The following are the scheduled events of association football for the year 2015 throughout the world.
Events
Men's national teams
CAF
- 17 January – 8 February: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in
Equatorial Guinea.
: 
Ivory Coast
: 
Ghana
: 
DR Congo- 4th: Equatorial Guinea
AFC
- 9–31 January: 2015 AFC Asian Cup in
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Australia.
- : Australia
- :
South Korea - :
United Arab Emirates - 4th:
Iraq
- 23 December 2015 – 3 January 2016: 2015 SAFF Championship in
India
- : India
- :
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Afghanistan
CONCACAF
- 7–26 July: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the
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Canada.
- :
Mexico - :
Jamaica - :
Panama - 4th: United States
CONMEBOL
Youth (Men)
CAF
- 15 February – 1 March: 2015 African U-17 Championship in
Niger
- :
Mali - :
South Africa - :
Guinea - 4th:
Nigeria
- 8–22 March: 2015 African U-20 Championship in
Senegal
- 28 November – 12 December: 2015 CAF U-23 Championship in Senegal
- : Nigeria
- :
Algeria - : South Africa
- 4th: Senegal
CONCACAF
- 9–24 January: 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Jamaica
- 27 February – 15 March: 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in
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HON
CONMEBOL
FIFA
- 30 May – 20 June: 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in
New Zealand
- 17 October – 8 November: 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in
Chile
OFC
- 13–26 January: 2015 OFC U-17 Championship in
American Samoa and 
Samoa
- : New Zealand
- :
Tahiti - :
Vanuatu - 4th:
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New Caledonia
UEFA
- 6–22 May: 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in
Bulgaria
- 17–30 June: 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the
Czech Republic
- 6–19 July: 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in
Greece
Women's National Teams
- 6 June – 5 July: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada
- : United States
- :
Japan - :
England - 4th:
Germany
Youth (Women)
AFC
- 19–30 August: 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in
China
- : Japan
- :
North Korea - : South Korea
- 4th: China
- 4–15 November: 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in China
- : North Korea
- : Japan
- : China
- 4th:
Thailand
UEFA
- 22 June – 4 July: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in
Iceland
- :
Spain - :
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Switzerland
- 15–27 July: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in
Israel
Multi-sport events
Men's
- 29 May – 15 June: Southeast Asian Games in
Singapore
- 2–13 July: Summer Universiade in South Korea
- :
Italy - : South Korea
- : Japan
- 4th:
Brazil
- 3–17 July: Pacific Games in Port Moresby,
Papua New Guinea
- : New Caledonia
- : Tahiti
- : Papua New Guinea
- 4th:
Fiji
- 11–26 July: Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada
- 3–18 September: All-Africa Games in Brazzaville,
Republic of the Congo
- : Senegal
- :
Burkina Faso - : Nigeria
- 4th: Congo
Women's
- 2–12 July: Summer Universiade in South Korea
- 6–16 July: Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- : Papua New Guinea
- : New Caledonia
- :
Cook Islands - 4th: Samoa
- 11–25 July: Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada
- 3–18 September: All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
- : Ghana
- :
