1914 in association football
The following are the football 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.
- FC Levski Sofia is founded on May 24.
- Portuguese Football Federation is founded, as Portuguese Football Union, on 31 March.
- 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
- 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 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
Births
- June 10 - Hans Klodt, German international footballer
- July 16 - August Lešnik, Croatian footballer
- August 26 - Atilio García, Argentine-Uruguayan footballer
- December 18 - František Fadrhonc, Czech football manager
Deaths
- April 19 - Morton Betts, English footballer and cricketer