1941 in association football
# 1941 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1941 throughout the world.

## Events

* January 19 – FK Austria Wien defeat LASK Linz 21–0 in the Gauliga Ostmark (Austrian First Division).
* June 24 – The USSR First Division championship is abandoned after the German invasion of the USSR.
* Alajuelense win the Costa Rican First Division with a 100% record – played 6, won 6, drew 0, lost 0.
* Nacional win the Uruguayan First Division with a 100% record – played 20, won 20, drew 0, lost 0.
* Two matches are not played in the final round of the Chilean First Division. They are Colo-Colo versus Badminton FC, and Unión Española versus Green Cross.

## Winners club national championship

* Argentina: River Plate
* Austria (Gauliga Ostmark) and Germany: Rapid Vienna
* Chile: Colo-Colo
* Costa Rica: Alajuelense
* Croatia: Hajduk Split
* Iceland: KR
* Italy: Bologna
* Mexico: Atlante
* Scotland:
   * Scottish Cup: No competition
* Spain: Atlético Aviación (Atlético Madrid in Post-War)
* Switzerland: Lugano
* Romania: Unirea Tricolor București
* Turkey: Gençlerbirliği
* Uruguay: Nacional

## Births

* January 11
   * Gérson, Brazilian international footballer
   * Pak Seung-zin, North Korean footballer (died 2011)
* January 20 – Allan Young, English club footballer (died 2009)
* January 28 – Fernando Serena, Spanish footballer (d. 2018)
* February 1 – Teofil Codreanu, Romanian international footballer (died 2016)
* March 2 – Bert Jacobs, Dutch footballer and manager (died 1999)
* April 12 – Bobby Moore, English international footballer. England captain and World cup winner (died 1993)
* May 21 – Anton Pronk, Dutch international footballer (died 2016)
* June 2 – Dinko Dermendzhiev, Bulgarian footballer and manager (died 2019)
* July 8 – Dario Gradi, Italian amateur football player, coach and manager known for his association with English club Crewe Alexandra
* July 10 – Henk Bosveld, Dutch footballer (died 1998)
* July 22 – Harry Bähre, German footballer
* July 26 – Hans Dorjee, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2002)
* August 2 – Jean Cornelis, Belgian international footballer (died 2016)
* August 20 – Marian Szeja, Polish international footballer (died 2015)
* August 24 – Jean Plaskie, Belgian international footballer (died 2017)
* September 15 – Flórián Albert, Hungarian international footballer (died 2011)
* October 9 – Giancarlo Bercellino, Italian international footballer
* October 28 – David Sloan, Northern Irish international footballer (died 2016)
* November 23 – Alan Mullery, English international footballer and manager
