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


Events


Men's national teams


AFC

* 2–15 November:
2016 AFC Solidarity Cup The 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup was the inaugural and only edition of the AFC Solidarity Cup, an international association football, football tournament. It took place between 2–15 November 2016 in Malaysia. The tournament was created by the Asian ...
in the ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 19 November – 17 December: 2016 AFF Cup in and ** **


CONMEBOL

* 3–26 June: Copa América Centenario in the ** : ** : ** : ** 4th:


OFC

* 28 May - 11 June:
2016 OFC Nations Cup The 2016 OFC Nations Cup was the tenth edition of the OFC Nations Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Oceania organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The tournament was played between 28 May and 11 Jun ...
in ** : ** : ** : and


UEFA

* 10 June — 10 July:
UEFA Euro 2016 The 2016 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2016) or simply Euro 2016, was the 15th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's association football, football ch ...
in . ** : ** : ** : and


Youth (men)


AFC

* 12–30 January:
2016 AFC U-23 Championship The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship (also known as the 2016 AFC U-23 Asian Cup) was the second edition of the AFC U-23 Championship, the biennial international age-restricted association football, football championship organised by the Asian Football ...
in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 10–23 July: 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 11–24 September: 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in ** : ** : ** : * 15 September–2 October: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in ** : ** : ** : and * 13–30 October: 2016 AFC U-19 Championship in ** : ** : ** : and


OFC

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


UEFA

* 5–21 May: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 11–24 July: 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in ** : ** :


Women's national teams

* July 26 – August 4: 2016 AFF Women's Championship in
Mandalay Mandalay is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. It is located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631 km (392 mi) north of Yangon. In 2014, the city had a population of 1,225,553. Mandalay was founded in 1857 by Ki ...
** : ** : ** : * 19 November – 3 December: 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th:


Youth (women)

* 4–16 May: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 19–31 July: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in ** : ** : ** : and * 30 September–21 October:
2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international Women's association football, women's youth association football, football championship contested by the under-17 national t ...
in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 13 November–3 December:
2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 8th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international Women's association football, women's youth association football, football championship contested by the under-20 national te ...
in
Port Moresby (; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New ...
** : ** : ** : ** 4th:


Multi-sports events


Men

* 3–19 August:
Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament The men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held in Rio de Janeiro and five other cities in Brazil from 4 to 20 August 2016. It was the 26th edition of the men's Olympic football tournament. Together with the women's competiti ...
in
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
, ** : ** : ** : ** 4th:


Women

* 3–19 August:
Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament The Women's association football, women's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 3 to 19 August 2016. It was the 6th edition of the Football at the Summer Olympics, women's Olympic football tournament. Together with the men ...
in
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
, ** : ** : ** : ** 4th:


Fixed dates for national team matches

Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s). *21–29 March *30 May – 7 June (non-
UEFA The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; ; ) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach soccer, beach football in Europe and the List of transcontinental countries#A ...
confederations) *29 August – 5 September *3–11 October *7–15 November


Club continental champions


Men


Women


Domestic leagues


UEFA nations


Men

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Women

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CONMEBOL nations


CONCACAF nations


Men


Women


AFC nations


Men


Women


CAF nations


OFC nations


Domestic cups


UEFA nations


Men

;Notes


Women


CONMEBOL nations


CONCACAF nations


AFC nations


CAF nations


OFC nations


Second, third, fourth, and fifth leagues


CONCACAF


Detailed results


2016 Summer Olympics (FIFA)

* August 3 – 20:
2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...
in
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
(finals takes place at
Maracanã Stadium Maracanã Stadium (, ; named after the Maracanã River), officially known as Jornalista Mário Filho Stadium (, ; , named after Mário Filho), is an association football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Located in the Maracanã neighbor ...
) ** Men: ; ; ** Women: ; ;


2016 FIFA tournaments

* September 30 – October 21:
2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international Women's association football, women's youth association football, football championship contested by the under-17 national t ...
in ** defeated , 5–4 in penalties and after a 0–0 in regular play, to win their second FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup title. ** took third place. * November 13 – December 3:
2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 8th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international Women's association football, women's youth association football, football championship contested by the under-20 national te ...
in ** defeated , 3–1, to win their second FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup title. ** took third place. * December 8 – 18:
2016 FIFA Club World Cup The 2016 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 presented by Alibaba YunOS Auto for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club association footbal ...
in **
Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...
defeated
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 ...
, 4–2 in extra time, to win their second FIFA Club World Cup title. **
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 other ...
took third place.


UEFA The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; ; ) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach soccer, beach football in Europe and the List of transcontinental countries#A ...

