1914 in association football

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

Events

• The only edition of the Vienna Cup, the first European cup competition, is won by the Glentoran of Northern Ireland.
• Woolwich Arsenal are renamed Arsenal.
• Palmeiras is founded as SS Palestra Italia.
• PFC Levski Sofia is founded on May 24.
• Portuguese Football Federation is founded, as Portuguese Football Union, on 31 March.
• Reggina Calcio is founded.

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^[1]
• Sweden: AIK
• United States: The oldest club trophy soccer competition in the Americas, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, is founded as National Challenge Cup and the Brooklyn Field Club (1898-1924) are the first champions.
• 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.

International tournaments

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

 Ireland

Births

• June 10 – Hans Klodt, German international footballer (died 1996)
• July 16 – August Lešnik, Croatian footballer (died 1992)
• July 18 – Oscar Heisserer, French international (died 2004)
• August 26 – Atilio García, Argentine-Uruguayan footballer (died 1973)
• November 23 – Tom Storey, English professional footballer (died ?)
• December 18 – František Fadrhonc, Czech football manager (died 1981)

Deaths

• April 19 - Morton Betts, English footballer and cricketer

References

1. "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.