The following were the scheduled events of association football for the year 2018 throughout the world.

Events

Men's national teams

* 31 May – 10 June: 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup for non-FIFA nations in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

**: **: **: **4th: * 14 June – 15 July: 2018 FIFA World Cup in

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

**: **: **: **4th:

AFC

* 22–25 March:

2018 King's Cup The 2018 Annual King's Cup Football Tournament, commonly referred to as 2018 King's Cup, was the 46th King's Cup, the annual international men's football tournament organised by Football Association of Thailand. It was held in Bangkok, Thailand, ...

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

**: **: **: **4th: * 22–26 March:

2018 China Cup The 2018 Gree China Cup International Football Championship (Chinese: 2018年格力中国杯国际足球锦标赛) was the second edition of the China Cup, an international football tournament held in China annually. It was played from 22 to 26 Mar ...

in Nanning **: **: **: **4th: * 22–27 March:

2018 International Friendship Championship The 2018 International Friendship Championship was a friendly football tournament for the national teams of Iraq, Syria and Qatar. It took place during the March 2018 window of the FIFA International Match Calendar, and began less than a week afte ...

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

**: **: **: * 1–10 June: 2018 Intercontinental Cup in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. **: **: **: **4th: * 4–15 September: 2018 SAFF Championship in

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

**: **: * 8 November – 15 December:

2018 AFF Championship The 2018 AFF Championship was the 12th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), and the 6th under the name AFF Suzuki Cup. This was the first time a new format has ...

**: **:

CAF

*13 January – 4 February:

2018 African Nations Championship The 2018 African Nations Championship, known as the Total African Nations Championship (also referred to as CHAN 2018) was the 5th edition of the African Nations Championship, a biennial football tournament organized by the Confederation of Afric ...

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

(for players from national championships only) ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 22–24 March:

2018 Four Nations Tournament The 2018 Four Nations Tournament is a football tournament for the national teams of Angola, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It took place during the March 2018 window of the FIFA International Match Calendar. A draw to determine the semi-fina ...

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are t ...

**: **: **: **4th:

UEFA

*6 September – 20 November:

2018–19 UEFA Nations League The 2018–19 UEFA Nations League was the inaugural season of the UEFA Nations League, an international association football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. The league phase of the competiti ...

(pool stage)

Youth

*9–27 January:

2018 AFC U-23 Championship The 2018 AFC U-23 Championship (also known as the 2018 AFC U-23 Asian Cup) was the third edition of the AFC U-23 Championship, the biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) fo ...

in China ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *24 April – 5 May: 2018 WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament in Liberia ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *4–20 May: 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in

** : ** : *2–14 July:

2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship The 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship was the 16th edition of the AFF U-19 Youth Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It was hosted by Indonesia during July 2018. Eleven out of the twelve member associations of the ASEAN Footba ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *16–29 July:

2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship The 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2018) was the 17th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (67th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth footb ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

** : ** : *19 July – 3 August:

2018 Central American and Caribbean Games The 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia. Asamblea ODECABE, Islas Caimán' (translation: "CASCO Assembly, Cayman Islands"). Published by CACSO on 2012-10-27; retrieved 2012-11-13. Bidding process Quet ...

(under-21) in Colombia ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *29 July – 11 August:

2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship The 2018 AFF U-16 Championship was the thirteenth edition of the AFF U-16 Championship, the annual international youth association football championship organised by the ASEAN Football Federation for men's under-16 national teams of Southeast A ...

** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *18 August – 2 September:

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 Augus ...

(under-23) in

** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *20 September – 7 October:

2018 AFC U-16 Championship The 2018 AFC U-16 Championship was the 18th edition of the AFC U-16 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-16 national teams of Asia. It took pl ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

** : ** : *18 October – 4 November:

2018 AFC U-19 Championship The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship was the 40th edition of the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-19 national teams of Asia. It took place in Indonesia, which was ...

** : ** : *30 November – 13 December:

2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup The 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup was the 25th edition of the COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup, an international youth competition open to national associations of the COSAFA region. It took place between 30 November and 13 December in Zambia. The competition wa ...

in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *6 – 16 December: WAFU UFOA B U20 Championship in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th:

Women's

*10–24 February:

2018 WAFU Women's Cup The 2018 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup was the maiden edition of the international women's football event for teams from Zone B of the West African Football Union (WAFU). The competition was hosted by Ivory Coast at three match venues. Ghana defeated Iv ...

in Ivory Coast (regional) **: **: **: **4th: *4–22 April:

2018 Copa América Femenina The 2018 Copa América Femenina was the eighth edition of the CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina (also referred to as the ''Copa América Femenina''), the quadrennial international football competition for women's national teams in South America a ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

**: **: **: **4th: *6–20 April: 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup in

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

**: **: **: **4th: *18–29 April: 2018 CFU Women's Challenge Series **Group A Winner: **Group B Winner: **Group C Winner: **Group D Winner: **Group E Winner: *16–31 August:

**: **: **: **4th: *4–17 October 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship **: **: **: **4th: *17 November – 1 December:

2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short ...

