1945 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1945 throughout the world. Events 2 April – The Austrian First Division is abandoned after 9 rounds due to the final stages of the war. The communist authorities in Yugoslavia ban major football clubs Građanski Zagreb, SK Jugoslavija, HAŠK, HŠK Concordia, FK Slavija and SAŠK Sarajevo among others. 25 July – At the annual meeting of The Football League in London, it is agreed to continue regional leagues for a further season despite the end of World War II, as clubs feel unable to cope with the demands of a full League season. 26 August – French professional football is resumed for the first time since 1938–39. Winners club national championship Argentina: River Plate Chile: Green Cross Costa Rica: Alajuelense Hungary: Újpest FC Ireland: Cork United Paraguay: Libertad Scotland: Scottish Cup: No competition Spain: Barcelona Sweden: IFK Norrköping Turkey: Fenerbahçe, Harb Okulu Uruguay: Peñarol Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow Births 20 January – Børge Bach, Danish international footballer (died 2016) 14 February – Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Uruguayan international footballer and manager (died 2013) 24 March – Dumitru Antonescu, Romanian international footballer (died 2016) 3 April – Gary Sprake, Welsh international footballer (died 2016) 1 March – Fidel Uriarte, Spanisch international footballer (died 2016) 12 May – Alan Ball, English international footballer (died 2007) 14 May – Yochanan Vollach, Israeli international footballer 12 June – Pat Jennings, Northern Irish international footballer 14 July – Pablo Forlán, Uruguayan international footballer 11 September – Franz Beckenbauer, German international footballer and manager 20 October – Romeo Benetti, Italian international footballer 11 November – Odd Iversen, Norwegian international footballer (died 2014) 6 December – Chris Dekker, Dutch footballer and manager