2012 in association football

none December 2009 2012 association football The following are the association football events of the year 2012 throughout the world. yes center 3 Events Men Senior Men's Football Tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, 23 MEX 23 BRA 23 KOR 4th 23 JPN January 21 – February 12: 2012 African Cup of Nations in and http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/fixtures CAF - CAF Error Page CAF - Confederation of African Football www.cafonline.com 2 April 2018 ZAM CIV MLI 4th GHA March 8 – March 19: 2012 AFC Challenge Cup in PRK TKM PHI 4th PLE June 1 – June 3: 2012 Baltic Cup in LAT FIN EST 4th LTU June 3 – June 11: 2012 OFC Nations Cup in TAH NCL NZL 4th SOL June 8 – July 1: UEFA Euro 2012 in and ESP ITA POR and GER 22 June – 6 July 2012: 2012 Arab Nations Cup in MAR LBY IRQ 4th KSA September 25 – September 29: 2012 Philippine Peace Cup in the PHI TPE GUM 4th MAC September 22 – October 2: 2012 Nehru Cup in IND CMR MDV 4th SYR 1980 November 24 – December 8: 2012 CECAFA Cup in UGA KEN Zanzibar 4th TAN November 24 – December 22: 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup in and SIN THA December 7 – December 16: 2012 Caribbean Cup in CUB TRI HAI 4th MTQ snake December 8 – December 20: 2012 West Asian Football Federation Championship in SYR 1980 IRQ OMA 4th BHR Youth 3 July – 15 July: 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in 19 ESP 19 GRE 22 September – 6 October: 2012 AFC U-16 Championship in 17 UZB 17 JPN 3 November – 17 November: 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in the 20 KOR 20 IRQ Women Women's Tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, USA JPN CAN 4th: FRA 20 January – 5 February: 2012 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship in 20 BRA 20 ARG 20 COL 4th: 20 PAR 1990 29 February – 7 March: 2012 Algarve Cup in GER JPN USA 4th: SWE August 18 – September 9 — 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 20 USA 20 GER 20 JPN 4th: 20 NGA September 22 – October 13 — 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in 17 FRA 17 PRK 17 GHA 4th: 17 GER News In 2012, Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada added its 19th team, confirmed in 2010 as the Montreal Impact. CONCACAF changes the format of its club continental cup in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League, taking out the preliminary round and putting the 24 teams in 8 groups of 3 teams each. January 30 – Women's Professional Soccer in the U.S. announced that it would cancel its 2012 season, with hopes of returning in 2013. The cancellation was the latest fallout from conflict with team owner Dan Borislow that consumed much of the 2011 season and extended into the offseason.https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/7519539/women-professional-soccer-suspends-2012-season-amid-legal-dispute WPS suspends 2012 season Associated Press ESPN.com January 30, 2012 January 30, 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130927093938/http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/7519539/women-professional-soccer-suspends-2012-season-amid-legal-dispute September 27, 2013 May 18 – Women's Professional Soccer folded.https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/7945174/women-professional-soccer-folds-three-seasons Women's Professional Soccer folds Beau Dure espnW.com May 18, 2012 November 11, 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130328232138/http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/7945174/women-professional-soccer-folds-three-seasons March 28, 2013 November 21 – The United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) announced that it would launch a new women's professional league in 2013.http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2012/11/US-Soccer-President-Sunil-Gulati-Announces-New-Womens-League-for-2013.aspx U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati Announces New Women's League to Begin Play in Spring of 2013 United States Soccer Federation November 21, 2012 December 8, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130101173733/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2012/11/US-Soccer-President-Sunil-Gulati-Announces-New-Womens-League-for-2013.aspx January 1, 2013 The league, as yet unnamed, will have eight teams at launch, four of which have ties to former WPS teams.