2016 in association football

The following were the scheduled events of association football for the year 2016 throughout the world.

Events

Men's national teams

AFC

* 2–15 November: 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup in the
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* 19 November – 17 December: 2016 AFF Cup in and
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CONMEBOL

* 3–26 June: Copa América Centenario in the
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OFC

* 28 May - 11 June: 2016 OFC Nations Cup in
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UEFA

* 10 June — 10 July: UEFA Euro 2016 in .
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Youth (men)

AFC

* 12–30 January: 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in
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* 10–23 July: 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in
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* 11–24 September: 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in
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* 15 September–2 October: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in
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* 13–30 October: 2016 AFC U-19 Championship in
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OFC

* 2–16 September: 2016 OFC U-20 Championship in
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UEFA

* 5–21 May: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in
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* 11–24 July: 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in
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Women's national teams

* July 26 – August 4: 2016 AFF Women's Championship in Mandalay
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* 19 November – 3 December: 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations in
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Youth (women)

* 4–16 May: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in
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* 19–31 July: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in
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* 30 September–21 October: 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in
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* 13 November–3 December: 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Port Moresby
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Multi-sports events

Men

* 3–19 August: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament in Rio de Janeiro,
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Women

* 3–19 August: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament in Rio de Janeiro,
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Fixed dates for national team matches

Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).
*21–29 March
*30 May – 7 June (non-UEFA confederations)
*29 August – 5 September
*3–11 October
*7–15 November

Club continental champions

Men

Women

Domestic leagues

UEFA nations

Men

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Women

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CONMEBOL nations

CONCACAF nations

Men

Women

AFC nations

Men

Women

CAF nations

OFC nations

Domestic cups

UEFA nations

Men

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Women

CONMEBOL nations

CONCACAF nations

AFC nations

CAF nations

OFC nations

Detailed results

2016 Summer Olympics (FIFA)

* August 3 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (finals takes place at Maracanã Stadium)
** Men: ; ;
** Women: ; ;

2016 FIFA tournaments

* September 30 – October 21: 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in
** defeated , 5–4 in penalties and after a 0–0 in regular play, to win their second FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup title.
** took third place.
* November 13 – December 3: 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in
** defeated , 3–1, to win their second FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup title.
** took third place.
* December 8 – 18: 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in
** Real Madrid defeated Kashima Antlers, 4–2 in extra time, to win their second FIFA Club World Cup title.
** Atlético Nacional took third place.

UEFA

* June 30, 2015 – May 18, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League (final at St. Jakob-Park, Basel)
** Sevilla FC defeated Liverpool F.C., 3–1, to win their third consecutive and fifth overall UEFA Europa League title.
* June 30, 2015 – May 28, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League (final at San Siro, Milan)
** Real Madrid defeated fellow Spanish team, Atlético Madrid, 5–3 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their 11th UEFA Champions League title.
** Real Madrid would represent UEFA at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
* August 11, 2015 – May 26, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League (final at Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia)
** Lyon defeated Wolfsburg, 4–3 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their third UEFA Women's Champions League title.
* September 15, 2015 – April 18, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Youth League (final at Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon, Nyon)
** Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain, 2–1, to win their second consecutive UEFA Youth League title.
* May 4 – 16: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in
** defeated , 3–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fifth UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. took third place.
* May 5 – 21: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in
** defeated , 5–4 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their sixth UEFA European Under-17 Championship title.
* June 10 – July 10: UEFA Euro 2016 in (final at Stade de France in Saint-Denis)
** defeated , 1–0 in extra time, to win their first UEFA Euro Championship title.
* July 11 – 24: 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in
** defeated , 4–0, to win their eighth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title.
* July 19 – 31: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in
** defeated , 2–1, to win their fourth UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title.
* August 9: 2016 UEFA Super Cup in Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
** Real Madrid defeated fellow Spanish team, Sevilla FC, 3–2, to win their third UEFA Super Cup title.

