1914 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1914 throughout the world.
Events[]
- The only edition of the Vienna Cup, the first European cup competition, is won by the Glentoran of Northern Ireland.
- Woolwich Arsenal are renamed Arsenal.
- Palmeiras is founded as SS Palestra Italia.
- is founded on May 24.
- Portuguese Football Federation is founded, as Portuguese Football Union, on 31 March.
Winners club national championship[]
- Argentina: Racing Club,
- Austria: Wiener AF
- Belgium: Daring CB
- Denmark: Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
- England: Blackburn Rovers
- France: Olympique Lillois
- Germany: SpVgg Fürth
- Hungary: MTK Hungária FC
- Iceland: Fram
- Italy: Casale
- Netherlands:
- Paraguay: Olimpia
- Scotland: For fuller coverage, see 1913-14 in Scottish football.
- Scottish Division One – Celtic
- Scottish Division Two – Cowdenbeath
- Scottish Cup – Celtic
- Sweden: AIK
- United States: The oldest club trophy soccer competition in the Americas, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, is founded as National Challenge Cup and the Brooklyn Field Club (1898-1924) are the first champions.
- Uruguay: CA River Plate
- Greece: 1913 to 1921 - no championship titles due to the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922.
International tournaments[]
- 1914 British Home Championship (January 19, 1914 – April 4, 1914)
Births[]
- June 10 – Hans Klodt, German international footballer (died 1996)
- July 16 – August Lešnik, Croatian footballer (died 1992)
- July 18 – Oscar Heisserer, French international (died 2004)
- August 26 – Atilio García, Argentine-Uruguayan footballer (died 1973)
- December 18 – František Fadrhonc, Czech football manager (died 1981)
Deaths[]
- April 19 - Morton Betts, English footballer and cricketer
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