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

**: **: **: **4th: *17 November – 1 December:

2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup The 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup was the 11th edition of the OFC Women's Nations Cup (also known as the OFC Women's Championship), the quadrennial international football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the w ...

in New Caledonia **: **: **: **4th: *23 November – 1 December:

2018 CAFA Women's Championship The 2018 CAFA Women's Championship is the first edition of the CAFA Women's Championship, an association football tournament for women's national teams from the Central Asian Football Association. It is hosted in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and be played ...

in **: **: **: **4th: ;International tournaments *26 February – 6 March: 2018 Turkish Women’s Cup in **: B **: **: **4th: *28 February – 7 March: 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup in **: **: **: **4th: *28 February – 7 March: 2018 Algarve Cup in **: and **: **4th: The final game was called off due to heavy rain and adverse weather conditions. Both The Netherlands and Sweden were awarded first place. * 1–7 March:

2018 SheBelieves Cup The 2018 SheBelieves Cup was the third edition of the SheBelieves Cup, an invitational women's soccer tournament held in the United States. Featuring national teams from Germany, England, France, and hosts United States, it began on March 1 and en ...

in the **: **: **: **4th: * 26 July – 2 August:

2018 Tournament of Nations The 2018 Tournament of Nations was the second Tournament of Nations, an international women's football tournament, consisting of a series of friendly games. It was held in the United States, from July 26 to August 2, 2018, and featured the same ...

in the **: **: **: **4th:

Women's youth

*13–31 January:

2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship The 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship was the eighth edition of the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship ( es, CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20), the biennial international youth football champions ...

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *18–28 January:

2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship The 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 9th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-20 national teams of the North, Central ...

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *7–25 March:

2018 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship The 2018 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship was the 6th edition of the South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship ( es, CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-17), the biennial international youth football championship ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

**: **: **: **4th: *19–22 April; 6–12 June: 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the countr ...

and the ** On 22 April 2018, four days into the tournament, CONCACAF announced the remainder of the championship was cancelled immediately due to security concerns caused by civil unrest in Nicaragua. The tournament resumed on 6 June and concluded on 12 June, with the remainder of the tournament played at the

IMG Academy IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a board ...

in Bradenton, Florida,

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

. **: **: **: **4th: * 1–13 May:

2018 AFF U-16 Girls' Championship The 2018 AFF U-16 Girls' Championship was the 3rd edition of the AFF U-15 Women's Championship, AFF U-16 Girl's Championship, an international Women's association football, women's football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AF ...

in Palembang **: **: **: **4th: *9–21 May:

2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship The 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-17 Euro 2018) was the 11th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's un ...

in Lithuania **: **: **: **4th: *5–10 June: 2018 Sud Ladies Cup in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

**: **: **: **4th: *18–30 July:

2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship The 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-19 Euro 2018) was the 17th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (21st edition if the Under-18 era is included), the annual international youth football cham ...

in Switzerland **: **: *7–24 August:

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 ...

**: **: **: **4th: *20 November – 1 December:

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 ...

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

**: **: **: **4th:

News

* 27 April – The U.S.

NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

tabled (placed on hold) a proposal passed in March by its soccer rules committee, which governs both men's and women's play, that would have called for the NCAA to adopt FIFA rules regarding timekeeping, with the official time being kept on the field by the referee and stadium clocks counting up instead of down. This means that the existing timekeeping system, with the official time being maintained by a visible, downward-counting clock, will remain in place.

Fixed dates for national team matches

Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s). *19–27 March *3–11 September *8–16 October *12–20 November

Club continental champions

Men

Women

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 ...

AFC

CAF

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 ...

CONMEBOL

OFC

Domestic cups

In all tables in this section, the "last honor" refers to the champion's previous win in ''that specific cup competition''.

AFC

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 ...

CAF

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 ...

CONMEBOL

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 ...

AFC

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 ...

CONMEBOL

Women's cups

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 ...

