2016 in association football

AFC

2–15 November: 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup in the  Malaysia

01 !:    Nepal

02 !:  Macau

03 !:  Laos

4th:  Brunei

CONMEBOL

3–26 June: Copa América Centenario in the  United States

01 !:  Chile

02 !:  Argentina

03 !:  Colombia

4th:  United States

OFC

28 May - 11 June: 2016 OFC Nations Cup in  Papua New Guinea

01 !:  New Zealand

02 !:  Papua New Guinea

03 !:  New Caledonia and  Solomon Islands

UEFA

10 June — 10 July: UEFA Euro 2016 in  France.

01 !:  Portugal

02 !:  France

03 !:  Germany and  Wales

AFC

12–30 January: 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in  Qatar

01 !:  Japan

02 !:  South Korea

03 !:  Iraq

4th:  Qatar

10–23 July: 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in  Cambodia

01 !:  Australia

02 !:  Vietnam

03 !:  Thailand

4th:  Cambodia

11–24 September: 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in  Vietnam

01 !:  Australia

02 !:  Thailand

03 !:  Vietnam

15 September–2 October: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in  India

01 !:  Iraq

02 !:  Iran

03 !:  Japan and  North Korea

13–30 October: 2016 AFC U-19 Championship in  Bahrain

01 !:  Japan

02 !:  Saudi Arabia

03 !:  Iran and  Vietnam

OFC

2–16 September: 2016 OFC U-20 Championship in  Vanuatu

01 !:  New Zealand

02 !:  Vanuatu

03 !:  New Caledonia and  Solomon Islands

Olympics

3–19 August: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament in  Brazil

01 !:  Brazil

02 !:  Germany

03 !:  Nigeria

4th:  Honduras

UEFA

5–21 May: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in  Azerbaijan

01 !:  Portugal

02 !:  Spain

03 !:  Germany

4th:  Netherlands

11–24 July: 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in  Germany

01 !:  France

02 !:  Italy

Women's national teams

July 26 – August 4: 2016 AFF Women's Championship in Mandalay

01 !:  Thailand

02 !:  Vietnam

03 !:  Myanmar

3–19 August: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament in Brazil

01 !:  Germany

02 !:  Sweden

03 !:  Canada

4th:  Brazil

19 November – 3 December: 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations in Cameroon

01 !:  Nigeria

02 !:  Cameroon

03 !:  Ghana

4th:  South Africa

Youth (women)

4–16 May: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Belarus

01 !:  Germany

02 !:  Spain

03 !:  England

4th:  Norway

19–31 July: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Slovakia

01 !:  France

02 !:  Spain

03 !:   Switzerland and  Netherlands

30 September–21 October: 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan

01 !:  North Korea

02 !:  Japan

03 !:  Spain

4th:  Venezuela

13 November–3 December: 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

01 !:  North Korea

02 !:  France

03 !:  Japan

4th:  United States

Fixed dates for national team matches

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

21–29 March

30 May – 7 June (non-UEFA confederations)

29 August – 5 September

3–11 October

7–15 November

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2016 Summer Olympics (FIFA)

August 3 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (finals takes place at Maracanã Stadium)

Men: 01 !  Brazil (BRA); 02 !  Germany (GER); 03 !  Nigeria (NGR)

Women: 01 !  Germany (GER); 02 !  Sweden (SWE); 03 !  Canada (CAN)

2016 FIFA tournaments

September 30 – October 21: 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in  Jordan

 North Korea defeated  Japan, 5–4 in penalties and after a 0–0 in regular play, to win their second FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup title.

 Spain took third place.

November 13 – December 3: 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in  Papua New Guinea

 North Korea defeated  France, 3–1, to win their second FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup title.

 Japan took third place.

December 8 – 18: 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in  Japan

Real Madrid defeated Kashima Antlers, 4–2 in extra time, to win their second FIFA Club World Cup title.

Atlético Nacional took third place.

UEFA

June 30, 2015 – May 18, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League (final at St. Jakob-Park, Basel)

Sevilla FC defeated Liverpool F.C., 3–1, to win their third consecutive and fifth overall UEFA Europa League title.

June 30, 2015 – May 28, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League (final at San Siro, Milan)

Real Madrid defeated fellow Spanish team, Atlético Madrid, 5–3 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their 11th UEFA Champions League title.

