The following were the events of
association football
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 ...
for the year 2019 throughout the world.
Events
FIFA
*23 May – 15 June:
2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 a ...
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*7 June – 7 July:
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 ...
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*26 October – 17 November:
2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in
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AFC
* 5 January – 1 February:
2019 AFC Asian Cup
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup (or commonly called the Asian Cup 2019) was the 17th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international association football, football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ...
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CAF
*21 June – 19 July:
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2019 or CAN 2019), known as the Total SE, Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's associati ...
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*8–22 November:
2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
The 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international age-restricted association football, football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the ...
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CONCACAF
*1–16 May:
2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
The 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship (19th edition if all eras included), the men's under-17 international association football, football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was hosted in ...
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*15 June – 7 July:
2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 15th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's association football, soccer championship of the North, Central American, and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. The tournament was p ...
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CONMEBOL
*17 January – 10 February:
2019 South American U-20 Championship 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 ...
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* 21 March – 14 April:
2019 South American U-17 Championship in
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
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*14 June – 7 July:
2019 Copa América in
Brazil
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UEFA
*3–19 May:
2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in
Republic of Ireland
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* 5–17 May:
2019 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
The 2019 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-17 Euro 2019) was the 12th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's und ...
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
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*5–9 June:
2019 UEFA Nations League Finals in
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
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*16–30 June:
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019) was the 22nd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship (25th edition if the Under-23 era is also included), the biennial international youth association ...
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Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
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San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two European microstates, microsta ...
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*14–27 July:
2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2019) was the 18th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (68th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth associ ...
in
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
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*16–28 July:
2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
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Non FIFA
*1–9 June:
2019 CONIFA European Football Cup in
Artsakh
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Chameria
*15–22 June:
2019 Inter Games Football Tournament in
Anglesey
Anglesey ( ; ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms the bulk of the Principal areas of Wales, county known as the Isle of Anglesey, which also includes Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island () and some islets and Skerry, sker ...
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North and Central America
* 28 February – 8 March: 2019 Windward Islands Tournament in
Kingstown
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* 30 June – 7 July: WIFA Women's Championships in
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South America
*25 July – 9 August:
Football at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima,
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
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Africa
* 8–18 May:
2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup in
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* 25 May – 8 June:
2019 COSAFA Cup in
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* 18–27 July:
Football at the 2019 Indian Ocean Islands Games in
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* 31 July – 11 August:
2019 COSAFA Women's Championship in
Port Elizabeth
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* 1–11 August:
2019 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship in
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Asia
* 7–15 January:
2019 WAFF Women's Championship in
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*17–26 February:
2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship in
Cambodia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...
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*12–22 March:
2019 SAFF Women's Championship in
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
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*9–21 May:
2019 AFF U-16 Girls' Championship in
Chonburi
Chonburi (, , IAST: , ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and, as part of the district Mueang Chonburi District, Mueang Chonburi, the List of municipalities in Thailand, seventh-largest city in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Ba ...
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*26 July – 1 August:
2019 CAFA Youth Championship in
Dushanbe
Dushanbe is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 1,564,700, with this population being largely Tajiks, Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe, and from 1929 to 1961 as St ...
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*27 July – 9 August:
2019 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in
Chonburi
Chonburi (, , IAST: , ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and, as part of the district Mueang Chonburi District, Mueang Chonburi, the List of municipalities in Thailand, seventh-largest city in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Ba ...
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*2–14 August:
2019 WAFF Championship in
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*6–19 August:
2019 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025.
The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
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*9–15 August:
2019 CAFA Junior Championship in
Dushanbe
Dushanbe is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 1,564,700, with this population being largely Tajiks, Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe, and from 1929 to 1961 as St ...
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*15–27 August:
2019 AFF Women's Championship in
Chonburi
Chonburi (, , IAST: , ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and, as part of the district Mueang Chonburi District, Mueang Chonburi, the List of municipalities in Thailand, seventh-largest city in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Ba ...
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* 26 November – 8 December:
24th Arabian Gulf Cup in
Qatar
Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...
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* 9–18 December:
2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
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* 10–17 December:
2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women) in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
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Men's championships and tournaments
* 20–23 March:
2019 Airmarine Cup in
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
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* 20–26 March:
2019 International Friendship Championship in
Basra
Basra () is a port city in Iraq, southern Iraq. It is the capital of the eponymous Basra Governorate, as well as the List of largest cities of Iraq, third largest city in Iraq overall, behind Baghdad and Mosul. Located near the Iran–Iraq bor ...
