2016 in association football

The following were the scheduled events of association football for the year 2016 throughout the world.

AFC

 * 2–15 November: 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup in the
 * : 🇲🇴 macao
 * : 🇱🇦 lao people's democratic republic
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 * 19 November – 17 December: 2016 AFF Cup in and $\phi$
 * 🇹🇭 thailand
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CONMEBOL

 * 3–26 June: Copa América Centenario in the 🇺🇸
 * : 🇦🇷 argentina
 * : 🇨🇴 colombia
 * 4th: 🇺🇸 united states
 * 4th: 🇺🇸 united states

OFC

 * 28 May - 11 June: 2016 OFC Nations Cup in 🇵🇬
 * : 🇳🇿 new zealand
 * : 🇵🇬 papua new guinea
 * : 🇳🇨 new caledonia and

UEFA

 * 10 June — 10 July: UEFA Euro 2016 in 🇫🇷.
 * : 🇫🇷 france
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 * : 🇩🇪 germany and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 wales

AFC

 * 12–30 January: 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in 🇶🇦
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 * 10–23 July: 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in
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 * 11–24 September: 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in
 * 15 September–2 October: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in 🇮🇳
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 * 13–30 October: 2016 AFC U-19 Championship in 🇧🇭
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OFC

 * 2–16 September: 2016 OFC U-20 Championship in
 * : 🇳🇿 new zealand
 * : 🇳🇨 new caledonia and
 * : 🇳🇨 new caledonia and

UEFA

 * 5–21 May: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in 🇦🇿
 * 4th:
 * 11–24 July: 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 🇩🇪
 * 4th:
 * 11–24 July: 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 🇩🇪
 * 11–24 July: 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 🇩🇪

Women's national teams

 * July 26 – August 4: 2016 AFF Women's Championship in Mandalay
 * 19 November – 3 December: 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations in 🇨🇲
 * 4th:
 * 19 November – 3 December: 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations in 🇨🇲
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Youth (women)

 * 4–16 May: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in 🇧🇾
 * 4th:
 * 19–31 July: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in 🇸🇰
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 * 30 September–21 October: 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in 🇯🇴
 * 4th:
 * 13 November–3 December: 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 🇵🇬 Port Moresby
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 * 30 September–21 October: 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in 🇯🇴
 * 4th:
 * 13 November–3 December: 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 🇵🇬 Port Moresby
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 * 13 November–3 December: 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 🇵🇬 Port Moresby
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Men

 * 3–19 August: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament in Rio de Janeiro, 🇧🇷
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Women

 * 3–19 August: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament in Rio de Janeiro, 🇧🇷
 * 4th:
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Fixed dates for national team matches
Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).
 * 21–29 March
 * 30 May – 7 June (non-UEFA confederations)
 * 29 August – 5 September
 * 3–11 October
 * 7–15 November

Men

 * Notes

Women

 * Notes

Men

 * Notes

2016 Summer Olympics (FIFA)

 * August 3 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro (finals takes place at Maracanã Stadium)
 * Men: ;  ;
 * Women: ;  ;

2016 FIFA tournaments

 * September 30 – October 21: 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in 🇯🇴
 * defeated, 5–4 in penalties and after a 0–0 in regular play, to win their second FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup title.
 * took third place.
 * November 13 – December 3: 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 🇵🇬
 * defeated, 3–1, to win their second FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup title.
 * took third place.
 * December 8 – 18: 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in 🇯🇵
 * 🇪🇸 Real Madrid defeated 🇯🇵 Kashima Antlers, 4–2 in extra time, to win their second FIFA Club World Cup title.
 * 🇨🇴 Atlético Nacional took third place.

