2025 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events in the year 2025 around the world.
Events
January
- January 7: French national team manager and 2018 FIFA World Cup winner Didier Deschamps announced he will leave when his contract expires after the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[1]
- January 22: Turkish manager Nuri Sahin is fired at Borussia Dortmund.[2]
- January 24:
- French manager Rudi Garcia was announced as the head coach for the Belgium national football team, replacing Domenico Tedesco.[3]
- Argentina's U-20 national team beat Brazil U-20s 6–0 at the 2025 South American U-20 Championship.[4] This is the largest defeat ever for the Brazil Under-20 national team.
- January 31: Colombian footballer Jhon Duran signs for Al Nassr for £71 million (€85 million).[5] This is currently the most expensive transfer of 2025.
March
- March 20: Japan are the first country to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[6]
- March 21: Mexican club Club Leon are removed from the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.[7] This is because the club broke FIFA's rules on multi-club ownership, because they are owned by Grupo Pachuca, who also own CF Pachuca.
April
- April 27: Liverpool win their second Premier League title and 20th English league title.[8] This means they are now tied with rivals Manchester United for the most English league titles.
May
- May 12: Carlo Ancelotti was announced as the new manager of the Brazilian national team.[9] He officially took over on May 26. He will be the fourth foreign manager to coach Brazil and the first since Filpo Núñez in 1965.
- May 31: Paris Saint-Germain beat Inter Milan 5–0 in the UEFA Champions League final. This was the first time a French team had won the UEFA Champions League since Olympique Marseille in 1993.[10] Additionally, this is the largest margin of victory ever seen in a UEFA Champions League final.[11]
June
- June 5: Jordan and Uzbekistan both qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This is the first time either country qualified for a FIFA World Cup.[12]
October
- October 14: Cape Verde qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This is the first time the country has qualified for the FIFA World Cup.[13]
Tournament winners
International
| Tournament | Confederation | Host Country(s) | Winner | Runner-Up | Third Place/Semi-Finalists | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26th Arabian Gulf Cup | AFC (Asia) |  Kuwait |  Bahrain |  Oman |  Saudi Arabia Kuwait | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City |
| 2024 ASEAN Championship | Multiple Hosts[n 1] |  Vietnam |  Thailand |  Singapore Philippines | 2-legged final | |
| 2024 African Nations Championship | CAF (Africa) |  Kenya Tanzania Uganda |  Morocco |  Madagascar |  Senegal | Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi |
| 2025 COSAFA Cup |  South Africa |  Angola | South Africa |  Comoros | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
| 2025 Mapinduzi Cup |  Zanzibar | Zanzibar |  Burkina Faso | Kenya | Gombani Stadium, Gombani | |
| 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup | CONCACAF (North America) | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada United States |  Mexico | United States |  Guatemala.svg.png){kind=small} Honduras | NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas |
| 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals | United States | Mexico |  Panama | Canada | SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California | |
| 2025 UEFA Nations League Finals | UEFA (Europe) |  Germany | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |  Spain |  France | Allianz Arena, Munich |
| 2025 FIFA Arab Cup | FIFA (Global) |  Qatar | Lusail Stadium, Lusail | |||
| 2025 Canadian Shield | Other | Canada | Canada |  New Zealand |  Ukraine | BMO Field, Toronto |
| Football at the 2025 Island Games |  Orkney |  Bermuda U23 | Ynys Môn |  Isle of Man | Kirkwall Grammar School, Kirkwall | |
| 2025 Pelican Cup | Saint Martin | Saint-Martin |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |  Anguilla | Stade Thelbert Carti, Quartier-d'Orleans | |
| 2025 Unity Cup |  England |  Nigeria |  Jamaica |  Ghana | Brentford Community Stadium, London | |
Youth international
| Tournament | Confederation | Host Country(s) | Winner | Runner-Up | Third Place/Semi-Finalists | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup | FIFA | Qatar | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan | |||
| 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup |  Chile | Morocco |  Argentina |  Colombia | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago | |
| 2025 FIFA Youth Series | .svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |  Paraguay | New Zealand | Switzerland | FIFA headquarters, Zurich | |
| 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC (Asia) | Saudi Arabia |  Uzbekistan | Saudi Arabia |  North Korea South Korea | King Fahd Sports City, Taif |
| 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |  China | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia | Saudi Arabia |  Japan South Korea | Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen | |
| 2025 CAFA U-17 Championship | Uzbekistan |  Tajikistan | Uzbekistan |  Turkmenistan | Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent | |
| 2025 CAFA U-20 Championship | Tajikistan |  Iran |  Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan | Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent | |
| 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship |  India | India |  Bangladesh |  Maldives Nepal | Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia | |
| 2025 WAFF U-23 Championship | Oman | Oman |  Jordan | .svg.png){kind=small} Syria | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat | |
| 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | CAF (Africa) | Morocco | Morocco |  Mali |  Ivory Coast | El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia |
| 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations |  Egypt | South Africa | Morocco | Nigeria | 30 June Stadium, Cairo | |
| 2025 South American U-17 Championship | CONMEBOL (South America) | Colombia |  Brazil | Colombia | .svg.png){kind=small} Venezuela | Estadio Jaime Morón León, Cartagena |
| 2025 South American U-20 Championship |  Venezuela | Brazil | Argentina | Colombia | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz[n 2] | |
| 2025 OFC U-16 Men’s Championship | OFC (Oceania) |  Solomon Islands | New Zealand | .svg.png){kind=small} New Caledonia |  Fiji | Unknown |
| 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship | UEFA (Europe) |  Albania | Portugal | France | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium Italy | Arena Kombëtare, Tirana |
| 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship |  Romania |  Netherlands | Spain | Germany Romania | Rapid-Giulești Stadium, Bucharest | |
| 2024–25 Under 20 Elite League | Multiple Hosts[n 3] | Germany | England | Italy | No Final Match | |
| 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship |  Slovakia | England | Germany | Netherlands France | Tehelné pole, Bratislava | |
| 2025 Antalya Youth Cup | Other |  Turkey | Morocco |  Czech Republic | Slovakia | Antalya |
| 2025 Montaigu Tournament | France | France | Portugal | Mexico | Stade Maxime Bossis, Montaigu | |
| 2025 U18 UEFA Friendship Cup | Switzerland | United States | Portugal | France | Nyon | |
| 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament | France | France | Saudi Arabia |  Denmark | Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan, Salon-de-Provence | |
| 2025 U-16 International Dream Cup | Japan | Japan | France | Ivory Coast | J-Village Stadium, Hirono | |
| 2025 Under-19 Baltic Cup |  Estonia Latvia Lithuania | Latvia | Lithuania | Estonia | Unknown |
Continental
| Confederation | Tournament | Previous Winner | Winner | Runner-Up | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite |  Al Ain (2023–24) |
Al-Ahli |
Kawasaki Frontale |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah |
| 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two | Central Coast Mariners (2023–24 AFC Cup) |
Sharjah |
Lion City Sailors |
