TIMELINE ABOUT THE FOOTBALL’S HISTORY

5000-300 B.C.

Evidence in China that military forces 2500 B.C.

played a game, originally named “Tsu
Played by young women in Egypt
Chu”, involve kicking a leather ball
during the age of Baqet III, though
stuffed with fur into a small hole. Like
there is not much known of this sport
soccer, no hands were permitted
except that it was played with a ball.
during the games.

1000 B.C.

Japanese version of soccer was called

kemari, a game much like modern
hacky sack, played with two to twelve
players, and played a larger ball stuffed
with sawdust.
B.C.
In ancient Greece, game called Episkyros, two
equal numbered teams would try to throw a
ball over the heads of the other team. There
was a white line between and behind each of
the teams.

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”. in the middle of each wall,
was a mounted stone or wooden
ring and the object was to project
the hard rubber ball through the
ring.
700s
The first football game played in Britain was
between the locals of east of England,
starting after the ‘legendary’ game that
involved kicking around the severed head of
a Danish prince that they had defeated in a
war. These games were violent, were injury
and death were not uncommon.

1500

In Italy they played a game

1815
called “calico” with teams of
27+ people. The game Eton College of England established a set of
involved kicking, carrying or rules for the games
passing a ball across a goal
line.
 TIMELINE ABOUT THE FOOTBALL’S HISTORY

1848
The rules were further standardized
and a new version was adopted by all
the schools, college and universities,
known as the Cambridge Rules
1862
The first soccer club formed anywhere
outside of England was the Oneida
Football Club, Boston USA.

1869

The Football Association rules were 1885

further amended to exclude any
The first international match played by teams
handling of the ball.
outside of Great Britain was between USA
and Canada, played in Newark and ended
with Canada winning 1-0.

1888

Introduction of the penalty kick. 1900

Soccer played at the Olympic Games for the

first time.

1930

The Federation
Internationale de Football
Association (FIFA) held
soccer’s first World Cup
tournament in Montevideo,
Uruguay, with 13 teams.
PRESENT
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski
has beaten Lionel Messi and Kevin De
Bruyne to be named the best player in
football world.