UEFA

 * June 30, 2015 – May 18, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League (final at St. Jakob-Park, Basel)
 * 🇪🇸 Sevilla FC defeated 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Liverpool F.C., 3–1, to win their third consecutive and fifth overall UEFA Europa League title.
 * June 30, 2015 – May 28, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League (final at 🇮🇹 San Siro, Milan)
 * 🇪🇸 Real Madrid defeated fellow Spanish team, Atlético Madrid, 5–3 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their 11th UEFA Champions League title.
 * Real Madrid would represent UEFA at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
 * August 11, 2015 – May 26, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League (final at 🇮🇹 Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia)
 * 🇫🇷 Lyon defeated 🇩🇪 Wolfsburg, 4–3 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their third UEFA Women's Champions League title.
 * September 15, 2015 – April 18, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Youth League (final at Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon, Nyon)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Chelsea defeated 🇫🇷 Paris Saint-Germain, 2–1, to win their second consecutive UEFA Youth League title.
 * May 4 – 16: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in 🇧🇾
 * defeated, 3–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fifth UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. took third place.
 * May 5 – 21: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in 🇦🇿
 * defeated, 5–4 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their sixth UEFA European Under-17 Championship title.
 * June 10 – July 10: UEFA Euro 2016 in 🇫🇷 (final at Stade de France in Saint-Denis)
 * defeated 🇫🇷 france, 1–0 in extra time, to win their first UEFA Euro Championship title.
 * July 11 – 24: 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 🇩🇪
 * defeated, 4–0, to win their eighth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title.
 * July 19 – 31: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in 🇸🇰
 * defeated, 2–1, to win their fourth UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title.
 * August 9: 2016 UEFA Super Cup in 🇳🇴 Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
 * 🇪🇸 Real Madrid defeated fellow Spanish team, Sevilla FC, 3–2, to win their third UEFA Super Cup title.

CONMEBOL

 * January 30 – February 14: 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Luque and Asunción
 * 🇧🇷 São Paulo defeated Liverpool, 1–0, to win their first U-20 Copa Libertadores title. 🇨🇴 Cortuluá took third place.
 * February 2 – July 27: 2016 Copa Libertadores
 * 🇨🇴 Atlético Nacional defeated 🇪🇨 Independiente del Valle, 2–1 on aggregate, to win their second Copa Libertadores title.
 * Atlético Nacional would represent CONMEBOL at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup
 * March 1 – 20: 2016 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship in 🇻🇪 Barquisimeto
 * Note: All the teams listed below qualified to compete in the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
 * Champions: (second consecutive South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship title)
 * Second:
 * Third:
 * June 3 – 26: Copa América Centenario in the 🇺🇸
 * defeated 🇦🇷 argentina, 4–2, after overtime and penalties, to win their second consecutive Copa América. 🇨🇴 colombia took third place.
 * August 9 – December 7: 2016 Copa Sudamericana
 * CONMEBOL has decided that team 🇧🇷 Chapecoense would posthumously be the winners of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana title, following LaMia Flight 2933 disaster.
 * August 10: 2016 Suruga Bank Championship in 🇯🇵 Kashima, Ibaraki
 * 🇨🇴 Santa Fe defeated 🇯🇵 Kashima Antlers, 1–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title.
 * August 18 & 25: 2016 Recopa Sudamericana
 * 🇦🇷 River Plate defeated 🇨🇴 Santa Fe, 2–1, to win their second consecutive Recopa Sudamericana title.
 * December 6 – 20: 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina in
 * Sportivo Limpeño defeated 🇻🇪 Estudiantes de Guárico, 2–1, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title.
 * 🇧🇷 Foz Cataratas took third place.

CAF

 * November 27, 2015 – March 27, 2016: 2015–16 CAF U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
 * ,, and all qualified to compete at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
 * January 16 – February 7: 2016 African Nations Championship in 🇷🇼
 * The 🇨🇩 congo defeated 🇲🇱 mali, 3–0, to win their second African Nations Championship title. The 🇨🇮 côte d'ivoire took the bronze medal.
 * February 12 – October 23: 2016 CAF Champions League
 * Mamelodi Sundowns defeated 🇪🇬 Zamalek, 3–1 on aggregate, to win their first CAF Champions League title.
 * The Mamelodi Sundowns represented the CAF at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
 * February 12 – November 6: 2016 CAF Confederation Cup
 * 🇨🇩 TP Mazembe defeated MO Béjaïa, 5–2 on aggregate, to win their first CAF Confederation Cup title.
 * February 20: 2016 CAF Super Cup
 * 🇨🇩 TP Mazembe defeated 🇹🇳 Étoile Sportive du Sahel, 2–1, to win their third CAF Super Cup title.
 * November 19 – December 3: 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations in 🇨🇲
 * defeated, 1–0, to win their second consecutive and tenth overall Africa Women Cup of Nations title.
 * took third place.
 * November 26 – December 3: 2016 UEMOA Tournament in Lomé
 * 🇸🇳 senegal defeated 🇲🇱 mali, 1–0, to win their third UEMOA tournament title.
 * December 7 – 16: 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup in Rustenburg
 * defeated, 2–1, to win their tenth COSAFA U-20 Cup title. took third place.

