Portal:Sports/Selected anniversaries/January


 * January 5, 1967 – The first race of the inaugural Alpine Ski World Cup takes place in Berchtesgaden, West Germany
 * January 13, 1924 – Allsvenskan, the top league in the Swedish football league system, is founded
 * January 17, 1958 – The Canadian Football League (game pictured), the highest level of Canadian football completion, is founded
 * January 19, 1950 – The inaugural season of the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour officially begins
 * January 19, 1973 – The first race of the inaugural World Rally Championship series, the 42ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, begins