The following are the association football events of the year 2010 throughout the world.

News

In 2010, the two top-level leagues in the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

both added at least one new team: *

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional Association football, soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system. It comprises 30 teams, with 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada, and is sanc ...

, which also has one team in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

and is recognized as the top level of the (men's) sport in that country, added its 16th team,

Philadelphia Union The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the Union began ...

, located in the

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

suburb of

Chester, Pennsylvania Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area (also known as the Delaware Valley) on the western bank of the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware. ...

. *

Women's Professional Soccer Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) was the top-level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded six teams for the 2011 ...

, which currently has teams only in the United States, added two teams to the six teams returning from its inaugural 2009 season: ** The Atlanta Beat, the new incarnation of a team from the defunct

Women's United Soccer Association The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) was the world's first women's soccer league in which all the players were paid as professionals. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams in the Uni ...

, who play in the

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

suburb of

Kennesaw, Georgia Kennesaw is a suburban city northwest of Atlanta in Cobb County, Georgia, United States, located within the greater Atlanta metropolitan area. Known from its original settlement in the 1830s until 1887 as Big Shanty, it became Kennesaw under i ...

. **

Philadelphia Independence The Philadelphia Independence was an American professional association football, soccer club that was based in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pennsylvania. The team joined Women's Professional Soccer as an expansion team in 2010 and played ...

, sister team to Philadelphia Union. Due to construction delays at the new stadium it will eventually share with Union, Independence played their first season in another Philadelphia suburb,

West Chester, Pennsylvania West Chester is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough and the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in the Delaware Valley, Philadelphia metropolitan area, the borough had a population of 18,671 at the 2020 census. West ...

. However, during the 2010 WPS season, another charter team, Saint Louis Athletica, folded, bringing WPS back to the same number of teams it had in the 2009 season. The league also lost its season champions, FC Gold Pride, and the

Chicago Red Stars Chicago Stars Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in the Chicago metropolitan area that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). A founding member of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league as the Chic ...

, although it will add an expansion team in Western New York for 2011. Following the 2010 MLS regular season, the Kansas City Wizards announced a name change to

Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The ad ...

Events

Men's national teams

FIFA

*11 June – 11 July:

2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national Association football, football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. ...

in ** ** ** ** 4th: *14 August – 22 August: 2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship in ** ** ** ** 4th:

CAF

*10 January – 31 January:

2010 African Cup of Nations The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange (telecommunications), Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial association football, football championship of Africa (Confederat ...

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

AFC

*December 1–29: 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup in and ** Winners: ** Runners-up: ** Third place: ,

Women's national teams

* 24 February – 3 March: 2010 Algarve Cup in ** ** ** ** 4th: *4–21 November 2010: 2010 South American Women's Football Championship in ** ** ** ** 4th:

Women's youth

*July 13 – August 1: 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in ** ** ** ** 4th: *5 September - 25 September:

2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup women's football tournament was the second such tournament, and was held in Trinidad and Tobago from 5 to 25 September 2010. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, took part in ...

in ** ** ** ** 4th: *March 3 - March 17: 2010 South American U-20 Women Championship in ** ** ** ** 4th:

Multi-sports events

Men

*August 12–25:

2010 Summer Youth Olympics The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, ) officially known as the I Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Singapore 2010, were the inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), an Olympic Games-based event for young athletes. Held ...

in ** ** ** ** 4th: *November 7–25:

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), were a regional multi-sport event held from November 12 to 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (although several events commenced ear ...

in Guangzhou, ** ** ** ** 4th:

Women

*August 12–24:

in ** ** ** ** 4th: *November 14–22:

in Guangzhou, ** ** ** ** 4th:

Club football

Women

National champions

AFC

CAF

CONCACAF

Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; ''(B)'' means Bicentenario champion; "(C)" means Clausura champion.
Note: "(P)" designates the league champion, by winning the playoffs; "(R)" designates the regular season champion. *

Saint Kitts Saint Kitts, officially Saint Christopher, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis constitute one ...

: Newtown United *

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. Part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Saint Vincent ...

