Overview of the events of 2017 in association football
Years in association football
2017 in sports
American football
Aquatic sports
Association football
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Chess
Climbing
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 2017 throughout the world.
Events [ ]
Men's national teams [ ]
17 June – 2 July: 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia
: Germany
: Chile
: Portugal
4th: Mexico
AFC [ ]
9 – 16 December: 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship in Japan
: South Korea
: Japan
: China PR
4th: North Korea
CAF [ ]
CONCACAF [ ]
Youth [ ]
18 January – 11 February: 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in Ecuador
11 – 24 February: 2017 OFC U-17 Championship in Tahiti
: New Zealand
: New Caledonia
17 February – 5 March: 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Costa Rica
23 February – 19 March: 2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Chile
: Brazil
: Chile
: Paraguay
4th: Colombia
26 February – 12 March: 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia
: Zambia
: Senegal
: Guinea
4th: South Africa
21 April – 7 May: 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama
3 May – 19 May: 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Croatia
14 – 28 May: 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in Gabon
: Mali
: Ghana
: Guinea
4th: Niger
20 May – 11 June: 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea
: England
: Venezuela
: Italy
4th: Uruguay
16 – 30 June: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland
2 – 15 July: 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Georgia
18 – 27 September: 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship in Bhutan
: Nepal
: Bangladesh
: India
4th: Bhutan
6 – 28 October: 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India
: England
: Spain
: Brazil
4th: Mali
Women's [ ]
16 July – 6 August: UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands
8 – 16 December: 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women) in Japan
Women's youth [ ]
Multi-sport events [ ]
Men's [ ]
14–29 August: Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia
: Thailand
: Malaysia
: Indonesia
4th: Myanmar
Women's [ ]
15–24 August: Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia
News [ ]
February 3 – CAS rejected the request for provisional measures made by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in relation to the club's entry into the 2017 AFC Champions League .[1]
Fixed dates for national team matches [ ]
Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).[2]
20–28 March
5–13 June
28 August – 5 September
2–10 October
6–14 November
Club continental champions [ ]
Men [ ]
Notes
^ Awarded title by CONMEBOL after most of the team died in a plane crash on their way to the first leg of the final, at the urging of their intended opponent, Atlético Nacional.[3]
Women [ ]
Domestic leagues [ ]
UEFA [ ]
AFC [ ]
CAF [ ]
CONCACAF [ ]
CONMEBOL [ ]
OFC [ ]
Fiji
2017 Fiji National Football League
Lautoka
Ba
4
2009
New Zealand
2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship
Team Wellington
Auckland City
2
2015–16
Papua New Guinea
2017 PNG National Soccer League
Lae City Dwellers
Madang FC
2
2015
Domestic cups [ ]
In all tables below, the "title" and "last honor" refer to each cup winner's record in that specific cup competition .
AFC [ ]
Australia
2017 FFA Cup
Sydney FC
2–1 (aet )
Adelaide United
1
—
Bahrain
2016–17 Bahraini King's Cup
Manama
2–1
Al-Muharraq
1
—
2016–17 Bahraini FA Cup
Hidd
1–1 (8–7 p )
Malkiya
2
2014–15
China
2017 Chinese FA Cup
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua
3–3 (a )
Shanghai SIPG
4
1998
2017 Chinese FA Super Cup
Guangzhou Evergrande
1–0
Jiangsu Suning
3
2016
India
2016–17 Indian Federation Cup
Bengaluru FC
2–0
Mohun Bagan
2
2014–15
Indonesia
2017 Indonesia President's Cup
Arema
5–1
Pusamania Borneo
1
—
Iran
2016–17 Hazfi Cup
Naft Tehran
1–0
Tractor Sazi
1
—
2017 Iranian Super Cup
Persepolis
3–0
Naft Tehran
1
—
Iraq
2016–17 Iraq FA Cup
Al-Zawra'a
1–0
Naft Al-Wasat
15
1999–2000
2017 Iraqi Super Cup
Al-Zawra'a
1–1 (3–0 p )
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
4
2000
Japan
2017 Emperor's Cup [a]
Cerezo Osaka
2–1 (aet )
Yokohama F. Marinos
4[b]
1974
2017 J.League Cup
Cerezo Osaka
2–0
Kawasaki Frontale
1
—
2017 Japanese Super Cup
Kashima Antlers
3–2
Urawa Red Diamonds
6
2010
Jordan
2016–17 Jordan FA Cup
Al-Faisaly
1–1 (4–2 p )
Al-Jazeera
19
2014–15
Kuwait
2016–17 Kuwait Emir Cup
Al Kuwait
4–2
Kazma SC
12
2015–16
2016–17 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
Al Kuwait
3–3 (4–2 p )
Al-Qadsia
6
2011
Malaysia
2017 Malaysia FA Cup
Kedah
3–2
Pahang
4
2008
2017 Malaysia Cup
Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.
