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The following were the scheduled events of association football for the year 2017 throughout the world.
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Events
Men's national teams
AFC
- 9 – 16 December: 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship in
Japan
: 
South Korea
: Japan
: 
China- 4th:
North Korea
CAF
- 14 January – 5 February: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in
Gabon
- :
Cameroon - :
Egypt - :
Burkina Faso - 4th:
Ghana
CONCACAF
- 13 – 22 January: 2017 Copa Centroamericana in
Panama
- :
Honduras - : Panama
- :
El Salvador - 4th:
Costa Rica
- 7 – 26 July: 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the
United States
- :
United States - :
Jamaica
Youth
- 18 January – 11 February: 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in
Ecuador
- 11 – 24 February: 2017 OFC U-17 Championship in
Tahiti
- 17 February – 5 March: 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Costa Rica
- 23 February – 19 March: 2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship in
Chile
- 26 February – 12 March: 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in
Zambia
- : Zambia
- :
Senegal - :
Guinea - 4th:
South Africa
- 21 April – 7 May: 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama
- :
Mexico - : United States
- 3 May – 19 May: 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in
Croatia
- 14 – 28 May: 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in Gabon
- 20 May – 11 June: 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea
- 16 – 30 June: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in
Poland
- 2 – 15 July: 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in
Georgia
- 18 – 27 September: 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship in
Bhutan
- :
Nepal - :
Bangladesh - :
India - 4th: Bhutan
- 6 – 28 October: 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India
Women's
- 16 July – 6 August: UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the
Netherlands
- : Netherlands
- :
Denmark
- 8 – 16 December: 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women) in Japan
- : North Korea
- : Japan
- : China
- 4th: South Korea
Women's youth
- 2 – 14 May: 2017 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in the
Czech Republic
- 8 – 20 August: 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in
Northern Ireland
- 10 – 23 September: 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in
Thailand
- : North Korea
- : South Korea
- : Japan
- 4th: China
- 14 – 28 October: 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in China
- : Japan
- : North Korea
- : China
- 4th:
Australia
Multi-sport events
Men's
Women's
- 15–24 August: Southeast Asian Games in
Malaysia
- :
Vietnam - : Thailand
- :
Myanmar - 4th:
Philippines
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News
- February 3 – CAS rejected the request for provisional measures made by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in relation to the club's entry into the 2017 AFC Champions League.[1]
Fixed dates for national team matches
Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).[2]
- 20–28 March
- 5–13 June
- 28 August – 5 September
- 2–10 October
- 6–14 November
Club continental champions
Men
- Notes
- Awarded title by CONMEBOL after most of the team died in a plane crash on their way to the first leg of the final, at the urging of their intended opponent, Atlético Nacional.[3]
Women
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Domestic leagues
UEFA
AFC
CAF
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
OFC
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Domestic cups
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In all tables below, the "title" and "last honor" refer to each cup winner's record in that specific cup competition.
AFC
UEFA
CAF
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
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Women's leagues
UEFA
- Notes
- England is not holding an official women's championship in 2017. The FA is returning top-flight women's football to the autumn-to-spring season that had prevailed prior to the establishment of the WSL, which started play in 2011 under a spring-to-autumn format. To that effect, a one-off FA WSL Spring Series will be held in spring 2017.
AFC
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
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Women's cups
UEFA
Second, third, fourth, and fifth leagues
CONCACAF
Detailed results
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FIFA
- May 20 – June 11: 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea[6]
- June 17 – July 2: 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in
Russia[7]
- October 6 – 28: 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India[8]
- December 6 – 16: 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the
United Arab Emirates[9]
Real Madrid defeated 
Grêmio, 1–0, to win their second consecutive and third overall FIFA Club World Cup title.- Pachuca took third place.
Europe (UEFA)
Nations
Men's events:
- May 3 – 19: 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Croatia[10]
- June 16 – 30: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland[11]
- July 2 – 15: 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Georgia[12]
Women's events:
- May 2 – 14: 2017 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in the Czech Republic[13]
- July 16 – August 6: UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands[14]
- The Netherlands defeated Denmark, 4–2, to win their first UEFA Women's Euro title.
- The
- August 8 – 20: 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Northern Ireland[15]
University event:
- July 23 – 30: 2017 European Universities Football Championships in
Porto[16]
- Men: Kuban State University defeated
University of Lille, 2–1, in the final.
- University of Bordeaux took third place.
- Women: University of Montpellier defeated University of Valencia, 7–1, in the final.
- Paul Sabatier University took third place.
- Men:
Clubs
Men's events:
- September 13, 2016 – June 3, 2017: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League (final in
Cardiff)[17]
- Real Madrid C.F. defeated
Juventus FC, 4–1, to win their second consecutive and 12th overall UEFA Champions League title and the first football team to do this since the new updated form of the UEFA Champions League. - Note: Real Madrid would represent UEFA at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.
- September 15, 2016 – May 24, 2017: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League (final in
Stockholm)[18]
Manchester United F.C. defeated AFC Ajax, 2–0, to win their first UEFA Europa League title.
- July 1 – 9: 2017 UEFA Regions' Cup Final Tournament in
Istanbul[19]
- July 18 – 30: 2017 International Champions Cup in China,
Singapore, and the United States[20][21][22]
- Singapore -> Champions: Internazionale; Second:
FC Bayern Munich; Third: Chelsea F.C.
