2018 in association football

The following were the scheduled events of association football for the year 2018 throughout the world.

Men's national teams

 * 31 May – 10 June: 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup for non-FIFA nations in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
 * 4th:
 * 14 June – 15 July: 2018 FIFA World Cup in 🇷🇺 Russia
 * 🇫🇷 france
 * 🇧🇪 belgium
 * 4th: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england
 * 🇫🇷 france
 * 🇧🇪 belgium
 * 4th: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england
 * 4th: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england

AFC

 * 22–25 March: 2018 King's Cup in 🇹🇭 Thailand
 * 🇸🇰 slovakia
 * 🇹🇭 thailand
 * 🇬🇦 gabon
 * 4th:
 * 22–26 March: 2018 China Cup in 🇨🇳 Nanning
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 wales
 * 🇨🇿 czech republic
 * 4th: 🇨🇳 china
 * 22–27 March: 2018 International Friendship Championship in 🇮🇶 Iraq
 * 🇶🇦 qatar
 * 🇸🇾 syrian arab republic
 * 🇮🇶 iraq
 * 1–10 June: 2018 Intercontinental Cup in 🇮🇳 India.
 * 🇮🇳 india
 * 🇰🇪 kenya
 * 🇳🇿 new zealand
 * 4th:
 * 4–15 September: 2018 SAFF Championship in Bangladesh
 * 🇲🇻 maldives
 * 🇮🇳 india
 * 8 November – 15 December: 2018 AFF Championship
 * 8 November – 15 December: 2018 AFF Championship

CAF

 * 13 January – 4 February: 2018 African Nations Championship in 🇲🇦 Morocco (for players from national championships only)
 * : 🇲🇦 morocco
 * : 🇳🇬 nigeria
 * : 🇸🇩 sudan
 * 4th: 🇱🇾 libya
 * 22–24 March: 2018 Four Nations Tournament in Zambia
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UEFA

 * 6 September – 20 November: 2018–19 UEFA Nations League (pool stage)

Youth

 * 9–27 January: 2018 AFC U-23 Championship in 🇨🇳 China
 * 4th:
 * 24 April – 5 May: 2018 WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament in 🇱🇷 Liberia
 * : 🇱🇷 liberia
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 * 4–20 May: 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
 * 2–14 July: 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in 🇮🇩 Indonesia
 * 4th:
 * 16–29 July: 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 🇫🇮 Finland
 * 19 July – 3 August: 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games (under-21) in 🇨🇴 Colombia
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 * 29 July – 11 August: 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in 🇮🇩 Indonesia
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 * 18 August – 2 September: 2018 Asian Games (under-23) in 🇮🇩 Indonesia
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 * 20 September – 7 October: 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in 🇲🇾 Malaysia
 * 18 October – 4 November: 2018 AFC U-19 Championship in 🇮🇩 Indonesia
 * 30 November – 13 December: 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup in
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 * 6 – 16 December: WAFU UFOA B U20 Championship in 🇹🇬
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 * 19 July – 3 August: 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games (under-21) in 🇨🇴 Colombia
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 * 29 July – 11 August: 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in 🇮🇩 Indonesia
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 * 18 August – 2 September: 2018 Asian Games (under-23) in 🇮🇩 Indonesia
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 * 20 September – 7 October: 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in 🇲🇾 Malaysia
 * 18 October – 4 November: 2018 AFC U-19 Championship in 🇮🇩 Indonesia
 * 30 November – 13 December: 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup in
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 * 6 – 16 December: WAFU UFOA B U20 Championship in 🇹🇬
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 * 20 September – 7 October: 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in 🇲🇾 Malaysia
 * 18 October – 4 November: 2018 AFC U-19 Championship in 🇮🇩 Indonesia
 * 30 November – 13 December: 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup in
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 * 6 – 16 December: WAFU UFOA B U20 Championship in 🇹🇬
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 * 30 November – 13 December: 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup in
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Women's
The final game was called off due to heavy rain and adverse weather conditions. Both The Netherlands and Sweden were awarded first place.
 * 10–24 February: 2018 WAFU Women's Cup in 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast (regional)
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 * 4–22 April: 2018 Copa América Femenina in Chile
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 * 6–20 April: 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup in 🇯🇴 Jordan
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 * 18–29 April: 2018 CFU Women's Challenge Series
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 * Group C Winner:
 * Group D Winner:
 * Group E Winner:
 * 16–31 August: 2018 Asian Games in 🇮🇩 Indonesia
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 * 4–17 October 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
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 * 17 November – 1 December: 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations in 🇬🇭 Ghana
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 * 17 November – 1 December: 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup in 🇳🇨 New Caledonia
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 * 23 November – 1 December: 2018 CAFA Women's Championship in 🇺🇿
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 * 17 November – 1 December: 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations in 🇬🇭 Ghana
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 * 17 November – 1 December: 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup in 🇳🇨 New Caledonia
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 * 26 July – 2 August: 2018 Tournament of Nations in the 🇺🇸
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Women's youth

