2016 in association football

Events

Men's national teams

AFC

• 2–15 November: 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup in the
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• 19 November – 17 December: 2016 AFF Cup in and
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  CONMEBOL

• 3–26 June: Copa América Centenario in the
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  OFC

• 28 May - 11 June: 2016 OFC Nations Cup in
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  UEFA

• 10 June — 10 July: UEFA Euro 2016 in.
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  Youth (men)

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
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• 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
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  UEFA

• 5–21 May: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in
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• 11–24 July: 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in
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  Women's national teams

• July 26 – August 4: 2016 AFF Women's Championship in Mandalay
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• 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
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• 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
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• 13 November–3 December: 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Port Moresby
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  Multi-sports events

Men

• 3–19 August: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament in Rio de Janeiro,
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• 3–19 August: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament in Rio de Janeiro,
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  Fixed dates for national team matches

• 21–29 March
• 30 May – 7 June
• 29 August – 5 September
• 3–11 October
• 7–15 November

  Club continental champions

Men

Women

Domestic leagues

UEFA nations

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Women

CONMEBOL nations

CONCACAF nations

Men

Women

Nation	Tournament	Champion	Title	Last honor
United States	2016 National Women's Soccer League	Western New York Flash	1	—

AFC nations

Men

Women

CAF nations

OFC nations

Domestic cups

UEFA nations

Men

Women

CONMEBOL nations

CONCACAF nations

AFC nations

CAF nations

OFC nations

Domestic leagues Division II/III

UEFA nations

Men

CONMEBOL nations

CONCACAF nations

Nation	Tournament	Champion	Title	Last honor
Canada	2016 League1 Ontario	Vaughan Azzurri
Canada	2016 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season
Canada	2016 Pacific Coast Soccer League
Mexico	2016 Ascenso MX Clausura	Necaxa	4	Apertura 2014
Mexico	2016 Ascenso MX Apertura	Dorados de Sinaloa	4	Clausura 2015
Mexico	2016 Segunda División de México Clausura
Mexico	2016 Segunda División de México Apertura
Mexico	2015–16 Tercera División de México
United States	2016 North American Soccer League	New York Cosmos	3	2015
United States	2016 United Soccer League	New York Red Bulls II	1	—
United States	2016 Premier Development League	Michigan Bucks	3	2014
United States	2016 National Premier Soccer League	AFC Cleveland	1	—
United States	2015–16 American Soccer League	Long Island Express	1	—

AFC nations

CAF nations

OFC nations

Detailed results

2016 Summer Olympics (FIFA)

• August 3 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
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  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.
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• 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.
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• 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
• * 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
• * 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
• * 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
• * 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
• * defeated, 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.
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• June 3 – 26: Copa América Centenario in the
• * defeated, 4–2, after overtime and penalties, to win their second consecutive Copa América. 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">Confederation of African Football">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 defeated, 3–0, to win their second African Nations Championship title. The 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
• * defeated, 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">Asian Football Confederation">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 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, 1–0, to win their first 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup title. took third place.
• November 19 – December 17: 2016 AFF Championship in and the
• * 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">Oceania Football Confederation">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
• * defeated, 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.

  Deaths

January

• 3 January: Klaas Bakker, Dutch footballer
• 4 January: Amby Fogarty, Irish international footballer
• 4 January: Fernando Barrachina, Spanish international footballer
• 4 January: John Roberts, Welsh international footballer
• 5 January: Percy Freeman, English footballer
• 7 January: Sergey Shustikov, Russian footballer
• 9 January: José María Rivas, Salvadorian international footballer
• 9 January: Hamada Emam, Egyptian footbller
• 9 January: Johnny Jordan, English footballer
• 10 January: Wim Bleijenberg, Dutch international footballer
• 10 January: Teofil Codreanu, Romanian international footballer
• 10 January: Kalevi Lehtovirta, Finnish footballer
• 11 January: Reginaldo Araújo, Brazilian footballer
• 12 January: Milorad Rajović, Serbian footballer
• 15 January: Manuel Velázquez, Spanish international footballer
• 17 January: Reza Ahadi, Iranian footballer
• 17 January: John Taihuttu, Dutch footballer
• 22 January: Homayoun Behzadi, Iranian footballer
• 23 January: Koichi Sekimoto, Japanese footballer
• 24 January: Eric Webster, English footballer
• 26 January: Ray Pointer, English footballer
• 27 January: Peter Baker, English footballer
• 27 January: Tommy O'Hara, Scottish footballer
• 28 January: Dave Thomson, Scottish footballer
• 28 January: Ladislav Totkovič, Slovak footballer
• 30 January: Peter Quinn, Irish Gaelic footballer

