2021 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events in the year 2021 around the world.

• January 21: The 2021 MLS SuperDraft happens.
• January 30: The 2020 Copa Libertadores final was played. Palmeiras beat Santos 1-0 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• February 11: The 2020 FIFA Club World Cup final was played. Bayern Munich beat Tigres UANL 1-0 at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.
• February 15: 1978 FIFA World Cup winner Leopoldo Luque passes away. He dies due to COVID-19^[1][2]
• February 17: The 2020–21 UEFA Youth League is cancelled by the UEFA Executive Committee.
• February 21: The Nepal Super League is founded. It is the first professional league in Nepal.
• February 23: Football Australia and the Qatar Football Association announce that Australia and Qatar would withdraw from the 2021 Copa América.

• March 6: Rangers become the 2020–21 Scottish Premiership champions. This is their first Scottish Premiership title, and 55th Scottish title.
• March 11: The 2020 Canadian Championship is postponed. This results in Toronto FC qualifying for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League,
• March 18: The 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship begins. In the opening match, the United States beat Costa Rica 1-0 at the Estadio Jalisco, in Guadalajara, Mexico.
• March 24:
  • The first match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying for Europe begins. In the opening match, Turkey beats the Netherlands 4-2 at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium, in Istanbul, Turkey.
  • The 2 opening matches of the 2021 U-21 European Championship happens. In the first match, Spain beat Slovenia 3-0 at the Stadion Ljudski vrt in Maribor, Slovenia. In the other match, Italy drew 1-1 against the Czech Republic at the Stadion Z'dežele in Celje, Slovenia.
• March 28: The 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship semi-finals were played. Honduras beat the United States 1-0, and Mexico beat Canada 2-0. Honduras and Mexico qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Both matches were played at the Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara, Mexico.

• April 18: The European Super League is founded. The proposal was cancelled after 2 days.
• April 21: Schalke 04 are officially relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. This is their 1st relegation since the 1980-81 season.

• May 26: The 2021 UEFA Europa League final was played. Villarreal drew 1-1 against Manchester United (Villarreal won 11-10 in a penalty shootout) at the Stadion Miejski in Gdańsk, Poland.
• May 29: The 2021 UEFA Champions League final was played. Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal.

• June 11: The opening match of UEFA Euro 2020 was played. Italy beat Turkey 3-0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.
• June 12: Christian Eriksen collapses on the pitch during Denmark's Euro 2020 match against Finland.
• June 13: The opening match of the 2021 Copa América was played. Brazil beat Venezuela 3-0 at the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha in Brasília, Brazil.

• July 6: The first ever UEFA Europa Conference League match was played. Maltese club Mosta FC beat Slovakian club Spartak Trnava 3-2 at the Centenary Stadium in Ta' Qali, Malta.
• July 10: The 2021 Copa América final was played. Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• July 11: The UEFA Euro 2020 final was played. Italy drew 1-1 against England (Italy won 3-2 on penalties) at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
• July 21: The Women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics begin. The match will be played between Great Britain and Chile. The match will be played at the Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Japan.
• July 22: The Men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics begin. The match will be played between Egypt and Spain. The match will be played at the Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Japan.

• August 3: CONMEBOL cancel the 2021 South American U-17 Championship and the 2021 South American U-20 Championship.
• August 15: 1974 FIFA World Cup winner Gerd Müller (75) passes away.

• September 19: 1966 FIFA World Cup winner Jimmy Greaves (81) passes away.

• October 10: The 2021 UEFA Nations League final was played. France beat Spain 2-1 at the San Siro in Milan, Italy.

• November 10: The 2021 Copa Libertadores final was played. Palmeiras beat Flamengo 2-1 at the Estadio Centenario, Uruguay.

• December 3: 1954 FIFA World Cup winner Horst Eckel (89) passes away.

• The Premier League Hall of Fame is created.

Tournament	Confederation	Host Country(s)	Winner	Runner-Up	Third Place/Semi-Finalists	Finals Stadium
2020 AFF Championship	AFC (Asia)	Singapore	Thailand	Indonesia	Singapore  Vietnam	National Stadium, Kallang
2021 SAFF Championship		Maldives	India	Nepal	Maldives	National Football Stadium, Malé
2020 African Nations Championship	CAF (Africa)	Cameroon	Morocco	Mali	Guinea	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
2021 COSAFA Cup		South Africa	South Africa	Senegal	Eswatini	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
2020 CONCACAF Nations League Finals	CONCACAF (North America)	United States	United States	Mexico	Honduras	AT&T Stadium, Arlington
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup		United States	United States	Mexico	Qatar  Canada	Allegiant Stadium, Paradise
2021 Copa América	CONMEBOL (South America)	Brazil[n 1]	Argentina	Brazil	Colombia	Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
UEFA Euro 2020	UEFA (Europe)	Multiple Hosts[n 2]	Italy	England	Spain  Denmark	Wembley Stadium, London
2021 UEFA Nations League Finals		Italy	France	Spain	Italy	San Siro, Milan
2021 FIFA Arab Cup	FIFA	Qatar	Algeria	Tunisia	Qatar	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Men's football at the 2020 Olympics	IOC	Japan	Brazil	Spain	Mexico	Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
2021 Three Nations Cup	Other	Nepal	Nepal	Bangladesh	Kyrgyzstan U23	Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu
2020 Baltic Cup		Estonia  Latvia  Lithuania	Estonia	Latvia	Lithuania	No Finals Match[n 3]
2021 Four Nations Football Tournament		Sri Lanka	Seychelles	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh	Racecourse Ground, Colombo