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* 21–25 March:
2019 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 ...
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*25–29 May:
2019 Panda Cup in
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*1–15 June:
2019 Toulon Tournament
The 2019 Toulon Tournament (officially ) was the 47th edition of the Toulon Tournament. It was held in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône from 1 to 15 June 2019. England were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the group stage.
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* 5–8 June:
2019 King's Cup in
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*7–9 June:
2019 Merlion Cup in
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* 7–18 July:
2019 Intercontinental Cup in
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 ...
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* 28 July – 8 August: 2019 COTIF Tournament in
L'Alcúdia
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Women's championships and tournaments
* 17–20 January:
2019 Four Nations Tournament in
Meizhou
Meizhou ( zh, t=梅州, Hakka Chinese: Mòichû) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong province, China. It has an area of , and a population of 3,873,239 as of the 2020 census. It comprises Meijiang District, Meixian District, Xing ...
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* 9–15 February:
2019 Gold Cup in
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar () is the capital and the largest city of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Odisha. It is located in the Khordha district. The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Chakra ...
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* 27 February – 2 March:
2019 Aphrodite Women Cup in
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* 26 February – 4 March:
2019 Istria Cup in
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* 27 February – 5 March:
2019 Turkish Women's Cup in
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* 28 February – 6 March:
2019 Cup of Nations in
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* 27 February – 6 March:
2019 Cyprus Women's Cup in
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* 27 February – 6 March:
2019 Algarve Cup in
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* 27 February – 5 March:
2019 SheBelieves Cup in the
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*4–7 April:
2019 Wuhan International Tournament in
Wuhan
Wuhan; is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of over eleven million, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the List of cities in China by population, eighth-most-populous city in China. It is also one of the nine National cent ...
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* 25 April – 4 May:
2019 Bangamata U-19 Women's Gold Cup in
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...
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2019 Sud Ladies Cup in
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Fixed dates for national team matches
Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).
*18–26 March
*3–11 June
*2–10 September
*7–15 October
*11–19 November
Club continental champions
Men
Women
Domestic leagues
UEFA
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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
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 ...
OFC
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 ...
OFC
Women's cups
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
OFC
Second, third, fourth, and fifth leagues
CONCACAF
Detailed association football results
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to o ...
* May 23 – June 15:
2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 a ...
in
** defeated 3–1 to win their first FIFA U-20 World Cup title.
** took third place.
* June 7 – July 7:
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 ...
in
** The defeated the
2–0 to win their second consecutive and fourth overall FIFA Women's World Cup title.
** took third place.
* October 26 – November 17:
2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in
** defeated 2–1 to win their fourth FIFA U-17 World Cup title.
** took third place.
* December 11 – 22:
2019 FIFA Club World Cup
The 2019 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 presented by Alibaba Cloud for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club association football, fo ...
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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 ...
defeated
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...
, 1–0 in extra time, to win their first FIFA Club World Cup title.
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Monterrey
Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...
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 ...
;National teams
* May 3 – 19:
2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in
** The defeated , 4–2, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall UEFA European Under-17 Championship title.
* May 5 – 17:
2019 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
The 2019 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-17 Euro 2019) was the 12th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's und ...
in
** defeated the , 3–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their seventh UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship title.
* June 5 – 9:
2019 UEFA Nations League Finals in
** defeated the , 1–0, to win the inaugural UEFA Nations League title.
** took third place.
* June 16 – 30:
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019) was the 22nd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship (25th edition if the Under-23 era is also included), the biennial international youth association ...
in &
** defeated , 2–1, to win their fifth UEFA European Under-21 Championship title.
** and were the semi-final losers in this tournament.
** Note: ''All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
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* July 14 – 27:
2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2019) was the 18th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (68th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth associ ...
in
** defeated , 2–0, to win their 11th UEFA European Under-19 Championship title.
* July 16 – 28:
2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in
** defeated , 2–1, to win their fifth UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title.
** Note: ''Both teams mentioned above, along with & the , have qualified to compete at the
2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.''
;Clubs
* September 12, 2018 – May 18, 2019:
2018–19 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 ...
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Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
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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
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 ...
4–1 to win their fourth consecutive and sixth overall UEFA Women's Champions League title.
* September 18, 2018 – April 29, 2019:
2018–19 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 ...
