History of Soccer

The beginning of soccer

300

Early evidence of soccer being played as a sport finds occurrence in China during the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC. In China

Early soccer matches

Dec 16, 700

700’s. The first Football games played in was played by the locals of east of England, starting after a 'legendary' game that involved kicking around the severed head of a Danish prince that they had defeated in war.

First rubber ball

Dec 16, 1600

600 - 1600 A.D
In Mexico & Central America the rubber ball was created, and used in a game on a recessed court 40-50 feet long shaped like a capital "I".

Pasuckuakohowog

Dec 16, 1620

1620’s In North America, native American Indians in the original Jamestown settlement played a game called pasuckuakohowog, meaning "they gather to play ball with the foot." It was a rough game, played the beach, the field a half-mile wide with goals 1 mile apart, with as many as 1000 players at a time.

Official Rules

Dec 16, 1815

1815’s Eton College of England a set of rules for the game.

First soccer Club

Dec 16, 1862

1862 The first soccer club formed anywhere outside of England was the Oneida Football Club, Boston USA.

First international match

Dec 16, 1885

The first international match played by teams outside of Great Britain was between USA and Canada, played in Newark and ended with Canada winning 1-0.(1885)

Soccer in the Olympics

Dec 16, 1900

Soccer played at the Olympic Games for the first time (1900)

Establishment of FIFA

Dec 16, 1904

Establishment of FIFA by delegates from France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland at a meeting in Paris on the 21st of May. (1904)

Modern day soccer

Dec 16, 2013

Soccer is now a sport that is recognized and played all over the world.