1966 in association football

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Years in football (soccer): 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
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Years: 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1966 throughout the world.

Events[]

  • Copa Libertadores 1966: Won by Peñarol after defeating River Plate on an aggregate score of 4–2.
  • Real Madrid won the European Cup defeating Partizan 2–1.
  • November 6 – Johan Cruijff becomes the first player in history of the Netherlands national football team who receives a red card, when he is expelled by East-German referee Rudi Glöckner in the friendly against Czechoslovakia.

Winners club national championship[]

Asia[]

  •  Qatar: Al-Maref

Europe[]

North America[]

South America[]

International tournaments[]

  • 1966 British Home Championship (October 2, 1965 – April 2, 1966)
 England
  • FIFA World Cup in England (July 11 – 29 1966)
    1.  England
    2.  West Germany
    3.  Portugal

Clubs Founded[]

  • PAS Giannina (Greece)

Births[]

Deaths[]

March[]

  • March 27 - Hermann Garrn, German forward, capped 2 times for the Germany national football team. (78)

April[]

May[]

September[]

  • September 17: Mário Filho, Brazilian legendary football journalist who revolutionized football coverage in Brazil. The Maracanã Stadium was named after him after his death (58).

December[]

  • December 26 – Guillermo Stábile, Argentine striker, runner-up and top scorer of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (61)
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