2010 in association football
# 2010 in association football

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

## 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.

## Events

### Men's national teams

**FIFA**

* 11 June – 11 July: 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa
   * Spain
   * Netherlands
   * Germany
   * 4th: Uruguay
* 14 August – 22 August: 2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship in England
   * Brazil
   * Spain
   * China
   * 4th: England

**CAF**

* 10 January – 31 January: 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola
   * Egypt
   * Ghana
   * Nigeria
   * 4th: Algeria

**AFC**

* December 1–29: 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup in Indonesia and Vietnam
   * Winners: Malaysia
   * Runners-up: Indonesia
   * Third place: Philippines, Vietnam

### Women's national teams

* 24 February – 3 March: 2010 Algarve Cup in Portugal
   * United States
   * Germany
   * Sweden
   * 4th: China
* 4–21 November 2010: 2010 South American Women's Football Championship in Ecuador
   * Brazil
   * Colombia
   * Chile
   * 4th: Argentina

### Women's youth

* July 13 – August 1: 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany
   * Germany
   * Nigeria
   * South Korea
   * 4th: Colombia
* 5 September - 25 September: 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago
   * South Korea
   * Japan
   * Spain
   * 4th: North Korea
* March 3 - March 17: 2010 South American U-20 Women Championship in Colombia
   * Brazil
   * Colombia
   * Paraguay
   * 4th: Chile

### Multi-sports events

**Men**

* August 12–25: 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore
   * Bolivia
   * Haiti
   * Singapore
   * 4th: Montenegro
* November 7–25: 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China
   * Japan
   * United Arab Emirates
   * South Korea
   * 4th: Iran

**Women**

* August 12–24: 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore
   * Chile
   * Equatorial Guinea
   * Turkey
   * 4th: Iran
* November 14–22: 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China
   * Japan
   * North Korea
   * South Korea
   * 4th: China

## Club football

| Region | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last Honor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| AFC (Asia) | 2010 AFC Champions League | Seongnam | 2nd | 1995 |
| AFC (Asia) | 2010 AFC Cup | Aleppo | 1st | N/A |
| AFC (Asia) | 2010 AFC President's Cup | Yadarnarbon | 1st | N/A |
| CAF (Africa) | 2010 CAF Champions League | TP Mazembe | 4th | 2009 |
| CAF (Africa) | 2010 CAF Confederation Cup | FUS Rabat | 1st | N/A |
| CAF (Africa) | 2010 CAF Super Cup | TP Mazembe | 1st | N/A |
| CONCACAF (North and Central America, Caribbean) | 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League | Pachuca | 4th | 2008 |
| CONCACAF (North and Central America, Caribbean) | 2010 North American SuperLiga | Morelia | 1st | N/A |
| CONCACAF (North and Central America, Caribbean) | 2010 CFU Club Championship | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1st | N/A |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2010 Copa Libertadores | Internacional | 2nd | 2006 |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2010 Copa Sudamericana | Independiente | 1st | N/A |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2010 Recopa Sudamericana | LDU Quito | 2nd | 2009 |
| OFC (Oceania) | 2009–10 OFC Champions League | PRK Hekari United | 1st | N/A |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League | Inter Milan | 3rd | 1964–65 |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League | Atlético Madrid | 1st | N/A |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2010 UEFA Super Cup | Atlético Madrid | 1st | N/A |
| FIFA (Worldwide) | 2010 FIFA Club World Cup | Inter Milan | 1st | N/A |

### Women

| Region | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2010 Copa Libertadores Femenina | Santos FC (women) | 2nd | 2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 2nd | 2004–05 UEFA Women's Cup |

## National champions

### AFC

* Australia – Sydney FC
* Bahrain – Al-Ahli (Manama)
* Bangladesh – Dhaka Abahani
* Bhutan – Yeedzin FC
* Cambodia – Phnom Penh Crown
* China PR – Shandong Luneng
* Chinese Taipei – Kaohsiung County Taipower FC
* Guam – Quality Distributors
* Hong Kong – South China
* India – Dempo SC
* Indonesia – Arema Indonesia
* Iran – Sepahan
* Iraq – Dohuk FC
* Japan – Nagoya Grampus
* Jordan – Al-Faisaly Amman
* Kuwait – Qadsia SC
* Kyrgyzstan – Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn
* Lebanon – Al Ahed
* Macau – Windsor Arch Ka I
* Malaysia – Selangor FA
* Oman – Al-Suwaiq
* Pakistan – KRL
* Palestine – Jabal Mukabar
* Qatar – Al-Gharafa Doha
* Saudi Arabia – Al-Hilal Riyadh
* Singapore – Etoile FC
* South Korea – FC Seoul
* Syria – Al-Jaish
* Tajikistan – Esteghlal Dushanbe
* Thailand – Muangthong United F.C.
* Turkmenistan – Balkan FK
* UAE – Al Wahda
* Uzbekistan – Bunyodkor Tashkent
* Vietnam – Hà Nội T&T F.C.