 * 13–31 January: 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship in 🇪🇨 Ecuador
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 * 18–28 January: 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
 * 4th:
 * 7–25 March: 2018 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship in 🇦🇷 Argentina
 * 4th:
 * 19–22 April; 6–12 June: 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in 🇳🇮 Nicaragua and the 🇺🇸
 * On 22 April 2018, four days into the tournament, CONCACAF announced the remainder of the championship was cancelled immediately due to security concerns caused by civil unrest in Nicaragua. The tournament resumed on 6 June and concluded on 12 June, with the remainder of the tournament played at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, United States.
 * 4th:
 * 1–13 May: 2018 AFF U-16 Girls' Championship in Palembang
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 * 9–21 May: 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in 🇱🇹 Lithuania
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 * 5–10 June: 2018 Sud Ladies Cup in 🇫🇷 France
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 * 18–30 July: 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Switzerland
 * 7–24 August: 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 🇫🇷 France
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 * 20 November – 1 December: 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay
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 * 1–13 May: 2018 AFF U-16 Girls' Championship in Palembang
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 * 9–21 May: 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in 🇱🇹 Lithuania
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 * 5–10 June: 2018 Sud Ladies Cup in 🇫🇷 France
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 * 18–30 July: 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Switzerland
 * 7–24 August: 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 🇫🇷 France
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 * 20 November – 1 December: 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay
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 * 18–30 July: 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Switzerland
 * 7–24 August: 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 🇫🇷 France
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 * 20 November – 1 December: 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay
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 * 7–24 August: 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 🇫🇷 France
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 * 20 November – 1 December: 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay
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News

 * 27 April – The U.S. NCAA tabled (placed on hold) a proposal passed in March by its soccer rules committee, which governs both men's and women's play, that would have called for the NCAA to adopt FIFA rules regarding timekeeping, with the official time being kept on the field by the referee and stadium clocks counting up instead of down. This means that the existing timekeeping system, with the official time being maintained by a visible, downward-counting clock, will remain in place.

Fixed dates for national team matches
Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).
 * 19–27 March
 * 3–11 September
 * 8–16 October
 * 12–20 November

Domestic cups
In all tables in this section, the "last honor" refers to the champion's previous win in that specific cup competition.

FIFA

 * 14 June – 15 July: 2018 FIFA World Cup in 🇷🇺
 * 🇫🇷 france defeated, 4–2, to win their second FIFA World Cup title. 🇧🇪 belgium took third place.
 * 5 – 24 August: 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 🇫🇷
 * defeated, 3–1, to win their first FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup title.
 * took third place.
 * 13 November – 1 December: 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in
 * defeated, 2–1, to win their first FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup title.
 * took third place.
 * 12 – 22 December: 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the
 * 🇪🇸 Real Madrid C.F. defeated Al Ain FC, 4–1, to win their third consecutive and fourth overall FIFA Club World Cup title.
 * 🇦🇷 River Plate took third place.

World Elite Club Friendlies

 * 10 – 20 January: 2018 Florida Cup in the 🇺🇸
 * Champions: 🇨🇴 Atlético Nacional; Second: 🇪🇨 Barcelona S.C.; Third: Rangers F.C.
 * 20 July – 11 August: 2018 International Champions Cup
 * Champions: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tottenham Hotspur F.C.; Second: 🇩🇪 Borussia Dortmund; Third: 🇮🇹 Inter Milan

Women's World Elite Club Friendlies

 * 26 – 29 July: 2018 Women's International Champions Cup in the 🇺🇸
 * 🇺🇸 North Carolina Courage defeated 🇫🇷 Olympique Lyonnais, 1–0, to win their 1st Women's International Champions Cup.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester City took third place and 🇫🇷 Paris SG took fourth place.

