1944 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1944 throughout the world.

Winners club national championship

 * Argentina: Boca Juniors
 * Austria: First Vienna
 * Belgium: R. Antwerp F.C.
 * Czechoslovakia: Sparta Prague
 * Denmark: Boldklubben Frem
 * Finland: VIFK Vaasa
 * Germany: Dresdner SC
 * Iceland: Valur
 * Ireland: Shelbourne
 * Israel: Hapoel Tel Aviv
 * Italy: Spezia Calcio
 * Mexico: Real Club España
 * Portugal: Sporting Clube de Portugal
 * Romania: Nagyváradi AC
 * Peru: Sucre FC
 * Scotland:
 * Scottish Cup: No competition
 * Spain: Valencia CF
 * Sweden: Malmö FF
 * Switzerland: Lausanne Sports
 * Turkey: Fenerbahçe

Births

 * March 15 – Gérard Farison, French international footballer (died 2021)
 * April 4 – Ronnie Rees, Welsh international footballer
 * April 15 – Kunishige Kamamoto, Japanese international footballer
 * May 6 – Hugo Bravo, Chilean footballer (died 2020)
 * June 28 – Georgi Hristakiev, Bulgarian international footballer (died 2016)
 * July 7 – Jürgen Grabowski, German international footballer (died 2022)
 * July 14 – Juan Carlos Touriño, Spanish international footballer (died 2017)
 * July 17 – Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian international footballer (died 2016)
 * August 23 – Augustin Deleanu, Romanian international footballer (died 2014)
 * September 11 – Alan Bermingham, English former professional footballer (died 1944)
 * September 30 – Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish international footballer (died 2006)
 * November 9 – Herbert Wimmer, German international footballer
 * December 16 – Eric Johnson, English former professional footballer
 * December 17 – Ferenc Bene, Hungarian international footballer (died 2006)
 * December 25 – Jairzinho, Brazilian international footballer

Deaths

 * January 31 – Árpád Weisz (47), Hungarian footballer (born 1896)
 * April 11 – Alejandro Villanueva (35), Peruvian footballer (born 1908)
 * July 18 – Wim Anderiesen (40), Dutch footballer (born 1903)