2009 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 2009 throughout the world.

General

Major League Soccer (United States/Canada) expands to 15 teams with the launch of Seattle Sounders FC.

Women's Professional Soccer, the successor to the defunct Women's United Soccer Association in the USA, launched in March with 7 teams.

During the 2009–10 Hyundai A-League season, the FFA, the governing body of the sport in Australia, will expand the 8 team A-League to include 10 teams, with the addition of clubs from North Queensland and the Gold Coast.

January

1 – Gamba Osaka win the 88th edition of the Emperor's Cup and qualify for the 2009 AFC Champions League.

11 – Club Deportivo Guadalajara win the InterLiga 2009, Guadalajara and runners-up C.F. Pachuca both qualify for the Copa Libertadores.

12 – The 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year ceremony took place in Zürich, Switzerland. Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the men's prize and Marta won the women's prize for the third year in a row.

13 – Uganda win their tenth CECAFA Cup, beating Kenya 1–0 in the final at the National Stadium, Kampala.

17 – Oman win the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations, beating Saudi Arabia 6–5 on penalties.

February

23 – K-League 2008 champions Suwon Samsung Bluewings defeat MLS representative Los Angeles Galaxy at the final game of Pan-Pacific Championship 2009 by penalty shootout after 1–1 game, winning the second champion title of Pan-Pacific Championship. J. League Cup 2008 winners Oita Trinita win the third place match against Chinese Super League 2008 champions Shandong Luneng Taishan by 2–1.

28 – Melbourne Victory win the grand final of the 2008–09 A-League season.

March

14 – In the Premier League, Liverpool beat Manchester United 4–1 at Old Trafford, completing a "double" against both Manchester United and Chelsea this season.

May

2 - Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-6 at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

25 – Burnley beat Sheffield United 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in the second tier of English football's play-off final and are promoted to the top flight.

27 - Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, winning their 3rd Champions League title.

June

6 – Japan, Australia, South Korea, and Netherlands are officially qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

17 – North Korea is qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

28 – Brazil beats the USA 3–2 at the final of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa, winning two FIFA Confederations Cup in a row.

July

9 – Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito beats SC Internacional 4–0 on aggregate at the 2009 Recopa Sudamericana.

26 – Players from the 1990 England and West Germany national teams are to replay their Italia '90 World Cup semi-final match in aid of charity, for the Sir Bobby Robson Trophy.

28 – Former Ipswich, Newcastle, England and Barcelona manager Bobby Robson dies at age 76.

September

3 – Romanian goalkeeper Alexandru Iatan of Dunărea Giurgiu died while training penalty shots when the ball hit his chest.

10 – The International Federation of Football History & Statistics, an organization recognized by FIFA, has published a continental Clubs of 20th Century ranking.

27 – HB Tórshavn won the Faroese league for the 20th time. The first club on the islands to reach this milestone.

October

27 - 3rd tier side Alcorcón beat 4-0 La Liga side Real Madrid in a Spanish cup match. This match was given the name Alcorconazo by the Spanish media and by Alcorcón fans.

November

14 – New Zealand beats Bahrain 1–0 on aggregate at the AFC–OFC play-off. The All Whites book their first World Cup trip since 1982, while Bahrain lose for the second straight time in an inter-confederation play-off, having lost to Trinidad and Tobago in 2006.

18 – Controversies over Republic of Ireland vs France match, one of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round play-offs, occur due to France's play-off-winning goal in connection with intentional handball by French captain Thierry Henry.

18 – Uruguay beats Costa Rica 2–1 on aggregate at the CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off, making themselves the last of 32 countries qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

December

2 - Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito beats Fluminense FC 5–4 on aggregate at the 2009 Copa Sudamericana finals.

4 – The final draw for 2010 FIFA World Cup is held in Cape Town, South Africa.

19 – FC Barcelona beats Estudiantes de La Plata 2–1 in the final match of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

21 – The 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year awards are handed out in Zürich. The men's award goes to Lionel Messi of Argentina and FC Barcelona. The women's award goes to Marta of Brazil and the Los Angeles Sol, who becomes the first player of either sex to win the award four times (in her case, consecutively).

