1954 in association football

1954 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1954 around the world.

Events

February

• Feburary 1: De Graafschap is founded.

April

• April 14: Apollon Limassol FC is founded.
• April 19: The 1954 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 Final was played. Spain drew 2-2 with West Germany in Köln, West Germany. Spain would win due to a better goal average.

May

• May 8: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is founded. It was founded by 14 countries in Manila, Philippines
• May 8: The Football at the 1954 Asian Games Gold-Medal match is played. The Republic of China beats South Korea 5-2. The match is played at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, Philippines.

June

• June 15: The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is founded. It was founded by 30 countries in Basel, Switzerland. At that time, the headquarters of UEFA was based in Paris, France.
• June 16: The opening 4 matches of the 1954 FIFA World Cup was played. In Group 1, Brazil beat Mexico 5-0, and Yugoslavia beat France 1-0. In Group 3, Uruguay beat Czechoslovakia 2-0, and Austria beat Scotland 1-0.
• Date Unknown: Guangzhou Football Team is founded. They would later be known as Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. and Guangzhou F.C.

July

• July 4: The 1954 FIFA World Cup Final was played. West Germany beat Hungary 3-2. It was played at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, Switzerland

December

• December 18: Deportes Tolima is founded.

Date unknown

• Finn Harps F.C. is founded.
• Al Raed FC is founded.
• Santiago National F.C. folded. They were a founding member of the Liga Profesional de Football de Santiago, which is the top division of football in Chile.

Tournament winners

International

Tournament	Tournament Organizer	Host Country(s)	Winner	Runner-Up	Finals Stadium
1953–54 British Home Championship	Home Nations	4 Countries	England	Scotland	-
1954 FIFA World Cup	FIFA	Switzerland	West Germany	Hungary	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

Youth International

Tournament	Tournament Organizer	Host Country(s)	Winner	Runner-Up
1954 CCCF Youth Championship	Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF)	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Panama
1954 South American U-20 Championship	CONMEBOL	Venezuela	Uruguay	Brazil
1954 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18	FIFA	West Germany	Spain	West Germany

Europe

Nation	League	Champion	Relegated	Cup	Winner	Runner-Up
Albania	1954 Albanian National Championship	Partizani	None	1954 Albanian Cup	Dinamo Tirana	Partizani
Austria	1953–54 Austrian Football Championship	Rapid Wein	Sturm Graz (13th), Floridsdorfer AC (14th)	No Cup
Belgium	1953–54 Belgian First Division	Anderlecht	Daring Club (15th), K. Lyra (16th)	1953–54 Belgian Cup	Standard Liège	RC Mechelen
Bulgaria	1954 A Group	CSKA Sofia	Velbazhd Kyustendil (12th), Torpedo Pleven (13th), Beroe Stara Zagora (14th)	1954 Bulgarian Cup	CSKA Sofia	Slavia Sofia
Czechoslovakia	1954 Czechoslovak First League	Spartak Praha Sokolovo	Křídla vlasti Olomouc (11th), Spartak Prague Stalingrad (12th)	No Cup
Cyprus	1953–54 Cypriot First Division	Pezoporikos Larnaca	None	1953–54 Cypriot Cup	Çetinkaya Türk	Pezoporikos Larnaca
Denmark	1953–54 Danish 1st Division	Køge BK	Boldklubben af 1893 (10th)	No Cup
East Germany	1953–54 DDR-Oberliga	BSG Turbine Erfurt	BSG Lokomotive Stendal (13th), Motor Dessau (14th), BSG Stahl Thale (15th)	1952–54 FDGB-Pokal	ZSK Vorwärts Berlin	BSG Motor Zwickau
England	1953–54 Football League First Division	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Middlesbrough (21st), Liverpool (22nd)	1953-54 FA Cup	West Bromwich Albion	Preston North End
Faroe Islands	1954 Meistaradeildin	KÍ Klaksvík	None	No Cup
Finland	1954 Mestaruussarja	Pyrkivä Turku	Jäntevä Kotka (9th), Koparit (10th)	No Cup
France	1953–54 French Division 1	Lille OSC	Stade Français (16th), Le Havre (17th), FC Sète (18th)	1953–54 Coupe de France	OGC Nice	Olympique Marseille
Greece	1953–54 Panhellenic Championship	Olympiacos	None	1953–54 Greek Football Cup	Olympiacos	Doxa Drama
Hungary	1954 Nemzeti Bajnokság I	Budapest Honvéd	Szegedi EAC (13th), Dunaújváros (14th)	No Cup
Iceland	1954 Úrvalsdeild	ÍA	None	No Cup
Italy	1953–54 Serie A	Inter Milan	Palermo (17th), Legnano (18th)	No Cup
Liechtenstein	No League			1953-54 Liechtenstein Cup	FC Vaduz	FC Triesen
Luxembourg	1953–54 Luxembourg National Division	Jeunesse Esch	US Dudelange (11th), CA Spora Luxembourg (12th)	1953-54 Luxembourg Cup	Jeunesse Esch	CS Grevenmacher
Malta	1953–54 Maltese Premier League	Sliema Wanderers	Melita F.C. (8th)	1953-54 Maltese FA Trophy	Floriana	Rabat Ajax
Netherlands	1953–54 Netherlands Football League Championship	FC Eindhoven	8 Teams	No Cup
Northern Ireland	1953–54 Irish League	Linfield	None	1953-54 Irish Cup	Derry City	Glentoran
Norway	1953–54 Norwegian Main League	Fredrikstad	Group A: Varegg (7th), Nordnes (8th) Group B: Geithus (7th), Moss (8th)	1954 Norwegian Football Cup	Skeid	Fredrikstad
Poland	1954 Ekstraklasa	Polonia Bytom	AKS Chorzów (10th), KS Cracovia (11th), Wawel Kraków (12th)	1953-54 Polish Cup	Gwardia Warsaw	Unknown
Portugal	1953–54 Primeira Divisão	Sporting CP	Oriental	1953–54 Taça de Portugal	Sporting CP	Vitória
Republic of Ireland	1953–54 League of Ireland	Shamrock Rovers	St Patrick's Athletic (11th), Dundalk (12th)	1953–54 FAI Cup	Drumcondra	St Patrick's Athletic
Romania	1954 Divizia A	Flamura Roșie Arad	Metalul Hunedoara (11th), Locomotiva București (12th), Metalul Câmpia Turzii (13th), Progresul Oradea (14th)	1954 Cupa României	Metalul Reșița	Dinamo București
San Marino	No League			1953-54 Coppa Titano	Libertas	Unknown
Scotland	1953–54 Scottish Division A	Celtic	Airdrieonians (15th), Hamilton Academical (16th)	1953–54 Scottish Cup	Celtic	Aberdeen
				1953–54 Scottish League Cup	East Fife	Partick Thistle
Soviet Union	1954 Soviet Top League	Dynamo Moscow	Lokomotyv Kharkov (12th), FC Torpedo NN Nizhny Novgorod (13th)	1954 Soviet Cup	Dinamo Kiev	Spartak Yerevan
Spain	1953–54 La Liga	Real Madrid	Osasuna (13th), Jaén (14th), Real Oviedo (15th), Real Gijón (16th)	1954 Copa del Generalísimo	Valencia	CF Barcelona
Sweden	1953–54 Allsvenskan	GAIS	Sandvikens IF (10th), Jönköpings Södra IF (11th), IF Elfsborg (12th)	No Cup
Switzerland	1953–54 Nationalliga A	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	FC Bern (13th), FC Biel-Bienne (14th)	1953-54 Swiss Cup	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	FC Fribourg
West Germany	1953–54 Oberliga	5 Teams	10 Teams	1953–54 DFB-Pokal	VfB Stuttgart	FC Köln
	1954 German football championship	Hannover 96	-
Yugoslavia	1953–54 Yugoslav First League	Dinamo Zagreb	Odred Ljubljana (13th), Rabotnički (14th)	1954 Yugoslav Cup	Partizan	Red Star Belgrade
Wales	No League			1953–54 Welsh Cup	Flint Town United	Chester City

