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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.

Winners club national championship

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)

 Scotland

• 1949 South American Championship (April 3 – May 11, 1949)

 Brazil

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

Deaths

References

1. "Albania 1948/49". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
2. "Dick Huntley". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
3. "1949 in association football". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
4. 1949 in association football at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
5. "1949 in association football". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 September 2019.

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