Cameroon - : Ivory Coast
- 4th: Nigeria
Regional
News
February
- 5 February – The CAF Executive Committee decided to suspend the Morocco national football team from the next two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, 2017 and 2019, and to impose on the Royal Moroccan Football Federation the regulatory fine of 1 million US dollars, along with the sum of 8.05 million euros in compensation for all material damage sustained by CAF, stakeholders and partners as a result of the decision not to host the 2015 edition.[1]
Fixed dates for national team matches
Scheduled international matches per the FIFA International match Calendar:[2]
- 23–31 March
- 8–16 June
- July
- 31 August – 8 September
- 5–13 October
- 9–17 November
Club continental champions
Men
Women
| Region | Tournament | Defending Champion | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina | São José |
Ferroviária |
1st | |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League | VfL Wolfsburg |
1. FFC Frankfurt |
4th | 2007–08 |
Domestic leagues
CONCACAF nations
Men
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Women
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
2015 National Women's Soccer League | FC Kansas City | 2nd | 2014 |
CONMEBOL nations
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AFC nations
Men
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Women
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
2015 Nadeshiko League | Nippon TV Beleza | 13th | 2010 |
 Vietnam |
2015 Vietnamese Women's Championships | Ho Chi Minh City | 5th | 2010 |
UEFA nations
Men
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Women
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium/ Netherlands |
2014–15 BeNe League | Standard Fémina | 1st | — |
 Croatia |
2014–15 Prva HNLŽ | Osijek | 19th | 2013–14 |
 Cyprus |
2014–15 Cypriot First Division | |||
| Czech Republic |
2014–15 Czech First Division | Slavia Praha | 4th | 2013–14 |
 Denmark |
2014–15 Elitedivisionen | |||
| England |
2015 FA WSL1 | Chelsea | 1st | — |
 France |
2014–15 Division 1 Féminine | Lyon | 13th | 2013–14 |
| Germany |
2014–15 Frauen-Bundesliga | Bayern Munich | 2nd | 1976 |
 Norway |
2015 Toppserien | |||
 Romania |
2014–15 Superliga | |||
 Scotland |
2015 Scottish Women's Premier League | Glasgow City | 10th | 2014 |
 Slovenia |
2014–15 Slovenian Women's League[3] | Pomurje Beltinci | 5 | 2013–14 |
| Spain |
2014–15 Primera División | FC Barcelona | 4th | 2013–14 |
 Sweden |
2015 Damallsvenskan | Rosengård | 10th | 2014 |
 Wales |
2014–15 Welsh Premier League | Cardiff Met. Ladies | 3rd | 2013–14 |
CAF nations
OFC nations
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa |
2015 FFAS Senior League | Utulei Youth | 2nd | 2014 |
| Cook Islands |
2015 Cook Islands Round Cup | Tupapa Maraerenga F.C. | 12th | 2014 |
| Fiji |
2015 National Football League | Nadi FC | 9th | 2000 |
 Kiribati |
2015 Kiribati National Championship | |||
 New Caledonia |
2015 New Caledonia Super Ligue | Hienghène Sport | 1st | — |
| New Zealand |
2014–15 ASB Premiership | Auckland City FC | 6th | 2013–14 |
 Niue |
2015 Niue Soccer Tournament | |||
| Papua New Guinea |
2015 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League | Lae City Dwellers | 1st | — |
| Samoa |
2014–15 Samoa Men's Premier League | Lupe ole Soaga | 2nd | 2012–13 |
 Solomon Islands |
2014–15 Telekom S-League | Western United F.C. | 1st | — |
| Tahiti |
2014–15 Tahitian Ligue 1 | A.S. Tefana | 4th | 2011 |
