1949 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1949 throughout the world.

Events

• March 31 - The 1948/49 Albanian First Division championship is annulled by the Albanian Sports Federation.^[1]

Winners club national championship

Argentina

• Racing Club

Austria

• Austria Vienna

Chile

• Universidad Católica

Colombia

• Millonarios

Costa Rica

• Alajuelense

Egypt

• Al Ahly

England

for fuller coverage see 1948-49 in English football

• First Division: Portsmouth
• Second Division: Fulham
• Third Division North: Hull City
• Third Division South: Swansea City
• FA Cup

Wolves

France

• Stade de Reims

Hong Kong

• South China AA

Iceland

• KR

Italy

• Torino F.C.

Mexico

• León

Paraguay

• Club Guaraní

Romania

• Divizia A: ICO Oradea
• Divizia B: CFR Sibiu, Dinamo B București
• Cupa României: CSCA București

Scotland

for fuller coverage see 1948-49 in Scottish football

• League Division A: Rangers
• League Division B: Raith Rovers
• League Division C: Stirling Albion
• Scottish Cup

Rangers

• Scottish League Cup

Rangers

Spain

• U.D. Las Palmas

Switzerland

• FC Lugano

Turkey

• Ankaragücü

Uruguay

• Peñarol

USSR

• Dynamo Moscow

West-Germany

• VfR Mannheim

International tournaments

• 1949 British Home Championship (October 9, 1948  - April 9, 1949)

• 1949 South American Championship (April 3  - May 11, 1949)

Births

• January 1  - Ali Kadhim, Iraqi international striker (d. 2018)
• January 4  - Mick Mills, English footballer and manager
• January 5  - Dick Huntley, English professional footballer^[2]
• January 16  - Len Tomkins, English former footballer
• January 27  - Per Røntved, Danish international footballer
• February 18  - Petre Varodi, Romanian former footballer
• April 16  - Claude Papi, French international footballer (died 1983)
• June 7  - Lou Macari, Scottish international footballer
• June 21  - John Taylor, English club footballer
• August 26  - Alberto Cardaccio, Uruguayan international footballer (died 2015)
• September 5  - Ray Booth, Welsh former professional footballer
• September 18  - Peter Shilton, English international footballer
• September 25  - Jean Petit, French international footballer
• November 11  - Safet Berisha, Albanian international footballer (died 2016)
• November 22  - Reiner Geye, German international footballer (died 2002)
• December 19  - Christian Dalger, French international footballer

References

1. Web site: Albania 1948/49. RSSSF. 24 August 2012.
2. Web site: Dick Huntley . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 23 May 2024 . en.