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The following were the scheduled events of association football for the year 2017 throughout the world.
* May 20 – June 11:
* May 16 – 26: 2017 AFC U-20 Futsal Championship in
* April 5 – 12: 2017 Copa América de Futsal in San Juan
** In the final, defeated , 4–2, after , to win their 10th Copa América de Futsal. took third place.
* May 22 – 28: 2017 Copa Libertadores de Futsal in
* July 10 – 17: 11th European Universities Futsal Championship in
here.
* November 11 – 19: 2017 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer in
* June 23 – 25: EBSL #1 in Belgrade
** Division "A" Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
** Division "B" Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
* July 7 – 9: EBSL #2 in Nazaré
** Men's Division A Champions: (Group 1); (Group 2)
** Women's Champions: defeated , 4–3, in the final. The took third place.
* July 28 – 30: EBSL #3 in
* 1 January – Moruca, Spanish footballer (b. 1932)
* 2 January –
* 1 February
** Constantin Dinulescu, Romanian footballer (born 1931)
** Cor van der Hoeven, Dutch footballer (born 1921)
* 2 February
**
* 2 March
** Tarcisio Catanese, Italian footballer (born 1967)
** Édouard Close, 87, Belgian politician,
* 1 April – Stuart Markland, Scottish footballer (born 1948)
* 4 April – Karl Stotz, Austrian international footballer and manager (born 1927)
* 10 April – Fred Furniss, English footballer (born 1922)
* 15 April – Amílcar Henríquez, Panamaian international footballer (born 1983)
* 16 April – Spartaco Landini, Italian footballer (born 1944)
* 18 April –
* 2 May – Cammy Duncan, Scottish footballer (born 1965)
* 6 May
** Tony Conwell, English footballer (born 1932)
** Peter Noble, English footballer (born 1944)
* 7 May: Eduard Gutiérrez, Colombian footballer (born 1995)
* 8 May:
* 5 June:
** Marcos Coll, Colombian footballer (born 1935)
**
* 1 July:
** Ibra Agbo, Equatoguinean footballer (born 1987)
** Ayan Sadakov, Bulgarian footballer (born 1961)
* 2 July:
** Billy Cook, Australian footballer (born 1940)
** John McCormick, Scottish footballer (born 1936)
* 4 July: Ntuthuko Radebe, South African footballer (born 1994)
* 5 July: John McKenzie, Scottish footballer (born 1925)
* 6 July:
** Heinz Schneiter, Swiss footballer and manager (born 1935)
** Ken Wimshurst, English footballer (born 1938)
* 7 July:
** Ray Barnard, English footballer (born 1933)
** Johnson Kendrick, Brazilian footballer (born 1992)
** Tony Moore, English footballer (born 1947)
* 8 July:
* 2 August:
** Dave Caldwell, Scottish footballer (born 1932)
**
* 3 September: Piet Ouderland, Dutch footballer (born 1933)
* 6 September: Nicolae Lupescu, Romanian footballer (born 1940)
* 8 September: Humberto Rosa, Argentine-Italian footballer (born 1932)
* 12 September: Bert McCann, Scottish footballer (born 1932)
* 13 September: Derek Wilkinson, English footballer (born 1935)
* 14 September: Wim Huis, Dutch footballer (born 1927)
* 17 September: Eugenio Bersellini, Italian footballer (born 1936)
* 18 September:
** Jean Plaskie, Belgian international footballer (born 1941)
** Zurab Sotkilava, Georgian-Russian footballer (born 1937)
** Paul Wilson, Scottish footballer (born 1950)
* 22 September: John Worsdale, English footballer (born 1948)
* 26 September: Richard Boucher, French footballer (born 1932)
* 28 September:
** Aleksey Arifullin, Russian footballer (born 1970)
** Željko Perušić, Croatian footballer (born 1936)
* 29 September: Rolf Herings, German football coach (born 1940)
* 30 September: Gunnar Thoresen, Norwegian footballer (born 1920)
* 1 October:
* 3 December: Ian Twitchin, English footballer (born 1952)
* 4 December:
**
Events
Men's national teams
*17 June – 2 July:2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup was the 10th and final edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, a quadrennial international men's football tournament organised by FIFA. It was held in Russia, from 17 June to 2 July 2017, as a prelude to the 201 ...
in
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AFC
*9 – 16 December:2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
The 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship was the 7th edition of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the football championship of East Asia. It was held in Japan in December 2017. Through the agreement between EAFF and ASEAN Football Federation (A ...
in
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CAF
*14 January – 5 February:2017 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017), known as the Total 2017 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football champions ...
in
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CONCACAF
*13 – 22 January: 2017 Copa Centroamericana in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *7 – 26 July:2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 14th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF, and 24th CONCACAF regional championship ove ...
in the
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Youth
*18 January – 11 February: 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *11 – 24 February:2017 OFC U-17 Championship
The 2017 OFC U-17 Championship was the 17th edition of the OFC U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament was held i ...
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*17 February – 5 March: 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
The 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (26th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was hosted in Costa Rica between ...
in
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*23 February – 19 March: 2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship in
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*26 February – 12 March: 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in
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*21 April – 7 May: 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
The 2017 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship was the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship (18th edition if all eras included), the men's under-17 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was hosted in Panama between 21 ...
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*3 May – 19 May: 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in
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*14 – 28 May: 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in
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*20 May – 11 June: 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 21st edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 ...
in
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*16 – 30 June: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2017) was the 21st edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, a biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 na ...
in
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*2 – 15 July: 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2017) was the 16th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (66th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth footbal ...
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*18 – 27 September: 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship in
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*6 – 28 October: 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in
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Women's
*16 July – 6 August:UEFA Women's Euro 2017
The 2017 UEFA European Women's Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Women's Euro 2017, was the 12th edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the women's national tea ...
in the
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*8 – 16 December: 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)
The 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship will be the 6th edition of the women's tournament in EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the women's football championship of East Asia. It was held in Japan in 2017.
Team allocation
Based on FIFA Women's worl ...
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Women's youth
*2 – 14 May:2017 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
The 2017 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-17 Euro 2017) was the tenth edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's u ...
in the
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*8 – 20 August: 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
The 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-19 Euro 2017) was the 16th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (20th edition if the Under-18 era is included), the annual international youth football cham ...
in
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*10 – 23 September: 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
The 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship was the 7th edition of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-16 national teams of ...
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*14 – 28 October: 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in
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Multi-sport events
Men's
* 14–29 August:Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...
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Women's
* 15–24 August:Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...
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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 the2017 AFC Champions League
The 2017 AFC Champions League was the 36th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 15th under the current AFC Champions League title.
Urawa Red Diamonds defeated Al-Hilal ...
