1944 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1944 throughout the world.

Winners club national championship

• Argentina: Boca Juniors
• Austria: First Vienna
• Belgium: R. Antwerp F.C.
• Czechoslovakia: Sparta Prague
• Denmark: Boldklubben Frem
• Finland: VIFK Vaasa
• Germany: Dresdner SC
• Iceland: Valur
• Ireland: Shelbourne
• Israel: Hapoel Tel Aviv
• Italy: Spezia Calcio
• Mexico: Real Club España
• Portugal: Sporting Clube de Portugal
• Romania: Nagyváradi AC
• Peru: Sucre FC
• Scotland:
  • Scottish Cup: No competition^[1]
• Spain: Valencia CF
• Sweden: Malmö FF
• Switzerland: Lausanne Sports
• Turkey: Fenerbahçe

Births

• March 15 – Gérard Farison, French international footballer (died 2021)
• April 4 – Ronnie Rees, Welsh international footballer
• April 15 – Kunishige Kamamoto, Japanese international footballer
• May 6 – Hugo Bravo, Chilean footballer (died 2020)
• June 28 – Georgi Hristakiev, Bulgarian international footballer (died 2016)
• July 7 – Jürgen Grabowski, German international footballer (died 2022)
• July 14 – Juan Carlos Touriño, Spanish international footballer (died 2017)
• July 17 – Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian international footballer (died 2016)
• August 23 – Augustin Deleanu, Romanian international footballer (died 2014)
• September 11 – Alan Bermingham, English former professional footballer (died 1944)^[2]
• September 30 – Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish international footballer (died 2006)
• November 9 – Herbert Wimmer, German international footballer
• December 16 – Eric Johnson, English former professional footballer^[3]
• December 17 – Ferenc Bene, Hungarian international footballer (died 2006)
• December 25 – Jairzinho, Brazilian international footballer

Deaths

• January 31 – Árpád Weisz (47), Hungarian footballer (born 1896)
• April 11 – Alejandro Villanueva (35), Peruvian footballer (born 1908)
• July 18 – Wim Anderiesen (40), Dutch footballer (born 1903)