UEFA

 * Clubs teams
 * 27 June 2017 – 26 May: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League (final in 🇺🇦 Kyiv)
 * 🇪🇸 Real Madrid C.F. defeated 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Liverpool F.C., 3–1, to win their third consecutive and thirteenth overall UEFA Champions League title.
 * Note: Real Madrid would represent UEFA at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.
 * 29 June 2017 – 16 May: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League (final in 🇫🇷 Décines-Charpieu)
 * 🇪🇸 Atlético Madrid defeated 🇫🇷 Marseille, 3–0, to win their third UEFA Europa League title.
 * 22 August 2017 – 24 May: 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League (final in 🇺🇦 Kyiv)
 * 🇫🇷 Lyon defeated 🇩🇪 Wolfsburg, 4–1 at extra time, to win their third consecutive and fifth overall UEFA Women's Champions League title.
 * 12 September 2017 – 23 April: 2017–18 UEFA Youth League (final in Nyon)
 * 🇪🇸 Barcelona defeated 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Chelsea, 3–0, to win their second UEFA Youth League title.
 * 15 August: 2018 UEFA Super Cup in 🇪🇪 Tallinn
 * 🇪🇸 Atlético Madrid defeated fellow Spanish team, Real Madrid C.F., 4–2 in extra time, to win their third UEFA Super Cup title.


 * National teams
 * 31 August 2017 – 27 March: 2017–18 Under 20 Elite League
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third:
 * 4 – 20 May: 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
 * defeated, 4–1 in penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their third UEFA European Under-17 Championship title.
 * 9 – 21 May: 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in 🇱🇹
 * defeated, 2–0, to win their fourth UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship title.
 * took third place.
 * Note: All teams mentioned here have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
 * 16 – 29 July: 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 🇫🇮
 * defeated, 4–3 at extra time, to win their fourth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title.
 * 18 – 30 July: 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in
 * defeated, 1–0, to win their second consecutive and third overall UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title.
 * 6 September – 20 November: 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Group Stage (debut event)
 * 5 – 9 June 2019: 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Finals in (debut event)

CONCACAF

 * 18 – 28 January: 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in 🇹🇹
 * defeated the, 4–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship title.
 * took third place.
 * Note: All teams mentioned here have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
 * 31 January – 16 May: 2018 Caribbean Club Championship
 * 🇲🇶 Club Franciscain defeated 🇹🇹 Central F.C., 2–1, to win their place at the 2018 CONCACAF League.
 * 20 February – 26 April: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
 * 🇲🇽 C.D. Guadalajara defeated 🇨🇦 Toronto FC, 4–2 in penalties and after a score of 3–3 in a 2-legged format, to win their second CONCACAF Champions League title.
 * Note: Guadalajara would represent CONCACAF at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.
 * 19 – 29 April: 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in
 * Note: Event cancelled midway through the tournament, due to violent protests that led to the killing of 25 people over social security issues.
 * 6 – 12 June: Continuing of the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in 🇺🇸 Bradenton, Florida
 * defeated, 3–2, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship title.
 * took third place.
 * Note: All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
 * 31 July – 1 November: 2018 CONCACAF League
 * C.S. Herediano defeated F.C. Motagua, 3–2 on aggregate, to win their first CONCACAF League title.
 * 15 – 22 August: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League U13
 * 🇺🇸 LAFC defeated 🇲🇽 Juniors Tampico, 2–0, to win their first CONCACAF Champions League U13 title.
 * 19 – 26 August: 2018 UNCAF U-19 Tournament in Comayagua and Siguatepeque
 * Round Robin: 1., 2. , 3. , 4.
 * 3 September 2018 – 31 March 2020: 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League (debut event)
 * 19 September: 2018 Campeones Cup in 🇨🇦 Toronto (debut event)
 * 🇲🇽 UANL defeated 🇨🇦 Toronto FC, 3–1, to win the inaugural Campeones Cup.
 * 20 – 27 October: 2018 UNCAF U-16 Tournament in Santa Catarina Pinula
 * Round Robin: 1., 2. , 3. , 4.

