The following are the association football events of the year 2012 throughout the world.
Men's Football Tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London01 ! Mexico02 ! Brazil03 ! South Korea4th JapanJanuary 21 – February 12: 2012 African Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea01 ! Zambia02 ! Ivory Coast03 ! Mali4th GhanaMarch 8 – March 19: 2012 AFC Challenge Cup in Nepal01 ! North Korea02 ! Turkmenistan03 ! Philippines4th PalestineJune 1 – June 3: 2012 Baltic Cup in Estonia01 ! Latvia02 ! Finland03 ! Estonia4th LithuaniaJune 3 – June 11: 2012 OFC Nations Cup in Fiji01 ! Tahiti02 ! New Caledonia03 ! New Zealand4th Solomon IslandsJune 8 – July 1: Euro 2012 in Poland/Ukraine01 ! Spain02 ! Italy22 June – 6 July 2012: 2012 Arab Nations Cup in Saudi Arabia01 ! Morocco02 ! Libya03 ! Iraq4th Saudi ArabiaSeptember 25 – September 29: 2012 Philippine Peace Cup in the Philippines01 ! Philippines02 ! Chinese Taipei03 ! Guam4th MacauSeptember 22 – October 2: 2012 Nehru Cup in India01 ! India02 ! Cameroon03 ! Maldives4th SyriaNovember 24 – December 8: 2012 CECAFA Cup in Uganda01 ! Uganda02 ! Kenya03 ! Zanzibar4th TanzaniaNovember 24 – December 22: 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup in Malaysia and Thailand01 ! Singapore02 ! ThailandDecember 7 – December 16: 2012 Caribbean Cup in Antigua and Barbuda01 ! Cuba02 ! Trinidad and Tobago03 ! Haiti4th MartiniqueDecember 8 – December 20: 2012 West Asian Football Federation Championship in Kuwait01 ! Syria02 ! Iraq03 ! Oman4th Bahrain3 July – 15 July: 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Estonia01 ! Spain02 ! Greece22 September – 6 October: 2012 AFC U-16 Championship in Iran01 ! Uzbekistan02 ! Japan3 November – 17 November: 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in United Arab Emirates01 ! South Korea02 ! IraqWomen's Tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London01 ! United States02 ! Japan03 ! Canada4th: France20 January – 5 February: 2012 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship in Brazil01 ! Brazil02 ! Argentina03 ! Colombia4th: Paraguay29 February – 7 March: 2012 Algarve Cup in Portugal01 ! Germany02 ! Japan03 ! United States4th: SwedenAugust 18 – September 9 — 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan01 ! United States02 ! Germany03 ! Japan4th: NigeriaSeptember 22 – October 13 — 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan01 ! France02 ! North Korea03 ! Ghana4th: GermanyIn 2012, Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada added its 19th team, confirmed in 2010 as the Montreal Impact.CONCACAF changes the format of its club continental cup in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League, taking out the preliminary round and putting the 24 teams in 8 groups of 3 teams each.January 30 – Women's Professional Soccer in the U.S. announced that it would cancel its 2012 season, with hopes of returning in 2013. The cancellation was the latest fallout from conflict with team owner Dan Borislow that consumed much of the 2011 season and extended into the offseason.May 18 – Women's Professional Soccer folded.November 21 – The United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) announced that it would launch a new women's professional league in 2013. The league, as yet unnamed, will have eight teams at launch, four of which have ties to former WPS teams. U.S. Soccer, the Canadian Soccer Association, and the Mexican Football Federation will pay the league salaries for many of their respective national team players, and U.S. Soccer will also house the league offices.December 9 – After scoring twice in a La Liga match against Real Betis, Lionel Messi establishes the new world record for most goals scored in a single calendar year, with 91 – surpassing Gerd Müller's 85 in 1972.December 15 – U.S. Soccer officially announces that its top-level women's league to be launched in 2013 will be known as the National Women's Soccer League.The 2011–2012 season, the league increased from 16 to 19 teams due to no relegation in the 2010–11 season as a result of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Three teams were promoted from the second division.
Following the Port Said Stadium disaster on 1 February 2012, the season was suspended. At that time, teams had played between 14 and 17 games out of 30. Haras El-Hodood was in first place with a 12–1–1 record. This result was considered a significant surprise by Al Ahram. On 10 March 2012, a decision was reached to cancel the remainder of the season.
Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).
29 February22 August8-12 September13-17 October14 NovemberJanuary 10 – Alfred Pyka, German international footballer (born 1934)February 1 – Ladislav Kuna, Slovak football player and manager (born 1947).March 6 - Marcos Alonso Imaz, Spanish footballer (born 1933)March 16 - Estanislau Basora, Spanish footbler (born 1926)April 1 – Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian football player and manager (born 1947).April 14 – Piermario Morosini, Italian football player (born 1986).June 21 – Ramaz Shengelia, Soviet Georgian player, played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup (born 1957).July 19 – Hans Nowak, German footballer (born 1937).July 31 – Alfredo Ramos, Brazilian defender, squad member of Brazil at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (87)August 24 – Félix Miélli Venerando, Brazilian goalkeeper, winner of the 1970 FIFA World Cup. (74)October 11 – Helmut Haller, German international footballer (born 1939).November 20 – Mike Ryan, Irish-born American coach, first head coach of the United States women's national team. (77)November 28 – José Maria Fidélis dos Santos, Brazilian defender, squad member of Brazil at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. (68)December 3: Tommy Berggren, Swedish footballer (born 1950).December 4: Miguel Calero, Colombian goalkeeper (born 1971).December 29: Salvador Reyes, Mexican forward (born 1936). 