2016 in association football explained

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

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

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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Women

• 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

Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).^[1]

• 21–29 March
• 30 May – 7 June (non-UEFA confederations)
• 29 August – 5 September
• 3–11 October
• 7–15 November

Club continental champions

Men

Region	Tournament	Defending champion	Champion	Title	Last honor
AFC (Asia)	2016 AFC Champions League	Guangzhou Evergrande		2	2006
	2016 AFC Cup	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1	—
CAF (Africa)	2016 CAF Champions League	TP Mazembe		1	—
	2016 CAF Confederation Cup	Étoile du Sahel	TP Mazembe	1	—
	2016 CAF Super Cup	ES Sétif	TP Mazembe	3	2011
CONCACAF (North and Central America, Caribbean)	2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League	América	América	7	2014–15
	2016 CFU Club Championship	Central	Central	2	2015
CONMEBOL (South America)	2016 Copa Libertadores	River Plate	Atlético Nacional	2	1989
	2016 Copa Sudamericana	Santa Fe		1	—
	2016 Recopa Sudamericana	River Plate	River Plate	2	2015
OFC (Oceania)	2016 OFC Champions League	Auckland City	Auckland City	8	2014–15
UEFA (Europe)	2015–16 UEFA Champions League	Barcelona	Real Madrid	11	2013–14
	2015–16 UEFA Europa League	Sevilla	Sevilla	5	2014–15
	2016 UEFA Super Cup	Barcelona	Real Madrid	3	2014
UAFA (Arab States)	2015–16 UAFA Club Cup	USM Alger	Not held
	2016 GCC Club Cup	Al-Shabab	Not held
FIFA (Worldwide)	2016 FIFA Club World Cup	Barcelona	Real Madrid	2	2014

Women

Region	Tournament	Champion	Title	Last honor
CONMEBOL (South America)	2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina	Sportivo Limpeño	1	—
UEFA (Europe)	2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League	Lyon	3	2011–12

Domestic leagues

UEFA nations

Men

Nation	Tournament	Champion	data-sort-type="number"	Title	Last honor
Albania	2015–16 Albanian Superliga	Skënderbeu Korçë	7	2014–15
Andorra	2015–16 Primera Divisió	FC Santa Coloma	10	2014–15
Armenia	2015–16 Armenian Premier League	Alashkert	1	—
Austria	2015–16 Austrian Football Bundesliga	Red Bull Salzburg	10	2014–15
Azerbaijan	2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League	Qarabağ	4	2014–15
Belarus	2016 Belarusian Premier League	BATE Borisov	13	2015
Belgium	2015–16 Belgian Pro League	Club Brugge	14	2004–05
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2015–16 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Zrinjski Mostar	4	2013–14
Bulgaria	2015–16 A Group	Ludogorets Razgrad	5	2014–15
Crimea	2015–16 Crimean Premier League	Simferopol	1	—
Croatia	2015–16 Croatian First Football League	Dinamo Zagreb	18	2014–15
Cyprus	2015–16 Cypriot First Division	APOEL	25	2014–15
Czech Republic	2015–16 Czech First League	Viktoria Plzeň	4	2014–15
Denmark	2015–16 Danish Superliga	Copenhagen	11	2012–13
England	2015–16 Premier League	Leicester City	1	—
Estonia	2016 Meistriliiga	Infonet	1	—
Faroe Islands	2016 Effodeildin	Víkingur Gøta	1	—
Finland	2016 Veikkausliiga	IFK Mariehamn	1	—
France	2015–16 Ligue 1	Paris Saint-Germain	6	2014–15
Georgia	2015–16 Umaglesi Liga	Dinamo Tbilisi	16	2013–14
		Samtredia	1	—
Germany	2015–16 Bundesliga	Bayern Munich	26	2014–15
Gibraltar	2015–16 Gibraltar Premier Division	Lincoln Red Imps	22	2014–15
Greece	2015–16 Superleague Greece	Olympiacos	43	2014–15
Hungary	2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I	Ferencváros	29	2003–04
Iceland	2016 Úrvalsdeild	FH	8	2015
Ireland	2016 League of Ireland Premier Division	Dundalk	12	2015
Israel	2015–16 Israeli Premier League	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	3	1975–76
Italy	2015–16 Serie A	Juventus	32	2014–15
Kazakhstan	2016 Kazakhstan Premier League	Astana	3	2015
Kosovo	2015–16 Football Superleague of Kosovo	Feronikeli	1	—
Latvia	2016 Latvian Higher League	Spartaks Jūrmala	1	—
Lithuania	2016 A Lyga	Žalgiris Vilnius	7	2015
Luxembourg	2015–16 Luxembourg National Division	F91 Dudelange	12	2013–14
Macedonia	2015–16 Macedonian First Football League	Vardar	11	2014–15
Malta	2015–16 Maltese Premier League	Valletta	23	2013–14
Moldova	2015–16 Moldovan National Division	Sheriff Tiraspol	14	2013–14
Monaco	2015–16 Challenge Prince Rainier III	Ribeiro Frères	2	2014–15
Montenegro	2015–16 Montenegrin First League	Mladost Podgorica	1	—
Netherlands	2015–16 Eredivisie	PSV	23	2014–15
Northern Cyprus	2015–16 TFF Süper Lig	Mağusa Türk Gücü	1	—
Northern Ireland	2015–16 NIFL Premiership	Crusaders	6	2014–15
Norway	2016 Tippeligaen	Rosenborg	24	2015
Poland	2015–16 Ekstraklasa	Legia Warsaw	11	2013–14
Portugal	2015–16 Primeira Liga	Benfica	35	2014–15
Romania	2015–16 Liga I	Astra Giurgiu	1	—
Russia	2015–16 Russian Premier League	CSKA Moscow	13	2013–14
San Marino	2015–16 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio	Tre Penne	3	2012–13
Scotland	2015–16 Scottish Premiership	Celtic	47	2014–15
Serbia	2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga	Red Star Belgrade	27	2013–14
Slovakia	2015–16 Slovak First Football League	Trenčín	2	2014–15
Slovenia	2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga	Olimpija Ljubljana	1	–
Spain	2015–16 La Liga	FC Barcelona	24	2014–15
Sweden	2016 Allsvenskan	Malmö	19	2014
Switzerland	2015–16 Swiss Super League	FC Basel	19	2014–15
Turkey	2015–16 Süper Lig	Beşiktaş	14	2008–09
Ukraine	2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League	Dynamo Kyiv	15	2014–15
Vatican City	2015–16 Vatican City Championship	Musei Vaticani	2	2014–15
Wales	2015–16 Welsh Premier League	The New Saints	10	2014–15