CONMEBOL

* January 30 – February 14: 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Luque and Asunción
** São Paulo defeated Liverpool, 1–0, to win their first U-20 Copa Libertadores title. Cortuluá took third place.
* February 2 – July 27: 2016 Copa Libertadores
** Atlético Nacional defeated Independiente del Valle, 2–1 on aggregate, to win their second Copa Libertadores title.
** Atlético Nacional would represent CONMEBOL at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup
* March 1 – 20: 2016 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship in Barquisimeto
** Note: ''All the teams listed below qualified to compete in the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.''
** Champions: (second consecutive South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship title)
** Second:
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* June 3 – 26: Copa América Centenario in the
** defeated , 4–2, after overtime and penalties, to win their second consecutive Copa América. took third place.
* August 9 – December 7: 2016 Copa Sudamericana
** ''CONMEBOL has decided that team Chapecoense would posthumously be the winners of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana title, following LaMia Flight 2933 disaster.''
* August 10: 2016 Suruga Bank Championship in Kashima, Ibaraki
** Santa Fe defeated Kashima Antlers, 1–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title.
* August 18 & 25: 2016 Recopa Sudamericana
** River Plate defeated Santa Fe, 2–1, to win their second consecutive Recopa Sudamericana title.
* December 6 – 20: 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina in
** Sportivo Limpeño defeated Estudiantes de Guárico, 2–1, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title.
** Foz Cataratas took third place.

CAF

* November 27, 2015 – March 27, 2016: 2015–16 CAF U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
** , , and all qualified to compete at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
* January 16 – February 7: 2016 African Nations Championship in
** The defeated , 3–0, to win their second African Nations Championship title. The took the bronze medal.
* February 12 – October 23: 2016 CAF Champions League
** Mamelodi Sundowns defeated Zamalek, 3–1 on aggregate, to win their first CAF Champions League title.
** The Mamelodi Sundowns represented the CAF at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
* February 12 – November 6: 2016 CAF Confederation Cup
** TP Mazembe defeated MO Béjaïa, 5–2 on aggregate, to win their first CAF Confederation Cup title.
* February 20: 2016 CAF Super Cup
** TP Mazembe defeated Étoile Sportive du Sahel, 2–1, to win their third CAF Super Cup title.
* November 19 – December 3: 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations in
** defeated , 1–0, to win their second consecutive and tenth overall Africa Women Cup of Nations title.
** took third place.
* November 26 – December 3: 2016 UEMOA Tournament in Lomé
** defeated , 1–0, to win their third UEMOA tournament title.
* December 7 – 16: 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup in Rustenburg
** defeated , 2–1, to win their tenth COSAFA U-20 Cup title. took third place.

AFC

* August 11, 2015 – November 5, 2016: 2016 AFC Cup
** Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Bengaluru FC, 1–0, to win their first AFC Cup title.
* January 12 – 30: 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in
** defeated , 3–2, to win their first AFC U-23 Championship title. took third place.
* February 29 – March 9: 2015–16 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (final) in Osaka
** win the tournament. Australia and qualified from 2016 Summer Olympics.
* January 27 – November 26: 2016 AFC Champions League
** Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors defeated Al Ain FC, 3–2 in aggregate, to win their second AFC Champions League title.
** Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors would represent the AFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
* July 10 – 23: 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Phnom Penh
** defeated , 5–3 in penalties and after a 3–3 score in regular play, to win their second AFF U-16 Youth Championship title.
** took third place.
* July 26 – August 4: 2016 AFF Women's Championship in Mandalay
** defeated , 6–5 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their fourth AFF Women's Championship.
** took third place.
* September 11 – 24: 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Hanoi
** defeated , 5–1, to win their fourth AFF U-19 Youth Championship title.
** took third place.
* September 15 – October 2: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in
** defeated , 4–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first AFC U-16 Championship title.
* October 13 – 30: 2016 AFC U-19 Championship in
** defeated , 5–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first AFC U-19 Championship title.
* November 2 – 15: 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup in
** defeated , 1–0, to win their first 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup title. took third place.
* November 19 – December 17: 2016 AFF Championship in and the
** defeated , 3–2 on aggregate, to win their second consecutive and fifth overall AFF Championship title.

