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The following are the scheduled events of association football for the year 2013 throughout the world.
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Men's national teams
Senior
- 5 – 18 January: 21st Arabian Gulf Cup in
Bahrain
United Arab Emirates (2nd title)
Iraq
Kuwait- 4th: Bahrain
- 18 – 27 January: 2013 Copa Centroamericana in
Costa Rica
- Costa Rica (7th title)
-
Honduras -
El Salvador - 4th:
Belize
- 19 January – 10 February: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in
South Africa
-
Nigeria (3rd title) -
Burkina Faso -
Mali - 4th:
Ghana
- 15 – 30 June: 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in
Brazil
- 6 – 20 July: 2013 COSAFA Cup in
Zambia
- Zambia (4th title)
-
Zimbabwe - South Africa
- 4th:
Lesotho
- 7 – 28 July: 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the
United States
-
United States (5th title) -
Panama
- 20 – 28 July: 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup in
South Korea
-
Japan (1st title) -
China - South Korea
- 4th:
Australia
- 20 September – 2 October: 2013 SAFF Championship in
Nepal
-
Afghanistan (1st title) -
India
- 26 October – 2 November: 2013 UEMOA Tournament in
Ivory Coast
- Burkina Faso (1st title)
-
Benin
- 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
- Mexico (12th title)
- United States
- El Salvador
- 4th:
Cuba
- 7 – 15 March: 2013 Central American Games in Costa Rica
- Honduras (3rd title)
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- 4th:
Guatemala
- 16 – 30 March: 2013 African U-20 Championship in
Algeria
- 17 – 30 March: 2013 OFC U-20 Championship in
Fiji
-
New Zealand (5th title) - Fiji
-
Vanuatu - 4th:
New Caledonia
- 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
- Ivory Coast (1st title)
- Nigeria
-
Tunisia - 4th: Morocco
- 17–25 April: OFC Under 17 Championship in Vanuatu
- New Zealand (5th title)
- New Caledonia
- Vanuatu
- 4th: Fiji
- 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
- United States (9th title)
-
Germany -
Norway - 4th:
Sweden
- 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
-
North Korea (1st title) - Japan
- South Korea
- 4th: China
- 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
- 11 – 20 October: 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in China
- South Korea (2nd title)
- North Korea
- China
- 4th: Japan
- 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]
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
Men
| Region | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium/ Netherlands |
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 |
 Slovenia |
2012–13 Slovenian Women's League[3] | Pomurje Beltinci | 3 | 2011–12 |
 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 | — |
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 |
| 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 |
CONCACAF nations
| Nation | League | Champion | Final score | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
2013 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | FC St-Léonard | 1st | ||
| 2013 Canadian Soccer League | SC Waterloo Region | 3–1 | Kingston FC | 1st |
|
January
- 1 January – Lucio Dell'Angelo, Italian footballer (born 1938)
- 2 January – Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Uruguayan footballer (born 1945)
- 2 January – Rudolf Szanwald, Austrian footballer (born 1931)
- 4 January – Lassaâd Ouertani, Tunisian footballer (born 1980)
- 6 January – Jon Ander López, Spanish footballer (born 1976)
- 8 January – Bernard Delcampe, French footballer (born 1932)
- 8 January – Cornel Pavlovici, Romanian footballer (born 1942)
- 12 January – Harry Fearnley, English footballer (born 1935)
- 12 January – Roy Sinclair, English footballer (born 1944)
- 13 January – Geoff Thomas, English footballer (born 1948)
- 15 January – Zurab Popkhadze, Georgian footballer (born 1972)
- 18 January – Martin Barbarič, Czech footballer (born 1970)
- 18 January – Ken Jones, English footballer (born 1936)
- 18 January – Alfons Lemmens, Dutch footballer (born 1919)
- 19 January – Ian Wells, English footballer (born 1964)
- 22 January – Jimmy Payne, English footballer (born 1926)
- 23 January – Jacques Grimonpon, French footballer (born 1925)
- 24 January – Dave Harper, English footballer (born 1938)
- 24 January – Miroslav Janů, Czech footballer (born 1959)
- 28 January – Ladislav Pavlovič, Slovak footballer (born 1926)
- 29 January – Reg Jenkins, English footballer (born 1938)
February
- 3 February – Wolfgang Abraham, German footballer (born 1942)
- 3 February – Zlatko Papec, Croatian footballer (born 1934)
- 8 February – Ron Hansell, English footballer (born 1930)
- 8 February – Kjell Hjertsson, Swedish footballer (born 1922)
- 8 February – Ian Lister, Scottish footballer (born 1946)
- 11 February – Teodor Lucuță, Romanian footballer (born 1955)
- 11 February – Alfred Zijai, Albanian footballer (born 1961)
- 12 February – Jimmy Mulroy, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1940)
- 12 February – Frank Seator, Liberian striker (born 1975)
- 14 February – Luis Cruzado, Peruvian football midfielder (born 1941)
- 14 February – Zdeněk Zikán, Czech footballer (born 1937)