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Women

Nation	Tournament	Champion	data-sort-type="number"	Title	Last honor
Albania	2015–16 Albanian Women's National Championship	KF Vllaznia	3	2014–15
Austria	2015–16 ÖFB-Frauenliga	St. Pölten-Spratzern	2	2014–15
Belarus	2016 Belarusian Premier League	FC Minsk	4	2014–15
Belgium	2015–16 Super League	Standard Liège	1	—
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2015–16 Ženska Premijer Liga BiH	SFK 2000	14	2014–15
Bulgaria	2015–16 Bulgarian women's football championship	FC NSA Sofia	12	2014–15
Croatia	2015–16 Prva HNLŽ	Osijek	20	2014–15
Cyprus	2015–16 Cypriot First Division	Apollon Limassol	8	2014–15
Czech Republic	2015–16 Czech First Division	Slavia Praha	5	2014–15
Denmark	2015–16 Elitedivisionen	Fortuna Hjørring	9	2013–14
England	2016 FA WSL 1	Manchester City	1	—
Estonia	2016 Naiste Meistriliiga	Pärnu JK	7	2015
Faroe Islands	2016 1. deild kvinnur	Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag	18	2015
Finland	2016 Naisten Liiga	PK-35 Vantaa	6	2015
France	2015–16 Division 1 Féminine	Lyon	14	2014–15
Georgia	2016 Georgia women's football championship	FC Martve	1	—
Germany	2015–16 Frauen-Bundesliga	Bayern Munich	2	2014–15
Gibraltar	2016 Gibraltar Women's Football League	Manchester 62	2	2014
Greece	2016 Greek A Division	P.A.O.K. F.C.	11	2015
Hungary	2016 Női NB I	Ferencváros	2	2015
Iceland	2016 Úrvalsdeild	Stjarnan	4	2014
Ireland	2015–16 Women's National League	Wexford Youths	2	2014–15
		Shelbourne Ladies	1	—
Israel	2015–16 Ligat Nashim	Ramat HaSharon	1	—
Italy	2015–16 Serie A	Brescia	2	2013–14
Kazakhstan	2016 Kazakhstani women's football championship	BIIK Kazygurt	5	2015
Latvia	2016 Latvian Women's League	Rīgas FS	4	2015
Lithuania	2016 A Lyga	Gintra-Universitetas	15	2015
Luxembourg	2015-16 Dames Ligue 1	Jeunesse Junglinster	5	2014-15
Malta	2015-16 Maltese First Division	Hibernians	11	2014-15
Moldova	2015-16 Moldovan women's football championship	ARF Criuleni	1	—
Montenegro	2015-16 Montenegrin Women's League	Breznica Pljevlja	1	—
Netherlands	2015–16 Eredivisie	Twente	2	2010–11
Macedonia	2015-16 Macedonian women's football championship	ŽFK Dragon 2014	2	2014-15
Northern Ireland	2015-16 Women's Premiership	Linfield Ladies F.C.	1	—
Norway	2016 Toppserien	LSK Kvinner	4	2015
Poland	2016 Ekstraliga	KKPK Medyk Konin	3	2015
Portugal	2015–16 Campeonato Nacional	Benfica	2	2014–15
Romania	2015–16 Superliga	Olimpia Cluj	6	2014–15
Russia	2016 Championship	Rossiyanka	5	2011–12
Scotland		Glasgow City	1	—
Serbia	2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga	ŽFK Spartak Subotica	6	2014–15
Slovakia	2015–16 Slovak Women's First League	Slovan Bratislava	12	2011–12
Slovenia	2015–16 Slovenian Women's League^[2]	Pomurje Beltinci	6	2014–15
Spain	2015–16 Primera División	Athletic Bilbao	5	2006–07
Sweden	2016 Damallsvenskan	Linköping	2	2009
Switzerland	2016 Swiss Women's Super League	Zürich Frauen	7	2015
Turkey	2015–16 Turkish Women's First Football League	Konak Belediyespor	4	2014-15
Ukraine	2016 Vyshcha Liha	Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv	1	—
Wales	2015–16 Welsh Premier League	Cardiff Met. Ladies	3	2014–15

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CONMEBOL nations

Nation	Tournament	Champion	data-sort-type="number"	Title	Last honor
Argentina	2016 Argentine Primera División	Lanús	2	2007 Apertura
Bolivia	2016 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Clausura	Jorge Wilstermann	12	2010 Apertura
	2016 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Apertura	The Strongest	12	2013 Apertura
Brazil	2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	Palmeiras	9	1994
	2016 Chilean Primera División Clausura	Universidad Católica	11	2010
	2016 Chilean Primera División Apertura	Universidad Católica	12	2016 Clausura
Colombia	2016 Categoría Primera A Apertura	Independiente Medellín	6	2009 Finalización
	2016 Categoría Primera A Finalización	Santa Fe	9	2014 Finalización
Ecuador	2016 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A	Barcelona	15	2012
Paraguay	2016 Paraguayan Primera División Apertura	Libertad	19	2014 Clausura
	2016 Paraguayan Primera División Clausura	Guaraní	11	2010 Apertura
Peru	2016 Torneo Descentralizado	Sporting Cristal	18	2014
	2015–16 Uruguayan Primera División	Peñarol	43	2012–13
	2016 Uruguayan Primera División	Nacional	46	2014–15
Venezuela	2016 Venezuelan Primera División	Zamora	4	2015

CONCACAF nations

Men

Nation	Tournament	Champion	data-sort-type="number"	Title	Last honor
Anguilla	2015–16 AFA Senior Male League	Salsa Ballers FC	1	—
Aruba	2015–16 Aruban Division di Honor	SV Racing Club Aruba	15	2014–15
Antigua and Barbuda	2015–16 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division	Hoppers	1	—
Bahamas	2015–16 BFA Senior League	Bears FC	7	2013
Barbados	2016 Barbados Premier Division	UWI Blackbirds	1	—
Belize	2016 Closing Season	Belmopan Bandits	5	2014 Opening
	2016 Opening Season	Belmopan Bandits	6	2016 Closing
Bermuda	2015-16 Bermudian Premier Division	Dandy Town Hornets	8	2013–14
Bonaire	2015–16 Bonaire League	Atlétiko Flamingo	1	—
British Virgin Islands	2015–16 BVIFA National Football League	Sugar Boys	1	—
Cayman Islands	2015–16 Cayman Islands Premier League	Scholars International	10	2014–15
Costa Rica	2016 Verano	Herediano	25	Verano 2015
	2016 Invierno
Cuba	2016 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba	Villa Clara	14	2013
Curaçao	2016 Curaçao League	RKSV Centro Dominguito	5	2015
Dominica	2015–16 Dominica Premiere League	Dublanc FC	2	2005
Dominican Republic	2016 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol	Barcelona Atlético	1	—
El Salvador	Clausura 2016	Dragón	3	1953
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French Guiana	2015–16 French Guiana Championnat National	US de Matoury	6	2013–14
Grenada	2016 Grenada League
Guadeloupe	2015–16 Guadeloupe Division d’Honneur	Unité Sainte-Rosienne	1	—
Guatemala	Clausura 2016	Suchitepéquez	2	1983
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Guyana	2015–16 GFF Elite League	Slingerz	1	—
Honduras	Clausura 2016	Olimpia	30	Clausura 2015
	Apertura 2016
Haiti	Ouverture 2016	Racing FC	3	Clôture 2008
	Clôture 2016
Jamaica	2015–16 National Premier League	Montego Bay United	4	2013–14
Martinique	2015–16 Martinique Championnat National	Golden Lion	2	2014–15
Mexico	2016 Liga MX Clausura	Pachuca	6	Clausura 2007
	2016 Liga MX Apertura	UANL	5	Apertura 2015
Montserrat	2015–16 Montserrat Championship	Royal Montserrat Police Force	5	2002–03
Nicaragua	Clausura 2016	Real Estelí	14	Clausura 2015
	Apertura 2016	Real Estelí	15	Clausura 2016
Panama	Clausura 2016	Plaza Amador	6	2005
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Saint Kitts and Nevis	2015–16 Saint Kitts Premier Division	Cayon Rockets	2	2001–02
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin	2015–16 Saint-Martin Championships	Marigot	1	—
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2016 NLA Premier League	System 3	1	—
Suriname	2015–16 SVB Hoofdklasse	Inter Moengotapoe	7	2014–15
Turks and Caicos Islands	2015–16 WIV Provo Premier League	AFC Academy	4	2014–15
Trinidad and Tobago	2015–16 TT Pro League	Central	2	2014–15
U.S. Virgin Islands	2015–16 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship	Raymix	1	—
United States & Canada	2016 Major League Soccer	Seattle Sounders FC	1	—
	2016 Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield	FC Dallas	1	—

