Overview of the events of 2016 in association football
Years in association football
2016 in sports
American football
Aquatic sports
Association football
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Chess
Combat sports
Cricket
Cycling
Equestrianism
Esports
Golf
Gymnastics
Ice sports
Modern pentathlon
Motorsport
Racquetball
Sailing
Skiing
Rugby league
Rugby union
Snooker
Squash
Table tennis
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
The following were the scheduled events of association football for the year 2016 throughout the world.
Events [ ]
Men's national teams [ ]
AFC [ ]
2–15 November: 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup in the Malaysia
: Nepal
: Macau
: Laos
4th: Brunei
19 November – 17 December: 2016 AFF Cup in Myanmar and Philippines
CONMEBOL [ ]
OFC [ ]
28 May - 11 June: 2016 OFC Nations Cup in Papua New Guinea
: New Zealand
: Papua New Guinea
: New Caledonia and Solomon Islands
UEFA [ ]
10 June — 10 July: UEFA Euro 2016 in France .
: Portugal
: France
: Germany and Wales
Youth (men) [ ]
AFC [ ]
12–30 January: 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar
: Japan
: South Korea
: Iraq
4th: Qatar
10–23 July: 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Cambodia
: Australia
: Vietnam
: Thailand
4th: Cambodia
11–24 September: 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Vietnam
: Australia
: Thailand
: Vietnam
15 September–2 October: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in India
: Iraq
: Iran
: Japan and North Korea
13–30 October: 2016 AFC U-19 Championship in Bahrain
: Japan
: Saudi Arabia
: Iran and Vietnam
OFC [ ]
2–16 September: 2016 OFC U-20 Championship in Vanuatu
: New Zealand
: Vanuatu
: New Caledonia and Solomon Islands
UEFA [ ]
5–21 May: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan
: Portugal
: Spain
: Germany
4th: Netherlands
11–24 July: 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Germany
Women's national teams [ ]
Youth (women) [ ]
Multi-sports events [ ]
Men [ ]
Women [ ]
Fixed dates for national team matches [ ]
Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).[1]
21–29 March
30 May – 7 June (non-UEFA confederations)
29 August – 5 September
3–11 October
7–15 November
Club continental champions [ ]
Men [ ]
^ The final was never played; the plane that was carrying Chapecoense to the first leg against Colombia's Atlético Nacional crashed , killing almost all of the team. In the days following the disaster, Atlético Nacional campaigned for Chapecoense to be awarded the title, and CONMEBOL did so on 5 December.[2]
Women [ ]
Domestic leagues [ ]
UEFA nations [ ]
Men [ ]
Notes
^ Georgia transitioned from an autumn-spring season spanning two calendar years to a spring-autumn season contained within a single calendar year. To that effect, an abbreviated 2016 season was held in autumn.
^ Does not include 10 national titles won by predecessor club Stade Dudelange.
Women [ ]
Notes
^ The 2015–16 season was the first for the Belgian Super League after the Belgian and Dutch associations scrapped the BeNe League , a joint top-level league that operated from 2012–13 through 2014–15. Standard also has 15 championships in the Belgian Women's First Division , which was the country's top level before the creation of the BeNe League and now occupies the second level of Belgium's women's football pyramid. In addition, Standard was the top-placing Belgian team in all three seasons of the BeNe League, giving them three more national championships.
^ Standard's last championship in Belgium's top level came in 2011–12, the final season before the creation of the BeNe League.
^ In women's football, the Republic of Ireland transitioned from an autumn-spring season spanning two calendar years to a spring-autumn season contained within a single calendar year, a format long used by the country's men's leagues. To that effect, an abbreviated 2016 season was held in autumn.
^ Includes only Eredivisie titles. Twente was the top-placing Dutch team in all three seasons of the BeNe League.
^ Date reflects Twente's previous Eredivisie championship.
^ The 2016 season was the first for SWPL 1, the new top flight of the Scottish Women's Premier League .
^ Does not include 9 titles won by Glasgow City prior to the split of the SWPL into two divisions after the 2015 season.
CONMEBOL nations [ ]
CONCACAF nations [ ]
Men [ ]
Women [ ]
^ Following the 2016 season, the Flash sold its NWSL franchise rights to interests in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, which relaunched the franchise as the North Carolina Courage . The Flash continue to operate in the de facto second-division United Women's Soccer .
^ Does not include championships won in two now-defunct top-level leagues—Women's Professional Soccer (2011) and WPSL Elite (2012).