Tournament	Confederation	Host Country(s)	Winner	Runner-Up	Third Place/Semi-Finalists	Finals Stadium
2020 AFC U-19 Championship	AFC (Asia)	Uzbekistan	Cancelled			Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
2020 AFC U-16 Championship		Bahrain	Cancelled			Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
2021 CAFA U-15 Championship		Tajikistan	Iran	Tajikistan	Uzbekistan	Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
2021 WAFF U-18 Championship		Iraq	Iraq	Lebanon		Al-Madina Stadium, Baghdad
2021 WAFF U-23 Championship		Saudi Arabia	Jordan	Saudi Arabia	Iraq  Syria	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations	CAF (Africa)	Mauritania	Ghana	Uganda	Gambia	Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
2021 UNAF U-17 Tournament		Algeria	Algeria	Tunisia	Libya	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
2021 UNAF U-20 Tournament		Tunisia	Tunisia	Egypt	Mauritania	No Finals Match
2021 WAFU Zone A U-17 Tournament		Senegal	Senegal	Mali	Mauritania  Guinea-Bissau	Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès
2021 WAFU Zone B U-17 Tournament		Togo	Ivory Coast	Nigeria	Niger  Burkina Faso	Stade de Kégué, Lomé
2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations		Morocco	Cancelled			Stade El Bachir, Mohammedia
2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup		Ethiopia	Tanzania	Burundi	South Sudan	Bahir Dar International Stadium, Bahir Dar
2021 COSAFA Under-17 Championship		Lesotho	Angola	Zambia	Malawi	Setsotso Stadium, Maseru
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	UEFA (Europe)	Hungary  Slovenia	Germany	Portugal	Netherlands  Spain	Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana
2021 Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament	Other	Ukraine	Uzbekistan	Azerbaijan	Ukraine	Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv
2021 Arab Cup U-20		Egypt	Saudi Arabia	Algeria	Egypt  Tunisia	30 June Stadium, Cairo
2021 Arab Cup U-17		Morocco	Cancelled			Unknown
2021 Copa Raúl Coloma Rivas		Chile	Colombia	Uruguay	Chile	Unknown

Tournament	Confederation	Host Country(s)	Winner	Runner-Up	Third Place/Semi-Finalists	Finals Stadium
2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup	FIFA	Russia	RFU	Japan	Switzerland	Luzhniki Beach Soccer Arena, Moscow
2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup		Lithuania	Portugal	Argentina	Brazil	Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
2021 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations	CAF	Senegal	Senegal	Mozambique	Morocco	Saly
2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship	CONCACAF	Guatemala	Costa Rica	United States	Guatemala	Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG, Guatemala City
2021 Arab Futsal Cup	UAFA	Egypt	Morocco	Egypt	United Arab Emirates	Dr. Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October City