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Porto
Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ...
defeated
Chelsea 3–1 to win their first UEFA Youth League title.
* September 18, 2018 – June 1, 2019:
2018–19 UEFA Champions League
The 2018–19 UEFA Champions League was the 64th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 27th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. For the first ti ...
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final
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*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 ...
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Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
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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 ...
defeated fellow English team
Tottenham Hotspur
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2–0 to win their sixth UEFA Champions League title.
** Note: ''Liverpool would represent UEFA at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup.''
* September 20, 2018 – May 29, 2019:
2018–19 UEFA Europa 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 ...
in
Baku
Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital ci ...
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Chelsea defeated fellow London side
Arsenal
An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...
4–1 to win their second UEFA Europa League title.
* August 14:
2019 UEFA Super Cup
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in
Istanbul
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**
Liverpool
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defeated fellow English team
Chelsea 5–4 on penalties after extra time ended in a 2–2 draw, winning their fourth 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 ...
;National teams
* January 17 – February 10:
2019 South American U-20 Championship in
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
** Note 1: ''All four teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the
2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 a ...
.''
** Note 2: ''Along with , three teams mentioned above (excluding Colombia) have qualified to compete at the
2019 Pan American Games
The 2019 Pan American Games (), officially the XVIII Pan American Games () and commonly known as Lima 2019, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization held in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019, with preliminar ...
.''
* March 21 – April 14:
2019 South American U-17 Championship in
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
** Note: ''All four teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the
2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.''
* June 14 – July 7:
2019 Copa América in
** defeated , 3–1, to win their ninth Copa América title.
** took third place.
* November 23 – December 8:
2019 South American U-15 Championship in
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
;Clubs
* January 22 – November 23:
2019 Copa Libertadores
The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 60th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the ''Copa Libertadores''), South America's premier club association football, football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. ...
(
final
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in
Lima
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)
**
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...
defeated
River Plate, 2–1, to win their second Copa Libertadores title.
** Note: ''Flamengo would represent CONMEBOL at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup.''
* February 5 – November 9:
2019 Copa Sudamericana (
final
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in
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 ...
)
**
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 ...
defeated
Colón, 3–1, to win their first Copa Sudamericana title.
* May 22 & 30:
2019 Recopa Sudamericana (Matches played in
Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ...
&
Buenos Aires
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)
**
River Plate defeated
Athletico Paranaense, 3–1, to win their third Recopa Sudamericana title.
* August 7:
2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship in
Hiratsuka
**
Club Athletico Paranaense
Club Athletico Paranaense (abbreviated CAP, commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and up to 2019 known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian Football League Teams, Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the State ...
defeated
Shonan Bellmare
is a Japanese professional football club based in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Hiratsuk ...
, 4–0, to win their first J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship title.
* October 11 – 28:
2019 Copa Libertadores Femenina in
Quito
Quito (; ), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city, capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha Province, P ...
**
Corinthians defeated fellow Brazilian team,
Ferroviária, 2–0, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title.
**
América took third place.
AFC
;National teams
* January 5 – February 1:
2019 AFC Asian Cup
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup (or commonly called the Asian Cup 2019) was the 17th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international association football, football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ...
in the
** defeated , 3–1, to win their first AFC Asian Cup title.
* September 15 – 28:
2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in
** defeated , 2–1, to win their fourth AFC U-16 Women's Championship title.
** took third place.
** Note: ''Both Japan and North Korea have qualified to compete at the
2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.''
* October 27 – November 9:
2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in
** defeated , 2–1, to win their third consecutive and sixth overall AFC U-19 Women's Championship title.
** took third place.
** Note: ''All three teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the
2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.''
;Clubs
* February 5 – November 4:
2019 AFC Cup
**
Al Ahed FC defeated
April 25
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, 1–0, to win their first AFC Cup title.
* February 5 – November 24:
2019 AFC Champions League
The 2019 AFC Champions League was the 38th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 17th under the current AFC Champions League title.
Al-Hilal defeated Urawa Red Diamo ...
**
Al-Hilal defeated
Urawa Red Diamonds
The or simply Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ, ''Urawa Rezzu''), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, are a professional association football, football club in the city of Saitama (city), Saitama, part of t ...
, 3–0 on aggregate, to win their third AFC Champions League title.
** Note: ''Al-Hilal would represent the AFC at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup.''
AFF
* February 17 – 26:
2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship in
Phnom Penh
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** In the final, defeated , 2–1. to win their 1st title.