* June 30, 2015 – May 18, 2016:
2015–16 UEFA Europa League The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League was the 45th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the seventh season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The final was played between Liverpoo ...
(
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 ...
at St. Jakob-Park,
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 ...
) **
Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, that competes in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. The club was formed on 25 January ...
defeated
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founded in ...
, 3–1, to win their third consecutive and fifth overall UEFA Europa League title. * June 30, 2015 – May 28, 2016:
2015–16 UEFA Champions League The 2015–16 UEFA Champions League was the 61st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 24th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. Barcelona were th ...
(
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 ...
at
San Siro San Siro is a football stadium in the San Siro district of Milan, Italy. It has a seating capacity of 75,817, making it the largest stadium in Italy and one of the largest stadiums in Europe. It is the home stadium of the city's principal ...
,
Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
) **
Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...
defeated fellow Spanish team,
Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...
, 5–3 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their 11th UEFA Champions League title. ** Real Madrid would represent
UEFA The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; ; ) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach soccer, beach football in Europe and the List of transcontinental countries#A ...
at the
2016 FIFA Club World Cup The 2016 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 presented by Alibaba YunOS Auto for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club association footbal ...
. * August 11, 2015 – May 26, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League (
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 ...
at
Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore (; with the first half officially written in all caps) is a multi-purpose stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy. It is currently the home ground of U.S. Sassuolo and A.C. Reggiana, that both play in Serie B. T ...
,
Reggio Emilia Reggio nell'Emilia (; ), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until Unification of Italy, 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 172,51 ...
) **
Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
defeated
Wolfsburg Wolfsburg (; Eastphalian language, Eastphalian: ''Wulfsborg'') is the fifth-largest city in the Germany, German state of Lower Saxony, on the river Aller (Germany), Aller east of Hanover and west of Berlin. Wolfsburg is famous as the locat ...
, 4–3 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their third UEFA Women's Champions League title. * September 15, 2015 – April 18, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Youth League (final at
Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon Centre Sportif de Colovray Nyon is where FC Stade Nyonnais play their home association football, football and rugby football, rugby games. The site is opposite the UEFA headquarters. The centre has six pitches for different sports and hosts a var ...
,
Nyon Nyon (; historically German language, German: or and Italian language, Italian: , ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in Nyon District in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometer ...
) ** Chelsea defeated
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain () or simply PSG, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris. They compete in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top d ...
, 2–1, to win their second consecutive UEFA Youth League title. * May 4 – 16: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in ** defeated , 3–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fifth UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. took third place. * May 5 – 21: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in ** defeated , 5–4 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their sixth UEFA European Under-17 Championship title. * June 10 – July 10:
UEFA Euro 2016 The 2016 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2016) or simply Euro 2016, was the 15th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's association football, football ch ...
in (final at
Stade de France Stade de France (, ) is the national stadium of France, located just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis. Its seating capacity of 80,698 makes it the List of football stadiums in France, largest stadium i ...
in Saint-Denis) ** defeated , 1–0 in extra time, to win their first UEFA Euro Championship title. * July 11 – 24: 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in ** defeated , 4–0, to win their eighth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title. * July 19 – 31: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in ** defeated , 2–1, to win their fourth UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title. * August 9: 2016 UEFA Super Cup in Lerkendal Stadion,
Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...
**
Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...
defeated fellow Spanish team,
Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, that competes in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. The club was formed on 25 January ...
, 3–2, to win their third UEFA Super Cup title.


CONMEBOL CONMEBOL ( ) or CSF (; ; ), is the continental governing body of football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Parag ...

* January 30 – February 14:
2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores The 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores () was the 3rd edition of the U-20 Copa Libertadores, South America's premier under-20 club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament, which returned after a four-year hiatus having been temporarily ...
in
Luque Luque () is a city in Central Department of Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. Both 1635 and 1750 have been recorded as dates of its founding. It was temporarily the capital of Paraguay in 1868 during the Paraguayan War ...
and
Asunción Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the north ...
**
São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
defeated
Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...
, 1–0, to win their first U-20 Copa Libertadores title.
Cortuluá Cortuluá, officially named Cortuluá Fútbol Club S. A. and previously known as Corporación Club Deportivo Tuluá for short, was a Colombian football club from Tuluá, Valle del Cauca Department. It was founded in 1967 and last played in Categ ...
took third place. * February 2 – July 27: 2016 Copa Libertadores **
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 other ...
defeated
Independiente del Valle Club de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle, known simply as Independiente del Valle, is a professional football club based in Sangolquí Ecuador that currently plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A. Founded in 1958, the club plays ...
, 2–1 on aggregate, to win their second Copa Libertadores title. ** Atlético Nacional would represent CONMEBOL at the
2016 FIFA Club World Cup The 2016 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 presented by Alibaba YunOS Auto for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club association footbal ...
* March 1 – 20: 2016 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship in
Barquisimeto Barquisimeto (; ) is a city in Venezuela. Barquisimeto is located in the Central-Western Region, Venezuela. It is the capital of the state of Lara (state), Lara and head of Iribarren Municipality. It is an important urban, industrial, commercial a ...
** Note: ''All the teams listed below qualified to compete in the
2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international Women's association football, women's youth association football, football championship contested by the under-17 national t ...
.'' ** Champions: (second consecutive South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship title) ** Second: ** Third: * June 3 – 26: Copa América Centenario in the ** defeated , 4–2, after overtime and penalties, to win their second consecutive Copa América. took third place. * August 9 – December 7:
2016 Copa Sudamericana The 2016 Copa Sudamericana () was the 15th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary club association football, football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals, finals were originally to be played be ...
** ''CONMEBOL has decided that team Chapecoense would posthumously be the winners of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana title, following LaMia Flight 2933 disaster.'' * August 10: 2016 Suruga Bank Championship in
Kashima, Ibaraki is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 67,197 in 28,873 households and a population density of 634 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 31.5%. The total area of t ...
** Santa Fe defeated
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 ...
, 1–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title. * August 18 & 25: 2016 Recopa Sudamericana ** River Plate defeated Santa Fe, 2–1, to win their second consecutive Recopa Sudamericana title. * December 6 – 20: 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina in ** Sportivo Limpeño defeated Estudiantes de Guárico, 2–1, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title. ** Foz Cataratas took third place.


