2011 in association football
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The following are the scheduled events of association football for the year 2011 throughout the world.

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  • January 5 – 17 — 2011 Nile Basin Tournament
    2011 Nile Basin Tournament
    The 2011 Nile Basin Tournament was an association football tournament organized by the Egyptian Football Association. The tournament was contested in January 2011....

     in Egypt
    Egypt
    Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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  • January 7 – 22 — 2011 African Under-17 Championship
    2011 African Under-17 Championship
    -Group B:---------------------Knock-out stage:-Semifinals:-Third place:-Final:-Countries to participate in 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup:Top 4 teams qualified for 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.-Goalscorers:-Goals scored by Country:...

     in Rwanda
    Rwanda
    Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

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  • January 7 – 29 — 2011 AFC Asian Cup
    2011 AFC Asian Cup
    The 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar on 7–29 January 2011. It was the fifteenth time the tournament has been held, and the second time it has been hosted by Qatar, the other being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup...

     in Qatar
    Qatar
    Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

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  • 23 January – 13 February — 2011 South American Youth Championship
    2011 South American Youth Championship
    The 2011 South American Youth Championship was a football competition for U-20 national teams in the South America . The tournament was held in Peru from 16 January to 12 February....

     in Peru
    Peru
    Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

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  • 8 February – 29 May — 2011 Nations Cup in the Republic of Ireland
    Republic of Ireland
    Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

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  • 12 March – 9 April — 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship
    2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship
    The 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship was the 14th U-17 tournament for national teams affiliated with CONMEBOL. It was held in Ecuador from 12 March to 9 April 2011....

     in Ecuador
    Ecuador
    Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

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  • 17 April – 2 May (originally 18 March – 1 April) — 2011 African Youth Championship
    2011 African Youth Championship
    The 2011 African Youth Championship was a football tournament for the Under-20 level national teams in Africa. It was due to be held in Libya from 18 March to 1 April...

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  • May 3 – 15 — 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
    2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
    -Group B:---------------------Knockout Map:All times are local .-Semifinals:-----Final:-Goal scorers:3 goals Hallam Hope Samed Yesil Kyle Ebecilio Tonny Trindade de Vilhena2 goals Viktor Fischer Sébastien Haller1 goal...

     in Serbia
    Serbia
    Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

  • June 5 – 25 — 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 21th CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence...

     in the United States
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

  • June 12 – 25 — 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
    2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
    UEFA U-21 Championship 2011 was the 18th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Denmark between 11 and 25 June 2011....

     in Denmark
    Denmark
    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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  • June 17 – July 1 — 2011 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships
    2011 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships
    The 2011 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships was the world championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. CPISRA stands for Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association. Athletes with a physical disability competed...

     in the Netherlands
    Netherlands
    The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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  • 18 June – 10 July — 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
    2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
    The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011...

     in Mexico
    Mexico
    The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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  • July 1 – 24 — 2011 Copa América
    2011 Copa América
    The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América Argentina 2011, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America...

     in Argentina
    Argentina
    Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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  • 20 July – 1 August — 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
    2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
    -Group B:----The match was scheduled to be played on July 20, but was abandoned after 15 minutes, due to adverse weather conditions while Spain was leading 1–0 after a goal from Álvaro Morata...

     in Romania
    Romania
    Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

  • 29 July – 20 August — 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
    2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
    The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the eighteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities...

     in Colombia
    Colombia
    Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

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  • 30 September – 4 October — 2011 Long Teng Cup
    2011 Long Teng Cup
    The 2011 Long Teng Cup was the 2nd staging of the Long Teng Cup, an international football competition held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The tournament took place from 30 September to 4 October 2011.-Competing teams:...

     in Taiwan
    Taiwan
    Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

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Women

  • March 2 – 9 — 2011 Algarve Cup
    2011 Algarve Cup
    -Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------11th Place:-9th Place:-7th Place:-5th Place:-3rd Place:-Final:-Top Goal Scorers:Golden Boot: Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir...

     in Portugal
    Portugal
    Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

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  • 30 May – 11 June — 2011 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

  • 26 June – 17 July — 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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  • July 28 – 31 — 2011 UEFA U-17 Women's Championship
    2011 UEFA U-17 Women's Championship
    ---------Group 2:---------Group 3:---------Group 4:---------Group 5:---------Group 6:---------Group 7:---------Group 8:---------Group 9:----...

     in Switzerland
    Switzerland
    Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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North American professional expansion

In 2011, the major leagues of the men's and women's sport in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 each added at least one new team:
  • Major League Soccer
    Major League Soccer
    Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

    , the top men's league, added its 17th and 18th teams—the Portland Timbers
    Portland Timbers
    Portland Timbers may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams:*Portland Timbers, a Major League Soccer expansion team that began playing in 2011....

     and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • Women's Professional Soccer
    Women's Professional Soccer
    Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...

    , which currently has teams only in the U.S., added the Western New York Flash, which plays its home games in Rochester
    Rochester, New York
    Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...

    .

Headlines

  • January 5: Kristine Lilly
    Kristine Lilly
    Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey is a retired American soccer player who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team for 24 years...

    , whose 352 appearances for the US women's national team
    United States women's national soccer team
    The United States women's national soccer team represents the United States in international soccer competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer. It is currently ranked first in the world...

     made her the most-capped
    Cap (sport)
    In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...

     player in the sport's history, announced her retirement after an international career that started shortly after her 16th birthday in 1987.

  • January 31: The 4th highest transfer fee in football history (£49.5m) was recorded, when Fernando Torres
    Fernando Torres
    Fernando José Torres Sanz , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker....

     signed for Chelsea
    Chelsea F.C.
    Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

     from Liverpool
    Liverpool F.C.
    Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

    . Andy Carroll
    Andy Carroll
    Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....

    's same-day move from Newcastle United to Liverpool for £35m was the eighth highest fee received for a player.

61st FIFA Congress

The 61st FIFA Congress
61st FIFA Congress
The 61st FIFA Congress was held between 31 May and 1 June 2011 at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA is the governing body of world association football, and the congress is the annual meeting of FIFA's supreme legislative body. This is the eighth congress to be held in Zurich, and the...

 was held in Zurich, Switzerland between 31st May and 1st June. At the congress, Sepp Blatter was re-elected as the President of FIFA. name="congress-working">

Continental champions

Several international continental tournaments were held to determine berths into the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup
2011 FIFA Club World Cup
-Play-off for Quarter-finals:-Quarter-finals:-Match for fifth place:-Semi-finals:-Match for third place:-Final:-External links:...

.

Most notably, FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

 of Spain's La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

 won the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final
2011 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2011 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match played on 28 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London that decided the winner of the 2010–11 season of the UEFA Champions League. The winners received the European Champion Clubs' Cup...

 against Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...

 of the English Premier League 3–1. The UEFA Champions League is considered by some to be the most preeminent club competition in the World, even more so than the Club World Cup, primarily due to the financial strength of European teams in contrast to clubs in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Oceania.

Elsewhere, the 2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals
2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals
The 2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals was the fourth final of the current format of the CONCACAF Champions League. The match was contested in a two-leg aggregate format between April 19–28, 2011....

 was historic in the essence that it was the first final in the modern North American champions league-era not to feature an all-Mexican final. Nevertheless, Monterrey of Mexico's Premiera Division won the 2011 title 3–2 on aggregate over Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won...

 of the United States' Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

. Salt Lake became the first American club to reach a Champions League final, as well as the first American side to reach a top-tier North American club championship since Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...

 in 2000.

New Zealander teams continued their dominance in the OFC Champions League as Auckland City
Auckland City FC
Auckland City Football Club is a football club based in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. The club competes in the eight-team ASB Premiership which is the highest level of domestic football in the country...

 won their second OFC Champions League honor against Amicale
Amicale F.C.
FC Amical is an association football club from Vanuatu. They play in the highest level and play in the OFC Champions League, the main football tournament for football clubs from Oceania. The winner will have a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup...

 of Vanuatu's Premia Divisen
Vanuatu Premia Divisen
Vanuatu Premia Divisen is the top division of the Port Vila Football League, Since the Vanuatu Football Federation does not run a national league as such but on occasions runs invitational tournaments involving clubs from the various affiliate associations, the Port Vila Football League is...

.

Al-Sadd of Qatar's Starts League won the 2011 AFC Champions League Final
2011 AFC Champions League Final
The 2011 AFC Champions League Final was a football match which was played on Saturday, 5 November 2011. It was the 30th final of the AFC Champions League....

 against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won their first K-League title in 2009. Prior to this, the club won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions...

 of the Korean K-League
K-League
The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional association football league. At the top of the South Korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs.-Establishment:The...

