2011 in association football

none August 2022 September 2020 2011 association football The following are the association football events of the year 2011 throughout the world. yes center 3 Events Men 5 – 17 January — 2011 Nile Basin Tournament in EGY UGA COD 4th: KEN 7 – 22 January — 2011 African Under-17 Championship in 17 BFA 17 RWA 17 CGO 4th: 17 CIV 7 – 29 January — 2011 AFC Asian Cup in JPN AUS KOR 4th: UZB 23 January – 13 February — 2011 South American Youth Championship in 20 BRA 20 URU 20 ARG 4th: 20 ECU 8 February – 29 May — 2011 Nations Cup in the Republic of Ireland IRL SCO WAL 4th: NIR 12 March – 9 April — 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship in 17 BRA 17 URU 17 ARG 4th: 17 ECU 17 April – 2 May (originally 18 March – 1 April) — 2011 African Youth Championship in 20 NGA 20 CMR 20 EGY 4th: 20 MLI 3 – 15 May — 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in 17 NED 17 GER 5 – 25 June — 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the MEX USA 12 – 25 June — 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in 21 ESP 21 SUI 21 BLR 1995 4th: 21 CZE 17 June – 1 July — 2011 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships in the RUS Russia IRN Iran UKR Ukraine 4th: BRA Brazil 18 June – 10 July — 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in 17 MEX 17 URU 17 GER 4th: 17 BRA 1 – 24 July — 2011 Copa América in URU PAR 1990 PER 4th: VEN 20 July – 1 August — 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in 19 ESP 19 CZE 29 July – 20 August — 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in 20 BRA 20 POR 20 MEX 4th: 20 FRA 30 September – 4 October — 2011 Long Teng Cup in HKG PHI TPE 4th: MAC 2 – 11 December — 2011 SAFF Championship in IND AFG 2011 Women 2 – 9 March — 2011 Algarve Cup in USA ISL JPN 4th: SWE 30 May – 11 June — 2011 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in GER NOR 26 June – 17 July — 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in JPN USA SWE 4th: FRA 28 – 31 July — 2011 UEFA U-17 Women's Championship in 17 ESP FRA 17 GER 4th: ISL News List of Mexican Football Transfers Winter 2011 North American professional expansion In 2011, the major leagues of the men's and women's sport in the United States and Canada each added at least one new team: Major League Soccer, the top men's league, added its 17th and 18th teams—the Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Women's Professional Soccer, which currently has teams only in the U.S., added the Western New York Flash, which plays its home games in Rochester. 2011–12 Russian Premier League The 2011–12 season is a transitional season of the Russian Premier League, as it will stretch over 18 months instead of the conventional 12 months. The unusual length of the season is the result of the decision to adapt the playing year to an autumn-spring rhythm similar to most of the other UEFA leagues.January 2011 The season will comprise two phases.http://www.championat.ru/football/news-593653.html Pryadkin: Championship 2011–12 will take place in three circles – championat.ru 17 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20100911221412/http://www.championat.ru/football/news-593653.html 11 September 2010 dead The first phase will consist of a regular home-and-away schedule, meaning that each team will play the other teams twice for a total of 30 matches per team. The league will then be split into two groups for the second phase, where each team plays another home-and-away schedule against every other team of its respective group. The top eight teams of the first phase will compete for the championship and the spots for both the 2012–13 Champions League and Europa League. Accordingly, the bottom eight teams will have to avoid relegation. The bottom two teams of this group will be directly relegated, while the 