: Roots Alley Ballers * Saint-Martin: Orleans Attackers *

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, sometimes known simply as Saint Vincent or SVG, is an island country in the eastern Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies, at the south ...

: Avenues United *

Sint Maarten Sint Maarten () is a Countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean region of North America. With a population of 58,477 as of June 2023 on an area of , it encompasses ...

: D & P Connection *

Turks and Caicos Islands The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and no ...

: AFC Academy

CONMEBOL

OFC

UEFA

Albania Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...

: Dinamo Tirana *

Andorra Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a Sovereignty, sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in Southwestern Europe, Andorra–France border, bordered by France to the north and Spain to A ...

FC Santa Coloma FC Santa Coloma is an Andorran professional football club based in Santa Coloma, parish of Andorra la Vella, that competes in the Primera Divisió. It is the most successful team in both Primera Divisió and Copa Constitució, having won b ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

: Pyunik Yerevan *

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

: Red Bull Salzburg *

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

: Inter Baku *

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

FC BATE Borisov FC BATE Borisov (, ''FK BATE Borisov'' ; , ''BATE Barysaw,'' ), commonly referred to as BATE or BATE Borisov, is a Belarusian professional football team from the city of Barysaw. The club competes in the Belarusian Premier League, of which th ...

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

Anderlecht Anderlecht (; ) is one of the List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, B ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

FK Željezničar Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Жељезничap Сарајево; English language, English: Football Club Željezničar Sarajevo), commonly referred to as Željo, is a professional Association fo ...

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

: Litex Lovech *

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Cr ...

Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...

: Omonia *

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

Sparta Prague Athletic Club Sparta Praha (), commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional football club based in Prague. It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in central Europe, winning t ...

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

: Chelsea *

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

FC Flora Tallinn FC Flora, commonly known as Flora Tallinn, or simply as Flora, is an Estonian professional Association football, football club based in Tallinn that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football league system, Estonian footb ...

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...

: HB Thorshavn *

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

: HJK Helsinki *

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

: Olimpi Rustavi *

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

: Bayern Munich *

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

: Panathinaikos *

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

: Debreceni VSC *

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

Breiðablik UBK Breiðablik (sometimes anglicised to Breithablik or Breidablik) is the home of the god Baldr in Nordic mythology. The name can also refer to: Locations * Breidablik Peak, a mountain in Canada * Breidablick, Washington, a community in the USA Spo ...

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland, with a population of about 5.4 million. ...

: Shamrock Rovers *

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

: Hapoel Tel Aviv *

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

: Internazionale *

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

: Tobol Kostanay *

Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...

: Skonto Riga *

Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...

: Ekranas Panevezys *

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

Jeunesse Esch Jeunesse Esch (full name ''Association Sportive la Jeunesse d'Esch/Alzette'') is a professional football club based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg. The side play in the National Division, the highest league in the country, and ...

Macedonia Macedonia (, , , ), most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a former administr ...

: Renova *

Malta Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...

Birkirkara Birkirkara (abbreviated as B'Kara or BKR) is a city in the Eastern Region, Malta, Eastern Region of Malta. It is the second most populous on the Malta (island), island, with 24,356 inhabitants as of 2020. The town consists of five autonomous pari ...

Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...

: Sheriff Tiraspol *

Montenegro , image_flag = Flag of Montenegro.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Montenegro.svg , coa_size = 80 , national_motto = , national_anthem = () , image_map = Europe-Mont ...

: Rudar Pljevlja *

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

Twente Twente ( , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germanic people ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...

: Linfield *

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

: Rosenborg Trondheim *

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. ...

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

: Benfica *

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

Cluj Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (, ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, according to some Russian sources), the club p ...

San Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two European microstates, microsta ...

: Tre Fiori *

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

: Rangers *

Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...

: Partizan *

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

: MŠK Žilina *

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

Koper Koper (; ) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, fifth-largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Slovenian Istria, Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, Koper is the main urban center of the Slovene coast. Port of Koper i ...

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of 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 c ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening (), commonly known simply as Malmö FF or MFF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö, Scania. They compete in the Allsvenskan, the top division of Swedish football, and play home matches at the Eleda S ...