** took third place and took fourth place.
WAFF
* January 7 – 15:
2019 WAFF Women's Championship in
Muharraq
Muharraq () is Bahrain's third most populous city and served as its capital until 1932 when it was replaced by Manama. The population of Muharraq in 2020 was 263,373.
Muharraq served as the country’s capital until 1932. It rose to prominenc ...
** Round Robin final positions: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5.
SAFF
* March 12 – 22:
2019 SAFF Women's Championship in
** In the final, defeated , 3–1, to win their 5th consecutive SAFF Women's Championship.
** and shared semifinals.
UAFA
* May 5, 2018 – April 28:
2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
**
Étoile du Sahel defeated
Al-Hilal FC
Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club (), simply known as Al-Hilal, is a professional multi-sports club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their Association football, football team competes in the Saudi Pro League. In Arabic, Al-Hilal means "the Crescent Mo ...
, 2–1, to win their first Arab Club Champions Cup title.
CAF
;National teams
* February 2 – 17:
2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in
Niamey
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&
Maradi
** defeated , 3–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first Africa U-20 Cup of Nations title.
** took third place. took fourth place.
** Note: ''All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the
2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 a ...
.''
* April 14 – 28:
2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam (, ; from ) is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over 7 million people, Dar es Salaam is the largest city in East Africa by population and the ...
** defeated , 5–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their second Africa U-17 Cup of Nations title.
** took third place. took fourth place.
** Note: ''All four teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the
2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.''
* June 21 – July 19:
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2019 or CAN 2019), known as the Total SE, Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's associati ...
in
** defeated , 1–0, to win their second Africa Cup of Nations title.
** took third place.
* November 8 – 22:
2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
The 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international age-restricted association football, football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the ...
in
Cairo
Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ...
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: ;
;Clubs
* November 27, 2018 – May 26, 2019:
2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup
**
Zamalek SC
Zamalek Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an List of football clubs in Egypt, Egyptian Club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is best known for its professional men's Association football, football team, which plays in the Egy ...
defeated
RS Berkane, 5–3 in penalties after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first CAF Confederation Cup title.
* November 27, 2018 – May 31:
2018–19 CAF Champions League
**
Espérance de Tunis :''See also Esperance (disambiguation)''
Espérance is one of the two French language, French words that can be translated into "hope", the other being "espoir". Whereas the latter is closer to the idea of "dream" or "fantasy" and corresponds to mo ...
defeated
Wydad Casablanca
Wydad Athletic Club (, ), often known outside Morocco as Wydad Casablanca, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that competes in Botola, the top tier of the Moroccan football ...
, after the Moroccan team forfeited the second and final match between these teams. Therefore, Espérance de Tunis won their second consecutive and fourth overall CAF Champions League title.
** Note: ''Espérance de Tunis would represent the CAF at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup.''
* March 29:
2019 CAF Super Cup (March) in
Al Rayyan
Al Rayyan (; also spelled ''Ar Rayyan'') is the third-largest municipalities of Qatar, municipality in Qatar. Its primary settlement is the Al Rayyan (city), city of the same name, which occupies the entire eastern section and is a part of the Do ...
**
Raja Casablanca
Raja Club Athletic, widely known as Raja Casablanca or simply Raja, is a Football team, football club based in Casablanca, Morocco, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football league system, Moroccan football.
Founded on 20 M ...
defeated
Espérance de Tunis :''See also Esperance (disambiguation)''
Espérance is one of the two French language, French words that can be translated into "hope", the other being "espoir". Whereas the latter is closer to the idea of "dream" or "fantasy" and corresponds to mo ...
, 2–1, to win their second CAF Super Cup 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 ...
;National teams
* May 1 – 16:
2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
The 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship (19th edition if all eras included), the men's under-17 international association football, football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was hosted in ...
in
Bradenton
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** defeated the , 2–1 in extra time, to win their eighth CONCACAF U-17 Championship title.
* June 15 – July 7:
2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 15th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's association football, soccer championship of the North, Central American, and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. The tournament was p ...
in the ,
San José, and
Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the six most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
** defeated the , 1–0, to win their eighth CONCACAF Gold Cup title.
;Clubs
* February 19 – May 2:
2019 CONCACAF Champions League
**
Monterrey
Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...
defeated fellow Mexican team,
UANL, 2–1 on aggregate, to win their fourth CONCACAF Champions League title.