 2-2 (4-2 in penalties). Al-Sadd was qualified to the FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...

 for the first time after winning it's second title in the Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

.

On 6 November, the 2011 CAF Champions League Final
2011 CAF Champions League Final
The 2011 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2011 CAF Champions League.The final was played between Wydad Casablanca from Morocco and Espérance ST from Tunisia....

 will be contested between Wydad Casablanca of Morocco's Botola and Espérance Tunis of Tunisia's CLP-1
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The CLP-1 or "Championnat de la Ligue Professionnelle 1" is the top division of the Fédération Tunisienne de Football. It was created in 1921.-History:...

. The second leg will be contested on 12 November.

List of champions

Region Tournament Champion Title Last Honor
AFC (Asia)
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...

2011 AFC Champions League
2011 AFC Champions League
The 2011 AFC Champions League was the 30th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation , and the 9th under the current AFC Champions League title...

  Al-Sadd 2nd 1988-89
2011 AFC Cup   Nasaf Qarshi
Nasaf Qarshi
Nasaf Qarshi FC is a professional football club in the Uzbek League. Their stadium is Qarshi Stadium located in Qarshi, Uzbekistan.-Club version:FC Nasaf is one of the top clubs in Uzbekistan. It is often listed as a "top 350 club" by IFFHS...

1st N/A
2011 AFC President's Cup
2011 AFC President's Cup
The 2011 AFC President's Cup was the seventh edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition for "emerging countries" by the Asian Football Confederation.Teams from 12 member associations competed...

  Taiwan Power Company
Taiwan Power Company F.C.
Taiwan Power Company Football Club , often shortened to Taipower , is a Taiwanese semi-professional football club based in Fongshan District, Kaohsiung City. The club was founded in 1979 and is affiliated with Taiwan Power Company, the country's national utility...

1st N/A
CAF (Africa)
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...

2011 CAF Champions League
2011 CAF Champions League
The 2011 CAF Champions League was the 47th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 15th edition under the current CAF Champions League format...

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2011 CAF Confederation Cup
2011 CAF Confederation Cup
The 2011 CAF Confederation Cup is the 8th edition of the Confederation Cup organized by the Confederation of African Football . The winners will play in the 2012 CAF Super Cup.-Association team allocation:...

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2011 CAF Super Cup
2011 CAF Super Cup
The 2011 CAF Super Cup was the 19th CAF Super Cup, an annual football match organized by the Confederation of African Football , between the winners of the previous season's CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup competitions...

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CONCACAF
(North and Central America, Caribbean)
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...

2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League
2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League was the 3rd edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format. The tournament began on July 27, 2010 and ended on April 27, 2011. Monterrey of Mexico won their first title, defeating Real Salt Lake of the United States 3-2 on aggregate in the...

  Monterrey 1st N/A
2011 CFU Club Championship
2011 CFU Club Championship
The 2011 CFU Club Champions’ Cup was the 2011 edition of the CFU Club Championship, which is the annual international football club competition held amongst clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union...

  Puerto Rico Islanders
Puerto Rico Islanders
Puerto Rico Islanders is a Puerto Rican professional football team based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2003, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....

2nd 2010
2010 CFU Club Championship
--------- Group B :All matches hosted in Puerto Rico. Officially, Bayamón played as visitor in the first leg.----- Group C :All matches hosted in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.--------- Group D :All matches hosted in Guyana....

CONMEBOL (South America)
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...

2011 Copa Libertadores
2011 Copa Libertadores
The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. It was held from January 25 to June 22 of the same year...

  Santos 3rd 1963
2011 Copa Sudamericana
2011 Copa Sudamericana
The 2011 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes is the 10th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner will qualify for the 2012 Copa Libertadores, the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2012 Suruga Bank Championship...

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2011 Recopa Sudamericana
2011 Recopa Sudamericana
The 2011 Recopa Sudamericana was the 19th edition of the tournament contested between the winners of CONMEBOL's two continental tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. It was contested between Brazilian club Internacional, the 2010 Copa Libertadores champion, and Argentine...

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OFC (Oceania)
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...

2010–11 O-League
2010–11 OFC Champions League
The 2010–11 OFC Champions League, also known as the 2011 O-League for short, was contested by eight teams from seven countries. The teams were split into two four-team pools, the winner of each pool contesting the title of O-League Champion and the right to represent the Oceania Football...

  Auckland City
Auckland City FC
Auckland City Football Club is a football club based in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. The club competes in the eight-team ASB Premiership which is the highest level of domestic football in the country...

2nd 2009
UEFA (Europe)
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

2010–11 UEFA Champions League   Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

4th 2009
2010–11 UEFA Europa League   Porto 2nd 2003
2003 UEFA Cup Final
The 2003 UEFA Cup Final was played on 21 May 2003 between Celtic of Scotland and Porto of Portugal. Porto won the match 3–2 in extra time thanks to a goal from Derlei...

2011 UEFA Super Cup
2011 UEFA Super Cup
-External links:*, UEFA.com...

  Barcelona 4th 2009
2009 UEFA Super Cup
The 2009 UEFA Super Cup was the 34th UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup competitions...


AFC nations

Afghan National League
Afghan National League
Afghan National League is the national football league of Afghanistan. As of 2007, the league is divided into 7 zones for 32 teams from 32 Provinces of Afghanistan ....

: To be determined A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

: Brisbane Roar Bahraini Premier League
Bahraini Premier League
The Bahraini Premier League is the main football competition in Bahrain. The first season was held in 1957. The winners of the domestic championship qualify for the AFC Cup. The championship is currently contested by 10 clubs-Current Structure:...

: To be determined Bangladesh League: To be determined Bhutan A-Division
A-Division (Bhutan)
A-Division is the top division of the Bhutan Football Federation. The 2007 edition was played between Jul 7-Aug 3 and all matches were played in Chang Jiji, Thimphu...

: To be determined Brunei Premier League
Brunei Premier League
DST Group Brunei Premier League is the top division of the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam in Brunei.-Premier I:*AH United *AM Gunners FC*Indera FC...

: To be determined Metfone C-League
Cambodian League
-Metfone C-League Clubs :* Build Bright United* Chhlam Samuth* Kirivong Sok Sen Chey* Nagacorp FC* National Defense Ministry* Phnom Penh Crown* Police Commissary* Preah Khan Reach * Prek Pra Keila ...

: To be determined Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...

: Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. Super Liga Timorense: To be determined BGMSL: To be determined Hong Kong First Division League
Hong Kong First Division League
Hong Kong First Division League is the top division football league in Hong Kong which was established in 1908, the oldest in Asia. It does not affiliate to any football leagues in the People's Republic of China.-Competition format:...

: Kitchee SC I-League
I-League
The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...

: To be determined Indonesia Super League: Persipura Jayapura
Persipura Jayapura
Persipura, an acronym for Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Jayapura is a professional football club based in Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia. The tautology Persipura Jayapura is often used in local media....

 Persian Gulf Cup: Sepahan Isfahan FC Iraqi Premier League: To be determined J. League
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...

: To be determined Jordan League
Jordan League
The Jordan League is the highest division in football in Jordan. The league was played in 1944 for the first time.-Jordan League of 2011-12:*Al-Arabi *Al-Baqa'a SC *Al-Faisaly *Al-Jalil *Al-Jazeera *Al-Ramtha...

: To be determined Highest Class Football League
DPR Korea League
Highest Class Football League is the football league-system championship in North Korea. The competition was founded in 2010....

: To be determined K-League
K-League
The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional association football league. At the top of the South Korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs.-Establishment:The...

: To be determined Kuwaiti Premier League
Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times...

: To be determined Kyrgyzstan League
Kyrgyzstan League
Kyrgyzstan League is the top division of the Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic. It was created in 1992.Teams get relegated to the Kyrgyzstan League Second Level.- Kyrgyzstan League Clubs :*Abdysh-Ata *Alga *FC Alay...

: To be determined Lao League
Lao League
The Lao League is the highest division within the Lao Football Federation. 25,000 capacity New Laos National Stadium is one of the venues used for the league.-Lao Soccer League :*Bank FC*Eastern Star Bilingual School*Ezra FC*Lao-American College FC...

: To be determined Lebanese Premier League
Lebanese Premier League
Lebanese Premier League is the top division of the Federation Libanaise de Football Association football league competitions. It was founded in 1900 and began in 1934 and their confederation is the AFC...

: To be determined Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol
Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol
Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol is the top division of the Macau Football Association, created in 1973. As with the Hong Kong First Division League, it is separate from the mainland Chinese football league system, including the Chinese Super League and leagues below it.-Campeonato da 1ª Divisão...

