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The following are thescheduled events ofassociation football for the year2015 throughout the world.
Equatorial Guinea.
:
Ivory Coast
:
Ghana
:
DR Congo Equatorial Guinea
Australia.: Australia:
South Korea:
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
India: India:
Afghanistan
United States and
Canada.:
Mexico:
Jamaica:
Panama
United States
Niger:
Mali:
South Africa:
Guinea
Nigeria
Senegal Senegal: Nigeria:
Algeria: South Africa Senegal Jamaica
HON
Uruguay
Paraguay
New Zealand
Chile
American Samoa and
Samoa: New Zealand:
Tahiti:
Vanuatu
New Caledonia
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Greece Canada: United States:
Japan:
England
Germany
China: Japan:
North Korea: South Korea China China: North Korea: Japan: China
Thailand
Iceland:
Spain:
Switzerland
Israel
Singapore South Korea:
Italy: South Korea: Japan
Brazil
Papua New Guinea: New Caledonia: Tahiti: Papua New Guinea
Fiji Canada
Republic of the Congo: Senegal:
Burkina Faso: Nigeria Congo South Korea Papua New Guinea Canada Republic of the Congo: Ghana:
Cameroon: Ivory Coast Nigeria
CambodiaScheduled international matches per theFIFA International match Calendar:[2]
| Region | Tournament | Defending Champion | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina | São José | Ferroviária | 1st | |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League | VfL Wolfsburg | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 4th | 2007–08 |
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2015 National Women's Soccer League | FC Kansas City | 2nd | 2014 |
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2015 Nadeshiko League | Nippon TV Beleza | 13th | 2010 |
 Vietnam | 2015 Vietnamese Women's Championships | Ho Chi Minh City | 5th | 2010 |
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark | 2014–15 Women's DBU Pokalen | Brøndby IF | 9th | 2013–14 |
| England | 2014–15 FA Women's Cup | Chelsea | 1st | — |
| Germany | 2014–15 Frauen DFB-Pokal | VfL Wolfsburg | 2nd | 2012–13 |
| Israel | 2014–15 Israeli Women's Cup | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera | 1st | — |
 Slovenia | 2014–15Slovenian Women's Cup[4] | Rudar Škale | 3 | 2001–02 |
| Spain | 2015 Copa de la Reina | Sporting Huelva | 1st | — |
 Sweden | 2014–15Svenska Cupen | Linköpings FC | 5th | 2013–14 |
| Switzerland | 2014–15Swiss Women's Cup | FC Zürich Frauen | 10th | 2012–13 |
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 2014–15 Copa Argentina | Boca Juniors | 3rd | 2011–12 |
| 2015 Supercopa Argentina | San Lorenzo de Almagro | 1st | — | |
| Brazil | 2015 Copa do Brasil | SE Palmeiras | 3rd | 2012 |
| 2015 Copa do Nordeste | Ceará | 1st | — | |
| 2015 Copa Verde | Cuiabá | 1st | — | |
| Chile | 2014–15 Copa Chile | Universidad de Concepción | 2nd | 2008 |
| 2015 Copa Chile | Club Universidad de Chile | 5th | 2012–13 | |
 Colombia | 2015 Copa Colombia | Junior | 1st | — |
| 2015 Superliga Colombiana | Santa Fe | 2nd | 2013 | |
 Venezuela | 2015 Copa Venezuela | La Guaira | 2nd | 2014 |
 Peru | 2015 Torneo del Inca | Universidad César Vallejo | 1st | — |
| Nation | League | Champion | Final score | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2015 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Lakeshore SC | 2nd | 2013 | |
| 2015 Canadian Soccer League | Toronto Croatia | 1–0 | SC Waterloo Region | 6th | 2012 |
Dublin)[5] Irish Eastern Region defeated
Zagreb, 1–0, in the final.Berlin)Frankfurt defeated
Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 to win their fourth UEFA Women's Champions League title.Nyon)Chelsea defeated
Shakhtar Donetsk, 3–2, to win their first UEFA Youth League title. Berlin)Barcelona defeatedJuventus, 3–1, to win their fifth UEFA Champions League title. Barcelona will representUEFA at the2015 FIFA Club World Cup.
Warsaw)Sevilla defeatedDnipro Dnipropetrovsk, 3–2, to win their fourth UEFA Europa League title. Bulgaria[10] Czech Republic[11] Iceland[12] Spain defeated Switzerland, 5–2, to win their third UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship title. Greece[13] Israel[14]
Tbilisi Uruguay Argentina wins its fifth South American Youth Football Championship. (qualified directly to compete in the2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the2016 Summer Olympics) Colombia (qualified directly to compete in the2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, plus anOlympic play-off against a CONCACAF team.) Uruguay (qualified directly to compete in the2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the2015 Pan American Games.) Brazil (qualified to same identical events as Uruguay.)
