title: 1901 in association football
text: # 1901 in association football
  
  The following are the association football events of the year 1901 throughout the world.
  
  ## Events
  
  * April 7 – Foundation of Brazilian football club Clube Náutico Capibaribe.
  * May 16 – Uruguay and Argentina both play their first ever international match, when they meet in Montevideo. Argentina wins the contest (2-3).
  
  ## International tournaments
  
  * 1901 British Home Championship (February 23 – March 30, 1901)
  
         England
  
  ## Births
  
  * January 21 – Ricardo Zamora, Spanish international footballer
  * May 24 – José Nasazzi, Uruguayan international footballer
  * July 26 – Umberto Caligaris, Italian international footballer (died 1940)
  * November 22 – José Leandro Andrade, Uruguayan international footballer
  
  ## Clubs founded
  
  * FC Luzern
  