Bishan Stadium, Bishan | |
| 2024–25 AFC Challenge League | HTTU Asgabat (2014 AFC President's Cup) |
Arkadag |
 Svay Rieng |
Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh | |
| 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship | Tampines Rovers (2005) |
Buriram United |
Cong An Hanoi |
2-legged Final | |
| CAF (Africa) | 2024–25 CAF Champions League | Al Ahly (2023–24) |
Pyramids |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
2-legged Final |
| 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup | Zamalek (2023–24) |
RS Berkane |
Simba |
2-legged Final | |
| 2025 CAF Super Cup | Zamalek (2024) |
Pyramids |
RS Berkane |
30 June Stadium, Cairo | |
| CONCACAF (North America) | 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup | Pachua (2024) |
Cruz Azul |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City |
| 2025 Leagues Cup | Columbus Crew (2024) |
Seattle Sounders |
Inter Miami |
Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington | |
| 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup |  Alajuelense (2024) |
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2-legged Final | |
| 2025 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup | Cavalier (2024) |
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2-legged Final | |
| 2025 CFU Club Shield | Arnett Gardens (2024) |
 Moca FC |
 Weymouth Wales |
 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva | |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2025 Copa Libertadores | Botafogo (2024) |
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 Estadio Monumental "U", Lima |
| 2025 Copa Sudamericana | Racing Club (2024) |
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.svg.png){kind=small} Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz | |
| 2025 Recopa Sudamericana | Fluminense (2024) |
Racing Club |
Botafogo |
2-legged Final | |
| OFC (Oceania) | 2025 OFC Champions League | Auckland City (2024) |
Auckland City |
 Hekari United |
National Stadium, Honiara |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2024–25 UEFA Champions League | Real Madrid (2023–24) |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Inter Milan |
Allianz Arena, Munich |
| 2024–25 UEFA Europa League | Atalanta (2023–24) |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Manchester United |
San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao | |
| 2024–25 UEFA Conference League |  Olympiacos (2023–24) |
Chelsea |
Real Betis |
 Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław | |
| 2025 UEFA Super Cup | Real Madrid (2024) |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Stadio Friuli, Udine | |
| UAFA (Arab States) | 2025 Arab Club Champions Cup | Al Nassr (2023) |
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Cairo |
| 2024–25 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League | Al Shabab (2015 GCC Club Cup) |
 Duhok |
Al-Qadsia |
2-legged Final | |
| FIFA (Global) | 2025 FIFA Club World Cup | Manchester City (2023) |
Chelsea |
Paris Saint-Germain |
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup | Real Madrid (2024) |
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Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan | |
| 2025 Challenger Cup | Pachuca (2024) |
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Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan | |
| 2025 Derby of the Americas | Pachuca (2024) |
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Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan | |
| 2025 African–Asian–Pacific Cup | Al Ahly (2024) |
Pyramids |
Al-Ahli |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah |
Youth Continental
| Confederation | Tournament | Previous Winner | Winner | Runner-Up | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2025 U-20 Copa Libertadores | Flamengo (2024) |
Flamengo |
Palmeiras |
Estadio Arsenio Erico, Asunción |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2024–25 UEFA Youth League | Olympiacos (2023–24) |
FC Barcelona |
Trabzonspor |
Colovray Stadium, Nyon |
| 2024–25 Premier League International Cup | Crystal Palace (2023–24) |
Nottingham Forest |
Lyon |
City Ground, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire | |
| FIFA (Global) | 2025 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup | Flamengo (2024) |
Flamengo |
FC Barcelona |
Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro |
AFC
| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Afghanistan |
2024–25 Afghanistan Champions League | Abu Muslim FC | No Cup | ||
| Australia |
2024–25 A-League Men | Melbourne City | 2025 Australia Cup | Newcastle Jets | Heidelberg United |
| Bahrain |
2024–25 Bahraini Premier League | Al-Muharraq | 2024–25 Bahraini King's Cup | Al-Khaldiya | Sitra Club |
| 2024–25 Bahraini FA Cup | |||||
| 2025 Khaled bin Hamad Cup | Al-Khaldiya | Al-Riffa | |||
| 2025 Bahraini Super Cup | |||||
| Bangladesh |
2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League | Mohammedan | 2024–25 Federation Cup | ||
| 2024–25 Independence Cup | |||||
| 2024–25 Bangladesh Super Cup | |||||
 Bhutan |
2025 Bhutan Premier League | 2025 BFF President's Cup | |||
 Brunei |
2024–25 Brunei Super League | Kasuka | 2025 Brunei FA Cup | ||
| Cambodia |
2024–25 Cambodian Premier League | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 2024–25 Hun Sen Cup | ||
| China |
2025 Chinese Super League | 2025 Chinese FA Cup | |||
| 2025 Chinese FA Super Cup | Shanghai Shenhua | Shanghai Port | |||
 East Timor |
2025 Liga Futebol Timor Leste | 2025 Taça 12 de Novembro | |||
| 2025 Super Taça Liga Futebol Amadora | |||||
 Guam |
2025 Guam Soccer League | 2025 Guam FA Cup | |||
 Hong Kong |
2024–25 Hong Kong Premier League | Tai Po | 2024–25 Hong Kong FA Cup | Eastern | HK Rangers |
| 2024–25 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield | Eastern | Lee Man | |||
| India |
2024–25 Indian Super League | Mohun Bagan | 2025 Kalinga Super Cup | FC Goa | Jamshedpur |
| 2024–25 ISL Cup | Mohun Bagan | 2025 Durand Cup | |||
 Indonesia |
2024–25 Liga 1 | Persib Bandung | No Cup | ||
| Iran |
2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League | Tractor SC | 2024–25 Hazfi Cup | ||
| 2025 Iranian Super Cup | |||||
| Iraq |
2024–25 Iraq Stars League | Al-Shorta | 2024–25 Iraq FA Cup | ||
| Japan |
2025 J1 League | 2025 Emperor's Cup | |||
| 2025 J.League Cup | |||||
| 2025 Japanese Super Cup | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Vissel Kobe | |||
| Jordan |
2024–25 Jordanian Pro League | Al-Hussein | 2024 Jordan Super Cup | Al-Hussein | Al-Wehdat |
| 2024–25 Jordan FA Cup | Al-Wehdat | Al-Hussein | |||
| 2025 Jordan Shield Cup | |||||
| Kuwait |
2024–25 Kuwaiti Premier League | Kuwait SC | 2024–25 Kuwait Emir Cup | ||
| 2024–25 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup | Kuwait SC | Al-Arabi | |||
| 2024–25 Kuwait Federation Cup | |||||
| 2024–25 Kuwait Super Cup | Kuwait SC | Qadsia SC | |||
| Kyrgyzstan |
2025 Kyrgyz Premier League | 2025 Kyrgyzstan Cup | Abdysh-Ata | Muras United | |
| 2025 Kyrgyzstan Super Cup | Abdysh-Ata | Muras United | |||
 Laos |
2024–25 Lao League 1 | Ezra | 2025 Lao FF Cup | ||
| 2024–25 Prime Minister's Cup | Ezra | Young Elephants | |||
 Lebanon |
2024–25 Lebanese Premier League | 2024–25 Lebanese FA Cup | |||
| 2025 Lebanese Federation Cup | |||||
| 2025 Lebanese Super Cup | |||||
 Macau |
2025 Liga de Elite | 2025 Taça de Macau | |||
 Malaysia |
2024–25 Malaysia Super League | Johor DT | 2025 Malaysia FA Cup | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Selangor |
| 2024–25 Malaysia Cup | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Sri Pahang | |||
| 2024–25 MFL Challenge Cup | Selangor | PDRM | |||
| 2025 Piala Sumbangsih | |||||
| Maldives |
2025 Dhivehi Premier League | 2025 Maldives FA Cup | |||
| 2025 President's Cup | |||||
 Mongolia |
2024–25 Mongolian Premier League | 2025 Mongolia Cup | |||
 Myanmar |
2024–25 Myanmar National League | Shan United | 2025 General Aung San Shield | ||
| Nepal |
2025 Nepal Super League | 2025 Ncell Cup | |||
| North Korea |
2024–25 DPR Korea Premier Football League | 2025 Hwaebul Cup | |||
 Northern Mariana Islands |
2025 Marianas Soccer League 1 Spring | Kanoa | No Cup | ||
| 2025 Marianas Soccer League 1 Fall | |||||
| Oman |