AFC nations [ ]
Men [ ]
Women [ ]
CAF nations [ ]
OFC nations [ ]
New Zealand
2015–16 ASB Premiership
Team Wellington
1
—
Samoa
2015–16 Samoa National League
Solomon Islands
2015–16 Solomon Islands S-League
Solomon Warriors
3
2013–14
Tahiti
2015–16 Tahiti Ligue 1
Tefana
5
2014–15
Vanuatu
2015–16 TVL League
American Samoa
2016 FFAS Senior League
Pago Youth
5
2012
Cook Islands
2016 Cook Islands Round Cup
Puaikura
4
2013
Fiji
2016 Fiji National Football League
Ba
20
2013
Kiribati
2016 Kiribati National Championship
New Caledonia
2016 New Caledonia Super Ligue
Niue
2016 Niue Soccer Tournament
Papua New Guinea
2015–16 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
Lae City Dwellers
2
2015
Tonga
2015–16 Tonga Major League
Veitongo
4
2015
Tuvalu
2016 Tuvalu A-Division
Domestic cups [ ]
UEFA nations [ ]
Men [ ]
Notes
^ Does not include 2 cups titles won by predecessor club Alliance Dudelange,4 cups titles won by predecessor club Stade Dudelange, 1 Cup title won by predecessor club US Dudelange.
Women [ ]
CONMEBOL nations [ ]
CONCACAF nations [ ]
Canada
2016 Canadian Championship
Toronto FC
5
2012
2016 PLSQ Cup
2016 League1 Ontario Cup
Aruba
Barbados
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
French Guiana
Guadeloupe
2016 Coupe de Guadeloupe
Guyana
Martinique
2016 Coupe de la Martinique
Golden Lion
1
—
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Suriname
2016 Surinamese Cup
SV Robinhood
6
2007
Jamaica
Costa Rica
El Salvador
2015–16 Copa EDESSA Independencia
Honduras
2016 Honduran Supercup
Olimpia
2
1997
Trinidad and Tobago
2016 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup
Defence Force
3
2009
Mexico
Clausura 2016 Copa MX
Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz
2
1947–48
Apertura 2016 Copa MX
Querétaro
1
—
2016 Supercopa MX
Guadalajara
1
—
2016 Campeón de Campeones
UANL
1
—
United States
2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
FC Dallas
2
1997
AFC nations [ ]
Australia
2016 FFA Cup
Melbourne City
1
—
Bahrain
2016 Bahraini King's Cup
Al-Muharraq
32
2013
2016 Bahraini FA Cup
Al-Ahli Club
2
2007
2016 Bahraini Super Cup
Al-Hidd
2
2015
Iraq
2015–16 Iraq FA Cup
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
4
1996–97
Jordan
2015–16 Jordan FA Cup
Al-Ahli
1
—
2016 Jordan Super Cup
Al-Ahli
1
—
Kuwait
2015–16 Kuwait Emir Cup
Kuwait SC
11
2013–14
2015–16 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
Al-Salmiya
2
2001
2015–16 Kuwait Federation Cup
Kazma
1
—
2016 Kuwait Super Cup
Kuwait SC
3
2015
Lebanon
2015–16 Lebanese FA Cup
Nejmeh
5
1998
2015–16 Lebanese Elite Cup
Nejmeh
9
2014
2016 Lebanese Super Cup
Nejmeh
6
2014
Oman
2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup
Saham Club
2
2009
2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup
Al-Nasr
1
—
2016 Oman Super Cup
Saham Club
2
2010
Palestine
2016 Palestine Cup
Ahli Al-Khaleel
2
2015
Qatar
2016 Emir of Qatar Cup
Lekhwiya
1
—
2016 Qatar Cup
El Jaish
2
2014
Saudi Arabia
2016 The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup
Al-Ahli
13
2012
2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Hilal
13
2012–13
2016 Saudi Super Cup
Al-Ahli
1
—
Syria
2015–16 Syrian Cup
Al-Wahda
6
2015
United Arab Emirates
2015–16 UAE President's Cup
Al Jazira
3
2011–12
2015–16 UAE League Cup
Al-Wahda
1
—
2015–16 UAE FA Cup
Ajman
2
2010/2011
2016 UAE Super Cup
Al-Ahli
4
2014
Yemen
2015–16 Yemeni President Cup
2016 Yemeni Super Cup
Iran
2015–16 Hazfi Cup
Zob Ahan
4
2015
Kyrgyzstan
2016 Kyrgyzstan Cup
Dordoi Bishkek
8
2014
2016 Kyrgyzstan Super Cup
Abdysh-Ata Kant
1
—
Tajikistan
2016 Tajik Cup
Istiklol
6
2015
Turkmenistan
2016 Turkmenistan Cup
Altyn Asyr
3
2015
2016 Turkmenistan Super Cup
Altyn Asyr
2
2015
Uzbekistan
2016 Uzbekistan Cup
Lokomotiv Tashkent
2
2014
2016 Uzbekistan Super Cup
Nasaf
1
—
Bangladesh
2016 Bangladesh Federation Cup
Dhaka Abahani
9
2010
India
2015–16 Indian Federation Cup
Mohun Bagan
14
2008
2016 Durand Cup
Army Green
1
—
2016 IFA Shield
Tata Academy
1
—
Maldives
2016 Maldives FA Cup
Club Valencia
5
2004
2016 President's Cup
Club Eagles
1
—
2016 Maldivian FA Charity Shield
Maziya
2
2015
Pakistan
2016 PFF Cup
Khan Research Laboratories
6
2015
Sri Lanka
2015–16 Sri Lanka FA Cup
China
2016 Chinese FA Cup
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
2
2012
2016 Chinese FA Super Cup
Guangzhou Evergrande
2
2012
Guam
2016 Guam FA Cup
Rovers
2
2014
Hong Kong
2015–16 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
Eastern Sports Club
10
2014–15
2015–16 Hong Kong FA Cup
Hong Kong Pegasus
2
2009–10
2015–16 Hong Kong League Cup
Kitchee
4
2011–12