AFC

 * August 11, 2015 – November 5, 2016: 2016 AFC Cup
 * 🇮🇶 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated 🇮🇳 Bengaluru FC, 1–0, to win their first AFC Cup title.
 * January 12 – 30: 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in 🇶🇦
 * defeated, 3–2, to win their first AFC U-23 Championship title. took third place.
 * February 29 – March 9: 2015–16 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (final) in 🇯🇵 Osaka
 * win the tournament. Australia and qualified from 2016 Summer Olympics.
 * January 27 – November 26: 2016 AFC Champions League
 * 🇰🇷 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors defeated Al Ain FC, 3–2 in aggregate, to win their second AFC Champions League title.
 * Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors would represent the AFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
 * July 10 – 23: 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Phnom Penh
 * defeated, 5–3 in penalties and after a 3–3 score in regular play, to win their second AFF U-16 Youth Championship title.
 * took third place.
 * July 26 – August 4: 2016 AFF Women's Championship in Mandalay
 * defeated, 6–5 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their fourth AFF Women's Championship.
 * took third place.
 * September 11 – 24: 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Hanoi
 * defeated, 5–1, to win their fourth AFF U-19 Youth Championship title.
 * took third place.
 * September 15 – October 2: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in 🇮🇳
 * defeated, 4–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first AFC U-16 Championship title.
 * October 13 – 30: 2016 AFC U-19 Championship in 🇧🇭
 * defeated, 5–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first AFC U-19 Championship title.
 * November 2 – 15: 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup in
 * defeated 🇲🇴 macao, 1–0, to win their first 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup title. 🇱🇦 lao people's democratic republic took third place.
 * November 19 – December 17: 2016 AFF Championship in and the 𝜙
 * 🇹🇭 thailand defeated, 3–2 on aggregate, to win their second consecutive and fifth overall AFF Championship title.

CONCACAF

 * February 10 – 21: 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship in 🇺🇸 Frisco and Houston
 * The defeated, 2–0, to win their fourth consecutive CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament title.
 * Note: The United States and Canada have qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
 * August 4, 2015 – April 27, 2016: 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
 * 🇲🇽 Club América defeated fellow Mexican team, Tigres UANL, 4–1 on aggregate, to win their second consecutive CONCACAF Champions League title.
 * Club América would represent CONCACAF at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
 * March 3 – 13: 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in
 * The defeated, 2–1, to win their third CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship title.  took third place.

OFC

 * January 13 – 23: 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship in 🇨🇰 Matavera
 * defeated, 8–0, to win their third consecutive OFC U-17 Women's Championship title. took third place.
 * January 26 – April 23: 2016 OFC Champions League
 * 🇳🇿 Auckland City FC defeated fellow New Zealand team, Team Wellington, 3–0, to win their seventh OFC Champions League title.
 * Auckland City would represent the OFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
 * May 28 – June 11: 2016 OFC Nations Cup in 🇵🇬
 * 🇳🇿 new zealand defeated 🇵🇬 papua new guinea, 4–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fifth OFC Nations Cup title.
 * September 2 – 17: 2016 OFC U-20 Championship in Port Vila
 * defeated, 5–0, to win their sixth OFC U-20 Championship title.

