2015 in association football

CAF

17 January – 8 February: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.

01 !:  Ivory Coast

02 !:  Ghana

03 !:  DR Congo

4th:  Equatorial Guinea

AFC

9 – 31 January: 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia.

01 !:  Australia

02 !:  South Korea

03 !:  United Arab Emirates

4th:  Iraq

CONCACAF

7–26 July: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States and Canada.

01 !:  Mexico

02 !:  Jamaica

03 !:  Panama

4th:  United States

CONMEBOL

11 June - 4 July: 2015 Copa América in Chile.

01 !:  Chile

02 !:  Argentina

03 !:  Peru

4th:  Paraguay

CAF

15 February – 1 March: 2015 African U-17 Championship in Niger

01 !:  Mali

02 !:  South Africa

03 !:  Guinea

4th:  Nigeria

8 – 22 March: 2015 African U-20 Championship in Senegal

01 !:  Nigeria

02 !:  Senegal

03 !:  Ghana

4th:  Mali

28 November – 12 December: 2015 CAF U-23 Championship in Senegal

01 !:  Nigeria

02 !:  Algeria

03 !:  South Africa

4th:  Senegal

CONCACAF

9 – 24 January: 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Jamaica

01 !:  Mexico

02 !:  Panama

27 February – 15 March: 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Honduras

01 !:  Mexico

02 !:  Honduras

CONMEBOL

14 January – 7 February: 2015 South American Youth Football Championship in Uruguay

01 !:  Argentina

02 !:  Colombia

03 !:  Uruguay

4th:  Brazil

4 – 29 March: 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Paraguay

01 !:  Brazil

02 !:  Argentina

03 !:  Ecuador

4th:  Paraguay

FIFA

30 May – 20 June: 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand

01 !:  Serbia

02 !:  Brazil

03 !:  Mali

4th:  Senegal

17 October – 8 November: 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile

01 !:  Nigeria

02 !:  Mali

03 !:  Belgium

4th:  Mexico

OFC

13 – 26 January: 2015 OFC U-17 Championship in American Samoa and Samoa

01 !:  New Zealand

02 !:  Tahiti

03 !:  Vanuatu

4th:  New Caledonia

UEFA

6 – 22 May: 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Bulgaria

01 !:  France

02 !:  Germany

17 – 30 June: 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic

01 !:  Sweden

02 !:  Portugal

6 – 19 July: 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Greece

01 !:  Spain

02 !:  Russia

Women's National Teams

6 June - 5 July: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada

01 !:  United States

02 !:  Japan

03 !:  England

4th:  Germany

AFC

19 – 30 August: 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in China

01 !:  Japan

02 !:  North Korea

03 !:  South Korea

4th:  China PR

4 – 15 November: 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in China

01 !:  North Korea

02 !:  Japan

03 !:  China PR

4th:  Thailand

UEFA

22 June – 4 July: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Iceland

01 !:  Spain

02 !:   Switzerland

15 – 27 July: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Israel

01 !:  Sweden

02 !:  Spain

Men's

29 May - 15 June: Southeast Asian Games

01 !:  Thailand

02 !:  Myanmar

03 !:  Vietnam

4th:  Indonesia

2–13 July: Summer Universiade

01 !:  Italy

02 !:  South Korea

03 !:  Japan

4th:  Brazil

3–17 July: Pacific Games

01 !:  New Caledonia

02 !:  Tahiti

03 !:  Papua New Guinea

4th:  Fiji

11–26 July: Pan American Games

01 !:  Uruguay

02 !:  Mexico

03 !:  Brazil

4th:  Panama

3–18 September: All-Africa Games

01 !:  Senegal

02 !:  Burkina Faso

03 !:  Nigeria

4th:  Congo

Women's

2–12 July: Summer Universiade

01 !:  France

02 !:  Russia

03 !:  Japan

4th:  Canada

6–16 July: Pacific Games

01 !:  Papua New Guinea

02 !:  New Caledonia

03 !:  Cook Islands

4th:  Samoa

11–25 July: Pan American Games

01 !:  Brazil

02 !:  Colombia

03 !:  Mexico

4th:  Canada

3–18 September: All-Africa Games

01 !:  Ghana

02 !:  Cameroon

03 !:  Ivory Coast

4th:  Nigeria

Regional

27 July - 9 August: 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Cambodia

01 !:  Thailand

02 !:  Myanmar

03 !:  Australia

4th:  Laos

February