### CAF

* Algeria – MC Alger
* Angola – Interclube
* Benin – ASPAC FC
* Botswana – Township Rollers FC
* Burkina Faso – ASFA Yennega
* Burundi – Vital'O F.C.
* Cameroon – Cotonsport Garoua
* Cape Verde – Boavista FC
* Central African Republic – Olympic Real de Bangui
* Chad – Tourbillon FC
* Comoros – Elan Club
* Congo – Saint Michel d'Ouenzé
* DR Congo – AS Vita Club
* Djibouti – AS Port
* Egypt – Al-Ahly
* Equatorial Guinea – Deportivo Mongomo
* Eritrea – unknown
* Ethiopia – Saint-George SA
* Gabon – US Bitam
* Gambia – Gambia Ports Authority F.C.
* Ghana – Aduana Stars
* Guinea – Fello Star
* Guinea-Bissau – Sporting Clube de Bissau
* Ivory Coast – ASEC Mimosas
* Kenya – Ulinzi Stars
* Lesotho – Matlama FC
* Liberia – unknown
* Libya – Al Ittihad
* *Madagascar – CNaPS Sport
* Malawi – Silver Strikers F.C.
* Mali – Stade Malien
* Mauritania – CF Cansado
* Mauritius – Pamplemousses SC
* Morocco – Wydad Casablanca
* Mozambique – Liga Muçulmana de Maputo
* Namibia – African Stars F.C.
* Niger – ASFAN
* Nigeria – Enyimba
* Réunion – US Stade Tamponnaise
* Rwanda – APR FC
* São Tomé and Príncipe – GD Sundy
* Senegal – ASC Diaraf
* Seychelles – St Michel United FC
* Sierra Leone – East End Lions F.C.
* Somalia – Gayher FC
* South Africa – Supersport United FC
* Sudan – Al-Hilal (Omdurman)
* Swaziland – Young Buffaloes
* Tanzanian – Simba SC
* Togo – not held
* Tunisia – Espérance Sportive de Tunis
* Ugandan – Bunamwaya SC
* Zambia – ZESCO United F.C.
* Zanzibar – Zanzibar Ocean View F.C.
* Zimbabwe – Motor Action F.C.

