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

Events

Men's national teams

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

England England is a 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 ...

**: **: **: **4th: * 14 June – 15 July:

2018 FIFA World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national association football, football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded t ...

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 ...

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AFC

* 22–25 March: 2018 King's Cup in

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 ...

**: **: **: **4th: * 22–26 March: 2018 China Cup in

Nanning Nanning; is the capital of the Guangxi, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South China, southern China. It is known as the "Green City (绿城) " because of its abundance of lush subtropical foliage. Located in the South of Guangxi, Nanning ...

**: **: **: **4th: * 22–27 March: 2018 International Friendship Championship in

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

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

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. **: **: **: **4th: * 4–15 September:

2018 SAFF Championship The 2018 SAFF Championship, also known as the 2018 SAFF Suzuki Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th edition of the SAFF Championship, the biennial international men's association football, football championship of South Asia organized by So ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

**: **: * 8 November – 15 December:

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

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CAF

*13 January – 4 February:

2018 African Nations Championship The 2018 African Nations Championship, known as the 2018 CHAN for short and for sponsor (commercial), sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies, Total African Nations Championship, was the 5th edition of the biennial association football tournam ...

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

(for players from national championships only) ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 22–24 March: 2018 Four Nations Tournament in

Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...

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

UEFA

*6 September – 20 November: 2018–19 UEFA Nations League (pool stage)

Youth

*9–27 January:

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

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *24 April – 5 May: 2018 WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament in

Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...

** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *4–20 May:

2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship The 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as 2018 UEFA Under-17 Euro) was the 17th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (36th edition if the Under-16 era is also included), the annual international youth association foo ...

** : ** : *2–14 July: 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *16–29 July:

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

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, ...

** : ** : *19 July – 3 August: 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games (under-21) in

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *29 July – 11 August: 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in

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

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games (), and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, were a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 August to 2 September 201 ...

(under-23) in

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

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

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

** : ** : *18 October – 4 November: 2018 AFC U-19 Championship in

** : ** : *30 November – 13 December: 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *6 – 16 December: WAFU UFOA B U20 Championship in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th:

Women's

*10–24 February: 2018 WAFU Women's Cup in

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...

(regional) **: **: **: **4th: *4–22 April: 2018 Copa América Femenina in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

**: **: **: **4th: *6–20 April:

2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup The 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup was the 19th edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament in Asia competed by the women's national teams in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was originally schedu ...

Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

**: **: **: **4th: *18–29 April:

2018 CFU Women's Challenge Series The 2018 CFU Women's Challenge Series was a football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst the women's national teams whose football associations are affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF ...

**Group A Winner: **Group B Winner: **Group C Winner: **Group D Winner: **Group E Winner: *16–31 August:

**: **: **: **4th: *4–17 October

2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship The 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship was the 10th edition of the CONCACAF W Championship, CONCACAF Women's Championship (also known as the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup or the CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament), the quadrennial intern ...

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

2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations The 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (officially known as the Total Women's Africa Cup Of Nations, Ghana 2018) was the 13th edition of the Africa Women Cup of Nations (formerly African Women's Championship), the biennial international football ...

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

**: **: **: **4th: *17 November – 1 December: 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup in

New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...

**: **: **: **4th: *23 November – 1 December: 2018 CAFA Women's Championship in **: **: **: **4th: ;International tournaments *26 February – 6 March: 2018 Turkish Women’s Cup in **: B **: **: **4th: *28 February – 7 March: 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup in **: **: **: **4th: *28 February – 7 March: 2018 Algarve Cup in **: and **: **4th: The final game was called off due to heavy rain and adverse weather conditions. Both The Netherlands and Sweden were awarded first place. * 1–7 March: 2018 SheBelieves Cup in the **: **: **: **4th: * 26 July – 2 August: 2018 Tournament of Nations in the **: **: **: **4th:

Women's youth

*13–31 January: 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship in

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

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

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

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...

** : ** : ** : ** 4th: *7–25 March: 2018 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship in

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

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

Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...