January

 * 3 January: Klaas Bakker, Dutch footballer (born 1926)
 * 4 January:
 * Amby Fogarty, Irish international footballer (born 1933)
 * Fernando Barrachina, Spanish international footballer (born 1947)
 * John Roberts, Welsh international footballer (born 1946)
 * 5 January: Percy Freeman, English footballer (born 1945)
 * 7 January: Sergey Shustikov, Russian footballer (born 1970)
 * 9 January:
 * Hamada Emam, Egyptian footballer (born 1943)
 * Johnny Jordan, English footballer (born 1921)
 * José María Rivas, Salvadorian international footballer (born 1958)
 * 10 January:
 * Wim Bleijenberg, Dutch international footballer (born 1930)
 * Teofil Codreanu, Romanian international footballer (born 1941)
 * Kalevi Lehtovirta, Finnish footballer (born 1928)
 * 11 January: Reginaldo Araújo, Brazilian footballer (born 1977)
 * 12 January: Milorad Rajović, Serbian footballer (born 1955)
 * 15 January: Manuel Velázquez, Spanish international footballer (born 1943)
 * 17 January:
 * Reza Ahadi, Iranian footballer (born 1962)
 * John Taihuttu, Dutch footballer (born 1954)
 * 22 January: Homayoun Behzadi, Iranian footballer (born 1942)
 * 23 January: Koichi Sekimoto, Japanese footballer (born 1978)
 * 24 January: Eric Webster, English footballer (born 1931)
 * 26 January: Ray Pointer, English footballer (born 1936)
 * 27 January:
 * Peter Baker, English footballer (born 1931)
 * Tommy O'Hara, Scottish footballer (born 1952)
 * 28 January:
 * Dave Thomson, Scottish footballer (born 1938)
 * Ladislav Totkovič, Slovak footballer (born 1962)
 * 30 January: Peter Quinn, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1925)

February



 * 1 February:
 * Ali Beratlıgil, 84, Turkish football player and coach.
 * Miguel Gutiérrez, 84, Mexican footballer (Club Atlas).
 * 3 February:
 * Mark Farren, Irish footballer (born 1982)
 * Suat Mamat, Turkish international footballer (born 1930)
 * 4 February:
 * Harry Glasgow, Scottish footballer (born 1939)
 * David Sloan, Northern Irish international footballer (born 1941)
 * 9 February: Graham Moore, Welsh footballer (born 1941)
 * 10 February:
 * Leo Ehlen, Dutch footballer (born 1953)
 * Anatoli Ilyin, Soviet Russian footballer (born 1931)
 * Eliseo Prado, Argentine international footballer (born 1929)
 * Günter Schröter, East German international footballer (born 1927)
 * 11 February:
 * Juan Mujica, Uruguayan international footballer and manager (born 1943)
 * Ferenc Rudas, Hungarian footballer (born 1921)
 * 12 February: Hugo Tassara, Chilean football manager (born 1924)
 * 13 February:
 * Trifon Ivanov, Bulgarian international footballer (born 1965)
 * Giorgio Rossano, Italian footballer (born 1939)
 * Slobodan Santrač, Yugoslavian international footballer and manager (born 1946)
 * 15 February:
 * Paul Bannon, Irish footballer (born 1956)
 * Hans Posthumus, Dutch footballer (born 1947)
 * 16 February: Ronnie Blackman, English footballer (born 1925)
 * 18 February:
 * Johnny Miller, English footballer (born 1950)
 * Don Rossiter, English footballer (born 1935)
 * Giorgio Tinazzi, Italian footballer (born 1934)
 * 19 February:
 * Din Joe Crowley, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1945)
 * Freddie Goodwin, English footballer (born 1933)
 * 20 February:
 * Muhamed Mujić, Bosnian footballer (born 1933)
 * Nando Yosu, Spanish footballer (born 1939)
 * 24 February: Rafael Iriondo, Spanish international footballer and manager (born 1918)
 * 28 February: Raúl Sánchez, Chilean international footballer (born 1933)
 * 29 February:
 * Hannes Löhr, German international footballer and coach (born 1942)
 * José Parra Martínez, Spanish footballer (born 1925)