CAF

* November 27, 2015 – March 27, 2016: 2015–16 CAF U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament ** , , and all qualified to compete at the
2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international Women's association football, women's youth association football, football championship contested by the under-17 national t ...
. * January 16 – February 7:
2016 African Nations Championship The 2016 African Nations Championship, also known for short as the 2016 CHAN and for sponsorship purposes as the Orange S.A., Orange African Nations Championship, was the 4th edition of the biennial African association football tournament organ ...
in ** The defeated , 3–0, to win their second African Nations Championship title. The took the bronze medal. * February 12 – October 23: 2016 CAF Champions League **
Mamelodi Sundowns Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria in the Gauteng province that plays in the Premiership, the first tier of South African football league syste ...
defeated
Zamalek Zamalek ( , ''al zamalek'') is a ''qism'' (ward) within the West District (''hayy gharb'') in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is an affluent district on a man-made island which is geologically a part of the west bank of the Nile River, wit ...
, 3–1 on aggregate, to win their first CAF Champions League title. ** The Mamelodi Sundowns represented the CAF at the
2016 FIFA Club World Cup The 2016 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 presented by Alibaba YunOS Auto for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club association footbal ...
. * February 12 – November 6: 2016 CAF Confederation Cup **
TP Mazembe Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional association football, football club based in Lubumbashi. History Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a ...
defeated
MO Béjaïa Mouloudia Olympique de Béjaïa (; Kabyle: Muludya Ulampik n Vgayet; Tamazight: ⵎⵓⵍⵓⴷⵢⴰ ⵓⵍⴰⵎⴱⵉⴽ ⵏ ⴱⴳⴰⵢⴻⵜ), referred to commonly as MO Béjaïa or MOB for short, is a professional Algerian football club ...
, 5–2 on aggregate, to win their first CAF Confederation Cup title. * February 20: 2016 CAF Super Cup **
TP Mazembe Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional association football, football club based in Lubumbashi. History Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a ...
defeated
Étoile Sportive du Sahel Étoile Sportive du Sahel (), known as ES Sahel or simply ESS for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Sousse in the Sahel, Tunisia, Sahel region of Tunisia. Their home stadium, Sousse Olympic Stadium, has a capacity of 50,000 spectators ...
, 2–1, to win their third CAF Super Cup title. * November 19 – December 3: 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations in ** defeated , 1–0, to win their second consecutive and tenth overall Africa Women Cup of Nations title. ** took third place. * November 26 – December 3: 2016 UEMOA Tournament in
Lomé Lomé ( , ) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Togo, largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437
** defeated , 1–0, to win their third UEMOA tournament title. * December 7 – 16: 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup in
Rustenburg Rustenburg (; , Afrikaans and Dutch language, Dutch: ''City of Rest'') is a town at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range. Rustenburg is the most populous city in North West (South African province), North West province, South Africa (549 ...
** defeated , 2–1, to win their tenth COSAFA U-20 Cup title. took third place.


AFC

* August 11, 2015 – November 5, 2016:
2016 AFC Cup The 2016 AFC Cup was the 13th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club association football, football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya from Iraq defeated India's Bengaluru FC in the 2016 AFC ...
**
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya () is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Iraq, Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Football in Iraq, Iraqi football. Founded in 1931, it is the oldest existing club in Iraq. ...
defeated Bengaluru FC, 1–0, to win their first AFC Cup title. * January 12 – 30:
2016 AFC U-23 Championship The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship (also known as the 2016 AFC U-23 Asian Cup) was the second edition of the AFC U-23 Championship, the biennial international age-restricted association football, football championship organised by the Asian Football ...
in ** defeated , 3–2, to win their first AFC U-23 Championship title. took third place. * February 29 – March 9: 2015–16 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (final) in
Osaka is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
** win the tournament. Australia and qualified from
2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...
. * January 27 – November 26:
2016 AFC Champions League The 2016 AFC Champions League was the 35th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 14th under the current AFC Champions League title. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors defeated Al ...
**
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Jeonbuk have won the K League a record nine times, including ...
defeated
Al Ain FC Al Ain Football Club (; Arabic transliteration, transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn) is a professional Football team, football club based in the city of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi (emirate), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is one of many sport sections of ...
, 3–2 in aggregate, to win their second AFC Champions League title. ** Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors would represent the AFC at the
2016 FIFA Club World Cup The 2016 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 presented by Alibaba YunOS Auto for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club association footbal ...
. * July 10 – 23: 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in
Phnom Penh Phnom Penh is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Cambodia, most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since 1865 and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its political, economic, industr ...
** defeated , 5–3 in penalties and after a 3–3 score in regular play, to win their second AFF U-16 Youth Championship title. ** took third place. * July 26 – August 4: 2016 AFF Women's Championship in
Mandalay Mandalay is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. It is located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631 km (392 mi) north of Yangon. In 2014, the city had a population of 1,225,553. Mandalay was founded in 1857 by Ki ...
** defeated , 6–5 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their fourth AFF Women's Championship. ** took third place. * September 11 – 24: 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in
Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...
** defeated , 5–1, to win their fourth AFF U-19 Youth Championship title. ** took third place. * September 15 – October 2: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in ** defeated , 4–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first AFC U-16 Championship title. * October 13 – 30: 2016 AFC U-19 Championship in ** defeated , 5–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first AFC U-19 Championship title. * November 2 – 15:
2016 AFC Solidarity Cup The 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup was the inaugural and only edition of the AFC Solidarity Cup, an international association football, football tournament. It took place between 2–15 November 2016 in Malaysia. The tournament was created by the Asian ...
in ** defeated , 1–0, to win their first 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup title. took third place. * November 19 – December 17:
2016 AFF Championship The 2016 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016, was the 11th edition of the AFF Championship, the Association football, football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation ...
in and the ** defeated , 3–2 on aggregate, to win their second consecutive and fifth overall AFF Championship title.


CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 4 ...

* February 10 – 21: 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship in Frisco and
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** The defeated , 2–0, to win their fourth consecutive CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament title. ** Note: The United States and Canada have qualified to compete at Rio 2016. * August 4, 2015 – April 27, 2016: 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League **
Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
defeated fellow Mexican team,
Tigres UANL Club Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, abbreviated as Tigres UANL and simply known as Tigres or internationally as Tigres de México, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in the Monterrey metropo ...
, 4–1 on aggregate, to win their second consecutive CONCACAF Champions League title. ** Club América would represent
CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 4 ...
at the
2016 FIFA Club World Cup The 2016 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 presented by Alibaba YunOS Auto for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club association footbal ...
. * March 3 – 13: 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in ** The defeated , 2–1, to win their third CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship title. took third place.


OFC

* January 13 – 23: 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship in Matavera ** defeated , 8–0, to win their third consecutive OFC U-17 Women's Championship title. took third place. * January 26 – April 23: 2016 OFC Champions League **
Auckland City FC Auckland City Football Club is an association football club based in the suburb of Sandringham, New Zealand, Sandringham in Auckland, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Northern League (New Zealand), Northern League. Auckland City have ...
defeated fellow New Zealand team,
Team Wellington Team Wellington Football Club was an association football club based in the suburb of Miramar in Wellington, New Zealand. They competed in the ISPS Handa Premiership. Team Wellington had traditionally been one of the most successful football c ...
, 3–0, to win their seventh OFC Champions League title. ** Auckland City would represent the OFC at the
2016 FIFA Club World Cup The 2016 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 presented by Alibaba YunOS Auto for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club association footbal ...
. * May 28 – June 11:
2016 OFC Nations Cup The 2016 OFC Nations Cup was the tenth edition of the OFC Nations Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Oceania organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The tournament was played between 28 May and 11 Jun ...
in ** defeated , 4–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fifth OFC Nations Cup title. * September 2 – 17: 2016 OFC U-20 Championship in
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** defeated , 5–0, to win their sixth OFC U-20 Championship title.


Deaths


January

* 3 January: Klaas Bakker, Dutch footballer (born 1926) * 4 January: ** Amby Fogarty, Irish international footballer (born 1933) ** Fernando Barrachina, Spanish international footballer (born 1947) **
John Roberts John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American jurist serving since 2005 as the 17th chief justice of the United States. He has been described as having a Moderate conservatism, moderate conservative judicial philosophy, thoug ...
, Welsh international footballer (born 1946) * 5 January: Percy Freeman, English footballer (born 1945) * 7 January: Sergey Shustikov, Russian footballer (born 1970) * 9 January: **
Hamada Emam Mohamed Yehia el-Horria Mohamed Emam (‎; 28 November 1943 – 9 January 2016), known as Hamada Emam (), was the Vice President of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) and a former Egyptian football player. A prolific goal scorer, he scored ...
, Egyptian footballer (born 1943) ** Johnny Jordan, English footballer (born 1921) ** José María Rivas, Salvadorian international footballer (born 1958) * 10 January: ** Wim Bleijenberg, Dutch international footballer (born 1930) ** Teofil Codreanu, Romanian international footballer (born 1941) ** Kalevi Lehtovirta, Finnish footballer (born 1928) * 11 January: Reginaldo Araújo, Brazilian footballer (born 1977) * 12 January: Milorad Rajović, Serbian footballer (born 1955) * 15 January: Manuel Velázquez, Spanish international footballer (born 1943) * 17 January: ** Reza Ahadi, Iranian footballer (born 1962) ** John Taihuttu, Dutch footballer (born 1954) * 22 January: Homayoun Behzadi, Iranian footballer (born 1942) * 23 January: Koichi Sekimoto, Japanese footballer (born 1978) * 24 January: Eric Webster, English footballer (born 1931) * 26 January: Ray Pointer, English footballer (born 1936) * 27 January: ** Peter Baker, English footballer (born 1931) ** Tommy O'Hara, Scottish footballer (born 1952) * 28 January: ** Dave Thomson, Scottish footballer (born 1938) ** Ladislav Totkovič, Slovak footballer (born 1962) * 30 January: Peter Quinn, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1925)