13th- and 14-placed teams will compete in a relegation/promotion playoff with the third- and fourth-placed teams of the 2011–12 National League Championship.http://www.championat.ru/football/news-597775.html Approved scheme to move the CR system "Autumn–Spring" – championat.ru 17 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20100916151253/http://www.championat.ru/football/news-597775.html 16 September 2010 dead Headlines 5 January: Kristine Lilly, whose 352 appearances for the US women's national team made her the most-capped player in the sport's history, announced her retirement after an international career that started shortly after her 16th birthday in 1987.http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2011/01/US-Soccer-Legend-Kristine-Lilly-Retires.aspx U.S. Soccer Legend Kristine Lilly Retires United States Soccer Federation 5 January 2011 6 January 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110107102948/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2011/01/US-Soccer-Legend-Kristine-Lilly-Retires.aspx 7 January 2011 31 January: The 4th highest transfer fee in football history (£49.5m) was recorded, when Fernando Torres signed for Chelsea from Liverpool. Andy Carroll's same-day move from Newcastle United to Liverpool for £35m was the eighth highest fee received for a player. June: trials started for people allegedly involved in fixing Finnish football matches. One team, Tampere United was indefinitely suspended from Finnish football for accepting payments from a person known for match-fixing.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13736085 3 Finland football rocked by match-fixing scandal BBC News 10 June 2011 10 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110611112141/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13736085 11 June 2011 live June 29: Amid the probes into match fixing, FIFA security chief Chris Eaton stated to the media that FIFA was looking to interview referee Ibrahim Chaibou of Niger, who had oversaw a controversial game between Nigeria and Argentina on June 1 in Abuja.2011-06-29 Fifa is looking for Nigerien referee Ibrahim Chaibou https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/13959376 2026-09-21 BBC Sport en-GB Chaibou was banned for life in November 2019 after the investigation concluded that he had manipulated several results of the matches he officiated.Declan Hill and Jeré Longman Fixed Soccer Matches Cast Shadow Over World Cup https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/sports/soccer/fixed-matches-cast-shadow-over-world-cup.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140531224031/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/sports/soccer/fixed-matches-cast-shadow-over-world-cup.html 2014-05-31 2026-09-21 en2019-01-25 Fifa ban retired Niger referee Ibrahim Chaibou for life https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47003583 2026-09-21 BBC Sport en-GB 11 September: The first official match of the recently built, 41,000 seated Juventus Stadium, Juventus 4 – 1 Parma, where Stephan Lichtsteiner scored the first goal in the new stadium on the 17th minute.2nd match – Juventus – Parma http://www.juventus.com/wps/portal/en/incampo/partite/classifiche-e-risultati/prima/2011-2012/serie%20a%20tim/02juventus-parma/!ut/p/b1/xZTZjrM4EIWfpR8gjdnhEgIECDuYJTeIAGENJEDYnn460iz6Z6Y1mqt2XdkqVR2f-mzkgoTIpUvmqkimqu-S9r2_UDFGcaxzPqEAWL4EFN1STh7v-SiJIwESyhHKC71eiGIwwzIdVWIT_RbHTlp_jZJH7XBYMYfUeicPDGn6rJXX_PXWKeOB8LXXTboWMXcHqkxkhS-X7n45Ugxshk300l0XHZUk-4e7nypeUvvxTJW1dIpMro8pVWzPorP7dMaoVTXZWs_ItbuSm-exVdqFcz7lfltrqRUZ9mWknanvArPXwrYxCSq7sTSm3nbfghDftoAWXvgxvr6et9lZaCB-ICpyWdL7ZzV9Lnmb9vf867aXXw1hXPsIFIrhAPSOKMOA3xPAN4sDf69w8igWKLYlcaLOokChEUN-t3LzDom-UukYA-DE8igHTrjGAwWeJVnjadRkcMRDQkDEbr09lL3ZnXq3N93zNWNwFDAEiyd4tuGJm2FkhjtEC4BgN-Bqjs0GPLE1