2008 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 2008 throughout the world.

News[]

January[]

  • 3 – Argentine midfielder Éver Banega leaves Boca Juniors and joins the Spanish club Valencia for an estimated fee of €18 million.
  • 5 – Everton are knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round by Oldham Athletic, a team from Football League One (third division) as Huddersfield Town from the same division beat Birmingham City.
  • 6 – Toulouse are eliminated from the Coupe de France by Paris FC, a team from the Championnat National (third division).
  • 9 – Sam Allardyce leaves the manager's position at Newcastle United by mutual agreement.
  • 11 – Jürgen Klinsmann is unveiled as the new coach of Bayern Munich, effective July.
  • 20 – The Africa Cup of Nations begins in Ghana with the hosts beating Guinea 2–1.
  • 23 – Tottenham Hotspur defeat Arsenal 5–1 in the semi-final second-leg of the League Cup. This was the first time they had beaten their local rivals since 1999.
  • 24 – George Burley is announced as the new coach of the Scotland national football team.
  • 28 – Mohamed Sissoko leaves Liverpool to sign for Juventus, costing the Italian team €13 million.

February[]

  • 2 – Frédéric Kanouté is named 2007 African Footballer of the Year
  • 4 – Víctor Muñoz is sacked from the managers job of Spanish team Recreativo Huelva; Manolo Zambrano is immediately installed as the new coach of the La Liga team.
  • 10 – Egypt win the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Cameroon in the final 1–0.
  • 13 – Giovanni Trapattoni is announced as the new coach of the Republic of Ireland. He will officially take up this role in May.
  • 23 – South Korean men's team won East Asian Cup 2008.
  • 23 – Japanese J. League Cup winner Gamba Osaka defeated MLS champion Houston Dynamo at the final game of Pan-Pacific Championship 2008 by 6–1, won the champion title of inaugural tournament. The Los Angeles Galaxy won the third place match against Sydney FC from A-league by 2–1.
  • 24 – Japan won the Women's East Asian Cup 2008 with three straight wins over South Korea, North Korea, and China.
  • 24 – Tottenham Hotspur win the Football League Cup after beating Chelsea 2–1 after extra time at Wembley Stadium.
  • 24 – Newcastle Jets win the Hyundai A-League Grand Final by defeating the Central Coast Mariners by 1–0 at the Sydney Football Stadium.

March[]

May[]

  • 5 – Real Madrid wins the 31st La Liga title after beating Osasuna 2–1.
  • 8 – Announced that Frank Rijkaard would leave his managerial post at Barcelona at the end of the season, to be replaced by Barcelona B coach Pep Guardiola.
  • 11 – Manchester United wins its tenth Premier League title after beating Wigan Athletic 2–0 away.
  • 17 – Portsmouth wins the 127th FA Cup after beating Cardiff City 1–0 at Wembley Stadium
  • 21 – Manchester United won the UEFA Champions League after beating Chelsea 6–5 on penalties after a 1–1 draw after 90 minutes in Moscow
  • 22 – Celtic win the SPL title for the third successive season by three points from Rangers on the final day.
  • 24 – Avram Grant is sacked as Chelsea manager after just eight months in charge of the Premier League club.

June[]

  • 2 – José Mourinho replaces Roberto Mancini as manager of Inter Milan
  • 25 – LDU Quito won the first leg of the Copa Libertadores final beating Fluminense 4–2.
  • 29 – Spain wins UEFA Euro 2008 after beating Germany 1–0 in the final.

July[]

  • 1 – Luiz Felipe Scolari becomes the new manager of Chelsea.
  • 2 – LDU Quito wins the Copa Libertadores beating Fluminense in penalties 3–1 after a 5–5 aggregate draw.

August[]

September[]

  • 1 – Manchester City sign Robinho from Real Madrid for a British record fee of £32.5 million
  • 1 – Manchester United sign Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham Hotspur for £30.75 million.
  • 4 – Kevin Keegan resigns as manager of Newcastle United.