### CONCACAF

| Nation | League | Champions |
| - | - | - |
| Anguilla | Anguillan League | Roaring Lions |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division | Bassa |
| Aruba | Campeonato AVB | Britannia |
| Bahamas | BFA Senior League | IM Bears |
| Bahamas | New Providence Football League | Cavalier FC |
| Bahamas | Grand Bahama Football League | Playtime Tigers |
| Barbados | Barbados Premiere League | Notre Dame |
| Belize | Belize Premier Football League | Defense Force |
| Bermuda | Bermudian Premier Division | Dandy Town Hornets |
| British Virgin Islands | British Virgin Islands Championship | Islanders FC |
| Canada | Canadian Soccer League | Brantford Galaxy (P) |
| Canada | Canadian Soccer League | York Region Shooters (R) |
| Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands League | Scholars International |
| Costa Rica | Primera División de Costa Rica | Saprissa (C) / (A) |
| Costa Rica | Segunda División de Costa Rica | Barrio México (C) |
| Costa Rica | Segunda División de Costa Rica | Limón (A) |
| Cuba | Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba | Ciego de Ávila |
| Curaçao | Curaçao League | Hubentut Fortuna |
| Dominica | Dominica Championship | Centre Bath Estate |
| El Salvador | Primera División de Fútbol Profesional | Isidro Metapán (C) / (A) |
| El Salvador | Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño | UES (C) |
| El Salvador | Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño | Once Municipal (A) |
| French Guiana | Championnat National | Le Geldar |
| Grenada | Grenada League | Carib Hurricane |
| Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur | Vieux-Habitants |
| Guatemala | Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala | Municipal (C) |
| Guatemala | Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala | Comunicaciones (A) |
| Guatemala | Primera División de Ascenso | Mictlán (C) |
| Guatemala | Primera División de Ascenso | Malacateco (A) |
| Guyana | Guyanese Super League | Alpha United |
| Haiti | Ligue Haïtienne | Tempête (O) |
| Haiti | Ligue Haïtienne | Victory SC (F) |
| Honduras | Honduran Liga Nacional | Olimpia (C) |
| Honduras | Honduran Liga Nacional | Real España (A) |
| Honduras | Honduran Liga Ascenso | Necaxa (C) |
| Honduras | Honduran Liga Ascenso | Atlético Independiente (A) |
| Jamaica | National Premier League | Harbour View |
| Jamaica | KSAFA Super League | Cavaliers |
| Jamaica | South Central Super League | Naggo Head |
| Jamaica | Eastern Confederation Super League | Benfica |
| Jamaica | Western Confederation Super League | Reno |
| Martinique | Martinique Championnat National | RC Rivière-Pilote |
| Mexico | Primera División de México | Toluca (C) |
| Mexico | Primera División de México | Santos Laguna (A) |
| Mexico | Liga de Ascenso | Necaxa (B) |
| Mexico | Liga de Ascenso | Tijuana (A) |
| Mexico | Segunda Division | Universidad (B) |
| Mexico | Segunda Division | Celaya (A) |
| Montserrat | competition cancelled | competition cancelled |
| Nevis | Nevis Premier Division | Stoney Grove Strikers |
| Panama | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | Árabe Unido (C) |
| Panama | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | Tauro (A) |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Soccer League | River Plate Puerto Rico |
| Puerto Rico | Liga Nacional | Maunabo Leones |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | SKNFA Premier League | Newtown United |
| Suriname | Hoofdklasse | Inter Moengotapoe |
| Suriname | Eerste Klasse | Kamal Dewaker |
| Suriname | Randdistrictentoernooi | Boma Star |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TT Pro League | Defence Force |
| Trinidad and Tobago | National Super League | T&TEC |
| United States | Major League Soccer | Colorado Rapids (P) |
| United States | Major League Soccer | Los Angeles Galaxy (R) |
| United States | USSF D2 Pro League | Puerto Rico Islanders (P) |
| United States | USSF D2 Pro League | Rochester Rhinos (R) |
| United States | USL Second Division | Charleston Battery |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | USVI Championship | New Vibes |

Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; (B) means Bicentenario champion; "(C)" means Clausura champion. Note: "(P)" designates the league champion, by winning the playoffs; "(R)" designates the regular season champion.

* 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
* Turks and Caicos Islands: AFC Academy

### 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: FC 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 Islands: HB Thorshavn
* Finland: HJK Helsinki
* France: Marseille
* Georgia: Olimpi Rustavi
* Germany: Bayern Munich
* Greece: Panathinaikos
* Hungary: Debreceni VSC
* Iceland: Breiðablik UBK
* Republic of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers
* Israel: Hapoel Tel Aviv
* 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 winners

### AFC

* Japan

       Emperor's Cup: Kashima Antlers
* Qatar

       Emir of Qatar Cup: Al-Rayyan
* Singapore

       Singapore Cup: Bangkok Glass
* Thailand

       Thai FA Cup: Chonburi FC

### CAF

* South Africa

       Nedbank Cup: Bidvest Wits

### CONCACAF

* Canada

       Canadian Championship: Toronto FC
* Suriname

       Beker van Suriname: Excelsior
* United States

       U.S. Open Cup: Seattle Sounders FC

### CONMEBOL

* Brazil

       Copa do Brasil: Santos

### OFC

* New Zealand

       Chatham Cup: Miramar Rangers

### UEFA

* England

       FA Cup: Chelsea
       League Cup: Manchester United
* France

       Coupe de France: Paris Saint-Germain
       Coupe de la Ligue: Marseille
* Germany