 Tonga |
2014/15 Tonga Major League | Veitongo FC | 2nd | 1978 |
 Tuvalu |
2015 Tuvalu A-Division | |||
| Vanuatu |
2014–15 TVL Premier League | Amicale FC | 6th | 2013–14 |
Domestic cups
UEFA nations
Women
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark |
2014–15 Women's DBU Pokalen | Brøndby IF | 9th | 2013–14 |
| England |
2014–15 FA Women's Cup | Chelsea | 1st | — |
| Germany |
2014–15 Frauen DFB-Pokal | VfL Wolfsburg | 2nd | 2012–13 |
| Israel |
2014–15 Israeli Women's Cup | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera | 1st | — |
| Slovenia |
2014–15 Slovenian Women's Cup[4] | Rudar Škale | 3 | 2001–02 |
| Spain |
2015 Copa de la Reina | Sporting Huelva | 1st | — |
| Sweden |
2014–15 Svenska Cupen | Linköpings FC | 5th | 2013–14 |
| Switzerland |
2014–15 Swiss Women's Cup | FC Zürich Frauen | 10th | 2012–13 |
AFC nations
CONCACAF nations
CONMEBOL nations
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
2014–15 Copa Argentina | Boca Juniors | 3rd | 2011–12 |
| 2015 Supercopa Argentina | San Lorenzo de Almagro | 1st | — | |
| Brazil |
2015 Copa do Brasil | SE Palmeiras | 3rd | 2012 |
| 2015 Copa do Nordeste | Ceará | 1st | — | |
| 2015 Copa Verde | Cuiabá | 1st | — | |
| Chile |
2014–15 Copa Chile | Universidad de Concepción | 2nd | 2008 |
| 2015 Copa Chile | Club Universidad de Chile | 5th | 2012–13 | |
 Colombia |
2015 Copa Colombia | Junior | 1st | — |
| 2015 Superliga Colombiana | Santa Fe | 2nd | 2013 | |
 Venezuela |
2015 Copa Venezuela | La Guaira | 2nd | 2014 |
 Peru |
2015 Torneo del Inca | Universidad César Vallejo | 1st | — |
CAF nations
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |
2014–15 Algerian Cup | MO Béjaïa | 1st | — |
| 2015 Algerian Super Cup | ES Sétif | 1st | — | |
 Egypt |
2014–15 Egypt Cup | Zamalek SC | 24th | 2013–14 |
| 2015 Egyptian Super Cup | Al Ahly SC | 9th | 2014 | |
 Morocco |
2014–15 Coupe du Trône | Olympique Khouribga | 2nd | 2006 |
 Tunisia |
2014–15 Tunisian Cup | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 10th | 2014 |
 Benin |
2015 Benin Cup | |||
| Burkina Faso |
2015 Coupe du Faso | USFA | 4th | 2010 |
 Gambia |
2015 Gambian Cup | Wallidan | 17th | 2008 |
| Ghana |
2015 Ghanaian FA Cup | Medeama SC | 2nd | 2013 |
| Guinea |
2015 Guinée Coupe Nationale | AS Kaloum Star | 7th | 2007 |
 Guinea-Bissau |
2015 Taça Nacional da Guiné Bissau | Sport Bissau e Benfica | 7th | 2010 |
| Ivory Coast |
2015 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire de football | Africa Sports d'Abidjan | 16th | 2009 |
| 2015 Coupe Houphouët-Boigny | Africa Sports d'Abidjan | 11th | 2003 | |
 Liberia |
2015 Liberian Cup | Barrack Young Controllers FC II (reserve side) | 5th | 2013 |
| 2015 Liberian National County Meet | ||||
| 2015 Liberian Super Cup | BYC | 3rd | 2013 | |
| Mali |
2015 Malian Cup | Stade Malien | 18th | 2013 |
| 2015 Super Coupe National du Mali | Stade Malien | 10th | 2014 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mauritania |
2015 Coupe du Président de la République | ACS Ksar | 5th | 2014 |
| 2015 Mauritanian Super Cup | FC Tevragh-Zeina | 2nd | 2010 | |
| Niger |
2015 Niger Cup | AS SONIDEP | 1st | — |
| Nigeria |
2015 Nigerian FA Cup | Akwa United F.C. | 1st | — |
| 2015 Nigerian Super Cup | ||||
| Senegal |
2015 Senegal FA Cup | L'Académie Génération Foot | 1st | — |
 Sierra Leone |
2015 Sierra Leonean FA Cup | |||
| Cameroon |
2015 Cameroonian Cup | UMS de Loum | 1st | — |
 Chad |
2015 Chad Cup | |||
| 2015 Coupe de Ligue de N'Djaména | ||||