Confederation	Tournament	Previous Winner	Winner	Runner-Up	Finals Stadium
AFC (Asia)	2021 AFC Champions League	Ulsan Hyundai (2020)	Al Hilal	Pohang Steelers	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
	2021 AFC Cup	Al Ahed (2019)	Al-Muharraq	Nasaf	Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
CAF (Africa)	2020–21 CAF Champions League	Al Ahly (2019-20)	Al Ahly	Kaizer Chiefs	Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
	2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup	RS Berkane (2019-20)	Raja Casablanca	JS Kabylie	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
	2020–21 CAF Super Cup	Zamalek (2020)	Al Ahly	RS Berkane	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
CONCACAF (North America)	2021 CONCACAF Champions League	Tigres UANL (2020)	C.F. Monterrey	América	Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
	2021 CONCACAF League	Alajuelense (2020)	Comunicaciones	Motagua	2-Legged Final
	2021 Caribbean Club Championship	Portmore United (2019)	Cavaly	Inter Moengotapoe	Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo
	2021 Caribbean Club Shield	Robinhood (2019)	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
CONMEBOL (South America)	2021 Copa Libertadores	Palmeiras (2020)	Palmeiras	Flamengo	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
	2021 Copa Sudamericana	Defensa y Justicia (2020)	Athletico Paranaense	Red Bull Bragantino	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
	2021 Recopa Sudamericana	Flamengo (2020)	Defensa y Justicia	Palmeiras	2-Legged Final
OFC (Oceania)	2021 OFC Champions League	Hienghène Sport (2019)	Season cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic
UEFA (Europe)	2020–21 UEFA Champions League	Bayern Munich (2019-20)	Chelsea	Manchester City	Estádio do Dragão, Porto
	2020–21 UEFA Europa League	Sevilla (2019-20)	Villarreal	Manchester United	Stadion Miejski, Gdańsk
	2021 UEFA Super Cup	Bayern Munich (2020)	Chelsea	Villareal	Windsor Park, Belfast
	2020-21 UEFA Youth League	Real Madrid (2019-20)	Season cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic
FIFA (Global)	2021 FIFA Club World Cup	Bayern Munich (2020)	Chelsea	Palmeiras	Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Nation	League	Champion	Cup	Winner	Runner-Up
Albania	2020–21 Kategoria Superiore	Teuta	2020–21 Albanian Cup	Vllaznia	Skënderbeu
			2021 Albanian Supercup	Teuta	Vllaznia
Andorra	2020–21 Primera Divisió	Inter Club d'Escaldes	2021 Copa Constitució	Sant Julià	Atlètic Club d'Escaldes
			2021 Andorran Supercup	Inter Club d'Escaldes	Sant Julià
Armenia	2020–21 Armenian Premier League	Alashkert	2020–21 Armenian Cup[3]	Ararat Yerevan	Alashkert
			2021 Armenian Supercup	Alashkert	Ararat Yerevan
Austria	2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga	Red Bull Salzburg	2020–21 Austrian Cup	Red Bull Salzburg	LASK
Azerbaijan	2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League	Neftçi Baku	2020–21 Azerbaijan Cup	Keşla	Sumgayit
Belarus	2021 Belarusian Premier League	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	2020–21 Belarusian Cup[4]	BATE Borisov	Isloch Minsk Raion
			2021 Belarusian Super Cup	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	BATE Borisov
Belgium	2020–21 Belgian First Division A[5]	Club Brugge	2020–21 Belgian Cup	Genk	Standard Liège
			2021 Belgian Super Cup	Club Brugge	Genk
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2020–21 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Borac Banja Luka	2020–21 Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup	Sarajevo	Borac Banja Luka
Bulgaria	2020–21 First Professional Football League	Ludogorets	2020–21 Bulgarian Cup	CSKA Sofia	Arda Kardzhali
			2021 Bulgarian Supercup	Ludogorets	CSKA Sofia
Croatia	2020–21 Croatian First Football League	Dinamo Zagreb	2020–21 Croatian Football Cup	Dinamo Zagreb	Istra 1961
Cyprus	2020–21 Cypriot First Division	Omonia	2020–21 Cypriot Cup	Anorthosis Famagusta	Olympiakos Nicosia
			2021 Cypriot Super Cup	Omonia	Anorthosis Famagusta
Czech Republic	2020–21 Czech First League	Slavia Prague	2020–21 Czech Cup	Slavia Prague	Viktoria Plzeň
Denmark	2020–21 Danish Superliga	Brøndby	2020–21 Danish Cup	Randers	SønderjyskE
England	2020–21 Premier League[6]	Manchester City	2020–21 FA Cup[7]	Leicester City	Chelsea
			2020–21 EFL Cup[8]	Manchester City	Tottenham Hotspur
			2021 FA Community Shield	Leicester City	Manchester City
Estonia	2021 Meistriliiga	Levadia Tallinn	2020–21 Estonian Cup	Levadia Tallinn	Flora
			2021 Estonian Supercup	Flora	Paide
Faroe Islands	2021 Betri deildin menn	KÍ	2021 Faroe Islands Cup	B36	NSÍ Runavík
			2021 Faroe Islands Super Cup	HB	NSÍ
Finland	2021 Veikkausliiga	HJK Helsinki	2021 Finnish Cup	KuPS	HJK Helsinki
France	2020–21 Ligue 1	Lille	2020–21 Coupe de France	Paris Saint-Germain	AS Monaco
			2021 Trophée des Champions	Lille	Paris Saint-Germain
Georgia	2021 Erovnuli Liga	Dinamo Batumi	2021 Georgian Cup	Saburtalo Tbilisi	Samgurali Tsqaltubo
			2021 Georgian Super Cup	Dinamo Tbilisi	Gagra
Germany	2020–21 Bundesliga	Bayern Munich	2020–21 DFB-Pokal[9]	Borussia Dortmund	RB Leipzig
			2021 DFL-Supercup	Bayern Munich	Borussia Dortmund
Gibraltar	2020–21 Gibraltar National League	Lincoln Red Imps	2021 Rock Cup	Lincoln Red Imps	Glacis United
			2021 Pepe Reyes Cup	Europa	Lincoln Red Imps
Greece	2020–21 Super League Greece	Olympiacos	2020–21 Greek Football Cup	PAOK	Olympiacos
Hungary	2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I	Ferencváros	2020–21 Magyar Kupa	Újpest	Fehérvár
Iceland	2021 Úrvalsdeild	Víkingur Reykjavík	2021 Icelandic Cup	Víkingur Reykjavík	ÍA
			2021 Deildabikar	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
			2021 Icelandic Men's Football Super Cup
Republic of Ireland	2021 League of Ireland Premier Division	Shamrock Rovers	2021 FAI Cup	St Patrick's Athletic	Bohemians
			2021 President of Ireland's Cup	Dundalk	Shamrock Rovers
Israel	2020–21 Israeli Premier League	Maccabi Haifa	2020–21 Israel State Cup	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv
			2020–21 Toto Cup Al	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Bnei Sakhnin
			2021 Israel Super Cup	Maccabi Haifa	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Italy	2020–21 Serie A	Inter Milan	2020–21 Coppa Italia	Juventus	Atalanta
			2021 Supercoppa Italiana	Internazionale	Juventus
Kazakhstan	2021 Kazakhstan Premier League	Tobol	2021 Kazakhstan Cup	Kairat	Shakhter Karagandy
			2021 Kazakhstan Super Cup	Tobol	FC Astana
Kosovo	2020–21 Football Superleague of Kosovo	Prishtina	2020–21 Kosovar Cup	Llapi	Dukagjini
			2021 Kosovar Supercup	Llapi	Prishtina
Latvia	2021 Latvian Higher League	RFS	2021 Latvian Football Cup	RFS	Liepāja
Liechtenstein	No League		2020–21 Liechtenstein Cup	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Lithuania	2021 A Lyga	Žalgiris	2021 Lithuanian Football Cup	Žalgiris	Panevėžys
			2021 Lithuanian Supercup	Panevėžys	Žalgiris
Luxembourg	2020–21 Luxembourg National Division	Fola Esch	2020–21 Luxembourg Cup	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Malta	2020–21 Maltese Premier League[n 4]	Ħamrun Spartans	2020–21 Maltese FA Trophy	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Moldova	2020–21 Moldovan National Division	Sheriff Tiraspol	2020–21 Moldovan Cup	Sfântul Gheorghe	Sheriff Tiraspol
			2021 Moldovan Super Cup	Sfântul Gheorghe	Sheriff Tiraspol
Montenegro	2020–21 Montenegrin First League	Budućnost	2020–21 Montenegrin Cup	Budućnost	Dečić
Netherlands	2020–21 Eredivisie	Ajax	2020–21 KNVB Cup	Ajax	Vitesse
			2021 Johan Cruyff Shield	PSV Eindhoven	Ajax
North Macedonia	2020–21 Macedonian First Football League	Shkëndija	2020–21 Macedonian Football Cup	Sileks	Akademija Pandev
Northern Ireland	2020–21 NIFL Premiership	Linfield	2020–21 Irish Cup	Linfield	Larne
			2020–21 NIFL Cup	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Norway	2021 Eliteserien	Bodø/Glimt	2021 Norwegian Football Cup	Molde	Bodø/Glimt
Poland	2020–21 Ekstraklasa	Legia Warsaw	2020–21 Polish Cup	Raków Częstochowa	Arka Gdynia
			2021 Polish SuperCup	Raków Częstochowa	Legia Warsaw
Portugal	2020–21 Primeira Liga	Sporting CP	2020–21 Taça de Portugal	Braga	Benfica
			2020–21 Taça da Liga	Sporting CP	Braga
			2021 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira	Sporting CP	Braga
Romania	2020–21 Liga I	CFR Cluj	2020–21 Cupa României	Universitatea Craiova	Astra Giurgiu
			2021 Supercupa României	CFR Cluj	Universitatea Craiova
Russia	2020–21 Russian Premier League	Zenit Saint Petersburg	2020–21 Russian Cup	Lokomotiv Moscow	Krylia Sovetov Samara
			2021 Russian Super Cup	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Lokomotiv Moscow
San Marino	2020–21 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio	La Fiorita (League) Folgore (Playoffs)	2020–21 Coppa Titano	La Fiorita	Tre Fiori
			2021 Super Coppa Sammarinese	La Fiorita	Folgore
Scotland	2020–21 Scottish Premiership	Rangers	2020–21 Scottish Cup	St Johnstone	Hibernian
			2020–21 Scottish League Cup	St Johnstone	Livingston
Serbia	2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga	Red Star Belgrade	2020–21 Serbian Cup	Red Star Belgrade	Partizan
Slovakia	2020–21 Slovak First Football League	Slovan Bratislava	2020–21 Slovak Cup	Slovan Bratislava	Žilina
Slovenia	2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga	Mura	2020–21 Slovenian Cup	Olimpija Ljubljana	NK Celje
Spain	2020–21 La Liga	Atletico Madrid	2020–21 Copa del Rey	Barcelona	Athletic Bilbao
			2020–21 Supercopa de España	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
Sweden	2021 Allsvenskan	Malmö	2020–21 Svenska Cupen	Hammarby IF	BK Häcken
Switzerland	2020–21 Swiss Super League	BSC Young Boys	2020–21 Swiss Cup	Luzern	St. Gallen
Turkey	2020–21 Süper Lig	Beşiktaş	2020–21 Turkish Cup	Beşiktaş	Antalyaspor
			2021 Turkish Super Cup	Beşiktaş	Antalyaspor
Ukraine	2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League	Dynamo Kyiv	2020–21 Ukrainian Cup	Dynamo Kyiv	Zorya Luhansk
			2021 Ukrainian Super Cup	Shakhtar Donetsk	Dynamo Kyiv
Wales	2020–21 Cymru Premier	Connah's Quay Nomads	2020–21 Welsh Cup	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
			2020–21 Welsh League Cup