March

 * 1 March: Ítalo Estupiñán, Ecuadorian international footballer (born 1952)
 * 2 March: Allan Michaelsen, Danish international footballer (born 1947)
 * 4 March: Yuri Kuznetsov, Soviet international footballer (born 1931)
 * 5 March: Even Hansen, Norwegian footballer (born 1923)
 * 6 March: Wally Bragg, English footballer (born 1929)
 * 7 March: Béla Kuharszki, Hungarian footballer (born 1940)
 * 10 March: Roberto Perfumo, Argentine international footballer (born 1942)
 * 11 March: Billy Ritchie, Serbian footballer (born 1936)
 * 13 March: József Verebes, Hungarian footballer (born 1941)
 * 14 March: Davy Walsh, Irish footballer (born 1923)
 * 15 March:
 * John Ene Okon, Nigerian footballer (born 1969)
 * Vladimir Yurin, Russian footballer (born 1947)
 * 16 March:
 * Brian Smyth, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1924)
 * Alan Spavin, English footballer (born 1942)
 * 19 March:
 * José Artetxe, Spanish international footballer (born 1930)
 * Jack Mansell, English footballer (born 1927)
 * 21 March: Jean Cornelis, Belgian international footballer (born 1941)
 * 24 March:
 * Johan Cruyff, Dutch international footballer and manager (born 1947)
 * Proloy Saha, Indian footballer
 * Brendan Sloan, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1948)
 * 25 March: Raúl Cárdenas, Mexican international footballer (born 1928)
 * 26 March: Paddy O'Brien, Irish Gaelic footballer
 * 27 March:
 * Abel Dhaira, Ugandan international footballer (born 1987)
 * Silvio Fogel, Argentine footballer (born 1949)
 * 29 March: Maxime Camara, Guinean football midfielder (born 1943)
 * 30 March: John King, English footballer (born 1938)
 * 31 March:
 * Aníbal Alzate, Colombian footballer (born 1933)
 * Ian Britton, Scottish footballer (born 1954)
 * Amaury Epaminondas, Brazilian footballer (born 1935)

April

 * 2 April:
 * Sergio Ferrari, Italian footballer (born 1943)
 * Nabil Nosair, Egyptian footballer (born 1938)
 * László Sárosi, Hungarian international footballer (born 1932)
 * 3 April:
 * Cesare Maldini, Italian international footballer (born 1932)
 * John Waite, English footballer (born 1942)
 * 4 April:
 * Georgi Hristakiev, Bulgarian international footballer (born 1944)
 * Ken Waterhouse, English footballer (born 1930)
 * 5 April: Koço Kasapoğlu, Turkish footballer (born 1936)
 * 6 April:
 * Bernd Hoss, German footballer (born 1939)
 * Garry Jones, English footballer (born 1950)
 * 8 April: Fred Middleton, English footballer (born 1930)
 * 12 April:
 * Aquilino Bonfanti, Italian footballer (born 1943)
 * Pedro de Felipe, Spanish footballer (born 1944)
 * 16 April: Louis Pilot, Luxembourgian footballer (born 1940)
 * 18 April: Fritz Herkenrath, German international goalkeeper (born 1928)
 * 19 April:
 * Mehrdad Oladi, Iranian footballer (born 1985)
 * Igor Volchok, Russian footballer (born 1931)
 * 22 April: John Lumsden, Scottish footballer (born 1950)
 * 25 April: Dumitru Antonescu, Romanian international footballer (born 1945)
 * 26 April: Vladimir Yulygin, Russian footballer (born 1936)
 * 28 April: Óscar Marcelino Álvarez, Argentine footballer (born 1948)

May

 * 6 May:
 * Nico de Bree, Dutch footballer (born 1944)
 * Larry Pinto de Faria, Brazilian footballer (born 1932)
 * Valeriy Zuyev, Ukrainian footballer (born 1952)
 * 7 May:
 * José Roberto Marques, Brazilian footballer (born 1945)
 * George Ross, Scottish footballer (born 1943)
 * 8 May: Wolfgang Patzke, German footballer (born 1959)
 * 7 May: Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer (born 1988)
 * 13 May: Engelbert Kraus, German international footballer (born 1934)
 * 18 May: Zygmunt Kukla, Polish international footballer (born 1948)
 * 25 May: Ian Gibson, Scottish footballer (born 1943)
 * 26 May:
 * Esad Čolaković, Macedonian footballer (born 1970)
 * Ted Dumitru, Romanian football manager (born 1939)
 * 27 May:
 * Gerhard Harpers, German international footballer (born 1928)
 * František Jakubec, Czech international footballer (born 1956)
 * 30 May: Jan Aas, Norwegian footballer (born 1944)

