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association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
events of the year 1897 throughout the world.


Events


February

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Jules Rimet Jules Rimet (; 14 October 1873 – 16 October 1956) was a French football administrator who was the 3rd President of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954. He is FIFA's longest-serving president, in office for 33 years. He also served as the presid ...
founds Red Star Football Club in Paris.


National champions

*Argentina: Lomas Athletic Club *Belgium: Racing Club Bruxelles *England: Aston Villa *France: Standard Athletic Club *Ireland:
Glentoran Glentoran Football Club is a professional football club that plays in the NIFL Premiership. The club was founded in 1882. History Early history In 1914, Glentoran won the Vienna Cup, becoming the first United Kingdom team to win a European t ...
*Scotland: **
Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Rangers *Sweden:
Örgryte IS Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially locally) ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four departments, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. H ...


Clubs founded in 1897

* Bristol City * Juventus * Royale Union Saint-Gilloise *
Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...


International tournaments

* 1897 British Home Championship (February 20 – April 3, 1897) ::


Births

*June 16 – Ber Groosjohan, Dutch footballer (died 1971)


References

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