| Congo |
2015 Coupe du Congo de football | CSM Diables Noirs | 7th | 2014 |
| DR Congo |
2015 Coupe du Congo | FC Saint Eloi Lupopo | 3rd | 1968 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
2015 Equatoguinean Cup | Deportivo Mongomo | 1st | — |
 Gabon |
2015 Coupe du Gabon Interclubs | CF Mounana | 2nd | 2013 |
 São Tomé and Príncipe |
2015 Taça Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe | Sporting Praia Cruz | 6th | 2000 |
 Burundi |
2015 Burundian Cup | Vital'O FC | 13th | 1999 |
 Djibouti |
2015 Djibouti Cup | Guelleh Batal | 3rd | 2012 |
 Eritrea |
2015 Eritrean Cup | |||
 Ethiopia |
2015 Ethiopian Cup | Defence Force SC | 13th | 2013 |
 Kenya |
2015 FKF President's Cup | Bandari F.C. | 1st | — |
| 2015 KPL Top 8 Cup | Gor Mahia | 2nd | 2012 | |
| 2015 Kenyan Super Cup | Gor Mahia | 3rd | 2013 | |
 Rwanda |
2015 Rwandan Cup | Police F.C. (Rwanda) | 1st | — |
 Somalia |
2015 Somalia Cup | Horseed FC | 4th | 1987 |
 South Sudan |
2015 South Sudan National Cup | Atlabara FC | 1st | — |
 Sudan |
2015 Sudan Cup | Al-Merrikh SC | 24th | 2014 |
 Uganda |
2014-15 Ugandan Cup | SC Villa | 9th | 2008–09 |
 Tanzania |
2015 Nyerere Cup | |||
 Angola |
2015 Taça de Angola | F.C. Bravos do Maquis | 1st | — |
| 2015 Supertaça de Angola | Recreativo do Libolo | 1st | — | |
 Botswana |
2015 FA Challenge Cup | |||
| 2015 Orange Kabelano Charity Cup | ||||
| 2014–15 Mascom Top 8 Cup | Gaborone United | 2nd | 2012/13 | |
 Comoros |
2015 Comoros Cup | Fomboni FC | 1st | — |
 Lesotho |
2015 Lesotho Independence Cup | Bantu FC | 7th | 2013 |
 Madagascar |
2015 Coupe de Madagascar | CNaPS Sport | 2nd | 2011 |
 Malawi |
2015 Malawi FAM Cup | Mighty Wanderers F.C. | 2nd | 2005 |
 Mauritius |
2015 Mauritian Cup | Petite Rivière Noire SC | 3rd | 2014 |
 Mozambique |
2015 Taça de Moçambique | Liga Muçulmana de Maputo | 2nd | 2012 |
 Namibia |
2015 NFA Cup | United Africa Tigers | 3rd | 1996 |
 Seychelles |
2015 Seychelles FA Cup | Light Stars FC | 1st | — |
| South Africa |
2014–15 Nedbank Cup | Mamelodi Sundowns | 4th | 2008 |
| 2015 Telkom Knockout | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3rd | 1999 | |
| 2015 MTN 8 | Ajax Cape Town F.C. | 1st | — | |
| 2015 Carling Black Label Cup | Orlando Pirates | 4th | 2014 | |
 Swaziland |
2015 Swazi Cup | Moneni Pirates FC | 2nd | 1989 |
 Zimbabwe |
2015 Cup of Zimbabwe | Harare City F.C. | 1st | — |
| 2015 Zimbabwean Independence Trophy | Dynamos F.C. | 5th | 2013 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Réunion |
2015 Coupe de la Réunion | AS Excelsior | 4th | 2014 |
OFC nations
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
2015 ASB Chatham Cup | Eastern Suburbs AFC | 6th | 1969 |
| 2015 ASB Charity Cup | Auckland City FC | 3rd | 2013 | |
| Vanuatu |
2015 Port Vila Shield | Amicale FC | 1st | — |
| Samoa |
2015 Samoa Cup | |||
| Tahiti |
2015 Tahiti Cup | AS Pirae | 7th | 2002 |
| Cook Islands |
2015 Cook Islands Cup | Tupapa Maraerenga F.C. | 8th | 2013 |
| Fiji |
2015 Fiji Football Association Cup | Nadi F.C. | 3rd | 2013 |
| 2015 Battle of the Giants | Rewa F.C. | 7th | 2014 | |
| New Caledonia |
2015 New Caledonia Cup | Hienghène Sport | 2nd | 2013 |
| Tuvalu |
2015 NBT Cup | |||
| 2015 Tuvalu Independence Cup | F.C. Tofaga | 6th | 2013 | |
| 2015 Christmas Cup |
2015 Association football results
UEFA
- 15 June 2014 – 4 July 2015: 2015 UEFA Regions' Cup (final in Tallaght Stadium at
Dublin)[5]
- The Irish Eastern Region defeated Zagreb, 1–0, in the final.