June

 * 2 June:
 * Yevhen Lemeshko, Ukrainian footballer (born 1930)
 * Abderrahmane Meziani, Algerian footballer (born 1942)
 * 4 June:
 * István Halász, Hungarian international footballer (born 1951)
 * Nicky Jennings, English footballer (born 1946)
 * 6 June: Harry Gregory, English footballer (born 1943)
 * 7 June:
 * Børge Bach, Danish international footballer (born 1945)
 * Johnny Brooks, English footballer (born 1931)
 * Stephen Keshi, Nigerian international footballer (born 1962)
 * Didargylyç Urazow, Turkmen footballer (born 1977)
 * 10 June:
 * Shuaibu Amodu, Nigerian footballer (born 1958)
 * Alex Govan, Scottish footballer (born 1929)
 * Ambrose Hickey, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1945)
 * Giuseppe Virgili, Italian international footballer (born 1935)
 * 12 June: Alfonso Portugal, Mexican international footballer (born 1934)
 * 13 June:
 * Uriah Asante, Ghanaian footballer (born 1992)
 * Tony Byrne, Irish footballer (born 1946)
 * 16 June: Luděk Macela, Czech international footballer (born 1950)
 * 20 June:
 * Eamonn Dolan, Irish footballer (born 1967)
 * Willie Logie, Scottish footballer (born 1932)
 * 21 June: Bryan Edwards, English footballer (born 1930)
 * 22 June: Tokia Russell, Bermudian footballer (born 1977)
 * 27 June: Luís Carlos Melo Lopes, Brazilian footballer (born 1954)

July

 * 1 July: Jerzy Patoła, Polish footballer (born 1946)
 * 3 July:
 * Jimmy Frizzell, Scottish footballer (born 1937)
 * John Middleton, English footballer (born 1956)
 * 4 July: Ben Koufie, Ghanaian footballer (born 1932)
 * 5 July: Mick Finucane, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1922)
 * 6 July: Turgay Şeren, Turkish international footballer (born 1932)
 * 7 July: John O'Rourke, English footballer (born 1945)
 * 8 July: Jackie McInally, Scottish footballer (born 1936)
 * 9 July: Erny Brenner, Luxembourgian footballer (born 1931)
 * 10 July:
 * Amal Dutta, Indian footballer (born 1930)
 * Anatoli Isayev, Soviet footballer (born 1932)
 * David Stride, English footballer (born 1958)
 * 11 July: Kurt Svensson, Swedish footballer (born 1927)
 * 13 July: George Allen, English footballer (born 1932)
 * 16 July: Oleg Syrokvashko, Belarusian footballer (born 1961)
 * 18 July:
 * John Hope, English footballer (born 1949)
 * Heinz Lucas, German footballer (born 1920)
 * 19 July: Tom McCready, Scottish footballer (born 1943)
 * 23 July:
 * Boy-Boy Mosia, South African footballer (born 1985)
 * Peter Wenger, Swiss footballer (born 1944)
 * 24 July:
 * Marto Gracias, Indian footballer
 * Ian King, Scottish footballer (born 1937)
 * 25 July:
 * Artur Correia, Portuguese footballer (born 1950)
 * Bülent Eken, Turkish footballer (born 1923)
 * 26 July: Dave Syrett, English footballer (born 1956)
 * 27 July: Máximo Mosquera, Peruvian footballer (born 1928)
 * 28 July: Vladica Kovačević, Serbian footballer (born 1940)

August

 * 2 August: Neil Wilkinson, English footballer (born 1955)
 * 4 August: Charles Toubé, Cameroonian footballer (born 1958)
 * 5 August: Joe Davis, Scottish footballer (born 1941)
 * 6 August: Mel Slack, English footballer (born 1944)
 * 7 August: Roy Summersby, English footballer (born 1935)
 * 9 August: Karl Bögelein, German international footballer and coach (born 1927)
 * 13 August: Liam Tuohy, English footballer (born 1933)
 * 15 August: Dalian Atkinson, English footballer (born 1968)
 * 20 August: Rab Stewart, English footballer (born 1962)
 * 26 August:
 * Anton Pronk, Dutch international footballer (born 1941)
 * Jiří Tichý, Czech footballer (born 1933)
 * 27 August:
 * Alcindo, Brazilian footballer (born 1945)
 * Alan Smith, English footballer (born 1939)
 * 29 August:
 * Reg Matthewson, English footballer (born 1939)
 * Anne O'Brien, Irish footballer (born 1956)
 * 30 August:
 * Josip Bukal, Bosnian footballer (born 1945)
 * Dave Durie, English footballer (born 1931)