.
Fixed dates for national team matches
Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s). *20–28 March *5–13 June *28 August – 5 September *2–10 October *6–14 NovemberClub continental champions
Men
;NotesWomen
Domestic leagues
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
CONCACAF
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Domestic cups
In all tables below, the "title" and "last honor" refer to each cup winner's record ''in that specific cup competition''.
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
CONCACAF
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Women's leagues
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
;Notes
* England is not holding an official women's championship in 2017. The FA
The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world an ...
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.
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch language, Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CON ...
Women's cups
UEFA
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Detailed results
2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 21st edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 ...
in
** defeated , 1–0, to win their first FIFA U-20 World Cup title. took third place.
* June 17 – July 2: 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup was the 10th and final edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, a quadrennial international men's football tournament organised by FIFA. It was held in Russia, from 17 June to 2 July 2017, as a prelude to the 201 ...
in
** defeated , 1–0, to win their first FIFA Confederations Cup title. took third place.
* October 6 – 28: 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in
** defeated , 5–2, to win their first FIFA U-17 World Cup title. took third place.
* December 6 – 16: 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the
** Real Madrid defeated Grêmio, 1–0, to win their second consecutive and third overall FIFA Club World Cup title.
** Pachuca
Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whi ...
took third place.
Europe (
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
)
Nations
Men's events: * May 3 – 19: 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in ** defeated , 4–1 in penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their ninth UEFA European Under-17 Championship title. * June 16 – 30:2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2017) was the 21st edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, a biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 na ...
in
** defeated , 1–0, to win their second UEFA European Under-21 Championship title.
* July 2 – 15: 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2017) was the 16th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (66th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth footbal ...
in
** defeated , 2–1, to win their tenth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title.
Women's events:
* May 2 – 14: 2017 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
The 2017 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-17 Euro 2017) was the tenth edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's u ...
in the
** defeated , 3–1 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship title.
* July 16 – August 6: UEFA Women's Euro 2017
The 2017 UEFA European Women's Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Women's Euro 2017, was the 12th edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the women's national tea ...
in the
** The defeated , 4–2, to win their first UEFA Women's Euro title.
* August 8 – 20: 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
The 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-19 Euro 2017) was the 16th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (20th edition if the Under-18 era is included), the annual international youth football cham ...
in
** defeated , 3–2, to win their second UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title.
University event:
* July 23 – 30: 2017 European Universities Football Championships in Porto
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** Men: Kuban State University
The Kuban State University (russian: Кубанский государственный университет KubSU) is a university in Krasnodar, in the Kuban area of southern Russia. It was founded on September 19, 1920, and since then it ...
defeated University of Lille
The University of Lille (french: Université de Lille, abbreviated as ULille, UDL or univ-lille) is a French public research university based in Lille, Hauts-de-France. It has its origins in the University of Douai (1559), and resulted from the ...
, 2–1, in the final.
*** University of Bordeaux
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It has several campuses in the cities and towns of Bor ...
took third place.
** Women: University of Montpellier
The University of Montpellier (french: Université de Montpellier) is a public research university located in Montpellier, in south-east of France. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the oldest universities in the wor ...
defeated University of Valencia
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, 7–1, in the final.
*** Paul Sabatier University took third place.
Clubs
Men's events: * September 13, 2016 – June 3, 2017:2016–17 UEFA Champions League
The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League was the 62nd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 25th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
The final was pl ...
(final
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...
in Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
)
** Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn ...
defeated Juventus F.C.
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, 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
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.''
* September 15, 2016 – May 24, 2017: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League (final
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...
in Stockholm)
** Manchester United F.C. defeated AFC Ajax
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, 2–0, to win their first UEFA Europa League title.
* July 1 – 9: 2017 UEFA Regions' Cup Final Tournament in Istanbul
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** Nogometno središte Zagreb defeated Munster/Connacht
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, 1–0, to win their first UEFA Regions' Cup title.
* July 18 – 30: 2017 International Champions Cup in , , and the
** Singapore -> Champions: Internazionale
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; Second: FC Bayern Munich; Third: Chelsea F.C.
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* August 8: 2017 UEFA Super Cup
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in Skopje
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The territory of Sk ...
** Real Madrid C.F.
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn ...
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
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* Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event
** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...
in Cardiff
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)
** Lyon
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defeated fellow French team Paris Saint-Germain
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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
The 2016–17 UEFA Youth League was the fourth season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA.
Chelsea were the title holders after winning the previous two editions. However, since the UEFA Youth Le ...
(final in Nyon
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)
** FC Red Bull Salzburg defeated Benfica, 2–1, to win their first UEFA Youth League title.
North, Central America & Caribbean (
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch language, Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CON ...
)
* August 2, 2016 – April 26, 2017: 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2016–17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 52nd edition of the prem ...
** C.F. Pachuca
Club de Fútbol Pachuca is a Mexican professional football team based in Pachuca, Hidalgo, that competes in Liga MX. Founded by Cornish miners from Camborne and Redruth in 1901, it is one of the oldest football clubs in the Americas, and was ...
defeated fellow Mexican team, Tigres UANL
Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, simply known as Tigres UANL or Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club based in San Nicolás de los Garza, a city in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León. Found ...
, 2–1 on aggregate, to win their fifth CONCACAF Champions League title.
** Note: ''Pachuca would represent CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch language, Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CON ...
at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.''
* January 13 – 22: 2017 Copa Centroamericana in
** won the round-robin competition with four wins and one draw, in order to win their fourth Copa Centroamericana title.
** Note: ''Along with Honduras, , , and all qualified to compete at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 14th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF, and 24th CONCACAF regional championship ove ...
.''
* February 17 – March 5: 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
The 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (26th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was hosted in Costa Rica between ...
in
** defeated , 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, , and all qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 21st edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 ...
.''
* April 21 – May 7: 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
The 2017 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship was the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship (18th edition if all eras included), the men's under-17 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was hosted in Panama between 21 ...
in
** defeated the , 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, and all qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.''
* June 22 & 25: 2017 Caribbean Cup
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The top four teams qualified for the 20 ...
in Martinique
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** defeated , 2–1, to win their first Caribbean Cup title.
** took third place.
* July 7 – 26: 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 14th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF, and 24th CONCACAF regional championship ove ...
in the
** The defeated , 2–1, to win their sixth CONCACAF Gold Cup title.
South America ( CONMEBOL)
* January 18 – February 11: 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: ** Note: ''All the teams mentioned above all qualify to compete in the2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 21st edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 ...
.''
* January 23 – November 29: 2017 Copa Libertadores
** Grêmio defeated Lanús
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, 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
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
** Note: ''All the teams mentioned above all qualify to compete in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.''