: To be determined Malaysian Super League
Malaysian Super League
The Malaysia Super League is a Malaysian professional league for association football. At the top flight of the Malaysian football league system and it is managed by the Malaysia Super League Sdn Bhd, under supervision of the Football Association of Malaysia...

: Kelantan FA
Kelantan FA
The Kelantan Football Association enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. The team is based in the city of Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. They are currently playing in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League...

Dhivehi League
Dhivehi League
Dhivehi League is the official Maldivian football league, organized by the Football Association of Maldives.Every year, 8 teams compete in this high-profile competition, the top level in Maldives.There are two qualification methods:...

: To be determined Northern Mariana Championship
Northern Mariana Championship
The Northern Mariana Championship is the top level football competition of the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association. It is an invitational league in the Northern Mariana Islands...

: To be determined Mongolia Premier League
Mongolia Premier League
Niislel League is the national football league of Mongolia, controlled by the Mongolian Football Federation.-Niislel League Clubs :*Erchim *Khangarid *Khoromkhon *Mazaalai...

: To be determined Omani League
Omani League
The Omani League is the top division of the Oman Football Association, and was officially created in 1976. Currently the most successful team in the Omani League, trophy-wise is Dhofar with a total of 9 trophies....

: To be determined Pakistan Premier League
Pakistan Premier League
The Pakistan Premier League is the first division of Pakistani football. It was established in 2004, in place of the National Championship by the Pakistan Football Federation.-Origins:...

: To be determined Filipino Premier League
Filipino Premier League
The Filipino Premier League was the top level football league of the Philippines, operating under the country's football governing body, the Philippine Football Federation. The league was announced on August 2, 2008 and started on September 21, 2008...

: To be determined Qatar Stars League: To be determined Saudi Premier League
Saudi Premier League
The Saudi Professional League, officially known as , is the main football competition in Saudi Arabia. The first competition was held in the year of 1976–77...

: To be determined S-League: To be determined Kit Premier League
Kit Premier League
Kit Premier League is the top division of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka.-League Structure:*Segment A consists of the top-10 teams of 2005/06...

: To be determined Thai Premier League: To be determined Ýokary Liga: To be determined Enterprise Football League
Enterprise Football League
The Enterprise Football League , formerly known as National Football League or National First Division Football League , was the highest-ranked football league in Republic of China . It was governed by the Chinese Taipei Football Association and considered semi-professional...

: To be determined UAE Football League: To be determined Uzbek League
Uzbek League
The Uzbekistan Professional Football League , is the top division of football in Uzbekistan, and is operated under the auspices of the Uzbekistan Football Federation.-Soviet time champions:*1926 : FC Tashkent*1927 : FC Tashkent*1928 : FC Fergana...

: To be determined

CAF nations

Algerian Championnat National
Algerian Championnat National
The Ligue Professionnelle 1 , known as Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat National 1, is the Algerian professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the Algerian football league system...

: To be determined Girabola
Girabola
Girabola is the top division of Angolan football, and it is organized by the Angolan Football Federation.The league winner and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League.- History :...

: To be determined Mascom Premier League
Mascom Premier League
The Botswana Premier League is the highest division in football in Botswana. The league has existed since 1966. The championship initially called MLO Cup....

: To be determined Burkinabé Premier League
Burkinabé Premier League
Burkinabé Premier League is the top division of the Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball. It was created in 1961.-Burkinabé Premier League clubs – 2010–11:*AS Kouritenga1 *AS Maya *AS Sonabel...

: To be determined Burundi Premier League
Burundi Premier League
The Burundi Premier League or as it is known Amstel Ligue is the highest division in football in Burundi. The league was formed in 1972. It has 16 teams that plays 30 rounds home and away.In 2009, the league was reduced to 12 teams....

: To be determined MTN Elite one: To be determined Cape Verdean football Championships
Cape Verdean football Championships
The Cape Verdean Championships are a football competition that was created in 1976 in Cape Verde. A local championship was founded in 1953 before independence, while the islands were part of the Portuguese Empire.- League format :...

: To be determined Chad Premier League
Chad Premier League
Chad Premier League is the top division of the Fédération Tchadienne de Football in Chad. It consists of 10 clubs and they are all from capital city N'Djamena.- Clubs 2011 :*AS CotonTchad *AS DGSSIE *Elect-Sport FC...

: To be determined Comoros Premier League
Comoros Premier League
Comoros Premier League is the top division in Comoros, it was created in 1979. One of the venues is 2,000 capacity Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh.-Comoros Premier League - 2011:*Apache Club *ASIM Itsandra *Coin Nord...

: To be determined Congo Premier League
Congo Premier League
Congo Premier League is the top division of the Fédération Congolaise de Football, it was created in 1961.Between 1961 and 1977 the championship was decided in a 3-team tournament between the regional champions of Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Niari. From 1978 to 1993, a nationwide league with 10...

: To be determined Linafoot
Linafoot
The Linafoot is the top division of the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association, the governing body of football in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

: To be determined Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division
Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division
The Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division is the top division of the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football. it was created in 1960.- Côte d'Ivoire Season 2011 :-2010 season: 1.ASEC Mimosas 26 13 9 4 41-14 48 Champions...

: To be determined Djibouti Premier League
Djibouti Premier League
The Djibouti Premier League is the highest division in association football in Djibouti. It was formed in 1987.- Teams :* AS Ali Sabieh Djibouti Telecom* AS Port* AS Tadjourah* CDE Colas* FC Société Immobilière de Djibouti...

: To be determined Egyptian Premier League
Egyptian Premier League
The Egyptian Premier League is an Egyptian professional league for football clubs and represents the top flight of Egyptian football. The championship consists of nineteen competing teams in a home and away league system. It is currently known as the Etisalat Egyptian Premier League, after the...

: To be determined Eritrean Premier League
Eritrean Premier League
The Eritrean Premier League is the highest division in football in Eritrea. The league was delivered in 1994 to the first time.Between 1953 and the Eritrean independence in 1993, Eritrean teams played in the Ethiopian Premier League, winning that league's championship 9 times.-Eritrean Premier...

: To be determined Ethiopian Premier League
Ethiopian Premier League
Ethiopian Premier League is the top division of the Ethiopian Football Federation, it was created in 1944.-Ethiopian Premier League Clubs - 2011/12:*Adama City FC *Air Force FC ...

: To be determined Gabon Championnat National D1
Gabon Championnat National D1
Gabon Championnat National D1 is the top division of the Fédération Gabonaise de Football, it was created in 1968.-Season 2009-10: 1.US Bitam 26 18 6 2 47-19 60 Champions [Bitam]...

: To be determined Gambian Championnat National D1
Gambian Championnat National D1
The GFA League First Division is the highest division of football in Gambia. The league began play in 1969.-GFA League First Division - Clubs 2011:*Armed Forces *Bakau United *Brikama United *Gambia Ports Authority...

: To be determined OneTouch Premier League: To be determined Guinée Championnat National
Guinée Championnat National
Guinée Championnat National is the top division of the Guinean Football Association, it was created in 1965.-Guinée Championnat National Clubs - 2010/11:*AS Ashanti Golden Boys [Siguiri]*AS Baraka Djoma *AS Batè Nafadji...

: To be determined Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau
Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau
The Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau is the highest division in football in Guinea-Bissau. The league was formed in 1975.-Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau - Clubs 2008/2009:*Clube de Futebol "Os Balantas" [Oio]*Desportivo de Gabú...

: To be determined Kenyan Premier League
Kenyan Premier League
The Kenyan Premier League is the first division football league in Kenya. It was formed in 1963 under the Kenya Football Federation but is now controlled by Football Kenya Limited....

: To be determined Lesotho Premier League
Lesotho Premier League
The Lesotho Premier League also known as Vodacom Premier League is the top football division in Lesotho and was created in 1970. Vodacom Lesotho are the current league sponsor and will back the Premier League for three seasons...

: To be determined Liberian Premier League
Liberian Premier League
The Liberian Premier League is the highest division in football in Liberia. The league began in 1956 and has never won by a club outside Monrovia.-Liberian Premier League - Clubs 2011/2012:*Barrack Young Controllers*Fatu FC*Green Pasture*Invincible Eleven...

: To be determined Libyan Premier League
Libyan Premier League
The Libyan Premier League is the highest division of Libyan football championship, organised by Libyan Football Federation. The players that play in this league are mainly professional...

: To be determined THB Champions League
THB Champions League
The THB Champions League is premier football league in Madagascar. The competition is played in a round-robin format between the 32 qualifying clubs from the 22 regional leagues in the country. In each of the four rounds, the teams are divided into groups of four teams, with each team playing the...