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

IMG Academy IMG Academy is a University-preparatory school, preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. The organization is set across over 600 acres (243 ha) and features programs consisting of sport ca ...

Bradenton, Florida Bradenton ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Manatee County, Florida, Manatee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city's population is 55,698, up from 49,546 at the 2010 census. It is a pri ...

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. **: **: **: **4th: * 1–13 May: 2018 AFF U-16 Girls' Championship in

Palembang Palembang (, Palembang: ''Pelémbang'', Mandarin: 巨港 (Jùgǎng), Hokkien: 舊港 (Kū-káng), Jawi: ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers on both banks of the Musi River in the ea ...

**: **: **: **4th: *9–21 May:

2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship The 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-17 Euro 2018) was the 11th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. It is the annual international youth association football, football championship organised b ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

**: **: **: **4th: *18–30 July: 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in

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 ...

**: **: *7–24 August: 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in

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

2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the sixth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its i ...

Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

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

News

* 27 April – The U.S.

NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. ...

tabled (placed on hold) a proposal passed in March by its

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

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

Fixed dates for national team matches

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

Club continental champions

Men

Women

Domestic leagues

UEFA 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 ...

AFC

CAF

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 ...

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 ...

OFC

Domestic cups

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

AFC

UEFA 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 ...

CAF

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 ...

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 ...

Women's leagues

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 ...

AFC

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 ...

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 ...

Women's cups

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Second, third, fourth, and fifth leagues

CONCACAF

Detailed association football results

FIFA

* 14 June – 15 July:

in ** defeated , 4–2, to win their second FIFA World Cup title. took third place. * 5 – 24 August: 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in ** defeated , 3–1, to win their first FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup title. ** took third place. * 13 November – 1 December:

in ** defeated , 2–1, to win their first FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup title. ** took third place. * 12 – 22 December: 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the **

Real Madrid C.F. 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

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 ...

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

World Elite Club Friendlies

* 10 – 20 January: 2018 Florida Cup in the ** Champions: Atlético Nacional; Second: Barcelona S.C.; Third: Rangers F.C. * 20 July – 11 August: 2018 International Champions Cup ** Champions:

Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...

; Second:

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund () or by its initialism BVB (), or just Dortmund by International fans, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...

; Third:

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

Women's World Elite Club Friendlies

* 26 – 29 July: 2018 Women's International Champions Cup in the **

North Carolina Courage The North Carolina Courage are an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It was founded on January 9, 2017, after Stephen Malik acqui ...

defeated

Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a French professional association football, football club based in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. With origins dating back to 1899, they were founded in 1950 and p ...

, 1–0, to win their 1st Women's International Champions Cup. **

Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

took third place and Paris SG took fourth place.

UEFA

;Clubs teams * 27 June 2017 – 26 May:

2017–18 UEFA Champions League The 2017–18 UEFA Champions League was the 63rd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 26th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. The final was pl ...

(

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 ...

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

) **

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 thirteenth overall UEFA Champions League title. ** Note: ''Real Madrid would represent UEFA at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.'' * 29 June 2017 – 16 May: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League (

in Décines-Charpieu) **

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 ...

defeated

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 ...

, 3–0, to win their third UEFA Europa League title. * 22 August 2017 – 24 May: 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League (

) **

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 ...

, 4–1 at extra time, to win their third consecutive and fifth overall UEFA Women's Champions League title. * 12 September 2017 – 23 April: 2017–18 UEFA Youth League (final in

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 ...