* February 28 – December 13: 2017 Copa Sudamericana
The 2017 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 16th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the ''Copa Sudamericana'', or pt, Copa Sul-Americana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
Argent ...
** Independiente defeated Flamengo
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, 3–2 on aggregate, to win their second Copa Sudamericana title.
* April 4 & May 10: 2017 Recopa Sudamericana
** Atlético Nacional
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defeated Chapecoense, 5–3 on aggregate, to win their first Recopa Sudamericana title.
* August 15: 2017 Suruga Bank Championship
The 2017 Suruga Bank Championship ( ja, スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ2017; es, Copa Suruga Bank 2017) was the tenth edition of the Suruga Bank Championship (also referred to as the ''J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship Fin ...
in Saitama
** Urawa Red Diamonds
, colloquially Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, is a professional football club in the city of Saitama, part of the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan. The club plays in the J ...
defeated Chapecoense, 1–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title.
* October 7 – 21: 2017 Copa Libertadores Femenina in
** Corinthians
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– Audax defeated Colo-Colo
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, 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
** defeated , 3–2, to win their first South American Under-15 Football Championship title.
Africa ( CAF)
* January 14 – February 5:2017 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017), known as the Total 2017 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football champions ...
in
** defeated , 2–1, to win their fifth Africa Cup of Nations title. took third place.
** Note: ''Cameroon has qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup was the 10th and final edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, a quadrennial international men's football tournament organised by FIFA. It was held in Russia, from 17 June to 2 July 2017, as a prelude to the 201 ...
.''
* February 10 – November 4: 2017 CAF Champions League
The 2017 CAF Champions League (officially the 2017 Total CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 53rd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 21st editi ...
** 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
Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional football club based in Lubumbashi.
History
Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 ...
defeated SuperSport United F.C.
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, 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
Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional football club based in Lubumbashi.
History
Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 ...
, 1–0, to win their first CAF Super Cup title.
* February 26 – March 12: 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in
** defeated , 2–0, to win their first Africa U-20 Cup of Nations title. took third place.
** Note: ''Along with the three teams mentioned above, have qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 21st edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 ...
.''
* May 14 – 28: 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in
** defeated , 1–0, to win their second consecutive Africa U-17 Cup of Nations title.
** took third place.
** Note: ''Along with the three teams mentioned above and , all four of them qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.''
* June 25 – July 9: 2017 COSAFA Cup in Moruleng
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and Phokeng
** defeated , 3–1, to win their fifth COSAFA Cup title.
** took third place.
* September 9 – 24: 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
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Sixteen teams from West Africa participated. The tournament was the first featuring national teams to ...
in
** defeated , 4–1, to win their second consecutive WAFU Cup of Nations title.
** took third place.
* December 3 – 17: 2017 CECAFA Cup in
** defeated , 3–2 in penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their seventh CECAFA Cup title.
** took third place.
* December 6 – 16: 2017 COSAFA U-20 Cup in
** defeated , 2–1, to win their seventh COSAFA U-20 Cup title.
** took third place.
* July 21, 2017 – January 28, 2018: 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
The 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 9th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Footbal ...
Asia ( AFC)
* January 24 – November 4:2017 AFC Cup
The 2017 AFC Cup was the 14th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Defending champions Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Istiklol in the final to win their second AFC Cu ...
** Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ( ar, نادي القوة الجوية الرياضي, lit=Air Force Club) is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 193 ...
defeated Istiklol, 1–0, to win their second consecutive AFC Cup title.
* January 24 – November 25: 2017 AFC Champions League
The 2017 AFC Champions League was the 36th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 15th under the current AFC Champions League title.
Urawa Red Diamonds defeated Al-Hilal ...
** Urawa Red Diamonds
, colloquially Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, is a professional football club in the city of Saitama, part of the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan. The club plays in the J ...
defeated Al-Hilal FC
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, 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
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in
** defeated , 4–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their third AFF U-15 Youth Championship title.
** took third place.
* September 4 – 17: 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
The 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship was the 15th edition of the AFF U-19 Youth Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It was hosted by Myanmar during September 2017. Eleven out of the twelve member associations of the ASEAN Footba ...
in Yangon
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** defeated , 2–0, to win their fifth AFF U-19 Youth Championship title.
** took third place.
* September 9 – 23: 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
The 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship was the 7th edition of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-16 national teams of ...
in
** defeated , 2–0, to win their second consecutive and third overall AFC U-16 Women's Championship title.
** took third place.
** Note: ''All three teams here have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the 6th edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its in ...
.''
* October 14 – 28: 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in
** defeated , 1–0, to win their second consecutive and fifth overall AFC U-19 Women's Championship title.
** took third place.
* December 8 – 16: 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
The 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship was the 7th edition of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the football championship of East Asia. It was held in Japan in December 2017. Through the agreement between EAFF and ASEAN Football Federation (A ...
for Men and Women
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in
** Men: defeated , 4–1, to win their fourth men's EAFF E-1 Football Championship title.
*** took third place.
** Women: defeated , 2–0, to win their third consecutive women's EAFF E-1 Football Championship title.
*** took third place.
* December 22, 2017 – January 8, 2018: 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
The 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي) was the 23rd edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. It took place in Kuwait from 22 December 2017 until ...
in
Oceania ( OFC)
* February 11 – 24:2017 OFC U-17 Championship
The 2017 OFC U-17 Championship was the 17th edition of the OFC U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament was held i ...
in
** defeated , 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
The 2017 OFC Champions League was the 16th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 11th season under the current OFC Champions League name ...
** Auckland City FC
Auckland City Football Club is a New Zealand professional football club based in the suburb of Sandringham in Auckland, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Northern League. Auckland City have established themselves as a major force in bo ...
defeated fellow New Zealand team, Team Wellington
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, 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
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third:
** Note: ''New Zealand has qualified to compete at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its i ...
.''
* August 4 – 18: 2017 OFC U-16 Women's Championship
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in Apia
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...
** defeated , 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
The 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the 6th edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its in ...
.''
Futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...
** In the final, defeated , 2–0, to win their 1st AFC U-20 Futsal Championship. took third place.
* July 3 – 9: 2017 AFF Futsal Club Championship in Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...
** In the final, Thai Port defeated Sanna Khanh Hoa, 4–0, to win their 3rd title. Melaka United took third place.
* 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.
* October 23 – November 3: 2017 AFF Futsal Championship in Ho Chi Minh City
CONCACAF
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* August 21 – 26: 2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship
The 2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship was the second edition of the CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship. It was played from 21 to 26 August 2017 at the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Teams
A tot ...
in Tegucigalpa
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** 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.
Lima
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** In the final, Carlos Barbosa
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defeated Cerro Porteño
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, 2–1, to win their 5th Copa Libertadores de Futsal. Bello Real Antioquia took third place.
