1949 in association football

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.

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)
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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
 * 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