2015–16 Hong Kong Season Play-off
Kitchee
2
2012–13
Japan
2016 Emperor's Cup
Kashima Antlers
8
2008
2016 J.League Cup
Urawa Red Diamonds
2
2003
2016 Japanese Super Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
4
2014
South Korea
2016 Korean FA Cup
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
4
2010
North Korea
April 25
Macau
2016 Taça de Macau em Futebol
Windsor Arch Ka I
4
2015
Mongolia
2016 Mongolia Cup
Brunei
2016 Brunei FA Cup
2016 Brunei Super Cup
MS ABDB
2
2014
Cambodia
2016 Hun Sen Cup
National Defense Ministry
2
2010
Malaysia
2016 Malaysia Cup
Kedah
5
2008
2016 Malaysia FA Cup
Johor Darul Ta'zim
1
—
2016 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup
Johor Darul Ta'zim
2
2015
Myanmar
2016 General Aung San Shield
Magwe
1
—
Philippines
2016 UFL Cup
Global
2
2010
Singapore
2016 Singapore Cup
Albirex Niigata Singapore
2
2015
2016 Singapore League Cup
Albirex Niigata Singapore
3
2015
2016 Singapore Charity Shield
Albirex Niigata Singapore
1
—
Thailand
2016 Thai FA Cup
2016 Thai League Cup
Buriram United Muangthong United
5 1
2015 —
2016 Kor Royal Cup
Buriram United
4
2015
Vietnam
2016 Vietnamese Cup
Than Quảng Ninh
1
—
2016 Vietnamese Super Cup
Becamex Bình Dương
5
2015
CAF nations [ ]
Algeria
2015–16 Algerian Cup
MC Alger
8
2013–14
2016 Algerian Super Cup
USM Alger
2
2013
Egypt
2015–16 Egypt Cup
Zamalek
25
2014–15
2016 Egyptian Super Cup
Not held
Morocco
2015–16 Coupe du Trône
Tunisia
2015–16 Tunisian Cup
ES Tunis
15
2011
Benin
Burkina Faso
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Cameroon
Chad
Congo
DR Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
São Tomé and Príncipe
Burundi
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
2016 KPL Top 8 Cup
2016 Kenyan Super Cup
Bandari F.C.
1
—
Rwanda
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Uganda
Tanzania
Angola
2016 Taça de Angola
C.R.D. Libolo
2
2015
Botswana
2015–16 Mascom Top 8 Cup
Orapa United FC
1
—
Comoros
Lesotho
Lioli F.C.
1
—
Madagascar
Malawi
Big Bullets F.C.
1
—
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Seychelles
South Africa
2015–16 Nedbank Cup
SuperSport United
4
2011–12
2016 Telkom Knockout
2016 MTN 8
2016 Carling Black Label Cup
Swaziland
Mbabane Swallows
4
2013
Mbabane Swallows
1
—
Zimbabwe
Réunion
OFC nations [ ]
New Zealand
2016
2016
Samoa
2016 Samoa Cup
Tahiti
2016 Tahiti Cup
A.S. Dragon
5
2013
Cook Islands
2016 Cook Islands Cup
Fiji
2016 Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament
2016 Battle of the Giants
2016 Champion versus Champion (Fiji)
Nadi F.C.
1
—
New Caledonia
2016 New Caledonia Cup
AS Magenta
10
2014
Tuvalu
2016 NBT Cup
2016 Tuvalu Independence Cup
2016 Christmas Cup
Detailed results [ ]
2016 Summer Olympics (FIFA) [ ]
2016 FIFA tournaments [ ]
UEFA [ ]
June 30, 2015 – May 18, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League (final at St. Jakob-Park , Basel )
Sevilla FC defeated Liverpool F.C. , 3–1, to win their third consecutive and fifth overall UEFA Europa League title.
June 30, 2015 – May 28, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League (final at San Siro , Milan )
Real Madrid defeated fellow Spanish team, Atlético Madrid , 5–3 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their 11th UEFA Champions League title.
Real Madrid would represent UEFA at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup .
August 11, 2015 – May 26, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League (final at Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore , Reggio Emilia )
Lyon defeated Wolfsburg , 4–3 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their third UEFA Women's Champions League title.
September 15, 2015 – April 18, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Youth League (final at Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon , Nyon )
Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain , 2–1, to win their second consecutive UEFA Youth League title.
May 4 – 16: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Belarus
Germany defeated Spain , 3–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fifth UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. England took third place.
May 5 – 21: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan
Portugal defeated Spain , 5–4 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their sixth UEFA European Under-17 Championship title.
June 10 – July 10: UEFA Euro 2016 in France (final at Stade de France in Saint-Denis )
Portugal defeated France , 1–0 in extra time, to win their first UEFA Euro Championship title.