Detailed association football results

FIFA

* 14 June – 15 July: 2018 FIFA World Cup in ** defeated , 4–2, to win their second FIFA World Cup title. took third place. * 5 – 24 August:

in ** defeated , 3–1, to win their first FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup title. ** took third place. * 13 November – 1 December:

in ** defeated , 2–1, to win their first FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup title. ** took third place. * 12 – 22 December:

2018 FIFA Club World Cup The 2018 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018 presented by Alibaba Cloud for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between ...

in the **

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

Al Ain FC Al Ain Football Club ( ar, نادي العين لكرة القدم; transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn) or Al Ain FC or simply Al Ain is a professional football club, based in the city of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is one of many ...

, 4–1, to win their third consecutive and fourth overall FIFA Club World Cup title. ** River Plate took third place.

World Elite Club Friendlies

* 10 – 20 January: 2018 Florida Cup in the ** Champions:

Atlético Nacional Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the country's history, the oth ...

; Second: Barcelona S.C.; Third:

Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the Govan district of Glasgow which plays in the Scottish Premiership. Although not its official name, it is often referred to as Glasgow Rangers outside Scotland. The fou ...

* 20 July – 11 August:

2018 International Champions Cup The 2018 International Champions Cup (or ICC) was the sixth edition of a tournament comprising a series of friendly association football matches. It began on July 20 and ended on August 11. The tournament was won by English club Tottenham Hotspu ...

** Champions:

Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The team has playe ...

; Second:

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional fo ...

; Third:

Inter Milan Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is ...

Women's World Elite Club Friendlies

* 26 – 29 July:

2018 Women's International Champions Cup The 2018 International Champions Cup Women's Tournament was the first edition of a series of friendly women's association football matches. It took place from July 26 to 29, 2018. For the first time, the ICC included a women's tournament. Nearly ...

in the **

North Carolina Courage The North Carolina Courage is a professional women's soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina. It was founded on January 9, 2017, after Stephen Malik acquired National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchise rights from the Western New York ...

defeated Olympique Lyonnais, 1–0, to win their 1st Women's International Champions Cup. ** Manchester City took third place and Paris SG took fourth place.

UEFA

;Clubs teams * 27 June 2017 – 26 May: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League (

final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: * 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 ...

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyi ...

) **

defeated

Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...

, 3–1, to win their third consecutive and thirteenth overall UEFA Champions League title. ** Note: ''Real Madrid would represent UEFA at the

.'' * 29 June 2017 – 16 May: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League (

Décines-Charpieu Décines-Charpieu (; frp, Dessines) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The name of the city is often shortened and simply called Décines. Geography Décines is located near Grand Large res ...

) ** Atlético Madrid defeated

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

, 3–0, to win their third UEFA Europa League title. * 22 August 2017 – 24 May:

2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League The 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 17th season of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the ninth since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League. The final was held at the Valeriy L ...

(

) **

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...

defeated

Wolfsburg Wolfsburg (; Eastphalian: ''Wulfsborg'') is the fifth largest city in the German state of Lower Saxony, located on the river Aller. It lies about east of Hanover and west of Berlin. Wolfsburg is famous as the location of Volkswagen AG's he ...

, 4–1 at extra time, to win their third consecutive and fifth overall UEFA Women's Champions League title. * 12 September 2017 – 23 April:

2017–18 UEFA Youth League The 2017–18 UEFA Youth League was the fifth season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA. Barcelona won their second Youth League title following a win over Chelsea in the final. Red Bull Salz ...

(final in

Nyon Nyon (; outdated German: or ; outdated Italian: , ) is a municipality in Nyon District in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Ge ...

) **

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

defeated

Chelsea Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia * Chelsea, Quebec United Kingdom * Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames ** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...

, 3–0, to win their second UEFA Youth League title. * 15 August:

2018 UEFA Super Cup The 2018 UEFA Super Cup was the 43rd edition of the UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League ...

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

** Atlético Madrid defeated fellow Spanish team,

, 4–2 in extra time, to win their third UEFA Super Cup title. ;National teams * 31 August 2017 – 27 March: 2017–18 Under 20 Elite League ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * 4 – 20 May: 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in ** defeated , 4–1 in penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their third UEFA European Under-17 Championship title. * 9 – 21 May:

in ** defeated , 2–0, to win their fourth UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''All teams mentioned here have qualified to compete at the

.'' * 16 – 29 July:

in ** defeated , 4–3 at extra time, to win their fourth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title. * 18 – 30 July:

in ** defeated , 1–0, to win their second consecutive and third overall UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title. * 6 September – 20 November:

Group Stage (debut event) ** 5 – 9 June 2019: 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Finals in (debut event)

CONCACAF

* 18 – 28 January:

in ** defeated the , 4–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''All teams mentioned here have qualified to compete at the

.'' * 31 January – 16 May:

2018 Caribbean Club Championship The 2018 Caribbean Club Championship was the 20th edition of the Caribbean Club Championship (also known as the CFU Club Championship), the first-tier annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst clubs whose ...