February

* 1 February: ** Ali Beratlıgil, 84, Turkish football player and coach. ** Miguel Gutiérrez, 84, Mexican footballer ( Club Atlas).Muere Miguel "El Mulo" Gutiérrez
* 3 February: ** Mark Farren, Irish footballer (born 1982) ** Suat Mamat, Turkish international footballer (born 1930) * 4 February: ** Harry Glasgow, Scottish footballer (born 1939) ** David Sloan, Northern Irish international footballer (born 1941) * 9 February: Graham Moore, Welsh footballer (born 1941) * 10 February: ** Leo Ehlen, Dutch footballer (born 1953) ** Anatoli Ilyin, Soviet Russian footballer (born 1931) ** Eliseo Prado, Argentine international footballer (born 1929) ** Günter Schröter, East German international footballer (born 1927) * 11 February: **
Juan Mujica Juan Martín Mugica Ferreira (also spelled ''Mujica'', 22 December 1943 – 11 February 2016) was a Uruguayan football (soccer), football player and manager who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He represented his Uruguay n ...
, Uruguayan international footballer and manager (born 1943) ** Ferenc Rudas, Hungarian footballer (born 1921) * 12 February: Hugo Tassara, Chilean football manager (born 1924) * 13 February: ** Trifon Ivanov, Bulgarian international footballer (born 1965) ** Giorgio Rossano, Italian footballer (born 1939) **
Slobodan Santrač Slobodan Santrač (, ; 1 July 1946 – 13 February 2016) was a Serbian football manager and player. He is the all-time top scorer of the Yugoslav First League with a total of 218 goals, as well as the top scorer in the history of OFK Beograd. A ...
, Yugoslavian international footballer and manager (born 1946) * 15 February: ** Paul Bannon, Irish footballer (born 1956) ** Hans Posthumus, Dutch footballer (born 1947) * 16 February: Ronnie Blackman, English footballer (born 1925) * 18 February: **
Johnny Miller John Laurence Miller (born April 29, 1947) is an American former professional golfer. He was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s. He was the first to shoot 63 in a major championship to win the 1973 U.S. Open, and he ran ...
, English footballer (born 1950) ** Don Rossiter, English footballer (born 1935) ** Giorgio Tinazzi, Italian footballer (born 1934) * 19 February: ** Din Joe Crowley, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1945) ** Freddie Goodwin, English footballer (born 1933) * 20 February: ** Muhamed Mujić, Bosnian footballer (born 1933) **
Nando Yosu Fernando Trío Zabala (8 July 1939 – 20 February 2016), known as Nando Yosu, was a Spanish football player and manager. His extensive career, as both a player and coach, was mainly associated with Racing de Santander. Playing career Born in ...
, Spanish footballer (born 1939) * 24 February:
Rafael Iriondo Rafael Iriondo Aurtenetxea (24 October 1918 – 24 February 2016) was a Spanish football forward and manager. He amassed La Liga totals of 285 matches and 89 goals over 15 seasons, with Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad. He subsequently became ...
, Spanish international footballer and manager (born 1918) * 28 February: Raúl Sánchez, Chilean international footballer (born 1933) * 29 February: ** Hannes Löhr, German international footballer and coach (born 1942) ** José Parra Martínez, Spanish footballer (born 1925)


March

* 1 March: Ítalo Estupiñán, Ecuadorian international footballer (born 1952) * 2 March: Allan Michaelsen, Danish international footballer (born 1947) * 4 March: Yuri Kuznetsov, Soviet international footballer (born 1931) * 5 March: Even Hansen, Norwegian footballer (born 1923) * 6 March: Wally Bragg, English footballer (born 1929) * 7 March: Béla Kuharszki, Hungarian footballer (born 1940) * 10 March: Roberto Perfumo, Argentine international footballer (born 1942) * 11 March: Billy Ritchie, Serbian footballer (born 1936) * 13 March: József Verebes, Hungarian footballer (born 1941) * 14 March: Davy Walsh, Irish footballer (born 1923) * 15 March: ** John Ene Okon, Nigerian footballer (born 1969) ** Vladimir Yurin, Russian footballer (born 1947) * 16 March: ** Brian Smyth, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1924) ** Alan Spavin, English footballer (born 1942) * 19 March: ** José Artetxe, Spanish international footballer (born 1930) ** Jack Mansell, English footballer (born 1927) * 21 March: Jean Cornelis, Belgian international footballer (born 1941) * 24 March: **
Johan Cruyff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016), internationally known as Johan Cruyff (), was a Dutch professional Association football, football player and Manager (association football), manager. Regarded as one of the greatest ...
, Dutch international footballer and manager (born 1947) ** Proloy Saha, Indian footballer ** Brendan Sloan, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1948) * 25 March: Raúl Cárdenas, Mexican international footballer (born 1928) * 26 March: Paddy O'Brien, Irish Gaelic footballer * 27 March: ** Abel Dhaira, Ugandan international footballer (born 1987) ** Silvio Fogel, Argentine footballer (born 1949) * 29 March: Maxime Camara, Guinean football midfielder (born 1943) * 30 March: John King, English footballer (born 1938) * 31 March: ** Aníbal Alzate, Colombian footballer (born 1933) ** Ian Britton, Scottish footballer (born 1954) ** Amaury Epaminondas, Brazilian footballer (born 1935)