July 11 – 24: 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Germany
France defeated Italy , 4–0, to win their eighth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title.
July 19 – 31: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Slovakia
France defeated Spain , 2–1, to win their fourth UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title.
August 9: 2016 UEFA Super Cup in Lerkendal Stadion , Trondheim
Real Madrid defeated fellow Spanish team, Sevilla FC , 3–2, to win their third UEFA Super Cup title.
CONMEBOL [ ]
January 30 – February 14: 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Luque and Asunción
São Paulo defeated Liverpool , 1–0, to win their first U-20 Copa Libertadores title. Cortuluá took third place.
February 2 – July 27: 2016 Copa Libertadores
Atlético Nacional defeated Independiente del Valle , 2–1 on aggregate, to win their second Copa Libertadores title.
Atlético Nacional would represent CONMEBOL at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup
March 1 – 20: 2016 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship in Barquisimeto
June 3 – 26: Copa América Centenario in the United States
Chile defeated Argentina , 4–2, after overtime and penalties, to win their second consecutive Copa América. Colombia took third place.
August 9 – December 7: 2016 Copa Sudamericana
August 10: 2016 Suruga Bank Championship in Kashima, Ibaraki
Santa Fe defeated Kashima Antlers , 1–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title.
August 18 & 25: 2016 Recopa Sudamericana
River Plate defeated Santa Fe , 2–1, to win their second consecutive Recopa Sudamericana title.
December 6 – 20: 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina in Uruguay [9]
Sportivo Limpeño defeated Estudiantes de Guárico, 2–1, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title.
Foz Cataratas took third place.
CAF [ ]
November 27, 2015 – March 27, 2016: 2015–16 CAF U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
January 16 – February 7: 2016 African Nations Championship in Rwanda
The DR Congo defeated Mali , 3–0, to win their second African Nations Championship title. The Ivory Coast took the bronze medal.
February 12 – October 23: 2016 CAF Champions League
Mamelodi Sundowns defeated Zamalek , 3–1 on aggregate, to win their first CAF Champions League title.
The Mamelodi Sundowns represented the CAF at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup .
February 12 – November 6: 2016 CAF Confederation Cup
TP Mazembe defeated MO Béjaïa , 5–2 on aggregate, to win their first CAF Confederation Cup title.
February 20: 2016 CAF Super Cup
November 19 – December 3: 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations in Cameroon
Nigeria defeated Cameroon , 1–0, to win their second consecutive and tenth overall Africa Women Cup of Nations title.
Ghana took third place.
November 26 – December 3: 2016 UEMOA Tournament in Lomé
Senegal defeated Mali , 1–0, to win their third UEMOA tournament title.
December 7 – 16: 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup in Rustenburg
Zambia defeated South Africa , 2–1, to win their tenth COSAFA U-20 Cup title. DR Congo took third place.
AFC [ ]
August 11, 2015 – November 5, 2016: 2016 AFC Cup
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Bengaluru FC , 1–0, to win their first AFC Cup title.
January 12 – 30: 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar
Japan defeated South Korea , 3–2, to win their first AFC U-23 Championship title. Iraq took third place.
February 29 – March 9: 2015–16 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (final) in Osaka
January 27 – November 26: 2016 AFC Champions League
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors defeated Al Ain FC , 3–2 in aggregate, to win their second AFC Champions League title.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors would represent the AFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup .
July 10 – 23: 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Phnom Penh
Australia defeated Vietnam , 5–3 in penalties and after a 3–3 score in regular play, to win their second AFF U-16 Youth Championship title.
Thailand took third place.
July 26 – August 4: 2016 AFF Women's Championship in Mandalay
Thailand defeated Vietnam , 6–5 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their fourth AFF Women's Championship.
Myanmar took third place.
September 11 – 24: 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Hanoi
Australia defeated Thailand , 5–1, to win their fourth AFF U-19 Youth Championship title.
Vietnam took third place.
September 15 – October 2: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in India
Iraq defeated Iran , 4–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first AFC U-16 Championship title.
October 13 – 30: 2016 AFC U-19 Championship in Bahrain
Japan defeated Saudi Arabia , 5–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first AFC U-19 Championship title.
November 2 – 15: 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup in Malaysia
Nepal defeated Macau , 1–0, to win their first 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup title. Laos took third place.
November 19 – December 17: 2016 AFF Championship in Myanmar and the Philippines
Thailand defeated Indonesia , 3–2 on aggregate, to win their second consecutive and fifth overall AFF Championship title.
CONCACAF [ ]
OFC [ ]
January 13 – 23: 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship in Matavera
January 26 – April 23: 2016 OFC Champions League
Auckland City FC defeated fellow New Zealand team, Team Wellington , 3–0, to win their seventh OFC Champions League title.
Auckland City would represent the OFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup .
May 28 – June 11: 2016 OFC Nations Cup in Papua New Guinea
New Zealand defeated Papua New Guinea , 4–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fifth OFC Nations Cup title.