Club Franciscain Club Franciscain is a football (soccer), football club in Martinique, playing in the town of Le François. It plays in the Martinique's first division, the Martinique Championnat National. Honours *Martinique Championnat National **Champions (1 ...

defeated Central F.C., 2–1, to win their place at the

2018 CONCACAF League The 2018 CONCACAF League (officially the 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF League for sponsorship purposes) was the second edition of the CONCACAF League, a football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Cent ...

. * 20 February – 26 April: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League **

C.D. Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Divi ...

defeated

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BM ...

, 4–2 in penalties and after a score of 3–3 in a 2-legged format, to win their second CONCACAF Champions League title. ** Note: ''Guadalajara would represent CONCACAF at the

.'' * 19 – 29 April: 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in ** Note: ''Event cancelled midway through the tournament, due to violent protests that led to the killing of 25 people over social security issues.'' ** 6 – 12 June: Continuing of the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Bradenton, Florida *** defeated , 3–2, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship title. *** took third place. *** Note: ''All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the

.'' * 31 July – 1 November:

** C.S. Herediano defeated

F.C. Motagua Club de Fútbol Motagua (), formerly Club Deportivo Motagua up to 2017, is an association football club, located in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras. F.C. Motagua was founded as ''Club Deportivo Motagua'' on 29 August 1928. The club competes ...

, 3–2 on aggregate, to win their first CONCACAF League title. * 15 – 22 August: 2018

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** LAFC defeated Juniors Tampico, 2–0, to win their first CONCACAF Champions League U13 title. * 19 – 26 August:

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in Comayagua and

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** Round Robin: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. * 3 September 2018 – 31 March 2020: 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League (debut event) * 19 September:

2018 Campeones Cup The 2018 Campeones Cup was the first edition of the Campeones Cup, an annual North American football competition contested between the champions of the previous Major League Soccer season and the winner of the Campeón de Campeones from Liga M ...

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(debut event) ** UANL defeated

, 3–1, to win the inaugural Campeones Cup. * 20 – 27 October: 2018 UNCAF U-16 Tournament in Santa Catarina Pinula ** Round Robin: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4.

Other tournaments

* 26 July – 2 August:

in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:

AFC

* 22 December 2017 – 5 January:

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 ** In the final, defeated , 5–4 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their second Arabian Gulf Cup title. * 9 – 27 January:

in ** In the final, defeated , 2–1, after extra time, to win their 1st AFC U-23 Championship. took third place. * 16 January – 10 November: 2018 AFC Champions League ** Kashima Antlers won their first AFC Champions League title after victory against their Competitors at ACL. ** Note: ''Kashima Antlers would represent the AFC at the

.'' * 22 January – 27 October:

2018 AFC Cup The 2018 AFC Cup was the 15th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the title for the third consecutive year, defeating Altyn Asyr in the fi ...

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 ...

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Altyn Asyr FK Football Club Altyn Asyr ( tk, link=no, Altyn Asyr futbol kluby), also known as Altyn Asyr Ashgabat or simply Altyn Asyr, which translates to "Golden Century", is a Turkmen football club based in Ashgabat. Founded in 2008, the club competes in t ...

, 2–0, to win their third consecutive AFC Cup title. * 6 – 20 April: 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup in ** defeated , 1–0, to win their second AFC Women's Asian Cup title. ** took third place. * 1 – 13 May:

in Palembang ** In the final, defeated , 1–0, to win their 2nd AFF U-16 Girls' Championship. took third place. * 30 June – 13 July: 2018 AFF Women's Championship in Palembang ** defeated , 3–2, to win their third consecutive and fourth overall AFF Women's Championship title. ** took third place. * 1 – 14 July:

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Sidoarjo Sidoarjo Regency ( jv, ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦱꦶꦢꦲꦂꦗ, Kabupatèn Sidaharja) is a regency in East Java, Indonesia. It is bordered by Surabaya city and Gresik Regency to the north, by Pasuruan Regency to the south, by Mojokerto Regenc ...

