1917 in association football

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Overview of the events of 1917 in association football

Years in association football

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1917 in sports

* Air sports
* American football
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* Association football
* Athletics
* Australian rules football
* Badminton
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* Climbing
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* Sumo
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* Cycling
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* Field hockey
* Flying disc
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Ice sports
* Korfball
* Lumberjack sports
* Mind sports
* Modern pentathlon
* Motorsport
* Orienteering
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* Precision sports
* Shooting
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Sailing
* Skiing
* Speedway
* Rugby league‎
* Rugby union
* Snooker
* 1916–17
* 1917–18
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1917 throughout the world.

## Events

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Due to the First World War several leagues remain suspended throughout Europe.

* Full date unknown:
* C.D. Palhavã, a Portuguese football club from, Palhavã is founded.[1]

## Winners club national championship

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* Argentina: Racing Club
* Austria: Rapid Vienna
* Belgium: no national championship
* Denmark: KB
* England: no national championship
* France: no national championship
* Germany: no national championship
* Hungary: MTK Hungária FC
* Iceland: Fram
* Italy: no national championship
* Luxembourg: US Hollerich
* Netherlands: Go Ahead
* Paraguay: Club Libertad
* Scotland:
* Division One: Celtic F.C.
* Scottish Cup: No competition[2]
* Sweden: Djurgårdens IF
* Uruguay: Nacional
* Greece: 1913 to 1921 - no championship titles due to the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922.

## International tournaments

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* 1917 Far Eastern Championship Games (May 9–11, 1917)

China

* South American Championship 1917 in Uruguay (September 30, 1917 – October 14, 1917)

Uruguay

## Births

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* April 23 – Walter Warning, German professional footballer[3]
* June 8 – Zvonimir Koceić, Croation footballer (died 1997)[4]
* September 20 – Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan international footballer (died 1996)
* October 12 – Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan international footballer (died 2004)
* December 12 – Fred Stansfield, Welsh international footballer (died 2014)

## Deaths

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* August 10 - Jimmy Speirs, Scottish footballer and scorer of 1911 FA Cup Final winning goal

## References

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1. ^ "Clube Desportivo Palhavã". Zerozero. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
2. ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
3. ^ "Walter Warning". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
4. ^ "Zvonko Koceić". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

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