** Note: ''Monterrey would represent CONCACAF at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup.''
* July 30 – November 26:
2019 CONCACAF League
The 2019 CONCACAF League (officially the 2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF League for sponsorship purposes) was the third edition of the CONCACAF League, a association football, football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body ...
**
Saprissa defeated
Motagua, 1–0 on aggregate, to win their first CONCACAF League title.
OFC
;National teams
* August 30 – September 12:
2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship in
Matavera
** defeated , 5–2, to win their seventh consecutive OFC U-19 Women's Championship title.
** took third place.
** Note: ''New Zealand has qualified to compete at the
2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.''
* September 21 – October 6:
2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (also named the 2019 OFC U-23 Championship) in
** defeated the , 5–0, to win their fourth 2019 OFC U-23 Championship title.
** took third place.
** Note: ''New Zealand has qualified to compete at the
2020 Summer Olympics.''
;Clubs
* February 10 – May 12:
2019 OFC Champions League
The 2019 OFC Champions League was the 18th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 13th season under the current OFC Champions League name ...
**
Hienghène Sport defeated fellow New Caledonian team,
Magenta
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, 1–0, to win their first OFC Champions League title.
** Note: ''Hienghène Sport would represent CONCACAF at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup.''
Detailed beach soccer results
International beach soccer events
* March 9 – 17:
2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship in
Pattaya
Pattaya is a city in Eastern Thailand, the second-largest city in Chonburi province and the List of municipalities in Thailand, eighth-largest city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about southeast of Bangkok, and h ...
** defeated , 3–1 in penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their third AFC Beach Soccer Championship title.
** took third place.
** Note: ''These three teams have qualified to compete at the
2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
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.''
* April 28 – May 5: 2019 CONMEBOL Qualifier for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in
** defeated , 10–1, in the final.
** took third place.
** Note 1: ''Both Brazil and Uruguay have qualified to compete at the
2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
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.''
** Note 2: ''Paraguay has already qualified for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup as host nation.''
* May 9 – 12:
2019 World Beach Games - European Qualifier in
Tarragona
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** Men: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4.
** Note 1: ''All men's teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the
2019 World Beach Games.''
** Women: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5.
** Note 2: ''England and Spain (women's teams) have qualified to compete at the 2019 World Beach Games.''
* May 13 – 19:
2019 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship in
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican resort city near the Bahía de Banderas on the Pacific coast of the Mexico, Mexican state of Jalisco. Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadalajara ...
** defeated the , 6–2, to win their fourth CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship title.
** took third place.
** Note: ''Both Mexico and the United States qualify to compete at the
2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
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.''
* June 17 – 22:
2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup in
Papeete
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** defeated the , 4–3, to win their second OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup title.
** took third place.
** Note: ''Tahiti has qualified to compete at the
2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
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.''
* June 19 – 23: Part of the 2019
African Beach Games in
Sal (debut event)
** defeated , 4–1, to win the inaugural African Beach Games gold medal.
** took the bronze medal.
* June 25 – 29: Part of the
2019 European Games in
Minsk
Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...
** defeated , 8–3, to win their first European Games gold medal.
** won the bronze medal.
* July 19 – 27: 2019 UEFA Qualifier for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
** defeated , 7–1, to book their team and compete at the
2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the 10th FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Overall, this was the 20th edition of a List ...
.
** Note: ''Both teams mentioned above, along with , , & have also qualified to compete at the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.''
* August 3 – 5: 2019 World Beach Games - Americas Qualifier in
San Salvador
San Salvador () is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its San Salvador Department, eponymous department. It is the country's largest agglomeration, serving as the country's political, cultural, educational and fin ...
** Men: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4.
** Note 1: ''Mexico and El Salvador have qualified to compete at the
2019 World Beach Games.''
** Women: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4.
** Note 2: ''Mexico (women's team) has qualified to compete at the 2019 World Beach Games.''
* October 12 – 16: Part of the
2019 World Beach Games in
Doha
Doha ( ) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It ...
** Men: ; ;
** Women: ; ;
* November 21 – December 1:
2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the 10th FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Overall, this was the 20th edition of a List ...
in
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 ...
** defeated , 6–4, to win their third FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title.
** took third place.
2019 Euro Beach Soccer League
* July 5 – 7: EBSL #1 in
Nazaré
** Division A – Group 1: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4.
** Division A – Group 2: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4.
** Division B: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4.
* August 16 – 18: EBSL #2 in
Catania
Catania (, , , Sicilian and ) is the second-largest municipality on Sicily, after Palermo, both by area and by population. Despite being the second city of the island, Catania is the center of the most densely populated Sicilian conurbation, wh ...