2024–25 Oman Professional League | Al-Seeb | 2024–25 Sultan Qaboos Cup | Al-Shabab | Al-Seeb |
| 2024–25 Oman Professional League Cup | Al-Seeb Club | Bahla Club | |||
 Pakistan |
2024–25 Pakistan Premier League | 2025 PFF National Challenge Cup | |||
| Philippines |
2024–25 Philippines Football League | Kaya–Iloilo | 2025 Copa Paulino Alcantara | ||
| 2024–25 Philippines Football League Finals Series | Dynamic Herb Cebu | ||||
| Qatar |
2024–25 Qatar Stars League | Al Sadd | 2025 Emir of Qatar Cup | Al-Gharafa | Al-Rayyan |
| 2024–25 Qatari Stars Cup | Al-Duhail | Al-Arabi | |||
| 2025 Qatar Cup | Al Sadd | Al-Duhail | |||
| 2025 Qatar–UAE Challenge Cup | Al Wahda |
Al-Wakrah | |||
| 2025 Qatar–UAE Super Cup | Al-Nasr |
Qatar SC | |||
| Saudi Arabia |
2024–25 Saudi Pro League | Al-Ittihad | 2024–25 King's Cup | Al-Ittihad | Al Qadsiah |
| 2025 Saudi Super Cup | |||||
| Singapore |
2024–25 Singapore Premier League | Lion City Sailors | 2024–25 Singapore Cup | Lion City Sailors | Tampines Rovers |
| South Korea |
2025 K League 1 | 2025 Korean FA Cup | |||
 Sri Lanka |
2025 Sri Lanka Super League | 2024–25 Sri Lanka FA Cup | |||
| Syria |
2024–25 Syrian Premier League | 2024–25 Syrian Cup | |||
| 2025 Tishreen Cup | |||||
 Taiwan |
2025 Taiwan Football Premier League | 2025 CTFA Cup | |||
| Tajikistan |
2025 Tajikistan Higher League | 2025 Tajikistan Cup | FC Istiklol | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | |
| 2025 Tajik Super Cup | FC Istiklol | Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda | |||
| Thailand |
2024–25 Thai League 1 | Buriram United | 2024–25 Thai FA Cup | Buriram United | Muangthong United |
| 2024–25 Thai League Cup | Buriram United | Lamphun Warriors | |||
| 2025 Thailand Champions Cup | |||||
| Turkmenistan |
2025 Ýokary Liga | 2025 Turkmenistan Cup | |||
| 2025 Turkmenistan Super Cup | |||||
| United Arab Emirates |
2024–25 UAE Pro League | Shabab Al Ahli | 2024–25 UAE President's Cup | Shabab Al Ahli | Sharjah |
| 2024–25 UAE League Cup | |||||
| 2025 UAE Super Cup | |||||
| 2025 UAE–Qatar Challenge Shield | Shabab Al Ahli | Al-Rayyan | |||
| 2025 UAE–Qatar Super Shield | Al Wasl | Al Sadd | |||
| Uzbekistan |
2025 Uzbekistan Super League | 2025 Uzbekistan Cup | |||
| 2025 Uzbekistan League Cup | |||||
| Vietnam |
2024–25 V.League 1 | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | 2024–25 Vietnamese Cup | ||
| 2025 Vietnamese Super Cup | |||||
 Yemen |
2024-25 Yemeni League | No Cup | |||
CAF
| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria |
2024–25 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | MC Alger | 2024–25 Algerian Cup | ||
| 2024 Algerian Super Cup | MC Alger | CR Belouizdad | |||
| Angola |
2024–25 Girabola | 2024–25 Taça de Angola | |||
| 2025 Supertaça de Angola | |||||
 Benin |
2024–25 Benin Premier League | 2025 Benin Cup | |||
 Botswana |
2024–25 Botswana Premier League | Gaborone United | 2025 Botswana FA Cup | Jwaneng Galaxy | Security Systems |
| Burkina Faso |
2024–25 Burkinabé Premier League | Rahimo FC | 2025 Coupe du Faso | Rahimo FC | Sporting Cascades |
| 2025 Burkinabé SuperCup | |||||
 Burundi |
2024–25 Burundi Ligue A | Aigle Noir Makamba | 2025 Burundian Cup | Flambeau du Centre | Musongati |
 Cameroon |
2024–25 Elite One | 2025 Cameroonian Cup | |||
| 2025 Super Coupe Roger Milla | |||||
 Cape Verde |
2025 Cape Verdean Football Championships | 2025 Taça Nacional de Cabo Verde | |||
| 2025 Supertaça de Cabo Verde | |||||
 Central African Republic |
2024–25 Central African Republic League | 2025 Central African Republic Coupe Nationale | |||
| 2025 Coupe Touadéra | |||||
 Chad |
2025 LINAFOOT | No Cup | |||
| Comoros |
2024–25 Comoros Premier League | 2025 Comoros Cup | |||
 Congo |
2024–25 Ligue 1 | 2025 Coupe du Congo | |||
 DR Congo |
2024–25 Linafoot | 2025 Coupe du Congo | |||
 Djibouti |
2024–25 Djibouti Premier League | 2025 Djibouti Cup | |||
| Egypt |
2024–25 Egyptian Premier League | Al Ahly | 2024–25 Egypt Cup | Zamalek | Pyramids |
| 2024–25 Egyptian League Cup | |||||
| 2025 Egyptian Super Cup | |||||
 Eswatini |
2024–25 Premier League of Eswatini | No Cup | |||
 Ethiopia |
2024–25 Ethiopian Premier League | 2024–25 Ethiopian Cup | Sidama Coffee | Wolaitta Dicha | |
 Gabon |
2025 Gabon Championnat National D1 | No Cup | |||
 Gambia |
2024–25 GFA League First Division | 2025 Gambian Cup | |||
| 2025 GFA Super Cup | |||||
| Ghana |
2024–25 Ghana Premier League | 2024–25 Ghana FA Cup | |||
| 2025 Ghana Super Cup | |||||
 Guinea |
2024–25 Guinée Championnat National | No Cup | |||
 Guinea-Bissau |
2024–25 Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau | Sport Bissau e Benfica | 2025 Taça Nacional da Guiné Bissau | ||
| 2025 Taça Centenária Amílcar Cabral | |||||
| 2025 SuperTaça Nacional da Guiné-Bissau | |||||
| Ivory Coast |
2024–25 Ligue 1 | Stade d'Abidjan | 2025 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire | FC San Pédro | RC Abidjan |
| 2025 Coupe Houphouët-Boigny | |||||
| Kenya |
2024–25 Kenyan Premier League | 2025 FKF President's Cup | |||
| 2025 Kenyan Super Cup | |||||
 Lesotho |
2024–25 Lesotho Premier League | Lioli | No Cup | ||
 Liberia |
2024–25 LFA First Division | 2024–25 Liberian FA Cup | |||
| 2025 Liberian Super Cup | |||||
 Libya |
2024–25 Libyan Premier League | No Cup | |||
| Madagascar |
2024–25 Malagasy Pro League | 2025 Coupe de Madagascar | |||
 Malawi |
2025 Super League of Malawi | 2025 FDH Bank Knockout Cup | |||
| 2025 Malawi FAM Charity Shield | Silver Strikers | Mighty Wanderers | |||
| Mali |
2024–25 Malian Première Division | 2025 Malian Cup | Stade Malien | Djoliba AC | |
| 2025 Super Coupe National du Mali | |||||
 Mauritania |
2024–25 Ligue 1 Mauritania | FC Nouadhibou | 2025 Mauritanian President's Cup | ||
 Mauritius |
2024–25 Mauritian Premier League | 2025 Mauritian Cup | |||
| 2025 Mauritian Republic Cup | |||||
| 2025 Mauritian Charity Shield | |||||
| Morocco |
2024–25 Botola | RS Berkane | 2024–25 Moroccan Throne Cup | Olympic Club Safi | RS Berkane |
| 2024–25 Excellence Cup | |||||
 Mozambique |
2025 Moçambola | 2025 Taça de Moçambique | |||
| 2025 Supertaça de Moçambique | Ferroviário de Maputo | Associação Black Bulls | |||
 Namibia |
2024–25 Namibia Premiership | 2025 Namibia FA Cup | |||
 Niger |
2024–25 Super Ligue | 2025 Niger Cup | |||
| 2025 Niger Super Cup | |||||
| Nigeria |
2024–25 Nigeria Premier Football League | Remo Stars | 2025 Nigeria Federation Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Réunion |
2025 Réunion Premier League | 2025 Coupe de la Réunion | |||
| 2025 Trophée des Champions | |||||
 Rwanda |
2024–25 Rwanda Premier League | APR | 2025 Rwandan Cup | ||
| 2025 Heroes Cup | APR | Police | |||
| 2025 Rwandan Super Cup | |||||
 São Tomé and Príncipe |
2025 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship | 2025 Taça Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe | |||
| 2025 São Tomé and Príncipe Super Cup | |||||
| Senegal |
2024–25 Senegal Ligue 1 | 2025 Senegal FA Cup | |||
| 2025 Coupe de la Ligue | |||||
 Seychelles |
2024–25 Seychelles Premier League | Côte d'Or | 2025 Seychelles FA Cup | Foresters Mont Fleuri | Light Stars |
| 2025 Seychelles President's Cup | |||||
 Sierra Leone |
2024–25 Sierra Leone National Premier League | 2025 Sierra Leonean FA Cup | |||
 Somalia |
2024–25 Somali First Division | 2025 Somalia Cup | |||
| 2025 Somalia Super Cup | |||||
| South Africa |
2024–25 South African Premiership | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2024–25 Nedbank Cup | Kaizer Chiefs | Orlando Pirates |
| 2025 Carling Knockout Cup | |||||
 South Sudan |
2025 South Sudan Football Championship | 2025 South Sudan National Cup | |||
 Sudan |
2024–25 Sudan Premier League | 2025 Sudan Cup | |||
| Tanzania |
2024–25 Tanzanian Premier League | 2024–25 Tanzania FA Cup | |||
| 2025 Tanzania Community Shield | |||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Togo |
2024–25 Togolese Championnat National | 2024–25 Coupe du Togo | |||
| 2025 Coupe de l'Indépendance | |||||
| 2025 Super Coupe des Champions | |||||
 Tunisia |
2024–25 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | ES Tunis | 2024–25 Tunisian Cup | ||
| 2023–24 Tunisian Super Cup | ES Tunis | Stade Tunisien | |||
| Uganda |
2024–25 Uganda Premier League | Vipers | 2024–25 Uganda Cup | Vipers | KCCA FC |
