2010 in association football: Difference between revisions

The following are the scheduled events of association football for the year 2010 throughout the world.

Events

• 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
• 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany.
• 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago.
• 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.

News

In 2010, the two top-level leagues in the United States both added at least one new team:

• Major League Soccer, which also has one team in Canada and is recognized as the top level of the (men's) sport in that country, added its 16th team, Philadelphia Union, located in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pennsylvania.
• Women's Professional Soccer, which currently has teams only in the United States, added two teams to the six teams returning from its inaugural 2009 season:
  • The Atlanta Beat, the new incarnation of a team from the defunct Women's United Soccer Association, who play in the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, Georgia.
  • Philadelphia Independence, sister team to Philadelphia Union. Due to construction delays at the new stadium it will eventually share with Union, Independence played their first season in another Philadelphia suburb, West Chester, Pennsylvania.

However, during the 2010 WPS season, another charter team, Saint Louis Athletica, folded, bringing WPS back to the same number of teams it had in the 2009 season. The league also lost its season champions, FC Gold Pride, and the Chicago Red Stars, although it will add an expansion team in Western New York for 2011.

Following the 2010 MLS regular season, the Kansas City Wizards announced a name change to Sporting Kansas City.

International Football

International Champions

Main articles: 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2010 African Cup of Nations, and 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup

• FIFA World Cup

Champion: Spain

Finalist: Netherlands

Third place: Germany

Fourth place: Uruguay

• African Cup of Nations

Champion: Egypt

Finalist: Ghana

Third place: Nigeria

Fourth place: Algeria

• AFF Cup

Champion: Malaysia

Finalist: Indonesia

Third place: Philippines, Vietnam

Club football

Continental champions

AFC

• Champions League

Champion: Seongnam

Finalist: Zob Ahan

Semifinalist: Al-Shabab, Al-Hilal

• AFC Cup

Champion: Aleppo

Finalist: Qadsia

Semifinalist: Muangthong United, Al-Riff

• President's Cup

Champion: Yadarnarbon

Finalist: Dordoi-Dynamo

Semifinalist: Aşgabat, Qurghonteppa

CAF

• Champions League

Champion: Mazembe

Finalist: Espérance

Semifinalist: Kabylie, Al-Ahly

• Confederation Cup

Champion: FUS de Rabat

Finalist: Sfaxien

Semifinalist: Al-Hilal, Ittihad

• Super Cup

Champion: Mazembe

Finalist: Malien

CONCACAF

• Champions League

Champion: Pachuca

Finalist: Cruz Azul

Semifinalist: Toluca, Monterrey

• SuperLiga

Champion: Morelia

Finalist: New England Revolution

Semifinalist: Puebla, Houston Dynamo

• CFU Club Championship

Champion: Puerto Rico Islanders

Finalist: Joe Public

Third place: San Juan Jabloteh

Fourth place: Bayamón

CONMEBOL

• Copa Libertadores

Champion: Internacional

Finalist: Guadalajara

Semifinalist: São Paulo, Universidad de Chile

• Copa Sudamericana

Champion: Independiente

Finalist: Goiás

Semifinalist: LDU Quito, Palmerias

• Recopa Sudamericana

Winner: LDU Quito

Runner-up: Estudiantes

OFC

• Champions League

Champion: PRK Hekari United

Finalist: Waitakere United

Semifinalist: Auckland City, Lautoka

UEFA

• Champions League

Champion: Internazionale

Finalist: Bayern Munich

Semifinalist: Lyon, Barcelona

• Europa League

Champion: Atlético Madrid

Finalist: Fulham

Semifinalist: Liverpool, Hamburg

• Super Cup

Champion: Atlético Madrid

Finalist: Internazionale

National champions

AFC

• Australia – Sydney FC
• Bahrain – ongoing
• Bangladesh – ongoing
• Bhutan – ongoing
• Cambodia – ongoing
• China PR – ongoing
• China Republic (Taiwan) – ongoing
• Guam – Quality Distributors
• Hong Kong – South China
• India – ongoing
• Indonesia – ongoing
• Iran – Sepahan
• Iraq – Dohuk FC
• Japan – Nagoya Grampus
• Jordan – Al-Faisaly Amman
• Kuwait – ongoing
• Kyrgyzstan – Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn
• Lebanon – ongoing
• Macau – ongoing
• Malaysia – ongoing
• Oman – ongoing
• Pakistan – ongoing
• Palestine – ongoing
• Qatar – Al-Gharafa Doha
• Saudi Arabia – Al-Hilal Riyadh
• Singapore – Etoile FC
• South Korea – FC Seoul
• Syria – ongoing
• Tajikistan – ongoing
• Thailand – Muangthong United F.C.
• Turkmenistan – ongoing
• UAE – Al Wahda
• Uzbekistan – FC Balkan
• Vietnam – Hà Nội T&T F.C.