** Division A: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4.
** Division B – Main: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4.
** Division B – Group 1: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4.
** Division B – Group 2: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4.
* September 5 – 8: Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal & Promotion Final in
Figueira da Foz
Figueira da Foz (), officially Figueira da Foz City (), often called simply Figueira for short, is a city and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. Practically at the midpoint of the Iberian Peninsula's Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coa ...
** Superfinal: defeated , 4–2, to win their sixth Euro Beach Soccer League title.
*** took third place.
** Promotional Final: defeated , 2–1, to win their second Euro Beach Soccer League Promotional title.
*** took third place.
BSWW
* February 27 – March 3:
2019 Mundialito de Clubes in
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
**
S.C. Braga defeated Domusbet Catania BS, 7–6, in the final.
** CR Flamengo took third place.
* March 20 – 23:
2019 South American Beach Games in
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...
** defeated , 8–1, to win the gold medal in this event.
** defeated , 6–5, to win the bronze medal in this event.
* April 16 – 21: 2019 InterCup in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...
** defeated
BSC Kristall, 7–6, in the final.
** took third place.
* April 26 – 28: 2019 CFA Belt and Road International Beach Soccer Cup in
Haikou
Haikou; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanized as Hoihow is the capital city, capital and most populous city of the Chinese province of Hainan. Haikou city is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River. ...
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
* May 30 – June 5: 2019 Euro Winners Challenge in
Nazaré
** Group A winners: CF Chelas
** Group B winners:
G.D. Sesimbra
** Group C winners: BSC
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow () is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...
** Group D winners:
BSC Lokomotiv Moscow
** Group E winners: Grupo Desportivo de Alfarim
** Group F winners: AO Kefallinia
* June 1 – 9:
2019 Euro Winners Cup
The 2019 Euro Winners Cup was the seventh edition of the Euro Winners Cup (EWC), an annual continental beach soccer tournament for men's top-division European clubs. The championship is the sport's version of the better known UEFA Champions Leagu ...
in Nazaré
**
Braga
Braga (; ) is a cities of Portugal, city and a Municipalities of Portugal, municipality, capital of the northwestern Portugal, Portuguese Braga (district), district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality ...
defeated
KP Łódź
KP Łódź is a professional beach soccer team based in Łódź, Poland.
Honours Polish competitions
*Ekstraklasa (beach soccer), Ekstraklasa
:* ''Winners:'' 2014, 2017, 2019
:* ''Runners-up:'' 2016
*Polish Beach Soccer Cup
:* ''Winners:'' 2 ...
, 6–0, to win their third consecutive Euro Winners Cup title.
** Levante UD took third place.
* June 2 – 9:
2019 Women's Euro Winners Cup in Nazaré
** AIS Playas de San Javier defeated fellow Spanish team, Madrid CFF, 2–0 in penalties and after a 3–3 score in regular play, to win their first Women's Euro Winners Cup title.
** Stade de Reims took third place.
* June 7 – 9: NASSC – US Open 2019 in
Virginia Beach
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* July 5 – 7:
2019 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup in Nazaré
** defeated , 3–2, to win their second consecutive Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup title.
** took third place.
* July 12 – 14: 2019 BSWW Tour #1 - Talent Beach Soccer Cup in
Budapest
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** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
* July 12 – 14: 2019 BSWW Tour #2 – Morocco Beach Soccer Cup in
Agadir
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** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
* July 12 – 14: 2019 Clubs Challenger Cup in
São Sebastião (debut event)
** Champions:
Cerro Porteño
Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan Association football, football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero (Asunción), Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Paraguayan Primera División, Primera División titles ...
; Second:
Flamengo
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; Third:
Club Libertad; Fourth:
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...
* July 17 – 20: 2019
Neom
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Beach Soccer Cup in
** defeated , 5–4 at extra time, to win their first Neom Beach Soccer Cup title.
** took third place.
* August 13 – 15: 2019 BSWW Mundialito Nazaré in
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
* September 4 – 2020:
2019 South American Beach Soccer League in , and TBD
* September 7 – 11: BSWW Tour #3 – Goalfun CFA China-Latin America Beach Soccer Championship in
Tangshan
Tangshan ( zh, c=唐山 , p=Tángshān) is a coastal, industrial prefecture-level city in the northeast of Hebei province. It is located in the eastern part of Hebei Province and the northeastern part of the North China Plain. It is located in t ...
