Overview of the events of 2016 in association football
The following were the scheduled events of association football for the year 2016 throughout the world.
Men's national teams[ edit ]
Women's national teams[ edit ]
Multi-sports events [ edit ]
Fixed dates for national team matches [ edit ]
Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).[1]
21–29 March
30 May – 7 June (non-UEFA confederations)
29 August – 5 September
3–11 October
7–15 November
Club continental champions [ edit ]
^ The final was never played; the plane that was carrying Chapecoense to the first leg against Colombia's Atlético Nacional crashed , killing almost all of the team. In the days following the disaster, Atlético Nacional campaigned for Chapecoense to be awarded the title, and CONMEBOL did so on 5 December.[2]
Notes
^ Georgia transitioned from an autumn-spring season spanning two calendar years to a spring-autumn season contained within a single calendar year. To that effect, an abbreviated 2016 season was held in autumn.
^ Does not include 10 national titles won by predecessor club Stade Dudelange.
Notes
^ The 2015–16 season was the first for the Belgian Super League after the Belgian and Dutch associations scrapped the BeNe League , a joint top-level league that operated from 2012–13 through 2014–15. Standard also has 15 championships in the Belgian Women's First Division , which was the country's top level before the creation of the BeNe League and now occupies the second level of Belgium's women's football pyramid. In addition, Standard was the top-placing Belgian team in all three seasons of the BeNe League, giving them three more national championships.
^ Standard's last championship in Belgium's top level came in 2011–12, the final season before the creation of the BeNe League.
^ In women's football, the Republic of Ireland transitioned from an autumn-spring season spanning two calendar years to a spring-autumn season contained within a single calendar year, a format long used by the country's men's leagues. To that effect, an abbreviated 2016 season was held in autumn.
^ Includes only Eredivisie titles. Twente was the top-placing Dutch team in all three seasons of the BeNe League.
^ Date reflects Twente's previous Eredivisie championship.
^ The 2016 season was the first for SWPL 1, the new top flight of the Scottish Women's Premier League .
^ Does not include 9 titles won by Glasgow City prior to the split of the SWPL into two divisions after the 2015 season.
Notes
^ Does not include 2 cups titles won by predecessor club Alliance Dudelange,4 cups titles won by predecessor club Stade Dudelange, 1 Cup title won by predecessor club US Dudelange.
2016 Summer Olympics (FIFA)[ edit ]
2016 FIFA tournaments [ edit ]
June 30, 2015 – May 18, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League (final at St. Jakob-Park , Basel )
June 30, 2015 – May 28, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League (final at San Siro , Milan )
August 11, 2015 – May 26, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League (final at Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore , Reggio Emilia )
Lyon defeated 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 )
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
November 27, 2015 – March 27, 2016: 2015–16 CAF U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
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
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
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
August 11, 2015 – November 5, 2016: 2016 AFC Cup
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
January 27 – November 26: 2016 AFC Champions League
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
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.
Wim Bleijenberg
Manuel Velázquez
3 January: Klaas Bakker , Dutch footballer (born 1926)[10]
4 January:
5 January: Percy Freeman , English footballer (born 1945)[14]
7 January: Sergey Shustikov , Russian footballer (born 1970)[15]
9 January:
10 January:
11 January: Reginaldo Araújo , Brazilian footballer (born 1977)[22]
12 January: Milorad Rajović , Serbian footballer (born 1955)[23]
15 January: Manuel Velázquez , Spanish international footballer (born 1943)[24]
17 January:
22 January: Homayoun Behzadi , Iranian footballer (born 1942)[27]
23 January: Koichi Sekimoto , Japanese footballer (born 1978)[28]
24 January: Eric Webster , English footballer (born 1931)[29]
26 January: Ray Pointer , English footballer (born 1936)[30]
27 January:
28 January:
30 January: Peter Quinn , Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1925)[35]
Mark Farren
1 February:
3 February:
4 February:
9 February: Graham Moore , Welsh footballer (born 1941)
10 February:
11 February:
Juan Mujica , Uruguayan international footballer and manager (born 1943)
Ferenc Rudas , Hungarian footballer (born 1921)
12 February: Hugo Tassara , Chilean football manager (born 1924)
13 February:
15 February:
16 February: Ronnie Blackman , English footballer (born 1925)
18 February:
19 February:
20 February:
