2020 in association football
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The following are the scheduled events of association football (soccer) for the year 2020 throughout the world.
Numerous association football competitions were either postponed or cancelled during the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 13 March 2020, FIFA announced that clubs did not have to release players to their national teams during the international windows of March and April 2020, while players also had the option to decline a call-up without any consequences. FIFA also recommended that all international matches during the March and April 2020 windows be postponed.[1]
By April 2020 only four nations were still playing association football league matches: Belarus,[2][3][4] Nicaragua,[5] Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan[6][7]
In April 2020, FIFA announced that the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup would be postponed and rescheduled.[8]
Events[edit]
Men's youth[edit]
- 8–26 January: 2020 AFC U-23 Championship in
Thailand 
: 
South Korea
: 
Saudi Arabia
: 
Australia- 4th:
Uzbekistan
- 17 February – 5 March: 2020 Arab Cup U-20 in Saudi Arabia
- 19–29 November: 2020 COSAFA Under-17 Championship in
South Africa - : South Africa
- :
Zambia - :
Angola - 4th:
Malawi
- 20–29 November: 2020 WAFU U-20 Tournament in
Senegal - 22 November – 2 December: 2020 CECAFA U-20 Championship in
Tanzania - :
Uganda - : Tanzania
- :
South Sudan - 4th:
Kenya
- 3–13 December: 2020 COSAFA U-20 Cup in South Africa
- :
Mozambique - :
Namibia - : Angola
- 4th: Zambia
- 13–28 December: 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament in
Tunisia - 15–23 December: 2020 UNIFFAC U-20 Championship in
Equatorial Guinea
Women's national teams[edit]
- 4–10 March: 2020 Turkish Women's Cup in
Turkey - 4–11 March: 2020 Algarve Cup in
Portugal - :
Germany - :
Italy - :
Norway - 4th:
New Zealand
CAF[edit]
- 3–14 November: 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship in South Africa
- : South Africa
- :
Botswana
Women's youth[edit]
- 22 February – 8 March: 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in
Dominican Republic - :
United States - :
Mexico
- 4–14 November: 2020 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship in South Africa
Men's clubs[edit]
UEFA[edit]
- 17 September 2019 – 25 August 2020: 2019–20 UEFA Youth League (final in
Nyon) - :
Real Madrid - : Benfica
News[edit]
- 29 January – In each team's opening match of CONCACAF Olympic qualifying, Christine Sinclair scored two goals in Canada's 11–0 win over Saint Kitts and Nevis. Her second goal was the 185th of her international career, giving her sole possession of the record for international goals (for either men or women) previously held by the USA's Abby Wambach.[9]
- 13 March – FIFA announced that clubs did not have to release players to their national teams during the international windows of March and April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, players also had the option to decline a call-up without any consequences.[1]
- 3 April – FIFA announces that the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, scheduled to be held in Panama and Costa Rica in August, and the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, scheduled to be held in India in November, would be postponed and rescheduled.[8]
- 20 April – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only four top-tier football leagues were actively playing as of this date: 2020 Ýokary Liga,[6][7] 2020 Tajikistan Higher League, Belarusian Premier League and Liga Primera de Nicaragua.[5]
Club continental champions[edit]
Men[edit]
Women[edit]
| Region | Tournament | Defending champion | Champion | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 2020 AFC Women's Club Championship |  Nippon TV Beleza | Season Cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| CONCACAF(North and Central America, Caribbean) | 2020 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship |  Saprissa | Season Cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina |  Corinthians | Ferroviária | 2nd | 2015 |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League |  Lyon | Lyon | 7th | 2018–19 |
National leagues[edit]
UEFA[edit]
AFC[edit]
CAF[edit]
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CONCACAF[edit]
CONMEBOL[edit]
OFC[edit]
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cook Islands | 2020 Cook Islands Round Cup | Tupapa | Nikao | 16th | 2019 |
 Fiji | 2020 Fiji Premier League | Suva | Rewa | 4th | 2014 |
 Kiribati | 2020 Kiribati National Championship | ||||
 New Zealand | 2019–20 New Zealand Football Championship | Auckland City | Team Wellington | 7th | 2017–18 |
 Papua New Guinea | 2019–20 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League | Lae City | Vitiaz United | 6th | 2019 |
 American Samoa | 2020 FFAS Senior League | ||||
 Samoa | 2020 Samoa National League | Lupe o le Soaga | Vaipuna | 6th | 2019 |
 Solomon Islands | 2019–20 Solomon Islands S-League | Solomon Warriors | Henderson Eels | 5th | 2018 |
 Tahiti | 2019–20 Tahiti Ligue 1 | Pirae | Venus | 1st | — |
 Tuvalu | 2020 Tuvalu A-Division | Nauti | Tofaga | 23rd | 2019 |
 Vanuatu | 2020 VFF National Super League | Malampa Revivors | Vaum United | 3rd | 2019 |
| 2019–20 Port Vila Premier League | Ifira Black Bird | Galaxy | 1st | — |
Non-FIFA[edit]
| Nation | League | Champion | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gozo | 2019–20 Gozo Football League First Division | Nadur Youngsters | Xewkija Tigers | 11th | 2013 |
 Greenland | 2020 Greenlandic Football Championship | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| Mayotte | 2020 Mayotte Division Honneur | ||||
 Northern Cyprus | 2019–20 KTFF Süper Lig | Mağusa Türk Gücü | Merit Alsancak Yeşilova | 10th | 2018/19 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2020 Ligue de Football de Saint Pierre et Miquelon | AS Miquelonnaise | AS Saint-Pierre | 1st | — |
 Vatican City | 2020 Vatican City Championship | Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
Domestic cups[edit]
UEFA[edit]
AFC[edit]
CAF[edit]
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Final score | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | 2019–20 Algerian Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020 Algerian Super Cup | 2–1 | 2nd | 1995 | |||
 Angola | 2020 Angola Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
 Benin | 2020 Benin Cup | Not Played | ||||
 Botswana | 2020–21 FA Challenge Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2019–20 Mascom Top 8 Cup | 1–1 (4–3 p) | 2nd | 2016 | |||
 Burkina Faso | 2020 Coupe du Faso | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020 Burkina Faso Super Cup | 3–2 | 1st | — | |||
 Burundi | 2020 Coupe du Président de la République | Musongati | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Rukinzo | 1st | — |
| 2020 Coupe de l'Unité | 2–1 | 1st | — | |||
 Cameroon | 2020 Cameroonian Cup | Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020 Super Coupe Roger Milla | ||||||
 Cape Verde | 2020 Taça Nacional de Cabo Verde | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020 Cape Verdean Independence Cup | ||||||
| 2020 Supertaça de Cabo Verde | Santo Crucifixo | 3–1 | 1st | — | ||