Real Madrid would represent UEFA at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.

August 11, 2015 – May 26, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League (final at Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia)

Lyon defeatd Wolfsburg, 4–3 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their third UEFA Women's Champions League title.

September 15, 2015 – April 18, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Youth League (final at Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon, Nyon)

Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain, 2–1, to win their second consecutive UEFA Youth League title.

May 4 – 16: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in  Belarus

 Germany defeated  Spain, 3–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fifth UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.  England took third place.

May 5 – 21: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in  Azerbaijan

 Portugal defeated  Spain, 5–4 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their sixth UEFA European Under-17 Championship title.

June 10 – July 10: UEFA Euro 2016 in  France (final at Stade de France in Saint-Denis)

 Portugal defeated  France, 1–0 in extra time, to win their first UEFA Euro Championship title.

July 11 – 24: 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in  Germany

 France defeated  Italy, 4–0, to win their eighth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title.

July 19 – 31: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in  Slovakia

 France defeated  Spain, 2–1, to win their fourth UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title.

August 9: 2016 UEFA Super Cup in Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

Real Madrid defeated fellow Spanish team, Sevilla FC, 3–2, to win their third UEFA Super Cup title.

CONMEBOL

January 30 – February 14: 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Luque and Asunción

São Paulo defeated Liverpool, 1–0, to win their first U-20 Copa Libertadores title. Cortuluá took third place.

February 2 – July 27: 2016 Copa Libertadores

Atlético Nacional defeated Independiente del Valle, 2–1 on aggregate, to win their second Copa Libertadores title.

Atlético Nacional would represent CONMEBOL at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup

March 1 – 20: 2016 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship in Barquisimeto

Note: All the teams listed below qualified to compete in the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Champions:  Venezuela (second consecutive South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship title)

Second:  Brazil

Third:  Paraguay

June 3 – 26: Copa América Centenario in the  United States

 Chile defeated  Argentina, 4–2, after overtime and penalties, to win their second consecutive Copa América.  Colombia took third place.

August 9 – December 7: 2016 Copa Sudamericana

CONMEBOL has decided that team Chapecoense would posthumously be the winners of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana title.

Most of the team were killed from the crash of LaMia Flight 2933 around the area of the José María Córdova International Airport in  Colombia. RIP.

Atlético Nacional received the "CONMEBOL Centenario Fair Play" award for their gracious gesture toward the Chapecoense team.

August 10: 2016 Suruga Bank Championship in Kashima, Ibaraki

Santa Fe defeated Kashima Antlers, 1–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title.

August 18 & 25: 2016 Recopa Sudamericana

River Plate defeated Santa Fe, 2–1, to win their second consecutive Recopa Sudamericana title.

December 6 – 20: 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina in  Uruguay

Sportivo Limpeño defeated Estudiantes de Guárico, 2–1, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title.

Foz Cataratas took third place.

CAF

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

 Cameroon,  Ghana, and  Nigeria all qualified to compete at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

January 16 – February 7: 2016 African Nations Championship in  Rwanda

The  DR Congo defeated  Mali, 3–0, to win their second African Nations Championship title. The  Ivory Coast took the bronze medal.

February 12 – October 23: 2016 CAF Champions League

Mamelodi Sundowns defeated Zamalek, 3–1 on aggregate, to win their first CAF Champions League title.

The Mamelodi Sundowns represented the CAF at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.

February 12 – November 6: 2016 CAF Confederation Cup

TP Mazembe defeated MO Béjaïa, 5–2 on aggregate, to win their first CAF Confederation Cup title.

February 20: 2016 CAF Super Cup

TP Mazembe defeated Étoile Sportive du Sahel, 2–1, to win their third CAF Super Cup title.

November 19 – December 3: 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations in  Cameroon

 Nigeria defeated  Cameroon, 1–0, to win their second consecutive and tenth overall Africa Women Cup of Nations title.

 Ghana took third place.

November 26 – December 3: 2016 UEMOA Tournament in Lomé

 Senegal defeated  Mali, 1–0, to win their third UEMOA tournament title.

December 7 – 16: 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup in Rustenburg

 Zambia defeated  South Africa, 2–1, to win their tenth COSAFA U-20 Cup title.  DR Congo took third place.