AFC

Australia – Melbourne Victory

Bahrain – Muharraq Club

Bangladesh – Abahani Limited

Bhutan – Druk Star

Cambodia – a Corp

China PR – Beijing Guoan

Chinese Taipei – Kaohsiung City Yaoti

Guam – Quality Distributors

Hong Kong – South China AA

India – Churchill Brothers

Indonesia – Persipura Jayapura

Iran – Esteghlal

Iraq – Arbil FC

Japan – Kashima Antlers

Jordan – Al-Wahdat

Korea – Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Kuwait – Al-Qadisiya Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan – Dordoi-Dynamo

Lebanon – Nejmeh

Makau – Lam Pak

Malaysia – Selangor FA

Oman – Al-Nahda

Pakistan – WAPDA

Palestine – West Bank – Wadi Al-Nes

Qatar – Al-Gharrafa

Saudi Arabia – Al-Ittihad

Singapore – SAFFC

Syria – Al-Karamah

Tajikistan – Vakhsh Qurghonteppa

Thailand – Muang Thong United

Turkmenistan – HTTU Aşgabat

UAE – Al-Ahli

Uzbekistan – Bunyodkor

Vietnam – Đà Nẵng

CAF

Algeria – ES Sétif

Cameroon – Tiko United

Egypt – Al-Ahly

Libya – Al-Ittihad

Morocco – Raja Casablanca

Nigeria – Bayelsa United

South Africa – Supersport United

Tunisia – Espérance Sportive de Tunis

CONCACAF

Mexico – UNAM (C); Monterrey (A)

Major League Soccer (USA/Canada) – Real Salt Lake (P) / Columbus Crew (L)

Women's Professional Soccer (USA) – Sky Blue FC

Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; "(C)" mean Clausura champion.
Note: "(P)" designates the MLS Cup playoffs champion; "(L)" designates the MLS Supporters' Shield winner.

CONMEBOL

Argentina – Vélez Sársfield (C); Banfield (A)

Bolivia – Bolívar (A); Blooming (C)

Brazil – Flamengo

Chile – Universidad de Chile (A); Colo-Colo (C)

Colombia – Once Caldas (A); Independiente Medellín (C)

Serie A – Deportivo Quito

Paraguay – Cerro Porteño (A); Nacional (C)

Perú – Universitario de Deportes

Uruguay – Nacional

Venezuela – Caracas

Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; "(C)" mean Clausura champion.

OFC

Fiji – Lakota

French Polynesia – Manu-Ura

New Caledonia – Magenta

New Zealand – Auckland City

Vanuatu – Tafea FC

UEFA

Albania – Tirana

Andorra – Sant Julià

Armenia – Pyunik

Austria – Red Bull Salzburg

Azerbaijan – Baku

Belarus – BATE Borisov

Belgium – Standard Liège

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Zrinjski Mostar

Bulgaria – Levski Sofia

Croatia – Dinamo Zagreb

Cyprus – APOEL

Czech Republic – Slavia Prague

Denmark – Copenhagen

England – Manchester United

Estonia – Levadia

Faroe Islands – HB Tórshavn

Finland – HJK Helsinki

France – Bordeaux

Georgia – WIT Georgia

Germany – Wolfsburg

Greece – Olympiacos

Hungary – Debrecen

Iceland – FH

Israel – Maccabi Haifa

Republic of Ireland – Bohemians

Italy – Internazionale

Kazakhstan – FC Aktobe

Latvia – FK Liepājas Metalurgs

Lithuania – FK Ekranas

Luxembourg – F91 Dudelange

Macedonia – Makedonija Gjorče Petrov

Malta – Hibernians

Moldova – Sheriff Tiraspol

Montenegro – Mogren

Netherlands – AZ

Northern Ireland – Glentoran

Norway – Rosenborg

Poland – Wisła Kraków

Portugal – Porto

Romania – Unirea Urziceni

Russia – Rubin Kazan

San Marino – Tre Fiori

Scotland – Rangers

Serbia – Partizan

Slovakia – Slovan Bratislava

Slovenia – Maribor

Spain – Barcelona

Sweden – AIK

Switzerland – Zürich

Turkey – Beşiktaş

Ukraine – Dynamo Kyiv

Wales – Rhyl

International tournaments

2008 CECAFA Cup in Uganda (31 December 2008 – 13 January 2009)

01 ! Uganda

02 ! Kenya

03 ! Tanzania

4th Burundi

2009 Gulf Cup of Nations in Oman (4–17 January 2009)

01 ! Oman

02 ! Saudi Arabia

03 ! Qatar/ Kuwait

FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 in South Africa (14–28 June 2009)