** defeated , 4–3, to win their first AFF U-19 Youth Championship title. ** took third place. * 29 July – 11 August:

in Gresik & Sidoarjo ** defeated , 4–3 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first AFF U-16 Youth Championship title. ** took third place. * 4 – 15 September: 2018 SAFF Championship in ** defeated , 2–1, to win their second SAFF Championship title. * 20 September – 7 October:

in ** defeated , 1–0, to win their third AFC U-16 Championship title. * 1 – 12 October:

2018 Bangabandhu Cup The 2018 Bangabandhu Gold Cup or simply 2018 Bangabandhu Cup was an international association football tournament organized by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) as a tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This wa ...

in ** defeated , 4–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first Bangabandhu Cup title. * 4 – 8 October: 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament in Chongqing ** 1st. , 2nd. , 3rd. , 4th. * 7 October and November: 2018 / Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup in

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Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and the Middle East, an ...

defeated

Al-Hilal FC Al Hilal Saudi Football Club ( ar, نادي الهلال السعودي), simply known as Al Hilal, is a professional multi-sports club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their football team competes in the Saudi Professional League. They are the m ...

, 2–1, to win their 1st title. * 18 October – 4 November:

in ** defeated , 2–1, to win their third AFC U-19 Championship title. ** Note: ''Both Saudi Arabia and South Korea, along with & , have qualified to compete at the

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.'' * 8 November – 15 December:

** defeated , 3–2 on aggregate, to win their second AFF Championship title. * 23 November – 1 December:

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** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: ; Fifth:

CAF

* 13 January – 4 February:

in ** defeated , 4–0, to win their first African Nations Championship title. ** took third place. * 24 February:

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in Casablanca ** In the final,

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defeated

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, 1–0, to win their third CAF Super Cup. * 14 – 29 April: 2018 CECAFA U-17 Championship in Ngozi,

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** defeated , 2–0, to win their first CECAFA U-17 Championship title. ** took third place. * 9 February – 2 December:

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defeated AS Vita Club, 4–3 on aggregate, to win their second CAF Confederation Cup title. * 10 February – 9 November:

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, 4–3 on aggregate (2 matches), to win their third CAF Champions League title. ** Note: ''Espérance de Tunis would represent CAF at the

.'' * 29 June – 13 July: 2018 Kagame Interclub Cup in Dar es Salaam ** Azam defeated

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, 2–1, to win their second Kagame Interclub Cup title. **

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took third place. * 23 – 27 July: 2018 CECAFA Women's Championship in ** Round Robin Final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. * 12 – 22 September:

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in ** defeated , 2–1, to win their fifth COSAFA Women's Championship title. ** took third place.

CONMEBOL

* 13 – 31 January:

in ** defeated , 8–1, to win their eighth consecutive South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''Brazil and Paraguay both qualified to compete at the

.'' * 22 January – 9 December:

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** Note: ''First leg took place in

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on 11 November. Second leg took place in

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on 9 December.'' ** River Plate defeated fellow Argentinian team, Boca Juniors, 5–3 on aggregate, to win their fourth Copa Libertadores title. * 10 – 24 February: 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores in ** Nacional defeated

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, 2–1, to win their first U-20 Copa Libertadores title. ** River Plate took third place. * 13 February – 12 December:

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defeated

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, 4–3 in penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play on aggregate, to win their first Copa Sudamericana title. * 14 & 21 February:

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** Grêmio defeated Independiente, 5–4 in penalties after tying each other twice in regular play, to win their second Recopa Sudamericana title. * 7 – 25 March:

in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ** Note: ''All three teams here have qualified to compete at the

.'' * 4 – 22 April:

in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: ** Note 1: ''Brazil has qualified to compete at the

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and the

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.'' ** Note 2: ''Chile has qualified to compete at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and has a place at the 2020 CAF–CONMEBOL play-off.'' ** Note 3: ''Argentina has qualified to compete at the

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and has a place at the World Cup CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off.'' ** Note 4: ''Colombia has qualified to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games.'' * 8 August:

2018 Suruga Bank Championship The 2018 Suruga Bank Championship ( ja, スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ2018; es, Copa Suruga Bank 2018) was the eleventh edition of the Suruga Bank Championship (also referred to as the ''J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship F ...