: To be determined Malawi Premier Division
Malawi Premier Division
Malawi Premier Division also known as TNM Super League is the top football division in Malawi. It was created in 1986.-Telekom Super League - Clubs 2010/11:*Blackpool FC *Blantyre United FC*Blue Eagles FC...

: To be determined Malien Première Division
Malien Première Division
Malian Première Division is the top division of football in Mali. Having been created in 1966, it is governed by the Fédération Malienne de Football. The league has been professional since 2004....

: To be determined Mauritanean Premier League
Mauritanean Premier League
Mauritanian Premier League is the top division of the Fédération de Foot-Ball de la Républic Islamique de Mauritanie. It was created in 1976.-Mauritanian Premier League Clubs - 2011/2012:*ASAC Concorde *ASC El Ahmedi...

: To be determined Mauritian League
Mauritian League
Mauritian League is the top division of football in Mauritius, governed by the Mauritius Football Association since its establishment in 1935.-Barclays League - 2011 Clubs:* AS de Vacoas-Phoenix...

: To be determined Botola: To be determined Moçambola
Moçambola
Moçambola is the top division of Mozambican football , and it is organized by the Mozambican Football Federation.-History:...

: To be determined Namibia Premier League
Namibia Premier League
The Namibia Premier League , also known as MTC Namibia Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of domestic association football in Namibia...

: To be determined Niger Premier League
Niger Premier League
The Niger Premier League is the highest division in football in Niger. The league's first year of operation was 1966.-Structure:...

: To be determined Nigerian Premier League
Nigerian Premier League
The Nigeria Premier League is the highest level of domestic Nigerian football. It is fed into by the two First Division groups: the Nigerian Division 1-A and Nigerian Division 1-B. It is organized by the Nigeria Football Association. The NPL Chairman is Davidson Owunmi.- History :The league was...

: To be determined Réunion Premier League
Réunion Premier League
Réunion Premier League is the top division of football on the French overseas territory of Réunion. The league is ran and managed by the Ligue de Football de la Réunion under the watch of the French Football Federation. Réunion Premier League was created in 1950 and the most successful club is JS...

: To be determined Rwandan Premier League
Rwandan Premier League
The Primus National Soccer League is the highest division in football in Rwanda. The league was formed in 1975.-Clubs for the 2011–12 season:*Amagaju FC *APR FC *AS Kigali *Etincelles FC *La Jeunesse FC...

: To be determined Senegal Premier League
Senegal Premier League
Senegal Premier League is the top division of the Senegal Football Association, it was created in 1966.As from 2011, the league will be one main table.-Senegal Premier League Clubs – 2011:*AS Douanes *AS Pikine*ASC Dahra de Djolof...

: To be determined Seychelles League
Seychelles League
Seychelles First Division is the top division of the Seychelles Football Federation, it was created in 1979.-Seychelles League - Clubs 2011:*Anse Réunion FC...

: To be determined Sierra Leone National Premier League
Sierra Leone National Premier League
Sierra Leone National Premier League is the top football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. The league is sponsored by the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, one of the major Sierra Leonean banks. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpool are the two biggest and most successful clubs. The...

: To be determined Somalia League
Somalia League
The Somalia League is the top football division in Somalia. It was created in 1961.-Clubs:As of 2011 season:-Previous winners:*1967 : Somali Police *1968 : Hoga...

: To be determined Premier Soccer League
Premier Soccer League
Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...

: To be determined Sudan Premier League
Sudan Premier League
Sudan Premier League is the top division of the Sudan Football Association, it was created in 1962.-Sudan Premier League Clubs - 2011:* Al-Ahli * Al-Ahli * Al-Hilal * Al-Hilal...

: To be determined Swazi Premier League
Swazi Premier League
Swazi Premier League, also known as Swazi MTN Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the National Football Association of Swaziland, it was created in 1976.-Swazi/MTN Premier League - Clubs 2011/12:*Green Mamba FC...

: To be determined Tanzanian Premier League
Tanzanian Premier League
Tanzanian Premier League is the top division of the Football Association of Tanzania, it was created in 1965. The competition was simply known as national league and later First Division Soccer League until the name Premier league was adopted in 1997.-Format:...

: To be determined Tunisian CLP-1
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The CLP-1 or "Championnat de la Ligue Professionnelle 1" is the top division of the Fédération Tunisienne de Football. It was created in 1921.-History:...

: To be determined Ugandan Super League
Ugandan Super League
The Ugandan Super League is the top division of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations, it was created in 1968.-Ugandan Super League Clubs - 2011/12:*Bul Bidco FC*Bunamwaya SC *Express FC *Fire Masters FC...

: To be determined Zambian Premier League
Zambian Premier League
The Zambian Premier League, also known as Konkola Copper Mines Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Football Association of Zambia, and was created in 1962.-Member clubs 2011:*Forest Rangers...

: To be determined Zanzibar Premier League
Zanzibar Premier League
Zanzibar Premier League is the top division of the Zanzibar Football Association, it was created in 1981.-Zanzibar Premier League Clubs – 2010:*Chipukizi *Duma FC *Jamhuri FC *JKU FC ...

: To be determined Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League, also known as Castle Lager Premier Soccer League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top professional division of the Zimbabwe Football Association, it was created in 1980, as a successor to the 1962 formed Rhodesia National Football League.The League consists of 16...

: To be determined

CONCACAF nations

Nation League Champion Title Last Honor
 Anguilla Anguilla
Football in Anguilla
The sport of football in the country of Anguilla is run by the Anguilla Football Association. The association administers the Anguilla national football team, as well as the Anguillan League....

2010–11 AFA League Kicks United 2nd 2007
 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
Football in Antigua and Barbuda
Football in Antigua and Barbuda is one of the Caribbean country's most popular sports. It is second only to cricket....

2010–11 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division
2010–11 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division
The 2010–11 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division is the 43rd season of the highest competitive football league of Antigua and Barbuda. It began on 19 September 2010 and will conclude on 14 February 2011. Bassa are the defending champions...

Parham FC 4th 2003
 Aruba Aruba
Football in Aruba
Football is the national sport of Aruba. Aruban football has been influenced and helped a lot by the national Royal Dutch Football Association over the years. The Aruba national team is normally placed near the bottom of the FIFA World Rankings System.-History:...

2010–11 Aruban Division di Honor
2010–11 Aruban Division di Honor
- Locations :- Club Information :- Table :- Playoff Stage :- External links :* via AFF* via FIFA.com...

Racing Club Aruba
SV Racing Club Aruba
Sport Vereniging Racing Club Aruba is an Aruban football club based in Solito, Oranjestad, which currently play in Aruban Division di Honor, the nation's top level league...

7th 2008
 The Bahamas Bahamas
Football in the Bahamas
The sport of football in the country of Bahamas is run by the Bahamas Football Association. The association administers the Bahamas national football team....

2011 BFA Senior League
2011 BFA Senior League
The 2011 BFA Senior League is the fourth season of the league playing under its present format, which involves the top teams from the Grand Bahama and New Providence Soccer Leagues...

IM Bears FC 4th 2010
 Barbados Barbados
Football in Barbados
Football is one of the most popular sports in Barbados. While it lags behind cricket in participation and spectatorship, interest in football has been growing in recent years.-The Barbados Football Association:...

2011 Barbados Premier Division
2011 Barbados Premier Division
The 2010–11 Barbados Premier Division was the 65th season of the highest tier of football in Barbados. The season began on 13 February and concluded on 3 July...

Youth Milan
Youth Milan FC
Youth Milan FC is a Barbados football club, based in Checker Hall in the northern parish of Saint Lucy.Sponsored by Arawak Cement, they play in the Barbados' first division, the Barbados Premier Division.-Achievements:*Barbados Premier Division: 2...

2nd 2006
 Belize Belize
Football in Belize
The sport of football in the country of Belize is run by the Football Federation of Belize. The association administers the Belize national football team, as well as the Belize Premier Football League. Football is the most popular sport in Belize....

2010–11 Belize Premier Football League Belize Defence Force 2nd 2010
 Bermuda Bermuda
Football in Bermuda
Football in Bermuda is one of the most important sports in the country, along with cricket. Football was brought to Bermuda by the British. It is governed by the Bermuda Football Association and is a full-member of FIFA, CONCACAF and the CFU....

2010–11 Bermudian Premier Division
2010–11 Bermudian Premier Division
The 2010-11 Bermudian Premier Division is the 48th season of the highest competitive football league in Bermuda, which was founded in 1963. Dandy Town Hornets are the defending champions, having won their fifth league championship last season.-Teams:...