Nation	League	Champion	Cup	Winner	Runner-Up
Argentina	2021 Argentine Primera División	River Plate	2020–21 Copa Argentina	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
			2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional	Club Atlético Colón	Racing Club
			2021 Supercopa Argentina	Not held due to scheduling problems
Bolivia	2021 Bolivian Primera División	Independiente Petrolero	No Cup
Brazil	2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	Atlético Mineiro	2021 Copa do Brasil	Atlético Mineiro	Athletico Paranaense
			2021 Supercopa do Brasil	Flamengo	Palmeiras
Chile	2021 Chilean Primera División	Universidad Católica	2021 Copa Chile	Colo-Colo	Everton
Colombia	2021 Categoría Primera A Apertura	Deportes Tolima	2021 Copa Colombia	Atlético Nacional	Deportivo Pereira
	2021 Categoría Primera A Finalización	Deportivo Cali	2021 Superliga Colombiana	Santa Fe	América de Cali
Ecuador	2021 Ecuadorian Serie A	Independiente del Valle	2021 Copa Ecuador	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Paraguay	2021 Paraguayan Primera División Apertura	Libertad	2021 Copa Paraguay	Club Olimpia	Sol de América
	2021 Paraguayan Primera División Clausura	Cerro Porteño
Peru	2021 Peruvian Liga 1	Alianza Lima	2021 Copa Bicentenario	Sporting Cristal	Carlos A. Mannucci
Uruguay	2021 Uruguayan Primera División	Peñarol	2021 Supercopa Uruguaya	Nacional	Montevideo Wanderers
Venezuela	2021 Venezuelan Primera División	Deportivo Táchira	2021 Copa Venezuela	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Date Founded	Club	Country	Current League	Notes
January 12	Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC	United States	USL League One
January 27	Maluku FC	Indonesia	Liga 3
January	Xi'an Chongde Ronghai	China	China League Two
February 1	Monterey Bay FC	United States	USL Championship	Continuation of the Fresno FC franchise
March 12	Lobos ULMX	Mexico	Liga Premier de México Serie A
April 16	FC Fratria	Bulgaria	Second Professional Football League
April 22	Hoa Binh FC	Vietnam	V. League 2
April 27	Nova Venécia Futebol Clube	Brazil	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Campeonato Capixaba
May 7	Escorpiones FC	Mexico	Liga Premier de México Serie A
May 18	Bourges Foot 18	France	Championnat National 2 Group B	Merger between Bourges Foot and Bourges 18
June 22	Amazônia Independente	Brazil	Campeonato Paraense Third Division
July 8	Tigres de Álica FC	Mexico	Liga Premier de México Serie A
July 20	FK Internacional	Montenegro	Montenegrin Third League
July 31	Yunnan Yukun	China	China League One
July	CDM F.C.	Mexico	Liga Premier de México Serie B
July	Tritones Vallarta M.F.C.	Mexico	Liga Premier de México Serie A
August 9	Electric City FC	Canada	Folded in 2024
September 2	HK U23 Football Team	Hong Kong	Folded in 2024
September	Jabrayil FK	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan Second League
October 1	Lexington SC	United States	USL League One
October	Mexicali FC	Mexico	Liga Premier de México Serie A
November 5	Rivers FC	Canada	League1 British Columbia
November 22	Monsoon FC	Brazil	Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2
December 1	Ballard FC	United States	USL League Two
December 23	Chongqing Tonglianglong	China	China League One
December 24	Dalian Yingbo	China	China League One
December	FK TransINVEST	Lithuania	A Lyga
2021	ACS FC Dinamo București	Romania	Liga III
2021	Akron City FC	United States	National Premier Soccer League
2021	Al-Jawhara SC	Iraq	Iraqi First Division League
2021	Altitude FC	Canada	League1 British Columbia
2021	SSC Ancona ASD	Italy	Currently without a league
2021	SV Belisia Bilzen	Belgium	Belgian National Division 1
2021	BFB Pattaya City	Thailand	Thai League 3
2021	BGHC 1 FC	Canada	Folded in 2023	Merger between Brantford Galaxy and Hamilton City SC
2021	Biratnagar City FC	Nepal	Nepal Super League
2021	Blue Goose SC	United States	USL League Two
2021	Bolívar SC	Venezuela	Venezuelan Segunda División
2021	FC Brașov	Romania	Folded in 2023
2021	Cebu FC	Philippines	Philippines Football League
2021	Chattrakan City FC	Thailand	Thai League 3
2021	F.C. Chitwan	Nepal	Nepal Super League
2021	F.C. Kiryat Yam	Israel	Liga Alef North	Reformation of club from 2008
2021	FC Clivense	Italy	Folded in 2024	Became AC ChievoVerona
2021	FC Laval	Canada	Ligue1 Québec
2021	FC Nuuk	Greenland	Greenlandic Football Championship
2021	FC Sayana Haskovo	Bulgaria	Third Amateur Football League
2021	Fleetwood United	United Arab Emirates	UAE Second Division League
2021	JET Kintana	Madagascar	Malagasy Pro League
2021	Kathmandu Rayzrs FC	Nepal	Nepal Super League
2021	Lalitpur City FC	Nepal	Nepal Super League
2021	Matebele FC	Botswana	Botswana Premier League
2021	Nautsaʼmawt FC	Canada	Currently without a league
2021	Nsoatreman FC	Ghana	Ghana Premier League
2021	One Knoxville SC	United States	USL League One
2021	Pittsburgh City United FC	United States	Folded in 2023
2021	Pokhara Thunders	Nepal	Nepal Super League
2021	Putra Delta Sidoarjo	Indonesia	Folded in 2023	Became Malut United FC in 2023
2021	Royal FC Dubai	United Arab Emirates	UAE Second Division League
2021	FC Sangiuliano City	Italy	Serie D Group D
2021	FC Saransk	Russia	Folded in 2022
2021	Simcoe County Rovers FC	Canada	League1 Ontario
2021	Spokane Velocity	United States	USL League One
2021	Stovner SK	Norway	3. divisjon	Merger between Vestli IL and Rommen SK Uses the founding date of Vestli IL (October 19, 1972)
2021	FC Svetlogorsk	Belarus	Belarusian Second League	Successor team of FC Khimik Svetlogorsk
2021	Syracuse Pulse	United States	Folded in 2022	Merged with Flower City Union
2021	Taipei Elite SC	Taiwan	Taiwan Second Division Football League
2021	Royale Union Tubize-Braine	Belgium	Belgian National Division 1	Merger between Royal Stade Brainois and AFC Tubize
2021	FC Unirea Constanța	Romania	Folded in 2023
2021	Unity FC	Canada	League1 British Columbia
2021	US Thionville Lusitanos	France	Championnat National 3 Group I
2021	UD Vecindario	Spain	Interinsular Preferente de Las Palmas
2021	Venda F.C.	South Africa	National First Division
2021	Vermont Green FC	United States	USL League Two
2021	West Coast Rangers	New Zealand	Northern League