01 ! Brazil

02 ! United States

03 ! Spain

4th South Africa

2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States (3–26 July 2009)

01 ! Mexico

02 ! United States

03 ! Costa Rica, Honduras

2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt (24 September – 16 October)

01 ! Ghana

02 ! Brazil

03 ! Hungary

4th Costa Rica

2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria (24 October – 15 November)

01 ! Switzerland

02 ! Nigeria

03 ! Spain

4th Colombia

2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya (28 November–13 December 2009)

01 ! Uganda

02 ! Rwanda

03 ! Zanzibar

4th Tanzania

January

2 January – Ian Greaves (76), English defender and manager

2 January – Ryuzo Hiraki (77), Japanese defender and national team manager

2 January – Kamel Karia (58), Tunisian goalkeeper

4 January – Lei Clijsters (52), Belgian defender and coach, father of Kim Clijsters

4 January – Arvid Knutsen (80), Norwegian forward and coach

5 January – Jimmy Rayner (73), English striker

6 January – Shmuel Ben Dror (84), Israeli midfielder, scorer of the first ever goal of the Israel national football team

6 January – Charlie Thomson (78), Scottish goalkeeper

7 January – Alfie Conn, Sr. (82), Scottish forward

8 January – Alberto Eliani (86), Italian defender

9 January – Victor Mosa (63), Italian/French defender

10 January – Jack Wheeler (89), English goalkeeper

January 12 – Friaça, Brazilian forward, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (84)

13 January – Tommy Casey (78), Northern Irish midfielder

14 January – Tomi Jalo (50), Finnish midfielder

16 January – Cláudio Milar (35), Uruguayan striker, traffic accident

17 January – Tomislav Crnković (79), Croatian defender

19 January – Joop Wille (88), Dutch goalkeeper

20 January – Johnny Dixon (85), English striker

21 January – Jaime Belmonte (74), Mexican midfielder, participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup

21 January – Vic Crowe (76), Welsh midfielder

21 January – Peter Persidis (61), Austrian defender

22 January – Clément Pinault (23), French defender, heart attack

24 January – Fernando Cornejo (39), Chilean midfielder, cancer

24 January – Karl Koller (79), Austrian midfielder

26 January – Ivan Jensen (76), Danish midfielder

27 January – Aubrey Powell (90), Welsh forward

29 January – Willi Köchling (75), German defender

29 January – Roy Saunders (78), English midfielder

30 January – Pieter Van Den Bosch (71), Belgian midfielder, participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup

February

2 February – Paul Birch (46), English midfielder

7 February – Joe Haverty (72), Irish midfielder

8 February – Jouni Jalonen (66), Finnish defender, Finnish Footballer of the Year in 1968

9 February – Reg Davies (79), Welsh forward

9 February – Neville Hamilton (48), English midfielder

10 February – Holger Olsen (88), Danish defender

12 February – Giacomo Bulgarelli (68), Italian midfielder, participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, 1966 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1968

