The following are the
football (soccer) events of the year 1916 throughout the world.
Events
*Numerous national championships in Europe are suspended for the duration of the
First World War, with a notable exception of the
Netherlands, which continues throughout the hostilities.
*25 April:
Football Association of Thailand founded.
*Thailand:
Army United F.C. is founded.
Winners club national championship
*
Argentina:
Racing Club Racing Club may refer to:
Football
* Racing Club Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* K.R.C. Genk, Belgium
* Racing Club Bafoussam, Cameroon
* Racing Club Beirut, Lebanon
* Racing Club de Avellaneda, Argentina
* Racing Club Haïtien, Haiti
* Racing Club Port ...
*
Austria:
Rapid Vienna
*
Belgium: no national championship
*
Denmark:
KB
*
England: no national championship
*
France: no national championship
*
Germany: no national championship
*
Hungary: no national championship
*
Iceland:
Fram
Fram may refer to:
Ships
* ''Fram'' (ship), an arctic exploration vessel from Norway
* MS ''Fram'', expedition cruise ship owned by Hurtigruten Group
Places and geography
* Fram, Paraguay, a town in Itapúa, Paraguay
* Fram Formation, a se ...
*
Italy: no national championship
*
Luxembourg:
US Hollerich
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
*
Netherlands:
Willem II Willem II may refer to:
People
* William II, Prince of Orange (1626–1650), stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands
* William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849), King of the Netherlands
Other uses
* Willem II (football club), a Du ...
*
Paraguay:
Olimpia
*
Scotland:
**
Division One –
Celtic
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
**
Scottish Cup – No competition
*
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
:
AIK
*
Uruguay:
Nacional
Nacional, the Portuguese and Spanish word for "national", may refer to:
Airlines
* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002
* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961
Bank
* Banco Nacional, a ...
*
Greece: 1913 to 1921 - no championship titles due to the
First World War and the
Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922.
International tournaments
*
South American Championship 1916
The 1916 South American Championship was the first continental championship for national association football teams in South America. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 2 to 17 July during Argentina's Independence Centenary commemorati ...
in
Argentina (July 2, 1916 – July 17, 1916)
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Births
Deaths
Clubs founded
*
Army United F.C.
*
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1916 In Association Football
Association football by year