2015 in association football

Events

Men's national teams

CAF

• 17 January – 8 February: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in.
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  AFC

• 9 – 31 January: 2015 AFC Asian Cup in.
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  CONCACAF

• 7–26 July: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the and.
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  CONMEBOL

• 11 June – 4 July: 2015 Copa América in.
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  Youth (Men)

CAF

• 15 February – 1 March: 2015 African U-17 Championship in
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• 8 – 22 March: 2015 African U-20 Championship in
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• 28 November – 12 December: 2015 CAF U-23 Championship in
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  CONCACAF

• 9 – 24 January: 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in
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• 27 February – 15 March: 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in
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  CONMEBOL

• 14 January – 7 February: 2015 South American Youth Football Championship in
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• 4 – 29 March: 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship in
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  FIFA

• 30 May – 20 June: 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in
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• 17 October – 8 November: 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in
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  OFC

• 13 – 26 January: 2015 OFC U-17 Championship in and
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  UEFA

• 6 – 22 May: 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in
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• 17 – 30 June: 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the
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• 6 – 19 July: 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in
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  Women's National Teams

• 6 June – 5 July: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in
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  Youth (Women)

AFC

• 19 – 30 August: 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in
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• 4 – 15 November: 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in
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  UEFA

• 22 June – 4 July: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in
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• 15 – 27 July: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in
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  Multi-sport events

Men's

• 29 May – 15 June: Southeast Asian Games in
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• 2–13 July: Summer Universiade in
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• 3–17 July: Pacific Games in Port Moresby,
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• 11–26 July: Pan American Games in Toronto,
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• 3–18 September: All-Africa Games in Brazzaville,
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• 2–12 July: Summer Universiade in
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• 6–16 July: Pacific Games in Port Moresby,
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• 11–25 July: Pan American Games in Toronto,
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• 3–18 September: All-Africa Games in Brazzaville,
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  Regional

• 27 July – 9 August: 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in
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  News

February

• February 5 – The CAF Executive Committee decided to suspend the Morocco national football team from the next two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, 2017 and 2019, and to impose on the Royal Moroccan Football Federation the regulatory fine of 1 million US dollars, along with the sum of 8.05 million euros in compensation for all material damage sustained by CAF, stakeholders and partners as a result of the decision not to host the 2015 edition.

  Fixed dates for national team matches

• 23–31 March
• 8–16 June
• July
• 31 August – 8 September
• 5–13 October
• 9–17 November

  Club continental champions

Men

Women

Domestic leagues

CONCACAF nations

Men

Women

Nation	Tournament	Champion	Title	Last honor
United States	2015 National Women's Soccer League	FC Kansas City	2nd	2014

CONMEBOL nations

AFC nations

Men

Women

UEFA nations

Men

Women

CAF nations

OFC nations

Domestic cups

UEFA nations

Women

AFC nations

CONCACAF nations

CONMEBOL nations

CAF nations

OFC nations

Domestic leagues Division II/III

UEFA nations

Men

CONMEBOL nations

CONCACAF nations

Nation	Tournament	Champion	Title	Last honor
Canada	2015 League1 Ontario	Oakville Blue Devils	1st	—
Canada	2015 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	2nd	2013
Canada	2015 Pacific Coast Soccer League	Khalsa Sporting Club	2nd	2014
Mexico	2015 Ascenso MX Clausura	Dorados de Sinaloa	3rd	Clausura 2007
Mexico	2015 Ascenso MX Apertura	FC Juárez	1st	—
Mexico	2015 Segunda División de México Clausura	Loros de la Universidad de Colima	1st	—
Mexico	2015 Segunda División de México Apertura	Potros UAEM	2nd	Apertura 2014
Mexico	2014–15 Tercera División de México	Club Deportivo Uruapan	1st	—
United States	2015 North American Soccer League season	New York Cosmos	7th	2013
United States	2015 North American Soccer League Regular season	New York Cosmos	8th	1983
United States	2015 United Soccer League	Rochester Rhinos	1st	—
United States	2015 Premier Development League	K-W United FC	1st	—
United States	2015 National Premier Soccer League	New York Cosmos B	1st	—
United States	2014–15 American Soccer League	Icon FC	1st	—
United States	2015 Great Lakes Premier League season	RWB Adria	1st	—
United States	2015 American Premier Soccer League	Boca Raton F.C	1st	—