North Village Community Club 8th 2006
British Virgin Islands
Football in the British Virgin Islands
The sport of football in the British Virgin Islands is run by the British Virgin Islands Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the national League....

2011 British Virgin Islands Championship Islanders FC
Islanders FC
Islanders FC is a British Virgin Islands football club based in Tortola, competing in the BVIFA Football League, the top tier of British Virgin Islands football.'Islanders FC are the current defending league champions.-References:...

2nd 2010
 Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
Football in the Cayman Islands
The sport of football in the Cayman Islands is run by the Cayman Islands Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Cayman Islands League....

2010–11 Cayman Islands League
2010–11 Cayman Islands League
The 2010–11 Cayman Islands Premier League season was the 32nd season of top-tier football in the Cayman Islands. It began on 10 October 2010 and ended on 30 April 2011...

Elite SC
Elite SC
Elite Sport Club is a Cayman Islander football club which currently plays in Cayman Islands' premier league.-Achievements:*Cayman Islands League: 1*Cayman Islands FA Cup: 1*CIFA Charity Shield: 1-Current roster:...

2nd 2009
 Costa Rica Costa Rica  2011 Verano Alajuelense  26th 2010
2011 Invierno TBD TBD TBD
 Cuba Cuba
Football in Cuba
The sport of football in the country of Cuba is run by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Campeonato Nacional. Football is only the fifth most popular sport in Cuba. Baseball, athletics, basketball and volleyball are all more...

2010–11 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba
2010–11 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba
The 2010–11 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba was the 100th season of the highest division of Cuban football, and the first season under its present format....

Villa Clara
FC Villa Clara
FC Villa Clara is a Cuban football club based in Santa Clara, Villa Clara Province, which currently play Cuban first division.-Achievements:*Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba: 11...

11th 2004
 Curaçao Curaçao
Football in Curaçao
The sport of football in the country of Curaçao is run by the Curaçao Football Federation. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Curaçao League....

2010–11 Sekshon Pagá
 Dominica Dominica
Football in Dominica
The sport of football in the country of Dominica is run by the Dominica Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Dominica Championship. Football is the most popular sport in Dominica....

2010–11 Dominica Premiere League
 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Football in the Dominican Republic
The sport of football in the country of the Dominican Republic is run by the Federación Dominicana de Fútbol. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Primera División....

2011 Primera División de Republica Dominicana
 El Salvador El Salvador
Football in El Salvador
The sport of football in the country of El Salvador is run by the Salvadoran Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Primera División.-Club football:...

 
2011 Clausura
Primera División de Fútbol Profesional - Clausura 2011
The Clausura 2011 season will be the 26th edition of El Salvador's Primera Division since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Isidro Metapán will be heading into this tournament as the defending champions. The season will begin in early 2011 and conclude in mid year...

Alianza
Alianza F.C.
Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alianza, is a football club based in San Salvador, El Salvador. Alianza is one of the most popular and successful clubs in El Salvador...

 
10th 2004
2011 Apertura TBD TBD TBD
French Guiana
Football in French Guiana
The sport of football in the country of French Guiana is run by the Ligue de Football de La Guyane Française. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Championnat National. Currently French Guiana is not a member of FIFA, but they are a full member of the CONCACAF....

2010–11 French Guiana Championnat National
2010–11 French Guiana Championnat National
The 2010–11 French Guiana Championnat National was the 38th season of the top tier of football in Guyana. The champions were US Matoury who won their third league title, and their first since 2005–06.-Changes from 2009–10:...

Matoury
US Matoury
US Matoury is a French Guyanese football team playing at the top level. It is based in Matoury. Their home stadium is Stade Municipal.-Achievements:*French Guyana Championnat National: 3*Coupe de Guyane: 2...

3rd 2006
 Grenada Grenada
Football in Grenada
The sport of football in the country of Grenada is run by the Grenada Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Grenada Premier Division....

2011 Grenada Premier Divsion Hard Rock FC 1st
Guadeloupe
Football in Guadeloupe
The sport of football in the country of Guadeloupe is run by the Ligue Guadeloupéenne de Football. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur. Guadeloupe is not a member of FIFA....

2010–11 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur Moulien
CS Moulien
CS Moulien is a football club in Guadeloupe, based in the town of Le Moule.They play in Guadeloupe's first division, the Guadeloupe Championnat National.-Achievements:*Guadeloupe Championnat National: 3*Coupe de Guadeloupe: 5...

3rd 2009
 Guatemala Guatemala
Football in Guatemala
The sport of football in the country of Guatemala is run by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala....

2010–11 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
2010–11 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season
The 2010–11 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 12th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used.-Format:The format for both championships are identical. Each championship will have two stages: a first stage and a playoff stage. The first stage of each championship is a...

Comunicaciones 24th 2008
 Guyana Guyana
Football in Guyana
The sport of football in the country of Guyana is run by the Guyana Football Federation. The association administers the national football team, as well as the national football league....

2011 GFF National Super League Alpha United
Alpha United FC
Alpha United FC is a Guyanese football club based in Providence. The club competes in the GFF National Super League, the top league of football in Guyana...

3rd 2010
 Haiti Haiti
Football in Haiti
The sport of football in the country of Haiti is run by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football. The association administers the national football team, as well as the national football league....

2010–11 1. Ligue Haïtienne
2010–11 Ligue Haïtienne season
The 2010–11 Ligue Haïtienne season was the 47th season of top-tier football in Haiti. It began on 30 July 2010 and ended on 30 January 2011. The league is split into two tournaments—the Série de Ouverture and the Série de Cloture—each with identical formats and each contested by the same 16...

Aigle Noir
Aigle Noir AC
Aigle Noir Athlétique Club is a Haitian football club, located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.-Achievements:*Haitian League: 4*Coupe d'Haïti: 1-Performance in CONCACAF competitions:...

4th 1970
 Honduras Honduras
Football in Honduras
-Association:The Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras is the governing body of football in Honduras. The FENAFUTH was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in the same year. Ten years later it joined CONCACAF....

2010–11 Honduran Liga Nacional
2010–11 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 2010–11 season in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras will be divided into two tournaments and will determine the 57th and 58th champions in the history of the league. It will also provide two berths for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League...

Olimpia 23rd 2010
 Jamaica Jamaica
Football in Jamaica
Association football is one of the most popular sports in Jamaica. It was introduced to the country by the British and quickly took hold. Other important sports in Jamaica include cricket, track and field, and for women, netball.-History:...

2010–11 National Premier League
2010–11 National Premier League
The 2010–11 National Premier League is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. The regular season began August 29, 2010 and will be completed May 1, 2011. The teams will play each other 3 times each then the final 5 games will be played amongst the top 6 and bottom 6; making it a...

Tivoli Gardens
Tivoli Gardens F.C.
Tivoli Gardens FC is a Jamaican football club based in Kingston, currently in the Jamaican National Premier League. Their home stadium is the Railway Oval.-Recent history:...

5th 2009
 Martinique Martinique
Football in Martinique
Association Football is one of the leading sports on the Caribbean island of Martinique which is an Overseas Department, part of France. Several of France's leading footballers are of Martinique heritage, including Thierry Henry....

2010–11 Martinique Championnat National Club Colonial
Club Colonial (Fort-de-France)
Club Colonial is a football club of Martinique, playing in the town of Fort-de-France. They played in the Martinique's first division, the Martinique Championnat National in 2007, but in the end of the season they were relegated to Martinique Promotion d'HonneurIn 2009, the club were promoted back...

19th 1972
 Mexico Mexico
Football in Mexico
Mexico’s most popular sport is association football. It is commonly believed that Football was introduced in Mexico by Cornish miners at the end of the 19th century. By 1902 a five-team league still emerged with a strong English influence. Football became a professional sport in 1943...

 
2011 Clausura
2011 Primera División de México Clausura Liguilla
The Liguilla of the 2010 Primera División de México Clausura was a final knockout tournament involving eight teams of the Primera División de México.-Teams:...

UNAM
Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...

 
7th 2009
Primera División de México Clausura 2009
The 2009 Primera División Clausura was the second football tournament of the Mexican Primera División 2008−2009 season. The tournament began on January 16th, 2009 and ended on May 31st, 2009. Necaxa was relegated to the Primera División A after being in last place of the relegation table. On May...

2011 Apertura TBD TBD TBD
 Montserrat Montserrat
Football in Montserrat
The sport of football in the country of Montserrat is run by the Montserrat Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the national football league....

2011 Montserrat Championship Competition not held
 Nicaragua Nicaragua
Football in Nicaragua
Association football is one of the most popular sports in the Central American nation of Nicaragua alongside baseball.-National team:...