February 5 - The CAF Executive Committee decided to suspend the Morocco national football team from the next two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, 2017 and 2019, and to impose on the Royal Moroccan Football Federation the regulatory fine of 1 million US dollars, along with the sum of 8.05 million euros in compensation for all material damage sustained by CAF, stakeholders and partners as a result of the decision not to host the 2015 edition.

Fixed dates for national team matches

Scheduled international matches per the FIFA International Match Calendar:

23–31 March

8–16 June

July

31 August – 8 September

5–13 October

9–17 November

UEFA

June 15, 2014 – July 4, 2015: 2015 UEFA Regions' Cup (final in Tallaght Stadium at Dublin)

The Irish Eastern Region defeated Zagreb, 1–0, in the final.

August 9, 2014 – May 14, 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League (final takes place at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin)

Frankfurt defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 to win their fourth UEFA Women's Champions League title.

September 16, 2014 – April 13, 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Youth League (final takes place at the Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon in Nyon)

Chelsea defeated Shakhtar Donetsk, 3–2, to win their first UEFA Youth League title.

September 16, 2014 – June 6, 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League (final takes place at the Olympiastadion in Berlin)

Barcelona defeated Juventus, 3–1, to win their fifth UEFA Champions League title. Barcelona will represent UEFA at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.

September 18, 2014 – May 27, 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League (final takes place at the National Stadium in Warsaw)

Sevilla defeated Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, 3–2, to win their fourth UEFA Europa League title.

May 6 – 22: 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in  Bulgaria

 France defeated  Germany, 4–1, to win their second UEFA European Under-17 Championship title.

June 17 – 30: 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the  Czech Republic

 Sweden defeated  Portugal, 4–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 tie in regular play, to win their first UEFA European Under-21 Championship title.

June 22 – July 4: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in  Iceland

 Spain defeated   Switzerland, 5–2, to win their third UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship title.

July 6 – 19: 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in  Greece

 Spain defeated  Russia, 2–0, to win their tenth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title.

July 15 – 27: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in  Israel

 Sweden defeated  Spain, 3–1, to win their third UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title.

August 11: 2015 UEFA Super Cup at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi

Barcelona defeated fellow Spanish team, Sevilla, 5–4 in extra time, to win their fourth UEFA Super Cup title.

CONMEBOL

January 14 – February 7: 2015 South American Youth Football Championship in  Uruguay

Winner:  Argentina wins its fifth South American Youth Football Championship. (qualified directly to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics)

Second:  Colombia (qualified directly to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, plus an Olympic play-off against a CONCACAF team.)

Third:  Uruguay (qualified directly to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2015 Pan American Games.)

Fourth:  Brazil (qualified to same identical events as Uruguay.)

Fifth:  Peru (qualified to compete at the 2015 Pan American Games only.)

Sixth:  Paraguay (qualified to same event with Peru.)

February 3 – August 5: 2015 Copa Libertadores

River Plate defeated UANL, 3–0 in aggregate, to win their third Copa Libertadores title. River Plate will represent CONMEBOL at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.

February 6 & 11: 2015 Recopa Sudamericana (first leg at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti; second leg at the Estadio Pedro Bidegain) Both stadia are in Buenos Aires.

River Plate defeated fellow Argentinian team, San Lorenzo, 2–0 on aggregate, to win their first Recopa Sudamericana title.