Women

Nation	Tournament	Champion	data-sort-type="number"	Title	Last honor
United States	2016 National Women's Soccer League	Western New York Flash	1	—

AFC nations

Men

Nation	Tournament	Champion	data-sort-type="number"	Title	Last honor
Australia	2015–16 A-League	Adelaide United	1st	—
	2015–16 Bahraini Premier League	Al-Hidd	1	—
Iraq	2015–16 Iraqi Premier League	Al-Zawra'a	13	2010–11
Jordan	2015–16 Jordan League	Al-Wehdat	15	2014–15
Kuwait	2015–16 Kuwaiti Premier League	Qadsia	17	2013–14
Lebanon	2015–16 Lebanese Premier League	Al-Safa	3	2012–13
Oman	2015–16 Oman Professional League	Fanja	9	2011–12
Palestine	2015–16 West Bank Premier League	Shabab Al-Khalil	3	1984-85
Qatar	2015–16 Qatar Stars League	Al-Rayan	8	1994–95
Saudi Arabia	2015–16 Saudi Professional League	Al-Ahli	3	1983–84
Syria	2015–16 Syrian Premier League	Al-Jaish	14	2014–15
United Arab Emirates	2015–16 UAE Pro-League	Al-Ahli Dubai	7	2013–14
Afghanistan	2016 Afghan Premier League	Shaheen Asmayee	3	2014
Iran	2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League	Esteghlal Khuzestan	1	—
	2016 Kyrgyzstan League	Alay Osh	3	2015
Tajikistan	2016 Tajik League	Istiklol	5	2015
Turkmenistan	2016 Ýokary Liga	Altyn Asyr	3	2015
Uzbekistan	2016 Uzbek League	Lokomotiv Tashkent	1	—
Bangladesh	2016 Bangladesh Football Premier League	Dhaka Abahani	5	2012
Bhutan	2016 Bhutan National League	Thimphu City	1	—
India	2015–16 I-League	Bengaluru FC	2	2013–14
Maldives	2016 Dhivehi Premier League	Maziya	1	—
China	2016 Chinese Super League	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	6	2015
Guam	2015–16 Guam Men's Soccer League	Rovers	3	2014–15
Hong Kong	2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League	Eastern Sports Club	5	1994–95
Japan	2016 J1 League	Kashima Antlers	8	2009
North Korea	2016 DPR Korea League	Hwaebul	2	2014
South Korea	2016 K League Classic	FC Seoul	6	2012
Macau	2016 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol	Benfica de Macau	3	2015
Mongolia	2016 Mongolian Premier League	Erchim	10	2015
Northern Mariana Islands	2015–16 M*League Division 1	Tan Holdings	3	2014–15
Taiwan	2015–16 Intercity Football League	Taiwan Power Company	21	2014
Brunei	2016 Brunei Super League	MS ABDB	2	2015
Cambodia	2016 Cambodian League	Boeung Ket Angkor	2	2012
Indonesia	2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A	Persipura Jayapura	1	—
Laos	2016 Lao Premier League	Lanexang United	1	—
Malaysia	2016 Malaysia Super League	Johor Darul Ta'zim	3	2015
Myanmar	2016 Myanmar National League	Yadanarbon	4	2014
Philippines	2016 United Football League	Global	3	2014
Singapore	2016 S.League	Albirex Niigata Singapore	1	—
Thailand	2016 Thai Premier League	Muangthong United	4	2012
East Timor	2016 Liga Futebol Amadora		1	—
Vietnam	2016 V.League 1	Hà Nội T&T	3	2013

Women

Nation	Tournament	Champion	data-sort-type="number"	Title	Last honor
Australia	2015–16 W-League	Melbourne City	1	—
Iraq	2015–16 Iraqi Women's Football League	Ghaz Al-Shamal	1	—
Japan	2016 Nadeshiko League Division 1	NTV Beleza	14	2015

CAF nations

Nation	Tournament	Champion	data-sort-type="number"	Title	Last honor
Algeria	2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1	USM Alger	7	2013–14
Egypt	2015–16 Egyptian Premier League	Al Ahly	38	2013–14
Libya	2016 Libyan Premier League	Al-Ahli Tripoli	12	2013–14
Morocco	2015–16 Botola	FUS Rabat	1	—
Tunisia	2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	Étoile du Sahel	10	2006–07
Benin	2016 Benin Premier League
Burkina Faso	2015–16 Burkinabé Premier League	RCK	2	2004–05
Cape Verde	2016 Campeonato Nacional de Cabo Verde	CS Mindelense	12	2015
Gambia	2015–16 GFA League First Division	Gambia Ports Authority	6	2009–10
Ghana	2016 Ghanaian Premier League	All Stars	1	—
Guinea	2015–16 Guinée Championnat National	Horoya	14	2014–15
Guinea-Bissau	2016 Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau
Ivory Coast	2015–16 Ligue 1	Tanda	2	2014–15
Liberia	2016 Liberian First Division League	Barrack Young Controllers	3	2014
Mali	2015–16 Malian Première Division	Stade Malien	21	2014–15
Mauritania	2015–16 Mauritanian Premier League	FC Tevragh-Zeina	3	2014–15
Niger	2015–16 Niger Premier League	AS FAN	4	2010
Nigeria	2016 Nigeria Professional Football League	Enugu Rangers	7	1984
Senegal	2015–16 Senegal Premier League	Gorée	4	1983–84
Sierra Leone	2015–16 Sierra Leone National Premier League
Togo	2016 Togolese Championnat National
Cameroon	2016 Elite One	UMS de Loum	1	—
Central African Republic	2015–16 Central African Republic League	DFC 8	3	2011
Chad	2016 Chad Premier League	Gazelle FC	4	2015
Congo	2016 Ligue 1	AC Léopards	5	2015
DR Congo	2015–16 Linafoot	TP Mazembe	15	2013–14
Equatorial Guinea	2016 Liga Semiprofesional de Guinea Ecuatorial	Sony de Elá Nguema	16	2014
Gabon	2015–16 Gabon Championnat National D1	CF Mounana	2	2011–12
São Tomé and Príncipe	2016 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship
Burundi	2015–16 Burundi Premier League	Vital'O	20	2014–15
Djibouti	2015-16 Djibouti Premier League	Djibouti Télécom	5	2014–15
Eritrea	2016 Eritrean Premier League
Ethiopia	2015–16 Ethiopian Premier League	Kedus Giorgis	28	2014–15
Kenya	2016 Kenyan Premier League	Tusker	11	2012
Rwanda	2015–16 Rwanda National Football League	APR	16	2014–15
Somalia	2015–16 Somali First Division	Banadir	6	2013–14
South Sudan	2016 South Sudan Football Championship
Sudan	2016 Sudan Premier League	Al-Hilal Club	26	2014
Tanzania	2015–16 Tanzanian Premier League	Young Africans	21	2014–15
Uganda	2015–16 Uganda Super League	KCCA	11	2014
Zanzibar	2016 Zanzibar Premier League	Zimamoto	1	—
Angola	2016 Girabola	1º de Agosto	1	—
Botswana	2015–16 Botswana Premier League	Township Rollers	13	2013–14
Comoros	2016 Comoros Premier League	Ngaya Club	1	—
Lesotho	2015–16 Lesotho Premier League	Lioli	5	2014–15
Madagascar	2016 THB Champions League	CNaPS Sport	5	2015
Malawi	2015–16 Malawi Premier Division
Mauritius	2016 Mauritian League	AS Port-Louis 2000	6	2011
Mozambique	2016 Moçambola	Ferroviário Beira	1	—
Namibia	2015–16 Namibia Premier League	Tigers SC	2	1985
Seychelles	2016 Seychelles First Division	St Michel United FC	14	2015
South Africa	2015–16 South African Premier Division	Mamelodi Sundowns	7	2013–14
Swaziland	2015–16 Swazi Premier League	Royal Leopards	6	2014–15
Zambia	2016 Zambian Premier League	Zanaco	7	2012
Zimbabwe	2016 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League	CAPS United	5	2005
Réunion	2016 Réunion Premier League

