The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1970 throughout the world.

Events

• Copa Libertadores 1970: Won by Estudiantes de La Plata after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 1–0.^[1]
• European Cup 1970: Won by Feyenoord after defeating Celtic FC by 2–1.^[2]
• In May 1970 the England captain Bobby Moore was arrested in Colombia in the Bogotá Bracelet incident shortly before the beginning of the World Cup.^[3]
• Paris Saint Germain (Paris, France) was founded.^[4]
• World Cup 1970 Brazil wins the world cup 1970^[5]

Winners club national championship

Asia

•  Qatar: Al-Oruba

Europe

•  East Germany: FC Carl Zeiss Jena
•  England: Everton
•  France: AS Saint-Étienne
•  Hungary: Újpest FC
•  Italy: Cagliari
•  Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
•  Portugal: Sporting CP
•  Scotland: Celtic
•  Spain: Atlético Madrid
•  Turkey: Fenerbahçe
•  West Germany: Borussia Mönchengladbach

North America

•  Mexico
  • Guadalajara
  • Cruz Azul (México 1970)
•  United States /  Canada:
  • Rochester Lancers (NASL)

South America

•  Argentina
  • Boca Juniors – Metropolitano
  • Independiente – Nacional
•  Brazil: Fluminense

International tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Sudan (February 6 – 16 1970)
  1.  Sudan
  2.  Ghana
  3.  Egypt
• 1970 British Home Championship (April 18 – April 25, 1970)

Shared by  England,  Scotland and  Wales

• FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31 – June 21, 1970)
  1.  Brazil
  2.  Italy
  3.  West Germany
• 1970 Asian Games in Thailand (10–20 December 1970)
•  South Korea
•  Burma
•  India

Births

• January 1 – Sergei Kiriakov, Russian footballer and manager
• January 6 – Francisco Rotllán, Mexican footballer
• January 10 – Geovanis Cassiani, Colombian footballer
• January 12 – Jorge Castañeda Reyes, Mexican footballer
• January 13 – Frank Kooiman, Dutch footballer
• January 21 – Alen Bokšić, Croatian footballer
• February 2 – Erik ten Hag, Dutch football player and coach
• February 4 – Kevin Campbell, English footballer
• February 16 – Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer
• February 17 – José Antonio Castillo, Spanish retired footballer^[6]
• March 8 – Harry Decheiver, Dutch footballer
• March 12 – Clay Coleman, Caymanian footballer^[7]
• March 30
  • Rodrigo Barrera, Chilean footballer
  • Camilo Romero, Mexican footballer
• April 4 – Barry van Galen, Dutch footballer
• April 18 – Carlos López de Silanes, Mexican footballer
• April 28 – Diego Simeone, Argentinian footballer
• May 10 – David Weir, Scottish footballer
• May 13 – Fernando Vergara, Chilean footballer and manager
• June 1
  • Daniel Delfino, Argentine footballer
  • Alexi Lalas, American footballer
• June 11 – Miguel Ramírez, Chilean footballer
• June 16 – Cobi Jones, American footballer
• June 18 – Mark Chung, American footballer
• June 19 – Cafú, Brazilian footballer
• July 6 – Christer Fursth, Swedish footballer
• July 11 – Iván Castillo, Bolivian footballer
• August 13 – Alan Shearer, English footballer
• August 16 – Mauricio Pozo, Chilean footballer
• August 20 – Celso Ayala, Paraguayan footballer
• August 24 – Guido Alvarenga, Paraguayan footballer
• August 28 – Mike Lapper, American footballer
• September 3 – Gareth Southgate, English footballer
• September 26 – Marco Etcheverry, Bolivian footballer
• October 1 – Gaston Taument, Dutch footballer
• October 16 – Mehmet Scholl, German footballer
• October 17 – Radoslav Samardzic, Serbian footballer
• October 22 – Winston Bogarde, Dutch footballer
• October 29 – Juan Castillo Balcázar, Chilean footballer
• October 30 – Marios Pashialis, former international Cypriot footballer^[8]
• November 1 – Igor Cvitanović, Croatian footballer
• November 17 – Max Huiberts, Dutch footballer
• November 27 – Sebastian Synoradzki, Polish footballer and coach^[9]
• November 29
  • Mario Arteaga, Mexican footballer
  • Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer
• December 5 – Francisco Veza, Spanish footballer
• December 11 – Chris Henderson, American footballer

Deaths

August

• August 12 - Arne Nyberg Swedish international footballer (born 1913)

September

• September 18 – Pedro Cea, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (70)