 
2011 Clausura Real Estelí  10th 2010
2011 Apertura TBD TBD TBD
 Panama Panama
Football in Panama
The sport of football in the country of the Panama is run by the Federación Panameña de Fútbol. The association administers the national football team, as well as the ANAPROF....

 
2011 Clausura San Francisco
San Francisco F.C.
San Francisco Fútbol Club is a professional football team located in La Chorrera, Panamá, that plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top Panamanian football league. The club plays its games in Estadio Agustín Sánchez. San Francisco have won 6 Liga Panameña de Fútbol championships, the second...

 
7th 2009
2011 Apertura TBD TBD TBD
 Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis
Football in Saint Kitts and Nevis
The sport of football in the country of Saint Kitts and Nevis is run by the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Saint Kitts Premier Division and the Nevis Premier Division....

2010–11 SKNFA Premier League St Paul's United 3rd 2009
 Saint Lucia St. Lucia
Football in Saint Lucia
The sport of football in the country of Saint Lucia is run by the St. Lucia Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Saint Lucia Premier Division....

2011 Saint Lucia Gold Division
2011 Saint Lucia Gold Division
The 2011 Saint Lucia Gold Division is the 31st season of the highest division of Saint Lucian football.VSADC won the title.- Club Information :- First Stage :- Second Stage :...

VSADC
Vempers Sports Athletic Dramatic Club
Vempers Sports Athletic Dramatic Club, often referred to by their acronym VSADC is a Saint Lucian football club based in Castries, competing in the Saint Lucia Gold Division, the top tier of Saint Lucian football....

7th 2002
St. Martin
Football in Saint Martin
The sport of football in the country of the Saint Martin is run by the Comité de Football des Îles du Nord. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Saint-Martin Championships....

2010–11 Saint-Martin Championships Junior Stars 11th 2003
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Football in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The sport of football in the country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is run by the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation. The association administers the national football team, as well as the NLA Premier League....

2010–11 NLA Premier League Avenues United
Avenues United FC
Avenues United is a football club from Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines.They currently play in the NLA Premier League.-History:Originally from Paul's Avenue in Kingstown, Avenues United is one of the oldest football clubs in St. Vincent having roots dating back to 1965...

2nd 2010
 Sint Maarten Sint Maarten
Football in Sint Maarten
The sport of football in the country of the Sint Maarten is run by the Sint Maarten Soccer Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Sint Maarten League....

2010–11 Sint Maarten League No competition held
 Suriname Suriname
Football in Suriname
The sport of football in the country of Suriname is run by the Surinamese Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the national football league....

2010–11 Hoofdklasse
2010–11 Hoofdklasse (suriname)
The 2010–11 Surinamese Hoofdklasse is the 78th season of the Surinamese Hoofdklasse, the highest football league competition of Suriname. The season began on November 17, 2010 and will conclude on September 14, 2011...

Inter Moengotapoe
Inter Moengotapoe
Inter Moengotapoe is a Surinamese football club, based in Moengo, Marowijne between Paramaribo and the border town of Albina. They play their home matches at the Ronnie Brunswijkstadion...

3rd 2008
 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 2010–11 TT Pro League
2010–11 TT Pro League
The 2010–11 TT Pro League season was the ninth season of the TT Pro League since its establishment in 2002. A total of 11 teams contested the league, with Joe Public the defending champions. The season began on 23 April 2010 and ended on 1 February 2011 with the crowning of the league champion...

Defence Force 21st 1999
 Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands
Football in the Turks and Caicos Islands
The sport of football in the country of the Turks and Caicos Islands is run by the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the MFL League....

2010–11 MFL League Provopool FC 1st
 United States United States
Soccer in the United States
Soccer, fully known as association football,See the articles Football and Names for association football#North America for more detailed explanations of the differing names for soccer. has long been a popular sport in the United States...

 and   Canada
Soccer in Canada
Association football, more commonly known in Canada as soccer, is the most popular sport in terms of participation rate. According to FIFA's Big Count, 2,695,712 people played in Canada in 2006.-Terminology:...

2011 Major League Soccer
2011 Major League Soccer season
The 2011 Major League Soccer season was the 99th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 33rd with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada, and the 16th season of Major League Soccer. The season marked the arrival of two new league clubs, Portland Timbers and Vancouver...

TBD TBD TBD
 United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Soccer in the United States Virgin Islands
The sport of soccer in the country of the United States Virgin Islands is run by the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation. The association administers the national football team, as well as the US Virgin Islands Championship....

2010–11 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship
2010–11 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship
The 2010–11 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship was the planned 13th season of the competition, but was cancelled through the virtue of the St Thomas League canceling its season...

Competition not held

CONMEBOL nations

— Primera División:
    • Clausura: Vélez Sársfield
      Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
      Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...

    • Apertura: TBDLFPB
      Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
      -List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...

      : Bolívar
      Club Bolívar
      Club Bolívar, a football team from Bolivia, was founded in La Paz on April 12, 1925, with the name Atletico Bolívar Literario Musical later changed to "Club Atlético Bolívar"...

       — Série A
      Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
      The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

      : TBD — Primera División:
    • Apertura: Universidad de Chile
    • Clausura: TBD — Primera A:
    • Apertura: Atlético Nacional
      Atlético Nacional
      Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...

    • Finalización: TBD — Serie A: TBD — Primera División:
    • Apertura: Nacional
      Club Nacional
      Club Nacional is a Paraguayan football team, based in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción, founded in 1904.-History:The club was founded on June 5, 1904 by a group of alumni of the Colegio Nacional de la Capital, one of the oldest public schools in Asunción...

    • Clausura: TBD — Primera División: TBD — Primera División: Nacional
      Club Nacional de Football
      Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....

       — Primera División: Deportivo Táchira

OFC nations

Football Federation American Samoa
Football Federation American Samoa
Football Federation American Samoa is the governing body for association football in American Samoa. It came into existence following inaugural elections held in late 2007. The new general secretariat took office under newly elected FFAS President Iuli Alex Godinet in the first elections for the...

 Soccer League: To be determined Cook Islands Round Cup
Cook Islands Round Cup
Cook Islands Round Cup is the top division of the Cook Islands Football Association in Cook Islands. 2,000 capacity National Stadium is one of the venues.-Cook Islands Round Cup - Clubs :*Arorangi FC*Avatiu FC*Matavera FC...

: To be determined Fijian National Football League
National Football League (Fiji)
National Football League is the top division of the Fiji Football Association in Fiji.- Sun/Weet-Bix National League - Played by Districts :*Ba FC*Fiji U-20*Labasa FC*Lautoka FC*Nadi FC*Nadroga FC*Navua FC*Rewa FC*Savusavu FC*Suva FC...

: To be determined FSMFA Top League
Federated States of Micronesia Football Association
The Federated States of Micronesia Football Association or simply FSMFA is the official governing body of football in the Federated States of Micronesia, and of the national team...

: To be determined Kiribati National Championship
Kiribati National Championship
Kiribati National Championship is the top football division in Kiribati.-Group A:*Kuria*Maiana*Marakei*Nonouti*Tamana*Tarawa Urban Council-Group B:*Abaiang*Abemama*Betio Town Council*Makin*Tabiteuea North*Tabiteuea South-Group C:*Banaba*Beru...

: To be determined New Caledonia Division Honneur
New Caledonia Division Honneur
New Caledonia Super Ligue is the top division of the Fédération Calédonienne de Football in New Caledonia. It is played as a double round robin between the top-4 clubs from the Division Honneur of Grande Terre and the champions of the Îles....

: To be determined ASB Premiership: To be determined Niue Soccer Tournament
Niue Soccer Tournament
Niue Soccer Tournament is the top football division in Niue.-Niue Soccer Tournament Clubs :*Alofi F.C.*Ava*Avatele*Hakupu*Liku*Makefu F.C.*Muta*Talava F.C.*Tuapa*Vaiea-Previous winners:*1985: Alofi F.C.*1986-97: unknown*1998: Lakepa...

: To be determined Norfolk Island Soccer League
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance...

: To be determined Palau Soccer League
Palau Soccer League
The Palau Soccer League is the top division of the Palau Soccer Association in Palau. Due to the lack of conditions, all matches are played in Palau Track And Field Stadium.-Palau Soccer League - Clubs :*Mount Everest Nepal*Palau Tiger Team...

: To be determined Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
Papua New Guinea National Soccer League is the top division of the Papua New Guinea Football Association in Papua New Guinea. It is a nation-wide 8-team semi-professional league and was formed in 2006...

