1947 INTERNATIONAL MATCHES Matches are sorted by continent, and then chronologically; if both teams were from the same continent, the match is listed in the section for that continent. If the teams were from different continents, the match is listed in the 'Intercontinental' section. Also, there is a section of unofficial international matches, named 'Other Matches'. Tournaments (with link to relevant RSSSF page): Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Balkan and Central European Championship 1947 (25/05/1947 - 12/10/1947) British Championship 1946-1947 (28/09/1946 - 16/04/1947) British Championship 1947-1948 (04/10/1947 - 10/04/1948) Copa Rio Branco 1947 (29/03/1947 - 01/04/1947) Gossage Cup 1947 (Tanganyika, 17/09/1947 - 20/09/1947) Nordic Championship 1937-1947 (13/06/1937 - 05/10/1947) North American Championship 1947 (Cuba, 13/07/1947 - 20/07/1947) Southamerican Championship 1947 (Ecuador, 30/11/1947 - 30/12/1947) Standard Life Trophy 1947 (Trinidad/Tobago, 04/11/1947 - 14/11/1947) Suomen Palloliitto 40th Anniversary Tournament 1947 (26/06/1947 - 28/06/1947) Triangulaire 1947 (Madagascar, ??/??/1947 - ??/??/1947)
INTERCONTINENTAL Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 10/05/1947 Sydney Australia 1-2 South Africa 24/05/1947 Brisbane Australia 2-4 South Africa 31/05/1947 Sydney Australia 3-3 South Africa 07/06/1947 Newcastle Australia 5-1 South Africa 14/06/1947 Sydney Australia 1-2 South Africa 28/06/1947 Christchurch New Zealand 5-6 South Africa 05/07/1947 Dunedin New Zealand 0-6 South Africa 12/07/1947 Wellington New Zealand 3-8 South Africa 19/07/1947 Auckland New Zealand 1-4 South Africa
AFRICA Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes ??/??/1947 Northern Rhodesia 2-2 Southern Rhodesia 17/09/1947 Dar es Salaam Uganda 3-2 Kenya Gossage 18/09/1947 Dar es Salaam Tanganyika 3-1 Zanzibar Gossage 20/09/1947 Dar es Salaam Tanganyika 2-4 Uganda Gossage ??/??/1947 Mauritius 2-1 Reunion Triangulaire ??/??/1947 Madagascar 4-2 Reunion Triangulaire ??/??/1947 Madagascar 1-2 Mauritius Triangulaire Or 2-1 ? 05/12/1947 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 5-0 French Somaliland
ASIA Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 20/04/1947 Hong Kong Hong Kong 3-2 South Vietnam All-Saigon
EUROPE Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 05/01/1947 Oeiras Portugal 2-2 Switzerland 26/01/1947 Oeiras Portugal 4-1 Spain 02/03/1947 Dublin Ireland 3-2 Spain 23/03/1947 Paris France 1-0 Portugal 23/03/1947 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1-2 France B 07/04/1947 Amsterdam Netherlands 2-1 Belgium 12/04/1947 Wembley England 1-1 Scotland British 46-47 16/04/1947 Belfast Northern Ireland 2-1 Wales British 46-47 27/04/1947 Firenze Italy 5-2 Switzerland 03/05/1947 London England 3-0 France 04/05/1947 Antwerpen Belgium 1-2 