Other tournaments

 * 26 July – 2 August: 2018 Tournament of Nations in 🇺🇸
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:

AFC

 * 22 December 2017 – 5 January: 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup in
 * In the final, defeated, 5–4 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their second Arabian Gulf Cup title.
 * 9 – 27 January: 2018 AFC U-23 Championship in 🇨🇳
 * In the final, defeated, 2–1, after extra time, to win their 1st AFC U-23 Championship.  took third place.
 * 16 January – 10 November: 2018 AFC Champions League
 * 🇯🇵 Kashima Antlers won their first AFC Champions League title after victory against their Competitors at ACL.
 * Note: Kashima Antlers would represent the AFC at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.
 * 22 January – 27 October: 2018 AFC Cup
 * 🇮🇶 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated 🇹🇲 Altyn Asyr FK, 2–0, to win their third consecutive AFC Cup title.
 * 6 – 20 April: 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup in 🇯🇴
 * defeated, 1–0, to win their second AFC Women's Asian Cup title.
 * took third place.
 * 1 – 13 May: 2018 AFF U-16 Girls' Championship in Palembang
 * In the final, defeated, 1–0, to win their 2nd AFF U-16 Girls' Championship.  took third place.
 * 30 June – 13 July: 2018 AFF Women's Championship in Palembang
 * defeated, 3–2, to win their third consecutive and fourth overall AFF Women's Championship title.
 * took third place.
 * 1 – 14 July: 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Gresik & Sidoarjo
 * defeated, 4–3, to win their first AFF U-19 Youth Championship title.
 * took third place.
 * 29 July – 11 August: 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Gresik & Sidoarjo
 * defeated, 4–3 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first AFF U-16 Youth Championship title.
 * took third place.
 * 4 – 15 September: 2018 SAFF Championship in
 * 🇲🇻 maldives defeated 🇮🇳 india, 2–1, to win their second SAFF Championship title.
 * 20 September – 7 October: 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in
 * defeated, 1–0, to win their third AFC U-16 Championship title.
 * 1 – 12 October: 2018 Bangabandhu Cup in
 * defeated 🇹🇯 tajikistan, 4–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first Bangabandhu Cup title.
 * 4 – 8 October: 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament in 🇨🇳 Chongqing
 * 1st., 2nd. , 3rd. , 4th.
 * 7 October and November: 2018 /🇪🇬 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup in Riyadh
 * 🇪🇬 Zamalek SC defeated Al-Hilal FC, 2–1, to win their 1st title.
 * 18 October – 4 November: 2018 AFC U-19 Championship in
 * defeated, 2–1, to win their third AFC U-19 Championship title.
 * Note: Both Saudi Arabia and South Korea, along with &, have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
 * 8 November – 15 December: 2018 AFF Championship
 * defeated, 3–2 on aggregate, to win their second AFF Championship title.
 * 23 November – 1 December: 2018 CAFA Women's Championship in 🇺🇿 Tashkent
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: ; Fifth:

CAF

 * 13 January – 4 February: 2018 African Nations Championship in 🇲🇦
 * 🇲🇦 morocco defeated, 4–0, to win their first African Nations Championship title.
 * took third place.
 * 24 February: 2018 CAF Super Cup in 🇲🇦 Casablanca
 * In the final, 🇲🇦 Wydad Casablanca defeated 🇨🇩 TP Mazembe, 1–0, to win their third CAF Super Cup.
 * 14 – 29 April: 2018 CECAFA U-17 Championship in 🇧🇮 Ngozi, Muyinga & Gitega
 * defeated, 2–0, to win their first CECAFA U-17 Championship title.
 * took third place.
 * 9 February – 2 December: 2018 CAF Confederation Cup
 * 🇲🇦 Raja defeated 🇨🇩 AS Vita Club, 4–3 on aggregate, to win their second CAF Confederation Cup title.
 * 10 February – 9 November: 2018 CAF Champions League
 * 🇹🇳 Espérance de Tunis defeated 🇪🇬 Al Ahly, 4–3 on aggregate (2 matches), to win their third CAF Champions League title.
 * Note: Espérance de Tunis would represent CAF at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.
 * 29 June – 13 July: 2018 Kagame Interclub Cup in Dar es Salaam
 * Azam defeated Simba, 2–1, to win their second Kagame Interclub Cup title.
 * 🇰🇪 Gor Mahia took third place.
 * 23 – 27 July: 2018 CECAFA Women's Championship in 🇷🇼
 * Round Robin Final Ranking: 1., 2. , 3. , 4.
 * 12 – 22 September: 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship in
 * defeated, 2–1, to win their fifth COSAFA Women's Championship title.
 * took third place.