AFC nations

CAF nations

OFC nations

2015 Association football results

[UEFA]

• June 15, 2014 – July 4, 2015: 2015 UEFA Regions' Cup
• * The Irish Eastern Region defeated Zagreb, 1–0, in the final.
• August 9, 2014 – May 14, 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League
• * Frankfurt defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 to win their fourth UEFA Women's Champions League title.
• September 16, 2014 – April 13, 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Youth League
• * Chelsea defeated Shakhtar Donetsk, 3–2, to win their first UEFA Youth League title.
• September 16, 2014 – June 6, 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League
• * Barcelona defeated Juventus, 3–1, to win their fifth UEFA Champions League title. Barcelona will represent UEFA at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.
• September 18, 2014 – May 27, 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League
• * Sevilla defeated Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, 3–2, to win their fourth UEFA Europa League title.
• May 6 – 22: 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in
• * defeated, 4–1, to win their second UEFA European Under-17 Championship title.
• June 17 – 30: 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the
• * defeated, 4–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 tie in regular play, to win their first UEFA European Under-21 Championship title.
• June 22 – July 4: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in
• * defeated, 5–2, to win their third UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship title.
• July 6 – 19: 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in
• * defeated, 2–0, to win their tenth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title.
• July 15 – 27: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in
• * defeated, 3–1, to win their third UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title.
• August 11: 2015 UEFA Super Cup at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi
• * Barcelona defeated fellow Spanish team, Sevilla, 5–4 in extra time, to win their fourth UEFA Super Cup title.

  [CONMEBOL]

• January 14 – February 7: 2015 South American Youth Football Championship in
• * Winner: wins its fifth South American Youth Football Championship.
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• February 3 – August 5: 2015 Copa Libertadores
• * River Plate defeated UANL, 3–0 in aggregate, to win their third Copa Libertadores title. River Plate will represent CONMEBOL at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.
• February 6 & 11: 2015 Recopa Sudamericana Both stadia are in Buenos Aires.
• * River Plate defeated fellow Argentinian team, San Lorenzo, 2–0 on aggregate, to win their first Recopa Sudamericana title.
• March 4 – 29: 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship in
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• June 11 – July 4: 2015 Copa América in
• * defeated, 4–1 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first Copa América title. took third place.
• August 11: 2015 Suruga Bank Championship in Suita, Osaka
• * River Plate defeated Gamba Osaka, 3–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title.
• August 11 – December 9: 2015 Copa Sudamericana
• * Santa Fe defeated Huracán, 3–1 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular plays, to win their first Copa Sudamericana title.
• October 28 – November 8: 2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina in Medellín
• * Ferroviária defeated Colo-Colo, 3–1, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title. UAI Urquiza took third place.
• November 21 – December 6: 2015 South American Under-15 Football Championship in
• * defeated, 5–4 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fourth South American Under-15 Football Championship title. took third place.

  CAF">Confederation of African Football">CAF

• January 17 – February 8: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in
• * Note 1: As a result, for refusing to host this event, was disqualified from participating in it.
• * Note 2: Also, Morocco is disqualified from competing in both the 2017 and 2019 editions of the event by the CAF.
• * Note 3: However, on April 2, 2015, Morocco was reinstated, by appeal, to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations again by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
• ** The defeated, 9–8 in penalties and after a 0–0 tie in regular play, to win their second Africa Cup of Nations title. The took third place.
• February 13 – November 8: 2015 CAF Champions League
• * TP Mazembe defeated USM Alger, 4–1 on aggregate, to win their fifth CAF Champions League title. TP Mazembe will represent the CAF at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.
• February 13 – November 29: 2015 CAF Confederation Cup
• * Étoile du Sahel defeated Orlando Pirates, 2–1 on aggregate, to win their second CAF Confederation Cup title.
• February 15 – March 1: 2015 African U-17 Championship in
• * defeated, 2–0, to win their first African U-17 Championship title. took third place.
• February 21: 2015 CAF Super Cup in the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida
• * ES Sétif defeated Al Ahly, 6–5 in penalties and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win their first CAF Super Cup title.
• March 8 – 22: 2015 African U-20 Championship in
• * defeated, 1–0, to win their seventh African U-20 Championship title. took third place.
• November 27, 2015 – March 27, 2016: 2015–16 CAF U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
• November 28 – December 12: 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in
• * defeated, 2–1, to win their first U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title. took third place.

