1950 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Years:	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1950 throughout the world.

Events

• Olympique Lyon is founded
• RoPS Rovaniemi is founded

Winners club national championship

• Argentina: Racing Club
• Germany (West): VfB Stuttgart
• Iceland: KR
• Turkey: Fenerbahçe, Göztepe

International tournaments

• 1950 British Home Championship (October 1, 1949 – May 25, 1950)

England

• FIFA World Cup in Brazil (June 24 – July 16, 1950)
  • Uruguay
  • Brazil
  • Sweden
  • Spain

Births

• January 13 – Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, Iranian international footballer and manager (died 2014)
• February 28 – Gerdo Hazelhekke, Dutch footballer
• April 3 – Petar Nikezić, Yugoslavian-Serbian international footballer (died 2014)
• April 8 – Grzegorz Lato, Polish international footballer
• April 20 – Tommy Berggren, Swedish footballer (died 2012)
• May 1 – Danny McGrain, Scottish international footballer
• May 5 – Brian Alderson, Scottish footballer
• July 5 – Carlos Caszely, Chilean international footballer
• October 24 – Asa Hartford, Scottish international footballer
• November 29 – Dietmar Danner, German international footballer