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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: 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
- Japan (3rd title)
- North Korea
- China
- 4th:
Thailand
- 11 – 20 October: 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in China
- South Korea (2nd title)
- North Korea
- China
- 4th: Japan
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.
Fixed dates for national team matches
Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium/ Netherlands
|
2012–13 BeNe League | Twente | 1st | — |
 Czech Republic
|
2012–13 Czech First Division | Sparta Praha | 18th | 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 | Pomurje Beltinci | 3 | 2011–12 |
 Spain
|
2012–13 Primera División | FC Barcelona | 2nd | 2011–12 |
| Sweden
|
2013 Damallsvenskan | LdB FC Malmö | 7th | 2011 |
| Wales
|
2012–13 Welsh Premier League | Cardiff City | 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 | 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 |
Deaths
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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)
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. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- FIFA.com
- "1.SŽNL 2012/13" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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