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/blog/_/name/soccerusa/id/661?cc=5901 https://web.archive.org/web/20121128075504/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/blog/_/name/soccerusa/id/661?cc=5901 2012-11-28 Hopes high for new women's soccer league Jeff Carlisle Soccer USA blog ESPN FC November 21, 2012 December 8, 2012 U.S. Soccer, the Canadian Soccer Association, and the Mexican Football Federation will pay the league salaries for many of their respective national team players, and U.S. Soccer will also house the league offices. December 9 – After scoring twice in a La Liga match against Real Betis, Lionel Messi establishes the new world record for most goals scored in a single calendar year, with 91 – surpassing Gerd Müller's 85 in 1972.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/dec/09/real-betis-barcelona-live-mbm Real Betis v Barcelona – as it happened Daniel Harris theguardian.co.uk December 9, 2012 January 14, 2013 December 15 – U.S. Soccer officially announces that its top-level women's league to be launched in 2013 will be known as the National Women's Soccer League.http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2012/12/US-Soccer-Unveils-Name-and-Logo-of-New-Womens-Soccer-League.aspx U.S. Soccer Unveils Name of New Women's Soccer League United States Soccer Federation December 15, 2012 December 21, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130403032105/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2012/12/US-Soccer-Unveils-Name-and-Logo-of-New-Womens-Soccer-League.aspx April 3, 2013 December 17 – The South African Football Association suspends its president, Kirsten Nematandani, amid a FIFA probe into match-fixing allegations in several friendly matches in the lead-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.AP S Africa football boss suspended https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2012/12/17/s-africa-football-boss-suspended 2026-09-26 Al Jazeera en2012-12-17 South African soccer chief suspended in match-fixing scandal CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/17/sport/football/south-africa-match-fixing-football 2026-09-26 CNN en The exhibition games investigated by the FIFA Ethics Committee included a friendly between South Africa and Guatemala with the officiating of Niger's referee Ibrahim Chaibou. Chaibou was later banned for life in January 2019 for corrupting this match, among others.2013-02-14 Ibrahim Chaibou, former FIFA referee, denies he ever played a role in fixing matches https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/02/14/ibrahim-chaibou-former-fifa-referee-denies-he-ever-played-a-role-in-fixing-matches/ https://web.archive.org/web/20251119215914/https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/02/14/ibrahim-chaibou-former-fifa-referee-denies-he-ever-played-a-role-in-fixing-matches/ 2025-11-19 2026-09-26 New York Daily News en-US2019-01-25 Former referee Chaibou given life ban for bribery https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/former-referee-chaibou-given-life-ban-for-bribery-idUSKCN1PI2OU/ 2026-09-26 Reuters en-GB Nemtandani was banned for five years in December 2016.2016-12-08 Former SAFA boss Nematandani banned over match-fixing https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/former-safa-boss-nematandani-banned-over-match-fixing-idUSKBN13X1N5/ 2026-09-26 Reuters en-GB 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League The 2011–2012 season, the league increased from 16 to 19 teams due to no relegation in the 2010–11 season as a result of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Three teams were promoted from the second division. Following the Port Said Stadium disaster on 1 February 2012, the season was suspended.Abdel-Rahman Hussein Egypt football match violence: dozens dead and hundreds injured The Guardian UK 2 February 2012 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/feb/01/egypt-football-match-violence-dead At that time, teams had played between 14 and 17 games out of 30. Haras El-Hodood was in first place with a 12–1–1 record. This result was considered a significant surprise by Al Ahram.Harras El-Hodoud want Champions League clarification Mahmoud Elassal 11 March 2012 Ahram Online http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/51/36462/Sports/Egyptian-Football/Harras-ElHodoud-want-Champions-League-clarificatio.aspx 11 March 2012 On 10 March 2012, a decision was reached to cancel the remainder of the season. Fixed dates for national