1931 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1931 throughout the world.
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Events
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Winners club national championship
- Argentina: Boca Juniors
- Belgium: R. Antwerp F.C.
- England: Arsenal F.C.
- Iceland: KR
- Ireland: Shelbourne
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
- Poland: Garbarnia Kraków
- Spain: Athletic Bilbao
- Greece: Olympiacos
- Hungary: Újpest FC
International tournaments
- 1931 British Home Championship (October 20, 1930 – April 22, 1931)
- Baltic Cup 1931 in Estonia (August 30 - September 1, 1931)
- 1929-32 Nordic Football Championship (June 14, 1929 – September 25, 1932)
1931: (May 25 - October 11, 1931)
- Balkan Cup 1929-31 (October 6, 1929 – November 29, 1931)
- Balkan Cup 1931 in Bulgaria (September 30 - October 4, 1931)
Births
- January 18: André Piters, Belgian international footballer (died 2014)
- February 9: Josef Masopust, Czechoslovak international footballer and manager
- February 14: Newton de Sordi, Brazilian international footballer (died 2013)
- February 16: Bobby Collins, Scottish international footballer (died 2014)
- March 1: Arne Pedersen, Norwegian international footballer (died 2013)
- May 16: Vujadin Boškov, Yugoslav international football player and coach (died 2014)
- June 13: Jean-Jacques Marcel, French international footballer (died 2014)
- August 5: Billy Bingham, Northern Irish international footballer and manager
- November 6: Pál Várhidi, Hungarian international footballer and manager (died 2015)
- December 27: John Charles, Welsh international footballer (died 2004)
Deaths
- 5 September: John Thomson, Scottish international footballer (born 1909)