September 2 – 17: 2016 OFC U-20 Championship in Port Vila
New Zealand defeated Vanuatu , 5–0, to win their sixth OFC U-20 Championship title.
Deaths [ ]
January [ ]
3 January: Klaas Bakker , Dutch footballer (born 1926)
4 January: Amby Fogarty , Irish international footballer (born 1933)
4 January: Fernando Barrachina , Spanish international footballer (born 1947)
4 January: John Roberts , Welsh international footballer (born 1946)
5 January: Percy Freeman , English footballer (born 1945)
7 January: Sergey Shustikov , Russian footballer (born 1970)
9 January: José María Rivas , Salvadorian international footballer (born 1958)
9 January: Hamada Emam , Egyptian footbller (born 1943)
9 January: Johnny Jordan , English footballer (born 1921)
10 January: Wim Bleijenberg , Dutch international footballer (born 1930)
10 January: Teofil Codreanu , Romanian international footballer (born 1941)
10 January: Kalevi Lehtovirta , Finnish footballer (born 1928)
11 January: Reginaldo Araújo , Brazilian footballer (born 1977)
12 January: Milorad Rajović , Serbian footballer (born 1955)
15 January: Manuel Velázquez , Spanish international footballer (born 1943)
17 January: Reza Ahadi , Iranian footballer (born 1962)
17 January: John Taihuttu , Dutch footballer (born 1954)
22 January: Homayoun Behzadi , Iranian footballer (born 1942)
23 January: Koichi Sekimoto , Japanese footballer (born 1978)
24 January: Eric Webster , English footballer (born 1931)
26 January: Ray Pointer , English footballer (born 1936)
27 January: Peter Baker , English footballer (born 1931)
27 January: Tommy O'Hara , Scottish footballer (born 1952)
28 January: Dave Thomson , Scottish footballer (born 1938)
28 January: Ladislav Totkovič , Slovak footballer (born 1962)
30 January: Peter Quinn , Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1925)
February [ ]
1 February: Ali Beratlıgil , Turkish footballer (born 1931)
1 February: Miguel Gutiérrez , Mexican footballer (84)
3 February: Mark Farren , Irish footballer (born 1982)
3 February: Suat Mamat , Turkish international footballer (born 1930)
4 February: David Sloan , Northern Irish international footballer (born 1941)
4 February: Harry Glasgow , Scottish footballer (born 1939)
9 February: Graham Moore , Welsh footballer (born 1941)
10 February: Leo Ehlen , Dutch footballer (born 1953)
10 February: Anatoli Ilyin , Soviet Russian footballer (born 1931)
10 February: Eliseo Prado , Argentine international footballer (born 1929)
10 February: Günter Schröter , East German international footballer (born 1927)
11 February: Juan Mujica , Uruguayan international footballer and manager (born 1943)
11 February: Ferenc Rudas , Hungarian footballer (born 1921)
12 February: Hugo Tassara , Chilean football manager (born 1924)
13 February: Trifon Ivanov , Bulgarian international footballer (born 1965)
13 February: Slobodan Santrač , Yugoslavian international footballer and manager (born 1946)
13 February: Giorgio Rossano , Italian footballer (born 1939)
15 February: Paul Bannon , Irish footballer (born 1956)
15 February: Hans Posthumus , Dutch footballer (born 1947)
16 February: Ronnie Blackman , English footballer (born 1925)
18 February: Johnny Miller , English footballer (born 1950)
18 February: Don Rossiter , English footballer (born 1935)
18 February: Giorgio Tinazzi , Italian footballer (born 1934)
19 February: Din Joe Crowley , Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1945)
19 February: Freddie Goodwin , English footballer (born 1933)
20 February: Muhamed Mujić , Bosnian footballer (born 1933)
20 February: Nando Yosu , Spanish footballer (born 1939)
24 February: Rafael Iriondo , Spanish international footballer and manager (born 1918)
28 February: Raúl Sánchez , Chilean international footballer (born 1933)
29 February: Hannes Löhr , German international footballer and coach (born 1942)
29 February: José Parra Martínez , Spanish footballer (born 1925)
March [ ]
1 March: Ítalo Estupiñán , Ecuadorian international footballer (born 1952)
2 March: Allan Michaelsen , Danish international footballer (born 1947)
4 March: Yuri Kuznetsov , Soviet international footballer (born 1931)
5 March: Even Hansen , Norwegian footballer (born 1923)
6 March: Wally Bragg , English footballer (born 1929)
7 March: Béla Kuharszki , Hungarian footballer (born 1940)
10 March: Roberto Perfumo , Argentine international footballer (born 1942)
11 March: Billy Ritchie , Serbian footballer (born 1936)
13 March: József Verebes , Hungarian footballer (born 1941)
14 March: Davy Walsh , Irish footballer (born 1923)
15 March: John Ene Okon , Nigerian footballer (born 1969)
15 March: Vladimir Yurin , Russian footballer (born 1947)
16 March: Brian Smyth , Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1924)
16 March: Alan Spavin , English footballer (born 1942)