  AFC">Asian Football Confederation">AFC

• January 9 – 31: 2015 AFC Asian Cup in
• * defeated, 2–1 after extra time, to claim their first AFC Asian Cup title. The took third place.
• February 4 – November 21: 2015 AFC Champions League
• * Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Al-Ahli, 1–0 on aggregate, to win their second AFC Champions League title.
• * Guangzhou Evergrande will represent the AFC at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.
• February 10 – October 31: 2015 AFC Cup
• * Johor Darul Ta'zim defeated Istiklol, 1–0, to win their first AFC Cup title.
• May 1 – 10: 2015 AFF Women's Championship in Ho Chi Minh City
• * defeated, 3–2, to win their second AFF Women's Championship title. took third place.
• July 27 – August 9: 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Phnom Penh
• * defeated, 3–0, to win their 3rd title. took third place.
• August 1 – 8: 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup in Wuhan
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• August 2 – 9: 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup in Wuhan
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• August 9 – 18: 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship in Sylhet
• * defeated, 4–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first SAFF U-16 Championship title.
• August 19 – 30: 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in
• * defeated, 4–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fourth AFC U-19 Women's Championship title. took third place.
• November 4 – 15: 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in
• * defeated, 1–0, to win their second AFC U-16 Women's Championship title. took the bronze medal.

  [CONCACAF]

• August 5, 2014 – April 29, 2015: 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League
• * Club América defeated the Montreal Impact, 5–3 in aggregate, to win their sixth CONCACAF Champions League title. Club América will represent the CONCACAF Confederation at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.
• January 9 – 24: 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in
• * defeated, 4–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win its 13th CONCACAF U-20 Championship title., the, and the two finalist teams qualify to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
• February 27 – March 15: 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in
• * defeated, 3–0, to win their 6th CONCACAF U-17 Championship title., the, and the two team finalists all qualify to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
• March 6 – October 25: 2015 Major League Soccer season
• * Eastern Conference and Supporters' Shield winners: New York Red Bulls
• * Western Conference winners: FC Dallas
• * October 28 – December 6: 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs
• ** The Portland Timbers defeated the Columbus Crew, 2–1, to win their first MLS Cup title.
• July 7 – 26: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the and
• * defeated, 3–1, to win their seventh CONCACAF Gold Cup title. took third place. Mexico advances to face the in a one-game playoff for CONCACAF's place in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
• August 9 – 23: 2015 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship in the and
• * Event cancelled.
• October 10: 2015 CONCACAF Cup in Pasadena, California
• * defeated, 3–2 at extra time.

  OFC">Oceania Football Confederation">OFC

• October 7, 2014 – April 26, 2015: 2014–15 OFC Champions League
• * Auckland City defeated fellow New Zealand team, the Team Wellington, 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win their seventh OFC Champions League. Auckland City will represent the OFC at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.
• January 13 – 26: 2015 OFC U-17 Championship in Pago Pago
• * defeated, 5–4 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their sixth OFC U-17 Championship title. took third place.

  Other football competitions

• May 30 – June 20: 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in
• * defeated, 2–1 at extra time, to win their second FIFA U-20 World Cup title. This includes the 1987 title, when Serbia was part of the former.
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• June 6 – July 5: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in
• * The defeated, 5–2, to win their third FIFA Women's World Cup title. took third place.
• June 13 – 29: 2015 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships at the St George's Park National Football Centre in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
• * defeated, 1–0, in the final. took third place.
• August 7 – 16: 2015 CPISRA Football 7-a-side U19 World Championships in Nottingham
• * defeated, 3–2, in the final. took third place.
• August 20 – 29: IBSA Blind Football European Championships 2015 in Hereford
• * defeated, 1–0, in the final. took third place.
• August 30 – September 8: 2015 IBSA Blind Football Asian Championships in Tokyo
• * defeated, 1–0 in penalty kicks, in the final. took the bronze medal.
• October 16 – 25: 2015 IBSA Blind Football African Championships in Douala
• * defeated, 2–0, in the final. took the bronze medal.
• October 17 – November 8: 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in
• * defeated, 2–0, to win their fifth FIFA U-17 World Cup title. took third place.
• December 10 – 20: 2015 FIFA Club World Cup in
• * Barcelona defeated River Plate, 3–0, to win their third FIFA Club World Cup title. Sanfrecce Hiroshima took third place.

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