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The following are thefootball (soccer) events of the year1917 throughout the world.

Due to theFirst World War several leagues remain suspended throughout Europe.

• Full date unknown:
  • C.D. Palhavã, a Portuguese football club from, Palhavã is founded.^{[citation needed]}

• 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^[1]
• Sweden:Djurgårdens IF
• Uruguay:Nacional
• Greece: 1913 to 1921 - no championship titles due to theFirst World War and theGreco-Turkish War of 1919-1922.

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

China

• South American Championship 1917 inUruguay (September 30, 1917 – October 14, 1917)

 Uruguay

• April 23 –Walter Warning, German professional footballer^[2]
• June 8 –Zvonimir Koceić, Croation footballer (died 1997)^[3]
• 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)

• August 10 -Jimmy Speirs,Scottish footballer and scorer of1911 FA Cup Final winning goal

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