19 March: José Artetxe , Spanish international footballer (born 1930)
19 March: Jack Mansell , English footballer (born 1927)
21 March: Jean Cornelis , Belgian international footballer (born 1941)
24 March: Johan Cruyff , Dutch international footballer and manager (born 1947)
24 March: Proloy Saha , Indian footballer
24 March: Brendan Sloan , Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1948)
25 March: Raúl Cárdenas , Mexican international footballer (born 1928)
26 March: Paddy O'Brien , Irish Gaelic footballer
27 March: Abel Dhaira , Ugandan international footballer (born 1987)
27 March: Silvio Fogel , Argentine footballer (born 1949)
29 March: Maxime Camara , Guinean football midfielder (born 1943)
30 March: John King , English footballer (born 1938)
31 March: Aníbal Alzate , Colombian footballer (born 1933)
31 March: Ian Britton , Scottish footballer (born 1954)
31 March: Amaury Epaminondas , Brazilian footballer (born 1935)
April [ ]
2 April: László Sárosi , Hungarian international footballer (born 1932)
2 April: Nabil Nosair , Egyptian footballer (born 1938)
2 April: Sergio Ferrari , Italian footballer (born 1943)
3 April: Cesare Maldini , Italian international footballer (born 1932)
3 April: John Waite , English footballer (born 1942)
4 April: Georgi Hristakiev , Bulgarian international footballer (born 1944)
4 April: Ken Waterhouse , English footballer (born 1930)
5 April: Koço Kasapoğlu , Turkish footballer (born 1936)
6 April: Bernd Hoss , German footballer (born 1939)
6 April: Garry Jones , English footballer (born 1950)
8 April: Fred Middleton , English footballer (born 1930)
12 April: Aquilino Bonfanti , Italian footballer (born 1943)
12 April: Pedro de Felipe , Spanish footballer (born 1944)
16 April: Louis Pilot , Luxembourgian footballer (born 1940)
18 April: Fritz Herkenrath , German international goalkeeper (born 1928)
19 April: Mehrdad Oladi , Iranian footballer (born 1985)
19 April: Igor Volchok , Russian footballer (born 1931)
22 April: John Lumsden , Scottish footballer (born 1950)
25 April: Dumitru Antonescu , Romanian international footballer (born 1945)
26 April: Vladimir Yulygin , Russian footballer (born 1936)
28 April: Óscar Marcelino Álvarez , Argentine footballer (born 1948)
May [ ]
6 May: Nico de Bree , Dutch footballer (born 1944)
6 May: Larry Pinto de Faria , Brazilian footballer (born 1932)
6 May: Valeriy Zuyev , Ukrainian footballer (born 1952)
7 May: José Roberto Marques , Brazilian footballer (born 1945)
7 May: George Ross , Scottish footballer (born 1943)
8 May: Wolfgang Patzke , German footballer (born 1959)
7 May: Chris Mitchell , Scottish footballer (born 1988)
13 May: Engelbert Kraus , German international footballer (born 1934)
18 May: Zygmunt Kukla , Polish international footballer (born 1948)
25 May: Ian Gibson , Scottish footballer (born 1943)
26 May: Ted Dumitru , Romanian football manager (born 1939)
26 May: Esad Čolaković , Macedonian footballer (born 1970)
27 May: Gerhard Harpers , German international footballer (born 1928)
27 May: František Jakubec , Czech international footballer (born 1956)
30 May: Jan Aas , Norwegian footballer (born 1944)
June [ ]
2 June: Yevhen Lemeshko , Ukrainian footballer (born 1930)
2 June: Abderrahmane Meziani , Algerian footballer (born 1942)
4 June: István Halász , Hungarian international footballer (born 1951)
4 June: Nicky Jennings , English footballer (born 1946)
6 June: Harry Gregory , English footballer (born 1943)
7 June: Børge Bach , Danish international footballer (born 1945)
7 June: Stephen Keshi , Nigerian international footballer (born 1962)
7 June: Johnny Brooks , English footballer (born 1931)
7 June: Didargylyç Urazow , Turkmen footballer (born 1977)
10 June: Shuaibu Amodu , Nigerian footballer (born 1958)
10 June: Alex Govan , Scottish footballer (born 1929)
10 June: Ambrose Hickey , Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1945)
10 June: Giuseppe Virgili , Italian international footballer (born 1935)
12 June: Alfonso Portugal , Mexican international footballer (born 1934)
13 June: Tony Byrne , Irish footballer (born 1946)
13 June: Uriah Asante , Ghanaian footballer (born 1992)
16 June: Luděk Macela , Czech international footballer (born 1950)
20 June: Eamonn Dolan , Irish footballer (born 1967)
20 June: Willie Logie , Scottish footballer (born 1932)
21 June: Bryan Edwards , English footballer (born 1930)
22 June: Tokia Russell , Bermudian footballer (born 1977)
27 June: Luís Carlos Melo Lopes , Brazilian footballer (born 1954)
July [ ]
1 July: Jerzy Patoła , Polish footballer (born 1946)
3 July: Jimmy Frizzell , Scottish footballer (born 1937)
3 July: John Middleton , English footballer (born 1956)
4 July: Ben Koufie , Ghanaian footballer (born 1932)
5 July: Mick Finucane , Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1922)