2–0
Kedah
1
–
2017 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup
Kedah
1–1 (5–4 p )
Johor Darul Ta'zim
3
1994
Myanmar
2017 General Aung San Shield
Shan United
2–1
Yangon United
1
–
Saudi Arabia
2017 King Cup
Al-Hilal
3–2
Al-Ahli
8
2015
2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Ittihad
1–0
Al-Nassr
8
2003–04
Oman
2016–17 Sultan Qaboos Cup
Al-Suwaiq
2–0
Dhofar
3
2012
2016–17 Oman Professional League Cup
Al-Nahda
2–1
Al-Nasr
1
—
Qatar
2017 Emir of Qatar Cup
Al Sadd
2–1
Al Rayyan
16
2015
2017 Qatar Cup
Al Sadd
2–1
El Jaish
6
2008
Singapore
2017 Singapore Cup
Albirex Niigata (S)
2–2 (3–1 p )
Global Cebu
3
2016
Syria
2017 Syrian Cup
Al-Wahda
2–1
Al-Karamah
7
2016
Thailand
2017 Thai FA Cup
Chiangrai United
4–2
Bangkok United
1
—
2017 Thai League Cup
SCG Muangthong United
2–0
Chiangrai United
2
2016
2017 Thailand Champions Cup
Muangthong United
5–0
Sukhothai
1
—
Tajikistan
2017 Tajik Cup
Khujand
2–0
Istiklol
4
2008
2017 Tajik Super Cup
Khosilot Farkhor
2–1
Istiklol
1
—
United Arab Emirates
2016–17 UAE President's Cup
Al Wahda
3–0
Al-Nasr
2
1999–2000
2017 UAE League Cup
Al Ahli
2–0
Al Shabab
3
2013–14
Vietnam
2017 Vietnamese Cup
Sông Lam Nghệ An
7–2
Becamex Bình Dương
3
2010
2017 Vietnamese Super Cup
Than Quảng Ninh
3–3 (4–2 p )
Hà Nội
1
—
^ The Emperor's Cup final is traditionally held on 1 January of the next calendar year.
^ Includes three cups won under the club's original identity of Yanmar Diesel.
UEFA [ ]
CAF [ ]
CONCACAF [ ]
CONMEBOL [ ]
Women's leagues [ ]
UEFA [ ]
Notes
^ Includes two titles won under the club's former identity of FSK St. Pölten-Spratzern.
England is not holding an official women's championship in 2017. The FA is returning top-flight women's football to the autumn-to-spring season that had prevailed prior to the establishment of the WSL, which started play in 2011 under a spring-to-autumn format. To that effect, a one-off FA WSL Spring Series will be held in spring 2017.
AFC [ ]
^ Inaugural season for the Philippine women's league.
CONCACAF [ ]
^ Inaugural season for the Mexican women's league.
Women's cups [ ]
UEFA [ ]
Detailed results [ ]
FIFA [ ]
May 20 – June 11: 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea [6]
England defeated Venezuela , 1–0, to win their first FIFA U-20 World Cup title. Italy took third place.
June 17 – July 2: 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia [7]
Germany defeated Chile , 1–0, to win their first FIFA Confederations Cup title. Portugal took third place.
October 6 – 28: 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India [8]
England defeated Spain , 5–2, to win their first FIFA U-17 World Cup title. Brazil took third place.
December 6 – 16: 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates [9]
Real Madrid defeated Grêmio , 1–0, to win their second consecutive and third overall FIFA Club World Cup title.
Pachuca took third place.
Europe (UEFA ) [ ]
Nations [ ]
Men's events:
May 3 – 19: 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Croatia [10]
Spain defeated England , 4–1 in penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their ninth UEFA European Under-17 Championship title.
June 16 – 30: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland [11]
Germany defeated Spain , 1–0, to win their second UEFA European Under-21 Championship title.
July 2 – 15: 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Georgia [12]
England defeated Portugal , 2–1, to win their tenth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title.
Women's events:
University event:
July 23 – 30: 2017 European Universities Football Championships in Porto [16]
Men: Kuban State University defeated University of Lille , 2–1, in the final.
University of Bordeaux took third place.
Women: University of Montpellier defeated University of Valencia , 7–1, in the final.
Paul Sabatier University took third place.
Clubs [ ]
Men's events:
September 13, 2016 – June 3, 2017: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League (final in Cardiff )[17]
Real Madrid C.F. defeated Juventus F.C. , 4–1, to win their second consecutive and 12th overall UEFA Champions League title and the first football team to do this since the new updated form of the UEFA Champions League.
Note: Real Madrid would represent UEFA at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup .
September 15, 2016 – May 24, 2017: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League (final in Stockholm )[18]
Manchester United F.C. defeated AFC Ajax , 2–0, to win their first UEFA Europa League title.
July 1 – 9: 2017 UEFA Regions' Cup Final Tournament in Istanbul [19]
Nogometno središte Zagreb defeated Munster /Connacht , 1–0, to win their first UEFA Regions' Cup title.
July 18 – 30: 2017 International Champions Cup in China , Singapore , and the United States [20] [21] [22]
Singapore -> Champions: Internazionale ; Second: FC Bayern Munich ; Third: Chelsea F.C.
August 8: 2017 UEFA Super Cup in Skopje [23]
Real Madrid C.F. defeated Manchester United F.C. , 2–1, to win their fourth UEFA Super Cup title.
Women's events:
Youth events:
September 13, 2016 – April 24, 2017: 2016–17 UEFA Youth League (final in Nyon )[25]
FC Red Bull Salzburg defeated S.L. Benfica Juniors , 2–1, to win their first UEFA Youth League title.
North, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF ) [ ]
August 2, 2016 – April 26, 2017: 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
C.F. Pachuca defeated fellow Mexican team, Tigres UANL , 2–1 on aggregate, to win their fifth CONCACAF Champions League title.
Note: Pachuca would represent CONCACAF at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup .
January 13 – 22: 2017 Copa Centroamericana in Panama [26]
Honduras won the round-robin competition with four wins and one draw, in order to win their fourth Copa Centroamericana title.