OFC nations

Nation	Tournament	Champion	data-sort-type="number"	Title	Last honor
New Zealand	2015–16 ASB Premiership	Team Wellington	1	—
Samoa	2015–16 Samoa National League
Solomon Islands	2015–16 Solomon Islands S-League	Solomon Warriors	3	2013–14
Tahiti	2015–16 Tahiti Ligue 1	Tefana	5	2014–15
Vanuatu	2015–16 TVL League
American Samoa	2016 FFAS Senior League	Pago Youth	5	2012
Cook Islands	2016 Cook Islands Round Cup	Puaikura	4	2013
Fiji	2016 Fiji National Football League	Ba	20	2013
Kiribati	2016 Kiribati National Championship
New Caledonia	2016 New Caledonia Super Ligue
Niue	2016 Niue Soccer Tournament
Papua New Guinea	2015–16 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League	Lae City Dwellers	2	2015
Tonga	2015–16 Tonga Major League	Veitongo	4	2015
Tuvalu	2016 Tuvalu A-Division

Domestic cups

UEFA nations

Men

Nation	Tournament	Champion	data-sort-type="number"	Title	Last honor
Albania	2015–16 Albanian Cup	Kukësi	1	—
	2016 Albanian Supercup	Kukësi	1	—
Andorra	2016 Copa Constitució	UE Santa Coloma	2	2013
	2016 Andorran Supercup	UE Santa Coloma	1	—
Armenia	2015–16 Armenian Cup	Banants	3	2007
	2016 Armenian Supercup	Alashkert	1	—
Austria	2015–16 Austrian Cup	Red Bull Salzburg	4	2014–15
Azerbaijan	2015–16 Azerbaijan Cup	Qarabağ	5	2014–15
Belarus	2015–16 Belarusian Cup	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino	1	—
	2016 Belarusian Super Cup	BATE Borisov	6	2015
Belgium	2015–16 Belgian Cup	Standard Liège	7	2010–11
	2016 Belgian Super Cup	Club Brugge	14	2005
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2015–16 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup	Radnik Bijeljina	1	—
Bulgaria	2015–16 Bulgarian Cup	CSKA Sofia	20	2010–11
	2016 Bulgarian Supercup	Canceled
Croatia	2015–16 Croatian Football Cup	Dinamo Zagreb	14	2014–15
Cyprus	2015–16 Cypriot Cup	Apollon Limassol	8	2012–13
	2016 Cypriot Super Cup	Apollon Limassol	4	1985
Czech Republic	2015–16 Czech Cup	Mladá Boleslav	2	2010–11
	2016 Czech Supercup
Denmark	2015–16 Danish Cup	Copenhagen	7	2014–15
England	2015–16 FA Cup	Manchester United	12	2003–04
	2015–16 Football League Cup	Manchester City	4	2013–14
	2016 FA Community Shield	Manchester United	21	2013
Estonia	2015–16 Estonian Cup	Flora	7	2012–13
	2016 Estonian Supercup	Flora	9	2014
Finland	2016 Finnish Cup	SJK	1	—
	2016 Finnish League Cup	Lahti	3	2013
Faroe Islands	2016 Faroe Islands Cup	KÍ	6	1999
	2016 Faroe Islands Super Cup	Víkingur Gøta	3	2015
France	2015–16 Coupe de France	Paris Saint-Germain	10	2014–15
	2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue	Paris Saint-Germain	6	2014–15
	2016 Trophée des Champions	Paris Saint-Germain	6	2015
Georgia	2015–16 Georgian Cup	Dinamo Tbilisi	13	2014–15
	2016 Georgian Super Cup
Germany	2015–16 DFB-Pokal	Bayern Munich	18	2013–14
	2016 DFL-Supercup	Bayern Munich	5	2012
Gibraltar	2016 Rock Cup	Lincoln Red Imps	17	2015
Greece	2015–16 Greek Football Cup	AEK Athens	15	2010–11
Hungary	2015–16 Magyar Kupa	Ferencváros	22	2014–15
	2016 Szuperkupa	Ferencváros	6	2015
Iceland	2016 Icelandic Cup	Valur	11	2015
	2016 Icelandic League Cup	KR	6	2012
	2016 Icelandic Super Cup	Valur	9	2008
Israel	2015–16 Israel State Cup	Maccabi Haifa	6	1997–98
	2015–16 Toto Cup Al	Maccabi Petah Tikva	4	2003–04
	2016 Israel Super Cup	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2	1975
Italy	2015–16 Coppa Italia	Juventus	11	2014–15
	2016 Supercoppa Italiana	Milan	7	2011
Kazakhstan	2016 Kazakhstan Cup	Astana	3	2012
	2016 Kazakhstan Super Cup	Kairat	1	—
Kosovo	2015–16 Kosovar Cup	Prishtina	5	2012–13
Liechtenstein	2015–16 Liechtenstein Cup	Vaduz	44	2014–15
Latvia	2015–16 Latvian Football Cup	Jelgava	5	2013–14
	2016 Virsligas Winter Cup	Liepāja	1	—
Lithuania	2015–16 Lithuanian Football Cup	Žalgiris	10	2014–15
	2016 Lithuanian Supercup	Žalgiris	5	2015
Luxembourg	2015–16 Luxembourg Cup	F91 Dudelange	13	2011–12
Macedonia	2015–16 Macedonian Football Cup	Shkëndija	1	—
	2016 Macedonian Football Super Cup
Malta	2015–16 Maltese FA Trophy	Sliema Wanderers	21	2008–09
	2016 Maltese Super Cup
Moldova	2015–16 Moldovan Cup	Zaria Bălți	1	—
	2016 Moldovan Super Cup	Sheriff Tiraspol	7	2015
Montenegro	2015–16 Montenegrin Cup	Rudar Pljevlja	4	2010–11
Netherlands	2015–16 KNVB Cup	Feyenoord	12	2007–08
	2016 Johan Cruyff Shield	PSV	11	2015
Northern Ireland	2015–16 Irish Cup	Glenavon	7	2013–14
	2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League Cup	Cliftonville	5	2014–15
	2016 NIFL Charity Shield	Glenavon	2	1992
Norway	2016 Norwegian Football Cup	Rosenborg	11	2015
Poland	2015–16 Polish Cup	Legia Warsaw	18	2014–15
	2016 Polish SuperCup	Lech Poznań	6	2015
Portugal	2015–16 Taça de Portugal	Braga	2	1965–66
	2015–16 Taça da Liga	Benfica	7	2014–15
	2016 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira	Benfica	6	2014
Ireland	2016 FAI Cup	Cork City	3	2007
	2016 League of Ireland Cup	St Patrick's Athletic	4	2015
	2016 President's Cup (super cup)	Cork City	1	—
Romania	2015–16 Cupa României	Cluj	4	2009–10
	2015–16 Cupa Ligii	Steaua Bucharest	2	2014–15
	2016 Supercupa României	Astra Giurgiu	2	2014
Russia	2015–16 Russian Cup	Zenit Saint Petersburg	4	2009–10
	2016 Russian Super Cup	Zenit Saint Petersburg	5	2015
San Marino	2015–16 Coppa Titano	La Fiorita	4	2012–13
	2016 Super Coppa Sammarinese	Tre Penne	2	2013
Scotland	2015–16 Scottish Cup	Hibernian	3	1901–02
	2015–16 Scottish League Cup	Ross County	1	—
Serbia	2015–16 Serbian Cup	Partizan	13	2010–11
Slovakia	2015–16 Slovak Cup	Trenčín	3	2014–15
Slovenia	2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup	Maribor	9	2012–13
Spain	2015–16 Copa del Rey	Barcelona	28	2014–15
	2016 Supercopa de España	Barcelona	12	2013
Sweden	2015–16 Svenska Cupen	Häcken	1	—
Switzerland	2015–16 Swiss Cup	Zürich	9	2013–14
Turkey	2015–16 Turkish Cup	Galatasaray	17	2014–15
	2016 Turkish Super Cup	Galatasaray	15	2015
Ukraine	2015–16 Ukrainian Cup	Shakhtar	10	2012–13
	2016 Ukrainian Super Cup	Dynamo Kyiv	6	2011
Wales	2015–16 Welsh Cup	The New Saints	6	2014–15
	2015–16 Welsh League Cup	The New Saints	7	2014–15