CONMEBOL

 * 13 – 31 January: 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship in 🇪🇨
 * defeated, 8–1, to win their eighth consecutive South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship title.
 * took third place.
 * Note: Brazil and Paraguay both qualified to compete at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
 * 22 January – 9 December: 2018 Copa Libertadores
 * Note: First leg took place in Buenos Aires on 11 November. Second leg took place in Madrid on 9 December.
 * 🇦🇷 River Plate defeated fellow Argentinian team, Boca Juniors, 5–3 on aggregate, to win their fourth Copa Libertadores title.
 * 10 – 24 February: 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores in
 * Nacional defeated 🇪🇨 Independiente del Valle, 2–1, to win their first U-20 Copa Libertadores title.
 * River Plate took third place.
 * 13 February – 12 December: 2018 Copa Sudamericana
 * 🇧🇷 Atlético Paranaense defeated 🇨🇴 Junior, 4–3 in penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play on aggregate, to win their first Copa Sudamericana title.
 * 14 & 21 February: 2018 Recopa Sudamericana
 * 🇧🇷 Grêmio defeated 🇦🇷 Independiente, 5–4 in penalties after tying each other twice in regular play, to win their second Recopa Sudamericana title.
 * 7 – 25 March: 2018 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship in 🇦🇷
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third:
 * Note: All three teams here have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
 * 4 – 22 April: 2018 Copa América Femenina in
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
 * Note 1: Brazil has qualified to compete at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2020 Summer Olympics.
 * Note 2: Chile has qualified to compete at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and has a place at the 2020 CAF–CONMEBOL play-off.
 * Note 3: Argentina has qualified to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games and has a place at the World Cup CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off.
 * Note 4: Colombia has qualified to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games.
 * 8 August: 2018 Suruga Bank Championship in 🇯🇵 Osaka
 * 🇦🇷 Independiente defeated 🇯🇵 Cerezo Osaka, 1–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title.
 * 18 November – 2 December: 2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina in 🇧🇷 Manaus
 * 🇨🇴 Atlético Huila defeated 🇧🇷 Santos, 5–3 on penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title.
 * 🇧🇷 Iranduba took third place.


 * Other tournaments
 * 30 November: Copa RS U20 in 🇧🇷 Porto Alegre

OFC

 * 10 February – 20 May: 2018 OFC Champions League
 * 🇳🇿 Team Wellington defeated Lautoka F.C., 10–3 on aggregate (two matches played), to win their first OFC Champions League title.
 * Note: Team Wellington would represent the OFC at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.
 * 5 – 18 August: 2018 OFC U-19 Championship in
 * defeated, 1–0, to win their 7th OFC U-19 Championship title.
 * Note: New Zealand and Tahiti qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
 * 9 – 22 September: 2018 OFC U-16 Championship in
 * defeated, 0–0 (5–4 on penalties), to win their seven consecutive and eighth overall OFC U-16 Championship title.
 * Note: New Zealand and Solomon Islands qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
 * 18 November – 1 December: 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup in 🇳🇨
 * defeated, 8–0, to win their fourth consecutive and sixth overall OFC Women's Nations Cup title.
 * took third place.
 * Note: New Zealand has qualified to compete at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2020 Summer Olympics.

