1914 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1914 throughout the world.

[edit] Events

• The only edition of the Vienna Cup, the first European cup competition, is won by the little known team of Glentoran of Northern Ireland.
• Woolwich Arsenal are renamed Arsenal.
• Palmeiras is founded as SS Palestra Italia.

[edit] Winners club national championship

• Argentina: Racing Club, Estudiantiles Porteño
• Austria: Wiener AF
• Belgium: Daring CB
• Denmark: Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
• England: Blackburn Rovers
• France: Olympique Lillois
• Germany: SpVgg Fürth
• Hungary: MTK Hungária FC
• Iceland: Fram
• Italy: Casale
• Netherlands: H.V.V.
• Paraguay: Olimpia
• Scotland: For fuller coverage, see 1913-14 in Scottish football.
  • Scottish Division One – Celtic
  • Scottish Division Two – Cowdenbeath
  • Scottish Cup – Celtic
• Sweden: AIK
• Uruguay: CA River Plate
• Greece: 1913 to 1921 - no championship titles due to the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922.

[edit] International tournaments

• 1914 British Home Championship (January 19, 1914 – April 4, 1914)

 Ireland

[edit] Births

• December 18 – František Fadrhonc, Czech football manager (d. 1981)

[edit] Deaths