1948 in association football

Years in association football
← 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 →
1948 in sports
Air sports American football Aquatic sports Association football Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Canadian football Chess Climbing Combat sports Sumo Cricket 1947–48 1948 1948–49 Cycling Dance sports Darts Equestrianism Esports Field hockey Flying disc Golf Gymnastics Handball Ice hockey Ice sports Korfball Lumberjack sports Mind sports Modern pentathlon Motorsport Orienteering Paralympic sports Precision sports Shooting Racquetball Roller sports Sailing Skiing Speedway Rugby league‎ Rugby union Snooker 1947–48 1948–49 Strength sports Weightlifting Squash Table tennis Tennis Triathlon Volleyball

The following are the association football events of the year 1948 throughout the world.

Events

Clubs reformed in 1948

• Weston-super-Mare A.F.C.
• CSKA Sofia

Winners club national championship

Argentina

Independiente

Austria

• Rapid Vienna

Bulgaria

• CSKA Sofia

Chile

• Audax Italiano

Colombia

• Santa Fe

Costa Rica

• Herediano

East Germany

• SG Planitz

England

for fuller coverage see 1947–48 in English football

• First Division: Arsenal
• Second Division: Birmingham City
• Third Division North: Lincoln City
• Third Division South: Queens Park Rangers
• FA Cup: Manchester United

France

• Olympique de Marseille

Hong Kong

• Kitchee

Iceland

• KR

Italy

• Torino F.C.

Mexico

• León

Paraguay

• Olimpia Asunción

Poland

• Cracovia

Romania

• Divizia A: ITA Arad
• Divizia B: Dezrobirea Constanța, Metalochimic București, Politehnica Timișoara, Phoenix Baia Mare
• Cupa României: ITA Arad

Scotland

for fuller coverage see 1947–48 in Scottish football

• League Division A: Hibernian
• League Division B: East Fife
• League Division C: East Stirlingshire
• Scottish Cup: Rangers
• Scottish League Cup: East Fife

Spain

• Barcelona

Sweden

• IFK Norrköping

Switzerland

• AC Bellinzona

Uruguay

• Nacional

USSR

• CSKA Moscow

Yugoslavia

• Dinamo Zagreb

International tournaments

• 1948 British Home Championship (4 October 1947 – 10 May 1948)

 England

• Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom (26 July – 13 August 1948) ^[1]
  1.  Sweden
  2.  Yugoslavia
  3.  Denmark

Births

• 21. January – Zygmunt Kukla, Polish international footballer (died 2016)
• 24 January – Heinz Flohe, German international footballer (died 2013)
• 31 January – Volkmar Groß, German international footballer (died 2014)
• 20 February – Tony Ackerman, English former professional footballer^[2]
• 24 February
  • Luis Galvan, Argentinian international footballer
  • Walter Smith, Scottish footballer and manager (died 2021)
• 5 March – Jan van Beveren, Dutch footballer (died 2011)
• 22 March – Bernard Dietz, German international footballer
• 28 March – Walter Balmer, Swiss international footballer (died 2010)
• 29 March – Roberto Abrussezze, Brazilian footballer
• 27 April – Josef Hickersberger, Austrian international footballer and coach
• 10 May – Shimon Charnuha, former Israeli footballer^[3]
• 17 May – Horst Köppel, Germann international footballer and manager
• 1 July – Ever Hugo Almeida, Uruguayan-Paraguayan football player and manager
• 15 August – Patrice Rio, French footballer
• 24 August – David Mobley, English professional footballer^[4]
• 30 August – Terry Bartlett, English former footballer^[5]
• 17 September – Karl Alber, German former footballer and politician^[6]
• 2 October – Trevor Brooking, English international footballer
• 7 December – Roland Hattenberger, Austrian international footballer
• 12 December – Colin Todd, English footballer and manager
• 18 December – Brian Kerry, English professional footballer^[7]
• 31 December – Sandy Jardine, Scottish international footballer and manager (died 2014)

Deaths

References