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** Independiente defeated Cerezo Osaka, 1–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title. * 18 November – 2 December:

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in Manaus ** Atlético Huila defeated Santos, 5–3 on penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title. **

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took third place. ;Other tournaments * 30 November: Copa RS U20 in

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OFC

* 10 February – 20 May:

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defeated

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, 10–3 on aggregate (two matches played), to win their first OFC Champions League title. ** Note: ''Team Wellington would represent the OFC at the

.'' * 5 – 18 August:

2018 OFC U-19 Championship The 2018 OFC U-19 Championship was the 22nd edition of the OFC U-19/U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's under-19/under-20 national teams ...

in ** defeated , 1–0, to win their 7th OFC U-19 Championship title. ** Note: ''New Zealand and Tahiti qualified for the

.'' * 9 – 22 September:

2018 OFC U-16 Championship The 2018 OFC U-16 Championship was the 18th edition of the OFC U-16/U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's under-16/under-17 national teams of ...

in ** defeated , 0–0 (5–4 on penalties), to win their seven consecutive and eighth overall OFC U-16 Championship title. ** Note: ''New Zealand and Solomon Islands qualified for the

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.'' * 18 November – 1 December:

in ** defeated , 8–0, to win their fourth consecutive and sixth overall OFC Women's Nations Cup title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''New Zealand has qualified to compete at the

and the

.''

Detailed beach soccer results

BSWW events

* 27 – 29 January: Persian Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in

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** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * 3 – 10 March: Copa America de Futbol Playa 2018 in El Boulevard de Asia ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * 29 – 31 March: Copa Centroamericana de Fútbol Playa 2018 in

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** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * 6 – 8 April: BSWW Tour - CFA Belt and Road International Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in

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** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * 15 – 17 April: Eurasia Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in

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** Champions: Lokomotiv BSC; Second: Moghavemat Golsapoosh; Third: Levante UD; Fourth: Catania BS * 27 – 29 April: BSWW Tour - Bahamas Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in Nassau ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * 25 – 27 May: Nazaré Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in ** Group H Teams: 1)

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; 2) Catania BS; 3) BSC Kristall; 4) Viareggio BS ** Group I Teams: 1) Kfar Qassem BS Club (beach soccer), Falfala Kfar Qassem; 2) Playas de Mazarrón; 3) Casa Benfica de Loures; 4) Boca Gdansk * 28 May – 3 June: 2018 Euro Winners Cup for Men and Women in Nazaré, Portugal, Nazaré ** Men's Champions: S.C. Braga; Second: BSC Kristall; Third: KP Łódź ** Women's Champions: WFC Zvezda Women; Second: Portsmouth Ladies BSC; Third: AIFS Playas de San Javier Women * 8 – 10 June: NASSC - US Open 2018 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Virginia Beach ** For detailed results, clic
here.
* 15 – 17 June: BSWW Mundialito Almada 2018 in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * 15 – 17 June: Talent Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in Siófok ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * 6 – 8 July: Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup Nazaré 2018 in ** defeated , 2–0, in the final. took third place. * 13 – 15 July: Morocco Beach Soccer Cup Agadir 2018 in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * 17 – 19 August: Balaton Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in Siófok ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * 17 – 19 August: BSWW Tour - Goalfun CFA China-Latin America Beach Soccer Championship Tangshan 2018 in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * 5 – 7 October: Alanya Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in ** Champions: BSC Lokomotiv Moscow; Second: Sporting CP (beach soccer), Sporting CP; Third: Levante UD; Fourth: Alanya Belediye Spor * 6 – 10 November: Huawei Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup Dubai 2018 in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * 8 – 14 December: 2018 CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations - Egypt in Sharm El Sheikh ** defeated , 6–1, in the final. took third place.

2018 Euro Beach Soccer League

* 22 – 24 June: EBSL #1 in Baku ** Winners: (Division A - Group 1) / (Division A - Group 2) * 6 – 8 July: EBSL #2 in Nazaré, Portugal, Nazaré ** Winners: (Division A); (Division B - Group 1) / (Division B - Group 2) * 20 – 22 July: ESBL #3 in Moscow ** Winners: (Division A); (Division B) * 3 – 5 August: ESBL #4 in Minsk ** Winners: * 24 – 26 August: ESBL #5 in Warnemünde ** Winners: (Division A); (Division B) * 6 – 9 September: Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal & Promotion Final in Alghero ** Superfinal: defeated , 7–6 in penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their second Euro Beach Soccer League title. *** took third place. ** Promotion: defeated , 4–3 in penalties and after a 4–4 score in regular play, in the final.

Detailed futsal results

AFC

* 1 – 11 February: 2018 AFC Futsal Championship in ** In the final, defeated , 4–0, to win their 12th AFC Futsal Championship. took third place and took fourth place. * 2 – 12 May: 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship in ** In the final, defeated , 5–2, to win their 2nd AFC Women Futsal Championship. took third place and took fourth place.

CONMEBOL

* 22 – 29 April: 2018 Copa Libertadores de Futsal in Carlos Barbosa ** In the final, Associação Carlos Barbosa de Futsal, Carlos Barbosa defeated Joinville Esporte Clube, Joinville, 4–1, to win their 5th Copa Libertadores de Futsal. Magnus Sorocaba Futsal-Athleta took third place and Cerro Porteño took fourth place.