Note: Along with Honduras, Panama , El Salvador , and Costa Rica all qualified to compete at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup .
February 17 – March 5: 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Costa Rica
United States defeated Honduras , 5–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first CONCACAF U-20 Championship title.
Note: Along with the two teams mentioned here, Mexico , and Costa Rica all qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup .
April 21 – May 7: 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama
Mexico defeated the United States , 5–4 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their seventh CONCACAF U-17 Championship title.
Note: Along with the two teams mentioned here, Costa Rica and Honduras all qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup .
June 22 & 25: 2017 Caribbean Cup in Martinique
Curaçao defeated Jamaica , 2–1, to win their first Caribbean Cup title.
French Guiana took third place.
July 7 – 26: 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States [27]
The United States defeated Jamaica , 2–1, to win their sixth CONCACAF Gold Cup title.
South America (CONMEBOL ) [ ]
January 18 – February 11: 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in Ecuador
January 23 – November 29: 2017 Copa Libertadores
Grêmio defeated Lanús , 3–1 on aggregate, to win their third Copa Libertadores title.
Note: Grêmio would represent CONMEBOL at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup .
February 23 – March 19: 2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Chile
Champions: Brazil ; Second: Chile ; Third: Paraguay ; Fourth: Colombia
Note: All the teams mentioned above all qualify to compete in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup .
February 28 – December 13: 2017 Copa Sudamericana
Independiente defeated Flamengo , 3–2 on aggregate, to win their second Copa Sudamericana title.
April 4 & May 10: 2017 Recopa Sudamericana
August 15: 2017 Suruga Bank Championship in Saitama
Urawa Red Diamonds defeated Chapecoense , 1–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title.
October 7 – 21: 2017 Copa Libertadores Femenina in Paraguay
Corinthians –Audax defeated Colo-Colo , 5–4 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title.
River Plate took third place.
November 4 – 19: 2017 South American Under-15 Football Championship in Argentina
defeated Brazil , 3–2, to win their first South American Under-15 Football Championship title.
Africa (CAF ) [ ]
January 14 – February 5: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon
Cameroon defeated Egypt , 2–1, to win their fifth Africa Cup of Nations title. Burkina Faso took third place.
Note: Cameroon has qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup .
February 10 – November 4: 2017 CAF Champions League
Wydad Casablanca defeated Al Ahly , to win their second CAF Champions League title.
Note: Wydad Casablanca would represent the CAF at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup .
February 10 – November 25: 2017 CAF Confederation Cup
TP Mazembe defeated SuperSport United F.C. , 2–1 on aggregate, to win their second consecutive CAF Confederation Cup title.
February 18: 2017 CAF Super Cup
Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. defeated TP Mazembe , 1–0, to win their first CAF Super Cup title.
February 26 – March 12: 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia
Zambia defeated Senegal , 2–0, to win their first Africa U-20 Cup of Nations title. Guinea took third place.
Note: Along with the three teams mentioned above, South Africa have qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup .
May 14 – 28: 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in Gabon [28]
Mali defeated Ghana , 1–0, to win their second consecutive Africa U-17 Cup of Nations title.
Guinea took third place.
Note: Along with the three teams mentioned above and Niger , all four of them qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup .
June 25 – July 9: 2017 COSAFA Cup in Moruleng and Phokeng
Zimbabwe defeated Zambia , 3–1, to win their fifth COSAFA Cup title.
Tanzania took third place.
September 9 – 24: 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations in Ghana
Ghana defeated Nigeria , 4–1, to win their second consecutive WAFU Cup of Nations title.
Niger took third place.
December 3 – 17: 2017 CECAFA Cup in Kenya
Kenya defeated Zanzibar , 3–2 in penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their seventh CECAFA Cup title.
Uganda took third place.
December 6 – 16: 2017 COSAFA U-20 Cup in Zambia
South Africa defeated , 2–1, to win their seventh COSAFA U-20 Cup title.
Egypt took third place.
July 21, 2017 – January 28, 2018: 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Asia (AFC ) [ ]
January 24 – November 4: 2017 AFC Cup
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Istiklol , 1–0, to win their second consecutive AFC Cup title.
January 24 – November 25: 2017 AFC Champions League
Urawa Red Diamonds defeated Al-Hilal FC , 2–1 on aggregate, to win their second AFC Champions League title.
Note: Urawa Red Diamonds would represent the AFC at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup .
July 9 – 22: 2017 AFF U-15 Youth Championship in Thailand
Vietnam defeated , 4–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their third AFF U-15 Youth Championship title.
Australia took third place.
September 4 – 17: 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship in Yangon
Thailand defeated Malaysia , 2–0, to win their fifth AFF U-19 Youth Championship title.
Indonesia took third place.
September 9 – 23: 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in Thailand
October 14 – 28: 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in China
Japan defeated North Korea , 1–0, to win their second consecutive and fifth overall AFC U-19 Women's Championship title.
China PR took third place.
December 8 – 16: 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship for Men and Women in Japan
Men: South Korea defeated Japan , 4–1, to win their fourth men's EAFF E-1 Football Championship title.
China PR took third place.
Women: North Korea defeated Japan , 2–0, to win their third consecutive women's EAFF E-1 Football Championship title.
December 22, 2017 – January 8, 2018: 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait
Oceania (OFC ) [ ]
February 11 – 24: 2017 OFC U-17 Championship in Tahiti
New Zealand defeated New Caledonia , 7–0, to win their sixth consecutive and seventh overall OFC U-17 Championship title.
Note: The two teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup .
February 25 – May 7: 2017 OFC Champions League
Auckland City FC defeated fellow New Zealand team, Team Wellington , 5–0 on aggregate, to win their seventh consecutive and ninth overall OFC Champions League title.
Note: Auckland City would represent the OFC at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup .
July 11 – 24: 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship in New Zealand
August 4 – 18: 2017 OFC U-16 Women's Championship in Apia
Futsal [ ]
AFC [ ]
May 16 – 26: 2017 AFC U-20 Futsal Championship in Bangkok
In the final, defeated , 2–0, to win their 1st AFC U-20 Futsal Championship. Thailand took third place.
July 3 – 9: 2017 AFF Futsal Club Championship in Bangkok
In the final, Thai Port defeated Sanna Khanh Hoa , 4–0, to win their 3rd title. Melaka United took third place.
July 20 – 30: 2017 AFC Futsal Club Championship in Ho Chi Minh City
In the final, Chonburi Bluewave defeated Giti Pasand Isfahan , 3–2, to win their 2nd title. Thái Sơn Nam took third place.
October 23 – November 3: 2017 AFF Futsal Championship in Ho Chi Minh City
CONCACAF [ ]
August 21 – 26: 2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship in Tegucigalpa
In the final, Grupo Line Futsal defeated Elite Futsal, 5–4, to win their 1st CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship. Soyapango F.C. took third place.
CONMEBOL [ ]
April 5 – 12: 2017 Copa América de Futsal in San Juan
In the final, Brazil defeated Argentina , 4–2, after (a.e.t. ), to win their 10th Copa América de Futsal. Paraguay took third place.
May 22 – 28: 2017 Copa Libertadores de Futsal in Lima
July 15 – 22: 3rd CONMEBOL Women Futsal Club Championships in Asunción
In the final, Associação Unochapecó/Female Futsal defeated Club Sport Colonial, 4–2, to win their 2nd CONMEBOL Women Futsal Club Championships. Trujillanos FC took third place.
August 16 – 20: 2017 Liga Sudamericana de Futsal (South zone) in Buenos Aires
U19: Round Robin: 1st: Argentina , 2nd: Uruguay , 3rd: Paraguay , 4th: Bolivia , 5th: Chile
Seniors: Round Robin: 1st: Argentina , 2nd: Paraguay , 3rd: Uruguay , 4th: Chile , 5th: Bolivia
UEFA [ ]
April 28 – 30: 2016–17 UEFA Futsal Cup (final four) in Almaty
In the final, Inter FS defeated Sporting CP , 7–0, to win their 4th UEFA Futsal Cup. AFC Kairat took third place.
EUSA [ ]
July 10 – 17: 11th European Universities Futsal Championship in Çorum
Men's: University of Beira Interior defeated Tbilisi State University , 5–4. University of Porto took third place.
Women's: League system: 1st.: Moscow Polytechnic University , 2nd: University of Zagreb , 3rd: University of Münster
Beach soccer [ ]
International beach soccer events [ ]
January 9 – 15: 2016 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer in Santos, São Paulo (debut event)[29]
February 5 – 12: 2017 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship in Asunción [30]
Brazil defeated Paraguay , 7–5, in the final. Ecuador took third place.
Note: All these teams mentioned above all qualify to compete at the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup .
February 13 – 16: Thailand 5s Beach Soccer Championship 2017 in Bangkok [31]
Japan defeated Hungary , 6–3, in the final. Malaysia took third place.
February 14 – 16: Persian Beach Soccer Cup 2017 in Bushehr [32]
Champions: Iran ; Second: Ukraine ; Third: Italy
February 20 – 26: 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship in Nassau [33]
Panama defeated Mexico , 4–2, in the final. El Salvador took third place.
March 4 – 11: 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship in Kuala Terengganu [34]
March 27 – 29: Eurasia Beach Soccer Cup 2017 in Yazd [35]
Champions: Moghaevmate Golsapoosh; Second: Lokomotiv Moscow ; Third: Sporting Clube de Portugal
April 13 – 15: Copa Pílsener Fútbol Playa El Salvador 2017 at the Salvadoran Costa del Sol[36]
Champions: Tahiti ; Second: Panama ; Third: El Salvador ; Fourth: Ecuador
April 21 – 23: 2017 Tulip Festival Beach Soccer Tournament in Istanbul (debut event)[37]
Champions: Belarus ; Second: England ; Third: Turkey ; Fourth: Czech Republic
April 27 – May 7: 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Nassau[38]
Brazil defeated Tahiti , 6–0, to win their 14th FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title.
Iran took third place.
May 19 – 21: Sal Beach Soccer Cup 2017 in Sal, Cape Verde [39]
Champions: Portugal ; Second: England ; Third: Germany ; Fourth:
May 19 – 21: Beach Soccer USA Cup 2017 in Oceanside, California [40]
Champions: Fortaleza Esporte Clube ; Runner-Up: Botafogo
May 29 – June 4: Euro Winners Cup 2017 for Men and Women in Nazaré, Portugal [41] [42]
Men: S.C. Braga defeated Artur Music, 8–5, in the final. Lokomotiv Moscow took third place.
Women: BSC Havana Shots Aargau defeated Portsmouth Ladies BSC, 4–3, in the final. Higicontrol Melilla took third place.
June 9 – 11: NASSC - US Open 2017 in Virginia Beach, Virginia [43]
FC Barcelona defeated Gobeachsoccer, 6–1, in the final. Great Lakes BSC took third place.