 Zambia |
2024–25 Zambia Super League | Power Dynamos | 2025 ABSA Cup | ZESCO United | Red Arrows |
| 2025 Zambian Charity Shield | |||||
| Zanzibar |
2024–25 Zanzibar Premier League | 2025 Zanzibari Cup | |||
 Zimbabwe |
2025 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League | 2025 Cup of Zimbabwe | |||
| 2025 Castle Challenge Cup | Dynamos | Simba Bhora | |||
CONCACAF
| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla |
2025 AFA Senior Male League | No Cup | |||
 Antigua and Barbuda |
2024–25 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division | All Saints United | No Cup | ||
 Aruba |
2024–25 Aruban Division di Honor | 2024–25 Torneo Copa Betico Croes | SV Dakota | Deportivo Nacional | |
 Bahamas |
2024–25 BFA Senior League | Western Warriors | No Cup | ||
| Barbados |
2025 Barbados Premier League | 2025 Barbados FA Cup | |||
 Belize |
2025 Closing | Verdes | No Cup | ||
| 2025 Opening | |||||
| Bermuda |
2024–25 Bermudian Premier Division | North Village Rams | 2025 Bermuda FA Cup | ||
 Bonaire |
2024-25 Bonaire League | No Cup | |||
 British Virgin Islands |
2024–25 BVIFA National Football League | VG United | No Cup | ||
| Canada |
2025 Canadian Premier League | Atlético Ottawa | 2025 Canadian Championship | Vancouver Whitecaps | Vancouver FC |
 Cayman Islands |
2024-25 Cayman Islands Premier League | 2025 Cayman Islands FA Cup | |||
| Costa Rica |
2025 Liga FPD Clausura | Herediano | 2024–25 Costa Rican Cup | LD Alajuelense | Puntarenas |
| 2025 Liga FPD Apertura | |||||
 Cuba |
2025 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba | No Cup | |||
 Curaçao |
2024–25 Curaçao Promé Divishon | No Cup | |||
 Dominica |
2025 Dominica Premier League | No Cup | |||
| Dominican Republic |
2025 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol | 2025 Copa Dominicana de Fútbol | |||
 El Salvador |
2025 Clausura | Alianza | No Cup | ||
| 2025 Apertura | |||||
 French Guiana |
2024–25 French Guiana Régional 1 | 2024–25 Coupe de Guyane | |||
 Grenada |
2024–25 GFA Premier League | Paradise | No Cup | ||
| Guatemala |
2025 Clausura | Antigua | No Cup | ||
| 2025 Apertura | |||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Guadeloupe |
2024–25 Guadeloupe Division of Honor | 2025 Coupe de Guadeloupe | |||
 Guyana |
2025 GFF Elite League | No Cup | |||
 Haiti |
2025 D1 Special Championship | Juventus des Cayes | No Cup | ||
| Honduras |
2025 Clausura | No Cup | |||
| 2025 Apertura | |||||
| Jamaica |
2024–25 Jamaica Premier League | Cavalier | 2025 Lynk Cup | ||
 Martinique |
2024–25 Martinique Championnat National | 2024–25 Coupe de la Martinique | |||
| Mexico |
2025 Liga MX Clausura | Deportivo Toluca | No Cup | ||
| 2025 Liga MX Apertura | |||||
 Nicaragua |
2025 Clausura | Managua FC | 2025 Copa Primera | ||
| 2025 Apertura | |||||
| Panama |
2025 Clausura | Plaza Amador | No Cup | ||
| 2025 Apertura | |||||
 Puerto Rico |
2024–25 Liga Puerto Rico Pro | No Cup | |||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
2025 SKNFA Premier League | 2024–25 Saint Kitts and Nevis National Cup | Village Superstars | St. Paul's United | |
 Saint Lucia |
2025 SLFA First Division | No Cup | |||
| Saint-Martin |
2024–25 Saint-Martin Senior League | No Cup | |||
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
2024–25 SVGFF Premier Division | North Leeward Predators | No Cup | ||
 Sint Maarten |
2024–25 Sint Maarten Premier League | SCSA Eagles | No Cup | ||
 Suriname |
2025 Suriname Major League | 2025 SVB Cup | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago |
2024–25 TT Premier Football League | Defence Force | No Cup | ||
 Turks and Caicos Islands |
2024–25 Provo Premier League | SWA Sharks | No Cup | ||
 US Virgin Islands |
2024–25 U.S. Virgin Islands Premier League | No Cup | |||
| United States |
2025 Major League Soccer season | 2025 U.S. Open Cup | Nashville SC | Austin FC | |
CONMEBOL
| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
2025 Argentine Primera División Apertura 2025 Argentine Primera División Clausura |
Platense TBD |
2025 Copa Argentina | ||
| 2025 Supercopa Argentina | |||||
| 2023 Supercopa Internacional | Talleres de Córdoba | River Plate | |||
| Bolivia |
2025 Bolivian Primera División | 2025 Copa Bolivia | |||
| 2025 Torneo Amistoso de Verano | Club Bolívar | Club Blooming | |||
| Brazil |
2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 2025 Copa do Brasil | |||
| 2025 Copa do Nordeste | |||||
| 2025 Copa Verde | |||||
| 2025 Supercopa do Brasil | Flamengo | Botafogo | |||
| Chile |
2025 Chilean Primera División | 2025 Copa Chile | |||
| Colombia |
2025 Categoría Primera A Apertura | Santa Fe | 2025 Copa Colombia | ||
| 2025 Categoría Primera A Finalización | 2025 Superliga Colombiana | Atlético Nacional | Atlético Bucaramanga | ||
 Ecuador |
2025 Ecuadorian Serie A | 2025 Copa Ecuador | |||
| 2025 Supercopa Ecuador | LDU Quito | El Nacional | |||
| Paraguay |
2025 Paraguayan Primera División Apertura | Club Libertad | 2025 Copa Paraguay | ||
| 2025 Paraguayan Primera División Clausura | 2024 Supercopa Paraguay | Libertad | Olimpia | ||
| Peru |
2025 Peruvian Liga 1 | 2025 Copa de la Liga Peruana | |||
 Uruguay |
2025 Uruguayan Primera División | 2025 Copa Uruguay | |||
| 2025 Supercopa Uruguaya | Nacional | Peñarol | |||
| Venezuela |
2025 Venezuelan Primera División | 2025 Copa Venezuela | |||
| 2025 Supercopa de Venezuela | Deportivo La Guaira | Deportivo Táchira |
OFC
| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 American Samoa |
2025 FFAS Senior League | No Cup | |||
 Cook Islands |
2025 Cook Islands Round Cup | 2025 Cook Islands Cup | |||
| Fiji |
2025 Fiji Premier League | 2025 FF Cup | Labasa | Rewa | |
| 2025 Champion versus Champion | Rewa | Labasa | |||
 Kiribati |
2025 Kiribati National Championship | No Cup | |||
 New Caledonia |
2025 New Caledonia Super Ligue | 2025 Coupe de Calédonie | |||
| New Zealand |
2025 New Zealand National League | 2025 Chatham Cup | |||
| 2025 Charity Cup | |||||
| Papua New Guinea |
2025 Papua New Guinea Premier Soccer League | 2025 Papua New Guinea FA Cup | |||
 Samoa |
2025 Samoa National League | No Cup | |||
| Solomon Islands |
2025 Solomon Islands S-League | No Cup | |||
 Tahiti |
2024–25 Tahiti Ligue 1 | 2024–25 Tahiti Cup | |||
| 2025 Tahiti Coupe des Champions | |||||
 Tonga |
2025 Tonga Major League | No Cup | |||
 Tuvalu |
2025 Tuvalu A-Division | No Cup | |||
 Vanuatu |
2025 VFF Champions League | No Cup | |||
| 2025 Port Vila Football League | |||||
UEFA
| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania |
2024–25 Kategoria Superiore | Egnatia | 2024–25 Albanian Cup | Dinamo City | Egnatia |
| 2025 Albanian Supercup | |||||
 Andorra |
2024–25 Primera Divisió | Inter Club d'Escaldes | 2025 Copa Constitució | Inter Club d'Escaldes | Atlètic Club d'Escaldes |
| 2025 Andorran Supercup | |||||
 Armenia |
2024–25 Armenian Premier League | FC Noah | 2024–25 Armenian Cup | FC Noah | Ararat-Armenia |
| 2025 Armenian Supercup | |||||
 Austria |
2024–25 Austrian Football Bundesliga | Sturm Graz | 2024–25 Austrian Cup | Wolfsberger AC | TSV Hartberg |
 Azerbaijan |
2024–25 Azerbaijan Premier League | Qarabağ | 2024–25 Azerbaijan Cup | Sabah | Qarabağ |
 Belarus |
2025 Belarusian Premier League | 2024–25 Belarusian Cup | Neman Grodno | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | |
| 2025 Belarusian Super Cup | Dinamo Minsk | Neman Grodno | |||
| Belgium |
2024–25 Belgian Pro League | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2024–25 Belgian Cup | Club Brugge | Anderlecht |
| 2025 Belgian Super Cup | |||||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2024–25 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zrinjski Mostar | 2024–25 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup | FK Sarajevo | Široki Brijeg |
| 2024 Supercup of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zrinjski Mostar | Borac Banja Luka | |||
 Bulgaria |
2024–25 First Professional Football League | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2024–25 Bulgarian Cup | Ludogorets Razgrad | CSKA Sofia |
| 2024 Bulgarian Supercup | Ludogorets Razgrad | Botev Plovdiv | |||
 Croatia |
2024–25 Croatian Football League | Rijeka | 2024–25 Croatian Football Cup | Rijeka | Slaven Belupo |