: To be determined Samoa National League
Samoa National League
Samoa National League is an association football league in Samoa and the top division of the Football Federation Samoa. The 3,500 capacity National Soccer Stadium is one of the venues of the national league.-Samoa Premier League - clubs :...

: To be determined Solomon Islands National Club Championship
Solomon Islands National Club Championship
The Solomon Islands S-League —or Telekom S-League for sponsorship reasons— is the top division of the Solomon Islands Football Federation. It was previously known as the Solomon Islands National Club Championship and was first held in 2003.- Format :...

: To be determined Tahiti Division Fédérale
Tahiti Division Fédérale
Tahiti Division Fédérale is the top division of the Fédération Tahitienne de Football in French Polynesia. The initial season involves ten teams playing each other twice...

: To be determined Tonga Major League
Tonga Major League
Tonga Major League is the top football division of the Tonga Football Association in Tonga.-Tonga Major League - Clubs :*Ahi ‘o Ulakai FC *Funga'onetaka*Kolofo'ou FC *Kumifonua*Lotoha'apai Dragon*Ma'ufanga*Navutoka...

: To be determined Tuvalu A-Division
Tuvalu A-Division
Tuvalu A-Division is the top football division in Tuvalu.-Tuvalu A-Division – Clubs :*Amatuku FC*Funafuti FC*Lakena United*Nanumea FC*Nauti FC*Nukufetau Atoll*FC Manu Laeva-Previous winners:*2005: Funafuti FC*2006: Lakena United...

: To be determined Vanuatu Premia Divisen
Vanuatu Premia Divisen
Vanuatu Premia Divisen is the top division of the Port Vila Football League, Since the Vanuatu Football Federation does not run a national league as such but on occasions runs invitational tournaments involving clubs from the various affiliate associations, the Port Vila Football League is...

: To be determined

UEFA nations

Albanian Superliga: Skenderbeu Korce Campionat de Lliga: FC Santa Coloma
FC Santa Coloma
FC Santa Coloma is an Andorran football team, playing in the village of Santa Coloma.It is one of the best Andorran teams in recent time. In the 2003-04 qualifying round of the UEFA Cup FC Santa Coloma were eliminated by Esbjerg fB from Denmark . Argentinian Hernan Walker scored their only goal in...

 Armenian Premier League
Armenian Premier League
The Armenian Premier League is the top football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the USSR. After independence, the Football Federation of Armenia has been the unit in charge. The seasons run from spring to fall...

: Ulisses Austrian Bundesliga
Austrian Bundesliga
The Austrian Football Bundesliga is the highest-ranking national league club competition in Austrian football. It is the competition which decides the Austrian national football champions, as well the country's entrants for the various European cups run by UEFA.The Austrian Bundesliga, which began...

: Sturm Graz Azerbaijan Premier League
Azerbaijan Premier League
-Attendance:- Records :Players in the Premier League compete for the Azerbaijan Premier League Golden Boot, awarded to the top scorer at the end of each season. Nazim Aliyev is the league's all-time top scorer with 183 goals, including 39 in the 1992 season.During the 1995–96 season he became the...

: Neftchi Baku Belarusian Premier League
Belarusian Premier League
-Soviet era champions:*1934 BVO *1935 BVO *1936 BVO *1937 Dinamo *1938 Dinamo *1939 Dinamo *1940 DKA *1941-44 unknown...

: BATE Borisov Jupiler League: Racing Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...

 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....

: Borac Banja Luka
Borac Banja Luka
Borac is a sports society with several teams, from the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Borac means "Fighter" and the clubs supporters are called Lešinari/Лешинари which means Vultures....

 Bulgarian A PFG
Bulgarian A Professional Football Group
The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011...

: PFC Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...

 Prva HNL: Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
GNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten...

 Cypriot First Division
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...

: APOEL Gambrinus Liga
Gambrinus Liga
The Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...

: Viktoria Plzeň Danish Superliga
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...

: F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....

 Premier League: Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...

 Meistriliiga
Meistriliiga
Meistriliiga is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 1991 and the current, 2011 is the league's 21st season...

: Flora Tallinn
FC Flora Tallinn
MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system...

 Formuladeildin
Faroe Islands Premier League Football
The Faroe Islands Premier League, the top division of football in the Faroe Islands, was founded in 1942. It is organised by the Faroe Islands Football Association. The league has been known as Vodafonedeildin since February 2009 for sponsorship reasons....

: B36 Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn or F.C. Tórshavn is a Faroese football club, based in the capital, Tórshavn...

 Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...

: HJK Helsinki Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

: Lille OSC
Lille OSC
LOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the...

 Umaglesi Liga
Umaglesi Liga
The Georgian Top League is the top division of football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football Federation. From 1927 to 1989, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the Soviet Union...

: Zestafoni German Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...

 Superleague Greece: Olympiacos F.C. Hungarian National Championship I: Videoton FC
Videoton FC
Videoton FC is a Hungarian professional football club based in Székesfehérvár, playing in the Hungarian League as of 2011. Videoton has won one Hungarian League title, one Hungarian Cup title, two Hungarian League Cup titles and one Hungarian Super Cup title...

 Úrvalsdeild: KR Reykjavík
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, , for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic athletic club based in the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football.-History:...

 League of Ireland Premier Division: Shamrock Rovers Ligat ha'Al: Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa is a sports club in Israel, founded in 1913, and part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football, Weightlifting, swimming, Tennis, Table tennis, Volleyball, Team handball,...

 Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...

: A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...

 Kazakhstan Premier League: Shakhter Karagandy Latvian Higher League: Ventspils
FK Ventspils
FK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament....

 A Lyga
A Lyga
The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by LFF . League size has varied between 8 and 12 teams over the past few years; for its 2011 season, the league features 12 teams...

: Ekranas
FK Ekranas
Futbolo Klubas Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the town of Panevėžys.The club was founded in 1964.It has won Lithuanian championships in 1985 , 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 , 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010...

 Luxembourg National Division
Luxembourg National Division
The National Division is the highest football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it is to be known as the BGL Ligue, after the Luxembourg Football Federation managed to seal a sponsorship deal with Fortis. Before 2006, it contained twelve teams, but it expanded to fourteen for the 2006-07 season,...

: F91 Dudelange
F91 Dudelange
F91 Dudelange is a football club, based in Dudelange, in southern Luxembourg.Dudelange's team colors are red and yellow vertically-striped shirts, with red shorts and socks.-History:...

 Macedonian Prva Liga: FK Škendija Maltese Premier League
Maltese Premier League
The Maltese Premier League, known as BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons , is the top level league for football in Malta. The league was first competed in 1909...

: Valletta
Valletta F.C.
Valletta Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Valletta, the capital city of Malta. Valletta F.C. has the strongest support on the island...

 Moldovan National Division: Dacia Chisinau
FC Dacia Chisinau
FC Dacia Chişinău is a Moldovan football club, playing in the city of Chişinău, the capital of Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.- History :1999...

 Montenegrin First League
Montenegrin First League
The First League of Montenegro is the top football league in Montenegro. It is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. 12 teams participate in this league. The winner of the Montenegrin First League starts the qualifications for the UEFA Champions League from the second round...

: Mogren Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....

: AFC Ajax Irish Premier League
Irish Premier League
The IFA Premiership – formerly the Irish Premier League, and before that the Irish Football League–and still known in popular parlance simply as the Irish League, is the national football league in Northern Ireland, and was historically the league for the whole of Ireland. Clubs in the league are...

: Linfield
Linfield F.C.
Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....

 Norwegian Premier League
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...

: Molde Ekstraklasa: Wisła Kraków Portuguese Liga
Portuguese Liga
The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...

: F.C. Porto Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...

: Oţelul Galaţi
FC Otelul Galati
Fotbal Club Oțelul Galați is a Romanian football club based in Galați . They have spent the majority of the last few decades in the top division, securing several seasons of European football and enjoying success in the Romanian Cup. They won their first league title in the 2010–2011 season and...

 Russian Premier League
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...

: This season's champion will not be determined until spring 2012. The league is transitioning to an autumn-spring calendar similar to that of most UEFA nations. Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio is an amateur league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the Sammarinese football league system and has been operating since 1985...

: Tre Fiori
Società Polisportiva Tre Fiori
Società Polisportiva Tre Fiori, also known simply as S.P. Tre Fiori, is a semi-professional football club based in Fiorentino, San Marino. The club, formed in 1949, has been awarded 7 national championship titles and 6 national cup titles, making them one of the most successful clubs in the history...

 Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...

: Rangers FC Serbian Superliga
Serbian Superliga
Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...