- Singapore -> Champions:
- August 8: 2017 UEFA Super Cup in
Skopje[23]
- Real Madrid C.F. defeated Manchester United F.C., 2–1, to win their fourth UEFA Super Cup title.
Women's events:
- October 5, 2016 – June 1, 2017: 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League (final in Cardiff)[24]
- Lyon defeated fellow French team Paris Saint-Germain in the final 7–6 on penalties, following a 0–0 score at the end of extra time. Lyon won their second consecutive and fourth overall UEFA Women's Champions League title.
Youth events:
- September 13, 2016 – April 24, 2017: 2016–17 UEFA Youth League (final in
Nyon)[25]
FC Red Bull Salzburg defeated Benfica, 2–1, to win their first UEFA Youth League title.
North, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF)
- August 2, 2016 – April 26, 2017: 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
- C.F. Pachuca defeated fellow Mexican team, Tigres UANL, 2–1 on aggregate, to win their fifth CONCACAF Champions League title.
- Note: Pachuca would represent CONCACAF at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.
- January 13 – 22: 2017 Copa Centroamericana in Panama[26]
- Honduras won the round-robin competition with four wins and one draw, in order to win their fourth Copa Centroamericana title.
- Note: Along with Honduras, Panama, El Salvador, and Costa Rica all qualified to compete at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
- February 17 – March 5: 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Costa Rica
- United States defeated Honduras, 5–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first CONCACAF U-20 Championship title.
- Note: Along with the two teams mentioned here, Mexico, and Costa Rica all qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
- April 21 – May 7: 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama
- Mexico defeated the United States, 5–4 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their seventh CONCACAF U-17 Championship title.
- Note: Along with the two teams mentioned here, Costa Rica and Honduras all qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
- June 22 & 25: 2017 Caribbean Cup in Martinique
Curaçao defeated Jamaica, 2–1, to win their first Caribbean Cup title.
French Guiana took third place.
- July 7 – 26: 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States[27]
- The United States defeated Jamaica, 2–1, to win their sixth CONCACAF Gold Cup title.
- The
South America (CONMEBOL)
- January 18 – February 11: 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in Ecuador
- Champions:
Uruguay; Second: Ecuador; Third: 
Venezuela; Fourth: 
Argentina - Note: All the teams mentioned above all qualify to compete in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
- Champions:
- January 23 – November 29: 2017 Copa Libertadores
- Grêmio defeated Lanús, 3–1 on aggregate, to win their third Copa Libertadores title.
- Note: Grêmio would represent CONMEBOL at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.
- February 23 – March 19: 2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Chile
- Champions: Brazil; Second: Chile; Third:
Paraguay; Fourth: 
Colombia - Note: All the teams mentioned above all qualify to compete in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
- Champions:
- February 28 – December 13: 2017 Copa Sudamericana
- Independiente defeated Flamengo, 3–2 on aggregate, to win their second Copa Sudamericana title.
- April 4 & May 10: 2017 Recopa Sudamericana
- Atlético Nacional defeated Chapecoense, 5–3 on aggregate, to win their first Recopa Sudamericana title.
- August 15: 2017 Suruga Bank Championship in Saitama
- Urawa Red Diamonds defeated Chapecoense, 1–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title.
- October 7 – 21: 2017 Copa Libertadores Femenina in Paraguay
- Corinthians–Audax defeated Colo-Colo, 5–4 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title.
- River Plate took third place.
- November 4 – 19: 2017 South American Under-15 Football Championship in Argentina
Africa (CAF)
- January 14 – February 5: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon
- Cameroon defeated Egypt, 2–1, to win their fifth Africa Cup of Nations title. Burkina Faso took third place.
- Note: Cameroon has qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
- February 10 – November 4: 2017 CAF Champions League
Wydad Casablanca defeated Al Ahly, to win their second CAF Champions League title.- Note: Wydad Casablanca would represent the CAF at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.
- February 10 – November 25: 2017 CAF Confederation Cup
TP Mazembe defeated SuperSport United F.C., 2–1 on aggregate, to win their second consecutive CAF Confederation Cup title.
- February 18: 2017 CAF Super Cup
- Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. defeated TP Mazembe, 1–0, to win their first CAF Super Cup title.
- February 26 – March 12: 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia
- Zambia defeated Senegal, 2–0, to win their first Africa U-20 Cup of Nations title. Guinea took third place.
- Note: Along with the three teams mentioned above, South Africa have qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
- May 14 – 28: 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in Gabon[28]
Mali defeated Ghana, 1–0, to win their second consecutive Africa U-17 Cup of Nations title.- Guinea took third place.
- Note: Along with the three teams mentioned above and
Niger, all four of them qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
- June 25 – July 9: 2017 COSAFA Cup in Moruleng and Phokeng
- September 9 – 24: 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations in Ghana
- December 3 – 17: 2017 CECAFA Cup in
Kenya
- December 6 – 16: 2017 COSAFA U-20 Cup in Zambia
- South Africa defeated
Lesotho, 2–1, to win their seventh COSAFA U-20 Cup title. - Egypt took third place.
- July 21, 2017 – January 28, 2018: 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Asia (AFC)
- January 24 – November 4: 2017 AFC Cup
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated 
Istiklol, 1–0, to win their second consecutive AFC Cup title.