March 4 – 29: 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship in  Paraguay

Note: These four teams qualified to compete at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Winner:  Brazil (11th South American Under-17 Football Championship title)

Second:  Argentina

Third:  Ecuador

Fourth:  Paraguay

June 11 – July 4: 2015 Copa América in  Chile

 Chile defeated  Argentina, 4–1 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first Copa América title.  Peru took third place.

August 11: 2015 Suruga Bank Championship in Suita, Osaka

River Plate defeated Gamba Osaka, 3–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title.

August 11 – December 9: 2015 Copa Sudamericana

Santa Fe defeated Huracán, 3–1 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular plays, to win their first Copa Sudamericana title.

October 28 – November 8: 2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina in Medellín

Ferroviária defeated Colo-Colo, 3–1, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title. UAI Urquiza took third place.

November 21 – December 6: 2015 South American Under-15 Football Championship in  Colombia

 Brazil defeated  Uruguay, 5–4 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fourth South American Under-15 Football Championship title.  Argentina took third place.

CAF

January 17 – February 8: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in  Equatorial Guinea (final at Estadio de Bata, Bata)

Note 1: As a result, for refusing to host this event,  Morocco was disqualified from participating in it.

Note 2: Also, Morocco is disqualified from competing in both the 2017 and 2019 editions of the event by the CAF.

Note 3: However, on April 2, 2015, Morocco was reinstated, by appeal, to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations again by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The  Ivory Coast defeated  Ghana, 9–8 in penalties and after a 0–0 tie in regular play, to win their second Africa Cup of Nations title. The  DR Congo took third place.

February 13 – November 8: 2015 CAF Champions League

TP Mazembe defeated USM Alger, 4–1 on aggregate, to win their fifth CAF Champions League title. TP Mazembe will represent the CAF at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.

February 13 – November 29: 2015 CAF Confederation Cup

Étoile du Sahel defeated Orlando Pirates, 2–1 on aggregate, to win their second CAF Confederation Cup title.

February 15 – March 1: 2015 African U-17 Championship in  Niger

 Mali defeated  South Africa, 2–0, to win their first African U-17 Championship title.  Guinea took third place.

February 21: 2015 CAF Super Cup in the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida

ES Sétif defeated Al Ahly, 6–5 in penalties and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win their first CAF Super Cup title.

March 8 – 22: 2015 African U-20 Championship in  Senegal

 Nigeria defeated  Senegal, 1–0, to win their seventh African U-20 Championship title.  Ghana took third place.

November 27, 2015 – March 27, 2016: 2015–16 CAF U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament

November 28 – December 12: 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in  Senegal

 Nigeria defeated  Algeria, 2–1, to win their first U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title.  South Africa took third place.

AFC

January 9 – 31: 2015 AFC Asian Cup in  Australia (final at Stadium Australia in Sydney)

 Australia defeated  South Korea, 2–1 after extra time, to claim their first AFC Asian Cup title. The  United Arab Emirates took third place.

February 4 – November 21: 2015 AFC Champions League

Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Al-Ahli, 1–0 on aggregate, to win their second AFC Champions League title.

Guangzhou Evergrande will represent the AFC at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.

February 10 – October 31: 2015 AFC Cup

Johor Darul Ta'zim defeated Istiklol, 1–0, to win their first AFC Cup title.

May 1 – 10: 2015 AFF Women's Championship in Ho Chi Minh City

 Thailand defeated  Myanmar, 3–2, to win their second AFF Women's Championship title.  Australia U20 took third place.

July 27 – August 9: 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Phnom Penh

 Thailand defeated  Myanmar, 3–0, to win their 3rd title.  Australia took third place.

August 1 – 8: 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup in Wuhan

1st place:  North Korea (second consecutive EAFF Women's East Asian Cup title)

2nd place:  South Korea

3rd place:  Japan

4th place:  China PR

August 2 – 9: 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup in Wuhan

1st place:  South Korea (second EAFF East Asian Cup title)

2nd place:  China PR

3rd place:  North Korea

4th place:  Japan

August 9 – 18: 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship in Sylhet

 Bangladesh defeated  India, 4–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first SAFF U-16 Championship title.

