2013 in association football
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The following are the scheduled events of association football for the year 2013 throughout the world.
Events
Men's national teams
Senior
- 5 – 18 January: 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations in Bahrain
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United Arab Emirates (2nd title) -
Iraq -
Kuwait - 4th:
Bahrain
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- 18 – 27 January: 2013 Copa Centroamericana in Costa Rica
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Costa Rica (7th title) -
Honduras -
El Salvador - 4th:
Belize
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- 19 January – 10 February: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa
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Nigeria (3rd title) -
Burkina Faso -
Mali - 4th:
Ghana
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- 15 – 30 June: 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil
- 6 – 20 July: 2013 COSAFA Cup in Zambia
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Zambia (4th title) -
Zimbabwe -
South Africa - 4th:
Lesotho
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- 7 – 28 July: 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States
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United States (5th title) -
Panama
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- 20 – 28 July: 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup in South Korea
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Japan (1st title) -
China PR -
South Korea - 4th:
Australia
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- 20 September – 2 October: 2013 SAFF Championship in Nepal
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Afghanistan (1st title) -
India
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- 26 October – 2 November: 2013 UEMOA Tournament
- Burkina Faso (1st title)
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Benin
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- 27 November – 12 December: 2013 CECAFA Cup in Kenya
Youth
- 9 January – 3 February: 2013 South American Youth Championship in Argentina
- 18 February – 3 March: 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Mexico
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Mexico (12th title) - United States
- El Salvador
- 4th:
Cuba
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- 7 – 15 March: 2013 Central American Games in Costa Rica
- Honduras (3rd title)
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- 4th:
Guatemala
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- 16 – 30 March: 2013 African U-20 Championship in Algeria
- 17 – 30 March: 2013 OFC U-20 Championship in Fiji
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New Zealand (5th title) -
Fiji -
Vanuatu - 4th:
New Caledonia
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- 6 – 19 April: 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama
- 2 – 26 April: 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Argentina
- 13 – 27 April: 2013 African U-17 Championship in Morocco
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Ivory Coast (1st title) - Nigeria
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Tunisia - 4th:
Morocco
- 17–25 April: OFC Under 17 Championship in Vanuatu
- New Zealand (5th title)
- New Caledonia
- Vanuatu
- 4th: Fiji
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- 5 – 17 May: 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Slovakia
- 28 May – 8 June: 2013 U-21 Toulon Tournament in France
- 5 – 18 June: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Israel
- 21 June – 13 July: 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey
- 20 July - 1 August: 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Lithuania
- 17 October – 8 November: 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates
- 7 December – 21 December: 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar
- 1: 2nd title for Russia since the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. UEFA records treat Russia and the Soviet Union as the same.
Women's national teams
- 6 – 13 March: 2013 Algarve Cup in Portugal
- 25 – 28 June: 2013 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship in Switzerland
- 10 – 28 July: UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden
- 20 – 27 July: 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup in South Korea
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North Korea (1st title) - Japan
- South Korea
- 4th: China PR
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- 19 – 31 August: 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in Wales
- 26 September – 6 October: 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in China
- Japan (3rd title)
- North Korea
- China PR
- 4th:
Thailand
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- 11 – 20 October: 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in China
- South Korea (2nd title)
- North Korea
- China PR
- 4th: Japan
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News
