1941 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1941 throughout the world.

Events

 * January 19 – FK Austria Wien defeat LASK Linz 21–0 in the Gauliga Ostmark (Austrian First Division).
 * June 24 – The USSR First Division championship is abandoned after the German invasion of the USSR.
 * Alajuelense win the Costa Rican First Division with a 100% record – played 6, won 6, drew 0, lost 0.
 * Nacional win the Uruguayan First Division with a 100% record – played 20, won 20, drew 0, lost 0.
 * Two matches are not played in the final round of the Chilean First Division. They are Colo-Colo versus Badminton FC, and Unión Española versus Green Cross.

Winners club national championship

 * Argentina: River Plate
 * Austria (Gauliga Ostmark) and Germany: Rapid Vienna
 * Chile: Colo-Colo
 * Costa Rica: Alajuelense
 * Croatia: Hajduk Split
 * Iceland: KR
 * Italy: Bologna
 * Mexico: Atlante
 * Scotland:
 * Scottish Cup: No competition
 * Spain: Atlético Aviación (Atlético Madrid in Post-War)
 * Switzerland: Lugano
 * Romania: Unirea Tricolor București
 * Turkey: Gençlerbirliği
 * Uruguay: Nacional

Births

 * January 11
 * Gérson, Brazilian international footballer
 * Pak Seung-zin, North Korean footballer (died 2011)
 * January 20 – Allan Young, English club footballer (died 2009)
 * January 28 – Fernando Serena, Spanish footballer (d. 2018)
 * February 1 – Teofil Codreanu, Romanian international footballer (died 2016)
 * March 2 – Bert Jacobs, Dutch footballer and manager (died 1999)
 * April 12 – Bobby Moore, English international footballer. England captain and World cup winner (died 1993)
 * May 21 – Anton Pronk, Dutch international footballer (died 2016)
 * June 2 – Dinko Dermendzhiev, Bulgarian footballer and manager (died 2019)
 * July 8 – Dario Gradi, Italian amateur football player, coach and manager known for his association with English club Crewe Alexandra
 * July 10 – Henk Bosveld, Dutch footballer (died 1998)
 * July 22 – Harry Bähre, German footballer
 * July 26 – Hans Dorjee, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2002)
 * August 2 – Jean Cornelis, Belgian international footballer (died 2016)
 * August 20 – Marian Szeja, Polish international footballer (died 2015)
 * August 24 – Jean Plaskie, Belgian international footballer (died 2017)
 * September 15 – Flórián Albert, Hungarian international footballer (died 2011)
 * October 9 – Giancarlo Bercellino, Italian international footballer
 * October 28 – David Sloan, Northern Irish international footballer (died 2016)
 * November 23 – Alan Mullery, English international footballer and manager