Date Founded	Club	Country	Current League	Reserve team of	Notes
June 1	PFC Botev Plovdiv II	Bulgaria	Second Professional Football League	Botev Plovdiv
June 21	Raya2 Expansión	Mexico	Folded in 2023	C.F. Monterrey
July 1	FC Spartak Varna II	Bulgaria	Third Amateur Football League	Spartak Varna
December 6	Chicago Fire FC II	United States	MLS Next Pro	Chicago Fire FC
December 6	Colorado Rapids 2	United States	MLS Next Pro	Colorado Rapids
December 6	Columbus Crew 2	United States	MLS Next Pro	Columbus Crew
December 6	FC Cincinnati 2	United States	MLS Next Pro	FC Cincinnati
December 6	Houston Dynamo 2	United States	MLS Next Pro	Houston Dynamo
December 6	Minnesota United FC 2	United States	MLS Next Pro	Minnesota United FC
December 6	New York City FC II	United States	MLS Next Pro	New York City FC
December 6	St. Louis City 2	United States	MLS Next Pro	St. Louis City SC
December 6	The Town FC	United States	MLS Next Pro	San Jose Earthquakes	Originally founded as San Jose Earthquakes II
December 6	Whitecaps FC 2	Canada	MLS Next Pro	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2021	AEK Athens B	Greece	Super League Greece 2	AEK Athens
2021	Baltika-BFU Kaliningrad	Russia	Russian Second League Division B	Baltika Kaliningrad
2021	FC Kairat Moscow	Russia	Folded in 2022	FC Kairat
2021	FC Olimp-Dolgoprudny-2	Russia	Folded in 2022	FC Olimp-Dolgoprudny
2021	Olympiacos B	Greece	Folded in 2024	Olympiacos
2021	Panathinaikos B	Greece	Folded in 2024	Panathinaikos
2021	PAOK B	Greece	Super League Greece 2	PAOK

