The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1944 throughout the world.

[edit] Events

[edit] Winners club national championship

• Argentina: Boca Juniors
• Belgium: R. Antwerp F.C.
• Germany: Dresdner SC
• Ireland: Shelbourne
• Turkey: Fenerbahçe

[edit] International tournaments

[edit] Births

• April 4 – Ronnie Rees (Welsh footballer)
• April 15 – Kunishige Kamamoto (Japanese footballer)
• July 7 – Jürgen Grabowski (German footballer)
• September 30 – Jimmy Johnstone (Scottish footballer)
• December 17 – Ferenc Bene (Hungarian footballer) (d. 2006)
• December 25 – Jairzinho (Brazilian footballer)

[edit] Deaths

• April 11 – Alejandro Villanueva (35), Peruvian footballer (b. 1908)
• July 18 – Wim Anderiesen (40), Dutch footballer (b. 1903)