Notes

Women

Nation	Tournament	Champion	data-sort-type="number"	Title	Last honor
Denmark	2015–16 Women's DBU Pokalen	Fortuna Hjørring	8	2007–08
England	2015–16 FA Women's Cup	Arsenal	14	2013–14
Germany	2015–16 Frauen DFB-Pokal	Wolfsburg	3	2014–15
Israel	2015–16 Israeli Women's Cup	Kiryat Gat	1	—
Slovenia	2015–16 Slovenian Women's Cup^[3]	Pomurje Beltinci	6	2013–14
Spain	2016 Copa de la Reina	Atlético Madrid	1	—
Sweden	2015–16 Svenska Cupen	Rosengård	3	1997
Switzerland	2015–16 Swiss Women's Cup	FC Zürich Frauen	11	2014-15

CONMEBOL nations

Nation	Tournament	Champion	data-sort-type="number"	Title	Last honor
Argentina	2015–16 Copa Argentina	River Plate	1	—
Brazil	2016 Copa do Brasil	Grêmio	5	2001
	2016 Copa do Nordeste	Santa Cruz	1	—
	2016 Copa Verde	Paysandu	1	—
	2016 Campeonato Paulista	Santos	22	2015
	2016 Campeonato Carioca	Vasco da Gama	24	2015
	2016 Campeonato Mineiro	América	16	2001
	2016 Campeonato Gaúcho	Internacional	45	2015
	2016 Campeonato Baiano	Vitória	28	2013
	2016 Campeonato Pernambucano	Santa Cruz	29	2015
	2016 Campeonato Paranaense	Atlético Paranaense	23	2009
	2016 Copa Chile	Colo-Colo	11	1996
Colombia	2016 Copa Colombia	Atlético Nacional	3	2013
	2016 Superliga Colombiana	Atlético Nacional	2	2012
Venezuela	2016 Copa Venezuela	Zulia	1	—

CONCACAF nations

Nation	Tournament	Champion	data-sort-type="number"	Title	Last honor
Canada	2016 Canadian Championship		Toronto FC	5	2012
	2016 The Challenge Trophy
	2016 Inter-Provincial Cup Championship
	2016 PLSQ Cup
	2016 League1 Ontario Cup
	2016 British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship
Aruba	2015–16 Torneo Copa Betico Croes
Barbados	2015–16 Barbados FA Cup
Bermuda	2015-16 Bermuda FA Cup
Cayman Islands	2015–16 Cayman Islands FA Cup
French Guiana	2015–16 Coupe de Guyane
Guadeloupe	2016 Coupe de Guadeloupe
Guyana	2015–16 Kashif & Shanghai Knockout Tournament
	2016 Guyana Mayors Cup
Martinique	2016 Coupe de la Martinique	Golden Lion	1	—
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Kitts and Nevis National Cup 2015-16
Suriname	2016 Surinamese Cup	SV Robinhood	6	2007
	2016 Suriname President's Cup (SuperCup)
Jamaica	2015–16 JFF Champions Cup
Costa Rica	2016 Torneo de Copa
El Salvador	2015–16 Copa EDESSA Independencia
Honduras	2016 Honduran Cup
	2016 Honduran Supercup	Olimpia	2	1997
Trinidad and Tobago	2016 Trinidad and Tobago Cup
	2016 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup	Defence Force	3	2009
Mexico	Clausura 2016 Copa MX	Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz	2	1947–48
	Apertura 2016 Copa MX	Querétaro	1	—
	2016 Supercopa MX	Guadalajara	1	—
	2016 Campeón de Campeones	UANL	1	—
United States	2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup	FC Dallas	2	1997