) **

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 ...

defeated Chelsea, 3–0, to win their second UEFA Youth League title. * 15 August: 2018 UEFA Super Cup in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

defeated fellow Spanish team,

, 4–2 in extra time, to win their third UEFA Super Cup title. ;National teams * 31 August 2017 – 27 March: 2017–18 Under 20 Elite League ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * 4 – 20 May:

in ** defeated , 4–1 in penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their third UEFA European Under-17 Championship title. * 9 – 21 May:

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

.'' * 16 – 29 July:

in ** defeated , 4–3 at extra time, to win their fourth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title. * 18 – 30 July: 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in ** defeated , 1–0, to win their second consecutive and third overall UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title. * 6 September – 20 November: 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Group Stage (debut event) ** 5 – 9 June 2019: 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Finals in (debut event)

CONCACAF

* 18 – 28 January:

in ** defeated the , 4–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''All teams mentioned here have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.'' * 31 January – 16 May: 2018 Caribbean Club Championship ** Club Franciscain defeated Central F.C., 2–1, to win their place at the 2018 CONCACAF League. * 20 February – 26 April:

2018 CONCACAF Champions League The 2018 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 53rd edition of the premier associ ...

** C.D. Guadalajara defeated

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 ...

, 4–2 in penalties and after a score of 3–3 in a 2-legged format, to win their second CONCACAF Champions League title. ** Note: ''Guadalajara would represent CONCACAF at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.'' * 19 – 29 April: 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in ** Note: ''Event cancelled midway through the tournament, due to violent protests that led to the killing of 25 people over social security issues.'' ** 6 – 12 June: Continuing of the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in

*** defeated , 3–2, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship title. *** took third place. *** Note: ''All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the

.'' * 31 July – 1 November: 2018 CONCACAF League ** C.S. Herediano defeated F.C. Motagua, 3–2 on aggregate, to win their first CONCACAF League title. * 15 – 22 August: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League U13 ** LAFC defeated Juniors Tampico, 2–0, to win their first CONCACAF Champions League U13 title. * 19 – 26 August: 2018 UNCAF U-19 Tournament in

Comayagua Comayagua () is a city, municipality and old capital of Honduras, located northwest of Tegucigalpa on the highway to San Pedro Sula and above sea level. The accelerated growth experienced by the city of Comayagua led the municipal authoriti ...

and

Siguatepeque Siguatepeque () is a city and municipality in the Departments of Honduras, Honduran department of Comayagua Department, Comayagua. The city has a population of 79,520 (2023 calculation). History Founded by the Spanish in 1689 as a religious ce ...

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

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(debut event) ** UANL defeated

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

Other tournaments

* 26 July – 2 August: 2018 Tournament of Nations in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:

AFC

* 22 December 2017 – 5 January: 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup in ** In the final, defeated , 5–4 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their second Arabian Gulf Cup title. * 9 – 27 January:

in ** In the final, defeated , 2–1, after extra time, to win their 1st AFC U-23 Championship. took third place. * 16 January – 10 November:

2018 AFC Champions League The 2018 AFC Champions League was the 37th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 16th under the current AFC Champions League title. Kashima Antlers won the title for t ...

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 ...

won their first AFC Champions League title after victory against their Competitors at ACL. ** Note: ''Kashima Antlers would represent the AFC at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.'' * 22 January – 27 October: 2018 AFC Cup **

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defeated Altyn Asyr FK, 2–0, to win their third consecutive AFC Cup title. * 6 – 20 April:

in ** defeated , 1–0, to win their second AFC Women's Asian Cup title. ** took third place. * 1 – 13 May: 2018 AFF U-16 Girls' Championship in

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

** defeated , 3–2, to win their third consecutive and fourth overall AFF Women's Championship title. ** took third place. * 1 – 14 July: 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Gresik &

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** defeated , 4–3, to win their first AFF U-19 Youth Championship title. ** took third place. * 29 July – 11 August: 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Gresik & Sidoarjo ** defeated , 4–3 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first AFF U-16 Youth Championship title. ** took third place. * 4 – 15 September:

in ** defeated , 2–1, to win their second SAFF Championship title. * 20 September – 7 October:

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

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

in ** defeated , 4–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first Bangabandhu Cup title. * 4 – 8 October: 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament in

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** 1st. , 2nd. , 3rd. , 4th. * 7 October and November: 2018 / Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup in

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defeated

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, 2–1, to win their 1st title. * 18 October – 4 November: 2018 AFC U-19 Championship in ** defeated , 2–1, to win their third AFC U-19 Championship title. ** Note: ''Both Saudi Arabia and South Korea, along with & , have qualified to compete at the

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.'' * 8 November – 15 December:

** defeated , 3–2 on aggregate, to win their second AFF Championship title. * 23 November – 1 December: 2018 CAFA Women's Championship in

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

CAF

* 13 January – 4 February:

in ** defeated , 4–0, to win their first African Nations Championship title. ** took third place. * 24 February: 2018 CAF Super Cup in

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** In the final,

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defeated

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 ...