team matches Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).FIFA.com 29 February 22 August 8-12 September 13-17 October 14 November Continental champions Men RegionTournamentChampionTitleLast honorAFC (Asia)2012 AFC Champions League KOR Ulsan Hyundai 1st2012 AFC Cup KUW Al-Kuwait 2nd 20092012 AFC President's CupTJK Istiqlol1stCAF (Africa)2012 CAF Champions League EGY Al-Ahly 7th 20082012 CAF Confederation Cup CGO AC Léopards1st2012 CAF Super CupMAR Maghreb de Fes1stCONCACAF(North and Central America, Caribbean)2011–12 CONCACAF Champions LeagueMEX Monterrey2nd20112012 CFU Club ChampionshipTRI Caledonia AIA1stCONMEBOL (South America)2012 Copa LibertadoresBRA Corinthians1st2012 Copa SudamericanaBRA São Paulo1st2012 Recopa SudamericanaBRA Santos1stOFC (Oceania)2011–12 O-LeagueNZL Auckland City4th2011UEFA (Europe)2011–12 UEFA Champions LeagueENG Chelsea1st2011–12 UEFA Europa LeagueESP Atlético Madrid2nd20102012 UEFA Super CupESP Atlético Madrid2nd2010FIFA (Worldwide)2012 FIFA Club World CupBRA Corinthians2nd2000 Women RegionTournamentChampionTitleLast honor CONMEBOL (South America) 2012 Copa Libertadores Femenina CHL Colo-Colo (women) 1st UEFA (Europe) 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League FRA Olympique Lyonnais 2nd 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League Worldwide 2012 International Women's Club Championship FRA Olympique Lyonnais 1st Domestic Champions AFC nations NationLeagueChampionTitleLast honor AFG 2004 Afghanistan 2012 Afghan Premier League Toofaan Harirod 1st AUS Australia 2011–12 A-League Brisbane Roar 2nd 2010–11 BHR Bahrain 2011–12 Bahrain First Division League Riffa 10th 2004–05 BAN Bangladesh 2012 Bangladesh Football Premier League Abahani Limited 4th 2009–10 BHU Bhutan 2012 A-Division Druk Pol 1st BRU BruneiDid not hold CAM Cambodia 2012 Cambodian League Boeung Ket Rubber Field 1st CHN China 2012 Chinese Super League Guangzhou Evergrande 2nd 2011 TPE Chinese Taipei 2012 Intercity Football League Taiwan Power Company 4th 2011 GUM Guam 2011–12 Guam Men's Soccer League Quality Distributors 5th 2009–10 HKG Hong Kong 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League Kitchee 5th 2010–11 IND India 2011–12 I-League Dempo 3rd 2009–10 IDN Indonesia 2011–12 Indonesian Premier League Semen Padang 1st 2011–12 Indonesia Super League Sriwijaya 1st IRN Iran 2011–12 Iran Pro League Sepahan Isfahan 4th 2010–11 IRQ Iraq 2011–12 Iraqi Elite League Erbil 4th 2008−09 JOR Jordan 2011–12 Jordan League Al-Faisaly 32nd 2009−10 JPN Japan 2012 J. League Division 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6th 1970 PRK North Korea 2012 DPR Korea League April 25 14th 2011 KOR South Korea 2012 K-League Seoul 2nd 2010 KUW Kuwait 2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League Qadsia 15th 2010–11 KGZ Kyrgyzstan 2012 Kyrgyzstan League Dordoi Bishkek 8th 2011 LIB Lebanon 2011–12 Lebanese Premier League Al-Safa' 1st LAO Laos 2012 Lao League Lao Police Club 1st MAC Macau 2012 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol Ka I 3rd 2011 MAS Malaysia 2012 Malaysia Super League Kelantan 2nd 2011 MDV Maldives 2012 Dhivehi League New Radiant 2nd 2006 MGL Mongolia 2012 Mongolian Premier League Erchim 7th 2008 MYA Myanmar 2012 Myanmar National League Yangon United 2nd 2011 NEP Nepal 2011–12 Nepal National League Nepal Police Club 4th 2011 OMA Oman 2011–12 Omani League Fanja 8th 1990−91 PAK PakistanDid not hold PHI Philippines 2012 United Football League Division 1 Global 1st QAT Qatar 2011–12 Qatar Stars League Lekhwiya 2nd 2010–11 KSA Saudi Arabia 2011–12 Saudi Professional League Al Shabab 6th 2005–06 SIN Singapore 2012 S.League Tampines Rovers 4th 2011 SRI Sri Lanka 2011–12 Sri Lanka Football Premier League Ratnam 5th 2007–08 SYR 1980 Syria 2011–12 Syrian Premier League Al-Shorta 3rd 2010–11 TJK Tajikistan 2012 Tajik League Ravshan Kulob 1st THA Thailand 2012 Thai Premier League Muangthong United 3rd 2010 TLS Timor-LesteDid not hold TKM Turkmenistan 2012 Ýokary Liga Balkan 4th 2011 UAE United Arab Emirates 2011–12 UAE Pro-League Al Ain 10th 2003–04 UZB Uzbekistan 2012 Uzbek League Pakhtakor Tashkent 9th 2007 VIE Vietnam 2012 V-League SHB Đà Nẵng 2nd 2009 YEM Yemen 2011–12 Yemeni League Shaab Ibb 3rd 2003–04 UEFA nations NationLeagueChampionTitleLast honor ALB Albania 2011–12 Albanian Superliga Skënderbeu Korçë 3rd 2011 AND Andorra 2011–12 Primera Divisió FC Lusitanos 1st — AUT Austria 2011–12 Austrian Football Bundesliga FC Red Bull