BSWW events

 * 27 – 29 January: Persian Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in Bushehr
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
 * 3 – 10 March: Copa America de Futbol Playa 2018 in 🇵🇪 El Boulevard de Asia
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
 * 29 – 31 March: Copa Centroamericana de Fútbol Playa 2018 in San Luis La Herradura
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
 * 6 – 8 April: BSWW Tour - CFA Belt and Road International Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in 🇨🇳 Haikou
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
 * 15 – 17 April: Eurasia Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in Yazd
 * Champions: 🇷🇺 Lokomotiv BSC; Second: Moghavemat Golsapoosh; Third: 🇪🇸 Levante UD; Fourth: 🇮🇹 Catania BS
 * 27 – 29 April: BSWW Tour - Bahamas Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in Nassau
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
 * 25 – 27 May: Nazaré Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in
 * Group H Teams: 1) 🇺🇦 Artur Music; 2) 🇮🇹 Catania BS; 3) 🇷🇺 BSC Kristall; 4) 🇮🇹 Viareggio BS
 * Group I Teams: 1) 🇮🇱 Falfala Kfar Qassem; 2) 🇪🇸 Playas de Mazarrón; 3) Casa Benfica de Loures; 4) 🇵🇱 Boca Gdansk
 * 28 May – 3 June: 2018 Euro Winners Cup for Men and Women in Nazaré
 * Men's Champions: S.C. Braga; Second: 🇷🇺 BSC Kristall; Third: 🇵🇱 KP Łódź
 * Women's Champions: 🇷🇺 WFC Zvezda Women; Second: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Portsmouth Ladies BSC; Third: 🇪🇸 AIFS Playas de San Javier Women
 * 8 – 10 June: NASSC - US Open 2018 in 🇺🇸 Virginia Beach
 * For detailed results, click here.
 * 15 – 17 June: BSWW Mundialito Almada 2018 in
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
 * 15 – 17 June: Talent Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in 🇭🇺 Siófok
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
 * 6 – 8 July: Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup Nazaré 2018 in
 * defeated, 2–0, in the final. took third place.
 * 13 – 15 July: Morocco Beach Soccer Cup Agadir 2018 in 🇲🇦
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
 * 17 – 19 August: Balaton Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in 🇭🇺 Siófok
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
 * 17 – 19 August: BSWW Tour - Goalfun CFA China-Latin America Beach Soccer Championship Tangshan 2018 in 🇨🇳
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
 * 5 – 7 October: Alanya Beach Soccer Cup 2018 in 🇹🇷
 * Champions: 🇷🇺 BSC Lokomotiv Moscow; Second: Sporting CP; Third: 🇪🇸 Levante UD; Fourth: 🇹🇷 Alanya Belediye Spor
 * 6 – 10 November: Huawei Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup Dubai 2018 in
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third:
 * 8 – 14 December: 2018 CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations - Egypt in 🇪🇬 Sharm El Sheikh
 * defeated, 6–1, in the final. took third place.

2018 Euro Beach Soccer League

 * 22 – 24 June: EBSL #1 in 🇦🇿 Baku
 * Winners: (Division A - Group 1) /  (Division A - Group 2)
 * 6 – 8 July: EBSL #2 in Nazaré
 * Winners: (Division A);  (Division B - Group 1) /  (Division B - Group 2)
 * 20 – 22 July: ESBL #3 in 🇷🇺 Moscow
 * Winners: (Division A);  (Division B)
 * 3 – 5 August: ESBL #4 in 🇧🇾 Minsk
 * Winners:
 * 24 – 26 August: ESBL #5 in 🇩🇪 Warnemünde
 * Winners: (Division A);  (Division B)
 * 6 – 9 September: Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal & Promotion Final in 🇮🇹 Alghero
 * Superfinal: defeated, 7–6 in penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their second Euro Beach Soccer League title.
 * took third place.
 * Promotion: defeated, 4–3 in penalties and after a 4–4 score in regular play, in the final.

AFC

 * 1 – 11 February: 2018 AFC Futsal Championship in
 * In the final, defeated, 4–0, to win their 12th AFC Futsal Championship.  took third place and  took fourth place.
 * 2 – 12 May: 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship in 🇹🇭
 * In the final, defeated, 5–2, to win their 2nd AFC Women Futsal Championship.  took third place and  took fourth place.

CONMEBOL

 * 22 – 29 April: 2018 Copa Libertadores de Futsal in 🇧🇷 Carlos Barbosa
 * In the final, 🇧🇷 Carlos Barbosa defeated 🇧🇷 Joinville, 4–1, to win their 5th Copa Libertadores de Futsal. 🇧🇷 Magnus Sorocaba Futsal-Athleta took third place and Cerro Porteño took fourth place.