- January 24 – November 25: 2017 AFC Champions League
- Urawa Red Diamonds defeated
Al-Hilal FC, 2–1 on aggregate, to win their second AFC Champions League title. - Note: Urawa Red Diamonds would represent the AFC at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.
- July 9 – 22: 2017 AFF U-15 Youth Championship in Thailand
- September 4 – 17: 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship in Yangon
- September 9 – 23: 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in Thailand
- North Korea defeated South Korea, 2–0, to win their second consecutive and third overall AFC U-16 Women's Championship title.
- Japan took third place.
- Note: All three teams here have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
- October 14 – 28: 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in China
- Japan defeated North Korea, 1–0, to win their second consecutive and fifth overall AFC U-19 Women's Championship title.
- China took third place.
- December 8 – 16: 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship for Men and Women in Japan
- Men: South Korea defeated Japan, 4–1, to win their fourth men's EAFF E-1 Football Championship title.
- China took third place.
- Women: North Korea defeated Japan, 2–0, to win their third consecutive women's EAFF E-1 Football Championship title.
- China took third place.
- Men:
- December 22, 2017 – January 8, 2018: 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup in
Kuwait
Oceania (OFC)
- February 11 – 24: 2017 OFC U-17 Championship in Tahiti
New Zealand defeated 
New Caledonia, 7–0, to win their sixth consecutive and seventh overall OFC U-17 Championship title.- Note: The two teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
- February 25 – May 7: 2017 OFC Champions League
- Auckland City FC defeated fellow New Zealand team, Team Wellington, 5–0 on aggregate, to win their seventh consecutive and ninth overall OFC Champions League title.
- Note: Auckland City would represent the OFC at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.
- July 11 – 24: 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship in New Zealand
- Champions: New Zealand; Second:
Fiji; Third: 
Papua New Guinea - Note: New Zealand has qualified to compete at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
- Champions:
- August 4 – 18: 2017 OFC U-16 Women's Championship in
Apia
- New Zealand defeated New Caledonia, 6–0, to win their fourth consecutive OFC U-16 Women's Championship title.
- Note: New Zealand has qualified to compete at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
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Futsal
AFC
- May 16 – 26: 2017 AFC U-20 Futsal Championship in Bangkok
- In the final,
Iran defeated Iraq, 2–0, to win their 1st AFC U-20 Futsal Championship. Thailand took third place.
- In the final,
- July 3 – 9: 2017 AFF Futsal Club Championship in Bangkok
- In the final, Thai Port defeated Sanna Khanh Hoa, 4–0, to win their 3rd title.
Melaka United took third place.
- In the final,
- July 20 – 30: 2017 AFC Futsal Club Championship in Ho Chi Minh City
- In the final, Chonburi Bluewave defeated Giti Pasand Isfahan, 3–2, to win their 2nd title. Thái Sơn Nam took third place.
- In the final,
- October 23 – November 3: 2017 AFF Futsal Championship in Ho Chi Minh City
CONCACAF
- August 21 – 26: 2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship in Tegucigalpa
- In the final, Grupo Line Futsal defeated Elite Futsal, 5–4, to win their 1st CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship. Soyapango F.C. took third place.
- In the final,
CONMEBOL
- April 5 – 12: 2017 Copa América de Futsal in San Juan
- May 22 – 28: 2017 Copa Libertadores de Futsal in
Lima
- In the final, Carlos Barbosa defeated Cerro Porteño, 2–1, to win their 5th Copa Libertadores de Futsal. Bello Real Antioquia took third place.
- In the final,
- July 15 – 22: 3rd CONMEBOL Women Futsal Club Championships in Asunción
- In the final, Associação Unochapecó/Female Futsal defeated Club Sport Colonial, 4–2, to win their 2nd CONMEBOL Women Futsal Club Championships.
Trujillanos FC took third place.
- In the final,
- August 16 – 20: 2017 Liga Sudamericana de Futsal (South zone) in Buenos Aires
UEFA
- April 28 – 30: 2016–17 UEFA Futsal Cup (final four) in
Almaty
- In the final, Inter FS defeated Sporting CP, 7–0, to win their 4th UEFA Futsal Cup. AFC Kairat took third place.
- In the final,
EUSA
- July 10 – 17: 11th European Universities Futsal Championship in Çorum
- Men's: University of Beira Interior defeated Tbilisi State University, 5–4. University of Porto took third place.
- Women's: League system: 1st.: Moscow Polytechnic University, 2nd: University of Zagreb, 3rd: University of Münster
- Men's:
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Beach soccer
International beach soccer events
- January 9 – 15: 2016 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer in Santos, São Paulo (debut event)[29]
- CR Vasco da Gama defeated Club Atlético Rosario Central, 8–1, in the final.
- Deportes Iquique took third place.
- February 5 – 12: 2017 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship in Asunción[30]
- Brazil defeated Paraguay, 7–5, in the final. Ecuador took third place.
- Note: All these teams mentioned above all qualify to compete at the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
- February 13 – 16: Thailand 5s Beach Soccer Championship 2017 in Bangkok[31]
- February 14 – 16: Persian Beach Soccer Cup 2017 in Bushehr[32]
- February 20 – 26: 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship in
Nassau[33]
- Panama defeated Mexico, 4–2, in the final. El Salvador took third place.