CONCACAF

* February 10 – 21: 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship in Frisco and Houston
** The defeated , 2–0, to win their fourth consecutive CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament title.
** Note: The United States and Canada have qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
* August 4, 2015 – April 27, 2016: 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
** Club América defeated fellow Mexican team, Tigres UANL, 4–1 on aggregate, to win their second consecutive CONCACAF Champions League title.
** Club América would represent CONCACAF at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
* March 3 – 13: 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in
** The defeated , 2–1, to win their third CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship title. took third place.

OFC

* January 13 – 23: 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship in Matavera
** defeated , 8–0, to win their third consecutive OFC U-17 Women's Championship title. took third place.
* January 26 – April 23: 2016 OFC Champions League
** Auckland City FC defeated fellow New Zealand team, Team Wellington, 3–0, to win their seventh OFC Champions League title.
** Auckland City would represent the OFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
* May 28 – June 11: 2016 OFC Nations Cup in
** defeated , 4–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fifth OFC Nations Cup title.
* September 2 – 17: 2016 OFC U-20 Championship in Port Vila
** defeated , 5–0, to win their sixth OFC U-20 Championship title.

Deaths

January

* 3 January: Klaas Bakker, Dutch footballer (born 1926)
* 4 January:
** Amby Fogarty, Irish international footballer (born 1933)
** Fernando Barrachina, Spanish international footballer (born 1947)
** John Roberts, Welsh international footballer (born 1946)
* 5 January: Percy Freeman, English footballer (born 1945)
* 7 January: Sergey Shustikov (footballer, born 1970), Sergey Shustikov, Russian footballer (born 1970)
* 9 January:
** Hamada Emam, Egyptian footballer (born 1943)
** Johnny Jordan, English footballer (born 1921)
** José María Rivas, Salvadorian international footballer (born 1958)
* 10 January:
** Wim Bleijenberg, Dutch international footballer (born 1930)
** Teofil Codreanu, Romanian international footballer (born 1941)
** Kalevi Lehtovirta, Finnish footballer (born 1928)
* 11 January: Reginaldo Araújo, Brazilian footballer (born 1977)
* 12 January: Milorad Rajović, Serbian footballer (born 1955)
* 15 January: Manuel Velázquez, Spanish international footballer (born 1943)
* 17 January:
** Reza Ahadi, Iranian footballer (born 1962)
** John Taihuttu, Dutch footballer (born 1954)
* 22 January: Homayoun Behzadi, Iranian footballer (born 1942)
* 23 January: Koichi Sekimoto, Japanese footballer (born 1978)
* 24 January: Eric Webster, English footballer (born 1931)
* 26 January: Ray Pointer, English footballer (born 1936)
* 27 January:
** Peter Baker (footballer, born 1931), Peter Baker, English footballer (born 1931)
** Tommy O'Hara, Scottish footballer (born 1952)
* 28 January:
** Dave Thomson (footballer, born 1938), Dave Thomson, Scottish footballer (born 1938)
** Ladislav Totkovič, Slovak footballer (born 1962)
* 30 January: Peter Quinn (Gaelic footballer), Peter Quinn, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1925)

February

* 1 February:
** Ali Beratlıgil, 84, Turkish football player and coach.
** Miguel Gutiérrez (Mexican footballer), Miguel Gutiérrez, 84, Mexican footballer (Club Atlas).Muere Miguel "El Mulo" Gutiérrez