Date Founded	Club	Country	Current League	Women's team of	Notes
March 20	Kachijhuli Sporting Club	Bangladesh	Currently without a league		Expelled from the Bangladesh Women's Football League in 2021
March 31	Feyenoord	Netherlands	Vrouwen Eredivisie	Feyenoord
May 31	VfB Stuttgart	Germany	Regionalliga Süd	VfB Stuttgart
June 8	AC Connecticut	United States	USL W League	Hartford Athletic
June 8	San Diego Wave FC	United States	National Women's Soccer League
June 8	Tormenta FC	United States	USL W League	Tormenta FC
June 28	Greenville Liberty SC	United States	USL W League	Greenville Triumph SC
June 28	Sofia Ladies 2021	Bulgaria	Bulgarian Women's League
July 2	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	Ukraine	Ukrainian Women's League	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
July 5	AEK Athens	Greece	Greek A Division	AEK Athens
August 26	Fenerbahçe	Turkey	Turkish Women's Football Super League	Fenerbahçe SK
September 10	Wellington Phoenix	New Zealand	A-League Women	Wellington Phoenix
September 18	Galatasaray	Turkey	Turkish Women's Football Super League	Galatasaray
September 20	Trabzonspor	Turkey	Turkish Women's Football Super League	Trabzonspor
September 24	Indy Eleven Women	United States	USL W League	Indy Eleven
October 2	Fatih Karagümrük	Turkey	Turkish Women's Football Super League	Fatih Karagümrük SK
October 5	Lexington SC Women	United States	USL W League	Lexington SC
December 2	ZFK Dynamo Moscow	Russia	Russian Women's Football Championship	Dynamo Moscow
2021	ARB College Sporting Club	Bangladesh	Bangladesh Women's Football League
2021	Asya Spor Kulübü	Turkey	Turkish Women's Football Super League
2021	Baku Juniors	Azerbaijan	AFFA Top Girls League
2021	Çaykur Rizespor	Turkey	Turkish Women's Football Super League	Çaykur Rizespor
2021	FC Buffalo	United States	United Women's Soccer	FC Buffalo
2021	Hatayspor	Turkey	Turkish Women's Football Super League	Hatayspor
2021	Minnesota Aurora FC	United States	USL W League
2021	Sivasspor	Turkey	Turkish Women's Football Super League	Sivasspor

Date Folded	Date Founded	Club	Country	Note
February 28	1958	Jiangsu FC	China	Formerly known as Jiangsu Suning F.C.
March 29	February 3, 1995	Beijing Chengfeng	China
March 29	October 8, 2011	Inner Mongolia Zhongyou	China
May 18	2008	Bourges 18	France	Merged with Bourges Foot to form Bourges Foot 18
May 18	1983	Bourges Foot	France	Merged with Bourges 18 to form Bourges Foot 18
June 15	October 4, 2015	Florentia San Gimignano	Italy	Women's football club
June 30	July 1, 1923	Royal Stade Brainois	Belgium	Merged with AFC Tubize to create Royale Union Tubize-Braine
August 25	April 24, 1956	Than Quang Ninh FC	Vietnam  North Vietnam (formerly)
November 23	November 1, 1913	União da Madeira	Portugal
2021	2017	KFF A&N	Kosovo	Women's football club
2021	2019	AUGC Deportiva Ceuta	Spain	Existed as a youth club as far back as 2007
2021	1905	AC Belluno 1905	Italy
2021	1967	Cabinteely	Ireland
2021	1921	CSM Câmpia Turzii	Romania
2021	2010	FC Cherkashchyna	Ukraine
2021	2008	FC Codru Lozova	Moldova
2021	2008	CS Concordia II Chiajna	Romania	Reserve team of Concordia Chiajna
2021	2009	CSM Corona Brașov	Romania
2021	January 21, 2019	Daytona Rush SC	United States
2021	2004	FC Gorodeya	Belarus
2021	2016	FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne	Crimea
2021	1969	SSD FC Messina	Italy
2021	2017	Milano City FC	Italy
2021	October 3, 1998	FK Olimpik	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2021	2012	FC Oshmyany	Belarus
2021	1928	PAONE	Greece
2021	2012	Partizán Bardejov Ženy	Slovakia	Women's football club
2021	2012	ACS Poli Timișoara	Romania	Originally founded in 1917 as AS Recaș
2021	August 20, 1970	Rommen SK	Norway	Merged with Vestli IL to create Stovner SK
2021	January 23, 2019	Sarasota Metropolis FC	United States
2021	2020	Shamrock Rovers II	Ireland	Reserve team of Shamrock Rovers
2021	1883	Shankhouse F.C.	England
2021	2017	FC Sputnik Rechitsa	Belarus
2021	2013	FC Tambov	Russia
2021	1965	Turris Turnu Măgurele	Romania
2021	October 19, 1972	Vestli IL	Norway	Merged with Rommen SK to create Stovner SK
2021	1954	ACS Victoria Tecuci	Romania
2021	2009	FC Viitorul Constanța	Romania	Merged with Farul Constanța
2021	2012	FC Vilniaus Vytis	Lithuania

