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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.^[1]

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

Birthsedit

• January 1 – Ali Kadhim, Iraqi international striker (d. 2018)^{[citation needed]}
• January 4 – Mick Mills, English footballer and manager
• January 5 – Dick Huntley, English professional footballer^[2]
• January 27 – Per Røntved, Danish international footballer
• February 18 – Petre Varodi, Romanian former footballer^[3]
• 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 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

Deathsedit

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