vEyUnwWJsz2wBBka1eRamj7pWpZb3nE972Mxbswe7jTss8XmVOdBy9zHxx_C_sSCPL9dIHXOwgwUeNhPC_vGMRP8mLC_WKq6NLk_esSvI4K9jvoiiMncFEsieUr-wruZy5xx0i1Os2y5iigPI9NX9VQ5mHCaGwnNYSXEXJogRUxCyb6wLnDOD7ppSoKBKZ5FAd1Qs3p2rWqkO3EK9uIZ7odTKfLbYcBzTN7YZw6eKMaPqJThsxLDl0E2IfvarqwAE7dLFlVWCMLqxsFeTHO_ldyKQo2n5O7yQOmMjKqcj_tysmaXTjXtHjxKdxpQE2LuEZrt8qRypcWXp6iBVLntdbLmhEJko7MUrHzUmJSIUVTWbzVjW2kpAv8_Bnf-J-q0vei1vuq1pKIQ2wzh5hqepOtZjroiaaIeBC5cVlfwVXdQv87h_xpc0ogLV_wL6r_-gDT4aWHfOHb8OWFfqFfX—cbd_AJaIYhAYuSgGYBzhLoD3LPxBf24TxHL3ueh-HmHB7ZtVZm2mhwKhhBa66FmzvLYlmXYG3S7E4f-f3ZB8L7DYQDNmCrOMqxI-R53mJEECqT57ZJSKX9CMQ-u5YQjL42l1AJCcKOuyOoWOAsQ1qX_MEUZYJc53kwFVomltS_H6CEPO5z0ziMEO7vyJPDOyLu4zf3dD5R/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?view=archivio Juventus Football Club Official Website Juventus F.C. 18 September 2011 2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal: an ongoing investigation about match fixing, incentive premium, bribery, establishing a criminal organization, organized crime, extortion, threat and intimidation in Turkey's top two association football divisions, the Süper Lig and First League. 61st FIFA Congress The 61st FIFA Congress was held in Zurich, Switzerland between 31 May and 1 June. At the congress, Sepp Blatter was re-elected as the President of FIFA.5 May 2011 https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/news/newsid=1429299.html Congress: working to protect the game FIFA dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110509013005/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/news/newsid%3D1429299.html 9 May 2011 1 June 2011 https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/bodies/news/newsid=1445541/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110626095953/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/bodies/news/newsid=1445541/index.html dead 26 June 2011 FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter re-elected for a fourth term FIFA Continental champions thumb|Wembley Stadium, located in London hosted the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final. Several international continental tournaments were held to determine berths into the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup. Most notably, FC Barcelona of Spain's La Liga won the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final against Manchester United of the English Premier League 3–1.Hart Simon Barcelona crowned as Messi and Villa see off United https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01ff-0e7e5852ecaa-15ad96dc5b23-1000--2010-11-fc-barcelona-3-1-manchester-united-fc-report/ Union of European Football Associations UEFA 25 October 2011 28 May 2011 The UEFA Champions League is considered by some to be the most preeminent club competition in the World, even more so than the Club World Cup, primarily due to the financial strength of European teams in contrast to clubs in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Oceania. Elsewhere, the 2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals was historic in the essence that it was the first final in the modern North American champions league-era not to feature an all-Mexican final. Nevertheless, Monterrey of Mexico's Premiera Division won the 2011 title 3–2 on aggregate over Real Salt Lake of the United States' Major League Soccer.Monterrey claims CCL title with 1–0 victory http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12856~2347632,00.html CONCACAF CONCACAFChampions.com 25 October 2011 27 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120407115811/http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12856~2347632,00.html 7 April 2012 dead Salt Lake became the first American club to reach a Champions League final, as well as the first American side to reach a top-tier North American club championship since