- The
- 9 August 2014 – 14 May 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League[6] (final takes place at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin)
- Frankfurt defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 to win their fourth UEFA Women's Champions League title.
- 16 September 2014 – 13 April 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Youth League[7] (final takes place at the Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon in Nyon)
- Chelsea defeated
Shakhtar Donetsk, 3–2, to win their first UEFA Youth League title.
- 16 September 2014 – 6 June 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League[8] (final takes place at the Olympiastadion in Berlin)
- Barcelona defeated Juventus, 3–1, to win their fifth UEFA Champions League title. Barcelona will represent UEFA at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.
- 18 September 2014 – 27 May 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League[9] (final takes place at the National Stadium in
Warsaw)
- Sevilla defeated Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, 3–2, to win their fourth UEFA Europa League title.
- 6–22 May: 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Bulgaria[10]
- 17–30 June: 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic[11]
- 22 June – 4 July: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Iceland[12]
- Spain defeated Switzerland, 5–2, to win their third UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship title.
- 6–19 July: 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Greece[13]
- 15–27 July: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Israel[14]
- 11 August: 2015 UEFA Super Cup at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in
Tbilisi
CONMEBOL
- 14 January – 7 February: 2015 South American Youth Football Championship in
Uruguay
- Winner: Argentina wins its fifth South American Youth Football Championship. (qualified directly to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics)
- Second: Colombia (qualified directly to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, plus an Olympic play-off against a CONCACAF team.)
- Third: Uruguay (qualified directly to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2015 Pan American Games.)
- Fourth: Brazil (qualified to same identical events as Uruguay.)
- Fifth:
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Peru (qualified to compete at the 2015 Pan American Games only.) - Sixth:
Paraguay (qualified to same event with Peru.)
- Winner:
- 3 February – 5 August: 2015 Copa Libertadores
- River Plate defeated UANL, 3–0 in aggregate, to win their third Copa Libertadores title. River Plate will represent CONMEBOL at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.
- 6 & 11 February: 2015 Recopa Sudamericana (first leg at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti; second leg at the Estadio Pedro Bidegain) Both stadia are in Buenos Aires.
- River Plate defeated fellow Argentinian team, San Lorenzo, 2–0 on aggregate, to win their first Recopa Sudamericana title.
- 4–29 March: 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Paraguay
- Note: These four teams qualified to compete at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
- Winner: Brazil (11th South American Under-17 Football Championship title)
- Second: Argentina
- Third:
Ecuador - Fourth: Paraguay
- 11 June – 4 July: 2015 Copa América in Chile
- 11 August: 2015 Suruga Bank Championship in Suita, Osaka
- River Plate defeated Gamba Osaka, 3–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title.
- 11 August – 9 December: 2015 Copa Sudamericana
- 28 October – 8 November: 2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina in Medellín
- Ferroviária defeated Colo-Colo, 3–1, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title. UAI Urquiza took third place.
- 21 November – 6 December: 2015 South American Under-15 Football Championship in Colombia
- Brazil defeated Uruguay, 5–4 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fourth South American Under-15 Football Championship title. Argentina took third place.
