1919 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1919 throughout the world.

Events
Due to the First World War several European leagues remain suspended.


 * Football League First Division expanded from 20 to 22 teams - Chelsea are saved from relegation while Arsenal are promoted despite finishing only fifth in the Second Division.
 * 15 January: Espérance Sportive de Tunis is founded in the capital Tunis, Tunisia. It's the first club formed in Tunisia.
 * October: Leeds City expelled from the English Football League.
 * 17 October: Leeds United are founded.

Winners club national championship

 * Argentina: Boca Juniors, Racing Club
 * Austria: Rapid Vienna
 * Belgium: no national championship
 * Denmark: Akademisk Boldklub
 * England: no national championship
 * France: no national championship
 * Germany: no national championship
 * Hungary: MTK Hungária FC
 * Iceland: KR
 * Italy: no national championship
 * Luxembourg: Sporting Club Luxembourg
 * Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
 * Paraguay: Cerro Porteño
 * Scotland:
 * Division One: Celtic F.C.
 * Scottish Cup: No competition
 * Sweden: GAIS
 * 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

 * 1919 Far Eastern Championship Games in China (May 12–15, 1919)
 * China


 * South American Championship 1919 in Brazil (May 11, 1919 – May 29, 1919)
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Births

 * January 1 – Zyber Lisi, Albanian footballer
 * January 12 – Fred Crack, English professional footballer (died 2002)
 * January 18 – Toni Turek, German footballer (died 1984)
 * January 23 – Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (died 1996)
 * February 12 – Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian footballer and manager (died 2005)
 * February 16 – John Finlay, English professional footballer (died 1985)
 * March 2 – Frank McGinn, Scottish footballer (died 1995)
 * April 5 – Tommy Hassell, English professional footballer (died 1984)
 * April 21 – Gib Bellis, Welsh professional footballer (died 2000)
 * May 10 – Vittorio Dagianti, Italian professional football player and coach (died 1994)
 * June 5 – Stan Armitage, English footballer (died 1997)
 * July 10 – Chale Silva, Colombian professional footballer (d. 2009)
 * July 13 – Jack Wheeler, American professional footballer (died 2009)
 * July 19 – Nordine Ben Ali, Algerian-French former association football player and manager (died 1996)
 * August 27 – Arthur Aldred, English footballer (died 2002)
 * August 30 – Fred Keeble, English professional footballer (died 1987)
 * December 5 – Hennes Weisweiler, German footballer and manager (died 1983)
 * December 25 – Fikret Kırcan, Turkish footballer (died 2014)

Clubs founded

 * Leeds United F.C.
 * U.S. Salernitana 1919
 * Piacenza Calcio 1919
 * Valencia CF
 * Real Murcia
 * Elo Kuopio