1954 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1954 throughout the world.
Events
- May 8 – The Asian Football Confederation is founded in Manila, Philippines.
- June 15 – UEFA is founded in Basel, Switzerland.
Winners club national championship
- Albania: KF Partizani Tirana
- Argentina: Boca Juniors
- Austria: Rapid Vienna
- Belgium: R.S.C. Anderlecht
- Bulgaria: CSKA Sofia
- Czechoslovakia: Spartak Prague Sokolovo
- Denmark: Køge BK
- East Germany: BSG Turbine Erfurt
- England: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- Faroe Islands: KÍ Klaksvík
- Finland: Pyrkivä Turku
- France: Lille OSC
- Greece: Olympiacos F.C.
- Hungary: Budapest Honvéd FC
- Iceland: ÍA
- Republic of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers F.C.
- Italy: Internazionale Milano F.C.
- Luxembourg: Jeunesse Esch
- Netherlands: FC Eindhoven
- Northern Ireland: Linfield F.C.
- Norway: Skeid
- Poland: Polonia Bytom
- Portugal: Sporting CP
- Romania: UTA Arad
- Scotland: Celtic F.C.
- Spain: Real Madrid
- Sweden: GAIS
- Switzerland: FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
- USSR: Dynamo Moscow
- West Germany: Hannover 96
- Yugoslavia: Dinamo Zagreb
International tournaments
- 1954 British Home Championship (October 10, 1953 – April 2, 1954)
- FIFA World Cup in Switzerland (June 16 – July 4, 1954)
Births
- January 5 — Jan Everse, Dutch footballer and manager
- February 7 — Jimmy Bailey, Honduran international footballer
- February 13 — Dominique Bathenay, French footballer
- April 14 — László Fekete, Hungarian international footballer (died 2014)
- April 19 — Trevor Francis, English international footballer and manager
- May 18 — Eric Gerets, Belgian international footballer and manager
- June 26 — Luis Arconada, Spanish international footballer
- July 15 — Mario Kempes, Argentinian international footballer
- August 18 — Jan Peters, Dutch international footballer
- August 22 — Emilio Campos, Venezuelan footballer
- August 24 — Heini Otto, Dutch footballer and manager
- October 30 — Ramón Maradiaga, Honduran footballer and manager
- November 18 — Adrie Koster, Dutch footballer and manager
Deaths
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