CAF
- 17 January – 8 February: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea (final at Estadio de Bata, Bata)
- Note 1: As a result, for refusing to host this event, Morocco was disqualified from participating in it.
- Note 2: Also, Morocco is disqualified from competing in both the 2017 and 2019 editions of the event by the CAF.
- Note 3: However, on 2 April 2015, Morocco was reinstated, by appeal, to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations again by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
- The Ivory Coast defeated Ghana, 9–8 in penalties and after a 0–0 tie in regular play, to win their second Africa Cup of Nations title. The DR Congo took third place.
- The
- Note 1: As a result, for refusing to host this event,
- 13 February – 8 November: 2015 CAF Champions League
- TP Mazembe defeated USM Alger, 4–1 on aggregate, to win their fifth CAF Champions League title. TP Mazembe will represent the CAF at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.
- 13 February – 29 November: 2015 CAF Confederation Cup
- Étoile du Sahel defeated Orlando Pirates, 2–1 on aggregate, to win their second CAF Confederation Cup title.
- 15 February – 1 March: 2015 African U-17 Championship in Niger
- Mali defeated South Africa, 2–0, to win their first African U-17 Championship title. Guinea took third place.
- 21 February: 2015 CAF Super Cup in the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida
- 8–22 March: 2015 African U-20 Championship in Senegal
- 27 November 2015 – 27 March 2016: 2015–16 CAF U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
- 28 November – 12 December: 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal
- Nigeria defeated Algeria, 2–1, to win their first U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title. South Africa took third place.
AFC
- 9–31 January: 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia (final at Stadium Australia in Sydney)
- Australia defeated South Korea, 2–1 after extra time, to claim their first AFC Asian Cup title. The United Arab Emirates took third place.
- 4 February – 21 November: 2015 AFC Champions League
- Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Al-Ahli, 1–0 on aggregate, to win their second AFC Champions League title.
- Guangzhou Evergrande will represent the AFC at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.
- 10 February – 31 October: 2015 AFC Cup
Johor Darul Ta'zim defeated 
Istiklol, 1–0, to win their first AFC Cup title.
- 1–10 May: 2015 AFF Women's Championship in Ho Chi Minh City
- Thailand defeated
Myanmar, 3–2, to win their second AFF Women's Championship title. Australia U20 took third place.
- 27 July – 9 August: 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in
Phnom Penh
- 1–8 August: 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup in Wuhan
- 1st place: North Korea (second consecutive EAFF Women's East Asian Cup title)
- 2nd place: South Korea
- 3rd place: Japan
- 4th place: China
- 1st place:
- 2–9 August: 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup in Wuhan
- 1st place: South Korea (second EAFF East Asian Cup title)
- 2nd place: China
- 3rd place: North Korea
- 4th place: Japan
- 1st place:
- 9–18 August: 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship in
Sylhet
- Bangladesh defeated India, 4–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first SAFF U-16 Championship title.
- 19–30 August: 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in China
- Japan defeated North Korea, 4–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fourth AFC U-19 Women's Championship title. South Korea took third place.
- 4–15 November: 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in China
- North Korea defeated Japan, 1–0, to win their second AFC U-16 Women's Championship title. China took the bronze medal.
CONCACAF
- 5 August 2014 – 29 April 2015: 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League
- Club América defeated the Montreal Impact, 5–3 in aggregate, to win their sixth CONCACAF Champions League title. Club América will represent the CONCACAF Confederation at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.
- 9–24 January: 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Jamaica
- Mexico defeated Panama, 4–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win its 13th CONCACAF U-20 Championship title. Honduras, the United States, and the two finalist teams qualify to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
- 27 February – 15 March: 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in HON
- Mexico defeated Honduras, 3–0, to win their 6th CONCACAF U-17 Championship title.
Costa Rica, the United States, and the two team finalists all qualify to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
- 6 March – 25 October: 2015 Major League Soccer season
- Eastern Conference (MLS) and Supporters' Shield winners: New York Red Bulls
- Western Conference (MLS) winners: FC Dallas
- 28 October – 6 December: 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs
- The
Portland Timbers defeated the 
Columbus Crew, 2–1, to win their first MLS Cup title.
