1915 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1915 throughout the world.

Events[edit]

Several European leagues suspended play because of World War I.

Winners club national championship[edit]

• Argentina: Racing Club
• Austria: Wiener AC
• Cuba: Hispano América (La Habana)
• Denmark: B93
• England: Everton F.C.
• Iceland: Fram
• Italy: Genoa 1893
• Luxembourg: US Hollerich
• Netherlands: Sparta Rotterdam
• Paraguay: Cerro Porteño
• Scotland: For fuller coverage, see 1914-15 in Scottish football.
  • Scottish Division One – Celtic
  • Scottish Division Two – Cowdenbeath
  • Scottish Cup – No competition^[1]
• 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[edit]

• 1915 Far Eastern Championship Games

China

Births[edit]

• February 20 – Elba de Padua Lima, Brazilian international footballer and coach manager (died 1984)
• February 23 – Heinz Flotho, German international footballer (died 2000)
• March 16 – Wilhelm Simetsreiter, German international footballer (died 2001)
• March 30 – Arsenio Erico, Paraguayan international footballer (died 1977)
• July 16 – Ike Robinson, English professional footballer (died 1979)^[2]
• September 15 – Helmut Schön, German international footballer and manager (died 1996)

Deaths[edit]

• November 11 - Robert Barker (footballer)

References[edit]