AFC

August 11, 2015 – November 5, 2016: 2016 AFC Cup

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Bengaluru FC, 1–0, to win their first AFC Cup title.

January 12 – 30: 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in  Qatar

 Japan defeated  South Korea, 3–2, to win their first AFC U-23 Championship title.  Iraq took third place.

February 29 – March 9: 2015–16 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (final) in Osaka

 Australia win the tournament. Australia and  China PR qualified from 2016 Summer Olympics.

January 27 – November 26: 2016 AFC Champions League

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors defeated Al Ain FC, 3–2 in aggregate, to win their second AFC Champions League title.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors would represent the AFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.

July 10 – 23: 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Phnom Penh

 Australia defeated  Vietnam, 5–3 in penalties and after a 3–3 score in regular play, to win their second AFF U-16 Youth Championship title.

 Thailand took third place.

July 26 – August 4: 2016 AFF Women's Championship in Mandalay

 Thailand defeated  Vietnam, 6–5 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their fourth AFF Women's Championship.

 Myanmar took third place.

September 11 – 24: 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Hanoi

 Australia defeated  Thailand, 5–1, to win their fourth AFF U-19 Youth Championship title.

 Vietnam took third place.

September 15 – October 2: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in  India

 Iraq defeated  Iran, 4–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first AFC U-16 Championship title.

October 13 – 30: 2016 AFC U-19 Championship in  Bahrain

 Japan defeated  Saudi Arabia, 5–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first AFC U-19 Championship title.

November 2 – 15: 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup in  Malaysia

   Nepal defeated  Macau, 1–0, to win their first 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup title.  Laos took third place.

November 19 – December 17: 2016 AFF Championship in  Myanmar and the  Philippines

 Thailand defeated  Indonesia, 3–2 on aggregate, to win their second consecutive and fifth overall AFF Championship title.

CONCACAF

February 10 – 21: 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship in Frisco and Houston

The  United States defeated  Canada, 2–0, to win their fourth consecutive CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament title.

Note: The United States and Canada have qualified to compete at Rio 2016.

August 4, 2015 – April 27, 2016: 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League

Club América defeated fellow Mexican team, Tigres UANL, 4–1 on aggregate, to win their second consecutive CONCACAF Champions League title.

Club América would represent CONCACAF at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.

March 3 – 13: 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in  Grenada

The  United States defeated  Mexico, 2–1, to win their third CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship title.  Canada took third place.

OFC

January 13 – 23: 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship in Matavera

 New Zealand defeated  Papua New Guinea, 8–0, to win their third consecutive OFC U-17 Women's Championship title.  Fiji took third place.

January 26 – April 23: 2016 OFC Champions League

Auckland City FC defeated fellow New Zealand team, Team Wellington, 3–0, to win their seventh OFC Champions League title.

Auckland City would represent the OFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.

May 28 – June 11: 2016 OFC Nations Cup in  Papua New Guinea

 New Zealand defeated  Papua New Guinea, 4–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fifth OFC Nations Cup title.

September 2 – 17: 2016 OFC U-20 Championship in Port Vila

 New Zealand defeated  Vanuatu, 5–0, to win their sixth OFC U-20 Championship title.