* 3 February:
** Mark Farren, Irish footballer (born 1982)
** Suat Mamat, Turkish international footballer (born 1930)
* 4 February:
** Harry Glasgow, Scottish footballer (born 1939)
** David Sloan (footballer), David Sloan, Northern Irish international footballer (born 1941)
* 9 February: Graham Moore (footballer), Graham Moore, Welsh footballer (born 1941)
* 10 February:
** Leo Ehlen, Dutch footballer (born 1953)
** Anatoli Ilyin, Soviet Russian footballer (born 1931)
** Eliseo Prado, Argentine international footballer (born 1929)
** Günter Schröter, East German international footballer (born 1927)
* 11 February:
** Juan Mujica, Uruguayan international footballer and manager (born 1943)
** Ferenc Rudas, Hungarian footballer (born 1921)
* 12 February: Hugo Tassara, Chilean football manager (born 1924)
* 13 February:
** Trifon Ivanov, Bulgarian international footballer (born 1965)
** Giorgio Rossano, Italian footballer (born 1939)
** Slobodan Santrač, Yugoslavian international footballer and manager (born 1946)
* 15 February:
** Paul Bannon, Irish footballer (born 1956)
** Hans Posthumus, Dutch footballer (born 1947)
* 16 February: Ronnie Blackman, English footballer (born 1925)
* 18 February:
** Johnny Miller (footballer), Johnny Miller, English footballer (born 1950)
** Don Rossiter, English footballer (born 1935)
** Giorgio Tinazzi, Italian footballer (born 1934)
* 19 February:
** Din Joe Crowley, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1945)
** Freddie Goodwin, English footballer (born 1933)
* 20 February:
** Muhamed Mujić, Bosnian footballer (born 1933)
** Nando Yosu, Spanish footballer (born 1939)
* 24 February: Rafael Iriondo, Spanish international footballer and manager (born 1918)
* 28 February: Raúl Sánchez (footballer, born 1933), Raúl Sánchez, Chilean international footballer (born 1933)
* 29 February:
** Hannes Löhr, German international footballer and coach (born 1942)
** José Parra Martínez, Spanish footballer (born 1925)

March

* 1 March: Ítalo Estupiñán, Ecuadorian international footballer (born 1952)
* 2 March: Allan Michaelsen, Danish international footballer (born 1947)
* 4 March: Yuri Kuznetsov (footballer born 1931), Yuri Kuznetsov, Soviet international footballer (born 1931)
* 5 March: Even Hansen (footballer), Even Hansen, Norwegian footballer (born 1923)
* 6 March: Wally Bragg, English footballer (born 1929)
* 7 March: Béla Kuharszki, Hungarian footballer (born 1940)
* 10 March: Roberto Perfumo, Argentine international footballer (born 1942)
* 11 March: Billy Ritchie, Serbian footballer (born 1936)
* 13 March: József Verebes, Hungarian footballer (born 1941)
* 14 March: Davy Walsh, Irish footballer (born 1923)
* 15 March:
** John Ene Okon, Nigerian footballer (born 1969)
** Vladimir Yurin, Russian footballer (born 1947)
* 16 March:
** Brian Smyth (Gaelic footballer), Brian Smyth, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1924)
** Alan Spavin, English footballer (born 1942)
* 19 March:
** José Artetxe, Spanish international footballer (born 1930)
** Jack Mansell, English footballer (born 1927)
* 21 March: Jean Cornelis, Belgian international footballer (born 1941)
* 24 March:
** Johan Cruyff, Dutch international footballer and manager (born 1947)
** Proloy Saha, Indian footballer
** Brendan Sloan, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1948)
* 25 March: Raúl Cárdenas, Mexican international footballer (born 1928)
* 26 March: Paddy O'Brien (Gaelic footballer), Paddy O'Brien, Irish Gaelic footballer
* 27 March:
** Abel Dhaira, Ugandan international footballer (born 1987)
** Silvio Fogel, Argentine footballer (born 1949)
* 29 March: Maxime Camara, Guinean football midfielder (born 1943)
* 30 March: John King (footballer, born 1938), John King, English footballer (born 1938)
* 31 March:
** Aníbal Alzate, Colombian footballer (born 1933)
** Ian Britton (Scottish footballer), Ian Britton, Scottish footballer (born 1954)
** Amaury Epaminondas, Brazilian footballer (born 1935)