August 19 – 30: 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in  China

 Japan defeated  North Korea, 4–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fourth AFC U-19 Women's Championship title.  South Korea took third place.

November 4 – 15: 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in  China

 North Korea defeated  Japan, 1–0, to win their second AFC U-16 Women's Championship title.  China PR took the bronze medal.

CONCACAF

August 5, 2014 – April 29, 2015: 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League

Club América defeated the Montreal Impact, 5–3 in aggregate, to win their sixth CONCACAF Champions League title. Club América will represent the CONCACAF Confederation at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.

January 9 – 24: 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in  Jamaica

 Mexico defeated  Panama, 4–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win its 13th CONCACAF U-20 Championship title.  Honduras, the  United States, and the two finalist teams qualify to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

February 27 – March 15: 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in  Honduras

 Mexico defeated  Honduras, 3–0, to win their 6th CONCACAF U-17 Championship title.  Costa Rica, the  United States, and the two team finalists all qualify to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

March 6 – October 25: 2015 Major League Soccer season

Eastern Conference (MLS) and Supporters' Shield winners: New York Red Bulls

Western Conference (MLS) winners: FC Dallas

October 28 – December 6: 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs

The Portland Timbers defeated the Columbus Crew, 2–1, to win their first MLS Cup title.

July 7 – 26: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the  United States and  Canada

 Mexico defeated  Jamaica, 3–1, to win their seventh CONCACAF Gold Cup title.  Panama took third place. Mexico advances to face the  United States in a one-game playoff for CONCACAF's place in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.

August 9 – 23: 2015 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship in the  Cayman Islands and  Jamaica

Event cancelled.

October 10: 2015 CONCACAF Cup in Pasadena, California

 Mexico defeated  United States, 3–2 at extra time.

OFC

October 7, 2014 – April 26, 2015: 2014–15 OFC Champions League (final at National Stadium in Suva)

Auckland City defeated fellow New Zealand team, the Team Wellington, 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win their seventh OFC Champions League (including five consecutive wins). Auckland City will represent the OFC at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.

January 13 – 26: 2015 OFC U-17 Championship in Pago Pago

 New Zealand defeated  Tahiti, 5–4 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their sixth (fifth consecutively) OFC U-17 Championship title.  Vanuatu took third place.

Other football competitions

May 30 – June 20: 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in  New Zealand (final at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland)

 Serbia defeated  Brazil, 2–1 at extra time, to win their second FIFA U-20 World Cup title. This includes the 1987 title, when Serbia was part of the former  Yugoslavia.

 Mali took third place.

June 6 – July 5: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in  Canada (final at BC Place in Vancouver)

The  United States defeated  Japan, 5–2, to win their third FIFA Women's World Cup title.  England took third place.

June 13 – 29: 2015 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships at the St George's Park National Football Centre in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire

 Russia defeated  Ukraine, 1–0, in the final.  Brazil took third place.

August 7 – 16: 2015 CPISRA Football 7-a-side U19 World Championships in Nottingham

 Russia defeated  Brazil, 3–2, in the final.  England took third place.

August 20 – 29: IBSA Blind Football European Championships 2015 in Hereford

 Turkey defeated  Russia, 1–0, in the final.  Spain took third place.

August 30 – September 8: 2015 IBSA Blind Football Asian Championships in Tokyo

 Iran defeated  China, 1–0 in penalty kicks, in the final.  South Korea took the bronze medal.

October 16 – 25: 2015 IBSA Blind Football African Championships in Douala

 Morocco defeated  Cameroon, 2–0, in the final.  Mali took the bronze medal.

October 17 – November 8: 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in  Chile

 Nigeria defeated  Mali, 2–0, to win their fifth FIFA U-17 World Cup title.  Belgium took third place.

December 10 – 20: 2015 FIFA Club World Cup in  Japan

Barcelona defeated River Plate, 3–0, to win their third FIFA Club World Cup title. Sanfrecce Hiroshima took third place.