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

Basel Basel ( ; ), also known as Basle ( ), ; ; ; . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine (at the transition from the High Rhine, High to the Upper Rhine). Basel is Switzerland's List of cities in Switzerland, third-most-populo ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

Bursaspor Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği, commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkey, Turkish professional sports club based in the city of Bursa. Founded in 1963, the club is best known for its football team, which has a rich history in Football in Turkey, Turk ...

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

: Shakhtar Donetsk *

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

: The New Saints

Domestic cup winners

AFC

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

Emperor's Cup , commonly known as or Japan FA Cup, and rebranded as The JFA Emperor's Cup from 2024 onwards, is a Japanese annual football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formatio ...

Kashima Antlers The are a professional association football, football club based in Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan. They currently play in the J1 League, the top tier of Japanese professional football leagues. The club has financial backing from Mercari, a Japanese ...

Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...

Emir of Qatar Cup Emir of Qatar Cup (), also known as the Emir Cup, but changed to Amir Cup starting in 2019, is an association football tournament played every season by all first and second division teams in Qatar. The tournament is played in a knockout system, ...

: Al-Rayyan *

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

:: Singapore Cup: Bangkok Glass *

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

Thai FA Cup The Thai FA Cup (), known officially as The Football Association of Thailand Cup, is a football cup competition in Thailand. Thai FA Cup is an annual knockout association football competition in men's domestic football. It was held between 1974 a ...

Chonburi FC Chonburi Football Club () is a Thai professional association football, football club based in the city of Chonburi, Chonburi province, that competes in the first division in Football in Thailand, Thai football, Thai League 1, after promotion in t ...

CAF

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

Nedbank Cup The Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's Premier Soccer League, premier club association football, soccer knockout tournament. While many formats have been used over the years, the tournament has always been based on the idea of gi ...

: Bidvest Wits

CONCACAF

Canadian Championship The Canadian Championship () is an annual soccer tournament contested by Canadian professional teams. The winner is awarded the Voyageurs Cup and a berth in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. It is contested by Major League Soccer sides Toronto FC, Va ...

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matc ...

Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...

:: Beker van Suriname:

Excelsior Excelsior may refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature and poetry * "Excelsior" (Longfellow), an 1841 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow * "Excelsior", an 1877 picture book in verse by Bret Harte, published as an advertisement for the Sa ...

:: U.S. Open Cup:

Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...

CONMEBOL

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil () is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and it is the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, ...

: Santos

OFC

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

:: Chatham Cup: Miramar Rangers

UEFA

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during ...

: Chelsea :: League Cup:

Manchester United Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, Engl ...

Coupe de France The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...

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: Bayern Munich *

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: Panathinaikos *

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: Internazionale *

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: Benfica *

:: Russian Cup: Zenit St. Petersburg *

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: Rangers *

:: Slovenian Cup:

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Deaths

January

* 1 January – Sergio Messen, Chilean midfielder (60) * 1 January – Jean-Pierre Posca, French defender (57) * 3 January - Gus Alexander, Scottish footballer (75) * 7 January – Alex Parker, Scottish defender (74) * 9 January - Améleté Abalo, Togolese football manager (47) * 11 January - Johnny King, English footballer (83) * 13 January - Tommy Sloan, Scottish footballer (84) * 15 January – Detlev Lauscher, German striker (57) * 18 January – Lino Grava, Italian defender (82) * 19 January – Nils Jensen, Danish goalkeeper (74) * 19 January – Panajot Pano, Albanian striker (70) * 19 January - Christos Hatziskoulidis, Greek footballer (57) * 20 January - Jack Parry, Welsh footballer (86) * 21 January – Marino Bergamasco, Italian midfielder (84) * 26 January – Lars Larsson, Swedish defender (76)

February

* 1 February - Bobby Kirk, Scottish footballer (82) * 3 February – Gil Merrick, English goalkeeper (88) * 5 February – Galimzyan Khusainov, Russian striker (72) * 7 February - Bobby Dougan, Scottish footballer (83) * 8 February – Angelo Franzosi, Italian goalkeeper (88) * 9 February – Constant de Backer, Belgian midfielder (81) * 10 February –

Orlando Orlando commonly refers to: * Orlando, Florida, a city in the United States Orlando may also refer to: People * Orlando (given name), a masculine name, includes a list of people with the name * Orlando (surname), includes a list of people wit ...