June 16 – 18: Talent Beach Soccer Tournament Siófok 2017 in Hungary [44]
Hungary defeated France , 13–4, in the final. Spain took third place.
June 30 – July 2: Friendship Cup 2017 in Vitebsk [45]
Champions: Belarus ; Second: Turkey ; Third: Azerbaijan ; Fourth: Lithuania
July 14 – 16: Morocco Beach Soccer Cup 2017 in Casablanca [46]
Champions: Switzerland ; Second: Morocco ; Third: England ; Fourth: Netherlands
July 15 & 16: Nations Cup 2017 - Linz in Austria [47]
Hungary defeated Austria , 6–2, in the final. The Czech Republic took third place.
July 19 – 22: Commonwealth Youth Games - Beach Soccer in Nassau, Bahamas [48]
Men: Saint Lucia ; Trinidad and Tobago ; Bahamas
Women: Trinidad and Tobago ; Jamaica ; Turks and Caicos Islands
July 21 – 23: BSWW Mundialito Cascais 2017 in Portugal [49]
Champions: Brazil ; Second: Portugal ; Third: Russia ; Fourth: France
September 12 – 23: Liga Sudamericana Fútbol Playa CONMEBOL 2017 in Pimentel District & Asunción (debut event)[50]
Group winners: Brazil (North) and Paraguay (South)
U20 winners: Brazil (North) and Argentina (South)
October 20 – 22: BSWW Tour - Visit Puerto Vallarta Cup 2017 in Mexico [51]
Champions: Mexico ; Second: United States ; Third: France ; Fourth: Colombia
October 31 – November 4: Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup Dubai 2017 in the United Arab Emirates [52]
Champions: Brazil ; Second: Portugal ; Third: Iran
November 4: Beach Soccer Stars 2017 in Dubai
For the list of winners, click here.
November 11 – 19: 2017 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer in Lambaré [53]
CR Vasco da Gama defeated Club Malvín , 8–5, in the final.
Universidad Autónoma de Asunción took third place.
December 3 – 10: 2017 CONMEBOL Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Futbol Playa in Uruguay [54]
Champions: Brazil ; Second: Argentina ; Third: Paraguay ; Fourth: Colombia
December 8 – 10: BSWW Tour - Copa Lagos 2017 in Nigeria [55]
Division A Champions: Spain ; Second: Nigeria ; Third: Morocco ; Fourth: Lebanon
Division B Champions: Arsenal BSC; Second: Kebbi BSC; Third: Gidi Sharks; Fourth: Pepsi Football Academy
December 14 – 17: Mundialito de Clubes 2017 in Vargem Grande Paulista [56]
BSC Lokomotiv Moscow defeated Pars Jonoubi, 5–4, in the final.
SC Corinthians Paulista took third place.
2017 Euro Beach Soccer League [ ]
June 23 – 25: EBSL #1 in Belgrade [57]
Division "A" Champions: Spain ; Second: France ; Third: Russia ; Fourth: Germany
Division "B" Champions: Estonia ; Second: Serbia ; Third: Norway ; Fourth: Czech Republic
July 7 – 9: EBSL #2 in Nazaré
Men's Division A Champions: Spain (Group 1); Portugal (Group 2)[58]
Women's Champions: England defeated Switzerland , 4–3, in the final. The Netherlands took third place.[59]
July 28 – 30: EBSL #3 in Moscow [60]
Division "A" Champions: Russia ; Second: Belarus ; Third: Switzerland ; Fourth: Greece
Division "B" Champions: Turkey ; Second: Moldova ; Third: Kazakhstan
August 11 – 13: EBSL #4 in Siófok [61]
Division "A" Champions: Portugal ; Second: Belarus ; Third: Poland ; Fourth: Azerbaijan
Division "B" Champions: Hungary ; Second: Bulgaria ; Third: Denmark ; Fourth: Andorra
August 25 – 27: EBSL #5 in Warnemünde [62]
Division "A" Champions: Ukraine ; Second: Italy ; Third: Azerbaijan ; Fourth: Germany
Division "B" Champions: England ; Second: Romania ; Third: Lithuania ; Fourth: Netherlands
September 14 – 17: 2017 EBSL Superfinal and Promotion Final in Terracina [63]
Superfinal: Russia defeated Portugal , 3–1, to win their fifth Euro Beach Soccer League title.
Italy took third place.
Promotional final: Turkey defeated Estonia , 4–2, to be promoted to the EBSL's Division A.
Hungary took third place.