13 February – Jerzy Hawrylewicz (50), Polish forward

15 February – Don Leeson (73), English goalkeeper

20 February – Julius Nota (37), Slovak goalkeeper, stabbing

March

1 March – Elefterios Manolios (73), French goalkeeper

2 March – Andy Bowman (74), Scottish midfielder

2 March – Carlos Sosa (89), Argentine defender

3 March – Åke Lindman (81), Finnish defender

3 March – José Moncebáez (80), Mexican goalkeeper and national team coach

4 March – Harry Parkes (89), English defender

5 March – Valeri Broshin (46), Russian midfielder

7 March – Jimmy Hernon (84), Scottish midfielder

7 March – Edouard Oum Ndeki (32), Cameroonian midfielder, hepatitis

7 March – Anton Shokh (49), Kazakhstani-Russian midfielder

9 March – Eddie Lowe (83), English midfielder

10 March – Jack Capper (77), Welsh defender

16 March – Alan Suddick (64), English midfielder

28 March – Hugh Kelly (85), Scottish defender

29 March – Vladimir Fedotov (66), Russian striker

31 March – Enea Masiero (75), Italian midfielder

April

2 April – Víctor Hugo Ávalos (37), Paraguayan midfielder

6 April – Gheorghe Ene (72), Romanian striker

11 April – Jimmy Neighbour (58), English midfielder

12 April – Mike Keen (69), English midfielder

12 April – Louis Leysen (76), Belgian goalkeeper

13 April – Miguel Ángel Mori (65), Argentine midfielder, participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics

19 April – Maurilio Prini (76), Italian midfielder

19 April – Dicky Robinson (82), English defender

20 April – Franco Rotella (42), Italian midfielder

23 April – Lam Sheung Yee (74), Hong Kong defender

25 April – Miljenko Bajić (54), Bosnian defender

May

1 May – Jokke Kangaskorpi (37), Finnish forward

3 May – John Elsworthy (77), Welsh midfielder, member of the squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup

3 May – Tommy Fowler (84), English midfielder

4 May – Bobby Campbell (86), Scottish midfielder

9 May – Juan Gómez (84), Mexican defender, participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup

13 May – Norbert Eschmann (75), Swiss-French midfielder, member of the squad for the 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup

19 May – Andrei Ivanov (42), Russian defender

24 May – Youssef Elbai (30), French defender

25 May – Billy Baxter (70), Scottish midfielder/defender

30 May – Gunnar Arnesen (81), Norwegian forward

June

2 June – Rodrigo García Vizoso (100), Spanish goalkeeper and coach

4 June – Lev Brovarskyi (60), Ukrainian midfielder

6 June – Bobby Haarms (74), Dutch midfielder

7 June – Gordon Lennon (26), Northern Irish defender, traffic accident

8 June – Aage Rou Jensen (84), Danish striker

11 June – Alan Philpott (66), English midfielder

18 June – Mihai Mocanu (67), Romanian defender, participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup

20 June – Joseph Ibanez (82), French midfielder and coach

23 June – Jackie Swindells (72), English striker

24 June – Mario Tontodonati (85), Italian midfielder/forward

July

2 July – Kaj Hansen (68), Swedish defender, participated in the 1964 European Nations' Cup

3 July – Sadek Boukhalfa (74), Algerian midfielder

6 July – Mihai Baicu (33), Romanian midfielder, cardiac arrest

12 July – Tommy Cummings (80), English midfielder and manager

13 July – Axel Pilmark (83), Danish midfielder, participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics

14 July – Kujtim Majaci (47), Albanian forward

17 July – Otto Bresling (88), Danish midfielder

20 July – Sargis Aroyan (18), Armenian forward

21 July – Dai Lawrence (62), Welsh defender

24 July – Zé Carlos (47), Brazilian goalkeeper

25 July – Ricardo Bonelli (76), Argentine midfielder

25 July – Italo Romagnoli (93), Italian defender

25 July – Zequinha (74), Brazilian midfielder, on the squad for the 1962 FIFA World Cup

29 July – Paul McGrillen (37), Scottish striker, suicide

30 July – Yuri Kurnenin (55), Belarusian midfielder and manager

31 July – Sir Bobby Robson (76), English forward and manager

August

2 August – Joe Livingstone (67), English striker

5 August – Mario Tiddia (73), Italian defender and manager

8 August – Daniel Jarque (26), Spanish defender, heart attack

8 August – Orlando Rozzoni (72), Italian forward

9 August – Tommy Clinton (83), Irish defender

9 August – Massimiliano Fiondella (41), Italian defender

10 August – Francisco Valdés (66), Chilean midfielder

11 August – Lazare Gianessi (83), French defender, participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup

13 August – Brian McLaughlin (54), Scottish midfielder

19 August – Vic Snell (81), English defender

19 August – Bobby Thomson (65), English defender and manager

24 August – Virginio De Paoli (71), Italian striker

31 August – Torsten Lindberg (92), Swedish goalkeeper and manager, participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1950 FIFA World Cup