April

* 2 April: ** Sergio Ferrari, Italian footballer (born 1943) ** Nabil Nosair, Egyptian footballer (born 1938) ** László Sárosi, Hungarian international footballer (born 1932) * 3 April: **
Cesare Maldini Cesare Maldini (; 5 February 1932 – 3 April 2016) was an Italian professional football manager and player who played as a defender. Father to Paolo Maldini and grandfather to Daniel Maldini, Cesare began his career with Italian side Trie ...
, Italian international footballer (born 1932) **
John Waite John Charles Waite (born 4 July 1952) is an English rock singer and musician. As a solo artist, he has released ten studio albums and is best known for the 1984 hit single "Missing You (John Waite song), Missing You", which reached No. 1 on th ...
, English footballer (born 1942) * 4 April: ** Georgi Hristakiev, Bulgarian international footballer (born 1944) ** Ken Waterhouse, English footballer (born 1930) * 5 April: Koço Kasapoğlu, Turkish footballer (born 1936) * 6 April: ** Bernd Hoss, German footballer (born 1939) ** Garry Jones, English footballer (born 1950) * 8 April: Fred Middleton, English footballer (born 1930) * 12 April: **
Aquilino Bonfanti Aquilino Bonfanti (25 February 1943 – 12 April 2016) was an Italian professional Association football, football player who played as a Midfielder (association football), midfielder. References

1943 births 2016 deaths Italian men's fo ...
, Italian footballer (born 1943) ** Pedro de Felipe, Spanish footballer (born 1944) * 16 April: Louis Pilot, Luxembourgian footballer (born 1940) * 18 April: Fritz Herkenrath, German international goalkeeper (born 1928) * 19 April: ** Mehrdad Oladi, Iranian footballer (born 1985) ** Igor Volchok, Russian footballer (born 1931) * 22 April: John Lumsden, Scottish footballer (born 1950) * 25 April: Dumitru Antonescu, Romanian international footballer (born 1945) * 26 April: Vladimir Yulygin, Russian footballer (born 1936) * 28 April: Óscar Marcelino Álvarez, Argentine footballer (born 1948)


May

* 6 May: ** Nico de Bree, Dutch footballer (born 1944) ** Larry Pinto de Faria, Brazilian footballer (born 1932) ** Valeriy Zuyev, Ukrainian footballer (born 1952) * 7 May: ** José Roberto Marques, Brazilian footballer (born 1945) ** George Ross, Scottish footballer (born 1943) * 8 May: Wolfgang Patzke, German footballer (born 1959) * 7 May: Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer (born 1988) * 13 May: Engelbert Kraus, German international footballer (born 1934) * 18 May: Zygmunt Kukla, Polish international footballer (born 1948) * 25 May: Ian Gibson, Scottish footballer (born 1943) * 26 May: **
Esad Čolaković Esad Čolaković (; 27 April 1970 – 26 May 2016) was a Macedonian football defender of Bosniak descent, who last played for FK Sloga Jugomagnat. International career He made his senior debut for Macedonia in an April 1998 friendly match aga ...
, Macedonian footballer (born 1970) **
Ted Dumitru Theodore "Ted" Dumitru (born Dumitru Teodorescu; 2 September 1939 – 26 May 2016) was a Romanian football manager who is best known for his time in South Africa. Dumitru was one of few coaches who have led South Africa's 'big three' clubs ...
, Romanian football manager (born 1939) * 27 May: ** Gerhard Harpers, German international footballer (born 1928) ** František Jakubec, Czech international footballer (born 1956) * 30 May: Jan Aas, Norwegian footballer (born 1944)


June

* 2 June: ** Yevhen Lemeshko, Ukrainian footballer (born 1930) ** Abderrahmane Meziani, Algerian footballer (born 1942) * 4 June: **
István Halász István Halász (12 October 1951 – 4 June 2016) was a Hungarian football midfielder who played for Hungary in the 1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a Anniversary#Latin-derived numerica ...
, Hungarian international footballer (born 1951) **
Nicky Jennings Nicholas Jennings (18 January 1946 – 4 June 2016) was an English professional footballer whose 15-year career ran from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s. Born in Wellington, Somerset he played nearly 100 league games for his first club Plymo ...
, English footballer (born 1946) * 6 June: Harry Gregory, English footballer (born 1943) * 7 June: ** Børge Bach, Danish international footballer (born 1945) ** Johnny Brooks, English footballer (born 1931) ** Stephen Keshi, Nigerian international footballer (born 1962) ** Didargylyç Urazow, Turkmen footballer (born 1977) * 10 June: ** Shuaibu Amodu, Nigerian footballer (born 1958) ** Alex Govan, Scottish footballer (born 1929) ** Ambrose Hickey, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1945) ** Giuseppe Virgili, Italian international footballer (born 1935) * 12 June: Alfonso Portugal, Mexican international footballer (born 1934) * 13 June: ** Uriah Asante, Ghanaian footballer (born 1992) ** Tony Byrne, Irish footballer (born 1946) * 16 June: Luděk Macela, Czech international footballer (born 1950) * 20 June: ** Eamonn Dolan, Irish footballer (born 1967) ** Willie Logie, Scottish footballer (born 1932) * 21 June: Bryan Edwards, English footballer (born 1930) * 22 June: Tokia Russell, Bermudian footballer (born 1977) * 27 June: Luís Carlos Melo Lopes, Brazilian footballer (born 1954)