* July 15 – 22: 3rd CONMEBOL Women Futsal Club Championships in Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay o ...
** 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.
* August 16 – 20: 2017 Liga Sudamericana de Futsal (South zone) in Buenos Aires
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** U19: Round Robin: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: , 4th: , 5th:
** Seniors: Round Robin: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: , 4th: , 5th:
UEFA
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* April 28 – 30: 2016–17 UEFA Futsal Cup
The 2016–17 UEFA Futsal Cup was the 31st edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament. This was the 16th edition under the current UEFA Futsal Cup format organized by UEFA.
In the final, Inter FS defeated Sporting CP to win their fourth ...
(final four) in Almaty
** In the final, Inter FS
Inter Fútbol Sala, known as Inter Movistar Fútbol Sala for sponsorship reasons, is a professional futsal club based in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid. The club was founded in 1977 and its pavilion is the Pabellón Jorge Garbajosa with capacity of ...
defeated Sporting CP
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, 7–0, to win their 4th UEFA Futsal Cup. AFC Kairat
AFC Kairat ( kk, Қайрат Алматы футзал клубы, ''Qaırat Almaty fýtzal klýby'') is a professional futsal club based in Almaty, the biggest city of Kazakhstan.
The club was founded in 1995. Since 2012 the club has been one o ...
took third place.
Çorum
Çorum () (Medieval Greek: Ευχάνεια, romanized: Euchaneia) is a northern Anatolian city that is the capital of the Çorum Province of Turkey. Çorum is located inland in the central Black Sea Region of Turkey, and is approximately from A ...
** Men's: University of Beira Interior defeated Tbilisi State University
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, 5–4. University of Porto took third place.
** Women's: League system: 1st.: Moscow Polytechnic University
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Russia (, , ), or the Rus ...
, 2nd: University of Zagreb
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, 3rd: University of Münster
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With more than 43,000 students and over 120 fields of stud ...
International beach soccer events
* January 9 – 15: 2016 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer in Santos, São Paulo (debut event) **CR Vasco da Gama
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defeated Club Atlético Rosario Central, 8–1, in the final.
** Deportes Iquique
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Iquique has spent ...
took third place.
* February 5 – 12: 2017 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship in Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay o ...
** defeated , 7–5, in the final. took third place.
** Note: ''All these teams mentioned above all qualify to compete at the ''2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Overall, this was the ...
.''
* February 13 – 16: Thailand 5s Beach Soccer Championship 2017 in Bangkok
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** defeated , 6–3, in the final. took third place.
* February 14 – 16: Persian Beach Soccer Cup 2017 in Bushehr
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** Champions: ; Second: ; Third:
* February 20 – 26: 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
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in Nassau
** defeated , 4–2, in the final. took third place.
* March 4 – 11: 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
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in Kuala Terengganu
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** defeated , 7–2, in the final. took third place.
* March 27 – 29: Eurasia Beach Soccer Cup 2017 in Yazd
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** Champions: Moghaevmate Golsapoosh; Second: Lokomotiv Moscow
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; Third: Sporting Clube de Portugal
* April 13 – 15: Copa Pílsener Fútbol Playa El Salvador 2017 at the Salvadoran Costa del Sol
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
* April 21 – 23: 2017 Tulip Festival Beach Soccer Tournament in Istanbul
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** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
* April 27 – May 7: 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
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in Nassau
** defeated , 6–0, to win their 14th FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title.
** took third place.
* May 19 – 21: Sal Beach Soccer Cup 2017 in Sal, Cape Verde
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** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
* May 19 – 21: Beach Soccer USA Cup 2017 in Oceanside, California
** Champions: Fortaleza Esporte Clube
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; Runner-Up: Botafogo
* May 29 – June 4: Euro Winners Cup 2017 for Men and Women in Nazaré, Portugal
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** Men: S.C. Braga
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defeated Artur Music, 8–5, in the final. Lokomotiv Moscow
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took third place.
** Women: BSC Havana Shots Aargau defeated Portsmouth Ladies BSC, 4–3, in the final. Higicontrol Melilla took third place.
* June 9 – 11: NASSC - US Open 2017 in Virginia Beach, Virginia
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** FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Found ...
defeated Gobeachsoccer, 6–1, in the final. Great Lakes BSC took third place.
* June 16 – 18: Talent Beach Soccer Tournament Siófok
Siófok (; german: Fock; la, Fuk) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest municipality in Somogy County and the seat of Siófok District. It covers an area of about 124.66 km2 (48.1 ...
2017 in
** defeated , 13–4, in the final. took third place.
* June 30 – July 2: Friendship Cup 2017 in Vitebsk
Vitebsk or Viciebsk (russian: Витебск, ; be, Ві́цебск, ; , ''Vitebsk'', lt, Vitebskas, pl, Witebsk), is a city in Belarus. The capital of the Vitebsk Region, it has 366,299 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest c ...
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
* July 14 – 16: Morocco Beach Soccer Cup 2017 in Casablanca
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
* July 15 & 16: Nations Cup 2017 - Linz in
** defeated , 6–2, in the final. The took third place.
* July 19 – 22: Commonwealth Youth Games - Beach Soccer in Nassau, Bahamas
** Men: ; ;
** Women: ; ;
* July 21 – 23: BSWW Mundialito Cascais 2017 in
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
* September 12 – 23: Liga Sudamericana Fútbol Playa CONMEBOL 2017 in Pimentel District & Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay o ...
(debut event)
** Group winners: (North) and (South)
** U20 winners: (North) and (South)
* October 20 – 22: BSWW Tour - Visit Puerto Vallarta Cup 2017 in
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
* October 31 – November 4: Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup Dubai 2017 in the
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third:
* November 4: Beach Soccer Stars 2017 in Dubai
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** For the list of winners, clichere.
* November 11 – 19: 2017 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer in
Lambaré
Lambaré () is a city in Central Department, Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. With a population of approximately 140,000 inhabitants, it is the sixth-most populous city in the country.
Toponymy
The name of the town derive ...
** CR Vasco da Gama
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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
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
* December 8 – 10: BSWW Tour - Copa Lagos 2017 in
** Division A Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
** Division B Champions: Arsenal BSC; Second: Kebbi BSC; Third: Gidi Sharks; Fourth: Pepsi Football Academy
* December 14 – 17: Mundialito de Clubes 2017 in Vargem Grande Paulista
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Metropolitan may refer to:
* Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-p ...
** BSC Lokomotiv Moscow defeated Pars Jonoubi, 5–4, in the final.
** SC Corinthians Paulista
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took third place.