- 18 February – Okey Isima, Nigerian footballer (born 1956)
- 19 February – John Downie, Scottish footballer (born 1925)
- 20 February – Emma McDougall, English footballer (born 1991)
- 20 February – Antonio Roma, Argentine footballer (born 1932)
- 20 February – Yussef Suleiman, Syrian footballer (born 1986)
- 21 February – Nazem Ganjapour, Iranian footballer (born 1943)
- 21 February – Hasse Jeppson, English footballer (born 1925)
- 21 February – Dick Neal Jr., English footballer (born 1933)
- 24 February – Seamus O'Connell, English footballer (born 1930)
- 26 February – Dobrivoje Trivić, Serbian footballer (born 1943)
- 27 February – Terry Twell, English footballer (born 1947)
- 28 February – Theo Bos, Dutch footballer (born 1965)
- 28 February – Jean Van Steen, Belgian footballer (born 1929)
March
- March 1 – Ludwig Zausinger, German footballer (84)
- March 2 – Jimmy Jackson, Scottish footballer (81)
- March 3 – Luis Cubilla, Uruguayan footballer (72)
- March 4 – Seki Matsunaga, Japanese footballer (84)
- March 4 – George Petherbridge, English footballer (85)
- March 6 – Dave Bewley, English footballer (92)
- March 7 – Dick Graham, English footballer (91)
- March 7 – Stan Keery, English footballer (81)
- March 7 – Willie McCulloch, Scottish footballer (85)
- March 7 – Jan Zwartkruis, Dutch footballer (87)
- March 8 – Kai Pahlman, Finnish footballer (77)
- March 12 – Gordon Pembery, Welsh footballer (86)
- March 14 – Harry Thomson, Scottish footballer (72)
- March 15 – Felipe Zetter, Mexican footballer (89)
- March 17 – François Sermon, Belgian footballer (89)
- March 20 – Vasile Ianul, Romanian footballer (67)
- March 21 – Angus Carmichael, Scottish footballer (87)
- March 21 – Aníbal Paz, Uruguayan goalkeeper, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (95)
- March 22 – Fred Jones, English footballer (75)
- March 24 – Derek Leaver, English footballer (82)
- March 24 – Paolo Ponzo, Italian footballer (41)
- March 26 – Jerzy Wyrobek, Polish footballer (63)
- March 31 – Ray Drake, English footballer (78)
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
- 1 July: Bent Schmidt-Hansen, Danish footballer (born 1946)
- 1 July: Ján Zlocha, Slovak footballer (born 1942)
- 4 July: Jack Crompton, English footballer (born 1921)
- 8 July: Albert Dehert, Belgian footballer (born 1921)
- 8 July: Dave Hickson, English footballer (born 1929)
- 9 July: Andrzej Czyżniewski, Polish footballer (born 1953)
- 14 July: George Smith, English footballer (born 1921)
- 17 July: Luis Ubiña, Uruguayan footballer (born 1940)
- 18 July: Anatoly Budayev, Belarusian footballer (born 1969)
- 19 July: Bert Trautmann, German footballer (born 1923)
- 19 July: Phil Woosnam, Welsh footballer (born 1932)
- 20 July: André Grobéty, Swiss footballer (born 1933)
- 22 July: Lawrie Reilly, Scottish international footballer (born 1928)
- 23 July: Djalma Santos, Brazilian international footballer (born 1929)
- 27 July: Sékou Camara, Malian footballer (born 1985)
- 29 July: Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian international footballer (born 1986)
- 30 July: Antoni Ramallets, Spanish footballer (born 1924)
August
- 1 August: Collin McAdam, Scottish footballer (born 1951)
- 1 August: Ritham Madubun, Indonesian footballer (born 1971)
- 2 August: Kurt Ehrmann, German international footballer (born 1922)
- 3 August: Jack Hynes, Scottish footballer (born 1920)
- 4 August: Wilf Carter, English footballer (born 1933)
- 5 August: Malcolm Barrass, English footballer (born 1924)
- 6 August: Steve Aizlewood, Welsh footballer (born 1952)
- 6 August: Dave Wagstaffe, English footballer (born 1943)
- 6 August: Selçuk Yula, Turkish footballer (born 1959)
- 7 August: Keith Skillen, English footballer (born 1948)
- 8 August: Chikondi Banda Malawian footballer (born 1979)
- 8 August: Johnny Hamilton, Scottish footballer (born 1935)
- 11 August: Bob Bignall, Australian footballer (born 1922)
- 13 August: Alfonso Lara, Chilean footballer (born 1946)
- 13 August: Jean Vincent, French footballer (born 1930)
- 16 August: John Ryden, Scottish footballer (born 1931)
- 16 August: Francesco Scaratti, Italian footballer (born 1939)
- 19 August: Reha Eken, Turkish footballer (born 1925)
- 20 August: Costică Ștefănescu, Romanian footballer (born 1951)
- 20 August: Fred Martin, Scottish footballer (born 1929)
- 22 August: Andrea Servi, Italian footballer (born 1984)
- 24 August: Newton de Sordi, Brazilian international footballer (born 1931)
- 25 August: Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian international footballer (born 1930)
- 27 August: Zoltán Kovács, Hungarian footballer (born 1986)
- 27 August: Héctor Sanabria, Argentine footballer (born 1985)
- 28 August: László Gyetvai, Hungarian footballer (born 1918)
- 28 August: Francis Kajiya, Zambian footballer (born 1954)
- 28 August: Barry Stobart, English footballer (born 1938)
- 29 August: Artan Bushati, Albanian football coach (born 1963)
September
- 1 September: Pál Csernai, Hungarian footballer and international coach (born 1932)
- 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)
- 14 October: Bruno Metsu, French footballer (born 1954)
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)
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