July

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


August

* 2 August: Neil Wilkinson, English footballer (born 1955) * 4 August: Charles Toubé, Cameroonian footballer (born 1958) * 5 August:
Joe Davis Joseph Davis (15 April 190110 July 1978) was an English professional snooker and English billiards player. He was the dominant figure in snooker from the 1920s to the 1950s, and has been credited with inventing aspects of the way the game is ...
, Scottish footballer (born 1941) * 6 August: Mel Slack, English footballer (born 1944) * 7 August: Roy Summersby, English footballer (born 1935) * 9 August: Karl Bögelein, German international footballer and coach (born 1927) * 13 August: Liam Tuohy, English footballer (born 1933) * 15 August: Dalian Atkinson, English footballer (born 1968) * 20 August: Rab Stewart, English footballer (born 1962) * 26 August: ** Anton Pronk, Dutch international footballer (born 1941) ** Jiří Tichý, Czech footballer (born 1933) * 27 August: ** Alcindo, Brazilian footballer (born 1945) ** Alan Smith, English footballer (born 1939) * 29 August: ** Reg Matthewson, English footballer (born 1939) ** Anne O'Brien, Irish footballer (born 1956) * 30 August: ** Josip Bukal, Bosnian footballer (born 1945) ** Dave Durie, English footballer (born 1931)


September

* 3 September: Jan Nilsen, Norwegian footballer (born 1937) * 4 September: Zvonko Ivezić, Serbian footballer (born 1949) * 5 September: ** Jaroslav Jareš, Czech footballer (born 1930) ** George McLeod, Scottish footballer (born 1932) * 6 September: Dave Pacey, English footballer (born 1936) * 8 September:
Bert Llewellyn Herbert Arthur Llewellyn (5 February 1939 – 8 September 2016) was an English footballer. A centre-forward, he scored 114 goals in 239 league and cup appearances in a nine-year career in the Football League. He began his career at Everton i ...
, English footballer (born 1939) * 9 September: ** Sylvia Gore, English footballer (born 1944) ** James Siang'a, Kenyan footballer * 11 September: Ben Idrissa Dermé, Burkinabe footballer (born 1982) * 13 September: ** Denis Atkins, English footballer (born 1938) ** Ottavio Bugatti, Italian footballer (born 1928) ** Matt Gray, Scottish footballer (born 1936) * 15 September: Greg Maher, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1967) * 17 September: Sigge Parling, Swedish international footballer (born 1930) * 20 September: Alan Cousin, Scottish footballer (born 1938) * 21 September: Mahmadu Alphajor Bah, Sierra Leonean footballer (born 1977) * 23 September: **
Marcel Artelesa Marcel Artelesa (2 July 1938 – 23 September 2016) was a French footballer who played as a defender. He played for France at the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England.Yngve Brodd Rolf Yngve Brodd (9 June 1930 – 23 September 2016) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career with Fritsla IF and went on to represent Örebro SK, Toulouse, and Sochaux before retiring at IFK ...
, Swedish footballer (born 1930) **
David Coleman David Robert Coleman (26 April 1926 – 21 December 2013) was a British sports commentator and television presenter who worked for the BBC for 46 years. He covered eleven Summer Olympic Games from 1960 to 2000 and six FIFA World Cups from 196 ...
, English footballer (born 1942) * 24 September:
Mel Charles Melvyn Charles (14 May 1935 – 24 September 2016) was a Welsh international footballer. Charles played as both a centre-half and centre-forward, with his preferred position being at right-half. After a short stint on the Leeds United gro ...
, Welsh international footballer (born 1935) * 26 September: Jackie Sewell, English footballer (born 1927) * 27 September: Serigne Abdou Thiam, Qatari footballer (born 1995) * 28 September: ** Seamus Dunne, Irish footballer (born 1930) ** Werner Friese, German footballer (born 1946) ** Graham Hawkins, English footballer (born 1946) * 29 September: Herbert Martin, German footballer (born 1925) * 30 September: Paul Frantz, French footballer (born 1927)


October

* 1 October: ** David Herd, Scottish international footballer (born 1934) **
Erol Keskin Erol Keskin (2 March 1927 – 1 October 2016) was a Turkish football forward who played for Turkey in the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the 5th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial interna ...
, Turkish international footballer (born 1927) ** Vittorio Scantamburlo, Italian football manager (born 1930) * 3 October: Mário Wilson, Portuguese football central defender (born 1929) * 4 October: Fred Osam-Duodu, Ghanaian football manager (born 1938) * 6 October: Peter Denton, English footballer (born 1946) * 7 October: Gonzalo Peralta, Argentine footballer (born 1980) * 8 October: Guillaume Bieganski, French international footballer (born 1932) * 10 October: ** Gerry Gow, Scottish footballer (born 1952) ** Eddie O'Hara, Scottish footballer (born 1935) * 12 October: Shahlyla Baloch, Pakistani footballer (born 1996) * 13 October: Primo Sentimenti, Italian footballer (born 1926) * 14 October: Aleksandr Syomin, Soviet footballer (born 1943) * 15 October: Per Rune Wølner, Norwegian footballer (born 1949) * 16 October: George Peebles, Scottish footballer (born 1936) * 17 October: Rémy Vogel, French international footballer (born 1960) * 18 October: Gary Sprake, Welsh international footballer (born 1945) * 19 October: ** Safet Berisha, Albanian international footballer (born 1949) ** Luis María Echeberría, Spanish footballer (born 1940) ** Sammy Smyth, Northern Irish footballer (born 1925) * 20 October: Uwe Dreher, German footballer (born 1960) * 21 October: Constantin Frățilă, Romanian international footballer (born 1942) * 24 October: Reinhard Häfner, German international footballer (born 1952) * 25 October: ** Bjørn Lidin Hansen, Norwegian footballer (born 1989) ** Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian international footballer (born 1944) * 26 October: Ali Hussein Shihab, Iraqi international footballer (born 1961) * 27 October: ** Brian Hill, English footballer (born 1941) **
Fatim Jawara Fatim Jawara (13 March 1997 – 27 October 2016) was a Gambian footballer who played for the Gambia women's national football team, Gambia women's national team and top Gambian women's football club Red Scorpions FC. In 2012, she played as the s ...
, Gambian footballer (born 1997) * 31 October: Ray Mabbutt, English footballer (born 1936)