| 2025 Croatian Football Super Cup | |||||
 Cyprus |
2024–25 Cypriot First Division | Pafos | 2024–25 Cypriot Cup | AEK Larnaca | Pafos |
| 2025 Cypriot Super Cup | |||||
| Czech Republic |
2024–25 Czech First League | Slavia Prague | 2024–25 Czech Cup | Sigma Olomouc | Sparta Prague |
| Denmark |
2024–25 Danish Superliga | Copenhagen | 2024–25 Danish Cup | Copenhagen | Silkeborg |
| England |
2024–25 Premier League | Liverpool | 2024–25 FA Cup | Crystal Palace | Manchester City |
| 2024–25 EFL Cup | Newcastle United | Liverpool | |||
| 2025 FA Community Shield | |||||
| Estonia |
2025 Meistriliiga | 2024–25 Estonian Cup | Nõmme Kalju | FCI Levadia | |
| 2025 Estonian Supercup | FCI Levadia | Nõmme Kalju | |||
 Faroe Islands |
2025 Betri deildin menn | 2025 Faroe Islands Cup | |||
| 2025 Faroe Islands Super Cup | HB Torshavn | Víkingur Gøta | |||
| 2025 VFF Cup | B36 Tórshavn | TB Tvoroyri | |||
 Finland |
2025 Veikkausliiga | 2025 Finnish Cup | |||
| 2025 Finnish League Cup | |||||
| France |
2024–25 Ligue 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2024–25 Coupe de France | Paris Saint-Germain | Stade de Reims |
| 2025 Trophée des Champions | |||||
 Georgia |
2025 Erovnuli Liga | 2025 Georgian Cup | |||
| 2025 Georgian Super Cup | |||||
| Germany |
2024–25 Bundesliga | Bayern Munich | 2024–25 DFB-Pokal | VfB Stuttgart | Arminia Bielefeld |
| 2025 DFL-Supercup | |||||
 Gibraltar |
2024–25 Gibraltar Football League | Lincoln Red Imps | 2024–25 Rock Cup | Bruno's Magpies | Lions Gibraltar |
| 2025 Pepe Reyes Cup | |||||
| Greece |
2024–25 Super League Greece | Olympiacos | 2024–25 Greek Football Cup | Olympiacos | OFI |
 Hungary |
2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I | Ferencváros | 2024–25 Magyar Kupa | Paks | Ferencváros |
 Iceland |
2025 Besta deild karla | 2025 Icelandic Cup | |||
| 2025 Deildabikar | Valur | Fylkir | |||
| 2025 Icelandic Super Cup | Breiðablik | KA | |||
 Israel |
2024–25 Israeli Premier League | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2024–25 Israel State Cup | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Beitar Jerusalem |
| 2024–25 Toto Cup Al | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Maccabi Haifa | |||
| 2025 Israel Super Cup | |||||
| Italy |
2024–25 Serie A | Napoli | 2024–25 Coppa Italia | Bologna | AC Milan |
| 2025 Supercoppa Italiana | |||||
 Kazakhstan |
2025 Kazakhstan Premier League | 2025 Kazakhstan Cup | |||
| 2025 Kazakhstan League Cup | |||||
| 2025 Kazakhstan Super Cup | Kairat | Aktobe | |||
 Kosovo |
2024–25 Football Superleague of Kosovo | Drita | 2024–25 Kosovar Cup | Prishtina | Llapi |
| 2025 Kosovar Supercup | |||||
| Latvia |
2025 Latvian Higher League | 2025 Latvian Football Cup | |||
| 2025 Latvian Supercup | FK RFS | Riga FC | |||
 Liechtenstein |
No League | 2024–25 Liechtenstein Cup | Vaduz | Balzers | |
| Lithuania |
2025 A Lyga | 2025 Lithuanian Football Cup | |||
| 2025 Lithuanian Supercup | FK Žalgiris | FK Banga | |||
 Luxembourg |
2024–25 Luxembourg National Division | FC Differdange 03 | 2024–25 Luxembourg Cup | FC Differdange 03 | F91 Dudelange |
 Malta |
2024–25 Maltese Premier League | Hamrun Spartans | 2024–25 Maltese FA Trophy | Hibernians | Birkirkara |
| 2025 Maltese Super Cup | |||||
 Moldova |
2024–25 Moldovan Super Liga | Milsami Orhei | 2024–25 Moldovan Cup | Sheriff Tiraspol | Milsami Orhei |
| 2025 Moldovan Super Cup | |||||
 Montenegro |
2024–25 Montenegrin First League | Budućnost Podgorica | 2024–25 Montenegrin Cup | Dečić | Mornar |
| Netherlands |
2024–25 Eredivisie | PSV Eindhoven | 2024–25 KNVB Cup | Go Ahead Eagles | AZ Alkmaar |
| 2025 Johan Cruyff Shield | |||||
 North Macedonia |
2024–25 Macedonian First Football League | Shkëndija | 2024–25 Macedonian Football Cup | Vardar | Struga |
.svg.png){kind=small} Northern Ireland |
2024–25 NIFL Premiership | Linfield | 2024–25 Irish Cup | Dungannon Swifts | Cliftonville |
| 2024–25 Northern Ireland Football League Cup | Cliftonville | Glentoran | |||
| 2025 NIFL Charity Shield | |||||
 Norway |
2025 Eliteserien | 2025 Norwegian Football Cup | |||
| Poland |
2024–25 Ekstraklasa | Lech Poznań | 2024–25 Polish Cup | Legia Warsaw | Pogoń Szczecin |
| 2025 Polish SuperCup | |||||
| Portugal |
2024–25 Primeira Liga | Sporting CP | 2024–25 Taça de Portugal | Sporting CP | SL Benfica |
| 2024–25 Taça da Liga | SL Benfica | Sporting CP | |||
| 2025 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | |||||
 Republic of Ireland |
2025 League of Ireland Premier Division | Shamrock Rovers | 2025 FAI Cup | ||
| 2025 President of Ireland's Cup | Shelbourne | Drogheda United | |||
| Romania |
2024–25 Liga I | FCSB | 2024–25 Cupa României | CFR Cluj | Hermannstadt |
| 2025 Supercupa României | |||||
 Russia |
2024–25 Russian Premier League | Krasnodar | 2024–25 Russian Cup | CSKA Moscow | Rostov |
| 2025 Russian Super Cup | |||||
 San Marino |
2024–25 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio | AC Virtus | 2024–25 Coppa Titano | AC Virtus | Tre Fiori |
| 2025 Super Coppa Sammarinese | |||||
 Scotland |
2024–25 Scottish Premiership | Celtic | 2024–25 Scottish Cup | Aberdeen | Celtic |
| 2024–25 Scottish League Cup | Celtic | Rangers | |||
 Serbia |
2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga | Red Star Belgrade | 2024–25 Serbian Cup | Red Star Belgrade | Vojvodina |
| Slovakia |
2024–25 Slovak First Football League | Slovan Bratislava | 2024–25 Slovak Cup | Spartak Trnava | Ružomberok |
 Slovenia |
2024–25 Slovenian PrvaLiga | Olimpija Ljubljana | 2024–25 Slovenian Football Cup | Celje | Koper |
| Spain |
2024–25 La Liga | Barcelona | 2024–25 Copa del Rey | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2025 Supercopa de España | Barcelona | Real Madrid | |||
 Sweden |
2025 Allsvenskan | Mjällby AIF | 2024–25 Svenska Cupen | BK Häcken | Malmö FF |
| Switzerland |
2024–25 Swiss Super League | FC Basel | 2024–25 Swiss Cup | FC Basel | Biel-Bienne |
| Turkey |
2024–25 Süper Lig | Galatasaray | 2024–25 Turkish Cup | Galatasaray | Trabzonspor |
| 2025 Turkish Super Cup | |||||
| Ukraine |
2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League | Dynamo Kyiv | 2024–25 Ukrainian Cup | Shakhtar Donetsk | Dynamo Kyiv |
 Wales |
2024–25 Cymru Premier | The New Saints | 2024–25 Welsh Cup | The New Saints | Connah's Quay Nomads |
| 2024–25 Welsh League Cup | The New Saints | Aberystwyth Town | |||
Clubs
Clubs founded
| Date Founded | Club | Country | Current League | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 7 | Sejong SA FC | South Korea | K4 League | |
| January 9 | Gijang United FC | South Korea | K4 League | |
| January 16 | Buffalo Stallions | United States | National Premier Soccer League | Shares name and logo with an indoor soccer team of the same name |
| January 21 | Portland Bangers FC | United States | USL League Two | Owned by summer baseball team Portland Pickles |
| February 12 | Al-Jazeera FC | Kuwait | Kuwaiti Division One | |
| February 13 | Ponce FC | Puerto Rico | Liga Puerto Rico | |
| February 14 | New York Cosmos | United States | None | Set to start playing in the USL League One in 2026 |
| March 16 | Putra Telbin F.C. | Indonesia | Liga 4 | |
| June 1 | Calpe City Magpies | Gibraltar | Gibraltar Football League | Merger between F.C. Bruno's Magpies and Calpe City F.C. |
| June 4 | Garudayaksa F.C. | Indonesia | Liga 2 | |
| Sumsel United F.C. | Indonesia | Liga 2 | ||
| June 27 | Acámbaro F.C. | Mexico | Liga Premier – Serie B | Relocation and renaming of CDM F.C. |
| Dragones Toluca F.C. | Mexico | Liga Premier – Serie A | ||
| CDU Malacitano | Spain | Segunda Federación | ||
| Ensenada F.C. | Mexico | Liga Premier – Serie A | Relocation and renaming of Agricultores F.C. Guasave | |
| July 17 | Union Brescia | Italy | Serie C | Relocation and renaming of Feralpisalò. |
| 2025 | FC Bishkek City | Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Premier League | |
| 2025 | Bumi Baliem F.C. | Indonesia | Liga 4 | |
| 2025 | Golden City FC | United States | None | Set to join MLS Next Pro in 2026 or 2027 |
| 2025 | FC KDV Tomsk | Russia | Russian Second League Division B | Relocation and rebrand of FC Stroitel Kamensk-Shakhtinsky |
| 2025 | Manokwari United F.C. | Indonesia | Liga 4 | |
| 2025 | PersiOKUT East Ogan Komering Ulu | Indonesia | Liga 4 | |
