1948 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
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Years:	1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1948 throughout the world.

Events

Clubs reformed in 1948

• Weston-super-Mare A.F.C.

Winners club national championship

Argentina

Independiente

Austria

• Rapid Vienna

Bulgaria

• CSKA Sofia

Chile

• Audax Italiano

Colombia

• Santa Fe

Costa Rica

• Herediano

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

Hong Kong

• Kitchee

Iceland

• KR

Italy

• Torino F.C.

Mexico

• León

Paraguay

• Olimpia Asunción

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

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 (31 July – 13 August 1948)
  1. Sweden
  2. Yugoslavia
  3. Denmark

Births

• 24 January – Heinz Flohe, German international footballer (died 2013)
• 31 January – Volkmar Groß, German international footballer (died 2014)
• 24 February – Luis Galvan, Argentinian international footballer
• 5 March – Jan van Beveren, Dutch footballer
• 22 March – Bernard Dietz, German international footballer
• 27 April – Josef Hickersberger, Austrian international footballer and coach
• 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
• 2 October – Trevor Brooking, English international footballer
• 7 December – Roland Hattenberger, Austrian international footballer
• 12 December – Colin Todd, English footballer and manager
• 31 December – Sandy Jardine, Scottish international footballer and manager (died 2014)