Netherlands 04/05/1947 Budapest Hungary 5-2 Austria 04/05/1947 Dublin Ireland 0-2 Portugal 04/05/1947 Luxembourg Luxembourg 3-3 Belgium B 11/05/1947 Praha Czechoslovakia 3-1 Yugoslavia 11/05/1947 Torino Italy 3-2 Hungary 13/05/1947 Luxembourg Luxembourg 4-3 England Amateur 17/05/1947 St. Gallen Switzerland B 5-0 Luxembourg 18/05/1947 Bruxelles-Ville Belgium 2-1 Scotland 18/05/1947 Zürich Switzerland 1-0 England 21/05/1947 Praha Czechoslovakia B 8-1 Luxembourg 24/05/1947 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0-6 Scotland 25/05/1947 Tiranë Albania 0-4 Romania Balkan CE 25/05/1947 Oeiras Portugal 0-10 England 26/05/1947 Paris France 4-0 Netherlands 01/06/1947 Paris France 4-2 Belgium 08/06/1947 Lausanne Switzerland 1-2 France 11/06/1947 Oslo Norway 3-1 Poland 15/06/1947 Sofiya Bulgaria 2-0 Albania Balkan CE 15/06/1947 København Denmark 1-4 Sweden Nordic 20/06/1947 København Denmark 2-2 Czechoslovakia 22/06/1947 Bucureşti Romania 1-3 Yugoslavia Balkan CE 22/06/1947 Netherlands 1-2 Czechoslovakia B 26/06/1947 Helsinki Finland 1-2 Norway Suomen Pa. 26/06/1947 Stockholm Sweden 6-1 Denmark Suomen Pa. 28/06/1947 Helsinki Sweden 5-1 Norway Suomen Pa. 29/06/1947 Beograd Yugoslavia 2-3 Hungary Balkan CE 06/07/1947 Sofiya Bulgaria 2-3 Romania Balkan CE 19/07/1947 Warszawa Poland 1-2 Romania 24/07/1947 Reykjavík Iceland 2-4 Norway 17/08/1947 Budapest Hungary 9-0 Bulgaria Balkan CE 20/08/1947 Budapest Hungary 3-0 Albania Balkan CE 24/08/1947 Borås Sweden 7-0 Finland Nordic 31/08/1947 Praha Czechoslovakia 6-3 Poland 07/09/1947 Helsinki Finland 3-3 Norway Nordic 14/09/1947 Tiranë Albania 2-4 Yugoslavia Balkan CE 14/09/1947 Wien Austria 4-3 Hungary 14/09/1947 Stockholm Sweden 5-4 Poland 17/09/1947 Helsinki Finland 1-4 Poland 21/09/1947 Oslo Norway 3-5 Denmark Nordic 21/09/1947 Bruxelles-Ville Belgium 2-5 England 21/09/1947 Amsterdam Netherlands 6-2 Switzerland 21/09/1947 Bucureşti Romania 2-6 Czechoslovakia 04/10/1947 Belfast Northern Ireland 2-0 Scotland British 47-48 05/10/1947 Århus Denmark 4-1 Finland Nordic 05/10/1947 Stockholm Sweden 4-1 Norway Nordic 05/10/1947 Praha Czechoslovakia 3-2 Austria 12/10/1947 Zagreb Yugoslavia 2-1 Bulgaria Balkan CE 12/10/1947 Bucureşti Romania 0-3 Hungary Balkan CE 18/10/1947 Cardiff Wales 0-3 England British 47-48 19/10/1947 Beograd Yugoslavia 7-1 Poland 26/10/1947 Bucureşti Romania 0-0 Poland 02/11/1947 Genève Switzerland 4-0 Belgium 05/11/1947 Liverpool England 2-2 Northern Ireland British 47-48 09/11/1947 Wien Austria 5-1 Italy 12/11/1947 Glasgow Scotland 1-2 Wales British 47-48 19/11/1947 London England 4-2 Sweden 23/11/1947 Oeiras Portugal 2-4 France 14/12/1947 Bari Italy 3-1 Czechoslovakia
NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 11/02/1947 Kingston Jamaica 0-0 Trinidad/Tobago 15/02/1947 Kingston Jamaica 2-1 Trinidad/Tobago 19/02/1947 Kingston Jamaica 1-0 Trinidad/Tobago 22/02/1947 Kingston Jamaica 1-2 Trinidad/Tobago 26/02/1947 Kingston Jamaica 0-6 Trinidad/Tobago 01/03/1947 Willemstad Curacao 4-0 Trinidad/Tobago 02/03/1947 Willemstad Curacao 3-0 Trinidad/Tobago 21/06/1947 Willemstad Curacao 4-1 Aruba 22/06/1947 Willemstad Curacao 0-0 Aruba 13/07/1947 La Habana Mexico 5-0 USA NA Champ 17/07/1947 La Habana Cuba 1-3 Mexico NA Champ 20/07/1947 La Habana Cuba 5-2 USA NA Champ 04/11/1947 Port of Spain Trinidad/Tobago 1-2 British Guiana Standard Life 06/11/1947 Port of Spain British Guiana 2-0 Jamaica Standard Life 08/11/1947 Port of Spain Trinidad/Tobago 6-0 Jamaica Standard Life 10/11/1947 Port of Spain Jamaica 0-0 British Guiana Standard Life 13/11/1947 San Fernando Trinidad/Tobago 1-0 Jamaica Standard Life 14/11/1947 Port of Spain Trinidad/Tobago 2-0 British Guiana Standard Life
OCEANIA Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes None
SOUTH AMERICA Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 02/03/1947 Buenos Aires Argentina XI 2-1 Uruguay XI 09/03/1947 Montevideo Uruguay XI 4-4 Argentina XI 29/03/1947 Montevideo Uruguay 0-0 Brazil Rio Branco Or in São Paulo? 01/04/1947 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 3-2 Uruguay Rio Branco 30/11/1947 Guayaquil Ecuador 2-2 Bolivia Southamerican 02/12/1947 Guayaquil Uruguay 2-0 Colombia Southamerican 02/12/1947 Guayaquil Argentina 6-0 Paraguay Southamerican 04/12/1947 Guayaquil Argentina 7-0 Bolivia Southamerican 04/12/1947 Guayaquil Ecuador 0-0 Colombia Southamerican 06/12/1947 Guayaquil Peru 2-2 Paraguay Southamerican 06/12/1947 Guayaquil Uruguay 6-0 Chile Southamerican 09/12/1947 Guayaquil Chile 2-1 Peru Southamerican 09/12/1947 Guayaquil Uruguay 3-0 Bolivia Southamerican 11/12/1947 Guayaquil Ecuador 0-3 Chile Southamerican 11/12/1947 Guayaquil Argentina 3-2 Peru Southamerican 13/12/1947 Guayaquil Colombia 0-0 Bolivia Southamerican 13/12/1947 Guayaquil Paraguay 4-2 Uruguay Southamerican 16/12/1947 Guayaquil Ecuador 1-6 Uruguay Southamerican 16/12/1947 Guayaquil Argentina 1-1 Chile Southamerican 18/12/1947 Guayaquil Paraguay 3-1 Bolivia Southamerican 18/12/1947 Guayaquil Argentina 6-0 Colombia Southamerican 20/12/1947 Guayaquil Ecuador 0-0 Peru Southamerican 20/12/1947 Guayaquil Paraguay 2-0 Colombia Southamerican 23/12/1947 Guayaquil Peru 5-1 Colombia Southamerican 23/12/1947 Guayaquil Paraguay 1-0 Chile Southamerican 25/12/1947 Guayaquil Ecuador 0-2 Argentina Southamerican 25/12/1947 Guayaquil Uruguay 1-0 Peru Southamerican 27/12/1947 Guayaquil Peru 2-0 Bolivia Southamerican 27/12/1947 Guayaquil Chile 4-1 Colombia Southamerican 28/12/1947 Guayaquil Argentina 3-1 Uruguay Southamerican 30/12/1947 Guayaquil Ecuador 0-4 Paraguay Southamerican 30/12/1947 Guayaquil Chile 4-3 Bolivia Southamerican