       DFB-Pokal: Bayern Munich
* Greece

       Greek Cup: Panathinaikos
* Italy

       Coppa Italia: Internazionale
* Netherlands

       KNVB Cup: Ajax
* Portugal

       Taça de Portugal: Porto
       Taça da Liga: Benfica
* Russia

       Russian Cup: Zenit St. Petersburg
* Scotland

       Scottish Cup: Dundee United
       Scottish League Cup: Rangers
* Slovenia

       Slovenian Cup: Maribor
* Spain

       Copa del Rey: Sevilla
* Turkey

       Turkish Cup: Trabzonspor

## Deaths

### January

* 1 January – Sergio Messen, Chilean midfielder (60)
* 1 January – Jean-Pierre Posca, French defender (57)
* 3 January - Gus Alexander, Scottish footballer (75)
* 7 January – Alex Parker, Scottish defender (74)
* 9 January - Améleté Abalo, Togolese football manager (47)
* 11 January - Johnny King, English footballer (83)
* 13 January - Tommy Sloan, Scottish footballer (84)
* 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)
* 19 January - Christos Hatziskoulidis, Greek footballer (57)
* 20 January - Jack Parry, Welsh footballer (86)
* 21 January – Marino Bergamasco, Italian midfielder (84)
* 26 January – Lars Larsson, Swedish defender (76)

### February

* 1 February - Bobby Kirk, Scottish footballer (82)
* 3 February – Gil Merrick, English goalkeeper (88)
* 5 February – Galimzyan Khusainov, Russian striker (72)
* 7 February - Bobby Dougan, Scottish footballer (83)
* 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)
* February 15 – Juan Carlos González, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (85)
* 16 February – Wan Chi Keung, Hong Kong striker (53)
* 18 February - Alan Gordon, Scottish footballer (65)
* 20 February - Bobby Cox, Scottish footballer (76)
* 22 February - Bobby Smith, Scottish footballer (56)
* 23 February – Gerhard Neef, German goalkeeper (63)
* 27 February - Charlie Crowe, English footballer (85)
* 28 February - Adam Blacklaw, Scottish footballer (72)

### March

* 3 March - Keith Alexander, English footballer (53)
* 4 March - Tony Richards, English footballer (75)
* 6 March - Mansour Amirasefi, Iranian footballer (76)
* 6 March - Endurance Idahor, Nigerian footballer (25)
* 9 March - Gheorghe Constantin, Romanian footballer (77)
* 11 March - Wille MacFarlane, Scottish footballer (79)
* 12 March - Aleksandr Minayev, Russian footballer (51)
* 12 March - Hugh Robertson, Scottish footballer (70)
* 13 March - Édouard Kargu, French footballer (84)
* 13 March - Charlie Ashcroft, English footballer (83)
* 17 March - Abdellah Blinda, Moroccan footballer (58)
* 18 March - Júlio Correia da Silva, Portuguese footballer (90)
* 19 March - Bob Curtis, English footballer (60)
* 20 March - Naim Kryeziu, Albanian footballer (92)
* 27 March - Zbigniew Gut, Polish footballer (60)
* 28 March - Derlis Florentín, Paraguayan footballer (26)

### April

* 3 April - Oleg Kopayev, Russian footballer (72)
* 6 April - Sid Storey, English footballer (90)
* 9 April - Zoltán Varga, Hungarian footballer (65)
* 10 April - Manfred Reichert, German footballer (69)
* 11 April - Hans-Joachim Göring, German footballer (86)
* 11 April - Theodor Homann, German footballer (61)
* 12 April - Alper Balaban, Turkish footballer (22)
* 13 April - Jorge Bontemps, Argentine footballer (32)
* 13 April - Charlie Timmins, English footballer (87)
* 15 April - Wilhelm Huxhorn, German footballer (54)
* 17 April - Alexandru Neagu, Romanian footballer (61)
* 21 April - Sammy Baird, Scottish footballer (79)
* 21 April - Tony Ingham, English footballer (85)
* 21 April - Manfred Kallenbach, German footballer (68)
* 22 April - Emilio Álvarez, Uruguayan footballer (71)
* 22 April - Victor Nurenberg, Luxembourgian footballer (79)
* 22 April - Piet Steenbergen, Dutch footballer (81)
* 25 April - Ian Lawther, Northern Irish footballer (70)
* 26 April – Alberto Vitoria, Spanish midfielder (54)
* 26 April - Yuri Vshivtsev, Russian footballer (70)

### May

* May - Bert Padden, Scottish football referee (born 1932)
* 3 May - Denis Obua, Ugandan footballer (62)
* 6 May - Guillermo Meza, Mexican footballer (21)
* 6 May - Giacomo Neri, Italian footballer (94)
* 7 May – Denovan Morales, Honduran midfielder (22)
* 11 May
   * Brian Gibson, English footballer (82)
   * Emmanuel Ngobese, South African footballer (29; tuberculosis)
* 13 May - Walter Klimmek, German football defender (91)
* 15 May - Besian Idrizaj, Austrian footballer (22)
* 19 May - Harry Vos, Dutch footballer (63)
* 24 May - Kambozia Jamali, Iranian midfielder (71)
* 26 May - Leo Canjels, Dutch footballer (77)