Los Angeles Galaxy in 2000.Salt Lake heads to CCL finals despite 2–1 loss http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12856~2331980,00.html CONCACAF 25 October 2011 5 April 2011 New Zealander teams continued their dominance in the OFC Champions League as Auckland City won their second OFC Champions League honor against Amicale of Vanuatu's Premia Divisen.2011 O-League Match Summary: Auckland City FC v. Amicale FC http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/2011%20O-League%202nd%20leg%20final%20Match%20Summary.pdf OFC OceaniaFootball.com 25 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110810171831/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/2011%20O-League%202nd%20leg%20final%20Match%20Summary.pdf 10 August 2011 Al-Sadd of the Qatar Stars League won the 2011 AFC Champions League Final against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of the Korean K-League 2–2 (4–2 in penalties). Al-Sadd qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time after winning its second title in Asia. On 6 November, the 2011 CAF Champions League Final will be contested between Wydad Casablanca of Morocco's Botola and Espérance Tunis of Tunisia's CLP-1. The second leg will be contested on 12 November. List of men champions RegionTournamentChampionTitleLast HonorAFC (Asia)2011 AFC Champions LeagueQAT Al-Sadd2nd1988–892011 AFC CupUZB Nasaf Qarshi1stN/A2011 AFC President's CupTPE Taiwan Power Company1stN/ACAF (Africa)2011 CAF Champions LeagueTUN Espérance ST2nd19942011 CAF Confederation CupMAR Maghreb de Fès1stN/A2011 CAF Super CupCOD TP Mazembe 2nd2010CONCACAF(North and Central America, Caribbean)2010–11 CONCACAF Champions LeagueMEX Monterrey1stN/A2011 CFU Club ChampionshipPUR Puerto Rico Islanders2nd2010CONMEBOL (South America)2011 Copa LibertadoresBRA Santos3rd19632011 Copa SudamericanaCHI Universidad de Chile1stN/A2011 Recopa SudamericanaBRA Internacional2nd2007OFC (Oceania)2010–11 O-LeagueNZL Auckland City2nd2009UEFA (Europe)2010–11 UEFA Champions LeagueESP Barcelona4th20092010–11 UEFA Europa LeaguePOR Porto2nd20032011 UEFA Super CupESP Barcelona4th2009FIFA (Worldwide)2011 FIFA Club World CupESP Barcelona2nd2009 Women RegionTournamentChampionTitleLast honor CONMEBOL (South America) 2011 Copa Libertadores Femenina BRA São José 1st UEFA (Europe) 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League FRA Olympique Lyonnais 1st Domestic champions yes July 2012 AFC nations NationLeagueChampionTitleLast honor AUS Australia 2010–11 A-League Brisbane Roar 1st— BHR Bahrain 2010–11 Bahrain First Division League Al-Muharraq 32nd 2008–09 BAN Bangladesh 2010–11 Bangladesh League Sheikh Jamal 1st— CAM Cambodia 2011 Cambodian League Phnom Penh Crown 2nd 2010 CHN China 2011 Chinese Super League Guangzhou Evergrande 1st— TPE Chinese Taipei 2011 Intercity Football League Taiwan Power Company 3rd 2010 GUM Guam 2011 Guam Men's Soccer League Cars Plus 1st— HKG Hong Kong 2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League Kitchee 4th 1963–64 IND India 2010–11 I-League Salgaocar 2nd 1998–99 IDN Indonesia 2010–11 Indonesia Super League Persipura Jayapura 2nd 2008–09 IRN Iran 2010–11 Iran Pro League Sepahan Isfahan 3rd 2009–10 IRQ Iraq 2010–11 Iraqi Elite League Al-Zawraa 12th 2005–06 JPN Japan 2011 J. League Division 1 Kashiwa Reysol 1st— JOR Jordan 2010–11 Jordan League Al-Wehdat 12th 2008–09 PRK North Korea 2011 DPR Korea League April 25 13th 2010 KOR South Korea 2011 K-League Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2nd 2009 KUW Kuwait 2010–11 Kuwaiti Premier League Qadsia 14th 2009–10 KGZ Kyrgyzstan 2011 Kyrgyzstan League Dordoi Bishkek 7th 2009 LAO Laos 2011 Lao League Yotha F.C. 3rd 2003 LIB Lebanon 2010–11 Lebanese Premier League Al-Ahed 3rd 2009–10 MAC Macau 2011 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol Ka