April

* 2 April:
** Sergio Ferrari, Italian footballer (born 1943)
** Nabil Nosair, Egyptian footballer (born 1938)
** László Sárosi (footballer), László Sárosi, Hungarian international footballer (born 1932)
* 3 April:
** Cesare Maldini, Italian international footballer (born 1932)
** John Waite (footballer), John Waite, English footballer (born 1942)
* 4 April:
** Georgi Hristakiev, Bulgarian international footballer (born 1944)
** Ken Waterhouse, English footballer (born 1930)
* 5 April: Koço Kasapoğlu, Turkish footballer (born 1936)
* 6 April:
** Bernd Hoss, German footballer (born 1939)
** Garry Jones, English footballer (born 1950)
* 8 April: Fred Middleton, English footballer (born 1930)
* 12 April:
** Aquilino Bonfanti, Italian footballer (born 1943)
** Pedro de Felipe, Spanish footballer (born 1944)
* 16 April: Louis Pilot, Luxembourgian footballer (born 1940)
* 18 April: Fritz Herkenrath, German international goalkeeper (born 1928)
* 19 April:
** Mehrdad Oladi, Iranian footballer (born 1985)
** Igor Volchok, Russian footballer (born 1931)
* 22 April: John Lumsden (footballer), John Lumsden, Scottish footballer (born 1950)
* 25 April: Dumitru Antonescu, Romanian international footballer (born 1945)
* 26 April: Vladimir Yulygin, Russian footballer (born 1936)
* 28 April: Óscar Marcelino Álvarez, Argentine footballer (born 1948)

May

* 6 May:
** Nico de Bree, Dutch footballer (born 1944)
** Larry Pinto de Faria, Brazilian footballer (born 1932)
** Valeriy Zuyev, Ukrainian footballer (born 1952)
* 7 May:
** José Roberto Marques, Brazilian footballer (born 1945)
** George Ross (footballer, born 1943), George Ross, Scottish footballer (born 1943)
* 8 May: Wolfgang Patzke, German footballer (born 1959)
* 7 May: Chris Mitchell (Scottish footballer), Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer (born 1988)
* 13 May: Engelbert Kraus, German international footballer (born 1934)
* 18 May: Zygmunt Kukla (footballer), Zygmunt Kukla, Polish international footballer (born 1948)
* 25 May: Ian Gibson (footballer, born 1943), Ian Gibson, Scottish footballer (born 1943)
* 26 May:
** Esad Čolaković, Macedonian footballer (born 1970)
** Ted Dumitru, Romanian football manager (born 1939)
* 27 May:
** Gerhard Harpers, German international footballer (born 1928)
** František Jakubec, Czech international footballer (born 1956)
* 30 May: Jan Aas, Norwegian footballer (born 1944)

June

* 2 June:
** Yevhen Lemeshko, Ukrainian footballer (born 1930)
** Abderrahmane Meziani, Algerian footballer (born 1942)
* 4 June:
** István Halász, Hungarian international footballer (born 1951)
** Nicky Jennings, English footballer (born 1946)
* 6 June: Harry Gregory (footballer, born 1943), Harry Gregory, English footballer (born 1943)
* 7 June:
** Børge Bach, Danish international footballer (born 1945)
** Johnny Brooks, English footballer (born 1931)
** Stephen Keshi, Nigerian international footballer (born 1962)
** Didargylyç Urazow, Turkmen footballer (born 1977)
* 10 June:
** Shuaibu Amodu, Nigerian footballer (born 1958)
** Alex Govan, Scottish footballer (born 1929)
** Ambrose Hickey, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1945)
** Giuseppe Virgili, Italian international footballer (born 1935)
* 12 June: Alfonso Portugal, Mexican international footballer (born 1934)
* 13 June:
** Uriah Asante, Ghanaian footballer (born 1992)
** Tony Byrne (footballer, born 1946), Tony Byrne, Irish footballer (born 1946)
* 16 June: Luděk Macela, Czech international footballer (born 1950)
* 20 June:
** Eamonn Dolan, Irish footballer (born 1967)
** Willie Logie, Scottish footballer (born 1932)
* 21 June: Bryan Edwards (footballer, born 1930), Bryan Edwards, English footballer (born 1930)
* 22 June: Tokia Russell, Bermudian footballer (born 1977)
* 27 June: Luís Carlos Melo Lopes, Brazilian footballer (born 1954)