Moscow
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** Division "A" Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
** Division "B" Champions: ; Second: ; Third:
* August 11 – 13: EBSL #4 in Siófok
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** Division "A" Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
** Division "B" Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
* August 25 – 27: EBSL #5 in Warnemünde
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** Division "A" Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
** Division "B" Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
* September 14 – 17: 2017 EBSL Superfinal and Promotion Final in Terracina
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** Superfinal: defeated , 3–1, to win their fifth Euro Beach Soccer League title.
*** took third place.
** Promotional final: defeated , 4–2, to be promoted to the EBSL's Division A.
*** took third place.
Deaths
January
* 1 January – Moruca, Spanish footballer (b. 1932)
* 2 January – Viktor Tsaryov
Viktor Grigoryevich Tsaryov (russian: Виктор Григорьевич Царёв; 2 June 1931 – 2 January 2017) was a Russian footballer.
Career
During his career he played for FC Dynamo Moscow (1954–1966). He earned 12 caps for the USS ...
, Russian footballer (b. 1931)
* 3 January – Enzo Benedetti, Italian footballer (b. 1931)
* 4 January
** Ezio Pascutti, Italian international footballer (b. 1937)
** Paul Went, English footballer (b. 1949)
* 5 January
** Graham Atkinson
Graham Atkinson (17 May 1943 – 5 January 2017) was an English footballer. He was a stalwart at Oxford United in their initial years in the Football League (1962–1974). His brother is Ron Atkinson.
Playing career
Graham Atkinson joined A ...
, English footballer (b. 1943)
** Harry Taylor, English footballer (b. 1935)
* 6 January – Yaron Ben-Dov, Israeli footballer (b. 1970)
* 7 January – Laurie Topp, English international footballer (b. 1923)
* 8 January – Zacharie Noah, Cameroonian footballer (b. 1937)
* 9 January – Roberto Cabañas
Roberto Cabañas González (11 April 1961 – 9 January 2017) was a Paraguayan footballer who played as a forward.
Career
During his career, Cabañas played for Cerro Porteño of Paraguay, Stade Brestois and Olympique Lyonnais of France, t ...
, Paraguayan international footballer (b. 1961)
* 10 January – Achmad Kurniawan, Indonesian footballer (b. 1979)
* 11 January – François Van der Elst
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People with the given name
* Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters"
* Francis II of France, King o ...
, Belgian international footballer (b. 1954)
* 12 January – Graham Taylor
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, English footballer (b. 1944)
* 15 January – Kozo Kinomoto, Japanese footballer (b. 1949)
* 16 January – Amin Nasir, Singaporean footballer
* 19 January
** Ger van Mourik, Dutch footballer (b. 1931)
** Giovanni Vastola, Italian footballer (born 1938)
* 21 January
** Marc Baecke, Belgian footballer (born 1956)
** Dave Shipperley, English footballer (born 1952)
* 24 January
** Fred André, Dutch footballer (born 1941)
** Carlos Verdejo
Carlos Verdejo (2 October 1934 – 24 January 2017) was a Chilean footballer who played as a forward.
Honours Club
;Deportes La Serena
* Segunda División: 1957
* Copa Chile
The Copa Chile (''Chile Cup'') is an annual cup competition for Chi ...
, Chilean footballer (born 1934)
* 25 January – Ivan Pritargov, Bulgarian footballer (born 1952)
* 26 January
** Lindy Delapenha
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, Jamaican footballer (born 1927)
** Miikka Toivola, Finnish footballer (born 1949)
** Michael Tönnies, German footballer (born 1959)
* 27 January
** Wim Anderiesen Jr., Dutch footballer (born 1931)
** Tatiana Repeikina, Russian footballer (born 1973).
** Billy Simpson, Northern Irish footballer (born 1929)
* 29 January
** Ruslan Barburoș
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, Moldovan footballer (born 1978)
** Pat Corr
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Career statis ...
, Northern Irish footballer (born 1927)
** Willy Fossli, Norwegian footballer (born 1931)
February
* 1 February
** Constantin Dinulescu, Romanian footballer (born 1931)
** Cor van der Hoeven, Dutch footballer (born 1921)
* 2 February
** Shunichiro Okano
was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan's national team.
Biography
Okano coached the Japan national team from 1961 to 1971, becoming the manager for the 1970-1971 season. From 1998 ...
, Japanese international footballer, coach, and President of Japan Football Association (born 1931)
** Miltos Papapostolou, Greek footballer (born 1936)
* 4 February – Hans van der Hoek
Johannes Willem "Hans" van der Hoek (5 May 1933, Rotterdam, Netherlands – 4 February 2017) was a Dutch footballer who was under contract at Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays ...
, Dutch international footballer (born 1933)
* 8 February – Viktor Chanov, Ukrainian footballer (born 1959)
* 9 February – Piet Keizer
Petrus Johannes "Piet" Keizer (14 June 1943 – 10 February 2017) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a left winger.
As part of the " Total Football" Ajax Amsterdam team of the 1960s and 1970s, Keizer was particularly notable duri ...
, Dutch international footballer (born 1943)
* 11 February – Juan Ulloa, Costa Rican footballer (born 1935)
* 12 February
** Sam Arday, Ghanaian football manager (born 1945)
** Bobby Murdoch
Robert White Murdoch (17 August 1944 – 15 May 2001) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Celtic, Middlesbrough and Scotland. Murdoch was one of the Lisbon Lions, the Celtic team who won the European Cup in 1967. He later ...
, English footballer (born 1936)
* 14 February – Ríkharður Jónsson, Icelandic international footballer (born 1929)
* 15 February
** Manfred Kaiser, East-German international footballer (born 1929)
** Roy Proverbs, English footballer (born 1932)
* 16 February – Bengt Gustavsson, Swedish international footballer and manager (born 1928)
* 18 February
** Roger Hynd, Scottish footballer (born 1942)
** Henk Nienhuis, Dutch footballer (born 1941)
* 19 February
** Shibaji Banerjee
Shibaji Banerjee (died 19 February 2017) was an Indian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Mohun Bagan and the India national team.
Playing career
He was mainly known as the goalkeeper for Mohun Bagan when the club took on the New York ...
, Indian footballer
** Paul McCarthy, Irish footballer (born 1971)
** Roman Zhuravskyi, Ukrainian footballer (born 1948)
* 25 February – Bobby Lumley
Robert Lumley (6 January 1933 – 25 February 2017) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League. He was born in Consett, County Durham
County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General A ...
, English footballer (born 1933)
* 27 February
** Marcel De Corte, Belgian footballer (born 1929)
** Zvjezdan Cvetković, Yugoslavian international footballer und Croatian Serb manager (born 1960)
** Alex Young, Scottish international footballer (born 1937)
March
* 2 March
** Tarcisio Catanese, Italian footballer (born 1967)
** Édouard Close, 87, Belgian politician, Burgemeester
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of Liège (1976–1991).