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third:
* October 21 – 27: 2019 World Winners Cup in
Alanya
Alanya (; ), formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort town, resort city, a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Antalya Province, Turkey. It is on the southern coast of Turkey, in the country's Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Mediterranean R ...
** Men: CR Flamengo defeated Meizhou Hakka, 5–3, in the final.
** Women: Pavia Lokrians defeated Lady Grembach EE Łódź, 3–0, in the final.
* November 1 – 3: BSWW Tour #4 – Copa
Lagos
Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and on ...
in
** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
* November 5 – 9: 2019 Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup in
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
** defeated , 6–3, in the final. The took third place.
Detailed futsal results
UEFA
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(futsal)
* February 14 – 17:
UEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2019 Finals in
Gondomar (debut event)
** defeated , 4–0, to win the inaugural UEFA Women's Futsal Euro title.
** took third place.
* April 26 – 28:
2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League Finals in
Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains ...
**
Sporting CP
Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries, defeated
AFC Kairat, 2–1, to win their first UEFA Futsal Champions League title.
**
Barcelona
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took third place.
* July 15 – 23: European Universities Futsal Championship 2019 in
Braga
Braga (; ) is a cities of Portugal, city and a Municipalities of Portugal, municipality, capital of the northwestern Portugal, Portuguese Braga (district), district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality ...
** Men:
University of Málaga defeated
National University of Kharkiv
The V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (), also known as Kharkiv National University or Karazin University, is a public university in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It was founded in 1804 through the efforts of Vasily Karazin, becoming the second old ...
, 5–1, to win their 4th Men's European Universities Futsal Championship.
**
University of Minho
The University of Minho (''Universidade do Minho'') is a public university in Minho Province, Portugal. It is divided into the following campuses:
* Largo do Paço (rectorate), in Braga
* Campus of Gualtar, in Braga
* Convento dos Congregados, i ...
took third place.
** Women:
University of Murcia
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defeated
University of Münster
The University of Münster (, until 2023 , WWU) is a public research university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
With more than 43,000 students and over 120 fields of study in 15 departments, it is Germany's ...
, 3–1, to win their first Women's European Universities Futsal Championship.
**
National Pedagogical Dragomanov University took third place.
* September 8 – 14:
2019 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship in
Riga
Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...
(debut event)
** defeated , 6–1, to win the inaugural UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship title.
CONMEBOL
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(futsal)
;National teams
* October 21 – 30:
2019 Copa América de Futsal in
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...
** ''Tournament suspended due to
2019 Chilean protests.''
* December 13 – 20:
2019 Copa América Femenina de Futsal 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 ...
** defeated , 4–1, to win their second in a row and a record sixth overall Copa América de Futsal title.
** took third place.
;Clubs
* July 14 – 21:
2019 Copa Libertadores de Futsal in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
**
Carlos Barbosa defeated
Cerro Porteño
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, 3–1, to win their third consecutive and seventh overall Copa Libertadores de Futsal title.
**
Alianza Platanera took third place.
* December 1 – 8:
2019 Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal in
Camboriú
Camboriú is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. It is near Balneario Camboriu, a popular beach destination.
Toponym
The toponym "Camboriú" is a reference to the Camboriú River. The name originates fr ...
** Cianorte defeated Independiente Cali, 2–0, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal title.
** Kimberley took third place.
AFC (futsal)
* June 14 – 22:
2019 AFC U-20 Futsal Championship in
Tabriz
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** defeated , 3–1, to win their first AFC U-20 Futsal Championship title.
** took third place.
* June 18 – 23:
2019 AFF Futsal Club Championship in
Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima (, ) is the capital of Nakhon Ratchasima province, the largest city in Isan, Northeastern Thailand and the List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, third-largest city in Thailand. It is 250 km (1 ...
**
Chonburi Bluewave Futsal Club defeated Sanvinest Sanatech Khanh Hoa, 9–1, to win their first AFF Futsal Club Championship title.
** Myanmar Imperial University took third place.
* August 7 – 17:
2019 AFC Futsal Club Championship in
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...
**
Nagoya Oceans defeated
Mes Sungun FSC, 2–0, to win their fourth AFC Futsal Club Championship title.
**
Thái Sơn Nam took third place.
