2013 in association football
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The following are the scheduled events of association football for the year 2013 throughout the world.
Events
[edit]Men's national teams
[edit]Senior
[edit]- 5 – 18 January: 21st Arabian Gulf Cup in Bahrain
- United Arab Emirates (2nd title)
- Iraq
- Kuwait
- 4th: Bahrain
- 18 – 27 January: 2013 Copa Centroamericana in Costa Rica
- Costa Rica (7th title)
- Honduras
- El Salvador
- 4th: Belize
- 19 January – 10 February: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa
- Nigeria (3rd title)
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
- 4th: Ghana
- 15 – 30 June: 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil
- 6 – 20 July: 2013 COSAFA Cup in Zambia
- Zambia (4th title)
- Zimbabwe
- South Africa
- 4th: Lesotho
- 7 – 28 July: 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States
- United States (5th title)
- Panama
- 20 – 28 July: 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup in South Korea
- Japan (1st title)
- China
- South Korea
- 4th: Australia
- 20 September – 2 October: 2013 SAFF Championship in Nepal
- Afghanistan (1st title)
- India
- 26 October – 2 November: 2013 UEMOA Tournament in Ivory Coast
- Burkina Faso (1st title)
- Benin
- 27 November – 12 December: 2013 CECAFA Cup in Kenya
Youth
[edit]- 9 January – 3 February: 2013 South American Youth Championship in Argentina
- 18 February – 3 March: 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Mexico
- Mexico (12th title)
- United States
- El Salvador
- 4th: Cuba
- 7 – 15 March: 2013 Central American Games in Costa Rica
- Honduras (3rd title)
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- 4th: Guatemala
- 16 – 30 March: 2013 African U-20 Championship in Algeria
- 17 – 30 March: 2013 OFC U-20 Championship in Fiji
- New Zealand (5th title)
- Fiji
- Vanuatu
- 4th: New Caledonia
- 6 – 19 April: 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama
- 2 – 26 April: 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Argentina
- 13 – 27 April: 2013 African U-17 Championship in Morocco
- Ivory Coast (1st title)
- Nigeria
- Tunisia
- 4th: Morocco
- 17–25 April: OFC Under 17 Championship in Vanuatu
- New Zealand (5th title)
- New Caledonia
- Vanuatu
- 4th: Fiji
- 5 – 17 May: 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Slovakia
- 28 May – 8 June: 2013 U-21 Toulon Tournament in France
- 5 – 18 June: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Israel
- 21 June – 13 July: 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey
- 20 July – 1 August: 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Lithuania
- 17 October – 8 November: 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates
- 7 December – 21 December: 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar
- 1: 2nd title for Russia since the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. UEFA records treat Russia and the Soviet Union as the same.
Women's national teams
[edit]- 6 – 13 March: 2013 Algarve Cup in Portugal
- United States (9th title)
- Germany
- Norway
- 4th: Sweden
- 25 – 28 June: 2013 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship in Switzerland
- 10 – 28 July: UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden
- 20 – 27 July: 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup in South Korea
- North Korea (1st title)
- Japan
- South Korea
- 4th: China
- 19 – 31 August: 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in Wales
- 26 September – 6 October: 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in China
- Japan (3rd title)
- North Korea
- China
- 4th: Thailand
- 11 – 20 October: 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in China
- South Korea (2nd title)
- North Korea
- China
- 4th: Japan
News
[edit]- June 20 – Abby Wambach becomes the all-time leading international goal scorer for either men or women. Her four goals for the USA in a friendly against South Korea in Harrison, New Jersey bring her career total to 160, surpassing the 158 of fellow American Mia Hamm.[1]
Fixed dates for national team matches
[edit]Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).[2]
- 6 February
- 23–27 March
- 8–12 June
- 21 August
- 7–11 September
- 12–16 October
- 16–20 November
Club continental champions
[edit]Men
[edit]Region | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
---|---|---|---|---|
AFC (Asia) | 2013 AFC Champions League | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1st | — |
2013 AFC Cup | Kuwait SC | 3rd | 2012 | |