- June 20 – Abby Wambach becomes the all-time leading international goal scorer for either men or women. Her four goals for the USA in a friendly against South Korea in Harrison, New Jersey bring her career total to 160, surpassing the 158 of fellow American Mia Hamm.[1]
Fixed dates for national team matches
Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).[2]
- 6 February
- 23–27 March
- 8–12 June
- 21 August
- 7–11 September
- 12–16 October
- 16–20 November
Club continental champions
Men
| Region | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
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| AFC (Asia) | 2013 AFC Champions League | Guangzhou Evergrande |
1st | — |
| 2013 AFC Cup | Kuwait SC |
3rd | 2012 | |
| 2013 AFC President's Cup |  Balkan |
1st | — | |
| CAF (Africa) | 2013 CAF Champions League |  Al-Ahly |
8th | 2012 |
| 2013 CAF Confederation Cup | Sfaxien |
3rd | 2008 | |
| 2013 CAF Super Cup | Al-Ahly |
5th | 2009 | |
| CONCACAF (North and Central America, Caribbean) |
2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League | Monterrey |
3rd | 2011–12 |
| 2013 CFU Club Championship | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2013 Copa Libertadores |  Atlético Mineiro |
1st | — |
| 2013 Copa Sudamericana |  Lanús |
1st | — | |
| 2013 Recopa Sudamericana | Corinthians |
1st | — | |
| OFC (Oceania) | 2012–13 OFC Champions League | Auckland City |
5th | 2011–12 |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2012–13 UEFA Champions League |  Bayern Munich |
5th | 2000–01 |
| 2012–13 UEFA Europa League |  Chelsea |
1st | — | |
| 2013 UEFA Super Cup | Bayern Munich |
1st | — | |
| UAFA (Arab States) | 2012–13 UAFA Club Cup |  USM Alger |
1st | — |
| 2012–13 GCC Champions League | Baniyas |
1st | — | |
| FIFA (Worldwide) | 2013 FIFA Club World Cup | Bayern Munich |
1st | — |
Women
| Region | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina | São José |
2nd | 2011 |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League | VfL Wolfsburg |
1st | — |
| Worldwide | 2013 International Women's Club Championship | INAC Kobe Leonessa |
1st | — |
Domestic leagues
CONCACAF nations
Men
Women
| Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
2013 NWSL season | Portland Thorns FC | 1st | — |
CONMEBOL nations
Men
Women
| Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
2013 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino | Centro Olímpico | 1st | - |
AFC nations
Men
Women
| Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
2012–13 W-League | Sydney FC | 2nd | 2009 |
| Japan |
2013 L. League | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 3rd | 2012 |
UEFA nations
Men
Women
| Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2012–13 BeNe League | Twente | 1st[n 1] | — |
 Czech Republic |
2012–13 Czech First Division | Sparta Praha | 18th[n 2] | 2011–12 |
| England |
2013 FA WSL | Liverpool | 1st | — |
 France |
2012–13 Division 1 Féminine | Lyon | 11th | 2011–12 |
| Germany |
2012–13 Frauen-Bundesliga | Wolfsburg | 1st | — |
 Norway |
2013 Toppserien | Stabæk | 2nd | 2010 |
 Romania |
2012–13 Liga I Feminin | Olimpia Cluj | 3rd | 2011–12 |
 Scotland |
2013 Scottish Women's Premier League | Glasgow City | 8th | 2012 |
 Spain |
2012–13 Primera División | FC Barcelona | 2nd | 2011–12 |
 Sweden |
2013 Damallsvenskan | LdB FC Malmö | 7th[n 3] | 2011 |
 Wales |
2012–13 Welsh Premier League | Cardiff City[n 4] | 1st | — |
- ↑ This was the first season of a unified Belgium–Netherlands women's league. Twente won one title in the former Dutch top league, the Eredivisie, in 2010–11.
- ↑ Includes only championships won since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993. Sparta also won 12 Czechoslovak national championships.
- ↑ Includes championships won under the club's former identity of FC Malmö Dam.
- ↑ Not to be confused with Cardiff City Ladies F.C., another club affiliated with Cardiff City F.C. that plays in the English women's football league system.
CAF nations
OFC nations
| Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cook Islands |
2013 Round Cup | Puaikura | 1st | — |
| Fiji |
2013 Fiji National Football League | Ba FC | 19th | 2012 |
| New Caledonia |
2013 New Caledonia Division Honneur | Gaïtcha FCN | 2nd | 1999 |
| New Zealand |
2012–13 ASB Premiership | Waitakere United | 5th | 2011–12 |
 Papua New Guinea |
2013 National Soccer League | Hekari United | 7th | 2011-12 |
 Solomon Islands |
2013 S-League | Solomon Warriors | 3rd | |
 Tahiti |
2012–13 Tahiti First Division | Dragon | 2nd | 2011–12 |
 Tonga |
2013 Tonga Major League | Lotoha'apai United | 14th | 2011–12 |
| Vanuatu |
2013 National Super League | Tafea FC | 1st | — |
Domestic cups
UEFA nations
AFC nations
CONCACAF nations
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
2013 Canadian Championship | Montreal Impact | 2nd[a 1] | 2008 |
| Costa Rica |
2013 Costa Rican Cup | Deportivo Saprissa | 1st | — |
| Mexico |
Clausura 2013 Copa MX | Cruz Azul | 3rd | 1996–97 |
| Mexico |
Apertura 2013 Copa MX | Monarcas Morelia | 1st | — |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
2012–13 Trinidad and Tobago Cup | Caledonia AIA | 3rd | 2011–12 |
| United States |
2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup | D.C. United | 3rd | 2008 |
- ↑ Includes the 2008 title won by the current Impact's predecessor of the same name.