** Tommy Gemmell
Thomas Gemmell (16 October 1943 – 2 March 2017) was a Scottish football player and manager. Although right-footed, he excelled as a left-sided fullback and had powerful shooting ability. Gemmell is best known as one of the Celtic side who w ...
, Scottish international footballer and manager (born 1943)
* 3 March – Raymond Kopa, French international footballer (born 1931)
* 4 March – Alberto Villalta, Salvadorian footballer (born 1947)
* 6 March – Marek Ostrowski, Polish international footballer (born 1959)
* 7 March – Juan Carlos Touriño
Juan Carlos Touriño Cancela (14 July 1944 – 7 March 2017) was a professional footballer who played as a defender. After starting his career in Argentina, he won two La Liga titles and two Spanish Cups with Real Madrid, and made one appearan ...
, Spanish international footballer (born 1944)
* 12 March – Dave Taylor, English footballer (born 1940)
* 13 March – Hiroto Muraoka, Japanese footballer (born 1931)
* 14 March
** Paul Bowles
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English footballer (born 1957)
** Jim McAnearney, English footballer (born 1935)
* 16 March – Arne Høivik
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, Norwegian international footballer (born 1932)
* 19 March – Ryan McBride, Northern Irish footballer (born 1989)
* 22 March
** Ken Currie, Scottish footballer (born 1925)
** Ronnie Moran
Ronald Moran (28 February 1934 – 22 March 2017) was a Liverpool captain and coach who twice served as caretaker manager in the early 1990s.
Having spent his entire playing career at the club, he then became a member of the Boot Room coaching ...
, English footballer (born 1934)
* 24 March – Wolfgang Solz, German international footballer (born 1940)
* 25 March – Asbjørn Hansen, Norwegian footballer (born 1930)
* 26 March – Vladimir Kazachyonok, Soviet international footballer and Russian coach (born 1952)
* 27 March
** Romolo Bizzotto
Romolo Bizzotto (16 February 1925 – 27 March 2017) was an Italian professional football player and coach who played as a midfielder. He was born in Cerea, Province of Verona. He represented Italy at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Honours
;Juv ...
, Italian footballer (born 1925)
** Eduard Mudrik, Soviet Russian international footballer (born 1939)
April
* 1 April – Stuart Markland, Scottish footballer (born 1948)
* 4 April – Karl Stotz, Austrian international footballer and manager (born 1927)
* 10 April – Fred Furniss, English footballer (born 1922)
* 15 April – Amílcar Henríquez, Panamaian international footballer (born 1983)
* 16 April – Spartaco Landini, Italian footballer (born 1944)
* 18 April – Mihalj Mesaroš
Mihalj Mesaroš (, ; 27 July 1935 – 18 April 2017) was a Yugoslav/Serbian footballer.
Career
Born in Novi Bečej and nicknamed "Meske"
, Serbian footballer (born 1935)
* 20 April – Roberto Ferreiro, Argentine international footballer and manager (born 1935)
* 21 April – Ugo Ehiogu, English international footballer and coach (born 1972)
* 23 April – František Rajtoral
František Rajtoral (12 March 1986 – ca. 23 April 2017) was a Czech professional footballer who played as a right winger or right-back. He was best known for his stint at Viktoria Plzeň. He was a member of the Czech Republic national team.
...
, Czech international footballer (born 1986)
* 26 April – Moïse Brou Apanga, Gabonese international footballer (born 1982)
* 27 April – Nikolai Arefyev, Russian footballer (born 1979)
May
* 2 May – Cammy Duncan, Scottish footballer (born 1965)
* 6 May
** Tony Conwell, English footballer (born 1932)
** Peter Noble, English footballer (born 1944)
* 7 May: Eduard Gutiérrez, Colombian footballer (born 1995)
* 8 May: Ulugbek Ruzimov
Ulugbek Ikramovich Ruzimov (15 August 1968 – 8 May 2017) is a retired football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means ...
, Uzbekistani footballer (born 1968)
* 13 May:
** Yanko Daucik, Czech footballer (born 1941)
** Rachid Natouri, Algerian footballer (born 1946)
* 16 May: Ronnie Cocks, Maltese footballer (born 1943)
* 17 May:
** Raúl Córdoba, Mexican international footballer (born 1924)
** Todor Veselinović
Todor "Toza" Veselinović (, ; 22 October 1930 – 17 May 2017) was a Serbian footballer and coach. He was one of the most renowned goalscorers in Yugoslavian history. Veselinović was the last surviving member of Yugoslavia's 1954 World Cup sq ...
, Serbian footballer (born 1930)
* 18 May:
** Volodymyr Dudarenko, Soviet footballer (born 1946)
** Eric Stevenson, Scottish footballer (born 1942)
* 19 May:
** David Bystroň, Czech footballer (born 1982)
** Corbett Cresswell, English footballer (born 1932)
** Tommy Ross, Scottish footballer (born 1946)
* 20 May:
** Recep Adanır, Turkish footballer (born 1929)
** Noel Kinsey, Welsh footballer (born 1925)
* 22 May: Oscar Fulloné
Luis Oscar Fulloné Arce, better known as Oscar Fulloné (4 April 1939 – 22 May 2017) was an Argentine football coach and player. He played as a midfielder for Independiente Medellín and Real Oviedo before moving to England to play for Aston ...
, Argentine footballer (born 1939)
* 25 May: Emili Vicente, Spanish footballer (born 1965)
* 27 May: Ludwig Preis, German football coach (born 1971)
* 30 May:
** Dibyo Previan Caesario, Indonesian footballer (born 1992)
** Robert Hammond, Ghanaian footballer
June
* 5 June:
** Marcos Coll, Colombian footballer (born 1935)
** Giuliano Sarti
Giuliano Sarti (; 2 October 1933 – 5 June 2017) was an Italian professional football player, who played in the position of goalkeeper. Throughout his successful career, he played for several Italian clubs, although he is mostly remembered for h ...
, Italian international footballer (born 1933)
** Cheick Tioté
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After playing youth football for FC Bibo in his hometown of Yamoussoukro, he made his professional debut in 200 ...