September

 * 3 September: Jan Nilsen, Norwegian footballer (born 1937)
 * 4 September: Zvonko Ivezić, Serbian footballer (born 1949)
 * 5 September:
 * Jaroslav Jareš, Czech footballer (born 1930)
 * George McLeod, Scottish footballer (born 1932)
 * 6 September: Dave Pacey, English footballer (born 1936)
 * 8 September: Bert Llewellyn, English footballer (born 1939)
 * 9 September:
 * Sylvia Gore, English footballer (born 1944)
 * James Siang'a, Kenyan footballer
 * 11 September: Ben Idrissa Dermé, Burkinabe footballer (born 1982)
 * 13 September:
 * Denis Atkins, English footballer (born 1938)
 * Ottavio Bugatti, Italian footballer (born 1928)
 * Matt Gray, Scottish footballer (born 1936)
 * 15 September: Greg Maher, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1967)
 * 17 September: Sigge Parling, Swedish international footballer (born 1930)
 * 20 September: Alan Cousin, Scottish footballer (born 1938)
 * 21 September: Mahmadu Alphajor Bah, Sierra Leonean footballer (born 1977)
 * 23 September:
 * Marcel Artelesa, French international footballer (born 1938)
 * Yngve Brodd, Swedish footballer (born 1930)
 * David Coleman, English footballer (born 1942)
 * 24 September: Mel Charles, Welsh international footballer (born 1935)
 * 26 September: Jackie Sewell, English footballer (born 1927)
 * 27 September: Serigne Abdou Thiam, Qatari footballer (born 1995)
 * 28 September:
 * Seamus Dunne, Irish footballer (born 1930)
 * Werner Friese, German footballer (born 1946)
 * Graham Hawkins, English footballer (born 1946)
 * 29 September: Herbert Martin, German footballer (born 1925)
 * 30 September: Paul Frantz, French footballer (born 1927)

October

 * 1 October:
 * David Herd, Scottish international footballer (born 1934)
 * Erol Keskin, Turkish international footballer (born 1927)
 * Vittorio Scantamburlo, Italian football manager (born 1930)
 * 3 October: Mário Wilson, Portuguese football central defender (born 1929)
 * 4 October: Fred Osam-Duodu, Ghanaian football manager (born 1938)
 * 6 October: Peter Denton, English footballer (born 1946)
 * 7 October: Gonzalo Peralta, Argentine footballer (born 1980)
 * 8 October: Guillaume Bieganski, French international footballer (born 1932)
 * 10 October:
 * Gerry Gow, Scottish footballer (born 1952)
 * Eddie O'Hara, Scottish footballer (born 1935)
 * 12 October: Shahlyla Baloch, Pakistani footballer (born 1996)
 * 13 October: Primo Sentimenti, Italian footballer (born 1926)
 * 14 October: Aleksandr Syomin, Soviet footballer (born 1943)
 * 15 October: Per Rune Wølner, Norwegian footballer (born 1949)
 * 16 October: George Peebles, Scottish footballer (born 1936)
 * 17 October: Rémy Vogel, French international footballer (born 1960)
 * 18 October: Gary Sprake, Welsh international footballer (born 1945)
 * 19 October:
 * Safet Berisha, Albanian international footballer (born 1949)
 * Luis María Echeberría, Spanish footballer (born 1940)
 * Sammy Smyth, Northern Irish footballer (born 1925)
 * 20 October: Uwe Dreher, German footballer (born 1960)
 * 21 October: Constantin Frățilă, Romanian international footballer (born 1942)
 * 24 October: Reinhard Häfner, German international footballer (born 1952)
 * 25 October:
 * Bjørn Lidin Hansen, Norwegian footballer (born 1989)
 * Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian international footballer (born 1944)
 * 26 October: Ali Hussein Shihab, Iraqi international footballer (born 1961)
 * 27 October:
 * Brian Hill, English footballer (born 1941)
 * Fatim Jawara, Gambian footballer (born 1997)
 * 31 October: Ray Mabbutt, English footballer (born 1936)