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* 30 January – 10 February: UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 in Ljubljana ** In the final, defeated , 3–2, after extra time, to win their 1st UEFA Futsal Euro. took third place and took fourth place. * 26 – 29 March: 2nd European Women's Futsal Tournament in Drachten ** In the final, Atlético Navalcarnero defeated S.L. Benfica (futsal), Benfica, 5–2, to win their second consecutive women's tournament. Olimpus Key Partner Roma took third place and SC MosPolitech took fourth place. * 20 – 22 April: 2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup (Final Four) in Zaragoza ** In the final, Inter FS defeated Sporting CP (futsal), Sporting CP, 5–2, to win their 5th UEFA Futsal Cup. FC Barcelona Futsal, FC Barcelona took third place and Győri ETO Futsal Club, Győri ETO took fourth place.

CAF

;Other competitions * 16 – 18 March: 1st International Futsal Tournament Mauritius 2018 in Vacoas-Phoenix ** Winners: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: , 4th place:

World

* 29 January – 4 February: 2018 Grand Prix de Futsal in Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brusque ** In the final, defeated , 4–2, to win their 10th Grand Prix de Futsal. took third place and took fourth place. * 19 – 26 August: 16th World University Futsal Championships in Almaty ** In the final, defeated , 4–2. took third place and took fourth place.

Deaths

January

* 1 January ** Gert Brauer, 62, German footballer ** Régis Manon, 52, Gabonese footballer ** Dušan Mitošević, 68, Serbian football player * 2 January ** Alan Deakin, 76, English footballer ** Eugène Gerards, 77, Dutch football player ** Ali Kadhim, 69, Iraqi football player ** Mike McCartney (footballer), Mike McCartney, 63, Scottish footballer ** Michael Pfeiffer, 92, German football player ** Felix Reilly, 84, Scottish footballer * 3 January ** Darci Miguel Monteiro, 49, Brazilian footballer ** Igor Strelbin, 43, Russian footballer * 4 January ** Peter Birdseye, 98, English footballer ** Papa Camara, 66, Guinean football player ** Joaquín Cortizo, 85, Spanish footballer * 5 January – Antonio Valentín Angelillo, 80, Italian-Argentine football player * 6 January – Nigel Sims, 86, English footballer * 8 January ** Hans Aabech, 69, Danish footballer ** Juan Carlos García (Honduran footballer), Juan Carlos García, 29, Honduran footballer ** Antonio Munguía, 75, Mexican footballer * 9 January ** Tommy Lawrence, 77, Scottish footballer ** Valeri Matyunin, 57, Russian footballer ** Ted Phillips (footballer), Ted Phillips, 84, English footballer ** Kurt Thalmann, 86, Swiss footballer * 10 January ** Pierre Grillet, 85, French footballer ** John McGlashan (footballer), John McGlashan, 50, Scottish footballer ** Gordon Wills, 83, English footballer * 11 January ** Raúl Antonio García, 55, Salvadoran footballer ** Takis Loukanidis, 80, Greek footballer ** Giuseppe Secchi, 86, Italian footballer * 12 January – Léon Ritzen (nl), 78, Belgian footballer * 13 January – Mohammed Hazzaz, 72, Moroccan footballer * 14 January ** Anton Regh, 77, German footballer ** Cyrille Regis, 59, English footballer * 15 January ** Carl Emil Christiansen, 80, Danish footballer ** Bogusław Cygan, 53, Polish footballer * 16 January ** Rubén Oswaldo Díaz, 72, Argentine footballer ** Rodney Fern, 69, English footballer * 19 January – Abdulsalam Musa, 39, Nigerian footballer * 21 January ** Philippe Gondet, 75, French footballer ** Tsukasa Hosaka, 80, Japanese footballer * 22 January ** Jimmy Armfield, 82, English football player ** Reinier Kreijermaat, 82, Dutch footballer * 25 January – Keith Pring, 74, Welsh footballer * 27 January – Göran Nicklasson, 75, Swedish footballer * 30 January ** Vic Keeble, 87, English footballer ** Azeglio Vicini, 84, Italian football player and National Team coach * 31 January – Hennie Hollink, 86, Dutch footballer

