1917 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1917 throughout the world.

Events

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

Winners club national championship

• 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: Celtic F.C.
• 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

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

Uruguay

Births

• 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

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