CAF

• Algeria – ongoing
• Angola – ongoing
• Benin – ongoing
• Botswana – ongoing
• Burkina Faso – ongoing
• Burundi – ongoing
• Cameroon – ongoing
• Cape Verde – ongoing
• Central African Republic – ongoing
• Chad – ongoing
• Comoros – ongoing
• Congo – ongoing
• DR Congo – ongoing
• Djibouti – ongoing
• Egypt – ongoing
• Equatorial Guinea – ongoing
• Eritrea – ongoing
• Ethiopia – ongoing
• Gabon – ongoing
• Gambia – ongoing
• Ghana – ongoing
• Guinea – ongoing
• Guinea-Bissau – ongoing
• Ivory Coast – ongoing
• Kenya – ongoing
• Lesotho – ongoing
• Liberia – ongoing
• Libya – ongoing
• Madagascar – ongoing
• Malawi – ongoing
• Mali – ongoing
• Mauritania – ongoing
• Mauritius – ongoing
• Morocco – Wydad Casablanca
• Mozambique – ongoing
• Namibia – ongoing
• Niger – ongoing
• Nigeria – ongoing
• Réunion – ongoing
• Rwanda – ongoing
• São Tomé and Príncipe – ongoing
• Senegal – ongoing
• Seychelles – ongoing
• Sierra Leone – ongoing
• Somalia – ongoing
• South Africa – Supersport United FC
• Sudan – ongoing
• Swaziland – ongoing
• Tanzanian – ongoing
• Togo – ongoing
• Tunisia – ongoing
• Ugandan – ongoing
• Zambia – ongoing
• Zanzibar – ongoing
• Zimbabwe – ongoing

CONCACAF

• Anguilla: Roaring Lions
• Antigua and Barbuda: Bassa
• Aruba: Britannia
• Bahamas: IM Bears
• Barbados: Notre Dame
• Belize: Defense Force
• Bermuda: Dandy Town Hornets
• British Virgin Islands: Islanders
• Canada: York Region Shooters
• Cayman Islands: Scholars International
• Cuba: Ciego de Ávila
• Costa Rica: Saprissa (C) (A)
• Dominica: Centre Bath Estate
• El Salvador: Isidro Metapán (C) (A)
• French Guiana: Le Geldar
• Grenada: Carib Hurricane
• Guatemala: Municipal (C); Comunicaciones (A)
• Guadeloupe: Vieux-Habitants
• Guyana: Alpha United
• Haiti: Tempête
• Honduras: Olimpia (C)
• Jamaica: Harbour View
• Martinique: Rivière-Pilote
• Mexico: Toluca (C); Santos Laguna (A)
• Montserrat: competition cancelled
• Netherlands Antilles: CSD Barber
• Nevis: Stoney Grove Strikers
• Panama: Árabe Unido (C)
• Puerto Rico: River Plate PR
• Saint Kitts: Newtown United
• Saint Lucia: Roots Alley Ballers
• Saint-Martin: Orleans Attackers
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Avenues United
• Sint Maarten: D & P Connection
• Suriname: Inter Moengotapoe
• Trinidad and Tobago: Defence Force
• Turks and Caicos Islands: AFC Academy
• United States: Colorado Rapids (P); Los Angeles Galaxy (L)
• U.S. Virgin Islands: New Vibes

Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; "(C)" mean Clausura champion.
Note: "(P)" designates the MLS Cup playoffs champion; "(L)" designates the MLS Supporters' Shield winner.

CONMEBOL

• Argentina – Argentinos Juniors (C); Estudiantes (A)
• Bolivia – Jorge Wilstermann (A); Oriente Petrolero (C)
• Brazil – Fluminense
• Chile – Universidad Católica
• Colombia – Junior (A); Once Caldas (C)
• Ecuador – LDU Quito
• Paraguay – Guaraní (A); Libertad (C)
• Peru – Universidad San Martín
• Uruguay – Peñarol
• Venezuela – Caracas

Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; "(C)" mean Clausura champion.