- March 4 – 11: 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship in Kuala Terengganu[34]
- Iran defeated United Arab Emirates, 7–2, in the final. Japan took third place.
- March 27 – 29: Eurasia Beach Soccer Cup 2017 in Yazd[35]
- Champions: Moghaevmate Golsapoosh; Second: Lokomotiv Moscow; Third: Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Champions:
- April 13 – 15: Copa Pílsener Fútbol Playa El Salvador 2017 at the Salvadoran Costa del Sol[36]
- Champions: Tahiti; Second: Panama; Third: El Salvador; Fourth: Ecuador
- Champions:
- April 21 – 23: 2017 Tulip Festival Beach Soccer Tournament in Istanbul (debut event)[37]
- Champions:
Belarus; Second: England; Third: Turkey; Fourth: Czech Republic
- Champions:
- April 27 – May 7: 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Nassau[38]
- May 19 – 21: Sal Beach Soccer Cup 2017 in
Sal, Cape Verde[39]
- May 19 – 21: Beach Soccer USA Cup 2017 in Oceanside, California[40]
- Champions: Fortaleza Esporte Clube; Runner-Up: Botafogo
- Champions:
- May 29 – June 4: Euro Winners Cup 2017 for Men and Women in Nazaré, Portugal[41][42]
- Men: S.C. Braga defeated
Artur Music, 8–5, in the final. Lokomotiv Moscow took third place. - Women: BSC Havana Shots Aargau defeated
Portsmouth Ladies BSC, 4–3, in the final. Higicontrol Melilla took third place.
- Men:
- June 9 – 11: NASSC - US Open 2017 in Virginia Beach, Virginia[43]
- FC Barcelona defeated Gobeachsoccer, 6–1, in the final. Great Lakes BSC took third place.
- June 16 – 18: Talent Beach Soccer Tournament Siófok 2017 in
Hungary[44]
- June 30 – July 2: Friendship Cup 2017 in Vitebsk[45]
- Champions: Belarus; Second: Turkey; Third:
Azerbaijan; Fourth: 
Lithuania
- Champions:
- July 14 – 16: Morocco Beach Soccer Cup 2017 in Casablanca[46]
- Champions: Switzerland; Second: Morocco; Third: England; Fourth: Netherlands
- Champions:
- July 15 & 16: Nations Cup 2017 - Linz in Austria[47]
- Hungary defeated Austria, 6–2, in the final. The Czech Republic took third place.
- July 19 – 22: Commonwealth Youth Games - Beach Soccer in Nassau, Bahamas[48]
- July 21 – 23: BSWW Mundialito Cascais 2017 in Portugal[49]
- September 12 – 23: Liga Sudamericana Fútbol Playa CONMEBOL 2017 in Pimentel District & Asunción (debut event)[50]
- October 20 – 22: BSWW Tour - Visit Puerto Vallarta Cup 2017 in Mexico[51]
- Champions: Mexico; Second: United States; Third: France; Fourth: Colombia
- Champions:
- October 31 – November 4: Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup Dubai 2017 in the United Arab Emirates[52]
- November 4: Beach Soccer Stars 2017 in Dubai
- For the list of winners, click here.
- November 11 – 19: 2017 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer in Lambaré[53]
- CR Vasco da Gama defeated Club Malvín, 8–5, in the final.
- Universidad Autónoma de Asunción took third place.
- December 3 – 10: 2017 CONMEBOL Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Futbol Playa in Uruguay[54]
- December 8 – 10: BSWW Tour - Copa Lagos 2017 in
Nigeria[55]
- December 14 – 17: Mundialito de Clubes 2017 in Vargem Grande Paulista[56]
- BSC Lokomotiv Moscow defeated Pars Jonoubi, 5–4, in the final.
- SC Corinthians Paulista took third place.