September

1 September – Jock Buchanan (74), Scottish forward

9 September – Léon Glovacki (81), French striker and manager, participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup

11 September – Carlo De Bernardi (56), Italian midfielder

11 September – Jean-François Prigent (65), French midfielder

11 September – Henny van Schoonhoven (39), Dutch defender, cancer

13 September – Paul Shirtliff (46), English defender

19 September – Brian Filipi (20), Albanian midfielder, traffic accident

20 September – Mario Beltrán (23), Colombian midfielder, traffic accident

20 September – Hernan Córdoba (19), Colombian striker, traffic accident

22 September – Marco Achilli (60), Italian midfielder

24 September – Terry Bly (73), English striker and manager

26 September – Geoff Barrowcliffe (77), English defender

27 September – René Bliard (76), French striker

27 September – Raúl Savoy (68), Argentine midfielder

28 September – Horst Feilzer (52), German forward

30 September – Raúl Magaña (69), Salvadoran goalkeeper and manager

October

1 October – Mangue Cissé (60), Ivorian defender, father of Djibril Cissé

2 October – Rolf Rüssmann (58), German defender, participated in the 1978 FIFA World Cup

3 October – Zoran Mijucić (40), Serbian midfielder, participated in the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship

4 October – Gerhard Kaufhold (80), German midfielder/striker

5 October – Tommy Capel (87), English forward

8 October – Alex McCrae (89), Scottish forward

9 October – Arne Bakker (79), Norwegian midfielder

9 October – Horst Szymaniak (75), German midfielder, participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup and the 1962 FIFA World Cup

11 October – Gustav Kral (26), Austrian goalkeeper, traffic accident

12 October – Massimo Mattolini (56), Italian goalkeeper

13 October – Orane Simpson (26), Jamaican midfielder, stabbing

17 October – David Burnside (69), English midfielder and manager

21 October – John Jarman (78), Welsh midfielder

23 October – Collins Mbulo (38), Zambian goalkeeper

27 October – Frank Brady, Jr. (age unknown), Irish midfielder

30 October – Juvenal, Brazilian defender, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (85)

30 October – František Veselý (65), Czech forward, participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 1976

November

2 November – Keith Kettleborough (74), English midfielder

2 November – Paolo Perugi (44), Italian midfielder

4 November – Stefano Chiodi (52), Italian midfielder

7 November – Billy Ingham (57), English midfielder

10 November – Robert Enke (32), German goalkeeper, suicide

13 November – Héctor Facundo (72), Argentine midfielder, participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup

15 November – Ray Charnley (74), English forward

15 November – Don Martin (65), English forward

16 November – Antonio de Nigris (31), Mexican striker, heart attack

18 November – Salem Saad (31), Emirati striker, heart attack

22 November – Juan Carlos Muñoz (90), Argentine midfielder

23 November – Tony Parry (64), English defender

25 November – Mike Tiddy (80), English midfielder

26 November – Giuseppe Baldini (87), Italian striker and manager

29 November – George Cummins (78), Irish forward

30 November – Christoph Budde (46), German striker

December

December – Henry Andersson (85), Swedish goalkeeper

1 December – Neil Dougall (88), Scottish midfielder and manager

1 December – Alberto Ariel Martínez (59), Uruguayan midfielder

12 December – Manuel Ruiz Sosa (72), Spanish midfielder and manager

14 December – Alan A'Court (75), English midfielder and manager, participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup

17 December – Michel Leblond (77), French midfielder and manager, on the squad for the 1954 FIFA World Cup

17 December – Guillermo Ortíz (69), Mexican midfielder, on the squad for the 1962 FIFA World Cup

20 December – Jack Brownsword (86), English defender

22 December – Albert Scanlon (74), English forward, survivor of the Munich air disaster

24 December – Hugo Berly (67), Chilean defender, on the squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup

26 December – Giuseppe Chiappella (85), Italian midfielder and manager

References

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Contents

General

January

February

March

May

June

July

September

October

November

December

AFC

CAF

CONCACAF

CONMEBOL

OFC

UEFA

International tournaments

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

References