Date of Death	Player (Age)	Nationality	Played For	Managed	Notable For
January 5	Colin Bell (74)	England	Bury Manchester City		1967–68 Football League First Division winner 1968–69 FA Cup winner 2-time Football League Cup winner (1969–70, 1975–76) 2-time FA Charity Shield winner (1968, 1972) 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup winner 6-time British Home Championship winner Member of the English Football Hall of Fame Member of the Football League 100 Legends Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
January 10	Pedro Casado (83)	Spain	Real Madrid Plus Ultra Sabadell		6-time La Liga winner 1961–62 Copa del Generalísimo winner 2-time European Cup winner (1956–57, 1965–66) 1957 Latin Cup winner 1960 Intercontinental Cup winner
January 17	Roger Machin (94)	France			Refereed the first leg of the 1969 Intercontinental Cup Refereed at the 1970 FIFA World Cup
January 24	2021 Palmas FR plane crash victims	Brazil
January 28	Yvon Douis (85)	France	Lille OSC Le Havre AS Monaco AS Cannes		2-time French Division 1 winner (1953–54, 1962–63) 2-time Coupe de France winner (1954–55, 1962–63) Finished 3rd at the 1958 FIFA World Cup 1963 French Player of the Year Brother of former French footballer Jean-François Douis
January 31	Justo Tejada (88)	Spain	FC Barcelona Real Madrid Espanyol		4-time La Liga winner 3-time Copa del Generalísimo winner (1957, 1958–59, 1961–62) 2-time Inter-Cities Fairs Cup winner (1955–58, 1958–60) Joint-top scorer of the 1961–62 European Cup
February 7	Mario Osbén (70)	Chile	Deportes Concepción Unión Española Colo-Colo Cobreloa	Universidad de Concepción	5-time Primera División de Chile winner 2-time Copa Chile winner (1981, 1982) 2-time Copa América runner-up (1979, 1987) 1991 Chilean Footballer of the Year
February 10	Pachín (82)	Spain	Osasuna Real Madrid Real Betis	Osasuna Real Valladolid Levante Córdoba Almería Hércules Granada	7-time La Liga winner 1961–62 Copa del Generalísimo winner 2-time European Cup winner (1959–60, 1965–66) 1960 Intercontinental Cup winner
Febuary 15	Leopoldo Luque (71)	Argentina	Unión River Plate Racing Club Santos		5-time Argentine Primera División winner 1976 Copa Libertadores runner-up 1978 FIFA World Cup winner 1975 Copa América top goalscorer
February 17	Martí Vergés (86)	Spain	España Industrial FC Barcelona		2-time La Liga winner (1958–59, 1959–60) 3-time Copa del Generalísimo winner (1957, 1958–59, 1962–63) 3-time Inter-Cities Fairs Cup winner (1955–58, 1958–60, 1965–66) Member of the 1960 World Soccer World XI
March 1	Ian St John (82)	Scotland	Motherwell Liverpool	Motherwell Portsmouth	2-time Football League First Division winner (1963–64, 1965–66) 1964–65 FA Cup winner 3-time FA Charity Shield winner (1964, 1965, 1966) 1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup runner-up Member of the Scottish Football Hall of Fame
March 4	Phil Chisnall (78)	England	Manchester United Liverpool Southend United		Last player to transfer directly between Manchester United and Liverpool
March 5	Anton Urban (87)	Czechoslovakia  Slovakia	Slovan Bratislava FC Wacker Innsbruck	Slovan Bratislava	1955 Czechoslovak First League winner 2-time Czechoslovak Cup winner (1961–62, 1962–63) Silver medalist at the 1964 Summer Olympics
March 9	Agustín Balbuena (75)	Argentina	Colón de Santa Fe Rosario Central Independiente Racing Club		1971 Argentine Primera División Metropolitano winner 4-time Copa Libertadores winner (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975) 2-time Copa Interamericana winner (1973, 1974) 1973 Intercontinental Cup winner
March 9	Tommy Troelsen (80)	Denmark	Vejle Boldklub	Denmark	1958 Danish 1st Division winner 2-time Danish Cup winner (1957–58, 1958–59) Silver medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics
March 20	Peter Lorimer (74)	Scotland	Leeds United Toronto Blizzard Vancouver Whitecaps		2-time Football League First Division winner (1968–69, 1973–74) 1971–72 FA Cup winner 1967–68 Football League Cup winner 1969 FA Charity Shield winner 1974–75 European Cup runner-up 2-time Inter-Cities Fairs Cup winner (1967–68, 1970–71) 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runner-up 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup runner-up Member of the Scottish Football Hall of Fame
April 19	Willy van der Kuijlen (74)	Netherlands	PSV Eindhoven MVV		3-time Eredivisie winner (1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78 Eredivisie) 2-time KNVB Cup winner (1973–74, 1975–76) 1977–78 UEFA Cup winner Scored over 500 goals in his career
May 3	Rafael Albrecht (79)	Argentina	Atlético Tucumán Estudiantes San Lorenzo Club León Atlas		1968 Argentine Primera División Metropolitano winner 2-time Copa México winner (1970–71, 1971–72) 2-time Campeón de Campeones winner (1971, 1972) 1967 South American Championship runner-up 7th highest goalscoring defender (According to the IFFHS)
May 8	Georgi Dimitrov (62)	Bulgaria	Beroe Stara Zagora CSKA Sofia Saint-Étienne Slavia Sofia		5-time A Group winner 3-time Bulgarian Cup winner (1982–83, 1984–85, 1988–89) 3-time Cup of the Soviet Army winner (1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89) 1985 Bulgarian Footballer of the Year
May 20	Sándor Puhl (65)	Hungary			Elected as the IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year four times (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997) Refereed the 1994 FIFA World Cup final Refereed the 1993 Artemio Franchi Cup Refereed the 1997 UEFA Champions League final
May 26	Tarcisio Burgnich (82)	Italy	Juventus Internazionale Napoli	Livorno Bologna Como Genoa Vicenza Cremonese Salernitana Foggia Pescara	5-time Serie A winner 1975–76 Coppa Italia winner 2-time European Cup winner (1963–64, 1964–65) 2-time Intercontinental Cup winner (1964, 1965) 1968 European Championship winner 1970 FIFA World Cup runner-up
