ENG, fb|SCO and fb|NIR

*1964 Taça de Nações (May 30 – June 7, 1964)::fb|ARG

* UEFA European Football Championship in Spain (June 17 – 21, 1964)
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*Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan (October 11 – 23, 1964)
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Births

* January 8 – José Luis Carranza (Peruvian footballer)
* March 5 – Gerald Vanenburg (Dutch footballer)
* June 22 – Nico Jalink (Dutch footballer)
* July 30 – Jürgen Klinsmann (German footballer and former manager German national team)
* August 20 – Giuseppe Giannini (Italian footballer)
* October 25 – Johan de Kock (Dutch footballer)
* November 12 – Thomas Berthold (German footballer)
* November 24 – Hendrie Krüzen (Dutch footballer)
* December 13 – Dieter Eilts (German footballer and manager)

Deaths