Welcome to FootballHistory.org, a website about football history including competitions, teams and players.

A Uruguayan football league was established in 1901, the second organized league in South America. The top division is known as the Uruguayan Primera División and is organized by the …

T he rules of association football (soccer) were developed under a long time. There was no standard rules at first, instead many variants of rules were in use depending on where it was …

A collection of the best football (soccer) players in history. Biographies and career highlights for legends of the game.

FA Cup, or Football Association Challenge Cup, is a yearly competition between English football clubs first played in 1871-1872. Known as the oldest tournament in the game of football.

Statistics of all English clubs that have won the Football League, including Premier League, with number of titles and the first winning season concerning the period 1888-2024.

A collection of the best football (soccer) teams in the world. History, statistics, trophies and prominent players for each team.

The quiz includes both questions concerning early and late football history. Your knowledges on football at club level and international competitions will be tested.

He had racked up a total of 1,283 goals in 1,363 matches, making him the top scorer in Brazilian national team history and FIFA history. Just as impressively, he managed to pull off 92 hat …

We are, of course, talking about Lev Ivanovich Yashin, one of the most beloved football figures in the USSR. Thanks to his trademark all-black uniform, Yashin was known by many different …