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
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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,
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Switzerland. At that time, the headquarters of UEFA was based in Paris, .svg.png.webp)
France. - June 16: The opening 4 matches of the 1954 FIFA World Cup was played. In Group 1,
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Brazil beat .svg.png.webp)
Mexico 5-0, and .svg.png.webp)
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
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Hungary 3-2. It was played at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, Switzerland
December
- December 18:
Deportes Tolima is founded.
Date unknown
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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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | West Germany |
Europe
| Nation | League | Champion | Relegated | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dynamo Moscow |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lokomotyv Kharkov (12th), FC Torpedo NN Nizhny Novgorod (13th) |
1954 Soviet Cup | Dinamo Kiev |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spartak Yerevan |
| Spain |
1953–54 La Liga | Real Madrid | Osasuna (13th),[n 1] Jaén (14th), [n 1] 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dinamo Zagreb |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Odred Ljubljana (13th), .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rabotnički (14th) |
1954 Yugoslav Cup | %252C_Flag_of_Serbia_(1947%E2%80%931992).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Partizan |
Red Star Belgrade |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
No League | 1953–54 Welsh Cup | Flint Town United | Chester City | ||
Notes
- Lost the Relegation play-offs.
Births and deaths
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
January
- January 31: Vivian Woodward, English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, England, England amateurs)
May
- May 3: Józef Garbień, Polish footballer (Pogoń Lwów, Poland)
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