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

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

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defeated AS Vita Club, 4–3 on aggregate, to win their second CAF Confederation Cup title. * 10 February – 9 November: 2018 CAF Champions League **

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defeated Al Ahly, 4–3 on aggregate (2 matches), to win their third CAF Champions League title. ** Note: ''Espérance de Tunis would represent CAF at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.'' * 29 June – 13 July: 2018 Kagame Interclub Cup in

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** Azam defeated

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, 2–1, to win their second Kagame Interclub Cup title. ** Gor Mahia took third place. * 23 – 27 July: 2018 CECAFA Women's Championship in ** Round Robin Final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. * 12 – 22 September: 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship in ** defeated , 2–1, to win their fifth COSAFA Women's Championship title. ** took third place.

CONMEBOL

* 13 – 31 January: 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship in ** defeated , 8–1, to win their eighth consecutive South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''Brazil and Paraguay both qualified to compete at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.'' * 22 January – 9 December: 2018 Copa Libertadores ** Note: ''First leg took place in

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on 11 November. Second leg took place in

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on 9 December.'' ** River Plate defeated fellow Argentinian team,

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, 5–3 on aggregate, to win their fourth Copa Libertadores title. * 10 – 24 February: 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores in ** Nacional defeated

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, 2–1, to win their first U-20 Copa Libertadores title. ** River Plate took third place. * 13 February – 12 December: 2018 Copa Sudamericana ** Atlético Paranaense defeated Junior, 4–3 in penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play on aggregate, to win their first Copa Sudamericana title. * 14 & 21 February: 2018 Recopa Sudamericana ** Grêmio defeated Independiente, 5–4 in penalties after tying each other twice in regular play, to win their second Recopa Sudamericana title. * 7 – 25 March: 2018 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ** Note: ''All three teams here have qualified to compete at the

.'' * 4 – 22 April: 2018 Copa América Femenina in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: ** Note 1: ''Brazil has qualified to compete at the

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international Women's association football, football championship contested by 24 List of women's national association football teams, women's ...

and the

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

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and has a place at the World Cup CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off.'' ** Note 4: ''Colombia has qualified to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games.'' * 8 August: 2018 Suruga Bank Championship in

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** Independiente defeated

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, 1–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title. * 18 November – 2 December: 2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina in

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defeated Santos, 5–3 on penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title. ** Iranduba took third place. ;Other tournaments * 30 November: Copa RS U20 in

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OFC

* 10 February – 20 May: 2018 OFC Champions League **

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defeated Lautoka F.C., 10–3 on aggregate (two matches played), to win their first OFC Champions League title. ** Note: ''Team Wellington would represent the OFC at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.'' * 5 – 18 August: 2018 OFC U-19 Championship in ** defeated , 1–0, to win their 7th OFC U-19 Championship title. ** Note: ''New Zealand and Tahiti qualified for the

.'' * 9 – 22 September: 2018 OFC U-16 Championship in ** defeated , 0–0 (5–4 on penalties), to win their seven consecutive and eighth overall OFC U-16 Championship title. ** Note: ''New Zealand and Solomon Islands qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.'' * 18 November – 1 December: 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup in ** defeated , 8–0, to win their fourth consecutive and sixth overall OFC Women's Nations Cup title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''New Zealand has qualified to compete at the

and the

.''