November

 * 1 November: Sverre Andersen, Norwegian international footballer (born 1936)
 * 2 November: Martin Lippens, Belgian international footballer (born 1934)
 * 4 November: Mansour Pourheidari, Iranian international footballer, coach and manager (born 1946)
 * 6 November: Mick Granger, English footballer (born 1931)
 * 7 November:
 * Thomas Gardner, English footballer (born 1923)
 * Eric Murray, English footballer (born 1941)
 * 8 November: Kazimír Gajdoš, Czechoslovakian international footballer (born 1934)
 * 9 November: Emmanuel Kwasi Afranie, Ghanaian footballer (born 1943)
 * 11 November:
 * Uwe Bracht, German footballer (born 1953)
 * Željko Čajkovski, Croatian international footballer and coach (born 1925)
 * Alfred Schmidt, German international footballer and manager (born 1935)
 * 12 November: Adolf Kunstwadl, German footballer (born 1940)
 * 13 November: Laurent Pokou, Ivorian international footballer (born 1947)
 * 15 November: Bobby Campbell, Northern Irish footballer (born 1956)
 * 16 November:
 * Len Allchurch, Welsh international footballer (born 1933)
 * Daniel Prodan, Romanian international footballer (born 1972)
 * 18 November: Armando Tobar, Chilean international footballer (born 1938)
 * 19 November: Christian Salaba, Austrian footballer (born 1971)
 * 20 November: Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican international footballer (born 1984)
 * 21 November: René Vignal, French footballer (born 1926)
 * 23 November: Joe Lennon, Northern Irish Gaelic football manager (born 1934)
 * 24 November: Paul Futcher, English footballer (born 1956)
 * 25 November: Jim Gillespie, Scottish footballer (born 1947)
 * 26 November: David Provan, Scottish footballer (born 1941)
 * 27 November: Lim Chiew Peng, Singaporean footballer
 * 28 November: Victims of the Chapecoense disaster:
 * Victorino Chermont, Brazilian sportscaster (born 1973)
 * Paulo Julio Clement, Brazilian sportscaster (born 1964)
 * Caio Júnior, Brazilian player and manager (born 1965)
 * Delfim Peixoto, Brazilian football administrator (born 1941)
 * Mário Sérgio Pontes de Paiva, Brazilian international footballer and manager (born 1950)
 * 29 November: Norman Oakley, English footballer (born 1939)

December

 * 2 December: Dejo Fayemi, Nigerian international footballer (born 1933)
 * 3 December: Willie Casey, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1952)
 * 4 December: Nadine Juillard, French international footballer (born 1954)
 * 6 December: Dave MacLaren, Scottish footballer (born 1934)
 * 7 December:
 * Brian Bulless, English footballer (born 1933)
 * Ian Cartwright, English footballer (born 1964)
 * Sergei Razaryonov, Russian footballer (born 1955)
 * 9 December: Sergei Lemeshko, Russian footballer (born 1972)
 * 10 December:
 * Peter Brabrook, English international footballer (born 1937)
 * Tımmy McCulloch, Scottish footballer (born 1934)
 * Luciano Nobili, Italian footballer (born 1933)
 * 11 December: Charlie McNeil, Scottish footballer (born 1963)
 * 14 December: Fosco Becattini, Italian footballer (born 1925)
 * 15 December: Albert Bennett, English footballer (born 1944)
 * 18 December: Eddie Bailham, Irish footballer (born 1941)
 * 19 December:
 * Ger Blok, Dutch football manager (born 1939)
 * Fidel Uriarte, Spanish international footballer (born 1945)
 * 21 December: Şehmus Özer, Turkish footballer (born 1980)
 * 23 December: Poul Pedersen, Danish footballer (born 1932)
 * 26 December: Martin Reagan, English footballer (born 1924)
 * 28 December: Edgar Robles, Paraguayan footballer (born 1977)
 * 29 December:
 * Matt Carragher, English footballer (born 1976)
 * Uzama Douglas, Nigerian footballer (born 1988)
 * Norman Rimmington, English footballer (born 1923)
 * Lucien Schaeffer, French footballer (born 1928)
 * 30 December: Ad-Diba, Egyptian footballer (born 1927)