2013 in association football

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5 – 18 January: 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations in Bahrain

01 !  United Arab Emirates (2nd title)

02 !  Iraq

03 !  Kuwait

4th:  Bahrain

18 – 27 January: 2013 Copa Centroamericana in Costa Rica

01 !  Costa Rica (7th title)

02 !  Honduras

03 !  El Salvador

4th:  Belize

19 January – 10 February: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa

01 !  Nigeria (3rd title)

02 !  Burkina Faso

03 !  Mali

4th:  Ghana

15 – 30 June: 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil

01 !  Brazil (4th title)

02 !  Spain

03 !  Italy

4th:  Uruguay

6 – 20 July: 2013 COSAFA Cup in Zambia

01 !  Zambia (4th title)

02 !  Zimbabwe

03 !  South Africa

4th:  Lesotho

7 – 28 July: 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States

01 !  United States (5th title)

02 !  Panama

20 – 28 July: 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup in South Korea

01 !  Japan (1st title)

02 !  China PR

03 !  South Korea

4th:  Australia

20 September – 2 October: 2013 SAFF Championship in Nepal

01 !  Afghanistan (1st title)

02 !  India

26 October – 2 November: 2013 UEMOA Tournament

01 !  Burkina Faso (1st title)

02 !  Benin

27 November – 12 December: 2013 CECAFA Cup in Kenya

01 !  Kenya (6th title)

02 !  Sudan

03 !  Zambia

4th:  Tanzania

Youth

9 January – 3 February: 2013 South American Youth Championship in Argentina

01 !  Colombia (3rd title)

02 !  Paraguay

03 !  Uruguay

4th:  Chile

18 February – 3 March: 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Mexico

01 !  Mexico (12th title)

02 !  United States

03 !  El Salvador

4th:  Cuba

7 – 15 March: 2013 Central American Games in Costa Rica

01 !  Honduras (3rd title)

02 !  Costa Rica

03 !  El Salvador

4th:  Guatemala

16 – 30 March: 2013 African U-20 Championship in Algeria

01 !  Egypt (4th title)

02 !  Ghana

03 !  Nigeria

4th:  Mali

17 – 30 March: 2013 OFC U-20 Championship in Fiji

01 !  New Zealand (5th title)

02 !  Fiji

03 !  Vanuatu

4th:  New Caledonia

6 – 19 April: 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama

01 !  Mexico (5th title)

02 !  Panama

03 !  Canada

4th:  Honduras

2 – 26 April: 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Argentina

01 !  Argentina

02 !  Venezuela

03 !  Brazil

4th: Uruguay

13 – 27 April: 2013 African U-17 Championship in Morocco

01 !  Ivory Coast (1st title)

02 !  Nigeria

03 !  Tunisia

4th: Morocco

17–25 April: OFC Under 17 Championship in Vanuatu

01 !  New Zealand (5th title)

02 !  New Caledonia

03 !  Vanuatu

4th:  Fiji

5 – 17 May: 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Slovakia

01 !  Russia (3rd title) ¹

02 !  Italy

28 May – 8 June: 2013 U-21 Toulon Tournament in France

01 !  Brazil (7th title)

02 !  Colombia

03 !  France

4th:  Portugal

5 – 18 June: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Israel

01 !  Spain

02 !  Italy

21 June – 13 July: 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey

01 !  France (1st title)

02 !  Uruguay

03 !  Ghana

4th:  Iraq

20 July - 1 August: 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Lithuania

01 !  Serbia (1st title)

02 !  France

03 !  Spain

4th:  Portugal

17 October – 8 November: 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates

01 !  Nigeria

02 !  Mexico

03 !  Sweden

4th:  Argentina

7 December – 21 December: 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar

01 !  Thailand

02 !  Indonesia

03 !  Singapore

4th:  Malaysia

Women's national teams

6 – 13 March: 2013 Algarve Cup in Portugal

01 !  United States (9th title)

02 !  Germany

03 !  Norway

4th:  Sweden

25 – 28 June: 2013 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship in Switzerland

01 !  Poland (1st title)

02 !  Sweden

03 !  Spain

4th:  Belgium

10 – 28 July: UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden

01 !  Germany (8th title)

02 !  Norway

03 !  Denmark

4th:  Sweden

20 – 27 July: 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup in South Korea

01 !  North Korea (1st title)

02 !  Japan

03 !  South Korea

4th:  China PR

19 – 31 August: 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in Wales

01 !  France (3rd title)

02 !  England

03 !  Finland,  Germany

26 September – 6 October: 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in China

01 !  Japan (3rd title)

02 !  North Korea

03 !  China PR

4th:  Thailand

11 – 20 October: 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in China

01 !  South Korea (2nd title)

02 !  North Korea

03 !  China PR

4th:  Japan

News

June 20 – Abby Wambach becomes the all-time leading international goal scorer for either men or women. Her four goals for the USA in a friendly against South Korea in Harrison, New Jersey bring her career total to 160, surpassing the 158 of fellow American Mia Hamm.

Fixed dates for national team matches

Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).

6 February

23–27 March

8–12 June

21 August

7–11 September

12–16 October

16–20 November

March

March 21 – Aníbal Paz, Uruguayan goalkeeper, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (95)

April

29 April: Kevin Moore, English footballer (born 1958)

May

22 May: Brian Greenhoff, English international footballer (born 1953)

24 May: Ron Davies, Welsh international footballer (born 1942)

June

15 June: Heinz Flohe, German international footballer (born 1948)

16 June: Ottmar Walter, German international footballer (born 1924)

27 June: Stefano Borgonovo, Italian international footballer (born 1964)

30 June: Ingvar Rydell, Swedish international footballer (born 1922)

July

19 July: Bert Trautmann, German footballer (born 1923)

22 July: Lawrie Reilly, Scottish international footballer (born 1928)

23 July: Djalma Santos, Brazilian international footballer (born 1929)

29 July: Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian international footballer (born 1986)

August

24 August: Newton de Sordi, Brazilian international footballer (born 1931)

25 August: Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian international footballer (born 1930)

September

1 September: Ignacio Eizaguirre, Spanish international footballer (born 1920)

4 September: Ferdinand Biwersi, German referee (born 1934)

7 September: Wolfgang Frank, German footballer and manager (born 1951)

7 September: Marek Špilár, Slovakian international footballer (born 1975)

11 September: Fernand Boone, Belgian international footballer (born 1934)

19 September: Gerrie Mühren, Dutch international footballer (born 1946)

23 September: Vlatko Marković, Yugoslavian international footballer (born 1937)

October

1 October: Peter Broadbent, English international footballer (born 1933)

November

3 November: Ryszard Kraus Polish international footballer (born 1964)

5 November: Stuart Williams Welsh international footballer (born 1930)

12 November: Erik Dyreborg, Danish footballer (born 1940)

14 November: Bennett Masinga, South African international footballer (born 1965)

16 November: Arne Pedersen, Norwegian international footballer (born 1931)

24 November: Amedeo Amadei, Italian international footballer and manager (born 1921)

25 November: Bill Foulkes, English international footballer and manager (born 1932)

27 November: Nílton Santos, Brazilian international footballer (born 1925)

December

2 December: Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan international footballer (born 1942)

18 December: Büyük Jeddikar, Iranian international footballer (born 1929)

24 December: Serghei Stroenco, Moldovan international footballer (born 1967)

29 December: Ilya Tsymbalar, Ukrainian and Russian international footballer (born 1969)

30 December: Akeem Adams, Trinidadian international footballer (born 1991)