### June

* 1 June - John Hagart, Scottish footballer (72)
* 4 June - Hennadiy Popovych, Ukrainian footballer (37)
* 6 June - Mabi de Almeida, Angolan football manager (46)
* 7 June - Jorge Ginarte, Argentine footballer (70)
* 9 June - Mohamed Sylla, Guinean footballer (39)
* 12 June – Mao Mengsuo, Chinese midfielder (20)
* 20 June – Lai Sun Cheung, Hong Kong defender (59)
* 20 June - Roberto Rosato, Italian footballer (66)
* 22 June - Amokrane Oualiken, Algerian footballer (77)
* 23 June - Jörg Berger, German footballer (65)
* 27 June - Édgar García de Dios, Mexican footballer (32)

### July

* July 1 - Eddie Moussa, Swedish footballer (26)
* July 3 - Colin Gardner, British football manager
* July 3 – Herbert Erhardt, West-German defender, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup, listed by the DFB in the top 20 best German defenders of all time. (79)
* July 6 - Alekos Sofianidis, Greek footballer (76)
* July 8 - Guillermo León, Costa Rican footballer
* July 11 - Rudi Strittich, Austrian footballer (88)
* July 13 - Ken Barnes, British footballer (81)
* July 17 - Shaun Mawer, English footballer (50)
* July 17 - Ioannis Stefas, Greek footballer (61)
* July 17 - Gunārs Ulmanis, Latvian footballer (71)
* July 19 - Joseph Aghoghovbia, Nigerian footballer (69)
* July 19 - Daiki Sato, Japanese footballer (21)
* July 28 - Daniel Pettit, English footballer (95)
* July 29 - Alex Wilson, Polish footballer (76)
* July 30 - Stanley Milburn, English footballer (83)
* July 31 - Pedro Dellacha, Argentine footballer (84)

### August

* August 2 - José María Silvero, Argentine footballer (78)
* August 3 - Edmund Zientara, Polish footballer (81)
* August 5 - Yuri Shishlov, Russian footballer (65)
* August 8 - Ken Boyes, English footballer (75)
* August 8 - Massamasso Tchangai, Togolese footballer (32)
* August 10 - Brian Clark, English footballer (67)
* August 10 - Adam Stansfield, English footballer (31)
* August 13 - Panagiotis Bachramis, Greek footballer (34)
* August 22 - Raúl Belén, Argentine footballer (79)
* August 22 – Juan Carlos González, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (85)
* August 22 - Stjepan Bobek, Yugoslav footballer (86)
* August 27 - Oscar Ntwagae, South African footballer (33)
* August 28 - Isa Bakar, Malaysian footballer (57)
* August 30 - Francisco Varallo, Argentine striker and the last surviving player of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and the final. (100)
* August 30 - Henryk Czapczyk, Polish footballer (88)
* August 30 - Philip Tisson, Saint Lucian footballer (24)

### September

* 2 September - Jackie Sinclair, Scottish midfielder (67, cancer)
* 3 September - Jose Augusto Torres, Portuguese 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)
* 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 - Bobby Craig, Scottish footballer (75)
* 1 October - Dezső Bundzsák, Hungarian midfielder and manager (82)
* 6 October - Norman Christie, Scottish footballer (85)
* 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)
* 8 November - Tim Womack, English footballer (76)
* 12 November - Jim Farry, Former Chief Executive of the Scottish FA (56, heart attack)
* 15 November -Ángel Cabrera, Uruguayan footballer (71)
* 16 November - Ilie Savu, Romanian goalkeeper and manager (90)
* November 17 - Olavo Rodrigues Barbosa, Brazilian defender, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (87)
* 18 November - Jim Cruickshank, Scottish goalkeeper (69)
* 24 November - Valentin Ivakin, Soviet goalkeeper and manager (80)
* 26 November - Mohammad Anwar Elahee, Mauritian defender and manager (81)
* 27 November - Steve Hill, English footballer (70)
* 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)
* 27 December - Walter Balmer, Swiss international footballer (born 1948)
* 28 December - Jeff Taylor, English footballer (80)
* 29 December - Ramón Montesinos, Spanish midfielder (67)
* 29 December - Avi Cohen, Israeli defender (54, motorcycle accident)