* October 21 – 27:
2019 AFF Futsal Championship in
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025.
The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
** defeated , 5–0, to win their eighth consecutive and 15th overall AFF Futsal Championship title.
** took third place.
OFC (futsal)
* October 27 – November 2:
2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup in
Noumea
** The defeated , 2–1 in penalties and after a 5–5 score in regular play, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall OFC Futsal Nations Cup title.
** took third place.
** Note: ''The Solomon Islands has qualified to compete at the
2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup.''
Deaths
January
*January 1
**
Ivan Dimitrov, Bulgarian footballer (born 1935)
**
Freddie Glidden, Scottish footballer (born 1927)
*January 21 –
Emiliano Sala
Emiliano Raúl Sala Taffarel (; 31 October 1990 – 21 January 2019) was an Argentine professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker.
After playing youth football in Argentina and following ...
, Argentine footballer (born 1990)
*January 24 –
Hugh McIlvanney, Scottish football journalist (born 1934)
February
*February 3 –
Stephen Negoesco, Romanian-American soccer player and coach (born 1925)
*February 5 –
Joe Fascione, Scottish former footballer and manager (born 1945)
*February 8 –
Fernando Clavijo, Uruguayan-American soccer player and coach (born 1956)
*February 9
**
Katharina Lindner, German footballer (born 1979)
**
Ian Ross, Scottish former footballer and manager (born 1947)
*February 12 –
Gordon Banks, English goalkeeper (born 1937)
*February 17 –
Johnny Valentine, Scottish footballer (born 1930)
March
*March 4 –
Eric Caldow, Scottish former football and manager (born 1934)
*March 25 –
Barrie Hole, Welsh footballer (born 1942)
April
*April 12 –
Ivor Broadis, English former footballer and manager (born 1922)
*April 22 –
Billy McNeill
William McNeill (2 March 1940 – 22 April 2019) was a Scottish association football, football player and manager (association football), manager. He had a long association with Celtic F.C., Celtic, spanning more than sixty years as a player, m ...
, Scottish former footballer and manager (born 1940)
*April 26 –
Jimmy Banks, American soccer player (born 1964)
*April 29
**
Stevie Chalmers
Thomas Stephen Chalmers (26 December 1935 – 29 April 2019) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-forward and spent the majority of his career with Celtic. He is the club's fifth-highest goalscorer with 236 goals and is cons ...
, Scottish footballer (born 1935)
**
Josef Šural, Czech footballer (born 1990)
May
*May 13 –
George Smith, Scottish football referee (born 1943)
*May 16 –
David Cervinski, Australian soccer player (born 1970)
*May 26 –
Harry Hood, Scottish former footballer and manager (born 1944)
June
*June 1 –
José Antonio Reyes, Spanish footballer (born 1983)
*June 4
**
George Darwin
Sir George Howard Darwin (9 July 1845 – 7 December 1912) was an English barrister and astronomer, the second son and fifth child of Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin. He is known for the harmonic analysis of the theory of tides. The Darwin s ...
, English footballer (born 1932)
**
Lawrie Leslie, Scottish footballer (born 1935)
*June 6 –
Johnny Robinson, English footballer (born 1936)
*June 8 –
Justin Edinburgh
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He played in the Premier League for Totten ...
, English former footballer and manager (born 1969)
*June 13:
Geoff Lees, English footballer (born 1933)
*June 17:
Ian MacFarlane, English former footballer and manager (born 1933)
*June 19:
Dennis White, English footballer (born 1948)
July
*July 1 –
Renato Dehò, 72, Italian footballer.
August
*August 2 –
Gildo Cunha do Nascimento, 79, Brazilian footballer (
Palmeiras,
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...
,
Paranaense).
September
*September 2 –
Gyoji Matsumoto, 85, Japanese footballer (
national team
A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport.
The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
), heart disease.
October
*October 1 –
Fred Molyneux, 75, English footballer (
Southport
Southport is a seaside resort, seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It lies on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, West Lancashire coastal plain and the east coast of the Irish Sea, approximately north of ...
,
Plymouth Argyle,
Tranmere Rovers).
November
*November 1 –
Diana González, 26, Mexican footballer (
América), hypoglycemia.
December
*December 2 –
Francesco Janich, 82, Italian footballer (
Lazio
Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...
,
Bologna
Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...
,
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
).
È morto Franco Janich, ex calciatore di Bologna e Lazio
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