I 2nd 2010 MAS Malaysia 2011 Malaysia Super League Kelantan 1st— MDV Maldives 2011 Dhivehi League VB Sports Club 3rd 2010 MGL Mongolia 2011 Mongolian Premier League Ulaanbaatar 1st— MYA Myanmar 2011 Myanmar National League Yangon United 1st— OMA Oman 2010–11 Oman Mobile League Al-Suwaiq 2nd 2009–10 PAK Pakistan 2010–11 Pakistan Premier League WAPDA 8th 2008 PHI Philippines 2011 United Football League Division 1 Philippine Air Force 2nd 2010 QAT Qatar 2010–11 Qatar Stars League Lekhwiya 1st— KSA Saudi Arabia 2010–11 Saudi Professional League Al-Hilal 13th 2009–10 SIN Singapore 2011 S.League Tampines Rovers 3rd 2005 SRI Sri Lanka 2010–11 Sri Lanka Football Premier League Don Bosco 1st— SYR Syria 2010–11 Syrian Premier LeagueSuspended TJK Tajikistan 2011 Tajik League Istiklol 2nd 2010 THA Thailand 2011 Thai Premier League Buriram United 1st— TKM Turkmenistan 2011 Ýokary Liga Balkan 3rd 2010 UAE United Arab Emirates 2010–11 UAE Pro-League Al Jazira 1st— UZB Uzbekistan 2011 Uzbek League Bunyodkor 4th 2010 VIE Vietnam 2011 V-League Sông Lam Nghệ An 3rd 2000–01 YEM Yemen 2010–11 Yemeni League Al-Oruba Zabid 1st— CAF nations NationLeagueChampionTitleLast honor ALG Algeria 2010–11 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ASO Chlef 1st — ANG Angola 2011 Girabola Recreativo do Libolo 1st — BEN Benin 2010–11 Benin Premier Leaguesuspended BOT Botswana 2010–11 Botswana Premier League Township Rollers 11th 2009–10 BUR Burkina Faso 2010–11 Burkinabé Premier League ASFA Yennenga 11th 2009–10 BDI Burundi 2010–11 Burundi Premier League Athlético Olympic FC 2nd 2004 EGY Egypt 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League Al Ahly SC 36th 2009–10 KEN Kenya 2011 Kenyan Premier League Tusker 9th 2007 LBY 1977 Libya 2010–11 Libyan Premier LeagueAbandoned due to Libyan Civil War MLI Mali 2011 Malian Cup Cercle Olympique 3rd 2002 MAR Morocco 2010–11 Botola Raja Casablanca 10th 2008–09 NGR Nigeria 2010–11 Nigeria Premier League Dolphins FC 3rd 2004 RWA Rwanda 2010–11 Rwanda National Football League APR 12th 2009–10 SOM Somalia 2011 Somali League Elman 5th 2003 RSA South Africa 2010–11 Premier Soccer League Orlando Pirates 3rd 2002–03 SUD Sudan 2011 Sudan Premier League Al-Merrikh 13th 2008 TUN Tunisia 2010–11 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Espérance de Tunis 24th 2009–10 ZIM Zimbabwe 2011 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League Dynamos 19th 2007 CMR MTN Elite one: To be determined CPV Cape Verdean football Championships: To be determined CHA Chad Premier League: To be determined COM Comoros Premier League: To be determined CGO Congo Premier League: To be determined COD Linafoot: To be determined CIV Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division: To be determined DJI Djibouti Premier League: To be determined ERI Eritrean Premier League: To be determined ETH Ethiopian Premier League: To be determined GAB Gabon Championnat National D1: To be determined GAM Gambian Championnat National D1: To be determined GHA OneTouch Premier League: To be determined GUI Guinée Championnat National: To be determined GNB Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau: To be determined LES Lesotho Premier League: To be determined LBR Liberian Premier League: To be determined MAD THB Champions League: To be determined MWI 1964 Malawi Premier Division: To be determined MLI Malien Première Division: To be determined MTN Mauritanean Premier League: To be determined MUS Mauritian League: To be determined MOZ Moçambola: To be determined NAM Namibia Premier League: To be determined NIG Niger Premier League: To be determined REU Réunion Premier League: To be determined SEN Senegal Premier League: To be determined SEY Seychelles League: To be determined SLE Sierra Leone National Premier League: To be determined SWZ Swazi Premier League: To be determined TAN Tanzanian Premier League: To be determined UGA Ugandan Super League: To be determined ZAM Zambian Premier League: To be determined Zanzibar Zanzibar Premier League: To be determined CONCACAF nations NationLeagueChampionTitleLast Honor AIA Anguilla 2010–11 AFA League Kicks United 2nd 2007 ATG Antigua and Barbuda 2010–11 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division Parham FC 4th 2003 ARU Aruba 2010–11 Aruban Division di Honor Racing Club Aruba 7th 2008BAH Bahamas 2011 BFA Senior League IM Bears FC 4th 2010BRB Barbados 2011 Barbados Premier Division Youth Milan 2nd 2006 BLZ Belize 2010–11 Belize Premier Football League Belize Defence Force 2nd 2010 BER Bermuda 2010–11 Bermudian Premier Division North Village Community Club 8th 2006 BVI British Virgin Islands 2011 British Virgin Islands Championship Islanders FC 2nd 2010 CAY Cayman Islands 2010–11 Cayman Islands League Elite SC 2nd 2009CRC Costa Rica2011 Verano2010–11 Costa Rica Primera Division A aAlajuelense 25th 2004–05 2011 Invierno2011–12 Costa Rica Primera Division B 26th 2011 Invierno CUB Cuba 2010–11 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba Villa Clara 11th 2004 CUW Curaçao2010–11 Curaçao Sekshon PagáHubentut Fortuna3rd2009–10 DMA Dominica 2010–11 Dominica Premier LeagueCompetition not heldDOM Dominican Republic 2011 Primera División de República DominicanaCompetition not held SLV El Salvador 2011 Clausura2010–11 Salvadoran Primera Division C Alianza 10th 20042011 Apertura2011–12 Salvadoran Primera Division DIsidro Metapán 6th 2010 GYF local French Guiana 2010–11 French Guiana Championnat National Matoury 3rd 2006GRN Grenada 2011 Grenada Premier Division Hard Rock FC 1st — GPE local Guadeloupe 2010–11 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur Moulien 3rd 2009 GUA Guatemala 2010–11 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala Comunicaciones24thComunicaciones E2008 GUY Guyana 2011 GFF National Super League Alpha United 3rd 2010 HAI Haiti 2010–11 1. Ligue Haïtienne Aigle Noir 4th 1970 HON 1949 Honduras 2010–11 Honduran Liga Nacional Olimpia 23rd 2010 JAM Jamaica 2010–11 National Premier League Tivoli Gardens 5th 2009 MTQ snake Martinique 2010–11 Martinique Championnat National Club Colonial 19th 1972 MEX Mexico 2011 ClausuraMexican Clausura F UNAM 7th 20092011 AperturaMexican Apertura GUANL 3rd 1981–82 MSR Montserrat 2011 Montserrat ChampionshipCompetition not held NCA Nicaragua 2011 ClausuraNicaraguan Clausura H Real Estelí 10th 2010 2011 AperturaNicaraguan Apertura I Real Estelí 11th 2011 PAN Panama 2011 ClausuraPanamanian Clausura J San Francisco 7th 2009 2011 AperturaPanamanian Apertura K Chorrillo 1st — SKN St. Kitts and Nevis 2010–11 SKNFA Premier League St Paul's United 3rd 2009 LCA St. Lucia 2011 Saint Lucia Gold Division VSADC 7th 2002 SMT St. Martin 2010–11 Saint-Martin Championships Junior Stars 11th 2003 VIN St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2010–11 NLA Premier League Avenues United 2nd 2010 SXM Sint Maarten 2010–11 Sint Maarten LeagueCompetition not held SUR Suriname 2010–11 Hoofdklasse Inter Moengotapoe 3rd 2008 TRI Trinidad and Tobago 2010–11 TT Pro League Defence Force 21st 1999 TCA Turks and Caicos Islands 2010–11 MFL League Provopool FC 1st —USA United States and CAN Canada 2011 Major League Soccer Los Angeles Galaxy 3rd 2005 VIR U.S. Virgin Islands 2010–11 U.S. Virgin Islands ChampionshipCompetition not held CONMEBOL nations NationLeagueChampionTitleLast HonorARG Argentina2010–11 Torneo ClausuraVélez Sársfield8th2009 Clausura2011–12 Torneo AperturaBoca Juniors30th2008 AperturaBOL Bolivia2011 Liga de Fútbol Profesional BolivianoBolívar17th2009 ClausuraBRA Brazil2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série ACorinthians5th2005CHI Chile2011 Torneo AperturaUniversidad de Chile13th2009 Apertura2011 