Deaths

3 January: Amby Fogarty, Irish international footballer (born 1933)

4 January: Fernando Barrachina, Spanish international footballer (born 1947)

4 January: John Roberts, Welsh international footballer (born 1946)

9 January: José María Rivas, Salvadorian international footballer (born 1958)

10 January: Wim Bleijenberg, Dutch international footballer (born 1930)

10 January: Teofil Codreanu, Romanian international footballer (born 1941)

15 January: Manuel Velázquez, Spanish international footballer (born 1943)

3 February: Suat Mamat, Turkish international footballer (born 1930)

4 February: David Sloan, Northern Irish international footballer (born 1941)

10 February: Eliseo Prado, Argentine international footballer (born 1929)

10 February: Günter Schröter, East German international footballer (born 1927)

11 February: Juan Mujica, Uruguayan international footballer and manager (born 1943)

13 February: Trifon Ivanov, Bulgarian international footballer (born 1965)

13 February: Slobodan Santrač, Yugoslavian international footballer and manager (born 1946)

24 February: Rafael Iriondo, Spanish international footballer and manager (born 1918)

28 February: Raúl Sánchez, Chilean international footballer (born 1933)

29 February: Hannes Löhr, German international footballer and coach (born 1942)

1 March: Ítalo Estupiñán, Ecuadorian international footballer (born 1952)

2 March: Allan Michaelsen, Danish international footballer (born 1947)

4 March: Yuri Kuznetsov, Soviet international footballer (born 1931)

10 March: Roberto Perfumo, Argentine international footballer (born 1942)

19 March: José Artetxe, Spanish international footballer (born 1930)

21 March: Jean Cornelis, Belgian international footballer (born 1941)

24 March: Johan Cruyff, Dutch international footballer and manager (born 1947)

25 March: Raúl Cárdenas, Mexican international footballer (born 1928)

27 March: Abel Dhaira, Ugandan international footballer (born 1987)

2 April: László Sárosi, Hungarian international footballer (born 1932)

3 April: Cesare Maldini, Italian international footballer (born 1932)

4 April: Georgi Hristakiev, Bulgarian international footballer (born 1944)

18 April: Fritz Herkenrath, German international goalkeeper (born 1928)

25 April: Dumitru Antonescu, Romanian international footballer (born 1945)

13 May: Engelbert Kraus, German international footballer (born 1934)

18 May: Zygmunt Kukla, Polish international footballer (born 1948)

27 May: Gerhard Harpers, German international footballer (born 1928)

27 May: František Jakubec, Czech international footballer (born 1956)

4 June: István Halász, Hungarian international footballer (born 1951)

7 June: Børge Bach, Danish international footballer (born 1945)

7 June: Stephen Keshi, Nigerian international footballer (born 1962)

10 June: Giuseppe Virgili, Italian international footballer (born 1935)

12 June: Alfonso Portugal, Mexican international footballer (born 1934)

16 June: Luděk Macela, Czech international footballer (born 1950)

6 July: Turgay Şeren, Turkish international footballer (born 1932)

9. August: Karl Bögelein, German international footballer and coach (born 1927)

26 August: Anton Pronk, Dutch international footballer (born 1941)

17 September: Sigge Parling, Swedish international footballer (born 1930)

23 September: Marcel Artelesa, French international footballer (born 1938)

1 October: David Herd, Scottish international footballer (born 1934)

1 October: Erol Keskin, Turkish international footballer (born 1927)

8 October: Guillaume Bieganski, French international footballer (born 1932)

17 October: Rémy Vogel, French international footballer (born 1960)

18 October: Gary Sprake, Welsh international footballer (born 1945)

19 October: Safet Berisha, Albanian international footballer (born 1949)

21 October: Constantin Frățilă, Romanian international footballer (born 1942)

24 October: Reinhard Häfner, German international footballer (born 1952)

25 October: Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian international footballer (born 1944)

26 October: Ali Hussein Shihab, Iraqi international footballer (born 1961)

1 November: Sverre Andersen, Norwegian international footballer (born 1936)

2 November: Martin Lippens, Belgian international footballer (born 1934)

4 November: Mansour Pourheidari, Iranian international footballer, coach and manager (born 1946)

8 November: Kazimír Gajdoš, Czechoslovakian international footballer (born 1934)

11 November: Željko Čajkovski, Croatian international footballer and coach (born 1925)

11 November: Alfred Schmidt, German international footballer and manager (born 1935)

13 November: Laurent Pokou, Ivorian international footballer (born 1947)

16 November: Len Allchurch, Welsh international footballer (born 1933)

16 November: Daniel Prodan, Romanaian international footballer (born 1972)

18 November: Armando Tobar, Chilean international footballer (born 1938)

20 November: Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican international footballer (born 1984)

28 November: Victims of the Chapecoense disaster:

Delfim Peixoto, Brazilian football administrator (born 1941)

Mário Sérgio Pontes de Paiva, Brazilian international footballer and manager (born 1950)

Paulo Julio Clement, Brazilian sportscaster (born 1964)

Caio Júnior, Brazilian player and manager (born 1965)

Victorino Chermont, Brazilian sportscaster (born 1973)

2 December: Dejo Fayemi, Nigerian international footballer (born 1933)

10 December: Peter Brabrook, English international footballer (born 1937)

19 December: Fidel Uriarte, Spanisch international footballer (born 1945)