6 July: Turgay Şeren , Turkish international footballer (born 1932)
7 July: John O'Rourke , English footballer (born 1945)
8 July: Jackie McInally , Scottish footballer (born 1936)
9 July: Erny Brenner , Luxembourgian footballer (born 1931)
10 July: Amal Dutta , Indian footballer (born 1930)
10 July: Anatoli Isayev , Soviet footballer (born 1932)
10 July: David Stride , English footballer (born 1958)
11 July: Kurt Svensson , Swedish footballer (born 1927)
13 July: George Allen , English footballer (born 1932)
16 July: Oleg Syrokvashko , Belarusian footballer (born 1961)
18 July: John Hope , English footballer (born 1949)
18 July: Heinz Lucas , German footballer (born 1920)
19 July: Tom McCready , Scottish footballer (born 1943)
23 July: Boy-Boy Mosia , South African footballer (born 1985)
23 July: Peter Wenger , Swiss footballer (born 1944)
24 July: Marto Gracias , Indian footballer
24 July: Ian King , Scottish footballer (born 1937)
25 July: Artur Correia , Portuguese footballer (born 1950)
25 July: Bülent Eken , Turkish footballer (born 1923)
26 July: Dave Syrett , English footballer (born 1956)
27 July: Máximo Mosquera , Peruvian footballer (born 1928)
28 July: Vladica Kovačević , Serbian footballer (born 1940)
August [ ]
2 August: Neil Wilkinson , English footballer (born 1955)
4 August: Charles Toubé , Cameroonian footballer (born 1958)
5 August: Joe Davis , Scottish footballer (born 1941)
6 August: Mel Slack , English footballer (born 1944)
7 August: Roy Summersby , English footballer (born 1935)
9 August: Karl Bögelein , German international footballer and coach (born 1927)
13 August: Liam Tuohy , English footballer (born 1933)
15 August: Dalian Atkinson , English footballer (born 1968)
20 August: Rab Stewart , English footballer (born 1962)
26 August: Jiří Tichý , Czech footballer (born 1933)
26 August: Anton Pronk , Dutch international footballer (born 1941)
27 August: Alcindo , Brazilian footballer (born 1945)
27 August: Alan Smith , English footballer (born 1939)
29 August: Reg Matthewson , English footballer (born 1939)
29 August: Anne O'Brien , Irish footballer (born 1956)
30 August: Josip Bukal , Bosnian footballer (born 1945)
30 August: Dave Durie , English footballer (born 1931)
September [ ]
3 September: Jan Nilsen , Norwegian footballer (born 1937)
4 September: Zvonko Ivezić , Serbian footballer (born 1949)
5 September: George McLeod , Scottish footballer (born 1932)
5 September: Jaroslav Jareš , Czech footballer (born 1930)
6 September: Dave Pacey , English footballer (born 1936)
8 September: Bert Llewellyn , English footballer (born 1939)
9 September: Sylvia Gore , English footballer (born 1944)
9 September: James Siang'a , Kenyan footballer
11 September: Ben Idrissa Dermé , Burkinabe footballer (born 1982)
13 September: Denis Atkins , English footballer (born 1938)
13 September: Ottavio Bugatti , Italian footballer (born 1928)
13 September: Matt Gray , Scottish footballer (born 1936)
15 September: Greg Maher , Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1967)
17 September: Sigge Parling , Swedish international footballer (born 1930)
20 September: Alan Cousin , Scottish footballer (born 1938)
21 September: Mahmadu Alphajor Bah , Sierra Leonean footballer (born 1977)
23 September: Marcel Artelesa , French international footballer (born 1938)
23 September: Yngve Brodd , Swedish footballer (born 1930)
23 September: David Coleman , English footballer (born 1942)
24 September: Mel Charles , Welsh international footballer (born 1935)
26 September: Jackie Sewell , English footballer (born 1927)
27 September: Serigne Abdou Thiam , Qatari footballer (born 1995)
28 September: Seamus Dunne , Irish footballer (born 1930)
28 September: Werner Friese , German footballer (born 1946)
28 September: Graham Hawkins , English footballer (born 1946)
29 September: Herbert Martin , German footballer (born 1925)
30 September: Paul Frantz , French footballer (born 1927)
October [ ]
1 October: David Herd , Scottish international footballer (born 1934)
1 October: Erol Keskin , Turkish international footballer (born 1927)
1 October: Vittorio Scantamburlo , Italian football manager (born 1930)
3 October: Mário Wilson , Portuguese football central defender (born 1929)
4 October: Fred Osam-Duodu , Ghanaian football manager (born 1938)
6 October: Peter Denton , English footballer (born 1946)
7 October: Gonzalo Peralta , Argentine footballer (born 1980)
8 October: Guillaume Bieganski , French international footballer (born 1932)
10 October: Gerry Gow , Scottish footballer (born 1952)
10 October: Eddie O'Hara , Scottish footballer (born 1935)
12 October: Shahlyla Baloch , Pakistani footballer (born 1996)
13 October: Primo Sentimenti , Italian footballer (born 1926)
14 October: Aleksandr Syomin , Soviet footballer (born 1943)
15 October: Per Rune Wølner , Norwegian footballer (born 1949)