Salzburg 7th 2010 AZE Azerbaijan 2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League Neftchi Baku 7th 2011 BLR Belarus 2012 Belarusian Premier League BATE Borisov 8th 2011 BEL Belgium 2011–12 Jupiler League Anderlecht 31st 2010 BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina 2011–12 Premijer Liga Željezničar 5th 2010 BGR Bulgaria 2011–12 A PFG Ludogorets Razgrad 1st — HRV Croatia 2011–12 Prva HNL Dinamo Zagreb 13thDinamo Zagreb A 2010 CYP Cyprus 2011–12 Cypriot First Division AEL 6th 1968 CZE Czech Republic 2011–12 Gambrinus liga Slovan Liberec 3rd 2006 DNK Denmark 2011–12 Danish Superliga Copenhagen 9th 2010 ENG England 2011–12 Premier League Manchester City 3rd 1968 EST Estonia 2012 Meistriliiga Nõmme Kalju 1st - Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 2012 Vodafonedeildin B36 Tórshavn 8th 2005 FIN Finland 2012 Veikkausliiga HJK Helsinki 24th 2010 FRA France 2011–12 Ligue 1 Montpellier HSC 1st — GEO Georgia 2011–12 Umaglesi Liga Zestafoni 2nd 2011 DEU Germany 2011–12 Fußball-Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 8th 2011 GRC Greece 2011–12 Super League Greece Olympiacos 38th 2011 HUN Hungary 2011–12 NB I Debreceni VSC 6th 2010 ISL Iceland 2012 Úrvalsdeild KR Reykjavík 25th 2003 IRL Ireland 2012 League of Ireland Sligo Rovers 3rd 1977 ISR Israel 2011–12 Israeli Premier League Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1stIroni Kiryat Shmona — ITA Italy 2011–12 Serie A Juventus 28th 2003 KAZ Kazakhstan 2012 Kazakhstan Premier League Shakhter Karagandy 2nd 2011 LAT Latvia 2012 Latvian Higher League Ventspils 4th 2008 LTU Lithuania 2012 A Lyga Ekranas 6thEkranas D 2010 LUX Luxembourg 2011–12 Luxembourg National Division F91 Dudelange 9th 2009 MKD Macedonia 2011–12 First Macedonian Football League Škendija 1st — MLT Malta 2011–12 Maltese Premier League Valletta 20th 2008 MDA Moldova 2011–12 Moldovan National Division Dacia Chişinău 1st — MNE Montenegro 2011–12 Montenegrin First League FK Budućnost 2nd 2008 NLD Netherlands 2011–12 Eredivisie Ajax 31st 2011 NIR Northern Ireland 2011–12 IFA Premiership Linfield 50th 2010 NOR Norway 2012 Tippeligaen Molde 1st — POL Poland 2011–12 Ekstraklasa Śląsk Wrocław 2nd 1977 PRT Portugal 2011–12 Primeira Liga Porto 25th 2009 ROU Romania 2011–12 Liga I CFR Cluj 3rd 2010 RUS Russia 2011–12 Russian Premier League Zenit St. Petersburg 4th 2010SMR San Marino 2011–12 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio Tre Penne 1st — SCO Scotland 2011–12 Scottish Premier League Celtic 43rd 2008 SRB Serbia 2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga Partizan 24th 2010–11 SVK Slovakia 2011–12 Slovak First Football League Žilina 6th 2009–10 SVN Slovenia 2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga Maribor 9th 2009 ESP Spain 2011–12 La Liga Real Madrid 32nd 2008 SWE Sweden 2012 Allsvenskan Elfsborg 6th 2006 CHE Switzerland 2011–12 Swiss Super League Basel 14th 2010 TUR Turkey 2011–12 Süper Lig Galatasaray 18th 2008 UKR Ukraine 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League Shakhtar Donetsk 6th 2010–11 WAL Wales 2011–12 Welsh Premier League The New Saints 6th 2009–10 CAF nations NationLeagueChampionTitleLast honor ALG Algeria 2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ES Sétif 0055th 2008–09 AGO Angola 2012 Girabola CRD Libolo 0022nd 2011 BEN Benin 2011–12 Benin Premier League ASPAC FC 0022nd 2009–10 BOT Botswana 2011–12 Mascom Premier League Mochudi Centre Chiefs 0022nd 2007–08 BFA Burkina Faso 2012 Burkinabé Premier League ASFA Yennenga 01212th 2011 CMR Cameroon 2011–12 MTN Elite One US Douala 0055th 1990 CPV Cape Verde 2012 Campeonato Nacional de Cabo Verde Sporting Clube da Praia 0099th 2009 CTA Central African Republic 2012 Central African Republic League Olympic Real de Bangui 10th 2010 CHA Chad 2012 Chad Premier League Gazelle 2nd 2009 COM Comoros 2012 Comoros Premier League Djabal Club 1st n/a CGO Congo 2012 Congo Premier League AC Léopards 0011st 0000n/a DRC Congo DR 2012 Linafoot TP Mazembe 01212th 2011 CIV Côte d'Ivoire 2012 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division Séwé Sports de San Pedro 0011st 0000n/a DJI Djibouti 2011–12 Djibouti Premier League AS Port 0033rd 2010–11 EGY Egypt 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League 000Cancelled after Port Said Stadium disaster EQG Equatorial Guinea 2012 Equatoguinean Premier League Sony Elá Nguema 01414th 2011 ERI Eritrea 2012 Eritrean Premier League 000n/a (possibly did not