The following are the

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events of the year 1945 throughout the world.

Events

*2 April – The Austrian First Division is abandoned after 9 rounds due to the final stages of the

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. *The communist authorities in Yugoslavia ban major football clubs Građanski Zagreb,

SK Jugoslavija Sportski klub Jugoslavija ( en, Sport Club Yugoslavia), commonly known as SK Jugoslavija (Serbian Cyrillic: Cпортски клуб Југославија) was a Serbian football club from Belgrade. It was originally formed as SK Velika Srbija ...

HAŠK HAŠK ''(full name Hrvatski akademski športski klub, en, Croatian Academic Sports Club)'' was a Croatian football club established in Zagreb in 1903 which ceased operating in 1945. The club was one of the most successful sides in Zagreb and th ...

HŠK Concordia HŠK Concordia was a Croatian football club formed in Zagreb. The club was founded as the Srednjoškolski športski klub in 1906. By the end of the First World War the club had played many matches with both domestic and foreign clubs. After the wa ...

FK Slavija Fudbalski klub Slavija Sarajevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Славија Сарајево) is a professional association football club from the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska that is situated in Bosnia and Herze ...

and SAŠK Sarajevo among others. *25 July – At the annual meeting of

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in London, it is agreed to continue regional leagues for a further season despite the end of World War II, as clubs feel unable to cope with the demands of a full League season. *26 August – French professional football is resumed for the first time since 1938–39.

Winners club national championship

* Argentina: River Plate * Chile: Green Cross * Costa Rica:

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* Hungary:

Újpest FC Újpest Football Club () is a Hungarian professional football club, based in Újpest, Budapest, that competes in Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Formed in 1885, Újpest reached the first division of the Hungarian League in 1905 and has been relegat ...

* Ireland: Cork United * Paraguay: Libertad * Scotland: **

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* Sweden:

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play thei ...

* Turkey: Fenerbahçe, Harb Okulu * Uruguay:

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

* Soviet Union

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

International tournaments

Births

* 20 January – Børge Bach, Danish international footballer (died 2016) * 14 February – Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Uruguayan international footballer and manager (died 2013) * 24 March – Dumitru Antonescu, Romanian international footballer (died 2016) * 3 April –

Gary Sprake Gareth Sprake (3 April 1945 – 18 October 2016) was a Welsh professional footballer. A goalkeeper, he played for Leeds United and Birmingham City and also won 37 caps for Wales. Sprake became known during his career as a brilliant goalkeeper ...

, Welsh international footballer (died 2016) * 1 March – Fidel Uriarte, Spanisch international footballer (died 2016) * 12 May – Alan Ball, English international footballer (died 2007) * 14 May –

Yochanan Vollach Yochanan Vollach ( he, יוחנן וולך, also Jochanan Wallach or Yohanan Wallach, born May 14, 1945) is an Israeli former footballer. He was a member of the Israeli national team that competed at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of th ...

, Israeli international footballer * 12 June –

Pat Jennings Patrick Anthony Jennings (born 12 June 1945) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played 119 international matches for Northern Ireland in an international career which lasted for over 22 years. D ...

, Northern Irish international footballer * 14 July –

Pablo Forlán Pablo Justo Forlán Lamarque (born July 14, 1945 in Mercedes, Soriano) is a retired Uruguayan footballer, the father of Diego Forlán, and son-in-law of Juan Carlos Corazzo. His mother was of Uruguayan and Spanish descent. Career As a profe ...

, Uruguayan international footballer * 11 September – Franz Beckenbauer, German international footballer and manager * 20 October –

Romeo Benetti Romeo Benetti (; born 20 October 1945) is an Italian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. A tenacious player, Benetti played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, winning titles with A.C. Milan, Juventus and ...

, Italian international footballer * 11 November –

Odd Iversen Odd "Ivers" Iversen (6 November 1945 – 29 December 2014) was a Norwegian footballer who played as a striker; he is notable for his former record of 158 goals in Norwegian top tier football, as well as his still-standing record of 30 goals in ...

, Norwegian international footballer (died 2014) * 6 December –

Chris Dekker Chris Dekker (born 6 December 1945 in Westzaan, North Holland) is a retired football defender and midfielder from the Netherlands. Playing career Club He played in AZ'67's first ever squad after the merger between his club FC Zaanstreek and Al ...

, Dutch footballer and manager

Deaths

* 13 March: Guus van Hecking Colenbrander, Dutch international footballer (born 1887) * 26 March:

Dennis Hodgetts Dennis Hodgetts (28 November 1863 – 25/26 March 1945), commonly known as Denny Hodgetts, was a footballer in the early years of professional football in England. Signed as a Youth player for Mitchell St George's in 1878 and played for three ...

, English international footballer (born 1863) * 27 March: Ángel Melogno, Uruguayan international midfielder, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (40)

References

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