2009 in association football

none February 2024 September 2020 2009 association football sports The following are the association football events of the year 2009 throughout the world. yes center 3 News General Major League Soccer (United States/Canada) expands to 15 teams with the launch of Seattle Sounders FC. Women's Professional Soccer, the successor to the defunct Women's United Soccer Association in the US, launched in March with 7 teams. During the 2009–10 A-League season, the FFA, the governing body of the sport in Australia, will expand the 8 team A-League to include 10 teams, with the addition of clubs from North Queensland and the Gold Coast. January 1 – Gamba Osaka win the 88th edition of the Emperor's Cup and qualify for the 2009 AFC Champions League. 11 – Club Deportivo Guadalajara win the InterLiga 2009, Guadalajara and runners-up C.F. Pachuca both qualify for the Copa Libertadores. 12 – The 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year ceremony took place in Zürich, Switzerland. Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the men's prize and Marta won the women's prize for the third consecutive year. 13 – Uganda win their tenth CECAFA Cup, beating Kenya 1–0 in the final at the National Stadium, Kampala. 17 – Oman win the 19th Arabian Gulf Cup, beating Saudi Arabia, 6–5 on penalties. February 23 – K-League 2008 champions Suwon Samsung Bluewings defeat MLS representative Los Angeles Galaxy at the final game of Pan-Pacific Championship 2009 by penalty shootout after 1–1 game, winning the second champion title of Pan-Pacific Championship. J. League Cup 2008 winners Oita Trinita win the third place match against Chinese Super League 2008 champions Shandong Luneng Taishan, 2–1. 28 – Melbourne Victory win the grand final of the 2008–09 A-League season. March 14 – In the Premier League, Liverpool beat Manchester United 4–1 at Old Trafford, completing a "double" against both Manchester United and Chelsea this season. May 2 - Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2–6 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. 25 – Burnley beat Sheffield United 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in the second tier of English football's play-off final and are promoted to the top flight.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8060970.stm Burnley 1-0 Sheff Utd Paul Fletcher BBC Sport 25 May 2009 1 February 2024 27 - Barcelona beat Manchester United 2–0 at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, winning their 3rd Champions League title.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/27/manchester-united-barcelona-champions-league-final Manchester United fold without a fight as Barcelona claim Champions League Kevin McCarra The Guardian 27 May 2009 1 February 2024 June 6 – Japan, Australia, South Korea, and Netherlands are officially qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 17 – North Korea is qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 28 – Brazil beats the USA 3–2 at the final of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa, winning two consecutive FIFA Confederations Cup titles. July 9 – Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito beats SC Internacional 4–0 on aggregate at the 2009 Recopa Sudamericana. 26 – Players from the 1990 England and West Germany national teams are to replay their Italia '90 World Cup semi-final match in aid of charity, for the Sir Bobby Robson Trophy. 28 – Former Ipswich, Newcastle, England and Barcelona manager Bobby Robson dies at age 76. September 3 – Romanian goalkeeper Alexandru Iatan of Dunărea Giurgiu died while training penalty shots when the ball hit his chest.https://www.mediafax.ro/sport/cauza-decesului-jucatorului-alexandru-iatan-analizata-de-legistii-bucuresteni-4848107 Cauza decesului jucătorului Alexandru Iatan, analizată de legiştii bucureşteni Mediafax 3 September 2009 1 February 2024 ro 10 – The International Federation of Football History & Statistics, an organization recognized by FIFA, has published a continental Clubs of 20th Century ranking. 