2013 AFC President's Cup | Balkan | 1st | — | |
CAF (Africa) | 2013 CAF Champions League | Al-Ahly | 8th | 2012 |
2013 CAF Confederation Cup | Sfaxien | 3rd | 2008 | |
2013 CAF Super Cup | Al-Ahly | 5th | 2009 | |
CONCACAF (North and Central America, Caribbean) | 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League | Monterrey | 3rd | 2011–12 |
2013 CFU Club Championship | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
CONMEBOL (South America) | 2013 Copa Libertadores | Atlético Mineiro | 1st | — |
2013 Copa Sudamericana | Lanús | 1st | — | |
2013 Recopa Sudamericana | Corinthians | 1st | — | |
OFC (Oceania) | 2012–13 OFC Champions League | Auckland City | 5th | 2011–12 |
UEFA (Europe) | 2012–13 UEFA Champions League | Bayern Munich | 5th | 2000–01 |
2012–13 UEFA Europa League | Chelsea | 1st | — | |
2013 UEFA Super Cup | Bayern Munich | 1st | — | |
UAFA (Arab States) | 2012–13 UAFA Club Cup | USM Alger | 1st | — |
2012–13 GCC Champions League | Baniyas | 1st | — | |
FIFA (Worldwide) | 2013 FIFA Club World Cup | Bayern Munich | 1st | — |
Women
[edit]Region | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
---|---|---|---|---|
CONMEBOL (South America) | 2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina | São José | 2nd | 2011 |
UEFA (Europe) | 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League | VfL Wolfsburg | 1st | — |
Worldwide | 2013 International Women's Club Championship | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 1st | — |
Domestic leagues
[edit]CONCACAF nations
[edit]Men
[edit]Women
[edit]Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last honor |
---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 2013 NWSL season | Portland Thorns FC | 1st | — |
CONMEBOL nations
[edit]Men
[edit]Women
[edit]Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last honor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil | 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino | Centro Olímpico | 1st | – |
AFC nations
[edit]Men
[edit]Women
[edit]Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last honor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 2012–13 W-League | Sydney FC | 2nd | 2009 |
Japan | 2013 L. League | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 3rd | 2012 |
UEFA nations
[edit]Men
[edit]Women
[edit]Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last honor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium/ Netherlands | 2012–13 BeNe League | Twente | 1st[n 1] | — |
Czech Republic | 2012–13 Czech First Division | Sparta Praha | 18th[n 2] | 2011–12 |
England | 2013 FA WSL | Liverpool | 1st | — |
France | 2012–13 Division 1 Féminine | Lyon | 11th | 2011–12 |
Germany | 2012–13 Frauen-Bundesliga | Wolfsburg | 1st | — |
Norway | 2013 Toppserien | Stabæk | 2nd | 2010 |
Romania | 2012–13 Liga I Feminin | Olimpia Cluj | 3rd | 2011–12 |
Scotland | 2013 Scottish Women's Premier League | Glasgow City | 8th | 2012 |
Slovenia | 2012–13 Slovenian Women's League[3] | Pomurje Beltinci | 3 | 2011–12 |
Spain | 2012–13 Primera División | FC Barcelona | 2nd | 2011–12 |
Sweden | 2013 Damallsvenskan | LdB FC Malmö | 7th[n 3] | 2011 |
Wales | 2012–13 Welsh Premier League | Cardiff City[n 4] | 1st | — |
- ^ This was the first season of a unified Belgium–Netherlands women's league. Twente won one title in the former Dutch top league, the Eredivisie, in 2010–11.
- ^ Includes only championships won since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993. Sparta also won 12 Czechoslovak national championships.
- ^ Includes championships won under the club's former identity of FC Malmö Dam.
- ^ Not to be confused with Cardiff City Ladies F.C., another club affiliated with Cardiff City F.C. that plays in the English women's football league system.
CAF nations
[edit]OFC nations
[edit]Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last honor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cook Islands | 2013 Round Cup | Puaikura | 1st | — |
Fiji | 2013 Fiji National Football League | Ba FC | 19th | 2012 |
New Caledonia | 2013 New Caledonia Division Honneur | Gaïtcha FCN | 2nd | 1999 |
New Zealand | 2012–13 ASB Premiership | Waitakere United | 5th | 2011–12 |
Papua New Guinea | 2013 National Soccer League | Hekari United | 7th | 2011–12 |
Solomon Islands | 2013 S-League | Solomon Warriors | 3rd | |
Tahiti | 2012–13 Tahiti First Division | Dragon | 2nd | 2011–12 |
Tonga | 2013 Tonga Major League | Lotoha'apai United | 14th | 2011–12 |
Vanuatu | 2013 National Super League | Tafea FC | 1st | — |