, Brazilian defender (74) * 11 February – Brian Godfrey, Welsh striker (69) * 11 February – Yury Sevidov, Russian striker (67) * 12 February – Werner Krämer, German striker (70) * 12 February – Petar Borota, Serbian goalkeeper (57) * 12 February – Luis Molowny, Spanish midfielder and manager (84) * 13 February – Marian Parse, Romanian striker (23, cancer) * 14 February – Zhang Yalin, Chinese midfielder (28, lymphoma) * February 15 – Juan Carlos González, Uruguayan defender, winner of the

1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the 4th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. It was the first Wo ...

. (85) * 16 February – Wan Chi Keung, Hong Kong striker (53) * 18 February - Alan Gordon, Scottish footballer (65) * 20 February -

Bobby Cox Robert Joe Cox (born May 21, 1941) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cox played for the New York Yankees and managed the Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays. He is a member of ...

, Scottish footballer (76) * 22 February - Bobby Smith, Scottish footballer (56) * 23 February – Gerhard Neef, German goalkeeper (63) * 27 February - Charlie Crowe, English footballer (85) * 28 February - Adam Blacklaw, Scottish footballer (72)

March

* 3 March - Keith Alexander, English footballer (53) * 4 March - Tony Richards, English footballer (75) * 6 March - Mansour Amirasefi, Iranian footballer (76) * 6 March - Endurance Idahor, Nigerian footballer (25) * 9 March - Gheorghe Constantin, Romanian footballer (77) * 11 March - Wille MacFarlane, Scottish footballer (79) * 12 March - Aleksandr Minayev, Russian footballer (51) * 12 March - Hugh Robertson, Scottish footballer (70) * 13 March - Édouard Kargu, French footballer (84) * 13 March - Charlie Ashcroft, English footballer (83) * 17 March - Abdellah Blinda, Moroccan footballer (58) * 18 March - Júlio Correia da Silva, Portuguese footballer (90) * 19 March - Bob Curtis, English footballer (60) * 20 March - Naim Kryeziu, Albanian footballer (92) * 27 March - Zbigniew Gut, Polish footballer (60) * 28 March - Derlis Florentín, Paraguayan footballer (26)

April

* 3 April - Oleg Kopayev, Russian footballer (72) * 6 April - Sid Storey, English footballer (90) * 9 April - Zoltán Varga, Hungarian footballer (65) * 10 April - Manfred Reichert, German footballer (69) * 11 April - Hans-Joachim Göring, German footballer (86) * 11 April - Theodor Homann, German footballer (61) * 12 April - Alper Balaban, Turkish footballer (22) * 13 April - Jorge Bontemps, Argentine footballer (32) * 13 April - Charlie Timmins, English footballer (87) * 15 April - Wilhelm Huxhorn, German footballer (54) * 17 April - Alexandru Neagu, Romanian footballer (61) * 21 April - Sammy Baird, Scottish footballer (79) * 21 April - Tony Ingham, English footballer (85) * 21 April - Manfred Kallenbach, German footballer (68) * 22 April - Emilio Álvarez, Uruguayan footballer (71) * 22 April - Victor Nurenberg, Luxembourgian footballer (79) * 22 April - Piet Steenbergen, Dutch footballer (81) * 25 April - Ian Lawther, Northern Irish footballer (70) * 26 April – Alberto Vitoria, Spanish midfielder (54) * 26 April - Yuri Vshivtsev, Russian footballer (70)

May

* May - Bert Padden, Scottish football referee (born 1932) * 3 May - Denis Obua, Ugandan footballer (62) * 6 May - Guillermo Meza, Mexican footballer (21) * 6 May - Giacomo Neri, Italian footballer (94) * 7 May – Denovan Morales, Honduran midfielder (22) * 11 May ** Brian Gibson, English footballer (82) ** Emmanuel Ngobese, South African footballer (29; tuberculosis) * 13 May - Walter Klimmek, German football defender (91) * 15 May - Besian Idrizaj, Austrian footballer (22) * 19 May - Harry Vos, Dutch footballer (63) * 24 May - Kambozia Jamali, Iranian midfielder (71) * 26 May - Leo Canjels, Dutch footballer (77)