CONMEBOL nations
Men
| Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
2012–13 Copa Argentina | Arsenal de Sarandí | 1st | — |
| Brazil |
2013 Copa do Brasil | Flamengo | 3rd | 2006 |
 Chile |
2012–13 Copa Chile | Universidad de Chile | 4th | 2000 |
 Colombia |
2013 Copa Colombia | Atlético Nacional | 2nd | 2012 |
 Venezuela |
2013 Copa Venezuela | Caracas FC | 6th | 2009 |
Women
| Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
2013 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino | São José | 2nd | 2012 |
CAF nations
| Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |
2012–13 Algerian Cup | USM Alger | 8th | 2003–04 |
 Kenya |
2013 FKF President's Cup | A.F.C. Leopards | 9th | 2009 |
| South Africa |
2012–13 Nedbank Cup | Kaizer Chiefs | 13th | 2006 |
Deaths
March
- March 21 – Aníbal Paz, Uruguayan goalkeeper, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (95)
April
- 29 April: Kevin Moore, English footballer (born 1958)
May
- 22 May: Brian Greenhoff, English international footballer (born 1953)
- 24 May: Ron Davies, Welsh international footballer (born 1942)
June
- 15 June: Heinz Flohe, German international footballer (born 1948)
- 16 June: Ottmar Walter, German international footballer (born 1924)
- 27 June: Stefano Borgonovo, Italian international footballer (born 1964)
- 30 June: Ingvar Rydell, Swedish international footballer (born 1922)
July
- 19 July: Bert Trautmann, German footballer (born 1923)
- 22 July: Lawrie Reilly, Scottish international footballer (born 1928)
- 23 July: Djalma Santos, Brazilian international footballer (born 1929)
- 29 July: Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian international footballer (born 1986)
August
- 24 August: Newton de Sordi, Brazilian international footballer (born 1931)
- 25 August: Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian international footballer (born 1930)
September
- 1 September: Ignacio Eizaguirre, Spanish international footballer (born 1920)
- 4 September: Ferdinand Biwersi, German referee (born 1934)
- 7 September: Wolfgang Frank, German footballer and manager (born 1951)
- 7 September: Marek Špilár, Slovakian international footballer (born 1975)
- 11 September: Fernand Boone, Belgian international footballer (born 1934)
- 19 September: Gerrie Mühren, Dutch international footballer (born 1946)
- 23 September: Vlatko Marković, Yugoslavian international footballer (born 1937)
October
- 1 October: Peter Broadbent, English international footballer (born 1933)
November
- 3 November: Ryszard Kraus Polish international footballer (born 1964)
- 5 November: Stuart Williams Welsh international footballer (born 1930)
- 12 November: Erik Dyreborg, Danish footballer (born 1940)
- 14 November: Bennett Masinga, South African international footballer (born 1965)
- 16 November: Arne Pedersen, Norwegian international footballer (born 1931)
- 24 November: Amedeo Amadei, Italian international footballer and manager (born 1921)
- 25 November: Bill Foulkes, English international footballer and manager (born 1932)
- 27 November: Nílton Santos, Brazilian international footballer (born 1925)
December
- 2 December: Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan international footballer (born 1942)
- 18 December: Büyük Jeddikar, Iranian international footballer (born 1929)
- 24 December: Serghei Stroenco, Moldovan international footballer (born 1967)
- 29 December: Ilya Tsymbalar, Ukrainian and Russian international footballer (born 1969)
- 30 December: Akeem Adams, Trinidadian international footballer (born 1991)
References
- ↑ "Abby Wambach Becomes All-Time Leading Scorer with Four Goals in 5-0 Win vs. Korea Republic" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/worldfootball/calendarlive/intl_mc_2008_2014_en_34822.pdf
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