, Ivorian footballer (born 1986)
* 7 June: Ernie Edds, English footballer (born 1926)
* 8 June:
** Václav Halama, Czech footballer (born 1940)
** Sergo Kutivadze, Georgian footballer (born 1944)
** Jan Notermans, Dutch footballer (born 1932)
* 12 June:
** Pessalli, Brazilian footballer (born 1990)
** Karl-Heinz Weigang, German footballer (born 1935)
* 14 June: Jacques Foix, French international footballer (born 1930)
* 16 June:
** Edzai Kasinauyo, Zimbabwean footballer (born 1975)
** Günter Siebert, German footballer (born 1930)
* 18 June: Albert Franks, English footballer (born 1936)
* 20 June: Frode Larsen, Norwegian footballer (born 1949)
* 21 June: Kelechi Emeteole, Nigerian footballer (born 1951)
* 23 June: Tonny van der Linden, Dutch footballer (born 1932)
* 25 June: José Manuel Mourinho Félix, Portuguese footballer (born 1938)
* 27 June: Stéphane Paille
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, French footballer (born 1965)
* 28 June: John Higgins
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, Scottish footballer (born 1930)
* 30 June: László Kovács, Hungarian footballer (born 1951)
July
* 1 July:
** Ibra Agbo, Equatoguinean footballer (born 1987)
** Ayan Sadakov, Bulgarian footballer (born 1961)
* 2 July:
** Billy Cook, Australian footballer (born 1940)
** John McCormick, Scottish footballer (born 1936)
* 4 July: Ntuthuko Radebe, South African footballer (born 1994)
* 5 July: John McKenzie, Scottish footballer (born 1925)
* 6 July:
** Heinz Schneiter, Swiss footballer and manager (born 1935)
** Ken Wimshurst, English footballer (born 1938)
* 7 July:
** Ray Barnard, English footballer (born 1933)
** Johnson Kendrick, Brazilian footballer (born 1992)
** Tony Moore, English footballer (born 1947)
* 8 July: Roy Richards
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Club career
Richards played club football for Tobago United, Pastures United and Rendezvous.
I ...
, Vincentian footballer (born 1983)
* 10 July: Eugène Koffi Kouamé, Ivorian footballer (born 1988)
* 11 July: Gert Trinklein, German footballer (born 1949)
* 14 July: Bert Hill, English footballer (1930)
* 15 July:
** Josef Hamerl, Austrian footballer (born 1931)
** Davie Laing, Scottish footballer (born 1925)
* 19 July: Joe Walters
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Walters is part of the 2022 class of the Rochester Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
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Walters, the youngest of four children was born to Joe and Be Walter ...
, Scottish footballer (born 1935)
* 22 July: Marcel Kunz, Swiss footballer (born 1943)
* 23 July: Waldir Peres, Brazilian footballer (born 1951)
* 26 July:
** Maxlei dos Santos Luzia, Brazilian footballer (born 1975)
** Jimmy White
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, English footballer (born 1942)
* 27 July:
** Perivaldo Dantas, Brazilian footballer (born 1953)
** Abdelmajid Dolmy, Moroccan footballer (born 1953)
** Valeri Maslov, Russian footballer (born 1940)
** Ovidio Messa, Bolivian footballer (born 1952)
** Manfred Rummel, German footballer (born 1938)
August
* 2 August:
** Dave Caldwell, Scottish footballer (born 1932)
** Ely Tacchella
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He got 42 caps for Switzerland, playing all three games at the 1962 World Cup as well as in Switzerland's 0–5 loss to West Germany at the 1966 World ...
, Swiss footballer (born 1936)
* 5 August: Joe Cilia
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Career
Joe Cilia's natural talent and passion as a footballer was evident from ...
, Maltese footballer (born 1937)
* 7 August: Tor Røste Fossen, Norwegian footballer (born 1940)
* 9 August: Beethoven Javier, Uruguayan footballer (born 1940)
* 10 August:
** Miroslav Ćurčić, Serbian footballer (born 1962)
** Alois Eisenträger, German footballer (born 1927)
* 15 August: Joe McGurn, Scottish footballer (born 1965)
* 16 August: John Ogston, Scottish footballer (born 1939)
* 18 August: Pertti Alaja, Finnish footballer (born 1952)
* 21 August: Bill Green, English footballer (born 1950)
* 23 August: Engelbert Jarek
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, Polish footballer (born 1935)
* 24 August: Alan Boswell, English footballer (born 1943)
* 26 August: Dave Bumpstead, English footballer (born 1935)
* 30 August: Elmer Acevedo, Salvadoran footballer (born 1949)
September
* 3 September: Piet Ouderland, Dutch footballer (born 1933)
* 6 September: Nicolae Lupescu, Romanian footballer (born 1940)
* 8 September: Humberto Rosa, Argentine-Italian footballer (born 1932)
* 12 September: Bert McCann, Scottish footballer (born 1932)
* 13 September: Derek Wilkinson, English footballer (born 1935)
* 14 September: Wim Huis, Dutch footballer (born 1927)
* 17 September: Eugenio Bersellini, Italian footballer (born 1936)
* 18 September:
** Jean Plaskie, Belgian international footballer (born 1941)
** Zurab Sotkilava, Georgian-Russian footballer (born 1937)
** Paul Wilson, Scottish footballer (born 1950)
* 22 September: John Worsdale, English footballer (born 1948)
* 26 September: Richard Boucher, French footballer (born 1932)
* 28 September:
** Aleksey Arifullin, Russian footballer (born 1970)
** Željko Perušić, Croatian footballer (born 1936)
* 29 September: Rolf Herings, German football coach (born 1940)
* 30 September: Gunnar Thoresen, Norwegian footballer (born 1920)
October
* 1 October: Olivier Baudry
Olivier Baudry (12 June 1973 – 1 October 2017) was a French footballer.
, French footballer (born 1973)
* 2 October: Patrocinio Samudio, Paraguayan footballer (born 1975)
* 3 October: Les Mutrie, English footballer (born 1951)
* 5 October: Georges Griffiths, Ivorian footballer (born 1990)
* 6 October: Roberto Anzolin
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, Italian footballer (born 1938)
* 7 October: Konstantin Sarsania, Russian footballer, manager and agent (born 1968)
* 8 October:
** Michel Fernando Costa, Brazilian footballer (born 1981)
** Mlondi Dlamini, South African footballer (born 1997)
* 9 October:
** Jimmy Reid
James Reid (9 July 1932 – 10 August 2010) was a Scottish trade union activist, orator, politician and journalist born in Govan, Glasgow. His role as spokesman and one of the leaders in the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders work-in between June 1971 ...
, Scottish footballer (born 1935)
** József Tóth, Hungarian footballer (born 1929)
* 11 October: Dick Hewitt, English footballer (born 1943)
* 13 October: Pierre Hanon, Belgian footballer (born 1936)
* 15 October: Choirul Huda
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Personal life
Huda began his career in Persela Lamongan since 1999 and stayed with the club until his death in 2017. A legend of the club ...