Deaths [ ]
January [ ]
1 January – Moruca , Spanish footballer (b. 1932)
2 January – Viktor Tsaryov , Russian footballer (b. 1931)
3 January – Enzo Benedetti , Italian footballer (b. 1931)
4 January
Paul Went , English footballer (b. 1949)
Ezio Pascutti , Italian international footballer (b. 1937)
5 January
6 January – Yaron Ben-Dov , Israeli footballer (b. 1970)
7 January – Laurie Topp , English international footballer (b. 1923)
8 January – Zacharie Noah , Cameroonian footballer (b. 1937)
9 January – Roberto Cabañas , Paraguayan international footballer (b. 1961)
10 January – Achmad Kurniawan , Indonesian footballer (b. 1979)
11 January – François Van der Elst , Belgian international footballer (b. 1954)
12 January – Graham Taylor , English footballer (b. 1944)
15 January – Kozo Kinomoto , Japanese footballer (b. 1949)
16 January – Amin Nasir , Singaporean footballer
19 January
Ger van Mourik , Dutch footballer (b. 1931)
Giovanni Vastola , Italian footballer (born 1938)
21 January
Marc Baecke , Belgian footballer (born 1956)
Dave Shipperley , English footballer (born 1952)
24 January
25 January – Ivan Pritargov , Bulgarian footballer (born 1952)
26 January
27 January
Wim Anderiesen Jr. , Dutch footballer (born 1931)
Tatiana Repeikina , Russian footballer (born 1973)
Billy Simpson , Northern Irish footballer (born 1929)
29 January
February [ ]
1 February
Constantin Dinulescu , Romanian footballer (born 1931)
Cor van der Hoeven , Dutch footballer (born 1921)
2 February
Shunichiro Okano , Japanese international footballer, coach, and President of Japan Football Association (born 1931)
Miltos Papapostolou , Greek footballer (born 1936)
4 February – Hans van der Hoek , Dutch international footballer (born 1933)
8 February – Viktor Chanov , Ukrainian footballer (born 1959)
9 February – Piet Keizer , Dutch international footballer (born 1943)
11 February – Juan Ulloa , Costa Rican footballer (born 1935)
12 February
Sam Arday , Ghanaian football manager (born 1945)
Bobby Murdoch , English footballer (born 1936)
14 February – Ríkharður Jónsson , Icelandic international footballer (born 1929)
15 February
Manfred Kaiser , East-German international footballer (born 1929)
Roy Proverbs , English footballer (born 1932)
16 February – Bengt Gustavsson , Swedish international footballer and manager (born 1928)
18 February
Roger Hynd , Scottish footballer (born 1942)
Henk Nienhuis , Dutch footballer (born 1941)
19 February
Shibaji Banerjee , Indian footballer
Paul McCarthy , Irish footballer (born 1971)
Roman Zhuravskyi , Ukrainian footballer (born 1948)
25 February – Bobby Lumley , English footballer (born 1933)
27 February
March [ ]
2 March
Tommy Gemmell , Scottish international footballer and manager (born 1943)
Tarcisio Catanese , Italian footballer (born 1967)
3 March – Raymond Kopa , French international footballer (born 1931)
4 March – Alberto Villalta , Salvadorian footballer (born 1947)
6 March – Marek Ostrowski , Polish international footballer (born 1959)
7 March – Juan Carlos Touriño , Spanish international footballer (born 1944)
12 March – Dave Taylor , English footballer (born 1940)
13 March – Hiroto Muraoka , Japanese footballer (born 1931)
14 March
Paul Bowles English footballer (born 1957)
Jim McAnearney , English footballer (born 1935)
16 March – Arne Høivik , Norwegian international footballer (born 1932)
19 March – Ryan McBride , Northern Irish footballer (born 1989)
22 March
Ken Currie , Scottish footballer (born 1925)
Ronnie Moran , English footballer (born 1934)
24 March – Wolfgang Solz , German international footballer (born 1940)
25 March – Asbjørn Hansen , Norwegian footballer (born 1930)
26 March – Vladimir Kazachyonok , Soviet international footballer and Russian coach (born 1952)
27 March
Romolo Bizzotto , Italian footballer (born 1925)
Eduard Mudrik , Soviet Russian international footballer (born 1939)
April [ ]
1 April – Stuart Markland , Scottish footballer (born 1948)
4 April – Karl Stotz , Austrian international footballer and manager (born 1927)
10 April – Fred Furniss , English footballer (born 1922)
15 April – Amílcar Henríquez , Panamaian international footballer (born 1983)
16 April – Spartaco Landini , Italian footballer (born 1944)
18 April – Mihalj Mesaroš , Serbian footballer (born 1935)
20 April – Roberto Ferreiro , Argentine international footballer and manager (born 1935)
21 April – Ugo Ehiogu , English international footballer and coach (born 1972)
23 April – František Rajtoral , Czech international footballer (born 1986)
26 April – Moïse Brou Apanga , Gabonese international footballer (born 1982)
27 April – Nikolai Arefyev , Russian footballer (born 1979)
May [ ]
2 May – Cammy Duncan , Scottish footballer (born 1965)
6 May
Peter Noble , English footballer (born 1944)
Tony Conwell , English footballer (born 1932)
7 May: Eduard Gutiérrez , Colombian footballer (born 1995)
8 May: Ulugbek Ruzimov , Uzbekistani footballer (born 1968)
13 May: Yanko Daucik , Czech footballer (born 1941)
13 May: Rachid Natouri , Algerian footballer (born 1946)
16 May: Ronnie Cocks , Maltese footballer (born 1943)
17 May: Todor Veselinović , Serbian footballer (born 1930)
17 May: Raúl Córdoba , Mexican international footballer (born 1924)
18 May: Eric Stevenson , Scottish footballer (born 1942)
18 May: Volodymyr Dudarenko , Soviet footballer (born 1946)
