1966 in association football
- 1966 in association football
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c=20th Century
cf=21st Century
yp1=1963
yp2=1964
yp3=1965
year=1966
ya1=1967
ya2=1968
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dp3=1930s
dp2=1940s
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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.
*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 Cezchoslovakia.
Winners club national championship
* Argentina: Racing Club
* England: Liverpool
* Italy: Internazionale Milano F.C.
* Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
* Scotland: Celtic
* West Germany: TSV 1860 München
International tournaments
*1966 British Home Championship (October 2, 1965 – April 2, 1966)::fb|England
* FIFA World Cup in England (July 11 – 29, 1966):# fb|England:# fb|West Germany:# fb|Portugal
Births
* January 29 – Romário, Brazilian footballer
* March 27 – Ramiro Castillo, Bolivian footballer
* April 2 – Teddy Sheringham, English footballer
* April 9 – Thomas Doll, German footballer and manager
* May 12 – Vladimir Quesada, Costa Rican footballer
* May 30 – Thomas Häßler, German footballer
* June 6 – Fernando Kanapkis, Uruguayan footballer
* June 21 – Guillermo Sanguinetti, Uruguayan footballer
* July 1 – Frank De Bleeckere, Belgian soccer referee
* July 5 – Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer
* July 7 – Henk Fräser, Dutch footballer
* July 28 – Miguel Ángel Nadal, Spanish footballer
* August 13 – Miguel Miranda, Peruvian footballer
* August 22 – Rob Witschge, Dutch footballer
* October 16 – Stefan Reuter, German footballer
* December 3 – Flemming Povlsen, Danish footballer
Deaths
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