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The following are thefootball (soccer) events of the year 1919 throughout the world.

Due to theFirst World War several European leagues remain suspended.

• Football League First Division expanded from 20 to 22 teams -Chelsea are saved from relegation whileArsenal are promoted despite finishing only fifth in theSecond Division.
• 15 January:Espérance Sportive de Tunis is founded in the capitalTunis,Tunisia. It's the first club formed inTunisia.
• October:Leeds City expelled from theEnglish Football League.
• 17 October:Leeds United are founded.

• Argentina:Boca Juniors,Racing Club
• Austria:Rapid Vienna
• Belgium: no national championship
• Denmark:Akademisk Boldklub
• England: no national championship
• France: no national championship
• Germany: no national championship
• Hungary:MTK Hungária FC
• Iceland:KR
• Italy: no national championship
• Luxembourg:Sporting Club Luxembourg
• Netherlands:Ajax Amsterdam
• Paraguay:Cerro Porteño
• Scotland:
  • Division One:Celtic F.C.
  • Scottish Cup: No competition^[1]
• Sweden:GAIS
• Uruguay:Nacional
• Greece: 1913 to 1921 - no championship titles due to theFirst World War and theGreco-Turkish War of 1919-1922.

• 1919 Far Eastern Championship Games in China (May 12–15, 1919)

China

• South American Championship 1919 inBrazil (May 11, 1919 – May 29, 1919)

 Brazil

• January 1 –Zyber Lisi, Albanian footballer
• January 12 –Fred Crack, English professional footballer (died 2002)^[2]
• January 18 –Toni Turek, German footballer (died 1984)
• January 23 –Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (died 1996)
• February 12 –Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian footballer and manager (died 2005)
• February 16 –John Finlay, English professional footballer (died 1985)^[3]
• March 2 –Frank McGinn, Scottish footballer (died 1995)^[4]
• April 5 –Tommy Hassell, English professional footballer (died 1984)^[5]
• April 21 –Gib Bellis, Welsh professional footballer (died 2000)^[6]
• May 10 –Vittorio Dagianti, Italian professional football player and coach (died 1994)^[7]
• June 5 –Stan Armitage, English footballer (died 1997)^[8]
• July 10 –Chale Silva, Colombian professional footballer (d.2009)
• July 13 –Jack Wheeler, American professional footballer (died 2009)
• July 19 –Nordine Ben Ali, Algerian-French former association football player and manager (died 1996)
• August 27 –Arthur Aldred, English footballer (died 2002)^[9]
• August 30 –Fred Keeble, English professional footballer (died 1987)^[10]
• December 5 –Hennes Weisweiler, German footballer and manager (died 1983)
• December 25 –Fikret Kırcan, Turkish footballer (died2014)

• Leeds United F.C.
• U.S. Salernitana 1919
• Piacenza Calcio 1919
• Valencia CF
• Real Murcia
• Elo Kuopio

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