1917 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1917 throughout the world.
Events
[edit]Due to the First World War several leagues remain suspended throughout Europe.
- Full date unknown:
- C.D. Palhavã, a Portuguese football club from, Palhavã is founded.[1]
Winners club national championship
[edit]- 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: US Hollerich
- Netherlands: Go Ahead
- Paraguay: Club Libertad
- Scotland:
- Division One: Celtic F.C.
- Scottish Cup: No competition[2]
- 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
[edit]- 1917 Far Eastern Championship Games (May 9–11, 1917)
China
- South American Championship 1917 in Uruguay (September 30, 1917 – October 14, 1917)
Births
[edit]- April 23 – Walter Warning, German professional footballer[3]
- June 8 – Zvonimir Koceić, Croation footballer (died 1997)[4]
- 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
[edit]- August 10 - Jimmy Speirs, Scottish footballer and scorer of 1911 FA Cup Final winning goal
References
[edit]- ^ "Clube Desportivo Palhavã". Zerozero. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Walter Warning". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Zvonko Koceić". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 10 August 2024.