16 October: George Peebles , Scottish footballer (born 1936)
17 October: Rémy Vogel , French international footballer (born 1960)
18 October: Gary Sprake , Welsh international footballer (born 1945)
19 October: Safet Berisha , Albanian international footballer (born 1949)
19 October: Luis María Echeberría , Spanish footballer (born 1940)
19 October: Sammy Smyth , Northern Irish footballer (born 1925)
20 October: Uwe Dreher , German footballer (born 1960)
21 October: Constantin Frățilă , Romanian international footballer (born 1942)
24 October: Reinhard Häfner , German international footballer (born 1952)
25 October: Bjørn Lidin Hansen , Norwegian footballer (born 1989)
25 October: Carlos Alberto Torres , Brazilian international footballer (born 1944)
26 October: Ali Hussein Shihab , Iraqi international footballer (born 1961)
27 October: Brian Hill , English footballer (born 1941)
27 October: Fatim Jawara , Gambian footballer (born 1997)
31 October: Ray Mabbutt , English footballer (born 1936)
November [ ]
1 November: Sverre Andersen , Norwegian international footballer (born 1936)
2 November: Martin Lippens , Belgian international footballer (born 1934)
4 November: Mansour Pourheidari , Iranian international footballer, coach and manager (born 1946)
6 November: Mick Granger , English footballer (born 1931)
7 November: Thomas Gardner , English footballer (born 1923)
7 November: Eric Murray , English footballer (born 1941)
8 November: Kazimír Gajdoš , Czechoslovakian international footballer (born 1934)
9 November: Emmanuel Kwasi Afranie , Ghanaian footballer (born 1943)
11 November: Željko Čajkovski , Croatian international footballer and coach (born 1925)
11 November: Uwe Bracht , German footballer (born 1953)
11 November: Alfred Schmidt , German international footballer and manager (born 1935)
12 November: Adolf Kunstwadl , German footballer (born 1940)
13 November: Laurent Pokou , Ivorian international footballer (born 1947)
15 November: Bobby Campbell , Northern Irish footballer (born 1956)
16 November: Len Allchurch , Welsh international footballer (born 1933)
16 November: Daniel Prodan , Romanian international footballer (born 1972)
18 November: Armando Tobar , Chilean international footballer (born 1938)
19 November: Christian Salaba , Austrian footballer (born 1971)
20 November: Gabriel Badilla , Costa Rican international footballer (born 1984)
21 November: René Vignal , French footballer (born 1926)
23 November: Joe Lennon , Northern Irish Gaelic football manager (born 1934)
24 November: Paul Futcher , English footballer (born 1956)
25 November: Jim Gillespie , Scottish footballer (born 1947)
26 November: David Provan , Scottish footballer (born 1941)
27 November: Lim Chiew Peng , Singaporean footballer
28 November: Victims of the Chapecoense disaster :
Delfim Peixoto , Brazilian football administrator (born 1941)
Mário Sérgio Pontes de Paiva , Brazilian international footballer and manager (born 1950)
Paulo Julio Clement , Brazilian sportscaster (born 1964)
Caio Júnior , Brazilian player and manager (born 1965)
Victorino Chermont , Brazilian sportscaster (born 1973)
29 November: Norman Oakley , English footballer (born 1939)
December [ ]
2 December: Dejo Fayemi , Nigerian international footballer (born 1933)
3 December: Willie Casey , Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1952)
6 December: Dave MacLaren , Scottish footballer (born 1934)
7 December: Brian Bulless , English footballer (born 1933)
7 December: Ian Cartwright , English footballer (born 1964)
7 December: Sergei Razaryonov, Russian footballer (born 1955)
9 December: Sergei Lemeshko , Russian footballer (born 1972)
10 December: Peter Brabrook , English international footballer (born 1937)
10 December: Tımmy McCulloch , Scottish footballer (born 1934)
10 December: Luciano Nobili , Italian footballer (born 1933)
11 December: Charlie McNeil , Scottish footballer (born 1963)
14 December: Fosco Becattini , Italian footballer (born 1925)
15 December: Albert Bennett , English footballer (born 1944)
18 December: Eddie Bailham , Irish footballer (born 1941)
19 December: Ger Blok , Dutch football manager (born 1939)
19 December: Fidel Uriarte , Spanish international footballer (born 1945)
21 December: Şehmus Özer , Turkish footballer (born 1980)
23 December: Poul Pedersen , Danish footballer (born 1932)
26 December: Martin Reagan , English footballer (born 1924)
28 December: Edgar Robles , Paraguayan footballer (born 1977)
29 December: Matt Carragher , English footballer (born 1976)
29 December: Uzama Douglas , Nigerian footballer (born 1988)
29 December: Norman Rimmington , English footballer (born 1923)
29 December: Lucien Schaeffer , French footballer (born 1928)
30 December: Ad-Diba , Egyptian footballer (born 1927)
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