1917 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1917 throughout the world.

Events[]

Due to the First World War several leagues remain suspended throughout Europe.

Winners club national championship[]

• Argentina: Racing Club
• Austria: Rapid Vienna
• Belgium: no national championship
• Denmark: KB
• England: no national championship
• France: no national championship
• Germany: no national championship
• Hungary: MTK Hungária FC
• Iceland: Fram
• Italy: no national championship
• Luxembourg:
• Netherlands: Go Ahead
• Paraguay: Club Libertad
• Scotland: Celtic F.C.
• Sweden: Djurgårdens IF
• Uruguay: Nacional
• Greece: 1913 to 1921 - no championship titles due to the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922.

International tournaments[]

• 1917 Far Eastern Championship Games (May 9–11, 1917)

China

• South American Championship 1917 in Uruguay (September 30, 1917 – October 14, 1917)

 Uruguay

Births[]

• September 20 – Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan international footballer (died 1996)
• October 12 – Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan international footballer (died 2004)
• December 12 – Fred Stansfield, Welsh international footballer (died 2014)

Deaths[]

• August 10 - Jimmy Speirs, Scottish footballer and scorer of 1911 FA Cup Final winning goal

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