Detailed beach soccer results

BSWW events

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

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

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

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

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** Champions: Lokomotiv BSC; Second: Moghavemat Golsapoosh; Third: Levante UD; Fourth: Catania BS * 27 – 29 April: BSWW Tour - Bahamas Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in Nassau ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * 25 – 27 May: Nazaré Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in ** Group H Teams: 1) Artur Music; 2) Catania BS; 3) BSC Kristall; 4) Viareggio BS ** Group I Teams: 1) Falfala Kfar Qassem; 2) Playas de Mazarrón; 3) Casa Benfica de Loures; 4) Boca Gdansk * 28 May – 3 June:

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for Men and Women in Nazaré ** Men's Champions: S.C. Braga; Second: BSC Kristall; Third:

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** Women's Champions: WFC Zvezda Women; Second: Portsmouth Ladies BSC; Third: AIFS Playas de San Javier Women * 8 – 10 June: NASSC - US Open 2018 in

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* 15 – 17 June: BSWW Mundialito Almada 2018 in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * 15 – 17 June: Talent Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in

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** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * 6 – 8 July: Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup Nazaré 2018 in ** defeated , 2–0, in the final. took third place. * 13 – 15 July: Morocco Beach Soccer Cup Agadir 2018 in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * 17 – 19 August: Balaton Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in Siófok ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * 17 – 19 August: BSWW Tour - Goalfun CFA China-Latin America Beach Soccer Championship

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2018 in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * 5 – 7 October: Alanya Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in ** Champions: BSC Lokomotiv Moscow; Second:

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; Third: Levante UD; Fourth: Alanya Belediye Spor * 6 – 10 November: Huawei Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup Dubai 2018 in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * 8 – 14 December: 2018 CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations - Egypt in

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** defeated , 6–1, in the final. took third place.

2018 Euro Beach Soccer League

* 22 – 24 June: EBSL #1 in

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** Winners: (Division A - Group 1) / (Division A - Group 2) * 6 – 8 July: EBSL #2 in Nazaré ** Winners: (Division A); (Division B - Group 1) / (Division B - Group 2) * 20 – 22 July: ESBL #3 in

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** Winners: (Division A); (Division B) * 3 – 5 August: ESBL #4 in

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** Winners: * 24 – 26 August: ESBL #5 in

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** Winners: (Division A); (Division B) * 6 – 9 September: Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal & Promotion Final in

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** Superfinal: defeated , 7–6 in penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their second Euro Beach Soccer League title. *** took third place. ** Promotion: defeated , 4–3 in penalties and after a 4–4 score in regular play, in the final.

Detailed futsal results

AFC

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

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* 22 – 29 April: 2018 Copa Libertadores de Futsal in Carlos Barbosa ** In the final, Carlos Barbosa defeated

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, 4–1, to win their 5th Copa Libertadores de Futsal. Magnus Sorocaba Futsal-Athleta took third place and

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took fourth place.

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* 30 January – 10 February: UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 in

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** In the final, defeated , 3–2, after extra time, to win their 1st UEFA Futsal Euro. took third place and took fourth place. * 26 – 29 March: 2nd European Women's Futsal Tournament in

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** In the final, Atlético Navalcarnero defeated Benfica, 5–2, to win their second consecutive women's tournament. Olimpus Key Partner Roma took third place and SC MosPolitech took fourth place. * 20 – 22 April: 2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup (Final Four) in

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** In the final, Inter FS defeated Sporting CP (futsal), Sporting CP, 5–2, to win their 5th UEFA Futsal Cup. FC Barcelona Futsal, FC Barcelona took third place and Győri ETO Futsal Club, Győri ETO took fourth place.

CAF

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

World

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

Deaths

January

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

February

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

March

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

April

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

May

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

June

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

July

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

August

September

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

October

* 15 October – Fernando Serena, 77, Spanish footballer * 18 October – Darren Stewart (footballer), Darren Stewart, 52, Australian soccer player and manager * 21 October – Ilie Balaci, 62, Romanian footballer and manager * 27 October – Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, 60, Thai businessman and owner of Leicester City F.C., 2018 Leicester helicopter crash, helicopter crash * 31 October – Johnny Graham (footballer, born 1945), Johnny Graham, 73, Scottish footballer.

November

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

December

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

References

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