19 May: Tommy Ross , Scottish footballer (born 1946)
19 May: Corbett Cresswell , English footballer (born 1932)
19 May: David Bystroň , Czech footballer (born 1982)
20 May: Noel Kinsey , Welsh footballer (born 1925)
20 May: Recep Adanır , Turkish footballer (born 1929)
22 May: Oscar Fulloné , Argentine footballer (born 1939)
25 May: Emili Vicente , Spanish footballer (born 1965)
27 May: Ludwig Preis , German football coach (born 1971)
30 May: Robert Hammond , Ghanaian footballer
30 May: Dibyo Previan Caesario , Indonesian footballer (born 1992)
June [ ]
5 June: Cheick Tioté , Ivorian footballer (born 1986)
5 June: Giuliano Sarti , Italian international footballer (born 1933)
5 June: Marcos Coll , Colombian footballer (born 1935)
7 June: Ernie Edds , English footballer (born 1926)
8 June: Václav Halama , Czech footballer (born 1940)
8 June: Jan Notermans , Dutch footballer (born 1932)
8 June: Sergo Kutivadze , Georgian footballer (born 1944)
12 June: Pessalli , Brazilian footballer (born 1990)
12 June: Karl-Heinz Weigang , German footballer (born 1935)
14 June: Jacques Foix , French international footballer (born 1930)
16 June: Edzai Kasinauyo , Zimbabwean footballer (born 1975)
16 June: Günter Siebert , German footballer (born 1930)
18 June: Albert Franks , English footballer (born 1936)
20 June: Frode Larsen , Norwegian footballer (born 1949)
21 June: Kelechi Emeteole , Nigerian footballer (born 1951)
23 June: Tonny van der Linden , Dutch footballer (born 1932)
25 June: José Manuel Mourinho Félix , Portuguese footballer (born 1938)
27 June: Stéphane Paille , French footballer (born 1965)
28 June: John Higgins , Scottish footballer (born 1930)
30 June: László Kovács , Hungarian footballer (born 1951)
July [ ]
1 July: Ibra Agbo , Equatoguinean footballer (born 1987)
1 July: Ayan Sadakov , Bulgarian footballer (born 1961)
2 July: Billy Cook , Australian footballer (born 1940)
2 July: John McCormick , Scottish footballer (born 1936)
4 July: Ntuthuko Radebe , South African footballer (born 1994)
5 July: John McKenzie , Scottish footballer (born 1925)
6 July: Heinz Schneiter , Swiss footballer and manager (born 1935)
6 July: Ken Wimshurst , English footballer (born 1938)
7 July: Ray Barnard , English footballer (born 1933)
7 July: Johnson Kendrick , Brazilian footballer (born 1992)
7 July: Tony Moore , English footballer (born 1947)
8 July: Roy Richards , Vincentian footballer (born 1983)
10 July: Eugène Koffi Kouamé , Ivorian footballer (born 1988)
11 July: Gert Trinklein , German footballer (born 1949)
14 July: Bert Hill , English footballer (1930)
15 July: Josef Hamerl , Austrian footballer (born 1931)
15 July: Davie Laing , Scottish footballer (born 1925)
19 July: Joe Walters , Scottish footballer (born 1935)
22 July: Marcel Kunz , Swiss footballer (born 1943)
23 July: Waldir Peres , Brazilian footballer (born 1951)
26 July: Maxlei dos Santos Luzia , Brazilian footballer (born 1975)
26 July: Jimmy White , English footballer (born 1942)
27 July: Perivaldo Dantas , Brazilian footballer (born 1953)
27 July: Abdelmajid Dolmy , Moroccan footballer (born 1953)
27 July: Valeri Maslov , Russian footballer (born 1940)
27 July: Ovidio Messa , Bolivian footballer (born 1952)
27 July: Manfred Rummel , German footballer (born 1938)
August [ ]
2 August: Dave Caldwell , Scottish footballer (born 1932)
2 August: Ely Tacchella , Swiss footballer (born 1936)
5 August: Joe Cilia , Maltese footballer (born 1937)
7 August: Tor Røste Fossen , Norwegian footballer (born 1940)
9 August: Beethoven Javier , Uruguayan footballer (born 1940)
10 August: Miroslav Ćurčić , Serbian footballer (born 1962)
10 August: Alois Eisenträger , German footballer (born 1927)
18 August: Pertti Alaja , Finnish footballer (born 1952)
15 August: Joe McGurn , Scottish footballer (born 1965)
16 August: John Ogston , Scottish footballer (born 1939)
21 August: Bill Green , English footballer (born 1950)
23 August: Engelbert Jarek , Polish footballer (born 1935)
24 August: Alan Boswell , English footballer (born 1943)
26 August: Dave Bumpstead , English footballer (born 1935)
30 August: Elmer Acevedo , Salvadoran footballer (born 1949)
September [ ]
3 September: Piet Ouderland , Dutch footballer (born 1933)
6 September: Nicolae Lupescu , Romanian footballer (born 1940)
8 September: Humberto Rosa , Argentine-Italian footballer (born 1932)
12 September: Bert McCann , Scottish footballer (born 1932)
13 September: Derek Wilkinson , English footballer (born 1935)
14 September: Wim Huis , Dutch footballer (born 1927)
17 September: Eugenio Bersellini , Italian footballer (born 1936)
18 September: Jean Plaskie , Belgian international footballer (born 1941)
18 September: Zurab Sotkilava , Georgian-Russian footballer (born 1937)
18 September: Paul Wilson , Scottish footballer (born 1950)
22 September: John Worsdale , English footballer (born 1948)
26 September: Richard Boucher , French footballer (born 1932)
28 September: Aleksey Arifullin , Russian footballer (born 1970)
28 September: Željko Perušić , Croatian footballer (born 1936)
29 September: Rolf Herings , German football coach (born 1940)
30 September: Gunnar Thoresen , Norwegian footballer (born 1920)
October [ ]
1 October: Olivier Baudry , French footballer (born 1973)
2 October: Patrocinio Samudio , Paraguayan footballer (born 1975)