  February

• 1 February: Ali Beratlıgil, Turkish footballer
• 1 February: Miguel Gutiérrez, Mexican footballer
• 3 February: Mark Farren, Irish footballer
• 3 February: Suat Mamat, Turkish international footballer
• 4 February: David Sloan, Northern Irish international footballer
• 4 February: Harry Glasgow, Scottish footballer
• 9 February: Graham Moore, Welsh footballer
• 10 February: Leo Ehlen, Dutch footballer
• 10 February: Anatoli Ilyin, Soviet Russian footballer
• 10 February: Eliseo Prado, Argentine international footballer
• 10 February: Günter Schröter, East German international footballer
• 11 February: Juan Mujica, Uruguayan international footballer and manager
• 11 February: Ferenc Rudas, Hungarian footballer
• 12 February: Hugo Tassara, Chilean football manager
• 13 February: Trifon Ivanov, Bulgarian international footballer
• 13 February: Slobodan Santrač, Yugoslavian international footballer and manager
• 13 February: Giorgio Rossano, Italian footballer
• 15 February: Paul Bannon, Irish footballer
• 15 February: Hans Posthumus, Dutch footballer
• 16 February: Ronnie Blackman, English footballer
• 18 February: Johnny Miller, English footballer
• 18 February: Don Rossiter, English footballer
• 18 February: Giorgio Tinazzi, Italian footballer
• 19 February: Din Joe Crowley, Irish Gaelic footballer
• 19 February: Freddie Goodwin, English footballer
• 20 February: Muhamed Mujić, Bosnian footballer
• 20 February: Nando Yosu, Spanish footballer
• 24 February: Rafael Iriondo, Spanish international footballer and manager
• 28 February: Raúl Sánchez, Chilean international footballer
• 29 February: Hannes Löhr, German international footballer and coach
• 29 February: José Parra Martínez, Spanish footballer

  March

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

  April

• 2 April: László Sárosi, Hungarian international footballer
• 2 April: Nabil Nosair, Egyptian footballer
• 2 April: Sergio Ferrari, Italian footballer
• 3 April: Cesare Maldini, Italian international footballer
• 3 April: John Waite, English footballer
• 4 April: Georgi Hristakiev, Bulgarian international footballer
• 4 April: Ken Waterhouse, English footballer
• 5 April: Koço Kasapoğlu, Turkish footballer
• 6 April: Bernd Hoss, German footballer
• 6 April: Garry Jones, English footballer
• 8 April: Fred Middleton, English footballer
• 12 April: Aquilino Bonfanti, Italian footballer
• 12 April: Pedro de Felipe, Spanish footballer
• 16 April: Louis Pilot, Luxembourgian footballer
• 18 April: Fritz Herkenrath, German international goalkeeper
• 19 April: Mehrdad Oladi, Iranian footballer
• 19 April: Igor Volchok, Russian footballer
• 22 April: John Lumsden, Scottish footballer
• 25 April: Dumitru Antonescu, Romanian international footballer
• 26 April: Vladimir Yulygin, Russian footballer
• 28 April: Óscar Marcelino Álvarez, Argentine footballer

  May

• 6 May: Nico de Bree, Dutch footballer
• 6 May: Larry Pinto de Faria, Brazilian footballer
• 6 May: Valeriy Zuyev, Ukrainian footballer
• 7 May: José Roberto Marques, Brazilian footballer
• 7 May: George Ross, Scottish footballer
• 8 May: Wolfgang Patzke, German footballer
• 7 May: Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer
• 13 May: Engelbert Kraus, German international footballer
• 18 May: Zygmunt Kukla, Polish international footballer
• 25 May: Ian Gibson, Scottish footballer
• 26 May: Ted Dumitru, Romanian football manager
• 26 May: Esad Čolaković, Macedonian footballer
• 27 May: Gerhard Harpers, German international footballer
• 27 May: František Jakubec, Czech international footballer
• 30 May: Jan Aas, Norwegian footballer

  June

• 2 June: Yevhen Lemeshko, Ukrainian footballer
• 2 June: Abderrahmane Meziani, Algerian footballer
• 4 June: István Halász, Hungarian international footballer
• 4 June: Nicky Jennings, English footballer
• 6 June: Harry Gregory, English footballer
• 7 June: Børge Bach, Danish international footballer
• 7 June: Stephen Keshi, Nigerian international footballer
• 7 June: Johnny Brooks, English footballer
• 7 June: Didargylyç Urazow, Turkmen footballer
• 10 June: Shuaibu Amodu, Nigerian footballer
• 10 June: Alex Govan, Scottish footballer
• 10 June: Ambrose Hickey, Irish Gaelic footballer
• 10 June: Giuseppe Virgili, Italian international footballer
• 12 June: Alfonso Portugal, Mexican international footballer
• 13 June: Tony Byrne, Irish footballer
• 13 June: Uriah Asante, Ghanaian footballer
• 16 June: Luděk Macela, Czech international footballer
• 20 June: Eamonn Dolan, Irish footballer
• 20 June: Willie Logie, Scottish footballer
• 21 June: Bryan Edwards, English footballer
• 22 June: Tokia Russell, Bermudian footballer
• 27 June: Luís Carlos Melo Lopes, Brazilian footballer