OFC

• Fiji – ongoing
• French Polynesia – AS Tefana
• New Caledonia – ongoing
• New Zealand – Waitakere United

UEFA

• Albania: Dinamo Tirana
• Andorra: Santa Coloma
• Armenia: Pyunik Yerevan
• Austria: Red Bull Salzburg
• Azerbaijan: Inter Baku
• Belarus: FC BATE Borisov
• Belgium: Anderlecht
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: FK Željezničar Sarajevo
• Bulgaria: Litex Lovech
• Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb
• Cyprus: Omonia
• Czech Republic: Sparta Prague
• Denmark: Copenhagen
• England: Chelsea
• Estonia: FC Flora Tallinn
• Faroe Island: HB Thorshavn
• Finland: HJK Helsinki
• France: Marseille
• Georgia: Olimpi Rustavi
• Germany: Bayern Munich
• Greece: Panathinaikos
• Hungary: Debreceni VSC
• Iceland: Breiðablik UBK
• Israel: Hapoel Tel Aviv
• Republic of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers
• Italy: Internazionale
• Kazakhstan: Tobol Kostanay
• Latvia: Skonto Riga
• Lithuania: Ekranas Panevezys
• Luxembourg: Jeunesse Esch
• Macedonia: Renova
• Malta: Birkirkara
• Moldova: Sheriff Tiraspol
• Montenegro: Rudar Pljevlja
• Netherlands: Twente
• Northern Ireland: Linfield
• Norway: Rosenborg Trondheim
• Poland: Lech Poznań
• Portugal: Benfica
• Romania: Cluj
• Russia: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
• San Marino: Tre Fiori
• Scotland: Rangers
• Serbia: Partizan
• Slovakia: MŠK Žilina
• Slovenia: Koper
• Spain: Barcelona
• Sweden: Malmö FF
• Switzerland: Basel
• Turkey: Bursaspor
• Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk
• Wales: The New Saints

Domestic Cup Champions

CONCACAF

• Canada

Canadian Championship: Toronto FC

• Suriname

Beker van Suriname: Excelsior

President's Cup: Inter Moengotapoe

• United States

U.S. Open Cup: Seattle Sounders FC

MLS Cup: Colorado Rapids

WPS Cup: FC Gold Pride

College Cup: Akron Zips

Women's College Cup: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

UEFA

• England

FA Cup: To be determined

Carling Cup: To be determined

• France

Coupe de France: To be determined

Coupe de la Ligue: To be determined

• Germany

DFB-Pokal: To be determined

• Greece

Greek Cup: To be determined

• Italy

Coppa Italia: To be determined

• Netherlands

KNVB Cup: To be determined

• Portugal

Taça de Portugal: To be determined

• Russia

Russian Cup: To be determined

• Scotland

Scottish Cup: To be determined

• Spain

Copa del Rey: To be determined

• Turkey

Turkish Cup: To be determined

Deaths

January

• 1 January – Sergio Messen, Chilean midfielder (60)
• 1 January – Jean-Pierre Posca, French defender (57)
• 7 January – Alex Parker, Scottish defender (74)
• 15 January – Detlev Lauscher, German striker (57)
• 18 January – Lino Grava, Italian defender (82)
• 19 January – Nils Jensen, Danish goalkeeper (74)
• 19 January – Panajot Pano, Albanian striker (70)
• 21 January – Marino Bergamasco, Italian midfielder (84)
• 26 January – Lars Larsson, Swedish defender (76)

February

• 3 February – Gil Merrick, English goalkeeper (88)
• 5 February – Galimzyan Khusainov, Russian striker (72)
• 8 February – Angelo Franzosi, Italian goalkeeper (88)
• 9 February – Constant de Backer, Belgian midfielder (81)
• 10 February – Orlando, Brazilian defender (74)
• 11 February – Brian Godfrey, Welsh striker (69)
• 11 February – Yury Sevidov, Russian striker (67)
• 12 February – Werner Krämer, German striker (70)
• 12 February – Petar Borota, Serbian goalkeeper (57)
• 12 February – Luis Molowny, Spanish midfielder and manager (84)
• 13 February – Marian Parse, Romanian striker (23, cancer)
• 14 February – Zhang Yalin, Chinese midfielder (28, lymphoma)
• 15 February – Juan Carlos González, Uruguayan midfielder (85)
• 23 February – Gerhard Neef, German goalkeeper (63)