AFC nations

Nation	Tournament	Champion	data-sort-type="number"	Title	Last honor
	2016 FFA Cup	Melbourne City	1	—
	2016 Bahraini King's Cup	Al-Muharraq	32	2013
	2016 Bahraini FA Cup	Al-Ahli Club	2	2007
	2016 Bahraini Super Cup	Al-Hidd	2	2015
Iraq	2015–16 Iraq FA Cup	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	4	1996–97
Jordan	2015–16 Jordan FA Cup	Al-Ahli	1	—
	2016 Jordan Super Cup	Al-Ahli	1	—
Kuwait	2015–16 Kuwait Emir Cup	Kuwait SC	11	2013–14
	2015–16 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup	Al-Salmiya	2	2001
	2015–16 Kuwait Federation Cup	Kazma	1	—
	2016 Kuwait Super Cup	Kuwait SC	3	2015
Lebanon	2015–16 Lebanese FA Cup	Nejmeh	5	1998
	2015–16 Lebanese Elite Cup	Nejmeh	9	2014
	2016 Lebanese Super Cup	Nejmeh	6	2014
Oman	2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup	Saham Club	2	2009
	2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup	Al-Nasr	1	—
	2016 Oman Super Cup	Saham Club	2	2010
Palestine	2016 Palestine Cup	Ahli Al-Khaleel	2	2015
Qatar	2016 Emir of Qatar Cup	Lekhwiya	1	—
	2016 Qatar Cup	El Jaish	2	2014
Saudi Arabia	2016 The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup	Al-Ahli	13	2012
	2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup	Al-Hilal	13	2012–13
	2016 Saudi Super Cup	Al-Ahli	1	—
Syria	2015–16 Syrian Cup	Al-Wahda	6	2015
United Arab Emirates	2015–16 UAE President's Cup	Al Jazira	3	2011–12
	2015–16 UAE League Cup	Al-Wahda	1	—
	2015–16 UAE FA Cup	Ajman	2	2010/2011
	2016 UAE Super Cup	Al-Ahli	4	2014
Yemen	2015–16 Yemeni President Cup
	2016 Yemeni Super Cup
Iran	2015–16 Hazfi Cup	Zob Ahan	4	2015
	2016 Kyrgyzstan Cup	Dordoi Bishkek	8	2014
	2016 Kyrgyzstan Super Cup	Abdysh-Ata Kant	1	—
Tajikistan	2016 Tajik Cup	Istiklol	6	2015
Turkmenistan	2016 Turkmenistan Cup	Altyn Asyr	3	2015
	2016 Turkmenistan Super Cup	Altyn Asyr	2	2015
Uzbekistan	2016 Uzbekistan Cup	Lokomotiv Tashkent	2	2014
	2016 Uzbekistan Super Cup	Nasaf	1	—
Bangladesh	2016 Bangladesh Federation Cup	Dhaka Abahani	9	2010
India	2015–16 Indian Federation Cup	Mohun Bagan	14	2008
	2016 Durand Cup	Army Green	1	—
	2016 IFA Shield	Tata Academy	1	—
Maldives	2016 Maldives FA Cup	Club Valencia	5	2004
	2016 President's Cup	Club Eagles	1	—
	2016 Maldivian FA Charity Shield	Maziya	2	2015
Pakistan	2016 PFF Cup	Khan Research Laboratories	6	2015
Sri Lanka	2015–16 Sri Lanka FA Cup
China	2016 Chinese FA Cup	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	2	2012
	2016 Chinese FA Super Cup	Guangzhou Evergrande	2	2012
Guam	2016 Guam FA Cup	Rovers	2	2014
Hong Kong	2015–16 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield	Eastern Sports Club	10	2014–15
	2015–16 Hong Kong FA Cup	Hong Kong Pegasus	2	2009–10
	2015–16 Hong Kong League Cup	Kitchee	4	2011–12
	2015–16 Hong Kong season play-off	Kitchee	2	2012–13
Japan	2016 Emperor's Cup	Kashima Antlers	8	2008
	2016 J.League Cup	Urawa Red Diamonds	2	2003
	2016 Japanese Super Cup	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4	2014
South Korea	2016 Korean FA Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	4	2010
North Korea	2016 Mangyongdae Prize Sports Games	April 25
Macau	2016 Taça de Macau em Futebol	Windsor Arch Ka I	4	2015
Mongolia	2016 Mongolia Cup
Brunei	2016 Brunei FA Cup
	2016 Brunei Super Cup	MS ABDB	2	2014
Cambodia	2016 Hun Sen Cup	National Defense Ministry	2	2010
Malaysia	2016 Malaysia Cup	Kedah	5	2008
	2016 Malaysia FA Cup	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1	—
	2016 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2	2015
Myanmar	2016 General Aung San Shield	Magwe	1	—
Philippines	2016 UFL Cup	Global	2	2010
Singapore	2016 Singapore Cup	Albirex Niigata Singapore	2	2015
	2016 Singapore League Cup	Albirex Niigata Singapore	3	2015
	2016 Singapore Charity Shield	Albirex Niigata Singapore	1	—
Thailand	2016 Thai FA Cup
	2016 Thai League Cup	Buriram United Muangthong United	5 1	2015 —
	2016 Kor Royal Cup	Buriram United	4	2015
Vietnam	2016 Vietnamese Cup	Than Quảng Ninh	1	—
	2016 Vietnamese Super Cup	Becamex Bình Dương	5	2015

CAF nations

Nation	Tournament	Champion	data-sort-type="number"	Title	Last honor
Algeria	2015–16 Algerian Cup	MC Alger	8	2013–14
	2016 Algerian Super Cup	USM Alger	2	2013
Egypt	2015–16 Egypt Cup	Zamalek	25	2014–15
	2016 Egyptian Super Cup	Not held
Morocco	2015–16 Coupe du Trône
Tunisia	2015–16 Tunisian Cup	ES Tunis	15	2011
Benin	2016 Benin Cup
Burkina Faso	2016 Coupe du Faso
Gambia	2016 Gambian Cup
Ghana	2016 Ghanaian FA Cup
Guinea	2016 Guinée Coupe Nationale
Guinea-Bissau	2016 Taça Nacional da Guiné Bissau
Ivory Coast	2016 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire de football
	2016 Coupe Houphouët-Boigny
Liberia	2016 Liberian Cup
Liberia	2016 Liberian National County Meet
	2016 Liberian Super Cup
Mali	2016 Malian Cup
	2016 Super Coupe National du Mali
Mauritania	2016 Coupe du Président de la République
	2016 Mauritanian Super Cup
Niger	2016 Niger Cup
Nigeria	2016 Nigerian FA Cup
	2016 Nigerian Super Cup
Senegal	2016 Senegal FA Cup
Sierra Leone	2016 Sierra Leonean FA Cup
Cameroon	2016 Cameroonian Cup
Chad	2016 Chad Cup
	2016 Coupe de Ligue de N'Djaména
Congo	2016 Coupe du Congo de football
DR Congo	2016 Coupe du Congo
Equatorial Guinea	2016 Equatoguinean Cup
Gabon	2016 Coupe du Gabon Interclubs
São Tomé and Príncipe	2016 Taça Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe
Burundi	2016 Burundian Cup
Djibouti	2016 Djibouti Cup
Eritrea	2016 Eritrean Cup
Ethiopia	2016 Ethiopian Cup
Kenya	2016 FKF President's Cup
	2016 KPL Top 8 Cup
	2016 Kenyan Super Cup	Bandari F.C.	1	—
Rwanda	2016 Rwandan Cup
Somalia	2016 Somalia Cup
South Sudan	2016 South Sudan National Cup
Sudan	2016 Sudan Cup
Uganda	2015-16 Ugandan Cup
Tanzania	2016 Nyerere Cup
Angola	2016 Taça de Angola
	2016 Supertaça de Angola	C.R.D. Libolo	2	2015
Botswana	2016 FA Challenge Cup
	2016 Orange Kabelano Charity Cup
	2015–16 Mascom Top 8 Cup	Orapa United FC	1	—
Comoros	2016 Comoros Cup
Lesotho	2016 Lesotho Independence Cup
	2016 LNIG Top 8	Lioli F.C.	1	—
Madagascar	2016 Coupe de Madagascar
Malawi	2016 Malawi FAM Cup
	2016 Chifundo Charity Shield	Big Bullets F.C.	1	—
Mauritius	2016 Mauritian Cup
Mozambique	2016 Taça de Moçambique
Namibia	2016 NFA Cup
Seychelles	2016 Seychelles FA Cup
South Africa	2015–16 Nedbank Cup	SuperSport United	4	2011–12
	2016 Telkom Knockout
	2016 MTN 8
	2016 Carling Black Label Cup
Swaziland	2016 Swazi Cup	Mbabane Swallows	4	2013
	2016 SMVAF Ingwenyama Cup	Mbabane Swallows	1	—
Zimbabwe	2016 Cup of Zimbabwe
	2016 Zimbabwean Independence Trophy
Réunion	2016 Coupe de la Réunion