Torneo Clausura14th2011 AperturaCOL Colombia2011 Torneo AperturaAtlético Nacional11th2007 Finalización2011 Torneo FinalizaciónJunior7th2010 AperturaECU Ecuador2011 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie ADeportivo Quito5th2009PAR Paraguay2011 Torneo AperturaNacional (Paraguay)8th2009 Clausura2011 Torneo ClausuraOlimpia39th2000PER Peru2011 Torneo DescentralizadoJuan Aurich1st—URU Uruguay2010–11 Uruguayan Primera DivisiónNacional (Uruguay)43rd2008–09VEN Venezuela2010–11 Venezuelan Primera DivisiónDeportivo Táchira7th2007–08 OFC nations ASA FFAS Senior League: Pago Youth COK Cook Islands Round Cup: Tupapa Maraerenga FIJ Fijian National Football League: Ba FC FSM FSMFA Top League: Not known KIR Kiribati National Championship: Not held NCL New Caledonia Division Honneur: AS Mont-Dore NZL ASB Premiership: Waitakere United NIU Niue Soccer Tournament: Vaiea Sting Norfolk Island Norfolk Island Soccer League: Not known PLW Palau Soccer League: Not held PNG Papua New Guinea National Soccer League: Hekari United SAM Samoa National League: Kiwi FC SOL Solomon Islands National Club Championship: Koloale FC TAH Tahiti Division Fédérale: AS Tefana TGA Tonga Major League: SC Lotoha'apai TUV Tuvalu A-Division: Nauti FC VAN Vanuatu Premia Divisen: Amicale FC UEFA nations NationLeagueChampionTitleLast HonorRef. ALB Albania 2010–11 Albanian Superliga Skënderbeu Korçë 2nd1933Skënderbeu take Albanian title http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=alb/news/newsid=1627485.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110508060044/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=alb/news/newsid=1627485.html dead 8 May 2011 UEFA UEFA 20 November 2011 5 May 2011 AND Andorra 2010–11 Primera Divisió FC Santa Coloma 6th2009–10Andorran joy for FC Santa Coloma http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=and/news/newsid=1611173.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110528040320/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=and/news/newsid=1611173.html dead 28 May 2011 UEFA UEFA 20 November 2011 6 March 2011 ARM Armenia 2011 Armenian Premier League Ulisses 1st — AUT Austria 2010–11 Austrian Football Bundesliga Sturm Graz 3rd1998–99 AZE Azerbaijan 2010–11 Azerbaijan Premier League Neftchi Baku 6th2004–05 Belarus 1995 Belarus 2011 Belarusian Premier League BATE Borisov 8th 2010 BEL Belgium 2010–11 Jupiler League Genk 3rd2001–02 BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010–11 Premijer Liga Borac Banja Luka 1st — BUL Bulgaria 2010–11 A PFG Litex Lovech 4th2009–10 CRO Croatia 2010–11 Prva HNL Dinamo Zagreb 13thDinamo Zagreb A2009–10 CYP Cyprus 2010–11 Cypriot First Division APOEL 21st2008–09 CZE Czech Republic 2010–11 Gambrinus liga Viktoria Plzeň 1st — DEN Denmark 2010–11 Danish Superliga Copenhagen 9th2009–10 ENG England 2010–11 Premier League Manchester United 19thManchester United B2008–09 EST Estonia 2011 Meistriliiga Flora Tallinn 9th 2010 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 2011 Vodafonedeildin B36 Tórshavn 8th 2005 FIN Finland 2011 Veikkausliiga HJK Helsinki 24th2010 FRA France 2010–11 Ligue 1 Lille 3rd1953–54 GEO Georgia 2010–11 Umaglesi Liga Zestaponi 1st — GER Germany 2010–11 Fußball-Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 7th2001–02 GRC Greece 2010–11 Super League Greece Olympiacos 38th2008–09 Hungary Hungary 2010–11 NB I Videoton 1st — Iceland Iceland 2011 Úrvalsdeild KR Reykjavík 25th2003 IRL Ireland 2011 League of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 17th2010 ISR Israel 2010–11 Israeli Premier League Maccabi Haifa 12thMaccabi Haifa C2008–09 ITA Italy 2010–11 Serie A Milan 18th2003–04 KAZ Kazakhstan 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League Shakhter Karagandy 1st — LAT Latvia 2011 Latvian Higher League Ventspils 4th2008 LTU Lithuania 