OTHER MATCHES Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 01/01/1947 Barcelona Spain 5-7 CA San Lorenzo 16/01/1947 Madrid Spain 1-6 CA San Lorenzo 02/02/1947 Lisboa Portugal 4-10 CA San Lorenzo ??/??/1947 San José Costa Rica 2-5 CA San Lorenzo ??/??/1947 Montevideo Uruguay 3-1 CA Independiente ??/??/1947 Cyprus 1-3 Maccabi Tel-Aviv 06/02/1947 Kingston Combined Schools 0-3 Trinidad/Tobago ??/02/1947 Kingston St. George's 2-4 Trinidad/Tobago ??/02/1947 Kingston Lucas 1-1 Trinidad/Tobago ??/02/1947 Kingston Melbourne 2-1 Trinidad/Tobago 26/02/1947 Ciudad de México Mexico 2-4 Racing Avellaneda 23/03/1947 Mulhouse Alsace 4-3 Luxembourg 18/04/1947 Hong Kong Combined Services 2-3 South Vietnam 19/04/1947 Perth Western Australia 2-12 South Africa 22/04/1947 Hong Kong Sing Tao 5-0 South Vietnam 24/04/1947 Hong Kong Combined Chinese 3-5 South Vietnam 26/04/1947 Adelaide Australia XI 2-3 South Africa 26/04/1947 Shanghai South Korea 0-0 Sing Tao abandoned at 60' due to encroachment 30/04/1947 Melbourne Australia XI 4-5 South Africa 03/05/1947 Sydney New South Wales 4-5 South Africa 07/05/1947 Wollongong South Coast 1-2 South Africa 10/05/1947 Glasgow Great Britain 6-1 Rest of Europe 10/05/1947 Shanghai Shanghai 2-1 Hong Kong 11/05/1947 Shanghai Shanghai Chinese 3-3 Hong Kong 13/05/1947 Shanghai Shang. Non-Chinese 4-7 Hong Kong 13/05/1947 Newcastle Northern District 1-5 South Africa 17/05/1947 Brisbane Queensland 1-10 South Africa 21/05/1947 Brisbane Brisbane 1-9 South Africa 26/05/1947 Adelaide Australia XI 2-3 South Africa 27/05/1947 Ipswich Ipswich Town FC 0-5 South Africa 04/06/1947 Newcastle Northern XI 1-3 South Africa 11/06/1947 Wollongong South Coast 0-2 South Africa 16/06/1947 Sydney North South Wales 1-2 South Africa 18/06/1947 Singapore Singapore 3-5 Sing Tao 11/07/1947 Rangoon Burma 0-3 Sing Tao ??/07/1947 Auckland 3-3 South Africa ??/07/1947 Wellington 1-7 South Africa ??/07/1947 Otago 0-8 South Africa ??/07/1947 Canterbury 1-6 South Africa ??/07/1947 South Auckland 0-10 South Africa ??/07/1947 Auckland 3-3 South Africa 26/07/1947 Newcastle Northern District 2-1 South Africa 30/07/1947 Goulburn Goulburn 0-9 South Africa 02/08/1947 Melbourne Victoria 0-4 South Africa 03/08/1947 Ciudad de México Mexico 3-3 Ferencvárosi TC 06/08/1947 Adelaide South Australia 0-8 South Africa 09/08/1947 Adelaide South Australia 0-7 South Africa 17/08/1947 Ciudad de México Mexico 4-3 Ferencvárosi TC 17/08/1947 Lithgow Western Districts 0-8 South Africa 19/10/1947 Barcelona Catalunya 3-1 Spain 19/10/1947 Strasbourg Alsace 4-2 Luxembourg 26/10/1947 Eindhoven Zuid Nederland 2-3 Luxembourg 27/10/1947 Tehran Iran 1-3 İstanbul XI or 26/10 ? 29/10/1947 Tehran Iran 1-1 İstanbul XI or 28/10 ? Match abandoned 03/11/1947 Malvern 3-0 Jamaica 09/11/1947 Hong Kong Hong Kong 0-1 Malayan Chinese 29/11/1947 Willemstad Aruba 3-1 Unión SC 30/11/1947 Willemstad Curacao 1-1 Unión SC