27 – HB Tórshavn beat the Faroese league for the 20th time. The first club on the islands to reach this milestone. October 27 - 3rd tier side Alcorcón beat 4-0 La Liga side Real Madrid in a Spanish cup match. This match was given the name Alcorconazo by the Spanish media and by Alcorcón fans. November 14 – New Zealand beats Bahrain 1–0 on aggregate at the AFC–OFC play-off. The All Whites book their first World Cup trip since 1982, while Bahrain lose for the second straight time in an inter-confederation play-off, having lost to Trinidad and Tobago in 2006. 18 – Controversies over Republic of Ireland vs France match, one of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round play-offs, occur due to France's play-off-winning goal in connection with intentional handball by French captain Thierry Henry. 18 – Uruguay beats Costa Rica 2–1 on aggregate at the CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off, making themselves the last of 32 countries qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. December 2 - Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito beats Fluminense FC 5–4 on aggregate at the 2009 Copa Sudamericana finals. 4 – The final draw for 2010 FIFA World Cup is held in Cape Town, South Africa. 19 – FC Barcelona beats Estudiantes de La Plata 2–1 in the final match of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.https://bleacherreport.com/articles/311334-messi-leads-fc-barcelona-to-fifa-club-world-cup-championship Messi Leads FC Barcelona to FIFA Club World Cup Championship Carlos G. Giron Bleacher Report 19 December 2009 1 February 2024 21 – The 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year awards are handed out in Zürich. The men's award goes to Lionel Messi of Argentina and FC Barcelona. The women's award goes to Marta of Brazil and the Los Angeles Sol, who becomes the first player of either sex to win the award four times (in her case, consecutively). Events Men's national teams CAF 31 December 2008 – 13 January 2009: 2008 CECAFA Cup in Uganda Kenya Tanzania 4th Burundi 28 November–13 December: 2009 CECAFA Cup in Uganda Rwanda Zanzibar 4th Tanzania AFC 4–17 January: 19th Arabian Gulf Cup in Oman Saudi Arabia Qatar/Kuwait CONCACAF 3–26 July: 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the MEX USA CRC, HON 1949 FIFA 14–28 June: FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 in Brazil United States Spain 4th South Africa 24 September – 16 October: 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in 20 GHA 20 BRA 20 HUN 4th 20 CRC 24 October – 15 November: 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in 17 SUI 17 NGA 17 ESP 4th 17 COL Club football RegionTournamentChampionTitleLast HonorAFC (Asia)2009 AFC Champions LeagueKOR Pohang Steelers3rd1997–982009 AFC CupKUW Al Kuwait1stN/A2009 AFC President's CupTJK Regar-TadAZ4th2008CAF (Africa)2009 CAF Champions LeagueCOD TP Mazembe3rd19682009 CAF Confederation CupMLI Stade Malien1stN/A2009 CAF Super CupEGY Al Ahly 4th2007CONCACAF(North and Central America, Caribbean)2008–09 CONCACAF Champions LeagueMEX Atlante2nd19832009 North American SuperLigaMEX Tigres UANL1stN/A2009 CFU Club ChampionshipTRI W Connection4th2006CONMEBOL (South America)2009 Copa LibertadoresARG Estudiantes3rd19702009 Copa SudamericanaECU LDU Quito1stN/A2009 Recopa SudamericanaECU LDU Quito1stN/AOFC (Oceania)2008–09 OFC Champions LeagueNZL Auckland City3rd2006UEFA (Europe)2008–09 UEFA Champions LeagueESP Barcelona3rd2005–062008–09 UEFA CupUKR Shakhtar Donetsk1stN/A2009 UEFA Super CupESP Barcelona1stN/AFIFA (Worldwide)2009 FIFA Club World CupESP Barcelona1stN/A Women RegionTournamentChampionTitleLast honor CONMEBOL (South America) 2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina BRA Santos FC (women) 1st N/A UEFA (Europe) 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup GER FCR 2001 Duisburg 1st N/A National champions AFC – Melbourne Victory – Muharraq Club – Abahani Limited – Druk Star – a Corp – Beijing Guoan – Kaohsiung City Yaoti – Quality Distributors – South China AA – Churchill Brothers – Persipura Jayapura – Esteghlal – Arbil FC – Kashima Antlers – Al-Wahdat – Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors – Al-Qadisiya Kuwait – Dordoi-Dynamo – Nejmeh – Lam Pak – Selangor FA – Al-Nahda – WAPDA – Wadi Al-Nes – Al-Gharrafa – Al-Ittihad – SAFFC – Al-Karamah – Vakhsh Qurghonteppa – Muang Thong United – HTTU Aşgabat – Al-Ahli – Bunyodkor – Đà Nẵng CAF – ES Sétif – Tiko United – Al Ahly – Al-Ittihad – Raja Casablanca – Bayelsa United – Supersport United – Espérance Sportive de Tunis CONCACAF : Mexican Primera División – UNAM (C); Monterrey (A) Major League Soccer (USA/Canada) – Real Salt Lake (P) / Columbus Crew (L) Women's Professional Soccer (USA) – Sky Blue FC 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 : – Vélez Sársfield (C); Banfield (A) : – Bolívar (A); Blooming (C) : – Flamengo : – Universidad de Chile (A); Colo-Colo (C) : – Once Caldas (A); Independiente Medellín (C) : – Deportivo Quito : – Cerro Porteño (A); Nacional (C) : – Universitario de Deportes : – Nacional : – Caracas Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; "(C)" mean Clausura champion. OFC – Lakota French Polynesia – Manu-Ura New Caledonia – Magenta – Auckland City – Tafea FC UEFA ALB Albania – Tirana AND Andorra – Sant Julià ARM Armenia – Pyunik AUT Austria – Red Bull Salzburg AZE Azerbaijan – Baku BLR 1995 Belarus – BATE Borisov BEL Belgium – Standard Liège BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina – Zrinjski Mostar BUL Bulgaria – Levski Sofia CRO Croatia – Dinamo Zagreb CYP Cyprus – APOEL CZE Czech Republic – Slavia Prague DEN Denmark – Copenhagen ENG England – Manchester United EST Estonia – Levadia FRO Faroe Islands – HB Tórshavn FIN Finland – HJK Helsinki FRA France – Bordeaux GEO Georgia – WIT Georgia GER Germany – Wolfsburg GRE Greece – Olympiacos HUN Hungary – Debrecen ISL Iceland – FH IRL Republic of Ireland – Bohemians ISR Israel – Maccabi Haifa ITA Italy – Internazionale KAZ Kazakhstan – FC Aktobe LAT Latvia – FK Liepājas Metalurgs LTU Lithuania – FK Ekranas LUX Luxembourg – F91 Dudelange MKD Macedonia – Makedonija Gjorče Petrov MLT Malta – Hibernians MDA Moldova – Sheriff Tiraspol MNE Montenegro – Mogren NED Netherlands – AZ NIR Northern Ireland – Glentoran NOR Norway – Rosenborg POL Poland – Wisła Kraków POR Portugal – Porto ROU Romania – Unirea Urziceni RUS Russia – Rubin Kazan SMR 1862 San Marino – Tre Fiori SCO Scotland – Rangers SRB 2004 Serbia – Partizan SVK Slovakia – Slovan Bratislava SLO Slovenia – Maribor ESP Spain – Barcelona SWE Sweden – AIK SUI Switzerland – Zürich TUR Turkey – Beşiktaş UKR Ukraine – Dynamo Kyiv WAL Wales – Rhyl Deaths August 2022 January 2 January – Ian Greaves (76), English defender and managerhttps://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2009/01/03/former-wolves-boss-passes-away/ Former Wolves boss passes away Express & Star 3 January 2009 1 February 2024 2 January – Ryuzo Hiraki (77), Japanese defender and national team manager 2 January – Kamel Karia (58), Tunisian goalkeeperApril 2020 4 January – Lei Clijsters (52), Belgian defender and coach, father of Kim Clijsters 4 January – Arvid Knutsen (80), Norwegian forward and coach 5 January – Jimmy Rayner (73), English striker 6 January – Shmuel Ben Dror (84), Israeli midfielder, scorer of the first ever goal of the Israel national football team 6 January – Charlie Thomson (78), Scottish goalkeeper 7 January – Alfie Conn, Sr. (82), Scottish forward 8 January – Alberto Eliani (86), Italian defender 9 January – Victor Mosa (63), Italian/French defenderApril 2020 10 January – Jack Wheeler (89), English goalkeeper 12 January – Friaça, (84) Brazilian forward, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup 13 January – Tommy Casey (78), Northern Irish midfielder 14 January – Tomi Jalo (50), Finnish midfielder 16 January – Cláudio Milar (35), Uruguayan striker, traffic accident 17 January – Tomislav Crnković (79), Croatian defender 19 January – Joop Wille (88), Dutch goalkeeper 20 January – Johnny Dixon (85), English striker 21 January – Jaime Belmonte (74), Mexican midfielder, participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup 21 January – Vic Crowe (76), Welsh midfielder 21 January – Peter Persidis (61), Austrian defenderhttps://www.diepresse.com/446283/peter-persidis-tot-der-loyale-mann-im-hintergrund Peter