: Partizan Belgrade
Partizan Belgrade
Jugoslovensko Sportsko Društvo Partizan, commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan is a sports association from Belgrade, Serbia. Founded on 4th October 1945, it's an umbrella organization featuring 26 clubs in 26 sports.-Sports/Clubs:-History:...

 Slovak Superliga: Slovan Bratislava
Slovan Bratislava
Slovan Bratislava is a Slovakian multi-sport club from Bratislava* HC Slovan Bratislava * ŠK Slovan Bratislava * ŠK Slovan Bratislava * RC Slovan Bratislava...

 Slovenian PrvaLiga: NK Maribor
NK Maribor
Nogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from...

 La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

: FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

 Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

: Helsingborg
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF , commonly referred to as Helsingborg and locally HIF, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...

 Swiss Super League
Swiss Super League
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...

: Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

 Spor Toto Süper Lig: Fenerbahçe Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...

: Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...

 Welsh Premier League: Bangor City
Bangor City F.C.
Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992....


January

  • 1 January – Nikolay Abramov, Russian defender (26)
  • 4 January – Coen Moulijn
    Coen Moulijn
    Coenraadt "Coen" Moulijn OON was a Dutch footballer who played for Feyenoord from 1955 to 1972 and was part of their European Cup victory in 1970.- Club career :...

    , Dutch international forward (73)
  • 6 January – Uche Okafor
    Uche Okafor
    Uchenna Kizito Okafor, often shortened to Uche Okafor was a football defender who played 34 international matches for Nigeria.- Club career :Okafor's club career took him to many countries before he settled in the USA...

    , Nigerian international defender (43)
  • 8 January – Josep Artigas
    Josep Artigas
    Josep Artigas Morraja was a Spanish footballer, who played as a midfielder.-External links:** * *...

    , Spanish international midfielder (87)
  • 8 January – Ángel Pedraza
    Ángel Pedraza
    Ángel Pedraza Lamilla was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a defender and a midfielder.-Playing career:...

    , Spanish midfielder and manager (48)
  • 8 January – Thorbjørn Svenssen
    Thorbjørn Svenssen
    Thorbjørn Svenssen was a Norwegian footballer, who played a record 104 international games for Norway, and captained the side 93 times.-Club career:...

    , Norwegian international defender (86)
  • 9 January – Richard Butcher, English midfielder (29)
  • 9 January – Jerzy Woźniak
    Jerzy Woźniak
    Jerzy Jan Woźniak was a Polish footballer who played at both professional and international levels.-Career:Wozniak spent 13 seasons at Legia Warsaw, and also earned 35 caps for the Polish national team.-References:...

    , Polish international defender (78)
  • 10 January – Bora Kostić
    Bora Kostic
    Borivoje "Bora" Kostić was a former Serbian footballer.During his club career he played for Red Star Belgrade, Lanerossi Vicenza and St. Louis Stars. He earned 33 caps and 26 goals for the Yugoslavia national football team, and participated in the 1960 European Nations' Cup...

    , Yugoslavian international striker (80)
  • 15 January – Nat Lofthouse
    Nat Lofthouse
    Nathaniel "Nat" Lofthouse, OBE was an English professional footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole career...

    , English international forward (85)
  • 16 January – Alcides Silveira
    Alcides Silveira
    Alcides Silveira Vicente Montero was an international football player and coach of Uruguay national football team.-Club:Independiente*Argentinian Premier Division: Winner 1960Boca Juniors...

    , Uruguayan international midfielder (72)
  • 24 January – Francisco Hernández, Mexican international midfielder, member of the 1950 FIFA World Cup Mexico squad (83)
  • 25 January – Kiril Milanov
    Kiril Milanov
    Kiril Milanov was a Bulgarian football player.He played in Marek Dupnitsa between 1966 and 1971, Akademik Sofia between 1971 and 1973 and in Levski Sofia between 1973 and 1978. Kiril has 110 caps and 64 goals. He played for Bulgaria national football team, earning 21 caps and scored 4 goals...

    , Bulgarian international forward (62)
  • 27 January – Svein Mathisen
    Svein Mathisen
    Svein Erling "Matta" Mathisen was a footballer from Norway. With the exception of a short spell with Scottish club Hibernian in 1978, "Matta" played for IK Start throughout his career, where he won the Norwegian league title in 1978 and 1980...

    , Norwegian international midfielder (58)
  • 29 January – Corona
    José Llopis Corona
    José Llopis Corona known in his time as a footballer as José Corona, Pepe Corona or simply Corona is a former Spanish football Left back.-Football career:...

    , Spanish defender (92)

February

  • 3 February – Neil Young, English forward (66)
  • 6 February – William Morais
    William Morais
    William Francis de Oliveira Morais was a Brazilian footballer.-Career:Morais started in football on the youth squad of the Corinthians...

    , Brazilian midfielder (19)
  • 16 February – Tonny van Ede
    Tonny van Ede
    Tonny van Ede was a Dutch football player.-Club career:Van Ede was a product of the Sparta Rotterdam youth system, joining the club at 11 and making his senior debut in 1947. During the Second World War he was sent to work in Germany but fled to England...

    , Dutch international winger (86)
  • 19 February – Ernő Solymosi
    Erno Solymosi
    Ernő Solymosi was a Hungarian footballer. He was born in Diósgyőr. He played for the clubs Diósgyőri VTK, Újpest FC and Pécsi Dózsa as a midfielder and defender. He played 38 games and scored 7 goals for the Hungary national football team...

    , Hungarian international defender (70)
  • 21 February – Jean Baeza
    Jean Baeza
    Jean Baeza was a professional French football defender.-External links:**...

    , French international defender (68)
  • 24 February – Yozhef Betsa
    Yozhef Betsa
    Yozhef Yozhefovich Betsa was a Ukrainian and Soviet football player and coach. Betsa was an ethnic Magyar. In December 2006 he was denied the invitation to accept a medal from the President of the Union of the Russian football veterans, Alexander Bagratovich Mirzoyan with the explanation that he...

    , Soviet Ukrainian midfielder, 1956 Olympic champion (81)
  • 26 February – Dean Richards
    Dean Richards (footballer)
    Dean Ivor Richards was an English footballer who played as a defender. He began his career at hometown club Bradford City before a four year stay with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He left to play Premier League football with Southampton and finally Tottenham Hotspur...

    , English defender (36)

June

  • 18 June - Ulrich Biesinger
    Ulrich Biesinger
    Ulrich "Uli" Biesinger was a German footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a forward.-Career:...

    , German international forward (77)
  • 23 June - Dennis Marshall
    Dennis Marshall (footballer)
    Dennis Marshall Maxwell was a Costa Rican footballer as a left defender who last played for Danish Superliga club AaB and for the Costa Rican national team.-International goals:-Death:...

    , Costa Rican international defender (25)

August

  • 4 August - Naoki Matsuda
    Naoki Matsuda
    was a Japanese footballer who played as a central defender.-Football career:Born in Kiryū, Gunma, Matsuda represented the Yokohama F. Marinos for the vast majority of his career, being promoted to the first team in 1995, at the age of 18...

    , Japanese international defender (34)
  • 11 August - Ignacio Flores
    Ignacio Flores
    Ignacio Flores Ocaranza was a Mexican footballer who played at both professional and international levels, as a defender.-Career:Born in Mexico City, Flores spent his entire professional career with Cruz Azul....

    , Mexican international defender (58)

September

  • 6 September - Masanori Sanada
    Masanori Sanada
    Masanori Sanada was a Japanese football player.Sanada played for Shimizu S-Pulse in the J...

    , Japanese international goalkeeper (43)
  • 25 September - Theyab Awana
    Theyab Awana
    Theyab Awana Ahmed Hussein Al Musabi , commonly known as Theyab Awana, was an Emirati footballer who played as a winger for Emirati Pro-League club Baniyas and the UAE national team...

    , UAE international winger (21)
  • 27 September - Jesús María Pereda
    Jesus María Pereda
    Jesús María Pereda Ruiz de Temiño , also known as Chus Pereda, was a Spanish football midfielder and manager....

    , Spanish international midfielder and manager (73)

November

  • 14 November - Alf Fields
    Alf Fields
    Alf Fields was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half.-Career:Fields signed with Arsenal in 1936, turned professional in 1937, and made his debut in 1939. Between then and 1952, Fields made a total of 19 appearances in the Football League...

    , English defender (92)
  • 28 November - Gary Speed
    Gary Speed
    Gary Andrew Speed, MBE was a Welsh football player and manager. He was captain of the Wales national football team until he retired from international football in 2004 and he remains the most capped outfield player for Wales and the second overall, having appeared 85 times at senior level between...

    , Welsh international midfielder and manager (42)
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