February

* 2 February ** Paulo Roberto Morais Júnior, 33, Brazilian footballer ** Fábio Pereira de Azevedo, 41, Brazilian-born Togolese footballer * 3 February – Károly Palotai, 82, Hungarian football player and referee * 4 February – Majid Ariff, 80, Singaporean football player and coach * 5 February – Ladislav Kačáni, 86, Slovak football player and coach * 9 February – Liam Miller, 36, Irish footballer * 10 February – Dick Scott (footballer), Dick Scott, 76, English footballer * 12 February – Mogau Tshehla, 26, South African footballer * 13 February ** Joseph Bonnel, 79, French footballer ** Danilo Caçador, 32, Brazilian footballer ** Luis Cid, 88, Spanish football coach * 16 February ** Hans Rinner, 54, Austrian businessman and football official ** Muhammet Yürükuslu, 26, Turkish footballer * 17 February – Peder Persson, 79, Swedish footballer * 18 February ** Pavel Panov, 67, Bulgarian football player and coach ** Chinedu Udoji, 28, Nigerian footballer * 20 February ** Lucien Bouchardeau, 56, Nigerien football referee Fallece Lucien Bouchardeau, el polémico árbitro del Italia-Chile en Francia 1998
** Georgi Markov, 46, Bulgarian footballer * 21 February ** Sergei Aleksandrov (footballer, born 1973), Sergei Aleksandrov, 44, Russian footballer ** Chow Chee Keong, 69, Malaysian footballer * 22 February ** Bence Lázár, 26, Hungarian footballer ** Billy Wilson (footballer, born 1946), Billy Wilson, 71, English footballer * 25 February ** Branko Kubala, 69, Czechoslovak-born Spanish footballer ** Henri Leonetti, 81, French footballer ** Tsvetan Veselinov, 70, Bulgarian footballer * 27 February – Quini (Enrique Castro González), 68, Spanish footballer * 28 February ** Kieron Durkan, 44, English footballer ** John Muir (footballer, born 1947), John Muir, 70, Scottish footballer

March

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* 1 March – Vicente Piquer, 83, Spanish footballer and coach * 3 March – Arthur Stewart (footballer), Arthur Stewart, 76, Northern Irish footballer * 4 March – Davide Astori, 31, Italian footballer * 5 March ** Shaker Al-Olayan, 46, Saudi Arabian footballer ** Costakis Koutsokoumnis, 61, Cypriot football administrator * 6 March ** Francis Piasecki, 66, French footballer ** Vitaliy Zub, 89, Ukrainian footballer * 7 March – John Molyneux (footballer), John Molyneux, 87, English football player * 9 March – Ion Voinescu, 88, Romanian footballer * 14 March – Rubén Galván (footballer), Rubén Galván 65, Argentine football player * 16 March ** Boyukagha Hajiyev, 59, Azerbaijani footballer and manager ** Ezequiel Orozco, 29, Mexican footballer ** Adrian Lillebekk Ovlien, 20, Norwegian footballer * 22 March – René Houseman, 64, Argentine footballer

April

* 2 April ** Elie Onana, 66, Cameroonian footballer ** Paul Sinibaldi, 96, French footballer * 4 April – Ray Wilkins, 61, English football player, heart attack * 8 April ** António Barros, 68, Portuguese footballer **André Lerond, 87, French footballer * 13 April – Cesarino Cervellati, 88, Italian football player and manager

May

* 15 May – Jlloyd Samuel, 37, English-Trinidadian footballer * 18 May – Doğan Babacan, 88, Turkish referee

June

* 18 June – Walter Bahr, 91, American soccer player

July

* 8 July – Alan Gilzean, 79, Scottish footballer * 14 July – Davie McParland, 83, Scottish footballer and manager * 21 July – Allan Ball, 75, English footballer

August

September

* 24 September – Jim Brogan (Scottish footballer), Jim Brogan, 74, Scottish footballer

October

* 18 October – Darren Stewart (footballer), Darren Stewart, 52, Australian soccer player and manager * 21 October – Ilie Balaci, 62, Romanian footballer and manager * 27 October – Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, 60, Thai businessman and owner of Leicester City F.C., 2018 Leicester helicopter crash, helicopter crash * 31 October – Johnny Graham (footballer, born 1945), Johnny Graham, 73, Scottish footballer.

November

* 13 November **William Mullan, 90, Scottish football referee. **David Stewart (footballer, born 1947), David Stewart, 71, Scottish footballer. * 16 November – Flemming Nielsen, 84, Danish footballer * 19 November – George Yardley (footballer), George Yardley, 76, Scottish footballer * 22 November – Len Campbell, 71, Scottish footballer

December

* 25 December – Sigi Schmid, 65, American manager * 27 December – Juan Bautista Agüero, 83, Paraguayan footballer

References

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