2011 A Lyga Ekranas 6thEkranas D2010 LUX Luxembourg 2010–11 Luxembourg National Division F91 Dudelange 9th2008–09 Macedonia Macedonia 2010–11 Macedonian Prva Liga Škendija 1st — MLT Malta 2010–11 Maltese Premier League Valletta 20th2007–08 Moldova Moldova 2010–11 Moldovan National Division Dacia Chişinău 1st — Montenegro Montenegro 2010–11 Montenegrin First League Mogren 2nd2008–09 NLD Netherlands 2010–11 Eredivisie Ajax 30th2003–04 NIR Northern Ireland 2010–11 IFA Premiership Linfield 50th2009–10 NOR Norway 2011 Tippeligaen Molde 1st — POL Poland 2010–11 Ekstraklasa Wisła Kraków 14th2008–09 PRT Portugal 2010–11 Primeira Liga Porto 25th2008–09 ROU Romania 2010–11 Liga 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MadridBarcelona18th1992–93SWE Sweden2011 Svenska CupenHelsingborgKalmar5th2010SWI Switzerland2010–11 Swiss CupFC SionNeuchâtel Xamax12th2008–09 TUR Turkey 2010–11 Turkish Cup Beşiktaş İstanbul Başakşehir9th2008–09UKR Ukraine2010–11 Ukrainian CupShakhtar DonetskDynamo Kyiv7th2007–08WAL Wales2010–11 Welsh CupLlanelli TownBangor City1st—2010–11 Welsh League CupThe New SaintsLlanelli5th2009–10 Deaths August 2022 January 1 January – Nikolay Abramov, Russian defender (26)Умер рязанский футболист Николай Абрамов 4 January – Coen Moulijn, Dutch international forward (73) 6 January – Uche Okafor, Nigerian international defender (43) 8 January – Josep Artigas, Spanish international midfielder (87) 8 January – Ángel Pedraza, Spanish midfielder and manager (48) 8 January – Thorbjørn Svenssen, Norwegian international defender (86) 9 January – Richard Butcher, English midfielder (29) 9 January – Jerzy Woźniak, Polish international defender (78) 10 January – Bora Kostić, Yugoslavian international 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(75) 22 April – Cheung Sai Ho, Hong Kong international midfielder. 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Zambian footballer (38) 19 November – Karl Aage Præst, Danish footballer (89) 20 November – David Cargill, English footballer (75) 20 November – Mario Martiradonna, Italian footballer (73) 21 November – Jim Lewis, English footballer (84) 22 November – Pío Corcuera, Argentine footballer (90) 23 November – Henry Øberg, Norwegian football referee (80) 24 November – Humberto Medina, Mexican footballer (69) 24 November – Johnny Williams, English footballer (76) 26 November – István Gajda, Hungarian footballer (30) 27 November – Gary Speed, Welsh international midfielder and manager (42) 28 November – Aruwa Ameh, Nigerian footballer (20) December 1 December – Hippolyte Van den Bosch, Belgian footballer (85) 2 December – Artur Quaresma, Portuguese footballer (94) 4 December – Sócrates, Brazilian international midfielder (57) 5 December – Gennady Logofet, Russian footballer (69) 6 December – Lawrie Tierney, Scottish footballer (52) 7 December – Peter Croker, English footballer (89) 8 December – Peter Brown, English footballer (77) 8 December – Vinko Cuzzi, Croatian footballer (71) 8 December – Giorgio Mariani, Italian footballer (65) 9 December – Len Phillips, English footballer (89) 10 December – Hamilton Bobby, Indian footballer 13 December – Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, German international footballer (69) 14 December – Pedro Febles, Venezuelan footballer (53) 19 December – Luciano Magistrelli, Italian footballer (73) 19 December – Héctor Núñez, Uruguayan footballer (75) 23 December – Neil Davids, English footballer (56) 25 December – Christophe Laigneau, French footballer (46) 25 December – George Robb, English footballer (85) 27 December – Catê, Brazilian footballer (38) 29 December – Ron Howells, Welsh footballer (84) 29 December – Ked Johnson, English footballer (80) 31 December – Roy Greenwood, English footballer (80) Footnotes "n" References Category:Association football by year