- The
- Eastern Conference (MLS) and Supporters' Shield winners:
- 7–26 July: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States and Canada
- Mexico defeated Jamaica, 3–1, to win their seventh CONCACAF Gold Cup title. Panama took third place. Mexico advances to face the United States in a one-game playoff for CONCACAF's place in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
- 9–23 August: 2015 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship in the
Cayman Islands and Jamaica
- Event cancelled.
- 10 October: 2015 CONCACAF Cup in Pasadena, California
- Mexico defeated United States, 3–2 at extra time.
OFC
- 7 October 2014 – 26 April 2015: 2014–15 OFC Champions League (final at National Stadium in Suva)
- Auckland City defeated fellow New Zealand team, the Team Wellington, 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win their seventh OFC Champions League (including five consecutive wins). Auckland City will represent the OFC at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.
- 13–26 January: 2015 OFC U-17 Championship in Pago Pago
- New Zealand defeated Tahiti, 5–4 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their sixth (fifth consecutively) OFC U-17 Championship title. Vanuatu took third place.
Other football competitions
- 30 May – 20 June: 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand (final at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland)
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Yugoslavia.- Mali took third place.
- 6 June – 5 July: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada (final at BC Place in Vancouver)
- The United States defeated Japan, 5–2, to win their third FIFA Women's World Cup title. England took third place.
- The
- 13–29 June: 2015 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships at the St George's Park National Football Centre in
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire[15]
- 7–16 August: 2015 CPISRA Football 7-a-side U19 World Championships in Nottingham[16]
- 20–29 August: IBSA Blind Football European Championships 2015 in Hereford[17]
- 30 August – 8 September: 2015 IBSA Blind Football Asian Championships in Tokyo
Iran defeated China, 1–0 in penalty kicks, in the final. South Korea took the bronze medal.[18]
- 16–25 October: 2015 IBSA Blind Football African Championships in Douala
- 17 October – 8 November: 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile
- 10–20 December: 2015 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan
- Barcelona defeated River Plate, 3–0, to win their third FIFA Club World Cup title. Sanfrecce Hiroshima took third place.
Deaths
| Date | Name | Nation | Born | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January | Angelo Anquilletti | Italy |
25 April 1943 (aged 71) | International footballer | [20][21] |
| 10 January | Bernard Malanda-Adje | Belgium |
24 August 1994 (aged 20) | International footballer | [22][23] |
| 11 January | Jenő Buzánszky |  Hungary |
4 May 1925 (aged 89) | International footballer | [24] |
| Fritz Pott | Germany |
23 April 1939 (aged 75) | International footballer | [25] | |
| 27 January | Wilfred Agbonavbare | Nigeria |
5 October 1966 (aged 48) | International footballer | [26] |
| 28 January | Alberto Cardaccio | Uruguay |
26 August 1949 (aged 65) | International footballer | [27] |
| 29 January | Walter Glechner |  Austria |
12 February 1939 (aged 75) | International footballer | [28][29] |
| 1 February | Udo Lattek | Germany |
16 January 1935 (aged 80) | International footballer and coach | [30] |
| 2 February | Karl-Erik Palmér | Sweden |
17 April 1919 (aged 95) | International footballer | [31] |
| Henryk Szczepański | Poland |
7 October 1933 (aged 81) | International footballer | [32] | |
| 3 February | Ion Nunweiller | Romania |
9 January 1936 (aged 79) | International footballer | [33] |