June

* 1 June - John Hagart, Scottish footballer (72) * 4 June - Hennadiy Popovych, Ukrainian footballer (37) * 6 June - Mabi de Almeida, Angolan football manager (46) * 7 June - Jorge Ginarte, Argentine footballer (70) * 9 June - Mohamed Sylla, Guinean footballer (39) * 12 June – Mao Mengsuo, Chinese midfielder (20) * 20 June – Lai Sun Cheung, Hong Kong defender (59) * 20 June - Roberto Rosato, Italian footballer (66) * 22 June - Amokrane Oualiken, Algerian footballer (77) * 23 June - Jörg Berger, German footballer (65) * 27 June - Édgar García de Dios, Mexican footballer (32)

July

* July 1 - Eddie Moussa, Swedish footballer (26) * July 3 - Colin Gardner, British football manager * July 3 –

Herbert Erhardt Herbert "Ertl" Erhard (6 July 1930 – 3 July 2010), also known as Herbert Erhardt, was a German footballer who played as a defender. Club career Erhard played for SpVgg Fürth and Bayern Munich. He was known for his hard tackling, doggedne ...

, West-German defender, winner of the

1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the 5th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June ...

, listed by the DFB in the top 20 best German defenders of all time. (79) * July 6 - Alekos Sofianidis, Greek footballer (76) * July 8 - Guillermo León, Costa Rican footballer * July 11 - Rudi Strittich, Austrian footballer (88) * July 13 - Ken Barnes, British footballer (81) * July 17 - Shaun Mawer, English footballer (50) * July 17 - Ioannis Stefas, Greek footballer (61) * July 17 - Gunārs Ulmanis, Latvian footballer (71) * July 19 - Joseph Aghoghovbia, Nigerian footballer (69) * July 19 - Daiki Sato, Japanese footballer (21) * July 28 - Daniel Pettit, English footballer (95) * July 29 - Alex Wilson, Polish footballer (76) * July 30 - Stanley Milburn, English footballer (83) * July 31 - Pedro Dellacha, Argentine footballer (84)

August

* August 2 - José María Silvero, Argentine footballer (78) * August 3 - Edmund Zientara, Polish footballer (81) * August 5 - Yuri Shishlov, Russian footballer (65) * August 8 - Ken Boyes, English footballer (75) * August 8 - Massamasso Tchangai, Togolese footballer (32) * August 10 - Brian Clark, English footballer (67) * August 10 - Adam Stansfield, English footballer (31) * August 13 - Panagiotis Bachramis, Greek footballer (34) * August 22 - Raúl Belén, Argentine footballer (79) * August 22 – Juan Carlos González, Uruguayan defender, winner of the

. (85) * August 22 - Stjepan Bobek, Yugoslav footballer (86) * August 27 - Oscar Ntwagae, South African footballer (33) * August 28 - Isa Bakar, Malaysian footballer (57) * August 30 - Francisco Varallo, Argentine striker and the last surviving player of the

1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national Association football, football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, ...

and the

final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which d ...

. (100) * August 30 - Henryk Czapczyk, Polish footballer (88) * August 30 - Philip Tisson, Saint Lucian footballer (24)

September

* 2 September - Jackie Sinclair, Scottish midfielder (67, cancer) * 3 September - Jose Augusto Torres, Portuguese striker and manager (71, heart failure) * 10 September - Andrei Timoshenko, Russian striker (41) * 10 September - Fridrikh Maryutin, Soviet striker (85) * 11 September - Diego Rodríguez Cano, Uruguayan defender (22, car accident) * 18 September - Bobby Smith, English striker (77, after a short illness) * 18 September - Øystein Gåre, Norwegian manager (56, after a short illness) * 22 September - Vyacheslav Tsaryov, Russian defender (39, after a short illness) * 23 September - Fernando Riera, Chilean striker and manager (90) * 28 September - Orvin Cabrera, Honduran striker (33, liver cancer)