OFC nations

Nation	Tournament	Champion	data-sort-type="number"	Title	Last honor
New Zealand	2016 ASB Chatham Cup
	2016 ASB Charity Cup
Samoa	2016 Samoa Cup
Tahiti	2016 Tahiti Cup	A.S. Dragon	5	2013
Cook Islands	2016 Cook Islands Cup
Fiji	2016 Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament
	2016 Battle of the Giants
	2016 Champion versus Champion (Fiji)	Nadi F.C.	1	—
New Caledonia	2016 New Caledonia Cup	AS Magenta	10	2014
Tuvalu	2016 NBT Cup
	2016 Tuvalu Independence Cup
	2016 Christmas Cup

Detailed results

2016 Summer Olympics (FIFA)

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

2016 FIFA tournaments

• September 30 – October 21: 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in ^[4]
  • defeated, 5–4 in penalties and after a 0–0 in regular play, to win their second FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup title.
  • took third place.
• November 13 – December 3: 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in ^[5]
  • defeated, 3–1, to win their second FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup title.
  • took third place.
• December 8 – 18: 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in ^{[6] [7]}
  • Real Madrid defeated Kashima Antlers, 4–2 in extra time, to win their second FIFA Club World Cup title.
  • Atlético Nacional took third place.

UEFA

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

CONMEBOL

• January 30 – February 14: 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Luque and Asunción
  • São Paulo defeated Liverpool, 1–0, to win their first U-20 Copa Libertadores title. Cortuluá took third place.
• February 2 – July 27: 2016 Copa Libertadores
  • Atlético Nacional defeated Independiente del Valle, 2–1 on aggregate, to win their second Copa Libertadores title.
  • Atlético Nacional would represent CONMEBOL at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup
• March 1 – 20: 2016 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship in Barquisimeto
  • Note: All the teams listed below qualified to compete in the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
  • Champions: (second consecutive South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship title)
  • Second:
  • Third:
• June 3 – 26: Copa América Centenario in the
  • defeated, 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 ^[8]
  • Sportivo Limpeño defeated Estudiantes de Guárico, 2–1, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title.
  • Foz Cataratas took third place.

CAF

• November 27, 2015 – March 27, 2016: 2015–16 CAF U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
  • ,, and all qualified to compete at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
• January 16 – February 7: 2016 African Nations Championship in
  • The 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

• August 11, 2015 – November 5, 2016: 2016 AFC Cup
  • Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Bengaluru FC, 1–0, to win their first AFC Cup title.
• January 12 – 30: 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in
  • defeated, 3–2, to win their first AFC U-23 Championship title. took third place.
• February 29 – March 9: 2015–16 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (final) in Osaka
  • win the tournament. Australia and qualified from 2016 Summer Olympics.
• January 27 – November 26: 2016 AFC Champions League
  • Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors defeated Al Ain FC, 3–2 in aggregate, to win their second AFC Champions League title.
  • Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors would represent the AFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
• July 10 – 23: 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Phnom Penh
  • defeated, 5–3 in penalties and after a 3–3 score in regular play, to win their second AFF U-16 Youth Championship title.
  • took third place.
• July 26 – August 4: 2016 AFF Women's Championship in Mandalay
  • defeated, 6–5 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their fourth AFF Women's Championship.
  • took third place.
• September 11 – 24: 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Hanoi
  • defeated, 5–1, to win their fourth AFF U-19 Youth Championship title.
  • took third place.
• September 15 – October 2: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in
  • defeated, 4–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first AFC U-16 Championship title.
• October 13 – 30: 2016 AFC U-19 Championship in
  • defeated, 5–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first AFC U-19 Championship title.
• November 2 – 15: 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup in
  • defeated, 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

• 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

See main article: Deaths in January 2016.

• 3 January: Klaas Bakker, Dutch footballer (born 1926)^[9]
• 4 January:
  • Amby Fogarty, Irish international footballer (born 1933)^[10]
  • Fernando Barrachina, Spanish international footballer (born 1947)^[11]
  • John Roberts, Welsh international footballer (born 1946)^[12]
• 5 January: Percy Freeman, English footballer (born 1945)^[13]
• 7 January: Sergey Shustikov, Russian footballer (born 1970)^[14]
• 9 January:
  • Hamada Emam, Egyptian footballer (born 1943)^[15]
  • Johnny Jordan, English footballer (born 1921)^[16]
  • José María Rivas, Salvadorian international footballer (born 1958)^[17]
• 10 January:
  • Wim Bleijenberg, Dutch international footballer (born 1930)^[18]
  • Teofil Codreanu, Romanian international footballer (born 1941)^[19]
  • Kalevi Lehtovirta, Finnish footballer (born 1928)^[20]
• 11 January: Reginaldo Araújo, Brazilian footballer (born 1977)^[21]
• 12 January: Milorad Rajović, Serbian footballer (born 1955)^[22]
• 15 January: Manuel Velázquez, Spanish international footballer (born 1943)^[23]
• 17 January:
  • Reza Ahadi, Iranian footballer (born 1962)
  • John Taihuttu, Dutch footballer (born 1954)^[24]
• 22 January: Homayoun Behzadi, Iranian footballer (born 1942)^[25]
• 23 January: Koichi Sekimoto, Japanese footballer (born 1978)^[26]
• 24 January: Eric Webster, English footballer (born 1931)^[27]
• 26 January: Ray Pointer, English footballer (born 1936)^[28]
• 27 January:
  • Peter Baker, English footballer (born 1931)^[29]
  • Tommy O'Hara, Scottish footballer (born 1952)^[30]
• 28 January:
  • Dave Thomson, Scottish footballer (born 1938)^[31]
  • Ladislav Totkovič, Slovak footballer (born 1962)^[32]
• 30 January: Peter Quinn, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1925)^[33]

February

See main article: Deaths in February 2016.