| 5 February | Henri Coppens | Belgium |
29 April 1939 (aged 75) | International footballer and coach | [34] |
| 12 February | Jean Lechantre | France |
13 February 1922 (aged 92) | International footballer and coach | [35] |
| 25 February | Marian Szeja | Poland |
20 August 1941 (aged 73) | International footballer | [36] |
| 1 March | Wolfram Wuttke | Germany |
17 November 1961 (aged 53) | International footballer | [37][38] |
| 2 March | Dave Mackay | Scotland |
14 November 1934 (aged 80) | International footballer and coach | [39] |
| 8 March | Lars Larsson | Sweden |
16 March 1962 (aged 52) | International footballer and coach | [40] |
| 15 March | Antonio Betancort | Spain |
13 March 1937 (aged 78) | International footballer | [41] |
| 17 March | Harry Heijnen | Netherlands |
17 October 1940 (aged 74) | International footballer | [42] |
| 18 March | Zhao Dayu | China |
17 January 1961 (aged 54) | International footballer | [43] |
| 1 April | Nicolae Rainea | Romania |
19 November 1933 (aged 81) | Referee | [44] |
| 2 April | Raúl Gorriti | Peru |
10 October 1956 (aged 58) | International footballer | [45] |
| 4 April | Ramón Barreto | Uruguay |
14 September 1939 (aged 75) | Referee | [46] |
| Bill Ellerington | England |
30 June 1923 (aged 91) | International footballer | [47] | |
| 7 April | Richard Henyekane | South Africa |
28 September 1983 (aged 31) | International footballer | [48] |
| 10 April | Ray Treacy | Republic of Ireland |
18 June 1946 (aged 68) | International footballer | [49] |
| 16 April | Attaphol Buspakom | Thailand |
1 October 1962 (aged 52) | International footballer and coach | [50] |
| 30 April | Gregory Mertens | Belgium |
2 February 1991 (aged 24) | International footballer | [51] |
| 9 May | Đorđe Pavlić | Yugoslavia |
28 August 1938 (aged 76) | International footballer | [52] |
| 16 July | Alcides Ghiggia | Uruguay |
22 December 1926 (aged 88) | International footballer; scored the goal that won the 1950 FIFA World Cup | [53] |
| 9 August | Walter López | Honduras |
1 September 1977 (aged 37) | International footballer | [54] |
| 23 August | Enrique Reneau | Honduras |
9 April 1971 (aged 44) | International footballer | [55] |
| 17 September | Dettmar Cramer | Germany |
4 April 1925 (aged 90) | Footballer and international coach | [56] |
| 28 September | Ignacio Zoco | Spain |
31 July 1939 (aged 76) | International footballer | [57][58] |
| 5 October | Flavio Emoli | Italy |
23 August 1934 (aged 81) | International footballer | [59] |
| 7 October | Dominique Dropsy | France |
9 December 1951 (aged 63) | International footballer | [60] |
| 12 October | Sakit Aliyev |  Azerbaijan |
22 December 1965 (aged 49) | International footballer and coach | [61] |
| 10 December | Arnold Peralta | Honduras |
29 March 1989 (aged 26) | International footballer | [62] |
| 19 December | Jimmy Hill | England |
22 July 1928 (aged 87) | Footballer, coach, director, presenter, analyst and innovator (proposed three points for a win and other innovations to the game) | [63] |
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- ↑ Diez.hn – Walter López murió en Centro de Salud del municipio La Democracia – 9 August 2015
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- ↑ Dettmar Cramer ist tot – 18 September 2015
- ↑ Muere Ignacio Zoco, legendario jugador del Real Madrid (Ignacio Zoco, legendary Real Madrid player, dies); El Mundo, 28 September 2015 (in Spanish)
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- ↑ – Addio Emoli, 'cuore matto' della grande Juve e delle figurine Panini – 5 October 2015
- ↑ – Former France goalkeeper Dominique Dropsy dies aged 63 – 7 October 2015
- ↑ – Скончался Сакит Алыев – 12 October 2015
- ↑ – ¡Asesinaron al defensor Arnold Peralta! – 10 December 2015
- ↑ – Jimmy Hill: Former Match of the Day presenter dies aged 87 – 19 December 2015
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