Persidis tot: Der loyale Mann im Hintergrund Wolfgang Wiederstein Die Presse 22 January 2009 1 February 2024 de 22 January – Clément Pinault (23), French defender, heart attack 24 January – Fernando Cornejo (39), Chilean midfielder, cancer 24 January – Karl Koller (79), Austrian midfielder 26 January – Ivan Jensen (76), Danish midfielder 27 January – Aubrey Powell (90), Welsh forward 29 January – Willi Köchling (75), German defender 29 January – Roy Saunders (78), English midfielder 30 January – Pieter Van Den Bosch (71), Belgian midfielder, participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup February 2 February – Paul Birch (46), English midfielder 7 February – Joe Haverty (72), Irish midfielder 8 February – Jouni Jalonen (66), Finnish defender, Finnish Footballer of the Year in 1968 9 February – Reg Davies (79), Welsh forward 9 February – Neville Hamilton (48), English midfielder 10 February – Holger Olsen (88), Danish defender 12 February – Giacomo Bulgarelli (68), Italian midfielder, participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, 1966 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1968 13 February – Jerzy Hawrylewicz (50), Polish forward 15 February – Don Leeson (73), English goalkeeper 20 February – Július Nôta (37), Slovak goalkeeper, stabbing March 1 March – Elefterios Manolios (73), French goalkeeper 2 March – Andy Bowman (74), Scottish midfielder 2 March – Carlos Sosa (89), Argentine defender 3 March – Åke Lindman (81), Finnish defender 3 March – José Moncebáez (80), Mexican goalkeeper and national team coach 4 March – Harry Parkes (89), English defender 5 March – Valeri Broshin (46), Russian midfielder 7 March – Jimmy Hernon (84), Scottish midfielder 7 March – Edouard Oum Ndeki (32), Cameroonian midfielder, hepatitis 7 March – Anton Shokh (49), Kazakhstani-Russian midfielder 9 March – Eddie Lowe (83), English midfielder 10 March – Jack Capper (77), Welsh defender 12 March – Ferenc Szabó, (88) Hungarian footballer 15 March – Jumadi Abdi, (36) Indonesian footballer 16 March – Alan Suddick (64), English midfielder 28 March – Hugh Kelly (85), Scottish defender 29 March – Vladimir Fedotov (66), Russian striker 31 March – Enea Masiero (75), Italian midfielder April 2 April – Víctor Hugo Ávalos (37), Paraguayan midfielder 6 April – Gheorghe Ene (72), Romanian striker 11 April – Jimmy Neighbour (58), English midfielder 12 April – Mike Keen (69), English midfielder 12 April – Louis Leysen (76), Belgian goalkeeper 13 April – Miguel Ángel Mori (65), Argentine midfielder, participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics 19 April – Maurilio Prini (76), Italian midfielder 19 April – Dicky Robinson (82), English defender 19 April – Brian Tyrrell (-), Irish football forward 20 April – Franco Rotella (42), Italian midfielder 23 April – Lam Sheung Yee (74), Hong Kong defender 25 April – Miljenko Bajić (54), Bosnian defender May 1 May – Jokke Kangaskorpi (37), Finnish forward 3 May – John Elsworthy (77), Welsh midfielder, member of the squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup 3 May – Tommy Fowler (84), English midfielder 4 May – Bobby Campbell (86), Scottish winger 9 May – Juan Gómez (84), Mexican defender, participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup 13 May – Norbert Eschmann (75), Swiss-French midfielder, member of the squad for the 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup 14 May – Ken Hollyman, Welsh footballer (86) 16 May – Peter Sampson, English footballer (81) 19 May – Andrei Ivanov (42), Russian defender 19 May – Knut Hammer Larsen, Norwegian footballer (38) 20 May – Alan Kelly Sr., Irish footballer (72) 21 May – Walter da Silva, Brazilian footballer (67) 21 May – Anatoli Kirilov, Bulgarian footballer 24 May – Youssef Elbai (30), French defender 25 May – Billy Baxter (70), Scottish midfielder/defender 27 May – Ammo Baba, Iraqi footballer (74) 28 May – Ercole Rabitti, Italian footballer (87) 30 May – Alexander Obregón, Colombian footballer (31) 30 May – Gunnar Arnesen (81), Norwegian forward June 2 June – Rodrigo García Vizoso (100), Spanish goalkeeper and coach 4 June – Lev Brovarskyi (60), Ukrainian