International tournaments[]

Men[]

  • 20 January – 10 February: 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in  Ghana
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s):  Egypt
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s):  Cameroon
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s):  Ghana
    • 4th:  Ivory Coast
  • 17 – 23 February: Men's East Asian Cup 2008 final in Chongqing,  China
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s):  South Korea
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s):  Japan
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s):  China PR
    • 4th:  North Korea
  • 11 – 23 March: 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament in Nashville,  United States
  • 4 – 16 May: 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in  Turkey
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s):  Spain
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s):  France
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s):  Turkey and  Netherlands
  • 7 – 29 June: UEFA Euro 2008 in  Austria and   Switzerland
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s):  Spain
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s):  Germany
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s):  Turkey and  Russia
  • 30 May – 1 June: Baltic Cup in Riga,  Latvia
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s):  Latvia
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s):  Lithuania
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s):  Estonia
  • 30 July – 13 August: AFC Challenge Cup,  India
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s):  India
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s):  Tajikistan
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s):  North Korea
  • 7 – 23 August: 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament in Beijing,  China
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s):  Argentina
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s):  Nigeria
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s):  Brazil
  • 5 – 28 December: 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup in  Indonesia and  Vietnam
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s):  Vietnam
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s):  Thailand
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s):  Indonesia, Singapore

Women[]

National champions[]

AFC nations[]

  • Australia A-League: Newcastle Jets
  • Bahrain Bahraini Premier League: Muharraq Club
  • China Chinese Super League: Shandong Luneng
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong First Division League: South China
  • India I-League: Dempo SC
  • Indonesia Liga Indonesia Premier Division: Sriwijaya
  • Iran Persian Gulf Cup: Persepolis F.C.
  • Japan J. League: Kashima Antlers
  • South Korea K-League: Suwon Samsung Bluewings
  • Lebanon Lebanese Premier League: Al Ahed
  • Saudi Arabia Saudi Premier League: Al-Hilal
  • Philippines Filipino Premier League: Philippine Army F.C.
  • Malaysia Malaysian Super League: Kedah FA
  • Qatar Qatar Stars League: Al-Gharafa Sports Club
  • Singapore S-League: Singapore Armed Forces Football Club
  • Thailand Thailand Premier League: Provincial Electricity Authority FC
  • Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Higher League: FC Aşgabat
  • Chinese Taipei Enterprise Football League: Taipower
  • United Arab Emirates UAE Football League: Al-Shabab
  • Uzbekistan Uzbek League: Bunyodkor
  • Vietnam V-League: Becamex Bình Dương

UEFA nations[]

  • Albania Albanian Superliga: Dinamo Tirana
  • Andorra Campionat de Lliga: Santa Coloma
  • Armenia Armenian Premier League: Pyunik
  • Austria Austrian Bundesliga: Rapid Wien
  • Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Premier League: Inter Baku
  • Belarus Belarusian Premier League: BATE Borisov
  • Belgium Belgian Pro League: Standard Liège
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Modriča
  • Bulgaria Bulgarian A PFG: CSKA Sofia
  • Croatia Prva HNL: Dinamo Zagreb
  • Cyprus Cypriot First Division: Anorthosis Famagusta
  • Czech Republic Gambrinus Liga: Slavia Prague
  • Denmark Danish Superliga: Aalborg BK
  • England Premier League: Manchester United
  • Estonia Meistriliiga: Levadia Tallinn
  • Faroe Islands Formuladeildin: EB/Streymur
  • Finland Veikkausliiga: Inter Turku
  • France Ligue 1: Lyon
  • Georgia (country) Umaglesi Liga: Dinamo Tbilisi
  • Germany Bundesliga: Bayern Munich
  • Greece Superleague Greece: Olympiacos
  • Hungary Hungarian National Championship I: MTK Budapest
  • Iceland Úrvalsdeild: FH Hafnarfjörður
  • Republic of Ireland League of Ireland Premier Division: Bohemian
  • Israel Ligat ha'Al: Beitar Jerusalem
  • Italy Serie A: Inter Milan
  • Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Premier League: Aktobe
  • Latvia Latvian Higher League: Ventspils
  • Lithuania A Lyga: Ekranas
  • Luxembourg Luxembourg National Division: F91 Dudelange
  • North Macedonia Macedonian Prva Liga: Rabotnički
  • Malta Maltese Premier League: Valletta
  • Moldova Moldovan National Division: Sheriff Tiraspol
  • Montenegro Montenegrin First League: Budućnost Podgorica
  • Netherlands Eredivisie: PSV
  • Northern Ireland Irish Premier League: Linfield
  • Norway Norwegian Premier League: Stabæk
  • Poland Ekstraklasa: Wisła Kraków
  • Portugal Primeira Liga: Porto
  • Romania Liga I: CFR Cluj
  • Russia Russian Premier League: Rubin Kazan
  • San Marino Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio: Murata
  • Scotland Scottish Premier League: Celtic
  • Serbia Serbian Superliga: Partizan
  • Slovakia Slovak Superliga: Artmedia Bratislava
  • Slovenia Slovenian PrvaLiga: NK Domžale
  • Spain La Liga: Real Madrid
  • Sweden Allsvenskan: Kalmar
  • Switzerland Swiss Super League: Basel
  • Turkey Süper Lig: Galatasaray
  • Ukraine Ukrainian Premier League: Shakhtar Donetsk
  • Wales Welsh Premier League: Llanelli

