The following are the association football (soccer) events of the year 1968 throughout the world.

• Copa Libertadores 1968: Won by Estudiantes de La Plata after defeating Palmeiras on an aggregate score of 2–0.
• 29 May – European Cup won by Manchester United after defeating Benfica 4–1 in extra time at Wembley Stadium, London.
• 30 May – The Dutch national team plays its 300th official match in history, drawing 0–0 in a friendly against Scotland.
• 5 June – Alan Mullery becomes the first England player to be sent off in an international match during a 0–1 defeat to Yugoslavia in the European Nations' Cup semi-finals in Florence, Italy.
• 19 September – Dutch club ADO makes its European debut by defeating Grazer AK (4–1) in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup, with four goals from Piet Giesen.

•  Qatar: Al-Oruba

•  England: Manchester City
•  France: AS Saint-Étienne
•  Iceland: KR
•  Italy: A.C. Milan
•  Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
•  Poland: Ruch Chorzów
•  Scotland: Celtic
•  Spain: Real Madrid
•  Turkey: Fenerbahçe
•  West Germany: 1. FC Nürnberg

•  Mexico: Toluca
•  United States /  Canada
  • Atlanta Chiefs (NASL)

•  Argentina
  • San Lorenzo - Metropolitano
  • Vélez Sársfield - Nacional
•  Brazil
  • Botafogo - Taça Brasil
  • Santos - Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
•  Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción

• African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (12–21 January 1968)
  1.  Congo-Kinshasa
  2.  Ghana
  3.  Ivory Coast
• 1968 British Home Championship (21 October 1967 – 28 February 1968)

 England

• UEFA European Football Championship in Italy (5–10 June 1968)
  1.  Italy
  2.  Yugoslavia
  3.  England
• Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico (13–26 October 1968)
  1.  Hungary
  2.  Bulgaria
  3.  Japan

• 1 January – Davor Šuker, Croatian international footballer
• 5 January – Gennaro Monaco, Italian former player, former manager^[1]
• 27 January – Gidix Nasa, Papua New Guinean former footballer^[2]
• 31 January – Dragan Reljić, Croatian former professional footballer^[3]
• 27 March – René Fluri, retired Swiss footballer^[4]
• 31 March – Francesco Moriero, Italian international footballer and manager
• 1 April – Bulat Esmagambetov, Kazakhstani footballer
• 16 April – Martin Dahlin, Swedish international footballer
• 18 April – Adelio Salinas, former Paraguayan footballer
• 1 May – Oliver Bierhoff, German international footballer
• 2 May – Pedro Ramos, Ecuadorian football referee
• 22 May – Gabriel Mendoza, Chilean international footballer
• 5 June – Percy Olivares, Peruvian footballer
• 6 June – Edwin Vurens, Dutch footballer
• 22 June – Fabián Guevara, Chilean footballer
• 25 June – Dorinel Munteanu, Romanian international footballer
• 16 July – Jorge Sosa (Jorge Adrián Sosa Reyna), Mexican football manager and former player^[5]
• 25 June – Martin Filson, English former professional footballer^[6]
• 26 June – Paolo Maldini, Italian international footballer
• 6 August – Fulvio Cimino, retired Swiss footballer^[7]
• 14 August
  • Darren Newman, English former professional footballer^[8]
  • Onésimo Sánchez, Spanish football player and manager
• 15 August – Ulugbek Ruzimov, Uzbekistani footballer
• 20 August – Klas Ingesson, Swedish international footballer and manager (died 2014)
• 22 August – Alejandro Grandi, Uruguayan retired footballer^[9]
• 11 September – Slaven Bilić, Croatian international football player and manager
• 14 September – Jorge Gómez, Chilean footballer
• 15 September – Juan Carlos Garay, Ecuadorian footballer
• 17 September – Francesc Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (died 2014)
• 18 September – Carlos Guirland, Paraguayan footballer
• 23 September – Franco Massimo, English former professional footballer^[10]
• 25 September – Gary Blackford, English former professional footballer^[11]
• 27 September – Robert Alleyne, English former professional footballer^[12]
• 8 October – Zvonimir Boban, Croatian international footballer
• 17 October – Héctor Ferri, Ecuadorian footballer
• 20 October – Jonathan Akpoborie, Nigerian international footballer
• 24 October – Osmar Donizete Cândido, Brazilian international footballer
• 27 October – Jamie Slater, Welsh former professional footballer^[13]
• 30 October – Chris Grocock, English lawyer and former professional footballer^[14]
• 18 November – Barry Hunter, Northern Irish international and scout
• 4 December – Gilles Petrucci, retired French footballer^[15]
• 8 December – Igor Luzyakin, Russian professional football coach and former player^[16]
• 13 December – Carlos Hasselbaink, Dutch footballer
• 26 December – Thijs Waterink, Dutch footballer
• 27 December – Steve Guillod, retired Swiss footballer^[17]

• 4 January – Armando Castellazzi, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and first man to win the Serie A both as player and as manager. (63)

• 17 June – José Nasazzi, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and by many regarded as Uruguay's greatest ever player. (67)

• 30 August - Luitpold Popp, German international footballer (born 1893)

• 10 November – Santos Iriarte, Uruguayan forward, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (66)

• 21 December – Vittorio Pozzo, Italian manager, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup and the only manager that won the FIFA World Cup twice. (82)
• 28 December – Fernando Giudicelli, Brazilian midfielder, Brazilian squad member the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (62)