1945 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1945 throughout the world.

Events

• The communist authorities in Yugoslavia ban major football clubs Građanski Zagreb, SK Jugoslavija, HAŠK, HŠK Concordia, FK Slavija and SAŠK Sarajevo among others.

Winners club national championship

• Argentina: River Plate
• Hungary: Újpest FC
• Ireland: Cork United
• Sweden: IFK Norrköping
• Turkey: Fenerbahçe, Harb Okulu

International tournaments

Births

• May 12 – Alan Ball, English footballer
• May 14 – Yochanan Vollach, Israeli footballer
• June 12 – Pat Jennings, Northern Irish footballer
• September 11 – Franz Beckenbauer, German footballer and manager
• October 20 – Romeo Benetti, Italian footballer)
• December 6 – Chris Dekker, Dutch footballer and manager

Deaths

• March 26: Dennis Hodgetts, English footballer (* 1863)