• March 31 - The 1948/49 Albanian First Division championship is annulled by the Albanian Sports Federation.^[1]

Argentina edit

• Racing Club

Austria edit

• Austria Vienna

Chile edit

• Universidad Católica

Colombia edit

• Millonarios

Costa Rica edit

• Alajuelense

Egypt edit

• Al Ahly

England edit

for fuller coverage see 1948-49 in English football

• First Division: Portsmouth
• Second Division: Fulham
• Third Division North: Hull City
• Third Division South: Swansea City
• FA Cup: Wolves

France edit

• Stade de Reims

Hong Kong edit

• South China AA

Iceland edit

• KR

Italy edit

• Torino F.C.

Mexico edit

• León

Paraguay edit

• Club Guaraní

Romania edit

• Divizia A: ICO Oradea
• Divizia B: CFR Sibiu, Dinamo B București
• Cupa României: CSCA București

Scotland edit

for fuller coverage see 1948-49 in Scottish football

• League Division A: Rangers
• League Division B: Raith Rovers
• League Division C: Stirling Albion
• Scottish Cup: Rangers
• Scottish League Cup: Rangers

Spain edit

• U.D. Las Palmas

Switzerland edit

• FC Lugano

Turkey edit

• Ankaragücü

Uruguay edit

• Peñarol

USSR edit

• Dynamo Moscow

West-Germany edit

• VfR Mannheim

• 1949 British Home Championship (October 9, 1948 – April 9, 1949)

  Scotland

• 1949 South American Championship (April 3 – May 11, 1949)

  Brazil

• January 1 – Ali Kadhim, Iraqi international striker (d. 2018)^{[citation needed]}
• January 4 – Mick Mills, English footballer and manager
• January 27 – Per Røntved, Danish international footballer
• February 18 – Petre Varodi, Romanian former footballer^[2]
• April 16 – Claude Papi, French international footballer (died 1983)
• June 7 – Lou Macari, Scottish international footballer
• June 21 – John Taylor, English club footballer
• August 26 – Alberto Cardaccio, Uruguayan international footballer (died 2015)
• September 18 – Peter Shilton, English international footballer
• September 25 – Jean Petit, French international footballer
• November 11 – Safet Berisha, Albanian international footballer (died 2016)
• November 22 – Reiner Geye, German international footballer (died 2002)
• December 19 – Christian Dalger, French international footballer