| 2025 | Persipegaf Arfak Mountains | Indonesia | Liga 4 | |
| 2025 | Seoul Phoenix FC | South Korea Malaysia | Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League | Founded as Vanesse FC in 2023 Originally competed in the South Korean K4 League |
| 2025 | Siwelele F.C. | South Africa | South African Premiership | Replacing SuperSport United F.C. |
| 2025 | UM-Damansara United | Malaysia | Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League | |
| 2025 | Wamena United F.C. | Indonesia | Liga 4 |
Reserve teams
| Date Founded | Club | Country | Current League | Reserve team of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 12 | Auckland FC Reserves | New Zealand | New Zealand National League | Auckland FC | |
| June 16 | F.C. Racing | Mexico | Liga Premier – Serie B | Racing de Veracruz | |
| July 6 | FK Sarajevo B | Bosnia and Herzegovina | League of Sarajevo Canton | FK Sarajevo | |
| July 24 | Inter Milan Under-23 | Italy | Serie C Group A | Inter Milan | |
| 2025 | FC Chelyabinsk-2 | Russia | Russian Second League Division B | FC Chelyabinsk | |
| 2025 | FC Sochi-2 | Russia | Russian Second League Division B | PFC Sochi |
Clubs folded
| Date Folded | Date Founded | Club | Country | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | June 1954 | Guangzhou F.C. | China | 8-time Chinese Super League champions 2-time Chinese FA Cup winner 2-time AFC Champions League winner Formerly known as Guangzhou Evergrande |
| January 14 | March 31, 2007 | Seoul Nowon United FC | South Korea | |
| January 19 | 1947 | Attack Energy SC |  Afghanistan | 2-time Afghanistan Champions League champion |
| January 2025 | 1876 | Bangor City F.C. | Wales England (formerly) | 3-time Cymru Premier champions 8-time Welsh Cup winner Last played during the 2021–22 Cymru North season. |
| January 2025 | 2022 | FC Kompozit Pavlovsky Posad | Russia | |
| February 26 | 1951 | Tours FC | France | Dates back to 1919 as AS Docks du Centre |
| March 2025 | 1961 | FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Belarus Soviet Union (formerly) | 3-time Belarusian Premier League champions |
| April 10 | 1925 | Chamois Niortais F.C. | France | |
| April 22 | 1905 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | Germany West Germany (formerly) | 1984–85 DFB-Pokal winner 4-time Intertoto Cup winner |
| May 20 | 2008 | Qaradağ Lökbatan FK | Azerbaijan | |
| June 1 | 2013 | F.C. Bruno's Magpies | Gibraltar | Merged with Calpe City F.C. to form Calpe City Magpies F.C. |
| June 4 | 1985 | NZR Sumbersari F.C. | Indonesia | |
| 2001 | PSKC Cimahi | Indonesia | ||
| July 29, 2019 | Sumut United F.C. | Indonesia | ||
| June 9 | 1911 | Brescia Calcio | Italy | 4-time Serie B champion |
| June 19 | 1960 | CU Collado Villalba | Spain | Replaced by Atlético Madrid C |
| June 27 | July 21, 2024 | Agricultores F.C. Guasave | Mexico | Relocated and later renamed to Ensenada F.C. |
| June 29 | 2003 | Widnes F.C. | England | |
| July 17 | 2009 | Feralpisalò | Italy | Relocated and renamed to Union Brescia. |
| August 1 | 1997 | Quang Nam FC | Vietnam | 2017 V.League 1 winner |
| 1969 | UD Ibarra | Spain | ||
| August 7 | 2009 | San Fernando CD | Spain | |
| August 2025 | 1980 | Dong Nai FC | Vietnam | |
| 2025 | 1995 | FC Biolog-Novokubansk | Russia | |
| 2025 | 2002 | Bow F.C. | Wales | |
| 2025 | 2014 | Broomhill F.C. | Scotland | |
| 2025 | 2019 | FC CSKA 1948 Sofia II | Bulgaria | Formerly the reserve team of CSKA 1948 Sofia |
| 2025 | June 16, 1973 | FC Gloria Buzău | Romania | |
| 2025 | 1997 | FC Khimki | Russia | |
| 2025 | 1997 | FC Khimki-M | Russia | Formerly the reserve team of FC Khimki |
| 2025 | 2013 | FC Krasnodar-2 | Russia | Formerly the reserve team of FC Krasnodar |
| 2025 | 2005 | Lagend Shiga FC | Japan | Relocated and renamed to Velago Ikoma |
| 2025 | 1945 | PFK Metallurg Bekabad | Uzbekistan Soviet Union (formerly) | |
| 2025 | August 15, 2000 | CS Mioveni | Romania | |
| 2025 | 2020 | Morda United F.C. | England | Third iteration of the club. |
| 2025 | 2008 | Qaradağ Lökbatan FK | Azerbaijan | |
| 2025 | 2019 | Samut Prakan City F.C. | Thailand | Dates back to 1989 as Coke-Bangpra Chonburi FC |
| 2025 | 2010 | Lampang F.C. | Thailand |
Births and deaths
Deaths
| Date of Death | Player | Nationality | Played For | Managed | Notable For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Cristóbal Ortega (68) | Mexico | Club América | 6-time Primera División de México winner 3-time Campeón de Campeones winner (1976, 1988, 1989) 3-time CONCACAF Champions' Cup winner (1977, 1987, 1990) 2-time Copa Interamericana winner (1978, 1991) 1977 CONCACAF Championship winner 1982–83 Balón de Oro winner | |
| January 3 | Gilbert Van Binst (73) | Belgium | Anderlecht Toulouse Club Brugge | 2-time Belgian First Division winner (1971–72, 1973–74) 4-time Belgian Cup winner 2-time Belgian League Cup winner (1973, 1974) 2-time European Cup Winners' Cup winner (1975–76, 1977–78) 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup runner-up 2-time European Super Cup winner (1976, 1978) 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runner-up Finished third at UEFA Euro 1972 | |
| January 6 | Dušan Maravić (85) | .svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia Serbia | Spartak Subotica Red Star Belgrade Racing Paris Entente BFN Béziers Deportivo Italia | .svg.png){kind=small} Gap FC | 3-time Yugoslav First League winner (1958–59, 1959–60, 1963–64) 2-time Yugoslav Cup winner (1958–59, 1963–64) 1972 Venezuelan Primera División winner 1970 Copa Venezuela winner Gold medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
| January 13 | Tony Book (90) | England | Bath City.svg.png){kind=small} Toronto City Plymouth Argyle Manchester City | Manchester City | 1967–68 Football League First Division winner 1968–69 FA Cup winner 2-time Football League Cup winner (1969–70, 1975–76) 2-time FA Charity Shield winner (1968, 1972) 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup winner 1970 Anglo-Italian League Cup runner-up Joint-winner of the 1968–69 FWA Footballer of the Year Brother of former English footballer Kim Book Father of former English footballer Steve Book |
| January 17 | Denis Law (84) | Scotland | Huddersfield Town Manchester City Torino Manchester United | 2-time Football League First Division winner (1964–65, 1966–67) 1962–63 FA Cup winner 2-time FA Charity Shield winner (1965, 1967) 6-time British Home Championship winner 1964 Ballon d'Or winner 1968–69 European Cup top goalscorer Member of the Football League 100 Legends Member of the English and Scottish Football Hall of Fames Awarded as Scotland's Golden Player in 2003 | |
| January 24 | Mimis Domazos (83) | Greece | .svg.png){kind=small} Panathinaikos AEK Athens | 9-time Alpha Ethniki winner 3-time Greek Cup winner (1966–67, 1968–69, 1976–77) 1970–71 European Cup runner-up 1977 Balkans Cup winner Most appearances in the Super League Greece (535) | |
| Ellert Schram (85) | Iceland | KR | KR | 5-time Úrvalsdeild winner 7-time Icelandic Football Cup winner 6th Chairman of the KSÍ (1973–1989) 5th President of the ÍSÍ (1991–2006) Father of Icelandic journalist Arna Schram | |
| February 3 | Lima (83) | Brazil | .svg.png){kind=small} Juventus-SP.svg.png){kind=small} Santos Jalisco Fluminense Tampa Bay Rowdies | 7-time Campeonato Paulista winner 3-time Torneio Rio–São Paulo winner (1963, 1964, 1966) 5-time Taça Brasil winner 2-time Copa Libertadores winner (1962, 1963) 2-time Intercontinental Cup winner (1962, 1963) 1968 Intercontinental Supercup winner | |
| February 7 | José María Suárez (73) | Argentina | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgrano Boca Juniors Huracán | 3-time Argentine Primera División winner (1976 (M), 1976 (N), 1981 (M)) 2-time Copa Libertadores winner (1977, 1978) 1977 Intercontinental Cup winner | |
| February 10 | Takis Ikonomopoulos (81) | Greece | Apollon Athens Proodeftiki.svg.png){kind=small} Panathinaikos Panachaiki | 5-time Alpha Ethniki winner 2-time Greek Cup winner (1966–67, 1968–69) 4-time Greek Cup finalist 1970–71 European Cup runner-up | |
| February 12 | Ali Gagarin (75) | Sudan | .svg.png){kind=small} Al-Hilal Club Al Nassr Stade d'Abidjan | 3-time Sudan Premier League winner (1966, 1969, 1973) 1976 Saudi King's Cup winner 1970 African Cup of Nations winner | |
