2025 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events in the year 2025 around the world.
Events
[change | change source]January
[change | change source]Men's tournament winners
[change | change source]International
[change | change source]| Tournament | Confederation | Host Country(s) | Winner | Runner-Up | Third Place/Semi-Finalists | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26th Arabian Gulf Cup | AFC (Asia) |  Kuwait |
 Bahrain |
 Oman |
 Saudi Arabia Kuwait |
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City
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| 2024 ASEAN Championship | Multiple Hosts[n 1] |  Vietnam |
 Thailand |
 Singapore Philippines |
2-legged final | |
| 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup | CONCACAF (North America) |  Canada United States |
NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
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| 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals | United States |
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
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Youth international
[change | change source]| Tournament | Confederation | Host Country(s) | Winner | Runner-Up | Third Place/Semi-Finalists | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup | FIFA |  Qatar |
TBD
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| 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup |  Chile |
TBD
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| 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | CAF (Africa) |  Morocco |
TBD
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| 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations |  Ivory Coast |
TBD
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| 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC (Asia) | Saudi Arabia |
TBD
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| 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |  China |
Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
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| 2025 South American U-17 Championship | CONMEBOL (South America) |  Colombia |
TBD
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| 2025 South American U-20 Championship |  Venezuela |
Arequipa
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| 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship | UEFA (Europe) |  Albania |
TBD
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| 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship |  Romania |
TBD
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| 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship |  Slovakia |
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
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Other international
[change | change source]Continental
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Youth Continental
[change | change source]| Confederation | Tournament | Previous Winner | Winner | Runner-Up | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2025 U-20 Copa Libertadores |  Flamengo (2024)
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 TBD
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| UEFA (Europe) | 2024–25 UEFA Youth League |  Olympiacos (2023–24)
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 Colovray Stadium, Nyon
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| FIFA (Global) | 2025 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup | Flamengo (2024)
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 TBD
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AFC
[change | change source]| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
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CAF
[change | change source]| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
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CONCACAF
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CONMEBOL
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OFC
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UEFA
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Women's tournament winners
[change | change source]International
[change | change source]| Tournament | Confederation | Host Country(s) | Winner | Runner-Up | Third Place/Semi-Finalists | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | EAFF (East Asia) |  South Korea |
TBD
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| UEFA Women's Euro 2025 | UEFA (Europe) | Switzerland |
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
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| 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals | TBD |
TBD
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| 2025 SheBelieves Cup | Other | United States |
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
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Youth international
[change | change source]| Tournament | Confederation | Host Country(s) | Winner | Runner-Up | Third Place/Semi-Finalists | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | FIFA (Global) | Morocco |
TBD
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| 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship | SAFF (South Asia) |  Bangladesh |
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
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| 2025 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship | CONCACAF (North America) | TBD |
TBD
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| 2025 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship | TBD |
TBD
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| 2025 South American U-17 Women's Championship | CONMEBOL (South America) | Colombia |
TBD
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| 2025 OFC U-19 Women's Championship | OFC (Oceania) | TBD |
TBD
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| 2025 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship | UEFA (Europe) |  Faroe Islands |
TBD
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| 2025 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship |  Poland |
TBD
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Other international
[change | change source]| Tournament | Confederation | Host Country(s) | Winner | Runner-Up | Third Place/Semi-Finalists | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup | FIFA (Global) | Philippines |
TBD
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Continental
[change | change source]| Confederation | Tournament | Previous Winner | Winner | Runner-Up | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League | First season |
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TBD
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| CAF (Africa) | 2025 CAF Women's Champions League |  TP Mazembe (2024)
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TBD
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| CONCACAF (North America) | 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup | First season |
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 Estadio Universitario, Nuevo León
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| UNCAF (Central America) | 2025 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship |  Santa Fé (2024)
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TBD
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| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2025 Copa Libertadores Femenina | Corinthians (2024)
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 TBD
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| OFC (Oceania) | 2024 OFC Women's Champions League |  Auckland United (2024)
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TBD
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| UEFA (Europe) | 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League |  Barcelona (2023–24)
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 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
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AFC
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CAF
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CONCACAF
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CONMEBOL
[change | change source]OFC
[change | change source]| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
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2025 Women's National League | 2025 Kate Sheppard Cup |
UEFA
[change | change source]Births and deaths
[change | change source]Deaths
[change | change source]| Date of Death | Player | Nationality | Played For | Managed | Notable For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Cristóbal Ortega (68) | Mexico |
Club América |
6-time Primera División de México winner 3-time Campeón de Campeones winner (1976, 1988, 1989) 3-time CONCACAF Champions' Cup winner (1977, 1987, 1990) 2-time Copa Interamericana winner (1978, 1991) 1977 CONCACAF Championship winner 1982–83 Balón de Oro winner | |
| January 3 | Gilbert Van Binst (73) |  Belgium |
Anderlecht Toulouse Club Brugge |
2-time Belgian First Division winner (1971–72, 1973–74) 4-time Belgian Cup winner 2-time Belgian League Cup winner (1973, 1974) 2-time European Cup Winners' Cup winner (1975–76, 1977–78) 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup runner-up 2-time European Super Cup winner (1976, 1978) 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runner-up Finished third at UEFA Euro 1972 |
January
[change | change source]- January 1:
- Noh Haeng-seok (36), footballer (Gwangju FC, Daegu FC, Busan IPark).
Viktor Nastashevskyi (67), footballer (Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk, SKA Kyiv, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih) and assistant manager.
Igor Poznič (57), footballer (Maribor, Grazer AK, Mura, Slovenia).
- January 2:
Aldo Agroppi (80), footballer (Torino, Perugia, Italy) and manager (Pescara, Pisa, Perugia, Fiorentina, Como).- Werner Leimgruber (90), footballer (FC Zürich, Switzerland).
- Cristóbal Ortega (68), footballer (Club América, Mexico).
- January 3:
Zlatko Dupovac (72), footballer (Radnik Hadžići, Sarajevo, Borac Banja Luka, St. Gallen, Wettingen).- Gilbert Van Binst (73), footballer (Anderlecht, Toulouse, Club Brugge, Belgium), assistant manager (Club Brugge), and manager.
- January 4:
Mathías Acuña (32), footballer (El Tanque Sisley, Fénix, Liverpool Montevideo, Montevideo Wanderers, AEL, Lamia, Boston River).- Franjo Džidić (85), footballer (Velež Mostar, Borac Čapljina), player-manager (Mladost Lištica), and manager (Borac Čapljina, Leotar, Velež Mostar, Šibenik, Široki Brijeg, Zrinjski Mostar).
Mohsen Habacha (82), footballer (ES Sahel, Ajaccio, Tunisia).- Oleksandr Humenyuk (48), footballer (Boryspil, CSKA Kyiv, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Chornomorets Odesa, Volyn Lutsk, Metalist Kharkiv), goalkeeping coach (Vorskla Poltava, Bukovyna Chernivtsi), and manager (Dynamo Kyiv Academy, Bukovyna Chernivtsi, Dinaz Vyshhorod).
Yılmaz Urul (82), footballer (İstanbulspor, Fenerbahçe, Mersin İdmanyurdu, Turkey).
- January 5:
- Juan Manuel Villa (86), footballer (Plus Ultra, Real Sociedad, Real Zaragoza, Spain).