midfielder 6 June – Bobby Haarms (74), Dutch midfielder 7 June – Willie Kilmarnock (87), Scottish footballer 7 June – Gordon Lennon (26), Northern Irish defender, traffic accident 8 June – Aage Rou Jensen (84), Danish striker 10 June – Stelios Skevofilakas (69), Greek footballer 11 June – Alan Philpott (66), English midfielder 14 June – Abel Tador (24), Nigerian footballer 17 June – Shacky Tauro (49, Zimbabwean footballer 18 June – Mihai Mocanu (67), Romanian defender, participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup 20 June – Joseph Ibanez (82), French midfielder and coach 23 June – Jackie Swindells (72), English striker 24 June – Mario Tontodonati (85), Italian midfielder/forward July 2 July – Kaj Hansen (68), Swedish defender, participated in the 1964 European Nations' Cup 3 July – Sadek Boukhalfa (74), Algerian midfielder 6 July – Mihai Baicu (33), Romanian midfielder, cardiac arrest 12 July – Tommy Cummings (80), English midfielder and manager 13 July – Axel Pilmark (83), Danish midfielder, participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics 14 July – Kujtim Majaci (47), Albanian forward 17 July – Otto Bresling (88), Danish midfielder 20 July – Sargis Aroyan (18), Armenian forward 21 July – Dai Lawrence (62), Welsh defender 24 July – Zé Carlos (47), Brazilian goalkeeper 25 July – Ricardo Bonelli (76), Argentine midfielder 25 July – Italo Romagnoli (93), Italian defender 25 July – Zequinha (74), Brazilian midfielder, on the squad for the 1962 FIFA World Cup 29 July – Paul McGrillen (37), Scottish striker, suicide 30 July – Yuri Kurnenin (55), Belarusian midfielder and manager 31 July – Sir Bobby Robson (76), English forward and manager August 2 August – Joe Livingstone (67), English striker 5 August – Mario Tiddia (73), Italian defender and manager 8 August – Daniel Jarque (26), Spanish defender, heart attack 8 August – Orlando Rozzoni (72), Italian forward 9 August – Tommy Clinton (83), Irish defender 9 August – Massimiliano Fiondella (41), Italian defender 10 August – Francisco Valdés (66), Chilean midfielder 11 August – Lazare Gianessi (83), French defender, participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup 11 August – Jan Sillo, (32) South African footballer 13 August – Brian McLaughlin (54), Scottish midfielder 19 August – Vic Snell (81), English defender 19 August – Bobby Thomson (65), English defender and manager 24 August – Virginio De Paoli (71), Italian striker 31 August – Torsten Lindberg (92), Swedish goalkeeper and manager, participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1950 FIFA World Cup September 1 September – Jock Buchanan (74), Scottish forward 7 September – Norman Curtis, (84), English footballer 9 September – Léon Glovacki (81), French striker and manager, participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup 11 September – Carlo De Bernardi (56), Italian midfielder 11 September – Jean-François Prigent (65), French midfielder 11 September – Henny van Schoonhoven (39), Dutch defender, cancer 13 September – Paul Shirtliff (46), English defender 19 September – Stevie Gray (42), English footballer 19 September – Brian Filipi (20), Albanian midfielder, traffic accident 20 September – Hernan Córdoba, (19) Colombian footballer 20 September – Mario Beltrán (23), Colombian midfielder, traffic accident 20 September – Hernan Córdoba (19), Colombian striker, traffic accident 22 September – Marco Achilli (60), Italian midfielder 23 September – Dennis Pacey, (80), English footballer 24 September – Terry Bly (73), English striker and manager 26 September – Geoff Barrowcliffe (77), English defender 27 September – René Bliard (76), French striker 27 September – Raúl Savoy (68), Argentine midfielder 28 September – Horst Feilzer (52), German forward 28 September – Best Ogedegbe, (55), Nigerian footballer 30 September – Raúl Magaña (69), Salvadoran goalkeeper and manager October 1 October – Mangue Cissé (60), Ivorian defender, father of Djibril Cissé 2 October – Rolf Rüssmann (58), German defender, participated in the 1978 FIFA World Cup 3 October – Zoran Mijucić (40), Serbian midfielder, participated in