| February 13 | János Dunai (87) | Hungary | Pécsi Dózsa | Pécsi MSC Szegedi EAC Pécsi Vasutas | Bronze medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
| February 20 | Evan Williams (81) | Scotland | Third Lanark Wolverhampton Wanderers Aston Villa Celtic Clyde Stranraer | Vale of Leven Ardeer Thistle | 5-time Scottish Football League winner 3-time Scottish Cup winner (1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74) 1969–70 Scottish League Cup winner 1969–70 European Cup runner-up |
| March 1 | Tullio Lanese (78) | Italy | Refereed at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1992 Refereed the 1991 European Cup final Banned from football for 30 months as part of the Calciopoli scandal | ||
| March 22 | Djamel Menad (64) | Algeria | CR Belouizdad JE Tizi Ouzou Nîmes Olympique Famalicão Belenenses USM Alger | USM Alger USM Annaba JSM Béjaïa CR Belouizdad MC Alger Al-Wehda Club Algeria (assistant) USM El Harrach | 5-time Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 winner 2-time Algerian Cup winner (1977–78, 1985–86) 1981 African Cup of Champions Clubs winner 1995 African Cup Winners' Cup winner 1990 African Cup of Nations winner 1990 African Cup of Nations top goalscorer 2-time Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament (1984, 1990) |
| March 28 | Alfredo (78) | Brazil | Palmeiras Cruzeiro Marcílio Dias Nacional América Rio Preto Coritiba Santos Taubaté Jorge Wilstermann | 1969 Campeonato Amazonense winner 2-time Campeonato Paulista winner (1972, 1974) 2-time Campeonato Brasileiro Série A winner (1973, 1974) 1976 Campeonato Paranaense 2-time Ramón de Carranza Trophy winner (1973, 1974) Finished 4th at the 1974 FIFA World Cup 1973 Bola de Prata member | |
| April 8 | Manga (87) | Brazil | .svg.png){kind=small} Sport Recife Botafogo Nacional Internacional Operário Coritiba Grêmio Barcelona de Guayaquil | 2-time Campeonato Pernambucano winner (1955, 1956) 4-time Campeonato Carioca winner 1961 Taça dos Campeões Estaduais Rio – São Paulo winner 3-time Torneio Rio–São Paulo winner (1962, 1964, 1966) 2-time Taça Guanabara (1967, 1968) 4-time Uruguayan Primera División winner 4-time Campeonato Gaúcho winner 2-time Campeonato Brasileiro Série A winner (1975, 1976) 1977 Campeonato Mato-Grossense winner 1978 Campeonato Paranaense winner 1981 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A winner 1963 Tournoi de Paris winner 1971 Copa Libertadores winner 1971 Intercontinental Cup winner 1971 Copa Interamericana winner | |
| April 12 | Christian Chukwu (74) | Nigeria | Enugu Rangers | Enugu Rangers Nigeria U17 Kenya Nigeria | 4-time Nigerian National League - First Division winner 5-time Nigeria Federation Cup winner 1977 African Cup Winners' Cup winner 1980 African Cup of Nations winner 1980 African Cup of Nations Player of the Tournament Finished third at the 2004 African Cup of Nations |
| April 20 | Hugo Gatti (78) | Argentina | Atlanta River Plate Gimnasia La Plata Unión Santa Fe Boca Juniors | 3-time Argentine Primera División winner (1976 (M), 1976 (N), 1981 (M)) 2-time Copa Libertadores winner (1977, 1978) 1977 Intercontinental Cup winner 1982 Argentine Footballer of the Year Most Argentine Primera División appearences (765) Father of former Argentine footballer Lucas Gatti | |
| April 26 | Jair da Costa (84) | Brazil | Portuguesa Inter Milan AS Roma Santos Windsor Stars | 4-time Serie A winner 1973 Campeonato Paulista winner 2-time European Cup winner (1963–64, 1964–65) 1971–72 European Cup runner-up 2-time Intercontinental Cup winner (1964, 1965) 1962 FIFA World Cup winner | |
| May 5 | Luis Galván (77) | Argentina | Talleres de Córdoba Loma Negra Belgrano Central Norte Club Bolívar | 6-time Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol winner 1977 Copa Hermandad winner 1978 FIFA World Cup winner | |
| May 7 | Joop van Daele (77) | Netherlands | Feyenoord Go Ahead Eagles Fortuna Sittard Excelsior | Fortuna Sittard (assistant) Excelsior (assistant) Papendrecht Excelsior | 3-time Eredivisie winner (1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74) 1968–69 KNVB Cup winner 1969–70 European Cup winner 1973–74 UEFA Cup winner 1970 Intercontinental Cup winner |
| May 16 | Emmanuel Kundé (68) | Cameroon | Canon Yaoundé Laval Stade de Reims Olympic Mvolyé | Canon Yaoundé US Bitam PWD Bamenda | 6-time Elite One winner 5-time Cameroonian Cup winner 2003 Gabon Championnat National D1 winner 2-time Coupe du Gabon Interclubs winner (1999, 2003) 2-time African Cup of Champions Clubs winner (1978, 1980) 1979 African Cup Winners' Cup winner 1984 African Cup Winners' Cup runner-up 1988 African Cup of Nations winner 1986 African Cup of Nations runner-up |
| May 24 | Kiril Ivkov (78) | Bulgaria | .svg.png){kind=small} Metalurg Pernik Minyor Pernik.svg.png){kind=small} Levski Sofia Etar Veliko Tarnovo | Bulgaria (assistant) Levski Sofia Osam Lovech Sliven Spartak Varna Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 4-time A Group winner 5-time Bulgarian Cup winner Silver medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics 2-time Bulgarian Footballer of the Year (1974, 1975) |
| May 27 | Juan Ramón Verón (81) | Argentina | Estudiantes Panathinaikos Atlético Junior Cúcuta Deportivo | 1967 Argentine Primera División Metropolitano winner 1977 Campeonato Profesional winner 3-time Copa Libertadores winner (1968, 1969, 1970) 1968 Intercontinental Cup winner 1969 Copa Interamericana winner Father of former Argentine footballer Juan Sebastián Verón Grandfather of Argentine footballer Deian Verón | |
| June 17 | Bernard Lacombe (72) | France | Lyon Saint-Étienne Bordeaux | Lyon | 3-time Division 1 winner (1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87) 3-time Coupe de France winner (1972–73, 1985–86, 1986–87) 2-time Trophée des Champions winner (1973, 1986) 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup winner UEFA Euro 1984 winner Finished fourth at the 1982 FIFA World Cup |
| June 23 | John Clark (84) | Scotland | Celtic Morton | Aberdeen (assistant) Celtic (assistant) Cowdenbeath Stranraer Clyde | 6-time Scottish Division One winner 4-time Scottish Cup winner 5-time Scottish League Cup winner 1966–67 European Cup winner |
| July 1 | Rinus Israël (83) | Netherlands | DWS Feyenoord Excelsior PEC Zwolle | PEC Zwolle (assistant) FC Den Bosch Feyenoord PAOK Netherlands U21 Ghana Al Jazira Al Shabab Al Wahda ADO Den Haag | 4-time Eredivise winner 1968–69 KNVB Cup winner 2000–01 UAE Football League winner 2002–03 Eerste Divisie winner 1969–70 European Cup winner 1973–74 UEFA Cup winner 1970 Intercontinental Cup winner 1974 FIFA World Cup runner-up 2-time Dutch Footballer of the Year (1970, 1975) Grandfather of Dutch international handball player Rachel de Haze |
| July 3 | Diogo Jota (28) | Portugal | Paços de Ferreira Atlético Madrid FC Porto Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool | 2017–18 EFL Championship winner 2024–25 Premier League winner 2021–22 FA Cup winner 2-time EFL Cup winner (2021–22, 2023–24) 2024–25 EFL Cup runner-up 2021–22 UEFA Champions League runner-up 2-time UEFA Nations League winner (2018–19, 2024–25) | |
| Peter Rufai (61) | Nigeria | Stationery Stores Femo Scorpions.svg.png){kind=small} Dragons de l'Ouémé Lokeren Beveren Go Ahead Eagles Farense Hércules Deportivo La Coruña Gil Vicente | 1982 Nigeria Challenge Cup winner 1986 Benin Premier League winner 1986 Benin Cup winner 1981 African Cup Winners' Cup runner-up 1994 African Cup of Nations winner 1988 African Cup of Nations runner-up 1995 King Fahd Cup fourth place | ||
| July 7 | Miguel Ángel López (83) | Argentina | Sarmiento Estudiantes Ferro Carril Oeste River Plate Independiente Atlético Nacional | Atlético Nacional Atlético Junior Argentinos Juniors Independiente Boca Juniors Rosario Central Club América Ferro Carril Oeste Guadalajara Barcelona Santos Laguna Toluca Club León Al-Ahli Atlético Celaya Puebla Badajoz Arsenal de Sarandí Atlético San Luis | 1971 Argentine Primera División (M) winner 2-time Colombian league winner (1976, 2004 (F)) 2-time Mexican Primera División winner (1984–85, 1985 Prode) 4-time Copa Libertadores winner 2-time Copa Interamericana winner (1973, 1974) 1973 Intercontinental Cup winner 1995 Supercopa Libertadores winner |