Births and deaths

Births

January

• January 15: Jan Everse, Dutch footballer (Feyenoord, Ajax, Netherlands) and manager (FC Zwolle), Sparta Rotterdam)
• January 28: Bruno Metsu, French footballer (Valenciennes, Lille OSC, Nice) and manager (Senegal, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar) - died 2013

February

• February 7: Jimmy Bailey, Honduran footballer (Real España, Honduras)
• Feburary 13: Dominique Bathenay, French footballer (Saint-Étienne, Paris Saint-Germain, France) and manager (Stade de Reims, United Arab Emirates)
• February 19: Sócrates, Brazilian footballer (Botafogo-SP, Corinthians, Fiorentina, Brazil) - died 2011

April

• April 1: Giancarlo Antognoni, Italian footballer (Fiorentina, Lausanne-Sport, Italy)
• April 14: László Fekete, Hungarian footballer (Újpest Dózsa, Hungary) - died 2014
• April 19: Trevor Francis, English footballer (Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Sampdoria, England) and manager (Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham City, Crystal Palace)

May

• May 18: Eric Gerets, Belgian footballer (Standard Liège, PSV, Belgium)

June

• June 6: Władysław Żmuda, Polish footballer (Śląsk Wrocław, Widzew Łódź, Cremonese, Poland)
• June 26: Luis Arconada, Spanish footballer (San Sebastián, Real Sociedad, Spain)

July

• July 12: Wolfgang Dremmler, German footballer (Eintracht Braunschweig, Bayern Munich, West Germany)
• July 15: Mario Kempes, Argentine footballer (Rosario Central, Valencia CF, River Plate, SKN St. Pölten, Argentina) and manager.

August

• August 18: Jan Peters, Dutch footballer (NEC Nijmegen, AZ, Genoa, Netherlands)
• August 22: Emilio Campos, Venezuelan footballer (Venezuela)
• August 24: Heini Otto, Dutch footballer (FC Twente, Middlesbrough, ADO Den Haag, Netherlands)

October

• October 30: Ramón Maradiaga, Honduran footballer (Motagua, Tenerife, Honduras) and manager (Motagua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador)

November

• November 18: Adrie Koster, Dutch footballer (Roda JC, PSV, Netherlands) and manager (Roda JC, Excelsior, Ajax, Club Brugge, Saudi Arabia U-23, Willem II)

December

• December 1: François Van der Elst, Belgian footballer (Anderlecht, New York Cosmos, West Ham United, Belgium) - died 2017

Deaths

January

• January 31: Vivian Woodward, English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, England, England amateurs)

May

• May 3: Józef Garbień, Polish footballer (Pogoń Lwów, Poland)