hold) ETH Ethiopia 2011–12 Ethiopian Premier League Saint George SA 02222nd 2009–10 GAB Gabon 2012 Gabon Championnat National D1 CF Mounana 0011st n/a GAM Gambia 2012 GFA League First Division Real de Banjul 0099th 2007 GHA Ghana 2011–12 Ghanaian Premier League Asante Kotoko 02121st 2007–08 GUI Guinea 2012 Guinée Championnat National Horoya AC 01111th 2011 GNB Guinea-Bissau 2012 Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau 000Cancelled due to financial problems KEN Kenya 2012 Kenyan Premier League Tusker 01010th 2011 LES Lesotho 2012 Lesotho Premier League Lesotho Correctional Services 0066th 2011 LBR Liberia 2011–12 Liberian Premier League LISCR 0022nd 2010–11 LBY Libya 2011–12 Libyan Premier League 000Did not hold MDG Madagascar 2012 THB Champions League AS Adema 0033rd 2006 MWI Malawi 2011–12 Malawi Premier Division Silver Strikers 0066th 2009–10 MLI Mali 2012 Malian Première Division Djoliba AC 02222nd 2009 MTN 1959 Mauritania 2011–12 Mauritanian Premier League ASC Tevragh-Zeïna 0011st n/a MRI Mauritius 2012 Mauritian League Pamplemousses 0033rd 2010 MAR Morocco 2011–12 Botola Moghreb Tétouan 0011st n/a MOZ Mozambique 2012 Moçambola Maxaquene 0055th 2003 NAM Namibia 2011–12 Namibia Premier League Black Africa 0077th 2010–11 NIG Niger 2012 Niger Premier League Olympique de Niamey 01212th 1999 NGA Nigeria 2012 Nigeria Premier League Kano Pillars 0022nd 2008 REU Réunion 2012 Réunion Premier League SS Saint-Louisienne 01616th 2002 RWA Rwanda 2011–12 Primus National Football League A.P.R. 01313th 2010–11 STP São Tomé and Príncipe 2012 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship Sporting Clube do Príncipe 0022nd 2011 SEN Senegal 2011–12 Senegal Premier League Casa Sport 0011st n/a SEY Seychelles 2012 Seychelles First Division St Michel United 01111th 2011 SLE Sierra Leone 2011–12 Sierra Leone National Premier League Diamond Stars 0011st n/a SOM Somalia 2012 Somalia League Elman 0099th 2011 RSA South Africa 2011–12 Premier Soccer League Orlando Pirates 0044th 2010–11 SUD Sudan 2012 Sudan Premier League Al-Hilal Omdurman 02727th 2010 SWZ Swaziland 2011–12 Swazi Premier League Mbabane Swallows 0044th 2004–05 TAN Tanzania 2011–12 Tanzanian Premier League Simba 01818th 2009–10 TOG Togo 2011–12 Togolese Championnat National Dynamic Togolais 0066th 2003–04 TUN Tunisia 2011–12 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ES Tunis 02525th 2010–11 UGA Uganda 2011–12 Ugandan Super League Express 0066th 1996 ZAM Zambia 2012 Zambian Premier League Zanaco 0066th 2009 ZAN Zanzibar 2012 Zanzibar Premier League Super Falcon 0011st n/a ZIM Zimbabwe 2012 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League Dynamos 02020th 2011 CONCACAF nations NationLeagueChampionTitleLast honor CRC Costa Rica 2012 Primera División Verano Herediano 22nd 1992–93 2012 Primera División Invierno Alajuelense 28th 2011 Invierno SLV El Salvador 2012 Primera División Clausura Águila 5th 2006 Clausura 2012 Primera División Apertura Isidro Metapán 7th 2011 Apertura HND 1949 Honduras 2012 Liga Nacional Clausura Olimpia 25th 2011 Apertura 2012 Liga Nacional Apertura Olimpia 26th 2012 Clausura MEX Mexico 2012 Primera División Clausura Santos Laguna 4th 2008 Clausura 2012 Liga MX Apertura Tijuana 1st n/a TRI Trinidad and Tobago 2011–12 TT Pro League W Connection 4th 2005 USA United States/CAN Canada 2012 Major League Soccer Los Angeles Galaxy 4th 2011 CONMEBOL nations NationLeagueChampionTitleLast honor ARG Argentina 2012 Primera División Clausura Arsenal 1st 2012 Primera División Inicial Vélez Sársfield 10th 2012 Clausura BOL Bolivia 2012 Liga Profesional Clausura The Strongest 9th 2011 Apertura 2012 Liga Profesional Apertura The Strongest 10th 2012 Clausura BRA Brazil 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Fluminense 4th 2010 CHL Chile 2012 Primera División Apertura Universidad de Chile 16th 2011 Clausura 2012 Primera División Clausura Huachipato 2nd 1974 COL Colombia 2012 Primera A Apertura Santa Fe 7th 1975 2012 Primera A Finalización Millonarios 14th 1998 ECU Ecuador 2012 Campeonato Ecuatoriano Serie A Barcelona 14th 1997 PAR 1990 Paraguay 2012 Primera División Apertura Cerro Porteño 29th 2009 Apertura 2012 Primera División Clausura Libertad 16th 2010 Clausura PER Peru 2012 Torneo Descentralizado Sporting Cristal 16th 2005 URY Uruguay 2011–12 Primera División Nacional 44th 2011 VEN Venezuela 2011–12 Primera División Deportivo Lara 1st OFC nations NationLeagueChampionTitleLast honor COK Cook