July

* 1 July: Jerzy Patoła, Polish footballer (born 1946)
* 3 July:
** Jimmy Frizzell, Scottish footballer (born 1937)
** John Middleton (footballer, born 1956), John Middleton, English footballer (born 1956)
* 4 July: Ben Koufie, Ghanaian footballer (born 1932)
* 5 July: Mick Finucane, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1922)
* 6 July: Turgay Şeren, Turkish international footballer (born 1932)
* 7 July: John O'Rourke (footballer, born 1945), John O'Rourke, English footballer (born 1945)
* 8 July: Jackie McInally, Scottish footballer (born 1936)
* 9 July: Erny Brenner, Luxembourgian footballer (born 1931)
* 10 July:
** Amal Dutta, Indian footballer (born 1930)
** Anatoli Isayev, Soviet footballer (born 1932)
** David Stride, English footballer (born 1958)
* 11 July: Kurt Svensson (footballer), Kurt Svensson, Swedish footballer (born 1927)
* 13 July: George Allen (footballer, born 1932), George Allen, English footballer (born 1932)
* 16 July: Oleg Syrokvashko, Belarusian footballer (born 1961)
* 18 July:
** John Hope (footballer), John Hope, English footballer (born 1949)
** Heinz Lucas, German footballer (born 1920)
* 19 July: Tom McCready (footballer, born 1943), Tom McCready, Scottish footballer (born 1943)
* 23 July:
** Boy-Boy Mosia, South African footballer (born 1985)
** Peter Wenger, Swiss footballer (born 1944)
* 24 July:
** Marto Gracias, Indian footballer
** Ian King (footballer), Ian King, Scottish footballer (born 1937)
* 25 July:
** Artur Correia, Portuguese footballer (born 1950)
** Bülent Eken, Turkish footballer (born 1923)
* 26 July: Dave Syrett, English footballer (born 1956)
* 27 July: Máximo Mosquera, Peruvian footballer (born 1928)
* 28 July: Vladica Kovačević, Serbian footballer (born 1940)

August

* 2 August: Neil Wilkinson (footballer), Neil Wilkinson, English footballer (born 1955)
* 4 August: Charles Toubé, Cameroonian footballer (born 1958)
* 5 August: Joe Davis (footballer, born 1941), Joe Davis, Scottish footballer (born 1941)
* 6 August: Mel Slack, English footballer (born 1944)
* 7 August: Roy Summersby, English footballer (born 1935)
* 9 August: Karl Bögelein, German international footballer and coach (born 1927)
* 13 August: Liam Tuohy (footballer), Liam Tuohy, English footballer (born 1933)
* 15 August: Dalian Atkinson, English footballer (born 1968)
* 20 August: Rab Stewart (footballer, born 1962), Rab Stewart, English footballer (born 1962)
* 26 August:
** Anton Pronk, Dutch international footballer (born 1941)
** Jiří Tichý, Czech footballer (born 1933)
* 27 August:
** Alcindo, Brazilian footballer (born 1945)
** Alan Smith (footballer, born 1939), Alan Smith, English footballer (born 1939)
* 29 August:
** Reg Matthewson, English footballer (born 1939)
** Anne O'Brien (footballer), Anne O'Brien, Irish footballer (born 1956)
* 30 August:
** Josip Bukal, Bosnian footballer (born 1945)
** Dave Durie, English footballer (born 1931)

