Overview
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1953 throughout the world.
Events
April 19 – The Netherlands plays its 200th official match in history, losing 0–2 in a friendly against neighbouring Belgium.
May 2 – Blackpool win the FA Cup Final, their only major championship title to date, beating Bolton Wanderers 4–3, despite the score being 1–3 with a few minutes remaining.
November 25 – England v Hungary (1953). It was the first time England had lost at Wembley Stadium home venue to a nation outside the British Isles.
Dynamo Dresden was founded.
Winners club national championship
: River Plate
: R.F.C. Liégeois
: Millonarios FC
: KB
: Dynamo Dresden
: Arsenal F.C.
: Stade de Reims
: Panathinaikos F.C.
: Internazionale Milano F.C.
: Shelbourne F.C.
: Tampico
: RCH
: Glentoran F.C.
: Ruch Chorzów
: Sporting
: CCA București
: Rangers F.C.
: FC Barcelona
: Malmö FF
: 1. FC Kaiserslautern
: FC Spartak Moscow
International tournaments
1953 British Home Championship (October 4, 1952 – April 18, 1953)
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1953 Small Club World Cup (February 11, 1953 – February 21, 1953)
Millonarios FC
1953 Small Club World Cup (July 11, 1953 – August 2, 1953)
Corinthians
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