, Indonesian footballer (born 1979)
* 17 October: Giuseppe Massa, Italian footballer (born 1948)
* 19 October: Brian Riley, English footballer (born 1937)
* 24 October: Ebrahim Ashtiani
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, Iranian footballer (born 1942)
* 27 October: Abdoulaye Soulama, Burkinabé footballer (born 1979)
* 28 October: Viktor Karachun, Russian footballer (born 1959)
* 30 October: Eugène Parlier, Swiss footballer (born 1929)
* 31 October:
** Stefano Salvatori
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, Italian footballer (born 1967)
** Abubakari Yakubu
Abubakari Yakubu (13 December 1981 – 31 October 2017) was a Ghanaian footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder but also as a defender.
Club career
Born in Tema, Yakubu joined AFC Ajax at only 17, going on to remain in the Netherl ...
, Ghanaian footballer (born 1981)
November
* 1 November: Ramón Cabrero, Argentinian footballer and coach (born 1947) * 2 November:Costanzo Balleri
Costanzo Balleri (20 August 1933 – 2 November 2017) was an Italian football player and coach, who played as a defender.
, Italian footballer (born 1933)
* 4 November: Tallys Machado de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (born 1987)
* 5 November:
** Erlandas Duršlikas, Lithuanian footballer (born 1998)
** Dionatan Teixeira, Slovak footballer (born 1992)
* 6 November:
** Günter Hoge
Günter Hoge (7 October 1940 – 6 November 2017) was a German footballer.
Club career
He played as a striker for ZASK Vorwärts Berlin, Motor Köpenick, Union Berlin and Motor Hennigsdorf. He scored nine goals in 75 East German top-fligh ...
, German footballer (born 1940)
** Feliciano Rivilla
Feliciano Muñoz Rivilla (21 August 1936 – 6 November 2017) was a Spanish footballer who played as a right back.
He spent the better part of his 16-year senior career with Atlético Madrid, playing 356 competitive games and scoring seven goa ...
, Spanish footballer (born 1936)
* 7 November: Hans Schäfer
Hans Schäfer (19 October 1927 – 7 November 2017) was a German footballer who played as an outside left.
Career
Schäfer was born in Zollstock, Cologne. He played for 1. FC Köln between 1948 and 1965, and for the West Germany national team, e ...
, German footballer (born 1927)
* 8 November: Josip Weber, Croatian-Belgian footballer (born 1964)
* 9 November: Akbar Eftekhari, Iranian footballer (born 1943)
* 11 November:
** Nate Hobgood-Chittick, American footballer (born 1974)
** Amar Rouaï, Algerian footballer (born 1932)
* 12 November: Santiago Vernazza, Argentine footballer (born 1928)
* 13 November: Frank O'Connor, Australian footballer (born 1923)
* 15 November:
** Hamad Ndikumana, Rwandan footballer (born 1978)
** Bert Ormond, New Zealand footballer (born 1931)
* 16 November: Tommy Farrer, English footballer (born 1922)
* 18 November:
** Commins Menapi, Solomon Islands footballer (born 1977)
** Friedel Rausch, German footballer (born 1940)
* 20 November: Janusz Wójcik, Polish footballer (born 1953)
* 21 November: Luis Garisto, Uruguayan footballer (born 1945)
* 22 November: Otto Luttrop, German footballer (born 1939)
* 23 November: Allan Harris, English footballer (born 1942)
* 24 November: Ángel Berni, Paraguayan footballer (born 1931)
* 26 November: Eliezer Spiegel, Israeli footballer (born 1922)
* 27 November: Dermot Drummy, English footballer (1961)
* 28 November:
** Jimmy McEwan, Scottish footballer (born 1929)
** Zdeněk Šreiner
Zdeněk Šreiner (2 June 1954 – 28 November 2017) was a Czech football player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal as part of the national team
A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a ...
, Czech footballer (born 1954)
* 29 November: Ján Strausz, Slovak footballer (born 1942)
December
* 3 December: Ian Twitchin, English footballer (born 1952)
* 4 December:
** Henning Jensen
Henning Jensen (17 August 1949 – 4 December 2017) was a Danish football player who played professionally for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Spanish club Real Madrid and Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam where he won the domestic league champi ...
, Danish footballer (born 1949)
** Gregory Rigters, Surinamese footballer (born 1985)
* 5 December:
** Michel Dighneef, Belgian footballer (born 1936)
** Laurie Rymer, Australian footballer (1934)
** Jacques Simon, French footballer (born 1941)
* 6 December: Juan José Díaz Galiana, Spanish football coach (born 1949)
* 8 December: Pál Dárdai, Hungarian footballer (born 1951)
* 9 December: Benjamin Massing, Cameroonian footballer (born 1962)
* 10 December: Ivan Stoyanov, Bulgarian footballer (born 1949)
* 11 December: Paul Holz, German footballer (born 1952)
* 15 December:
** Dave Boyd, Australian footballer (born 1927)
** Felipe Mesones, Argentine footballer (born 1936)
** Paul Straney, Northern Irish footballer (born 1975)
* 17 December:
** Higinio García Fernández, Spanish footballer (born 1956)
** Frank Hodgkin
Frank D. Hodgkin (20 June 1941 – 17 December 2017) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Hodgkin, originally from Kergunyah in the Tallangatta & District Football League, debutin ...
, Australian footballer (born 1941)
* 18 December: Josef Pešice, Czech footballer (born 1950)
* 19 December: Yevhen Kotelnykov, Ukrainian footballer (born 1939)
* 20 December: Jiří Sloup, Czech footballer (born 1953)
* 21 December:
** Zdzisław Bieniek, Polish footballer (born 1930)
** Renan Martins Pereira, Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
** Timur Segizbayev, Kazak footballer (born 1941)
* 22 December:
** Cyril Beavon, English footballer (born 1937)
** Ken Hands, Australian footballer (born 1926)
* 23 December: Cesare Zamboni, Italian footballer (born 1931)
* 24 December:
** Ken Feltscheer, Australian footballer (born 1915)
** Edu Ferreira, Portuguese footballer (born 1997)
** Renato Marchiaro, Italian footballer (born 1919)
* 26 December:
** Gerd Hennig, German football referee (born 1935)
** Willie Penman, Scottish footballer (born 1939)
** Steve Piper, English footballer (born 1953)
* 27 December:
** Osvaldo Fattori, Italian footballer (born 1922)
** Roberto Ortega, Argentine footballer (born 1932)
** Lothar Schämer, German footballer (born 1940)
* 28 December: Stanisław Terlecki, Polish footballer (born 1955)
* 30 December:
** John Faulkner
John Philip Faulkner (born 12 April 1954) is an Australian former Labor Party politician who was a Senator for New South Wales from 1989 to 2015. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Keating, Rudd and Gillard Governments.
After his election to ...
, English footballer (born 1948)
** Sean McCaffrey, Irish football manager (born 1959)
References
External links
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