Islands 2012 Cook Islands Round Cup Tupapa Maraerenga 10th 2011 FIJ Fiji 2012 Fiji National Football League Ba 19th 2011 NCL New Caledonia 2012 New Caledonia Division Honneur AS Magenta 7th 2009 NZL New Zealand 2011–12 ASB Premiership Waitakere United 4th 2010–11 PNG Papua New Guinea 2012 National Soccer League Hekari United 6th 2010-11 SOL Solomon Islands 2012 S-League Solomon Warriors FC 1st TAH Tahiti 2011–12 Tahiti First Division Dragon 1st TGA Tonga 2012 Tonga Major League Lotoha'apai United 13th 2010–11 VAN Vanuatu 2012 National Soccer League Amicale FC 3rd 2011 Second, third, fourth, and fifth leagues CONCACAF nations NationLeagueChampionFinal scoreSecond placeTitleLast honour CAN Canada2012 Première Ligue de soccer du QuébecFC St-LéonardFC L'Assomption1st2012 Canadian Soccer LeagueToronto Croatia1–0Montreal Impact Academy5th2011 Deaths January August 2022 January 1 - Gary Ablett, English footballer (born 1965) January 2 - Ioan Drăgan, Romanian footballer (born 1965) January 2 - Paulo Rodrigues da Silva, Brazilian footballer (born 1986) January 3 - Juan Escudero, Spanish footballer (born 1920) January 3 - Willi Entenmann, German footballer (born 1943) January 6 - Harry Fearnley, English footballer (born 1923) January 8 - Graham Rathbone, Welsh footballer (born 1942) January 9 - Bill Dickie, Scottish football administrator (born 1929) January 10 - Cliff Portwood, English footballer (born 1937) January 10 – Alfred Pyka, German international footballer (born 1934) January 13 - Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Turkish Olympic footballer (born 1925) January 14 - Zelemkhan Zangiyev, Russian footballer (born 1974) January 16 - Juan Carlos, Spanish footballer (born 1945) January 20 - Walter Whitehurst, English footballer (born 1934) January 21 - Ernie Gregory, English footballer (born 1921) January 21 - Jeffrey Ntuka, South African footballer (born 1985) January 24 - Pierre Sinibaldi, French footballer (born 1924) January 27 - Juan Sarrachini, Argentine footballer (born 1946) January 31 - Stefano Angeleri, Italian footballer (born 1926) January 31 - Sid Ottewell, English footballer (born 1919) February February 1 – Ladislav Kuna, Slovak football player and manager (born 1947).https://archive.today/20120730003707/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1577803.html "Former Czechoslovakia midfielder Kuna dies". FIFA.com. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012. February 4 - Pongphan Wongsuwan, Thai football manager (born 1951) February 6 - Juan Vicente Lezcano, Paraguayan football defender (born 1937) February 8 - Enrique Moreno Bellver, Spanish footballer (born 1963) February 12 - Malcolm Devitt, English footballer (born 1937) February 13 - Eamonn Deacy, Irish footballer (born 1958) February 13 - Sansón, Spanish footballer (born 1924) February 14 - Tom McAnearney, Scottish footballer (born 1933) February 14 - Alfredo Vega, Paraguayan footballer (born 1935) February 16 - John Ritchie, English footballer (born 1944) February 17 - Jordan da Costa, Brazilian footballer (born 1932) February 18 - Zvezdan Čebinac, Serbian footballer (born 1939) February 22 - Thabang Lebese, South African footballer (born 1973) February 23 - Peter King, English footballer (born 1964) February 26 - Árpád Fekete, Hungarian footballer (born 1921) February 27 - Armand Penverne, French footballer (born 1926) February 28 - Jaime Graça, Portuguese footballer (born 1942) February 29 - Karl Kodat, Austrian footballer (born 1943) March August 2022 March 1 - Henryk Bałuszyński, Polish footballer (born 1972) March 1 - Altamir Heitor Martins, Brazilian footballer (born 1980) March 2 - Gerry Bridgwood, English footballer (born 1944) March 6 - Marcos Alonso Imaz, Spanish footballer (born 1933) March 7 - Marcel Mouchel, French footballer (born 1927) March 7 - Włodzimierz Smolarek, Polish footballer (born 1957) March 7 - Ramaz Urushadze, Georgian footballer (born 1939) March 8 - Jens Petersen, Danish footballer (born 1941) March 9 - Brian Bromley, English footballer (born 1946) March 12 - Timo Konietzka, German footballer (first Bundesliga goal) (born 1938) March 13 - Amusa Shittu, Nigerian footballer (born 1937) March 14 - Ray Barlow, English footballer (born 1926) March 16 - Estanislau Basora, Spanish footballer (born 1926) March 19 - Karl-Heinz Spickenagel, German footballer (born 1932) March 23 - Péter Pázmándy, Hungarian footballer (born 1938) March 28 - Brian Philips, English footballer (born 1931) March 30 - Kees Guyt, Dutch footballer (born 1953) March 30 - Francesco Mancini, Italian footballer (born 1968) April April 1 – Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian football player and manager (born 1947)."Soccer legend Giorgio Chinaglia dies". USA Today. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012. April 3 - Airton Pavilhão, Brazilian footballer (born 1934) April 3 - José María Zárraga, Spanish footballer (born 1930) April 4 - Dubravko Pavličić, Croatian footballer (born 1967) April 5 - Jimmy Lawlor, Irish footballer (born 1933) April 6 - Larry Canning, English footballer (born 1925) April 6 - Dermot Hannafin (Snr), Gaelic footballer April 8 - John Egan, Gaelic footballer (born 1952) April 10 - Erdoğan Arıca, Turkish footballer (born 1954) April 12 - Kellon Baptiste, Grenadian footballer (born 1973) April 12 - Manfred Orzessek, German footballer (born 1933) April 14 - Lee Kyung-hwan, South Korean footballer (born 1988) April 14 - Eddie May, English footballer (born 1943) April 14 – Piermario Morosini, Italian football player (born 1986). April 15 - Samir Said, Kuwaiti footballer (born 1963) April 18 - Arthur Bottom, English footballer (born 1930) April 20 - Alfie Biggs, English footballer (born 1936) April 21 - Brian Heward, English footballer (born 1935) April 28 - Dudley Peake, Welsh footballer (born 1934) April 30 - Giannis Gravanis, Greek footballer (born 1958) June June 21 – Ramaz Shengelia, Soviet Georgian player, played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup (born 1957).ITAR TASS http://www.itar-tass.com/c13/452653.html ru:Скончался выдающийся грузинский футболист Рамаз Шенгелия ru 21 June 2012 July August 2022 July 19 – Hans Nowak, German footballer (born 1937). July 31 – Alfredo Ramos, Brazilian defender, squad member of Brazil at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (87) August August 2022 August 1 - Aldo Maldera, Italian footballer (58) August 2 - Bernd Meier, German footballer (40) August 6 - Boris Razinsky, Russian footballer (79) August 6 - Godfried van den Boer, Belgian footballer (78) August 8 - Surya Lesmana, Indonesian footballer (68) August 9 - Erol Togay, Turkish footballer (62) August 12 - Jackie Watters, Scottish footballer August 15 - Elson Iazegi Beyruth, Brazilian footballer (70) August 17 - Panos Markovic, Greek footballer (87) August 20 - Len Quested, English footballer (87) August 22 - Houcine Anafal, Moroccan footballer (59) August 24 - Krum Yanev, Bulgarian footballer (83) August 24 – Félix Miélli Venerando, Brazilian goalkeeper, winner of the 1970 FIFA World Cup. (74) August 25 - Florencio Amarilla, Paraguayan footballer (77) August 25 - Emilio Pacione, Scottish footballer August 26 - Alan Steen, English footballer (90) August 27 - Antoine Redin, French footballer (77) August 27 - Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer (86) September August 2022 September 4 - Milan Vukelić, Serbian footballer (born 1936) September 5 - Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu, Turkish footballer (born 1986) September 6 - Oscar Rossi, Argentine footballer (born 1930) September 7 - Abdul Ghafoor, Pakistani footballer (born 1938) September 8 - Adolf Bechtold, German footballer (born 1926) September 9 - Ron Tindall, English footballer (born 1935) September 11 - Rolf Bjørn Backe, Norwegian footballer (born 1934) September 11 - Sergio Livingstone, Chilean footballer (born 1920) September 12 - Jimmy Andrews, Scottish footballer (born 1927) September 14 - Frank Dudley, English footballer (born 1925) September 15 - Predrag Brzaković, Serbian footballer (born 1964) September 15 - Jean-Louis Heinrich, French footballer (born 1943) September 17 - Bafo Biyela, South African footballer (born 1981) September 18 - Jorge Manicera, Uruguayan footballer (born 1938) September 18 - Olinto Sampaio Rubini, Mexican footballer (born 1934) September 19 - Rino Ferrario, Italian footballer (born 1926) September 20 - Michel Pech, French footballer (born 1946) September 21 - Len Weare, Welsh footballer (born 1934) September 25 - John Bond, English footballer (born 1932) September 26 - Pape Alioune Diop, Senegalese footballer September 28 - Juan Baena, Spanish footballer (born 1950) October August 2022 October 1 - Abdelkader Fréha, Algerian international footballer (born 1942) October 3 - Jean-Louis Lagadec, French footballer (born 1933) October 3 - Albie Roles, English footballer (born 1921) October 4 - Rudolf Oslansky, Austrian footballer (born 1931) October 7 - Georges Casolari, French footballer (born 1941) October 8 - Rafael Lesmes, Spanish footballer (born 1926) October 11 – Helmut Haller, German international footballer (born 1939). October 12 - Henry Moyo, Malawian footballer (born 1946) October 13 - Jim Rollo, Scottish footballer (born 1937) October 15 - Vladimir Čonč, Croatian footballer (born 1928) October 15 - Trevor Kemp, Scottish footballer October 15 - Alberto Reif, Italian footballer (born 1946) October 17 - Milija Aleksic, English footballer (born 1951) October 17 - Bandya Kakade, Indian footballer October 17 - Pépito Pavon, Serbian footballer (born 1941) October 19 - Raúl Valencia, Spanish footballer (born 1976) October 19 - Jaouad Akaddar, Moroccan footballer (born 1984) October 23 - Philippe Di Santo, Belgian footballer (born 1950) October 23 - Hughie Hay, Scottish footballer October 23 - Jozef Mannaerts, Belgian footballer (born 1923) October 24 - Peter Wright, English footballer (born 1934) October 25 - John Connely, English footballer (born 1938) October 30 - Georges Van Straelen, French footballer (born 1956) November August 2022 November 1 - Jan Louwers, Dutch footballer (82) November 4 - Reg Pickett, English footballer (85) November 5 - Keih Ripley, English footballer (77) November 5 - Jimmy Stephen, Scottish footballer (90) November 6 - Ivor Powell, Welsh footballer (96) November 6 - Bohdan Tsap, Ukrainian footballer (71) November 7 - Heinz-Jürgen Blome, German footballer (65) November 8 - Bobby Gilfillan, Scottish footballer (74) November 10 - Eric Day, English footballer (91) November 12 - Arthur Bialas, German footballer (81) November 12 - Harry McShane, Scottish footballer (92) November 14 - Alexandro Alves do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer (37) November 14 - Paddy Meegan, Irish Gaelic footballer (90) November 15 - Théophile Abega, Cameroonian footballer (58) November 17 - Henryk Grzybowski, Polish footballer (78) November 18 - Kenny Morgans, Welsh footballer (73) November 20 – Mike Ryan, Irish-born American coach, first head coach of the United States women's national team. (77) November 20 - Gary Ingham, English footballer (48) November 21 - Wang Houjun, Chinese footballer (69) November 22 - Mario Murillo, Costa Rican footballer (85) November 22 - Raimund Krauth, German footballer (59) November 23 - Alfonso Montemayor, Mexican football defender (90) November 23 - Goffredo Stabellini, Italian footballer (87) November 25 - Bert Linnecor, English footballer (78) November 25 - Dave Sexton, English football manager (82) November 27 - Herbert Oberhofer, Austrian footballer (57) November 27 - Pascal Kalemba, Congolese footballer (33) November 27 - Lennart Samuelsson, Swedish footballer (88) November 28 - Cosimo Nocera, Italian footballer (74) November 28 – José Maria Fidélis dos Santos, Brazilian defender, squad member of Brazil at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. (68) November 30 - Mario Ardizzon, Italian footballer (74) December August 2022 December 1: Mitchell Cole, English footballer (born 1985). December 1: Steve Fox, English footballer (born 1958). December 1: Phil Taylor, English footballer (born 1917). December 2: Azumir Veríssimo, Brazilian footballer (born 1935). December 3: Tommy Berggren, Swedish footballer (born 1950). December 3: Diego Mendieta, Paraguayan footballer (born 1980). December 4: Miguel Calero, Colombian goalkeeper (born 1971). December 5: Doug Smith, Scottish footballer (born 1937). December 7: Denis Houf, Belgian footballer (born 1932). December 13: Ian Black, Scottish footballer (born 1924). December 13: T. Shanmugham, Indian footballer (born 1920). December 16: Adam Ndlovu, Zimbabwean footballer (born 1970). December 16: Jim Patterson, Scottish footballer. December 17: Charlie Adam, Scottish footballer (born 1962). December 18: George Showell, English footballer (born 1934). December 20: Stan Charlton, English footballer (born 1929). December 20: Dennis Stevens, English footballer (born 1933). December 21: George Hazlett, Scottish footballer (born 1923) December 22: Wattie Dick, Scottish footballer (born 1927). December 23: Cristian Tudor, Romanian footballer (born 1982). December 27: Ken Jones, English footballer (born 1944). December 28: Václav Drobný, Czech footballer (born 1980). December 29: Salvador Reyes, Mexican forward (born 1936). References 33em Category:Association football by year