2017 Euro Beach Soccer League
- June 23 – 25: EBSL #1 in
Belgrade[57]
- July 7 – 9: EBSL #2 in Nazaré
- Men's Division A Champions: Spain (Group 1); Portugal (Group 2)[58]
- Women's Champions: England defeated Switzerland, 4–3, in the final. The Netherlands took third place.[59]
- Men's Division A Champions:
- July 28 – 30: EBSL #3 in Moscow[60]
- Division "A" Champions: Russia; Second: Belarus; Third: Switzerland; Fourth:
Greece - Division "B" Champions: Turkey; Second:
Moldova; Third: Kazakhstan
- Division "A" Champions:
- August 11 – 13: EBSL #4 in Siófok[61]
- August 25 – 27: EBSL #5 in Warnemünde[62]
- Division "A" Champions: Ukraine; Second: Italy; Third: Azerbaijan; Fourth: Germany
- Division "B" Champions: England; Second:
Romania; Third: Lithuania; Fourth: Netherlands
- Division "A" Champions:
- September 14 – 17: 2017 EBSL Superfinal and Promotion Final in Terracina[63]
Deaths
January
- 1 January – Moruca, Spanish footballer (b. 1932)[64]
- 2 January – Viktor Tsaryov, Russian footballer (b. 1931)[65]
- 3 January – Enzo Benedetti, Italian footballer (b. 1931)[66]
- 4 January
- Ezio Pascutti, Italian international footballer (b. 1937)[67]
- Paul Went, English footballer (b. 1949)[68]
- 5 January
- Graham Atkinson, English footballer (b. 1943)[69]
- Harry Taylor, English footballer (b. 1935)[70]
- 6 January – Yaron Ben-Dov, Israeli footballer (b. 1970)[71]
- 7 January – Laurie Topp, English international footballer (b. 1923)[72]
- 8 January – Zacharie Noah, Cameroonian footballer (b. 1937)[73]
- 9 January – Roberto Cabañas, Paraguayan international footballer (b. 1961)[74]
- 10 January – Achmad Kurniawan, Indonesian footballer (b. 1979)[75]
- 11 January – François Van der Elst, Belgian international footballer (b. 1954)[76]
- 12 January – Graham Taylor, English footballer (b. 1944)[77]
- 15 January – Kozo Kinomoto, Japanese footballer (b. 1949)[78]
- 16 January – Amin Nasir, Singaporean footballer (b. 1968)[79]
- 19 January
- Ger van Mourik, Dutch footballer (b. 1931)[80]
- Giovanni Vastola, Italian footballer (born 1938)[81]
- 21 January
- Marc Baecke, Belgian footballer (born 1956)[82]
- Dave Shipperley, English footballer (born 1952)[83]
- 24 January
- Fred André, Dutch footballer (born 1941)[84]
- Carlos Verdejo, Chilean footballer (born 1934)[85]
- 25 January – Ivan Pritargov, Bulgarian footballer (born 1952)[86]
- 26 January
- Lindy Delapenha, Jamaican footballer (born 1927)[87]
- Miikka Toivola, Finnish footballer (born 1949)[88]
- Michael Tönnies, German footballer (born 1959)[89]
- 27 January
- Wim Anderiesen Jr., Dutch footballer (born 1931)[90]
- Tatiana Repeikina, Russian footballer (born 1973).[91]
- Billy Simpson, Northern Irish footballer (born 1929)[92]
- 29 January
- Ruslan Barburoș, Moldovan footballer (born 1978)[93]
- Pat Corr, Northern Irish footballer (born 1927)[94]
- Willy Fossli, Norwegian footballer (born 1931)[95]
February
- 1 February
- Constantin Dinulescu, Romanian footballer (born 1931)[96]
- Cor van der Hoeven, Dutch footballer (born 1921)[97]
- 2 February
- Shunichiro Okano, Japanese international footballer, coach, and President of Japan Football Association (born 1931)[98]
- Miltos Papapostolou, Greek footballer (born 1936)[99]
- 4 February – Hans van der Hoek, Dutch international footballer (born 1933)[100]
- 8 February – Viktor Chanov, Ukrainian footballer (born 1959)[101]
- 9 February – Piet Keizer, Dutch international footballer (born 1943)[102]
- 11 February – Juan Ulloa, Costa Rican footballer (born 1935)[103]
- 12 February
- Sam Arday, Ghanaian football manager (born 1945)[104]
- Bobby Murdoch, English footballer (born 1936)[105]
- 14 February – Ríkharður Jónsson, Icelandic international footballer (born 1929)[106]
- 15 February
- Manfred Kaiser, East-German international footballer (born 1929)[107]
- Roy Proverbs, English footballer (born 1932)[108]
- 16 February – Bengt Gustavsson, Swedish international footballer and manager (born 1928)[109]
- 18 February
- Roger Hynd, Scottish footballer (born 1942)[110]
- Henk Nienhuis, Dutch footballer (born 1941)[111]
- 19 February
- Shibaji Banerjee, Indian footballer[112]
- Paul McCarthy, Irish footballer (born 1971)[113]
- Roman Zhuravskyi, Ukrainian footballer (born 1948)[114]
- 25 February – Bobby Lumley, English footballer (born 1933)[115]
- 27 February
- Marcel De Corte, Belgian footballer (born 1929)[116]
- Zvjezdan Cvetković, Yugoslavian international footballer und Croatian Serb manager (born 1960)[117]
- Alex Young, Scottish international footballer (born 1937)[118]
March
- 2 March
- Tarcisio Catanese, Italian footballer (born 1967)[119]
- Édouard Close, 87, Belgian politician, Burgemeester of Liège (1976–1991).[120]
- Tommy Gemmell, Scottish international footballer and manager (born 1943)[121]