November

* 1 November: Sverre Andersen, Norwegian international footballer (born 1936) * 2 November: Martin Lippens, Belgian international footballer (born 1934) * 4 November: Mansour Pourheidari, Iranian international footballer, coach and manager (born 1946) * 6 November: Mick Granger, English footballer (born 1931) * 7 November: ** Thomas Gardner, English footballer (born 1923) ** Eric Murray, English footballer (born 1941) * 8 November: Kazimír Gajdoš, Czechoslovakian international footballer (born 1934) * 9 November: Emmanuel Kwasi Afranie, Ghanaian footballer (born 1943) * 11 November: ** Uwe Bracht, German footballer (born 1953) **
Željko Čajkovski Željko Čajkovski (5 May 1925 – 11 November 2016) was a Croatian and Yugoslav Association football, football player and coach, who played as a Forward (association football), forward. A prolific goalscorer, Čajkovski spent most of his career ...
, Croatian international footballer and coach (born 1925) ** Alfred Schmidt, German international footballer and manager (born 1935) * 12 November: Adolf Kunstwadl, German footballer (born 1940) * 13 November: Laurent Pokou, Ivorian international footballer (born 1947) * 15 November: Bobby Campbell, Northern Irish footballer (born 1956) * 16 November: ** Len Allchurch, Welsh international footballer (born 1933) **
Daniel Prodan Daniel "Didi" Claudiu Prodan (23 March 1972 – 16 November 2016) was a Romanian professional association football, footballer who played mainly as a centre-back. In a career marred by injuries, he played mainly for FC Steaua București, Steaua ...
, Romanian international footballer (born 1972) * 18 November: Armando Tobar, Chilean international footballer (born 1938) * 19 November: Christian Salaba, Austrian footballer (born 1971) * 20 November: Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican international footballer (born 1984) * 21 November: René Vignal, French footballer (born 1926) * 23 November: Joe Lennon, Northern Irish Gaelic football manager (born 1934) * 24 November: Paul Futcher, English footballer (born 1956) * 25 November: Jim Gillespie, Scottish footballer (born 1947) * 26 November: David Provan, Scottish footballer (born 1941) * 27 November: Lim Chiew Peng, Singaporean footballer * 28 November: Victims of the Chapecoense disaster: ** Victorino Chermont, Brazilian sportscaster (born 1973) ** Paulo Julio Clement, Brazilian sportscaster (born 1964) ** Caio Júnior, Brazilian player and manager (born 1965) ** Delfim Peixoto, Brazilian football administrator (born 1941) ** Mário Sérgio Pontes de Paiva, Brazilian international footballer and manager (born 1950) * 29 November: Norman Oakley, English footballer (born 1939)


December

* 2 December: Dejo Fayemi, Nigerian international footballer (born 1933) * 3 December: Willie Casey, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1952) * 4 December: Nadine Juillard, French international footballer (born 1954) * 6 December: Dave MacLaren, Scottish footballer (born 1934) * 7 December: ** Brian Bulless, English footballer (born 1933) ** Ian Cartwright, English footballer (born 1964) ** Sergei Razaryonov, Russian footballer (born 1955) * 9 December: Sergei Lemeshko, Russian footballer (born 1972) * 10 December: ** Peter Brabrook, English international footballer (born 1937) ** Tımmy McCulloch, Scottish footballer (born 1934) ** Luciano Nobili, Italian footballer (born 1933) * 11 December: Charlie McNeil, Scottish footballer (born 1963) * 14 December: Fosco Becattini, Italian footballer (born 1925) * 15 December: Albert Bennett, English footballer (born 1944) * 18 December: Eddie Bailham, Irish footballer (born 1941) * 19 December: ** Ger Blok, Dutch football manager (born 1939) ** Fidel Uriarte, Spanish international footballer (born 1945) * 21 December:
Şehmus Özer Şehmus Özer (10 May 1980 – 21 December 2016) was a Turkish professional footballer who played as a forward for Amed SK. On 21 December 2016, Özer was killed in a car accident. References 1980 births 2016 deaths Turkish men's footb ...
, Turkish footballer (born 1980) * 23 December: Poul Pedersen, Danish footballer (born 1932) * 26 December: Martin Reagan, English footballer (born 1924) * 28 December: Edgar Robles, Paraguayan footballer (born 1977) * 29 December: ** Matt Carragher, English footballer (born 1976) ** Uzama Douglas, Nigerian footballer (born 1988) ** Norman Rimmington, English footballer (born 1923) ** Lucien Schaeffer, French footballer (born 1928) * 30 December: Ad-Diba, Egyptian footballer (born 1927)


References


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