April

• 26 April – Alberto Vitoria, Spanish midfielder (54)

May

• 7 May – Denovan Morales, Honduran midfielder (22)

August

• 30 August - Francisco Varallo, Argentine striker and the last surviving player of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and the final (100)

September

• 2 september - Jackie Sinclair, Scottish midfielder (67, cancer)
• 3 september - Jose Augusto Torres, Portugese striker and manager (71, heart failure)
• 10 september - Andrei Timoshenko, Russian striker (41)
• 10 september - Fridrikh Maryutin, Soviet striker (85)
• 11 september - Diego Rodríguez Cano, Uruguayan defender (22, car accident)
• 12 september - Nduka Anyanwu, Nigerian defender (30, collapsed on the pitch)
• 18 september - Bobby Smith, English striker (77, after a short illness)
• 18 september - Øystein Gåre, Norwegian manager (56, after a short illness)
• 22 september - Vyacheslav Tsaryov, Russian defender (39, after a short illness)
• 23 september - Fernando Riera, Chilean striker and manager (90)
• 28 september - Orvin Cabrera, Honduran striker (33, liver cancer)

October

• 1 October - Ian Buxton, English striker (72)
• 1 October - Dezső Bundzsák, Hungarian midfielder and manager (82)
• 9 October - Les Fell, English midfielder (89)
• 12 October - José Casas 'Pepín', Spanish goalkeeper (78)
• 13 October - Juan Carlos Arteche, Spanish midfielder (53, cancer)
• 13 October - Eddie Baily, English striker (85)
• 14 October - Malcolm Allison, English defender and manager (83, after a long illness)
• 18 October - Mel Hopkins, Welsh defender (75)
• 18 October - Hans Hägele, German striker and football agent (70, suicide)
• 21 October - Mustapha Anane, Algerian striker (60, after a long illness)
• 22 October - Franz Raschid, German midfielder (56, pancreatic cancer)
• 24 October - Fritz Grösche, German midfielder and manager (69, cancer)
• 26 October - Paul the Octopus, 2010 FIFA World Cup "oracle" (2, natural causes)
• 29 October - Ronnie Clayton, English midfielder (76)
• 30 October - John Benson, Scottish defender and manager (67, after a short illness)

November

• 3 november - Ron Cockerill, English defender (75)
• 8 november - Fred Blankemeijer, Dutch defender (84)
• 12 november - Jim Farry, Former Chief Executive of the Scottish FA (56, heart attack)
• 16 november - Ilie Savu, Romanian goalkeeper and manager (90)
• 17 november - Olavo Rodrigues Barbosa, Brazilian midfielder (87)
• 18 november - Jim Cruickshank, Scotish goalkeeper (69)
• 24 november - Valentin Ivakin, Soviet goalkeeper and manager (80)
• 26 november - Mohammad Anwar Elahee, Mauritian defender and manager (81)
• 28 november - Vladimir Maslachenko, Soviet European Nation's Cup winning goalkeeper (74)

December

• 3 December - Jose Ramos Delgado, Argentine defender (75, Alzheimer disease)
• 5 December - Shamil Burziyev, Russian defender (25, car accident)
• 6 December - Imre Mathesz, Hungarian midfielder (73)
• 6 December - Rene Hauss, French defender and manager (82)
• 7 December - Federico Vairo, Argentine defender (80, stomach cancer)
• 10 December - Marcel Domingo, French goalkeeper and manager (86)
• 11 December - Peter Risi, Swiss striker (60, after a long illness)
• 12 December - Emmanuel Ogoli, Nigerian defender (21, collapsed on the pitch)
• 14 December - Dale Roberts, English goalkeeper (24, suicide)
• 17 December - Ralph Coates, English midfielder (64, stroke)
• 21 December - Oleksandr Kovalenko, Ukrainian midfielder and referee (34, suicide)
• 21 December - Enzo Bearzot, Italian defender and World Cup winning manager (83)
• 24 December - Frans de Munck, Dutch goalkeeper (88)
• 26 December - Bill Jones, English defender (89)
• 29 December - Ramón Montesinos, Spanish midfielder (67)
• 29 December - Avi Cohen, Israeli defender (54, motorcycle accident)