June 7	Yoo Sang-chul (49)	South Korea	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i Yokohama F. Marinos Kashiwa Reysol	Daejeon Citizen Ulsan University	2-time K League winner (1996, 2005) 2-time Korean League Cup (1995, 1998) 2-time J.League Division 1 winner (2003, 2004) 2006 A3 Champions Cup winner 1993 East Asian Games Gold medalist 1998 K League top goalscorer Member of the World XI (2000) Member of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament
June 8	John Angus (82)	England	Burnley		1959–60 Football League First Division winner
June 18	Giampiero Boniperti (92)	Italy	Juventus		5-time Serie A winner 2-time Coppa Italia winner (1958–59, 1959–60) 1947–48 Serie A top goalscorer Member of the FIFA 100 Member of the Italian Football Hall of Fame Chairman of Juventus (1971–90) Member of the European Parliament for Forza Italia (1994–99)
June 20	Luis del Sol (86)	Spain	Real Betis Real Madrid Juventus AS Roma	Real Betis	2-time La Liga winner (1960–61, 1961–62) 1961–62 Copa del Generalísimo winner 1966–67 Serie A winner 1964–65 Coppa Italia winner 1959–60 European Cup winner 1960 Intercontinental Cup winner 1964 European Nations' Cup winner
June 20	Peter Rock (79)	East Germany  Germany	Motor Jena/Carl Zeiss Jena		3-time DDR-Oberliga winner (1962–63, 1967–68, 1969–70) 1971–72 FDGB-Pokal winner Bronze medalist at the 1964 Summer Olympics
June 30	Inge Danielsson (80)	Sweden	Ifö Bromölla IF Helsingborgs IF Ajax IFK Norrköping		1967–68 Eredivisie winner 1968–69 European Cup runner-up
July 11	Charlie Gallagher (80)	Scotland  Republic of Ireland	Celtic Dumbarton		3-time Scottish Division One winner (1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68 1964–65 Scottish Cup winner 1965–66 Scottish League Cup winner 1966–67 European Cup winner Member of the Lisbon Lions
August 15	Gerd Müller (75)	West Germany  Germany	TSV 1861 Nördlingen Bayern Munich Fort Lauderdale Strikers		4-time Bundesliga winner 4-time DFB-Pokal winner 1966–67 European Cup Winners' Cup winner 3-time European Cup winner (1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76) 1976 Intercontinental Cup winner UEFA Euro 1972 winner 1974 FIFA World Cup winner 1970 Ballon d'Or winner 1972 Ballon d'Or runner-up 2-time Ballon d'Or third place (1969, 1973) 1970 FIFA World Cup top goalscorer 4-time European Cup top goalscorer Member of the FIFA 100 Awarded the FIFA Order of Merit in 1998
August 24	Wilfried Van Moer (76)	Belgium	Beveren Royal Antwerp Standard Liège Beringen	Belgium	3-time Belgian First Division winner (1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71) UEFA Euro 1980 runner-up 1980 Ballon d'Or fourth place
September 19	Jimmy Greaves (81)	England	Chelsea AC Milan Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United		1961–62 Serie A winner 2-time FA Cup winner (1961–62, 1966–67) 2-time FA Charity Shield winner (1962, 1967) 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup winner 1966 FIFA World Cup winner 5-time British Home Championship winner 1963 Ballon d'Or third place 6-time Football League First Division top scorer Member of the Football League 100 Legends Member of the English Football Hall of Fame
September 27	Roger Hunt (83)	England	Liverpool Bolton Wanderers Hellenic		2-time Football League First Division winner (1963–64, 1965–66) 1964–65 FA Cup winner 3-time FA Charity Shield winner (1964, 1965, 1966) 1965–66 Football League First Division top scorer 1966 FIFA World Cup winner Member of the English Football Hall of Fame
October 25	Aleksandar Shalamanov (80)	Bulgaria	CSKA Sofia Slavia Sofia		1960–61 A Group winner 4-time Bulgarian Cup winner 2-time Bulgarian Footballer of the Year (1963, 1966) Member of the 1966 World Soccer World XI Father of Bulgarian apline skier Stefan Shalamanov
November 4	Amatsia Levkovich (83)	Israel	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Petah Tikva  Sierra Leone Maccabi Haifa Hapoel Haifa	6-time Liga Leumit winner 2-time Israel State Cup winner (1960–61, 1972–73) 4-time Israel Super Cup winner 1967 Asian Champion Club Tournament winner 1960 AFC Asian Cup runner-up 1964 AFC Asian Cup winner 2-time Israeli Footballer of the Year winner (1960, 1961)
November 6	Pavol Molnár (85)	Czechoslovakia  Slovakia	Slovan Bratislava CH Bratislava Sydney FC Prague		2-time Czechoslovak First League winner (1955, 1958–59) 2-time Czechoslovak Cup winner (1961–62, 1962–63) 1964 Mitropa Cup runner-up 1962 FIFA World Cup runner-up 3rd place at the 1960 European Nations' Cup
November 12	Ron Flowers (87)	England	Wolverhampton Wanderers Northampton Town		3-time Football League First Division winner (1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59) 1959–60 FA Cup winner 3-time FA Charity Shield winner (1954, 1959, 1960) 1966 FIFA World Cup winner Member of the Order of the British Empire
November 30	Ray Kennedy (70)	England	Arsenal Liverpool Swansea City		6-time Football League First Division winner 1970–71 FA Cup winner 1980–81 Football League Cup winner 4-time FA Charity Shield winner 3-time European Cup winner (1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81) 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup winner 1975–76 UEFA Cup winner 1977 European Super Cup winner
December 3	Horst Eckel (89)	West Germany  Germany	Kaiserslautern SV Röchling Völklingen		2-time German football champion (1951, 1953) 1954 FIFA World Cup winner Joint-top scorer of the 1951 German football championship
Decemebr 3	Momčilo Vukotić (71)	Yugoslavia  Serbia	Partizan Bordeaux	Partizan Panionios Nea Salamis Famagusta Apollon Limassol Ethnikos Achna  Cyprus PAOK	3-time Yugoslav First League winner (1975–76, 1977–78, 1982–83)
December 24	Raúl Madero (82)	Argentina	Boca Juniors Estudiantes		1967 Argentine Primera División Metropolitano winner 3-time Copa Libertadores winner (1968, 1969, 1970) 1968 Intercontinental Cup winner 1969 Copa Interamericana winner