Peru (qualified to compete at the 2015 Pan American Games only.) Paraguay (qualified to same event with Peru.)River Plate defeatedUANL, 3–0 in aggregate, to win their third Copa Libertadores title. River Plate will represent CONMEBOL at the2015 FIFA Club World Cup.Buenos Aires.River Plate defeated fellow Argentinian team,San Lorenzo, 2–0 onaggregate, to win their first Recopa Sudamericana title. Paraguay Brazil (11th South American Under-17 Football Championship title) Argentina
Ecuador Paraguay ChileSuita, OsakaRiver Plate defeatedGamba Osaka, 3–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title.MedellínFerroviária defeatedColo-Colo, 3–1, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title.UAI Urquiza took third place. Colombia Equatorial Guinea (final atEstadio de Bata,Bata)
Morocco was disqualified from participating in it. Ivory Coast defeated Ghana, 9–8 inpenalties and after a 0–0 tie in regular play, to win their second Africa Cup of Nations title. The DR Congo took third place.TP Mazembe defeatedUSM Alger, 4–1 on aggregate, to win their fifth CAF Champions League title. TP Mazembe will represent the CAF at the2015 FIFA Club World Cup.
Étoile du Sahel defeatedOrlando Pirates, 2–1 on aggregate, to win their second CAF Confederation Cup title. Niger Mali defeated South Africa, 2–0, to win their first African U-17 Championship title. Guinea took third place.Blida Senegal Senegal Nigeria defeated Algeria, 2–1, to win their first U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title. South Africa took third place. Australia (final atStadium Australia inSydney) Australia defeated South Korea, 2–1after extra time, to claim their first AFC Asian Cup title. The United Arab Emirates took third place.Guangzhou Evergrande defeatedAl-Ahli, 1–0 on aggregate, to win their second AFC Champions League title.
Johor Darul Ta'zim defeated
Istiklol, 1–0, to win their first AFC Cup title.Ho Chi Minh City Thailand defeated
Myanmar, 3–2, to win their second AFF Women's Championship title. Australia U20 took third place.Phnom PenhWuhan North Korea (second consecutive EAFF Women's East Asian Cup title) South Korea Japan ChinaWuhan South Korea (second EAFF East Asian Cup title) China North Korea Japan
Sylhet Bangladesh defeated India, 4–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first SAFF U-16 Championship title. China Japan defeated North Korea, 4–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fourth AFC U-19 Women's Championship title. South Korea took third place. China North Korea defeated Japan, 1–0, to win their second AFC U-16 Women's Championship title. China took the bronze medal.Club América defeated theMontreal Impact, 5–3 in aggregate, to win their sixth CONCACAF Champions League title. Club América will represent theCONCACAF Confederation at the2015 FIFA Club World Cup. Jamaica Mexico defeated Panama, 4–2 inpenalties and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win its 13th CONCACAF U-20 Championship title. Honduras, the United States, and the two finalist teams qualify to compete in the2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.HON Mexico defeated Honduras, 3–0, to win their 6th CONCACAF U-17 Championship title.
Costa Rica, the United States, and the two team finalists all qualify to compete in the2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.New York Red BullsFC Dallas
Portland Timbers defeated the
Columbus Crew, 2–1, to win their first MLS Cup title. United States and Canada Mexico defeated Jamaica, 3–1, to win their seventh CONCACAF Gold Cup title. Panama took third place. Mexico advances to face the United States in aone-game playoff for CONCACAF's place in the2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Cayman Islands and JamaicaPasadena, California Mexico defeated United States, 3–2 at extra time.Suva)Auckland City defeated fellow New Zealand team, theTeam Wellington, 4–3 in apenalty shoot-out and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win their seventh OFC Champions League (including five consecutive wins). Auckland City will represent theOFC at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.Pago Pago New Zealand defeated Tahiti, 5–4 inpenalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their sixth (fifth consecutively) OFC U-17 Championship title. Vanuatu took third place. New Zealand (final atNorth Harbour Stadium inAuckland)
Serbia defeated Brazil, 2–1 at extra time, to win their second FIFA U-20 World Cup title. This includes the 1987 title, when Serbia was part of the former
Yugoslavia. Mali took third place. Canada (final atBC Place in Vancouver) United States defeated Japan, 5–2, to win their third FIFA Women's World Cup title. England took third place.