  July

• 1 July: Jerzy Patoła, Polish footballer
• 3 July: Jimmy Frizzell, Scottish footballer
• 3 July: John Middleton, English footballer
• 4 July: Ben Koufie, Ghanaian footballer
• 5 July: Mick Finucane, Irish Gaelic footballer
• 6 July: Turgay Şeren, Turkish international footballer
• 7 July: John O'Rourke, English footballer
• 8 July: Jackie McInally, Scottish footballer
• 9 July: Erny Brenner, Luxembourgian footballer
• 10 July: Amal Dutta, Indian footballer
• 10 July: Anatoli Isayev, Soviet footballer
• 10 July: David Stride, English footballer
• 11 July: Kurt Svensson, Swedish footballer
• 13 July: George Allen, English footballer
• 16 July: Oleg Syrokvashko, Belarusian footballer
• 18 July: John Hope, English footballer
• 18 July: Heinz Lucas, German footballer
• 19 July: Tom McCready, Scottish footballer
• 23 July: Boy-Boy Mosia, South African footballer
• 23 July: Peter Wenger, Swiss footballer
• 24 July: Marto Gracias, Indian footballer
• 24 July: Ian King, Scottish footballer
• 25 July: Artur Correia, Portuguese footballer
• 25 July: Bülent Eken, Turkish footballer
• 26 July: Dave Syrett, English footballer
• 27 July: Máximo Mosquera, Peruvian footballer
• 28 July: Vladica Kovačević, Serbian footballer

  August

• 2 August: Neil Wilkinson, English footballer
• 4 August: Charles Toubé, Cameroonian footballer
• 5 August: Joe Davis, Scottish footballer
• 6 August: Mel Slack, English footballer
• 7 August: Roy Summersby, English footballer
• 9 August: Karl Bögelein, German international footballer and coach
• 13 August: Liam Tuohy, English footballer
• 15 August: Dalian Atkinson, English footballer
• 20 August: Rab Stewart, English footballer
• 26 August: Jiří Tichý, Czech footballer
• 26 August: Anton Pronk, Dutch international footballer
• 27 August: Alcindo, Brazilian footballer
• 27 August: Alan Smith, English footballer
• 29 August: Reg Matthewson, English footballer
• 29 August: Anne O'Brien, Irish footballer
• 30 August: Josip Bukal, Bosnian footballer
• 30 August: Dave Durie, English footballer

  September

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

  October

• 1 October: David Herd, Scottish international footballer
• 1 October: Erol Keskin, Turkish international footballer
• 1 October: Vittorio Scantamburlo, Italian football manager
• 3 October: Mário Wilson, Portuguese football central defender
• 4 October: Fred Osam-Duodu, Ghanaian football manager
• 6 October: Peter Denton, English footballer
• 7 October: Gonzalo Peralta, Argentine footballer
• 8 October: Guillaume Bieganski, French international footballer
• 10 October: Gerry Gow, Scottish footballer
• 10 October: Eddie O'Hara, Scottish footballer
• 12 October: Shahlyla Baloch, Pakistani footballer
• 13 October: Primo Sentimenti, Italian footballer
• 14 October: Aleksandr Syomin, Soviet footballer
• 15 October: Per Rune Wølner, Norwegian footballer
• 16 October: George Peebles, Scottish footballer
• 17 October: Rémy Vogel, French international footballer
• 18 October: Gary Sprake, Welsh international footballer
• 19 October: Safet Berisha, Albanian international footballer
• 19 October: Luis María Echeberría, Spanish footballer
• 19 October: Sammy Smyth, Northern Irish footballer
• 20 October: Uwe Dreher, German footballer
• 21 October: Constantin Frățilă, Romanian international footballer
• 24 October: Reinhard Häfner, German international footballer
• 25 October: Bjørn Lidin Hansen, Norwegian footballer
• 25 October: Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian international footballer
• 26 October: Ali Hussein Shihab, Iraqi international footballer
• 27 October: Brian Hill, English footballer
• 27 October: Fatim Jawara, Gambian footballer
• 31 October: Ray Mabbutt, English footballer

  November

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

  December

• 2 December: Dejo Fayemi, Nigerian international footballer
• 3 December: Willie Casey, Irish Gaelic footballer
• 6 December: Dave MacLaren, Scottish footballer
• 7 December: Brian Bulless, English footballer
• 7 December: Ian Cartwright, English footballer
• 7 December: Sergei Razaryonov, Russian footballer
• 9 December: Sergei Lemeshko, Russian footballer
• 10 December: Peter Brabrook, English international footballer
• 10 December: Tımmy McCulloch, Scottish footballer
• 10 December: Luciano Nobili, Italian footballer
• 11 December: Charlie McNeil, Scottish footballer
• 14 December: Fosco Becattini, Italian footballer
• 15 December: Albert Bennett, English footballer
• 18 December: Eddie Bailham, Irish footballer
• 19 December: Ger Blok, Dutch football manager
• 19 December: Fidel Uriarte, Spanish international footballer
• 21 December: Şehmus Özer, Turkish footballer
• 23 December: Poul Pedersen, Danish footballer
• 26 December: Martin Reagan, English footballer
• 28 December: Edgar Robles, Paraguayan footballer
• 29 December: Matt Carragher, English footballer
• 29 December: Uzama Douglas, Nigerian footballer
• 29 December: Norman Rimmington, English footballer
• 29 December: Lucien Schaeffer, French footballer
• 30 December: Ad-Diba, Egyptian footballer