- 3 March – Raymond Kopa, French international footballer (born 1931)[122]
- 4 March – Alberto Villalta, Salvadorian footballer (born 1947)[123]
- 6 March – Marek Ostrowski, Polish international footballer (born 1959)[124]
- 7 March – Juan Carlos Touriño, Spanish international footballer (born 1944)[125]
- 12 March – Dave Taylor, English footballer (born 1940)[126]
- 13 March – Hiroto Muraoka, Japanese footballer (born 1931)[127]
- 14 March
- Paul Bowles English footballer (born 1957)[128]
- Jim McAnearney, English footballer (born 1935)[129]
- 16 March – Arne Høivik, Norwegian international footballer (born 1932)[130]
- 19 March – Ryan McBride, Northern Irish footballer (born 1989)[131]
- 22 March
- Ken Currie, Scottish footballer (born 1925)[132]
- Ronnie Moran, English footballer (born 1934)[133]
- 24 March – Wolfgang Solz, German international footballer (born 1940)[134]
- 25 March – Asbjørn Hansen, Norwegian footballer (born 1930)[135]
- 26 March – Vladimir Kazachyonok, Soviet international footballer and Russian coach (born 1952)[136]
- 27 March
- Romolo Bizzotto, Italian footballer (born 1925)[137]
- Eduard Mudrik, Soviet Russian international footballer (born 1939)[138]
April
- 1 April – Stuart Markland, Scottish footballer (born 1948)[139]
- 4 April – Karl Stotz, Austrian international footballer and manager (born 1927)[140]
- 10 April – Fred Furniss, English footballer (born 1922)[141]
- 15 April – Amílcar Henríquez, Panamaian international footballer (born 1983)[142]
- 16 April – Spartaco Landini, Italian footballer (born 1944)[143]
- 18 April – Mihalj Mesaroš, Serbian footballer (born 1935)[144]
- 20 April – Roberto Ferreiro, Argentine international footballer and manager (born 1935)[145]
- 21 April – Ugo Ehiogu, English international footballer and coach (born 1972)[146]
- 23 April – František Rajtoral, Czech international footballer (born 1986)[147]
- 26 April – Moïse Brou Apanga, Gabonese international footballer (born 1982)[148]
- 27 April – Nikolai Arefyev, Russian footballer (born 1979)[149]
May
- 2 May – Cammy Duncan, Scottish footballer (born 1965)[150]
- 6 May
- Tony Conwell, English footballer (born 1932)[151]
- Peter Noble, English footballer (born 1944)[152]
- 7 May: Eduard Gutiérrez, Colombian footballer (born 1995)[153]
- 8 May: Ulugbek Ruzimov, Uzbekistani footballer (born 1968)[154]
- 13 May:
- Yanko Daucik, Czech footballer (born 1941)[155]
- Rachid Natouri, Algerian footballer (born 1946)[156]
- 16 May: Ronnie Cocks, Maltese footballer (born 1943)[157]
- 17 May:
- Raúl Córdoba, Mexican international footballer (born 1924)[158]
- Todor Veselinović, Serbian footballer (born 1930)[159]
- 18 May:
- Volodymyr Dudarenko, Soviet footballer (born 1946)[160]
- Eric Stevenson, Scottish footballer (born 1942)[161]
- 19 May:
- David Bystroň, Czech footballer (born 1982)[162]
- Corbett Cresswell, English footballer (born 1932)[163]
- Tommy Ross, Scottish footballer (born 1946)[164]
- 20 May:
- Recep Adanır, Turkish footballer (born 1929)[165]
- Noel Kinsey, Welsh footballer (born 1925)[166]
- 22 May: Oscar Fulloné, Argentine footballer (born 1939)[167]
- 25 May: Emili Vicente, Spanish footballer (born 1965)[168]
- 27 May: Ludwig Preis, German football coach (born 1971)[169]
- 30 May:
- Dibyo Previan Caesario, Indonesian footballer (born 1992)[170]
- Robert Hammond, Ghanaian footballer[171]
June
- 5 June:
- Marcos Coll, Colombian footballer (born 1935)[172]
- Giuliano Sarti, Italian international footballer (born 1933)[173]
- Cheick Tioté, Ivorian footballer (born 1986)[174]
- 7 June: Ernie Edds, English footballer (born 1926)[175]
- 8 June:
- Václav Halama, Czech footballer (born 1940)[176]
- Sergo Kutivadze, Georgian footballer (born 1944)[177]
- Jan Notermans, Dutch footballer (born 1932)[178]
- 12 June:
- Pessalli, Brazilian footballer (born 1990)[179]
- Karl-Heinz Weigang, German footballer (born 1935)[180]
- 14 June: Jacques Foix, French international footballer (born 1930)[181]
- 16 June:
- Edzai Kasinauyo, Zimbabwean footballer (born 1975)[182]
- Günter Siebert, German footballer (born 1930)[183]
- 18 June: Albert Franks, English footballer (born 1936)[184]
- 20 June: Frode Larsen, Norwegian footballer (born 1949)[185]
- 21 June: Kelechi Emeteole, Nigerian footballer (born 1951)[186]
- 23 June: Tonny van der Linden, Dutch footballer (born 1932)[187]
- 25 June: José Manuel Mourinho Félix, Portuguese footballer (born 1938)[188]
- 27 June: Stéphane Paille, French footballer (born 1965)[189]
- 28 June: John Higgins, Scottish footballer (born 1930)[190]
- 30 June: László Kovács, Hungarian footballer (born 1951)[191]
July
- 1 July:
- Ibra Agbo, Equatoguinean footballer (born 1987)[192]