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire[15]Nottingham[16]Hereford[17] Tokyo
Iran defeated China, 1–0 in penalty kicks, in the final. South Korea took the bronze medal.[18]Douala Chile JapanBarcelona defeatedRiver Plate, 3–0, to win their third FIFA Club World Cup title.Sanfrecce Hiroshima took third place.| Date | Name | Nation | Born | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January | Angelo Anquilletti | Italy | (1943-04-25)25 April 1943 (aged 71) | International footballer | [20][21] |
| 10 January | Bernard Malanda-Adje |  Belgium | (1994-08-24)24 August 1994 (aged 20) | International footballer | [22][23] |
| 11 January | Jenő Buzánszky |  Hungary | (1925-05-04)4 May 1925 (aged 89) | International footballer | [24] |
| Fritz Pott | Germany | (1939-04-23)23 April 1939 (aged 75) | International footballer | [25] | |
| 27 January | Wilfred Agbonavbare | Nigeria | (1966-10-05)5 October 1966 (aged 48) | International footballer | [26] |
| 28 January | Alberto Cardaccio | Uruguay | (1949-08-26)26 August 1949 (aged 65) | International footballer | [27] |
| 29 January | Walter Glechner |  Austria | (1939-02-12)12 February 1939 (aged 75) | International footballer | [28][29] |
| 1 February | Udo Lattek | Germany | (1935-01-16)16 January 1935 (aged 80) | International footballer and coach | [30] |
| 2 February | Karl-Erik Palmér | Sweden | (1919-04-17)17 April 1919 (aged 95) | International footballer | [31] |
| Henryk Szczepański | Poland | (1933-10-07)7 October 1933 (aged 81) | International footballer | [32] | |
| 3 February | Ion Nunweiller |  Romania | (1936-01-09)9 January 1936 (aged 79) | International footballer | [33] |
| 5 February | Henri Coppens | Belgium | (1939-04-29)29 April 1939 (aged 75) | International footballer and coach | [34] |
| 12 February | Jean Lechantre | France | (1922-02-13)13 February 1922 (aged 92) | International footballer and coach | [35] |
| 25 February | Marian Szeja | Poland | (1941-08-20)20 August 1941 (aged 73) | International footballer | [36] |
| 1 March | Wolfram Wuttke | Germany | (1961-11-17)17 November 1961 (aged 53) | International footballer | [37][38] |
| 2 March | Dave Mackay |  Scotland | (1934-11-14)14 November 1934 (aged 80) | International footballer and coach | [39] |
| 8 March | Lars Larsson | Sweden | (1962-03-16)16 March 1962 (aged 52) | International footballer and coach | [40] |
| 15 March | Antonio Betancort | Spain | (1937-03-13)13 March 1937 (aged 78) | International footballer | [41] |
| 17 March | Harry Heijnen |  Netherlands | (1940-10-17)17 October 1940 (aged 74) | International footballer | [42] |
| 18 March | Zhao Dayu | China | (1961-01-17)17 January 1961 (aged 54) | International footballer | [43] |
| 1 April | Nicolae Rainea | Romania | (1933-11-19)19 November 1933 (aged 81) | Referee | [44] |
| 2 April | Raúl Gorriti | Peru | (1956-10-10)10 October 1956 (aged 58) | International footballer | [45] |
| 4 April | Ramón Barreto | Uruguay | (1939-09-14)14 September 1939 (aged 75) | Referee | [46] |
| Bill Ellerington | England | (1923-06-30)30 June 1923 (aged 91) | International footballer | [47] | |
| 7 April | Richard Henyekane | South Africa | (1983-09-28)28 September 1983 (aged 31) | International footballer | [48] |
| 10 April | Ray Treacy | Republic of Ireland | (1946-06-18)18 June 1946 (aged 68) | International footballer | [49] |
| 16 April | Attaphol Buspakom | Thailand | (1962-10-01)1 October 1962 (aged 52) | International footballer and coach | [50] |
| 30 April | Gregory Mertens | Belgium | (1991-02-02)2 February 1991 (aged 24) | International footballer | [51] |
| 9 May | Đorđe Pavlić | Yugoslavia | (1938-08-28)28 August 1938 (aged 76) | International footballer | [52] |
| 16 July | Alcides Ghiggia | Uruguay | (1926-12-22)22 December 1926 (aged 88) | International footballer; scored the goalthat won the1950 FIFA World Cup | [53] |
| 9 August | Walter López | Honduras | (1977-09-01)1 September 1977 (aged 37) | International footballer | [54] |
| 23 August | Enrique Reneau | Honduras | (1971-04-09)9 April 1971 (aged 44) | International footballer | [55] |
| 17 September | Dettmar Cramer | Germany | (1925-04-04)4 April 1925 (aged 90) | Footballer and international coach | [56] |
| 28 September | Ignacio Zoco | Spain | (1939-07-31)31 July 1939 (aged 76) | International footballer | [57][58] |
| 5 October | Flavio Emoli | Italy | (1934-08-23)23 August 1934 (aged 81) | International footballer | [59] |
| 7 October | Dominique Dropsy | France | (1951-12-09)9 December 1951 (aged 63) | International footballer | [60] |
| 12 October | Sakit Aliyev |  Azerbaijan | (1965-12-22)22 December 1965 (aged 49) | International footballer and coach | [61] |
| 10 December | Arnold Peralta | Honduras | (1989-03-29)29 March 1989 (aged 26) | International footballer | [62] |
| 19 December | Jimmy Hill | England | (1928-07-22)22 July 1928 (aged 87) | Footballer, coach, director, presenter, analyst and innovator (proposedthree points for a win and other innovations to the game) | [63] |
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