1954 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1954 throughout the world.
Years in football (soccer): | 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 |
Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
Decades: | 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
Years: | 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 |
Events
- May 8 – The Asian Football Confederation is founded in Manila, Philippines.
- June 15 – UEFA is founded in Basel, Switzerland.
Winners club national championship
Albania: KF Partizani Tirana Argentina: Boca Juniors Austria: Rapid Vienna Belgium: R.S.C. Anderlecht Bulgaria: CSKA Sofia Czechoslovakia: Spartak Prague Sokolovo Denmark: Køge BK East Germany: BSG Turbine Erfurt England: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Faroe Islands: KÍ Klaksvík Finland: Pyrkivä Turku France: Lille OSC Greece: Olympiacos F.C. Hungary: Budapest Honvéd FC Iceland: ÍA Ireland: Shamrock Rovers F.C. Italy: Internazionale Milano F.C. Luxembourg: Jeunesse Esch Netherlands: FC Eindhoven Northern Ireland: Linfield F.C. Norway: Skeid Poland: Polonia Bytom Portugal: Sporting CP Romania: UTA Arad Scotland: Celtic F.C. Spain: Real Madrid Sweden: GAIS Switzerland: FC La Chaux-de-Fonds USSR: Dynamo Moscow West Germany: Hannover 96 Yugoslavia: Dinamo Zagreb
International tournaments
- 1954 British Home Championship (October 10, 1953 – April 2, 1954)
- FIFA World Cup in Switzerland (June 16 – July 4, 1954)
Births
- January 5 — Jan Everse, Dutch footballer and manager
- February 7 — Jimmy Bailey, Honduran international footballer
- February 13 — Dominique Bathenay, French international footballer
- April 14 — László Fekete, Hungarian international footballer (died 2014)
- April 19 — Trevor Francis, English international footballer and manager
- May 18 — Eric Gerets, Belgian international footballer and manager
- May 12 — Wolfgang Dremmler, German international footballer
- June 26 — Luis Arconada, Spanish international footballer
- July 15 — Mario Kempes, Argentinian international footballer
- August 18 — Jan Peters, Dutch international footballer
- August 22 — Emilio Campos, Venezuelan international footballer
- August 24 — Heini Otto, Dutch footballer and manager
- October 30 — Ramón Maradiaga, Honduran footballer and manager
- November 18 — Adrie Koster, Dutch footballer and manager
- December 1 — François Van der Elst, Belgian international footballer (died 2017)
Deaths
- January 31 – Vivian Woodward, English footballer (born 1879)[1]
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References
- Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2015). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland. p. 447. ISBN 9781476609522.
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