2015 in association football
Overview of the events of 2015 in association football
The following are the scheduled events of association football for the year 2015 throughout the world.
Events
Men's national teams
CAF
AFC
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
Youth (Men)
CAF
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
FIFA
OFC
UEFA
Women's National Teams
Youth (Women)
AFC
UEFA
Multi-sport events
Men's
Women's
Regional
News
February
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
Domestic leagues
CONCACAF nations
Men
Women
CONMEBOL nations
AFC nations
Men
Women
UEFA nations
Men
Women
CAF nations
OFC nations
Domestic cups
UEFA nations
Women
AFC nations
CONCACAF nations
CONMEBOL nations
CAF nations
OFC nations
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.
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 )
16 September 2014 – 13 April 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Youth League [ 7] (final takes place at the Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon in Nyon )
16 September 2014 – 6 June 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League [ 8] (final takes place at the Olympiastadion in Berlin)
18 September 2014 – 27 May 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League [ 9] (final takes place at the National Stadium in Warsaw )
6–22 May: 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Bulgaria [ 10]
France defeated Germany , 4–1, to win their second UEFA European Under-17 Championship title.
17–30 June: 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic [ 11]
Sweden defeated Portugal , 4–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 tie in regular play, to win their first UEFA European Under-21 Championship title.
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]
Spain defeated Russia , 2–0, to win their tenth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title.
15–27 July: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Israel [ 14]
Sweden defeated Spain , 3–1, to win their third UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title.
11 August: 2015 UEFA Super Cup at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi
Barcelona defeated fellow Spanish team, Sevilla , 5–4 in extra time, to win their fourth UEFA Super Cup title.
CONMEBOL
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.
13 February – 8 November: 2015 CAF Champions League
13 February – 29 November: 2015 CAF Confederation Cup
15 February – 1 March: 2015 African U-17 Championship in Niger
21 February: 2015 CAF Super Cup in the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida
ES Sétif defeated Al Ahly , 6–5 in penalties and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win their first CAF Super Cup title.
8–22 March: 2015 African U-20 Championship in Senegal
Nigeria defeated Senegal , 1–0, to win their seventh African U-20 Championship title. Ghana took third place.
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
AFC
CONCACAF
OFC
Deaths
References
^ "MOROCCO FINED, BANNED FROM TWO AFCON TOURNAMENTS" . Confédération Africaine de Football. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015 .
^ [1] [dead link ]
^ "1.SŽNL 2014/15" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 22 April 2017 .
^ "Ženski pokal 2014/15" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 22 April 2017 .
^ Republic of Ireland to stage Regions' Cup finals
^ 2014/15: Berlin
^ UEFA Youth League Page
^ 2014–15 UEFA Champions League Competition Format Archived 23 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ 2014–15 UEFA Europa League Competition Format
^ UEFA U17 Page
^ 2015 Finals: Czech Republic
^ UEFA Women's U17 Page
^ UEFA Men's U19 Page
^ UEFA Women's U19 Page
^ 2015 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships Website Archived 5 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ 2015 CPISRA Football 7-a-side U19 World Championships Page Archived 8 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ IBSA Blind Football European Championships 2015 Website
^ Iran wins Asian blind football gold
^ Morocco wins African blind football championships
^ "AC Milan mourns Anquilletti" . Retrieved 9 January 2015 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO ANGELO ANQUILLETTI" . acmilan.com . 12 January 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015 .[permanent dead link ]
^ de Menezes, Jack (10 January 2015). "Junior Malanda dies: 20-year-old Wolfsburg midfielder 'killed in car accident' on German motorway" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
^ "Polizei bestätigt: Malanda war auf seiner Todesfahrt nicht angeschnallt" . FOCUS Online . 12 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "UK News" . Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015 .
^ Died at the age of 75 years – FC mourns his master hero Fritz Pott
^ "Wilfred Agbonavbare dies" (in Spanish). Marca. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Racing lamenta el fallecimiento de Alberto Cardaccio" (in Spanish). Racing Club official website. 24 January 2015.
^ Trauer um Walter Glechner. Archived 1 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Nachruf auf der Homepage des SK Rapid Wien vom 29. Januar 2015 (retrieved, 30 January 2015).
^ Ehemaliger Rapid-Kapitän Walter Glechner gestorben. In: Der Standard vom 29. Januar 2015 (retrieved, 30 January 2015).
^ "Deutschlands Fußball-Größen erweisen Udo Lattek die letzte Ehre" . Retrieved 10 February 2015 .
^ "Calle Palmér har avlidit - Nyheter | SVT.se" . Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015 .
^ "Zmarł Henryk Szczepański" . 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2 February 2015 .
^ 'Red Dog' Nunweiller mourned in Romania
^ Voetballegende Rik Coppens (84) overleden , NOS Nieuws, 5 February 2015
^ Jean Lechantre est décédé
^ "Zmarł Marian Szeja. "To on powinien bronić na Wembley" " . Przegląd Sportowy. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015 .
^ Muras, Udo (1 March 2015). "Wolfram Wuttke, das schlamperte Genie, ist tot" [Wolfram Wuttke, the sloppy genius, is dead] (in German). Die Welt. Retrieved 1 March 2015 .
^ "Ex-Nationalspieler: Wolfram Wuttke ist tot" [Former international: Wolfram Wuttke is dead] (in German). Spiegel Online. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015 .
^ "Dave Mackay of Scotland, Hearts, Tottenham and Derby, dies aged 80" . The Guardian . 2 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015 .
^ "MFF-skyttekungen Lasse Larsson har avlidit" . Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Real legend Antonio Betancort dies" . Marca . Retrieved 16 March 2015 .[permanent dead link ]
^ ADO-icoon Heijnen overleden – AD (in Dutch)
^ "足坛名宿赵达裕肝癌晚期 医治无效于今日仙逝" . Netease. 18 March 2015. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015 .
^ UEFA Obituary
^ Obituary (in Spanish)
^ "Falleció Ramón Barreto, considerado el mejor árbitro de la historia del Uruguay" . La República . 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015 .
^ "William Ellerington" . The Football Association. Retrieved 7 November 2009 .
^ Stars' Henyekane dies in car crash
^ "Former Irish international Ray Treacy dies aged 68" . RTÉ Sport . 11 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015 .
^ Noted football coach Attaphol 'Tak' dies at 52
^ Mertens: Ex-Belgium U21 player dies after collapse [permanent dead link ]
^ Death note on the Facebooksite of the MSV Duisburg
^ "Falleció Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia" (in Spanish). Ovación. Retrieved 16 July 2015 .
^ Diez.hn – Walter López murió en Centro de Salud del municipio La Democracia – 9 August 2015
^ LaPrensa.hn – Muere Enrique Centeno Reneau en La Ceiba – 23 August 2015
^ 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)
^ Muere Ignacio Zoco, una leyenda del Real Madrid 'ye-yé' (Ignacio Zoco, legend of 'ye-yé' Real Madrid, dies) ; Diario AS , 28 September 2015 (in Spanish)
^ – Addio Emoli, 'cuore matto' della grande Juve e delle figurine Panini [permanent dead link ] – 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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