- Ayan Sadakov, Bulgarian footballer (born 1961)[193]
- 2 July:
- Billy Cook, Australian footballer (born 1940)[194]
- John McCormick, Scottish footballer (born 1936)[195]
- 4 July: Ntuthuko Radebe, South African footballer (born 1994)[196]
- 5 July: John McKenzie, Scottish footballer (born 1925)[197]
- 6 July:
- Heinz Schneiter, Swiss footballer and manager (born 1935)[198]
- Ken Wimshurst, English footballer (born 1938)[199]
- 7 July:
- Ray Barnard, English footballer (born 1933)[200]
- Johnson Kendrick, Brazilian footballer (born 1992)[201]
- Tony Moore, English footballer (born 1947)[202]
- 8 July: Roy Richards, Vincentian footballer (born 1983)[203]
- 10 July: Eugène Koffi Kouamé, Ivorian footballer (born 1988)[204]
- 11 July: Gert Trinklein, German footballer (born 1949)[205]
- 14 July: Bert Hill, English footballer (1930)[206]
- 15 July:
- Josef Hamerl, Austrian footballer (born 1931)[207]
- Davie Laing, Scottish footballer (born 1925)[208]
- 19 July: Joe Walters, Scottish footballer (born 1935)[209]
- 22 July: Marcel Kunz, Swiss footballer (born 1943)[210]
- 23 July: Waldir Peres, Brazilian footballer (born 1951)[211]
- 26 July:
- Maxlei dos Santos Luzia, Brazilian footballer (born 1975)[212]
- Jimmy White, English footballer (born 1942)[213]
- 27 July:
- Perivaldo Dantas, Brazilian footballer (born 1953)[214]
- Abdelmajid Dolmy, Moroccan footballer (born 1953)[215]
- Valeri Maslov, Russian footballer (born 1940)[216]
- Ovidio Messa, Bolivian footballer (born 1952)[217]
- Manfred Rummel, German footballer (born 1938)[218]
August
- 2 August:
- Dave Caldwell, Scottish footballer (born 1932)[219]
- Ely Tacchella, Swiss footballer (born 1936)[220]
- 5 August: Joe Cilia, Maltese footballer (born 1937)[221]
- 7 August: Tor Røste Fossen, Norwegian footballer (born 1940)[222]
- 9 August: Beethoven Javier, Uruguayan footballer (born 1940)[223]
- 10 August:
- Miroslav Ćurčić, Serbian footballer (born 1962)[224]
- Alois Eisenträger, German footballer (born 1927)[225]
- 15 August: Joe McGurn, Scottish footballer (born 1965)[226]
- 16 August: John Ogston, Scottish footballer (born 1939)[227]
- 18 August: Pertti Alaja, Finnish footballer (born 1952)[228]
- 21 August: Bill Green, English footballer (born 1950)[229]
- 23 August: Engelbert Jarek, Polish footballer (born 1935)[230]
- 24 August: Alan Boswell, English footballer (born 1943)[231]
- 26 August: Dave Bumpstead, English footballer (born 1935)[232]
- 30 August: Elmer Acevedo, Salvadoran footballer (born 1949)[233]
September
- 3 September: Piet Ouderland, Dutch footballer (born 1933)[234]
- 6 September: Nicolae Lupescu, Romanian footballer (born 1940)[235]
- 8 September: Humberto Rosa, Argentine-Italian footballer (born 1932)[236]
- 12 September: Bert McCann, Scottish footballer (born 1932)[237]
- 13 September: Derek Wilkinson, English footballer (born 1935)[238]
- 14 September: Wim Huis, Dutch footballer (born 1927)[239]
- 17 September: Eugenio Bersellini, Italian footballer (born 1936)[240]
- 18 September:
- Jean Plaskie, Belgian international footballer (born 1941)[241]
- Zurab Sotkilava, Georgian-Russian footballer (born 1937)[242]
- Paul Wilson, Scottish footballer (born 1950)[243]
- 22 September: John Worsdale, English footballer (born 1948)[244]
- 26 September: Richard Boucher, French footballer (born 1932)[245]
- 28 September:
- Aleksey Arifullin, Russian footballer (born 1970)[246]
- Željko Perušić, Croatian footballer (born 1936)[247]
- 29 September: Rolf Herings, German football coach (born 1940)[248]
- 30 September: Gunnar Thoresen, Norwegian footballer (born 1920)[249]
October
- 1 October: Olivier Baudry, French footballer (born 1973)[250]
- 2 October: Patrocinio Samudio, Paraguayan footballer (born 1975)[251]
- 3 October: Les Mutrie, English footballer (born 1951)[252]
- 5 October: Georges Griffiths, Ivorian footballer (born 1990)[253]
- 6 October: Roberto Anzolin, Italian footballer (born 1938)[254]
- 7 October: Konstantin Sarsania, Russian footballer, manager and agent (born 1968)[255]
- 8 October:
- Michel Fernando Costa, Brazilian footballer (born 1981)[256]
- Mlondi Dlamini, South African footballer (born 1997)[257]
- 9 October:
- Jimmy Reid, Scottish footballer (born 1935)[258]
- József Tóth, Hungarian footballer (born 1929)[259]
- 11 October: Dick Hewitt, English footballer (born 1943)[260]
- 13 October: Pierre Hanon, Belgian footballer (born 1936)[261]
- 15 October: Choirul Huda, Indonesian footballer (born 1979)[262]
- 17 October: Giuseppe Massa, Italian footballer (born 1948)[263]
- 19 October: Brian Riley, English footballer (born 1937)[264]
- 24 October: Ebrahim Ashtiani, Iranian footballer (born 1942)[265]
- 27 October: Abdoulaye Soulama, Burkinabé footballer (born 1979)[266]
- 28 October:
