1961 in football (soccer)

1961 in football (soccer)
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Years in football (soccer):	1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
Centuries:	19th Century · 20th Century · 21st Century
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Years:	1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1961 throughout the world.

Contents

1 Events
2 Winners club national championship
3 International tournaments
4 Births
5 Deaths

Events

Copa Libertadores 1961: Won by Peñarol after defeating Palmeiras on an aggregate score of 2-1.
September 6 – Dutch club Feyenoord from Rotterdam makes its European debut by defeating Sweden's IFK Göteborg (0-3) in the first round of the European Cup.

Winners club national championship

International tournaments

1961 British Home Championship (October 8, 1960 – April 15, 1961)

Births

January 18 – Peter Beardsley, English footballer
January 20 – Patricio Yáñez, Chilean footballer
January 31 – Jonny Otten, German footballer
March 13 – Sebastiano Nela, Italian footballer
March 21 – Lothar Matthäus, German footballer
May 3 – Daniel Sánchez, Uruguayan footballer
May 8 – Gert Kruys, Dutch footballer and manager
November 3 – Sven Habermann, German-Canadian footballer
December 17 – Henk van Stee, Dutch footballer and manager

Deaths

January 5 – Jack Butler (66), English footballer and manager (b. 1894)

v • d • e Association football

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