UEFA

 * 30 January – 10 February: UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 in 🇸🇮 Ljubljana
 * In the final, defeated, 3–2, after extra time, to win their 1st UEFA Futsal Euro.  took third place and  took fourth place.
 * 26 – 29 March: 2nd European Women's Futsal Tournament in Drachten
 * In the final, 🇪🇸 Atlético Navalcarnero defeated Benfica, 5–2, to win their second consecutive women's tournament. 🇮🇹 Olimpus Key Partner Roma took third place and 🇷🇺 SC MosPolitech took fourth place.
 * 20 – 22 April: 2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup (Final Four) in 🇪🇸 Zaragoza
 * In the final, 🇪🇸 Inter FS defeated Sporting CP, 5–2, to win their 5th UEFA Futsal Cup. 🇪🇸 FC Barcelona took third place and 🇭🇺 Győri ETO took fourth place.

CAF

 * Other competitions
 * 16 – 18 March: 1st International Futsal Tournament Mauritius 2018 in Vacoas-Phoenix
 * Winners:, 2nd place: , 3rd place: , 4th place:

World

 * 29 January – 4 February: 2018 Grand Prix de Futsal in 🇧🇷 Brusque
 * In the final, defeated, 4–2, to win their 10th Grand Prix de Futsal.  took third place and  took fourth place.
 * 19 – 26 August: 16th World University Futsal Championships in 🇰🇿 Almaty
 * In the final, defeated, 4–2.  took third place and  took fourth place.

January



 * 1 January
 * Gert Brauer, 62, German footballer
 * Régis Manon, 52, Gabonese footballer
 * Dušan Mitošević, 68, Serbian football player
 * 2 January
 * Alan Deakin, 76, English footballer
 * Eugène Gerards, 77, Dutch football player
 * Ali Kadhim, 69, Iraqi football player
 * Mike McCartney, 63, Scottish footballer
 * Michael Pfeiffer, 92, German football player
 * Felix Reilly, 84, Scottish footballer
 * 3 January
 * Darci Miguel Monteiro, 49, Brazilian footballer
 * Igor Strelbin, 43, Russian footballer
 * 4 January
 * Peter Birdseye, 98, English footballer
 * Papa Camara, 66, Guinean football player
 * Joaquín Cortizo, 85, Spanish footballer
 * 5 January – Antonio Valentín Angelillo, 80, Italian-Argentine football player
 * 6 January – Nigel Sims, 86, English footballer
 * 8 January
 * Hans Aabech, 69, Danish footballer
 * Juan Carlos García, 29, Honduran footballer
 * Antonio Munguía, 75, Mexican footballer
 * 9 January
 * Tommy Lawrence, 77, Scottish footballer
 * Valeri Matyunin, 57, Russian footballer
 * Ted Phillips, 84, English footballer
 * Kurt Thalmann, 86, Swiss footballer
 * 10 January
 * Pierre Grillet, 85, French footballer
 * John McGlashan, 50, Scottish footballer
 * Gordon Wills, 83, English footballer
 * 11 January
 * Raúl Antonio García, 55, Salvadoran footballer
 * Takis Loukanidis, 80, Greek footballer
 * Giuseppe Secchi, 86, Italian footballer
 * 12 January – Léon Ritzen (nl), 78, Belgian footballer
 * 13 January – Mohammed Hazzaz, 72, Moroccan footballer
 * 14 January
 * Anton Regh, 77, German footballer
 * Cyrille Regis, 59, English footballer
 * 15 January
 * Carl Emil Christiansen, 80, Danish footballer
 * Bogusław Cygan, 53, Polish footballer
 * 16 January
 * Rubén Oswaldo Díaz, 72, Argentine footballer
 * Rodney Fern, 69, English footballer
 * 19 January – Abdulsalam Musa, 39, Nigerian footballer


 * 21 January
 * Philippe Gondet, 75, French footballer
 * Tsukasa Hosaka, 80, Japanese footballer
 * 22 January
 * Jimmy Armfield, 82, English football player
 * Reinier Kreijermaat, 82, Dutch footballer
 * 25 January – Keith Pring, 74, Welsh footballer
 * 27 January – Göran Nicklasson, 75, Swedish footballer
 * 30 January
 * Vic Keeble, 87, English footballer
 * Azeglio Vicini, 84, Italian football player and National Team coach
 * 31 January – Hennie Hollink, 86, Dutch footballer

