1899 in association football explained

The following are the association football events of the year 1899 throughout the world.

Events

• January 8: FC Freiburg are champions of south Germany.
• February: German club Werder Bremen established, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur founded
• March 12: Final of first official Swiss championship, won by the Anglo-American Club de Zürich
• March 20: England defeat Wales 4–0 in Bristol.
• May 3: Hungarian club Ferencvárosi TC founded
• May 14: Uruguayan club, Club Nacional de Football is founded being the second Uruguayan football club to be founded and the first Latin American club founded by natives. German club Eintracht Frankfurt founded
• July 1: German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim founded
• July 16: In the first match in El Salvador between two organised teams, the Santa Ana team beats a team from San Salvador, 2-0.^[1]
• August 10: Norwegian club Viking FK founded
• August 31: French club Olympique de Marseille founded
• November 29: Spanish Club FC Barcelona founded
• December 16: Italian club AC Milan founded

National champions

• Argentina: Belgrano Athletic
• Belgium: FC Liégeois
• England: Aston Villa
• France: Le Havre
• Ireland: Distillery

• Italy: Genoa
• Netherlands: RAP Amsterdam
• Scotland:
  • Division One

Rangers

• • Scottish Cup

Celtic^[2]

• Sweden: Örgryte IS
• Switzerland: Anglo-American Club de Zürich (first official champions)

International tournaments

• 1899 British Home Championship (March 2  - April 8, 1899)

Births

• February 15  - Sid White, English professional footballer (d. 1968)^[3]
• March 15  - Arie Bieshaar, Dutch footballer (d. 1965)
• April 7  - Geoff Power, English professional footballer (d. 1963)^[4]
• July 11  - Frits Kuipers, Dutch footballer (d. 1943)
• July 14  - Gyula Mándi, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1969)^[5]
• October 30  - Georges Capdeville, French football referee (d. 1991)

Clubs founded

• AC Milan
• FC Barcelona
• Viking FK
• Olympique de Marseille
• Club Nacional de Football
• Ferencvárosi TC
• Werder Bremen
• SK Rapid Wien
• Eintracht Frankfurt
• VfL Osnabrück

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historia . Gomez, Omar . El Balon Cusctatleco . 16 May 2011 . es . History.
2. Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 17 December 2022.
3. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. 2004 . soccerdata . 1-899468-63-3. 278.
4. Web site: Geoff Power . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 22 May 2024 . en.
5. https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/122289-gyula-mandi Gyula MANDI