September

* 3 September: Jan Nilsen, Norwegian footballer (born 1937)
* 4 September: Zvonko Ivezić, Serbian footballer (born 1949)
* 5 September:
** Jaroslav Jareš, Czech footballer (born 1930)
** George McLeod (footballer, born 1932), George McLeod, Scottish footballer (born 1932)
* 6 September: Dave Pacey, English footballer (born 1936)
* 8 September: Bert Llewellyn, English footballer (born 1939)
* 9 September:
** Sylvia Gore, English footballer (born 1944)
** James Siang'a, Kenyan footballer
* 11 September: Ben Idrissa Dermé, Burkinabe footballer (born 1982)
* 13 September:
** Denis Atkins, English footballer (born 1938)
** Ottavio Bugatti, Italian footballer (born 1928)
** Matt Gray (footballer, born 1936), Matt Gray, Scottish footballer (born 1936)
* 15 September: Greg Maher, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1967)
* 17 September: Sigge Parling, Swedish international footballer (born 1930)
* 20 September: Alan Cousin, Scottish footballer (born 1938)
* 21 September: Mahmadu Alphajor Bah, Sierra Leonean footballer (born 1977)
* 23 September:
** Marcel Artelesa, French international footballer (born 1938)
** Yngve Brodd, Swedish footballer (born 1930)
** David Coleman (footballer, born 1942), David Coleman, English footballer (born 1942)
* 24 September: Mel Charles, Welsh international footballer (born 1935)
* 26 September: Jackie Sewell, English footballer (born 1927)
* 27 September: Serigne Abdou Thiam, Qatari footballer (born 1995)
* 28 September:
** Seamus Dunne, Irish footballer (born 1930)
** Werner Friese, German footballer (born 1946)
** Graham Hawkins, English footballer (born 1946)
* 29 September: Herbert Martin, German footballer (born 1925)
* 30 September: Paul Frantz, French footballer (born 1927)

October

* 1 October:
** David Herd (footballer), David Herd, Scottish international footballer (born 1934)
** Erol Keskin, Turkish international footballer (born 1927)
** Vittorio Scantamburlo, Italian football manager (born 1930)
* 3 October: Mário Wilson, Portuguese football central defender (born 1929)
* 4 October: Fred Osam-Duodu, Ghanaian football manager (born 1938)
* 6 October: Peter Denton (footballer), Peter Denton, English footballer (born 1946)
* 7 October: Gonzalo Peralta, Argentine footballer (born 1980)
* 8 October: Guillaume Bieganski, French international footballer (born 1932)
* 10 October:
** Gerry Gow, Scottish footballer (born 1952)
** Eddie O'Hara (footballer, born 1935), Eddie O'Hara, Scottish footballer (born 1935)
* 12 October: Shahlyla Baloch, Pakistani footballer (born 1996)
* 13 October: Primo Sentimenti, Italian footballer (born 1926)
* 14 October: Aleksandr Syomin (footballer), Aleksandr Syomin, Soviet footballer (born 1943)
* 15 October: Per Rune Wølner, Norwegian footballer (born 1949)
* 16 October: George Peebles, Scottish footballer (born 1936)
* 17 October: Rémy Vogel, French international footballer (born 1960)
* 18 October: Gary Sprake, Welsh international footballer (born 1945)
* 19 October:
** Safet Berisha, Albanian international footballer (born 1949)
** Luis María Echeberría, Spanish footballer (born 1940)
** Sammy Smyth, Northern Irish footballer (born 1925)
* 20 October: Uwe Dreher, German footballer (born 1960)
* 21 October: Constantin Frățilă, Romanian international footballer (born 1942)
* 24 October: Reinhard Häfner, German international footballer (born 1952)
* 25 October:
** Bjørn Lidin Hansen, Norwegian footballer (born 1989)
** Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian international footballer (born 1944)
* 26 October: Ali Hussein Shihab, Iraqi international footballer (born 1961)
* 27 October:
** Brian Hill (footballer, born 1941), Brian Hill, English footballer (born 1941)
** Fatim Jawara, Gambian footballer (born 1997)
* 31 October: Ray Mabbutt, English footballer (born 1936)