CAF nations[]

CONMEBOL nations[]

(A = Apertura, C= Clausura)

CONCACAF nations[]

(A = Apertura, C= Clausura)

OFC nations[]

Deaths[]

January[]

  • 1 January – Božidar Sandić (85), Serbian footballer, Yugoslavia international
  • 4 January – Vyacheslav Ambartsumyan (67), Russian footballer, Soviet Union international
  • 4 January – Bjørn Odmar Andersen (64), Norwegian international footballer and manager
  • 5 January – Louis Hon (83), French international footballer
  • 9 January – Paul Aimson (64), English footballer
  • 11 January – Frank Loughran (77), Australian international footballer
  • 12 January – Leszek Jezierski (78), Polish footballer and manager
  • 13 January – Seyran Osipov (46), Russian footballer
  • 14 January – Kaj Christiansen (86), Danish international footballer and manager
  • 14 January – Johnny Steele (91), English footballer and manager
  • 18 January – Wally Fielding (88), English footballer
  • 21 January – Billy Elliott (82), English international footballer
  • 24 January – (66), Argentine international footballer
  • 26 January – Celestino Celio (82), Italian international footballer and manager
  • 27 January – Bengt Lindskog (74), Swedish international footballer
  • 28 January – Eleuterio Santos (67), Spanish international footballer

February[]

  • 1 February – Władysław Kawula (70), Polish footballer
  • 2 February – Yiu Cheuk Yin (80), Hong Kong footballer
  • 9 February – Guy Tchingoma (22), Gabonese footballer
  • 10 February – Ove Jørstad (37), Norwegian footballer
  • 12 February – Jean Prouff (88), French footballer and manager
  • 12 February – Thomas Grosser (42), German footballer
  • 14 February – Len Boyd (84), English footballer
  • 15 February – Inge Thun (62), Norwegian footballer
  • 17 February – Brian Harris (72), English footballer and manager
  • 21 February – Emmanuel Sanon (56), Haitian footballer

March[]

  • 2 March – Carl Hoddle (40), English footballer
  • 5 March – Derek Dooley (78), English footballer and manager
  • 25 March – Thierry Gilardi (49), French commentator

April[]

  • 3 April – Hrvoje Ćustić (24), Croatian footballer
  • 5 April – Wang Donglei (23), Chinese footballer
  • 18 April – Erminio Favalli (64), Italian footballer
  • 19 April – Constant Vanden Stock (93), Belgian footballer, manager, and executive

May[]

  • 8 May – François Sterchele (26), Belgian footballer
  • 10 May – Eusebio Ríos (73), Spanish footballer and manager
  • 15 May – Tommy Burns (51), Scottish former footballer and manager
  • 23 May – Heinrich Kwiatkowski (81), German footballer

June[]

  • 6 June – Victor Wégria (71), Belgian footballer
  • 11 June – Adam Ledwoń (34), Polish footballer
  • 22 June – Ron Stitfall (82), Welsh footballer

July[]

  • 13 July – Rudolf Nafziger (62), German footballer
  • 15 July – Gionata Mingozzi (23), Italian footballer
  • 18 July – George Niven (79), Scottish footballer

August[]

  • 3 August – Anton Allemann (72), Swiss footballer

September[]

  • 3 September – Joan Segarra (80), Spanish defender
  • 4 September – Tommy Johnston (81), Scottish footballer
  • 25 September – Jimmy Sirrel (86), Scottish football player and manager

October[]

  • October 8 - Chicão, Brazilian midfielder, semi-finalist at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. (59)
  • October 21 - George Edwards (87), Welsh footballer
  • October 25 - Ian McColl (81), Scottish football player and manager

November[]

  • 1 November – Dermot Curtis (76), Irish football player and manager
  • 17 November – Peter Aldis (81), English footballer
  • 27 November – Gil Heron (87), Jamaican footballer

December[]

  • 8 December – John Cumming (78), Scottish footballer
  • 9 December – Dražan Jerković (72), Croatian football player and manager
  • 9 December – Ibrahim Dossey (36), Ghanaian footballer
  • 12 December – Maksym Pashayev (20), Ukrainian footballer

References[]

  1. ^ "Liquidation signals the final nail in Gretna coffin". The Cumberland News. 2008-08-08. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
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