the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship 4 October – Gerhard Kaufhold (80), German midfielder/striker 5 October – Tommy Capel (87), English forward 8 October – Alex McCrae (89), Scottish forward 9 October – Arne Bakker (79), Norwegian midfielder 9 October – Horst Szymaniak (75), German midfielder, participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup and the 1962 FIFA World Cup 11 October – Gustav Kral (26), Austrian goalkeeper, traffic accident 12 October – Massimo Mattolini (56), Italian goalkeeper 12 October – Stan Palk, (87), English footballer 13 October – Orane Simpson (26), Jamaican midfielder, stabbing 15 October – Heinz Versteeg, (70), Dutch footballer 17 October – David Burnside (69), English midfielder and manager 21 October – John Jarman (78), Welsh midfielder 22 October – Ray Lambert, (87) Welsh footballer 22 October – Albert Watson, (91) English footballer 23 October – Collins Mbulo (38), Zambian goalkeeper 27 October – Frank Brady, Jr. (age unknown), Irish midfielder 30 October – Juvenal, Brazilian defender, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (85) 30 October – František Veselý (65), Czech forward, participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 1976 November 2 November – Keith Kettleborough (74), English midfielder 2 November – Paolo Perugi (44), Italian midfielder 3 November – Archie Baird, (90), Scottish footballer 4 November – Stefano Chiodi (52), Italian midfielder 7 November – Billy Ingham (57), English midfielder 10 November – Robert Enke (32), German goalkeeper, suicide 12 November – Willy Kernen, (80), Swiss footballer 13 November – Héctor Facundo (72), Argentine midfielder, participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup 15 November – Ray Charnley (74), English forward 15 November – Don Martin (65), English forward 16 November – Antonio de Nigris (31), Mexican striker, heart attack 18 November – Salem Saad (31), Emirati striker, heart attack 19 November – Frank Beattie (76), Scottish footballer 22 November – Juan Carlos Muñoz (90), Argentine midfielderhttps://www.clarin.com/ultimo-momento/futbol-luto-murio-juan-carlos-munoz-integrante-maquina-river_0_rkDfBZdATYg.html El fútbol, de luto: murió Juan Carlos Muñoz, integrante de La Máquina de River Clarín 21 November 2009 1 February 2024 es 23 November – Tony Parry (64), English defender 25 November – Mike Tiddy (80), English midfielder 26 November – Giuseppe Baldini (87), Italian striker and manager 26 November – Nikola Kovachev, (75), Bulgarian footballer 29 November – George Cummins (78), Irish forward 30 November – Christoph Budde (46), German striker December December – Henry Andersson (85), Swedish goalkeeper 1 December – Neil Dougall (88), Scottish midfielder and manager 1 December – Alberto Martínez (59), Uruguayan midfielder 1 December – Christoph Budde, German footballer (46) 12 December – Manuel Ruiz Sosa (72), Spanish midfielder and manager 13 December – Wilton Cezar Xavier (62) Brazilian footballer 14 December – Alan A'Court (75), English midfielder and manager, participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup 16 December – Dennis Herod, (86) English footballer 17 December – Michel Leblond (77), French midfielder and manager, on the squad for the 1954 FIFA World Cup 17 December – Guillermo Ortiz (69), Mexican midfielder, on the squad for the 1962 FIFA World Cup 17 December – Miljenko Mihić, (75) Serbian football coach 20 December – Jack Brownsword (86), English defender 22 December – Albert Scanlon (74), English forward, survivor of the Munich air disaster 24 December – Hugo Berly (67), Chilean defender, on the squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup 26 December – Giuseppe Chiappella (85), Italian midfielder and managerhttps://www.corriere.it/sport/09_dicembre_26/chiappella-morto-fiorentina_ca10995e-f25f-11de-b17d-00144f02aabe.shtml È Morto Chiappella, una vita per la Fiorentina Corriere della Sera 26 December 2009 1 February 2024 it 27 December – Takashi Takabayashi, (78), Japan footballer 28 December – Allen Batsford (77), English football manager Clubs founded RB Leipzig References Category:Association football by year