November

* 1 November: Sverre Andersen, Norwegian international footballer (born 1936)
* 2 November: Martin Lippens, Belgian international footballer (born 1934)
* 4 November: Mansour Pourheidari, Iranian international footballer, coach and manager (born 1946)
* 6 November: Mick Granger, English footballer (born 1931)
* 7 November:
** Thomas Gardner (footballer, born 1923), Thomas Gardner, English footballer (born 1923)
** Eric Murray (footballer), Eric Murray, English footballer (born 1941)
* 8 November: Kazimír Gajdoš, Czechoslovakian international footballer (born 1934)
* 9 November: Emmanuel Kwasi Afranie, Ghanaian footballer (born 1943)
* 11 November:
** Uwe Bracht, German footballer (born 1953)
** Željko Čajkovski, Croatian international footballer and coach (born 1925)
** Alfred Schmidt (footballer), Alfred Schmidt, German international footballer and manager (born 1935)
* 12 November: Adolf Kunstwadl, German footballer (born 1940)
* 13 November: Laurent Pokou, Ivorian international footballer (born 1947)
* 15 November: Bobby Campbell (Northern Irish footballer), Bobby Campbell, Northern Irish footballer (born 1956)
* 16 November:
** Len Allchurch, Welsh international footballer (born 1933)
** Daniel Prodan, Romanian international footballer (born 1972)
* 18 November: Armando Tobar, Chilean international footballer (born 1938)
* 19 November: Christian Salaba, Austrian footballer (born 1971)
* 20 November: Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican international footballer (born 1984)
* 21 November: René Vignal, French footballer (born 1926)
* 23 November: Joe Lennon, Northern Irish Gaelic football manager (born 1934)
* 24 November: Paul Futcher, English footballer (born 1956)
* 25 November: Jim Gillespie (footballer, born 1947), Jim Gillespie, Scottish footballer (born 1947)
* 26 November: David Provan (footballer, born 1941), David Provan, Scottish footballer (born 1941)
* 27 November: Lim Chiew Peng, Singaporean footballer
* 28 November: Victims of the LaMia Flight 2933, Chapecoense disaster:
** Victorino Chermont, Brazilian sportscaster (born 1973)
** Paulo Julio Clement, Brazilian sportscaster (born 1964)
** Caio Júnior, Brazilian player and manager (born 1965)
** Delfim Peixoto, Brazilian football administrator (born 1941)
** Mário Sérgio Pontes de Paiva, Brazilian international footballer and manager (born 1950)
* 29 November: Norman Oakley, English footballer (born 1939)

December

* 2 December: Dejo Fayemi, Nigerian international footballer (born 1933)
* 3 December: Willie Casey (Gaelic footballer), Willie Casey, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1952)
* 6 December: Dave MacLaren, Scottish footballer (born 1934)
* 7 December:
** Brian Bulless, English footballer (born 1933)
** Ian Cartwright, English footballer (born 1964)
** Sergei Razaryonov, Russian footballer (born 1955)
* 9 December: Sergei Lemeshko, Russian footballer (born 1972)
* 10 December:
** Peter Brabrook, English international footballer (born 1937)
** Tommy McCulloch (footballer, born 1934), Tımmy McCulloch, Scottish footballer (born 1934)
** Luciano Nobili, Italian footballer (born 1933)
* 11 December: Charlie McNeil (footballer), Charlie McNeil, Scottish footballer (born 1963)
* 14 December: Fosco Becattini, Italian footballer (born 1925)
* 15 December: Albert Bennett (footballer), Albert Bennett, English footballer (born 1944)
* 18 December: Eddie Bailham, Irish footballer (born 1941)
* 19 December:
** Ger Blok, Dutch football manager (born 1939)
** Fidel Uriarte, Spanish international footballer (born 1945)
* 21 December: Şehmus Özer, Turkish footballer (born 1980)
* 23 December: Poul Pedersen, Danish footballer (born 1932)
* 26 December: Martin Reagan, English footballer (born 1924)
* 28 December: Edgar Robles, Paraguayan footballer (born 1977)
* 29 December:
** Matt Carragher, English footballer (born 1976)
** Uzama Douglas, Nigerian footballer (born 1988)
** Norman Rimmington, English footballer (born 1923)
** Lucien Schaeffer, French footballer (born 1928)
* 30 December: Ad-Diba, Egyptian footballer (born 1927)

References

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