| July 9 | Osvaldo Aquino (73) | Paraguay | San Lorenzo Guaraní Olimpia Cerro Corá | 7-time Paraguayan Primera División winner 1979 Copa Libertadores winner 1979 Copa Interamericana winner 1979 Intercontinental Cup winner 1979 Copa América winner 1971 South American U-20 Championship winner | |
| July 16 | Ahmed Faras (78) | Morocco | SCC Mohammédia | 1979–80 Botola winner 2-time Moroccan Throne Cup winner (1971–72, 1974–75) 1975 Moroccan Super Cup winner 1973 Maghreb Cup Winners Cup winner 1975 Maghreb Cup Winners Cup runner-up 1976 African Cup of Nations winner 1974 Kuneitra Cup winner Gold medalist at the 1976 Arab Games 1975 African Footballer of the Year 1976 African Cup of Nations Player of the Tournament 2-time Botola Pro top goalscorer (1968–69, 1972–73) Morocco national football team top goalscorer | |
| July 22 | Joey Jones (70) | Wales | Wrexham Liverpool Chelsea Huddersfield Town | Wrexham (caretaker) | 1974–75 Welsh Cup winner 1976–77 Football League First Division winner 1976–77 FA Cup runner-up 1983–84 Football League Second Division winner 2-time European Cup winner (1976–77, 1977–78) 1975–76 UEFA Cup winner 1977 European Super Cup winner 2-time PFA Team of the Year |
| August 5 | Jorge Costa (53) | Portugal | Porto Penafiel Marítimo Charlton Athletic Standard Liège | Braga Olhanense Académica de Coimbra CFR Cluj AEL Limassol Anorthosis Famagusta Paços de Ferreira Gabon Club Sfaxien Arouca Tours Mumbai City Gaz Metan Mediaș Farense Académico de Viseu AVS | 8-time Primeira Liga winner 5-time Taça de Portugal winner 5-time Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira winner 2008–09 Liga de Honra winner 2011–12 Liga I winner 2003–04 UEFA Champions League winner 2002–03 UEFA Cup winner 2004 Intercontinental Cup winner 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship winner 2000 A Bola de Ouro winner |
| Ove Kindvall (82) | Sweden | IFK Norrköping Feyenoord IFK Göteborg | 2-time Allsvenskan winner (1962, 1963 2-time Eredivisie winner (1968–69, 1970–71) 1968–69 KNVB Cup winner 1969–70 European Cup winner 2-time Intertoto Cup winner (1967, 1968) 1970 Intercontinental Cup winner 1966 Allsvenskan top goalscorer 3-time Eredivisie top goalscorer (1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71) 1966 Guldbollen winner Finished fourth in the 1969 Ballon d'Or Father of Swedish footballers Tina and Niclas Kindvall Brother of Swedish radio host Kaj Kindvall | ||
| Frank Mill (67) | West Germany Germany | Rot-Weiss Essen Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Dortmund Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1988–89 DFB-Pokal winner 1983–84 DFB-Pokal runner-up 1992–93 UEFA Cup runner-up 1990 FIFA World Cup winner Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1980–81 2. Bundesliga Nord top goalscorer | ||
| August 10 | Kunishige Kamamoto (81) | Japan | Yanmar Diesel | Yanmar Diesel Gamba Osaka Fujieda MYFC | 4-time Japan Soccer League Division 1 winner 3-time Emperor's Cup winner (1968, 1970, 1974) 3-time JSL Cup winner (1973, 1983, 1984) 1976 All Japan Senior Football Championship winner 1981 Japanese Super Cup winner 1976 Queen's Cup winner Bronze medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics 7-time Japan Soccer League top goalscorer 1968 Summer Olympics top goalscorer Member of the Japan Football Hall of Fame Vice-president of the Japan Football Association (1998–2008) Member of the House of Councillors (1995–2001) |
| August 16 | Fernando Cruz (85) | Portugal | Benfica Paris Saint-Germain |
8-time Primeira Divisão winner | |
| September 20 | Jan Lála (87) | Czechoslovakia Czech Republic | Dynamo Prague Dukla Pardubice Slavia Prague Lausanne-Sport Spartak Ústí nad Labem | 1962–63 Czechoslovak Cup runner-up 1962 FIFA World Cup runner-up | |
| September 28[n 4] | José Araquistáin (88) | Spain | .svg.png){kind=small} Real Sociedad Eibar Real Madrid Elche Castellón | 6-time La Liga winner 1961–62 Copa del Generalísimo winner 1965–66 European Cup winner 1961–62 Ricardo Zamora Trophy winner | |
| October 17 | Gino Pivatelli (92) | Italy | Hellas Verona Bologna Napoli AC Milan | Rimini Ravenna Monza Pro Vasto Padova | 1961–62 Serie A winner 1962–63 European Cup winner 1955–56 Serie A top goalscorer Last surviving Italian player from the 1954 FIFA World Cup |
| October 24 | Max Lorenz (86) | West Germany Germany | Werder Bremen Eintracht Braunschweig | 1964–65 Bundesliga winner 1960–61 DFB-Pokal winner 1966 FIFA World Cup runner-up 1970 FIFA World Cup third place | |
| October 25 | Manuel Lapuente (81) | Mexico | .svg.png){kind=small} Monterrey Necaxa Puebla Atlas | Puebla Tigres UANL Ángeles de Puebla Atlante Cruz Azul Necaxa Mexico América | Gold medalist at the 1967 Pan American Games 5-time Mexican Primera División winner 2-time Copa México winner (1989–90, 1994–95) 2-time Campeón de Campeones winner (1990, 1995) 2-time CONCACAF Champions' Cup winner (1991, 2006) 1994 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup winner 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup winner 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup winner |
| November 5 | Emerich Jenei (88) | Romania | .svg.png){kind=small} Flamura Roșie Arad Steaua București Kayserispor | .svg.png){kind=small} Steaua București Bihor Oradea CS Târgoviște Romania Hungary Parmalat Panionios Universitatea Craiova | 8-time Divizia A winner 7-time Cupa României winner 1985–86 European Cup winner 1993 Kirin Cup winner |
| November 20 | Dieter Herzog (79) | West Germany Germany | Hamborn 07 Fortuna Düsseldorf Bayer Leverkusen | 1974 FIFA World Cup winner | |
| November 23 | Nikita Simonyan (99) | Soviet Union Russia | .svg.png){kind=small} Krylya Sovetov Moscow Spartak Moscow | Spartak Moscow Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan Chornomorets Odesa | 7-time Soviet Top League winner 6-time Soviet Cup winner Gold medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics 3-time Soviet Top League top goalscorer (1949, 1950, 1953) Awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 3rd & 4th class Awarded the Order of Friendship Awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour Awarded the Medal "Veteran of Labour" |
| November 25 | Lorenzo Buffon (95) | Italy | Portogruaro AC Milan Genoa Inter Milan Fiorentina Ivrea | 5-time Serie A winner 2-time Latin Cup winner (1951, 1956) Member of the AC Milan Hall of Fame | |
| December 1 | Volodymyr Muntyan (79) | Soviet Union Ukraine | Dynamo Kyiv SKA Kyiv | SKA Kyiv COSFAP Antananarivo Ukraine U21 Guinea Cherkasy Tavriya Simferopol Obolon Kyiv Alania Vladikavkaz Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Vorskla Poltava | 7-time Soviet Class A/Top League winner 2-time Soviet Cup winner (1965–66, 1974) 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup winner 1975 European Super Cup winner UEFA Euro 1972 runner-up UEFA Euro 1968 fourth place 1969 Soviet Footballer of the Year 1970 Ukrainian Footballer of the Year |
| December 13 | Ernesto Figueiredo (88) | Portugal | União Tomar Sernache Sporting CP Vitória Setúbal | 2-time Primeira Divisão winner (1961–62, 1965–66) 1962–63 Taça de Portugal winner 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup winner 1966 FIFA World Cup third place | |
| December 25 | John Robertson (72) | Scotland | Nottingham Forest Derby County | Wycombe Wanderers (assistant) Norwich City (assistant) Leicester City (assistant) Celtic (assistant) Aston Villa (assistant) | 1977–78 Football League First Division winner 2-time Football League Cup winner (1977–78, 1978–79) 1978 FA Charity Shield winner 1976–77 Anglo-Scottish Cup 2-time European Cup winner (1978–79, 1979–80) 1979 European Super Cup winner Member of the English and Scottish Football Hall of Fames |
| December 29 | Enrique Collar (91) | Spain | Atlético Madrid Cádiz Real Murcia Valencia | 1954–55 Segunda División winner 1965–66 La Liga winner 3-time Copa del Generalísimo winner (1959–60, 1960–61, 1964–65) 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup winner |
Notes
- ↑ Hosts are Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
- ↑ While no final match was played, all matches on Matchday 5 were played at the Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui.
- ↑ Hosts include Czech Republic, England, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Turkey.
- ↑ Death announced on this date.
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