title: 1917 in association football
text: # 1917 in association football
  
  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.
  
  * Full date unknown:
     * C.D. Palhavã, a Portuguese football club from, Palhavã is founded.
  
  ## 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:
     * Division One: Celtic F.C.
     * Scottish Cup: No competition
  * 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
  
  * 1917 Far Eastern Championship Games (May 9–11, 1917)
  
         China
  * 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
  