24 February: Rafael Iriondo , Spanish international footballer and manager (born 1918)
28 February: Raúl Sánchez , Chilean international footballer (born 1933)
29 February:
Johan Cruyff
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)
5 March: Even Hansen , Norwegian footballer (born 1923)
6 March: Wally Bragg , English footballer (born 1929)
7 March: Béla Kuharszki , Hungarian footballer (born 1940)
10 March: Roberto Perfumo , Argentine international footballer (born 1942)
11 March: Billy Ritchie , Serbian footballer (born 1936)
13 March: József Verebes , Hungarian footballer (born 1941)
14 March: Davy Walsh , Irish footballer (born 1923)
15 March:
16 March:
19 March:
21 March: Jean Cornelis , Belgian international footballer (born 1941)
24 March:
25 March: Raúl Cárdenas , Mexican international footballer (born 1928)
26 March: Paddy O'Brien , Irish Gaelic footballer
27 March:
29 March: Maxime Camara , Guinean football midfielder (born 1943)
30 March: John King , English footballer (born 1938)
31 March:
6 May:
7 May:
8 May: Wolfgang Patzke , German footballer (born 1959)
7 May: Chris Mitchell , Scottish footballer (born 1988)
13 May: Engelbert Kraus , German international footballer (born 1934)
18 May: Zygmunt Kukla , Polish international footballer (born 1948)
25 May: Ian Gibson , Scottish footballer (born 1943)
26 May:
27 May:
30 May: Jan Aas , Norwegian footballer (born 1944)
1 July: Jerzy Patoła , Polish footballer (born 1946)
3 July:
4 July: Ben Koufie , Ghanaian footballer (born 1932)
5 July: Mick Finucane , Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1922)
6 July: Turgay Şeren , Turkish international footballer (born 1932)
7 July: John O'Rourke , English footballer (born 1945)
8 July: Jackie McInally , Scottish footballer (born 1936)
9 July: Erny Brenner , Luxembourgian footballer (born 1931)
10 July:
11 July: Kurt Svensson , Swedish footballer (born 1927)
13 July: George Allen , English footballer (born 1932)
16 July: Oleg Syrokvashko , Belarusian footballer (born 1961)
18 July:
19 July: Tom McCready , Scottish footballer (born 1943)
23 July:
24 July:
25 July:
26 July: Dave Syrett , English footballer (born 1956)
27 July: Máximo Mosquera , Peruvian footballer (born 1928)
28 July: Vladica Kovačević , Serbian footballer (born 1940)
2 August: Neil Wilkinson , English footballer (born 1955)
4 August: Charles Toubé , Cameroonian footballer (born 1958)
5 August: Joe Davis , Scottish footballer (born 1941)
6 August: Mel Slack , English footballer (born 1944)
7 August: Roy Summersby , English footballer (born 1935)
9 August: Karl Bögelein , German international footballer and coach (born 1927)
13 August: Liam Tuohy , English footballer (born 1933)
15 August: Dalian Atkinson , English footballer (born 1968)
20 August: Rab Stewart , English footballer (born 1962)
26 August:
27 August:
29 August:
30 August:
3 September: Jan Nilsen , Norwegian footballer (born 1937)
4 September: Zvonko Ivezić , Serbian footballer (born 1949)
5 September:
6 September: Dave Pacey , English footballer (born 1936)
8 September: Bert Llewellyn , English footballer (born 1939)
9 September:
11 September: Ben Idrissa Dermé , Burkinabe footballer (born 1982)
13 September:
15 September: Greg Maher , Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1967)
17 September: Sigge Parling , Swedish international footballer (born 1930)
20 September: Alan Cousin , Scottish footballer (born 1938)
21 September: Mahmadu Alphajor Bah , Sierra Leonean footballer (born 1977)
23 September:
24 September: Mel Charles , Welsh international footballer (born 1935)
26 September: Jackie Sewell , English footballer (born 1927)
27 September: Serigne Abdou Thiam , Qatari footballer (born 1995)
28 September:
29 September: Herbert Martin , German footballer (born 1925)
30 September: Paul Frantz , French footballer (born 1927)
1 October:
3 October: Mário Wilson , Portuguese football central defender (born 1929)
4 October: Fred Osam-Duodu , Ghanaian football manager (born 1938)
6 October: Peter Denton , English footballer (born 1946)
7 October: Gonzalo Peralta , Argentine footballer (born 1980)
8 October: Guillaume Bieganski , French international footballer (born 1932)
10 October:
12 October: Shahlyla Baloch , Pakistani footballer (born 1996)
13 October: Primo Sentimenti , Italian footballer (born 1926)
14 October: Aleksandr Syomin , Soviet footballer (born 1943)
15 October: Per Rune Wølner , Norwegian footballer (born 1949)
16 October: George Peebles , Scottish footballer (born 1936)
17 October: Rémy Vogel , French international footballer (born 1960)
18 October: Gary Sprake , Welsh international footballer (born 1945)
19 October:
20 October: Uwe Dreher , German footballer (born 1960)
21 October: Constantin Frățilă , Romanian international footballer (born 1942)
24 October: Reinhard Häfner , German international footballer (born 1952)
25 October:
26 October: Ali Hussein Shihab , Iraqi international footballer (born 1961)
27 October:
31 October: Ray Mabbutt , English footballer (born 1936)
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)
6 November: Mick Granger , English footballer (born 1931)
7 November:
8 November: Kazimír Gajdoš , Czechoslovakian international footballer (born 1934)
9 November: Emmanuel Kwasi Afranie , Ghanaian footballer (born 1943)
11 November:
12 November: Adolf Kunstwadl , German footballer (born 1940)
13 November: Laurent Pokou , Ivorian international footballer (born 1947)
15 November: Bobby Campbell , Northern Irish footballer (born 1956)
16 November:
18 November: Armando Tobar , Chilean international footballer (born 1938)
19 November: Christian Salaba , Austrian footballer (born 1971)
20 November: Gabriel Badilla , Costa Rican international footballer (born 1984)
21 November: René Vignal , French footballer (born 1926)
23 November: Joe Lennon , Northern Irish Gaelic football manager (born 1934)
24 November: Paul Futcher , English footballer (born 1956)
25 November: Jim Gillespie , Scottish footballer (born 1947)
26 November: David Provan , Scottish footballer (born 1941)
27 November: Lim Chiew Peng , Singaporean footballer
28 November: Victims of the Chapecoense disaster :
29 November: Norman Oakley , English footballer (born 1939)
2 December: Dejo Fayemi , Nigerian international footballer (born 1933)
3 December: Willie Casey , Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1952)
4 December: Nadine Juillard , French international footballer (born 1954)
6 December: Dave MacLaren , Scottish footballer (born 1934)
7 December:
Brian Bulless , English footballer (born 1933)
Ian Cartwright , English footballer (born 1964)
Sergei Razaryonov, Russian footballer (born 1955)
9 December: Sergei Lemeshko , Russian footballer (born 1972)
10 December:
11 December: Charlie McNeil , Scottish footballer (born 1963)
14 December: Fosco Becattini , Italian footballer (born 1925)
15 December: Albert Bennett , English footballer (born 1944)
18 December: Eddie Bailham , Irish footballer (born 1941)
19 December:
21 December: Şehmus Özer , Turkish footballer (born 1980)
23 December: Poul Pedersen , Danish footballer (born 1932)
26 December: Martin Reagan , English footballer (born 1924)
28 December: Edgar Robles , Paraguayan footballer (born 1977)
29 December:
30 December: Ad-Diba , Egyptian footballer (born 1927)
^ "Archived copy" . www.fifa.com . Archived from the original on 3 June 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2022 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Chapecoense plane crash: Team awarded Copa Sudamericana" . BBC Sport . 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016 .
^ "1.SŽNL 2015/16" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 22 April 2017 .
^ "Ženski pokal 2015/16" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 22 April 2017 .
^ FIFA's U-17 Women's World Cup Page
^ FIFA's U-20 Women's World Cup Page
^ FIFA's Club World Cup Page Archived 2011-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ "FIFA.com - FIFA Club World Cup" . Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-25 .
^ El Sportivo Limpeño de Paraguay campeón de la Copa Libertadores Femenina 2016
^ Ex-Ajacied Klaas Bakker overleden (in Dutch)
^ Ponting, Ivan (26 January 2016). "Amby Fogarty: Footballer who played with Brian Clough at Sunderland before leading Athlone to an historic draw against Milan" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 2016-02-02. Retrieved 27 January 2016 .
^ Muere el ex jugador del Valencia Fernando Barrachina (in Spanish)
^ Former Arsenal Defender John Roberts Dies at 69
^ Tributes for Lincoln City 'legend' Percy Freeman
^ Известный в прошлом футболист Сергей Шустиков скончался на 46-м году жизни (in Russian)
^ Hamada Emam passes away
^ Johnny Jordan
^ Falleció José María "Mandingo" Rivas Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
^ Oud-international Bleijenberg overleden (in Dutch)
^ Veste tristă pentru fanii Rapidului » Teofil Codreanu a murit azi (in Romanian)
^ Kalevi Lehtovirta on kuollut Archived February 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
^ Ex-Coritiba e Santos, Reginaldo Araújo morre aos 38 anos (in Portuguese)
^ Milorad Rajović – Lord 1955 – 2016 Archived January 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Bosnian)
^ Falleció Manuel Velázquez (in Spanish)
^ 2016 in association football at National-Football-Teams.com
^ Oud-speler en jeugdtrainer John Taihuttu overleden Archived January 30, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
^ سرطلایی فوتبال ایران درگذشت (in Persian)
^ 【訃報】 Archived January 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
^ "Eric Webster RIP" . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016 .
^ Champion Claret Ray Pointer dies aged 79
^ Double-winning Tottenham defender Peter Baker dies aged 84
^ "Obituary: Tommy O'Hara, footballer" . The Scotsman. 18 February 2016.
^ Davie Thomson
^ Zomrel tréner Ladislav Totkovič (†53) (in Slovene)
^ Death of member of Mayo's 1950 and 1951 All-Ireland winning team
^ Galatasaray'ın acı günü Archived March 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
^ Muere Miguel "El Mulo" Gutiérrez Archived February 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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