The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1919 throughout the world. Events Due to the First World War several European leagues remain suspended. Football League First Division expanded from 20 to 22 teams - Chelsea are saved from relegation while Arsenal are promoted despite finishing only fifth in the Second Division. 15 January: Espérance Sportive de Tunis is founded in the capital Tunis, Tunisia. It's the first club formed in Tunisia. October: Leeds City expelled from the English Football League. 17 October: Leeds United are founded. Winners club national championship Argentina: Boca Juniors, Racing Club Austria: Rapid Vienna Belgium: no national championship Denmark: Akademisk Boldklub England: no national championship France: no national championship Germany: no national championship Hungary: MTK Hungária FC Iceland: KR Italy: no national championship Luxembourg: Sporting Club Luxembourg Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam Paraguay: Cerro Porteño Scotland: Division One: Celtic F.C. Scottish Cup: No competition Sweden: GAIS Uruguay: Nacional Greece: 1913 to 1921 - no championship titles due to the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922. International tournaments 1919 Far Eastern Championship Games in China (May 12–15, 1919) China South American Championship 1919 in Brazil (May 11, 1919 – May 29, 1919) Births January 1 – Zyber Lisi, Albanian footballer January 18 – Toni Turek, German footballer (died 1984) January 23 – Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (died 1996) February 12 – Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian footballer and manager (died 2005) July 10 – Chale Silva, Colombian professional footballer (d. 2009) July 13 – Jack Wheeler, American professional footballer (died 2009) July 19 – Nordine Ben Ali, Algerian-French former association football player and manager (died 1996) December 5 – Hennes Weisweiler, German footballer and manager (died 1983) December 25 – Fikret Kırcan, Turkish footballer (died 2014) Deaths Clubs founded Leeds United F.C. U.S. Salernitana 1919 Piacenza Calcio 1919 Valencia CF Real Murcia References Association football by year