• 1 February:
  • Ali Beratlıgil, 84, Turkish football player and coach.^[34]
  • Miguel Gutiérrez, 84, Mexican footballer (Club Atlas).^[35]
• 3 February:
  • Mark Farren, Irish footballer (born 1982)
  • Suat Mamat, Turkish international footballer (born 1930)
• 4 February:
  • Harry Glasgow, Scottish footballer (born 1939)
  • David Sloan, Northern Irish international footballer (born 1941)
• 9 February: Graham Moore, Welsh footballer (born 1941)
• 10 February:
  • Leo Ehlen, Dutch footballer (born 1953)
  • Anatoli Ilyin, Soviet Russian footballer (born 1931)
  • Eliseo Prado, Argentine international footballer (born 1929)
  • Günter Schröter, East German international footballer (born 1927)
• 11 February:
  • Juan Mujica, Uruguayan international footballer and manager (born 1943)
  • Ferenc Rudas, Hungarian footballer (born 1921)
• 12 February: Hugo Tassara, Chilean football manager (born 1924)
• 13 February:
  • Trifon Ivanov, Bulgarian international footballer (born 1965)
  • Giorgio Rossano, Italian footballer (born 1939)
  • Slobodan Santrač, Yugoslavian international footballer and manager (born 1946)
• 15 February:
  • Paul Bannon, Irish footballer (born 1956)
  • Hans Posthumus, Dutch footballer (born 1947)
• 16 February: Ronnie Blackman, English footballer (born 1925)
• 18 February:
  • Johnny Miller, English footballer (born 1950)
  • Don Rossiter, English footballer (born 1935)
  • Giorgio Tinazzi, Italian footballer (born 1934)
• 19 February:
  • Din Joe Crowley, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1945)
  • Freddie Goodwin, English footballer (born 1933)
• 20 February:
  • Muhamed Mujić, Bosnian footballer (born 1933)
  • Nando Yosu, Spanish footballer (born 1939)
• 24 February: Rafael Iriondo, Spanish international footballer and manager (born 1918)
• 28 February: Raúl Sánchez, Chilean international footballer (born 1933)
• 29 February:
  • Hannes Löhr, German international footballer and coach (born 1942)
  • José Parra Martínez, Spanish footballer (born 1925)

March

See main article: Deaths in March 2016.

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

April

See main article: Deaths in April 2016.

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

May

See main article: Deaths in May 2016.

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

June

See main article: Deaths in June 2016.

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

July

See main article: Deaths in July 2016.

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

August

See main article: Deaths in August 2016.

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

September

See main article: Deaths in September 2016.

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

October

See main article: Deaths in September 2016.

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

November

See main article: Deaths in November 2016.

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

December

See main article: Deaths in November 2016.

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . www.fifa.com . 15 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070603165849/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/calendar/events.html . 3 June 2007 . dead.
2. Web site: 1.SŽNL 2015/16 . Football Association of Slovenia official website . 22 April 2017 . sl.
3. Web site: Ženski pokal 2015/16. Football Association of Slovenia official website. sl. 22 April 2017.
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20080704051105/http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/index.html FIFA's U-17 Women's World Cup Page
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20080703185148/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/index.html FIFA's U-20 Women's World Cup Page
6. https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/index.html FIFA's Club World Cup Page
7. Web site: FIFA.com - FIFA Club World Cup . 2011-12-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111225041824/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/index.html . December 25, 2011 .
8. http://www.conmebol.com/es/el-sportivo-limpeno-de-paraguay-campeon-de-la-copa-libertadores-femenina-2016 El Sportivo Limpeño de Paraguay campeón de la Copa Libertadores Femenina 2016
9. http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/ajax/24964829/__Ex-Ajacied_Bakker_overleden__.html#voetbal/227/fixtures/ Ex-Ajacied Klaas Bakker overleden
10. Web site: Ponting . Ivan . Amby Fogarty: Footballer who played with Brian Clough at Sunderland before leading Athlone to an historic draw against Milan . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202141526/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/amby-fogarty-footballer-who-played-with-brian-clough-at-sunderland-before-leading-athlone-to-an-a6835576.html . 2016-02-02 . limited . live . . 26 January 2016 . 27 January 2016.
11. http://www.elmundo.es/comunidad-valenciana/2016/01/04/568a5d7746163fcd018b45e1.html Muere el ex jugador del Valencia Fernando Barrachina
12. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2604863-former-arsenal-defender-john-roberts-dies-at-69 Former Arsenal Defender John Roberts Dies at 69
13. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-35242384 Tributes for Lincoln City 'legend' Percy Freeman
14. http://tass.ru/sport/2573901 Известный в прошлом футболист Сергей Шустиков скончался на 46-м году жизни
15. http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2016/01/09/hamada-emam-away/ Hamada Emam passes away
16. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/johnny-jordan-250216/ Johnny Jordan
17. http://www.elgrafico.com/2016/01/09/fallecio-jose-maria-mandingo-rivas Falleció José María "Mandingo" Rivas
18. http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/oranje/24984123/__Bleijenberg__85__overleden__.html Oud-international Bleijenberg overleden
19. http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-b/veste-trista-pentru-fanii-rapidului-teofil-codreanu-a-murit-azi-467427.html Veste tristă pentru fanii Rapidului » Teofil Codreanu a murit azi
20. http://www.iltasanomat.fi/huuhkajat/art-1452743968922.html Kalevi Lehtovirta on kuollut
21. http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/ex-lateral-do-coritiba-e-santos-reginaldo-araujo-morre-aos-38-anos,a161a98905b593253e10ead5ff346f42jw40p7ee.html Ex-Coritiba e Santos, Reginaldo Araújo morre aos 38 anos
22. http://sport.rs/16041-milorad-rajovic-lord-1955-2016/ Milorad Rajović – Lord 1955 – 2016
23. http://www.realmadrid.com/noticias/2016/01/fallecio-manuel-velazquez Falleció Manuel Velázquez
24. http://www.fortunasittard.nl/nieuws/oud-speler-en-jeugdtrainer-john-taihuttu-overleden Oud-speler en jeugdtrainer John Taihuttu overleden
25. http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13941102000019 سرطلایی فوتبال ایران درگذشت
26. http://fc-iseshima.org/information/20160124/3711 【訃報】
27. Web site: Eric Webster RIP . February 7, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194048/http://www.stockportcounty.com/news/article/eric-webster-rip-2921055.aspx . March 4, 2016 . dead . mdy-all .
28. http://www.pendletoday.co.uk/news/local/champion-claret-ray-pointer-dies-aged-79-1-7696366 Champion Claret Ray Pointer dies aged 79
29. http://www.espnfc.com/tottenham-hotspur/story/2794964/former-tottenham-defender-peter-baker-dies Double-winning Tottenham defender Peter Baker dies aged 84
30. Web site: Obituary: Tommy O'Hara, footballer . The Scotsman. 18 February 2016.
31. http://www.dafc.co.uk/story.php?t=Davie_Thomson&ID=9061 Davie Thomson
32. http://www.tvnoviny.sk/sport/futbal/1817945_zomrel-trener-ladislav-totkovic-53 Zomrel tréner Ladislav Totkovič (†53)
33. http://www.con-telegraph.ie/news/roundup/articles/2016/01/31/4113558-death-of-member-of-mayos-1950-and-1951-allireland-winning-team/ Death of member of Mayo's 1950 and 1951 All-Ireland winning team
34. http://www.trtspor.com/haber/futbol/spor-toto-super-lig/galatasarayin-aci-gunu-114008.html Galatasaray'ın acı günü
35. http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldeleon/notas/n4068847.htm Muere Miguel "El Mulo" Gutiérrez