The following are the association football events of the year 1900 throughout the world.
Events 28 January: German Football Association founded in Leipzig. Germany: 1. FC Nürnberg, Alemannia Aachen, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and FC Bayern Munich is founded. Italy: S.S. Lazio is founded. Netherlands: NEC Nijmegen and Ajax Amsterdam is founded. Brazil: AA Ponte Preta and Sport Club Rio Grande are founded.
National champions
Argentina: English High School Belgium: Racing Club de Bruxelles England: Aston Villa France: Le Havre Ireland: Belfast Celtic Italy: Genoa
Netherlands: HVV Den Haag Scotland: Division One: Rangers Scottish Cup: Celtic Sweden: AIK Switzerland: Grasshopper Zurich Uruguay: CURCC (first winners of Primera División Uruguaya)
International tournaments 1900 British Home Championship (3 February – 7 April 1900)
Olympic Games in Paris, France (20–28 October 1900) Great Britain
Births 1 January – Mieczysław Batsch, Polish footballer (died 1977) 1 February – Walter Picken, English footballer (died 1981) 30 March – Santos Urdinarán, Uruguayan footballer (died 1979) 20 May – Lorenzo Fernández, Uruguayan footballer (died 1973) 9 June – Alberto Merciai, Italian footballer (died 1971) 1 September – Pedro Cea, Uruguayan footballer (died 1970) 19 September – Eddie Croak, American footballer (died 1984) 26 October – William Fall, English professional footballer (died 1965) 27 October – Clarence Gregory, English professional footballer (died 1975)
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