- Viktor Karachun, Russian footballer (born 1959)[citation needed]
- Manuel Sanchís, Spanish footballer (born 1938)
- 30 October: Eugène Parlier, Swiss footballer (born 1929)[267]
- 31 October:
- Stefano Salvatori, Italian footballer (born 1967)[268]
- Abubakari Yakubu, Ghanaian footballer (born 1981)[269]
November
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- 1 November: Ramón Cabrero, Argentinian footballer and coach (born 1947)[270]
- 2 November: Costanzo Balleri, Italian footballer (born 1933)[271]
- 4 November: Tallys Machado de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (born 1987)[272]
- 5 November:
- Erlandas Duršlikas, Lithuanian footballer (born 1998)[citation needed]
- Dionatan Teixeira, Slovak footballer (born 1992)[273]
- 6 November:Günter Hoge, German footballer (born 1940)[274]
- Feliciano Rivilla, Spanish footballer (born 1936)[275]
- 7 November: Hans Schäfer, German footballer (born 1927)[276]
- 8 November: Josip Weber, Croatian-Belgian footballer (born 1964)[277]
- 9 November: Akbar Eftekhari, Iranian footballer (born 1943)[278]
- 11 November:
- Amar Rouaï, Algerian footballer (born 1932)[279]
- 12 November: Santiago Vernazza, Argentine footballer (born 1928)[280]
- 13 November: Frank O'Connor, Australian footballer (born 1923)[281]
- 15 November:
- Hamad Ndikumana, Rwandan footballer (born 1978)[282]
- Bert Ormond, New Zealand footballer (born 1931)[283]
- 16 November: Tommy Farrer, English footballer (born 1922)[284]
- 18 November:
- Commins Menapi, Solomon Islands footballer (born 1977)[285]
- Friedel Rausch, German footballer (born 1940)[286]
- 20 November: Janusz Wójcik, Polish footballer (born 1953)[287]
- 21 November: Luis Garisto, Uruguayan footballer (born 1945)[288]
- 22 November: Otto Luttrop, German footballer (born 1939)[289]
- 23 November: Allan Harris, English footballer (born 1942)[290]
- 24 November: Ángel Berni, Paraguayan footballer (born 1931)[291]
- 26 November: Eliezer Spiegel, Israeli footballer (born 1922)[292]
- 27 November: Dermot Drummy, English footballer (1961)[293]
- 28 November:
- Jimmy McEwan, Scottish footballer (born 1929)[294]
- Zdeněk Šreiner, Czech footballer (born 1954)[295]
- 29 November: Ján Strausz, Slovak footballer (born 1942)[296]
December
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- 3 December: Ian Twitchin, English footballer (born 1952)[297]
- 4 December:
- Henning Jensen, Danish footballer (born 1949)[298]
- Gregory Rigters, Surinamese footballer (born 1985)[299]
- 5 December:
- Michel Dighneef, Belgian footballer (born 1936)[300]
- Laurie Rymer, Australian footballer (1934)[301]
- Jacques Simon, French footballer (born 1941)[302]
- 6 December: Juan José Díaz Galiana, Spanish football coach (born 1949)[303]
- 8 December: Pál Dárdai, Hungarian footballer (born 1951)[304]
- 9 December: Benjamin Massing, Cameroonian footballer (born 1962)[305]
- 10 December: Ivan Stoyanov, Bulgarian footballer (born 1949)[306]
- 11 December: Paul Holz, German footballer (born 1952)[307]
- 15 December:
- Dave Boyd, Australian footballer (born 1927)[308]
- Felipe Mesones, Argentine footballer (born 1936)[309]
- Paul Straney, Northern Irish footballer (born 1975)[citation needed]
- 17 December:
- Higinio García Fernández, Spanish footballer (born 1956)[310]
- Frank Hodgkin, Australian footballer (born 1941)[311]
- 18 December: Josef Pešice, Czech footballer (born 1950)[312]
- 19 December: Yevhen Kotelnykov, Ukrainian footballer (born 1939)[313]
- 20 December: Jiří Sloup, Czech footballer (born 1953)[314]
- 21 December:
- Zdzisław Bieniek, Polish footballer (born 1930)[315]
- Renan Martins Pereira, Brazilian footballer (born 1997)[316]
- Timur Segizbayev, Kazak footballer (born 1941)[citation needed]
- 22 December:
- Cyril Beavon, English footballer (born 1937)[317]
- Ken Hands, Australian footballer (born 1926)[318]
- 23 December: Cesare Zamboni, Italian footballer (born 1931)[citation needed]
- 24 December:
- Ken Feltscheer, Australian footballer (born 1915)[319]
- Edu Ferreira, Portuguese footballer (born 1997)[citation needed]
- Renato Marchiaro, Italian footballer (born 1919)
- 26 December:
- Gerd Hennig, German football referee (born 1935)[320]
- Willie Penman, Scottish footballer (born 1939)[321]
- Steve Piper, English footballer (born 1953)[322]
- 27 December:
- Osvaldo Fattori, Italian footballer (born 1922)[323]
- Roberto Ortega, Argentine footballer (born 1932)[citation needed]
- Lothar Schämer, German footballer (born 1940)[324]
- 28 December: Stanisław Terlecki, Polish footballer (born 1955)[325]
- 30 December:
- John Faulkner, English footballer (born 1948)[326]
- Sean McCaffrey, Irish football manager (born 1959)[327]
References
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