October

* 1 October - Ian Buxton, English striker (72) * 1 October - Bobby Craig, Scottish footballer (75) * 1 October - Dezső Bundzsák, Hungarian midfielder and manager (82) * 6 October - Norman Christie, Scottish footballer (85) * 9 October - Les Fell, English midfielder (89) * 12 October - José Casas 'Pepín', Spanish goalkeeper (78) * 13 October - Juan Carlos Arteche, Spanish midfielder (53, cancer) * 13 October - Eddie Baily, English striker (85) * 14 October -

Malcolm Allison Malcolm Alexander Allison (5 September 1927 – 14 October 2010) was an English football player and manager. Nicknamed "Big Mal", he was one of English football's most flamboyant and intriguing characters because of his panache, fedora a ...

, English defender and manager (83, after a long illness) * 18 October - Mel Hopkins, Welsh defender (75) * 18 October - Hans Hägele, German striker and football agent (70, suicide) * 21 October - Mustapha Anane, Algerian striker (60, after a long illness) * 22 October - Franz Raschid, German midfielder (56, pancreatic cancer) * 24 October - Fritz Grösche, German midfielder and manager (69, cancer) * 26 October -

Paul the Octopus Paul the Octopus (26 January 2008 – 26 October 2010) was a common octopus who predicted the results of international association football matches. Accurate predictions in the 2010 World Cup brought him worldwide attention as an animal ...

, 2010 FIFA World Cup "oracle" (2, natural causes) * 29 October - Ronnie Clayton, English midfielder (76) * 30 October - John Benson, Scottish defender and manager (67, after a short illness)

November

* 3 November - Ron Cockerill, English defender (75) * 8 November - Fred Blankemeijer, Dutch defender (84) * 8 November - Tim Womack, English footballer (76) * 12 November - Jim Farry, Former Chief Executive of the Scottish FA (56, heart attack) * 15 November - Ángel Cabrera, Uruguayan footballer (71) * 16 November - Ilie Savu, Romanian goalkeeper and manager (90) * November 17 - Olavo Rodrigues Barbosa, Brazilian defender, runner-up at the

. (87) * 18 November - Jim Cruickshank, Scottish goalkeeper (69) * 24 November - Valentin Ivakin, Soviet goalkeeper and manager (80) * 26 November - Mohammad Anwar Elahee, Mauritian defender and manager (81) * 27 November - Steve Hill, English footballer (70) * 28 November - Vladimir Maslachenko, Soviet European Nation's Cup winning goalkeeper (74)

December

* 3 December - Jose Ramos Delgado, Argentine defender (75, Alzheimer disease) * 5 December - Shamil Burziyev, Russian defender (25, car accident) * 6 December - Imre Mathesz, Hungarian midfielder (73) * 6 December - Rene Hauss, French defender and manager (82) * 7 December - Federico Vairo, Argentine defender (80, stomach cancer) * 10 December - Marcel Domingo, French goalkeeper and manager (86) * 11 December - Peter Risi, Swiss striker (60, after a long illness) * 12 December - Emmanuel Ogoli, Nigerian defender (21, collapsed on the pitch) * 14 December - Dale Roberts, English goalkeeper (24, suicide) * 17 December - Ralph Coates, English midfielder (64, stroke) * 21 December - Oleksandr Kovalenko, Ukrainian midfielder and referee (34, suicide) * 21 December -

Enzo Bearzot Enzo Bearzot (; 26 September 1927 – 21 December 2010) was an Italian professional football player and manager. A defender and midfielder in his playing career, he also coached the Italy national team to victory in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. ...

, Italian defender and World Cup winning manager (83) * 24 December - Frans de Munck, Dutch goalkeeper (88) * 26 December - Bill Jones, English defender (89) * 27 December - Walter Balmer, Swiss international footballer (born 1948) * 28 December - Jeff Taylor, English footballer (80) * 29 December - Ramón Montesinos, Spanish midfielder (67) * 29 December - Avi Cohen, Israeli defender (54, motorcycle accident)

References

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