February

 * 2 February
 * Paulo Roberto Morais Júnior, 33, Brazilian footballer
 * Fábio Pereira de Azevedo, 41, Brazilian-born Togolese footballer
 * 3 February – Károly Palotai, 82, Hungarian football player and referee
 * 4 February – Majid Ariff, 80, Singaporean football player and coach
 * 5 February – Ladislav Kačáni, 86, Slovak football player and coach
 * 9 February – Liam Miller, 36, Irish footballer
 * 10 February – Dick Scott, 76, English footballer
 * 12 February – Mogau Tshehla, 26, South African footballer
 * 13 February
 * Joseph Bonnel, 79, French footballer
 * Danilo Caçador, 32, Brazilian footballer
 * Luis Cid, 88, Spanish football coach
 * 16 February
 * Hans Rinner, 54, Austrian businessman and football official
 * Muhammet Yürükuslu, 26, Turkish footballer
 * 17 February – Peder Persson, 79, Swedish footballer
 * 18 February
 * Pavel Panov, 67, Bulgarian football player and coach
 * Chinedu Udoji, 28, Nigerian footballer
 * 20 February
 * Lucien Bouchardeau, 56, Nigerien football referee
 * Georgi Markov, 46, Bulgarian footballer
 * 21 February
 * Sergei Aleksandrov, 44, Russian footballer
 * Chow Chee Keong, 69, Malaysian footballer
 * 22 February
 * Bence Lázár, 26, Hungarian footballer
 * Billy Wilson, 71, English footballer
 * 25 February
 * Branko Kubala, 69, Czechoslovak-born Spanish footballer
 * Henri Leonetti, 81, French footballer
 * Tsvetan Veselinov, 70, Bulgarian footballer
 * 27 February – Quini (Enrique Castro González), 68, Spanish footballer
 * 28 February
 * Kieron Durkan, 44, English footballer
 * John Muir, 70, Scottish footballer

March

 * 1 March – Vicente Piquer, 83, Spanish footballer and coach
 * 3 March – Arthur Stewart, 76, Northern Irish footballer
 * 4 March – Davide Astori, 31, Italian footballer
 * 5 March
 * Shaker Al-Olayan, 46, Saudi Arabian footballer
 * Costakis Koutsokoumnis, 61, Cypriot football administrator
 * 6 March
 * Francis Piasecki, 66, French footballer
 * Vitaliy Zub, 89, Ukrainian footballer
 * 7 March – John Molyneux, 87, English football player
 * 9 March – Ion Voinescu, 88, Romanian footballer
 * 14 March – Rubén Galván 65, Argentine football player
 * 16 March
 * Boyukagha Hajiyev, 59, Azerbaijani footballer and manager
 * Ezequiel Orozco, 29, Mexican footballer
 * Adrian Lillebekk Ovlien, 20, Norwegian footballer
 * 22 March – René Houseman, 64, Argentine footballer

April

 * 2 April
 * Elie Onana, 66, Cameroonian footballer
 * Paul Sinibaldi, 96, French footballer
 * 4 April – Ray Wilkins, 61, English football player, heart attack
 * 8 April
 * António Barros, 68, Portuguese footballer
 * André Lerond, 87, French footballer
 * 13 April – Cesarino Cervellati, 88, Italian football player and manager

May

 * 15 May – Jlloyd Samuel, 37, English-Trinidadian footballer
 * 18 May – Doğan Babacan, 88, Turkish referee

June

 * 18 June – Walter Bahr, 91, American soccer player

July

 * 8 July – Alan Gilzean, 79, Scottish footballer
 * 14 July – Davie McParland, 83, Scottish footballer and manager
 * 21 July – Allan Ball, 75, English footballer

September

 * 24 September – Jim Brogan, 74, Scottish footballer

October

 * 15 October – Fernando Serena, 77, Spanish footballer
 * 18 October – Darren Stewart, 52, Australian soccer player and manager
 * 21 October – Ilie Balaci, 62, Romanian footballer and manager
 * 27 October – Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, 60, Thai businessman and owner of Leicester City F.C., helicopter crash
 * 31 October – Johnny Graham, 73, Scottish footballer.

November

 * 13 November
 * William Mullan, 90, Scottish football referee.
 * David Stewart, 71, Scottish footballer.
 * 16 November – Flemming Nielsen, 84, Danish footballer
 * 19 November – George Yardley, 76, Scottish footballer
 * 22 November – Len Campbell, 71, Scottish footballer

December

 * 25 December – Sigi Schmid, 65, American soccer coach
 * 27 December – Juan Bautista Agüero, 83, Paraguayan footballer