3 October: Les Mutrie , English footballer (born 1951)
5 October: Georges Griffiths , Ivorian footballer (born 1990)
6 October: Roberto Anzolin , Italian footballer (born 1938)
7 October: Konstantin Sarsania , Russian footballer, manager and agent (born 1968)
8 October: Michel Fernando Costa , Brazilian footballer (born 1981)
8 October: Mlondi Dlamini , South African footballer (born 1997)
9 October: Jimmy Reid , Scottish footballer (born 1935)
9 October: József Tóth , Hungarian footballer (born 1929)
11 October: Dick Hewitt , English footballer (born 1943)
13 October: Pierre Hanon , Belgian footballer (born 1936)
15 October: Choirul Huda , Indonesian footballer (born 1979)
17 October: Giuseppe Massa , Italian footballer (born 1948)
19 October: Brian Riley , English footballer (born 1937)
24 October: Ebrahim Ashtiani , Iranian footballer (born 1942)
27 October: Abdoulaye Soulama , Burkinabé footballer (born 1979)
28 October: Viktor Karachun, Russian footballer (born 1959)
30 October: Eugène Parlier , Swiss footballer (born 1929)
31 October: Stefano Salvatori , Italian footballer (born 1967)
31 October: Abubakari Yakubu , Ghanaian footballer (born 1981)
November [ ]
1 November: Ramón Cabrero , Argentinian footballer and coach (born 1947)
2 November: Costanzo Balleri , Italian footballer (born 1933)
4 November: Tallys Machado de Oliveira , Brazilian footballer (born 1987)
5 November: Dionatan Teixeira , Slovak footballer (born 1992)
5 November: Erlandas Duršlikas, Lithuanian footballer (born 1998)
6 November: Feliciano Rivilla , Spanish footballer (born 1936)
6 November: Günter Hoge , German footballer (born 1940)
7 November: Hans Schäfer , German footballer (born 1927)
8 November: Josip Weber , Croatian-Belgian footballer (born 1964)
9 November: Akbar Eftekhari , Iranian footballer (born 1943)
11 November: Nate Hobgood-Chittick , American footballer (born 1974)
11 November: Amar Rouaï , Algerian footballer (born 1932)
12 November: Santiago Vernazza , Argentine footballer (born 1928)
13 November: Frank O'Connor , Australian footballer (born 1923)
15 November: Hamad Ndikumana , Rwandan footballer (born 1978)
15 November: Bert Ormond , New Zealand footballer (born 1931)
16 November: Tommy Farrer , English footballer (born 1922)
18 November: Commins Menapi , Solomon Islands footballer (born 1977)
18 November: Friedel Rausch , German footballer (born 1940)
20 November: Janusz Wójcik , Polish footballer (born 1953)
21 November: Luis Garisto , Uruguayan footballer (born 1945)
22 November: Otto Luttrop , German footballer (born 1939)
23 November: Allan Harris , English footballer (born 1942)
24 November: Ángel Berni , Paraguayan footballer (born 1931)
26 November: Eliezer Spiegel , Israeli footballer (born 1922)
27 November: Dermot Drummy , English footballer (1961)
28 November: Jimmy McEwan , Scottish footballer (born 1929)
28 November: Zdeněk Šreiner , Czech footballer (born 1954)
29 November: Ján Strausz , Slovak footballer (born 1942)
December [ ]
3 December: Ian Twitchin , English footballer (born 1952)
4 December: Henning Jensen , Danish footballer (born 1949)
4 December: Gregory Rigters , Surinamese footballer (born 1985)
5 December: Michel Dighneef , Belgian footballer (born 1936)
5 December: Laurie Rymer , Australian footballer (1934)
5 December: Jacques Simon , French footballer (born 1941)
6 December: Juan José Díaz Galiana , Spanish football coach (born 1949)
8 December: Pál Dárdai , Hungarian footballer (born 1951)
9 December: Benjamin Massing , Cameroonian footballer (born 1962)
10 December: Ivan Stoyanov , Bulgarian footballer (born 1949)
11 December: Paul Holz , German footballer (born 1952)
15 December: Dave Boyd , Australian footballer (born 1927)
15 December: Felipe Mesones , Argentine footballer (born 1936)
15 December: Paul Straney, Northern Irish footballer (born 1975)
17 December: Higinio García Fernández , Spanish footballer (born 1956)
17 December: Frank Hodgkin , Australian footballer (born 1941)
18 December: Josef Pešice , Czech footballer (born 1950)
19 December: Yevhen Kotelnykov , Ukrainian footballer (born 1939)
20 December: Jiří Sloup , Czech footballer (born 1953)
21 December: Zdzisław Bieniek , Polish footballer (born 1930)
21 December: Renan Martins Pereira , Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
21 December: Timur Segizbayev, Kazak footballer (born 1941)
22 December: Cyril Beavon , English footballer (born 1937)
22 December: Ken Hands , Australian footballer (born 1926)
23 December: Cesare Zamboni, Italian footballer (born 1931)
24 December: Edu Ferreira, Portuguese footballer (born 1997)
24 December: Ken Feltscheer , Australian footballer (born 1915)
24 December: Renato Marchiaro , Italian footballer (born 1919)
26 December: Gerd Hennig , German football referee (born 1935)
26 December: Willie Penman , Scottish footballer (born 1939)
26 December: Steve Piper , English footballer (born 1953)
27 December: Osvaldo Fattori , Italian footballer (born 1922)
27 December: Roberto Ortega, Argentine footballer (born 1932)
27 December: Lothar Schämer , German footballer (born 1940)
28 December: Stanisław Terlecki , Polish footballer (born 1955)
30 December: John Faulkner , English footballer (born 1948)
30 December: Sean McCaffrey , Irish football manager (born 1959)
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