2015 in association football

The following are the scheduled events of association football for the year 2015 throughout the world.

CAF

 * 17 January – 8 February: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.
 * 🇨🇮 côte d'ivoire
 * 🇬🇭 ghana
 * 🇨🇩 congo
 * 4th:

AFC

 * 9 – 31 January: 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia.
 * 🇦🇺 australia
 * 🇰🇷 south korea
 * 4th: 🇮🇶 iraq
 * 4th: 🇮🇶 iraq

CONCACAF

 * 7–26 July: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States.
 * 🇲🇽 mexico
 * 🇯🇲 jamaica
 * 🇵🇦 panama
 * 4th: 🇺🇸 united states

CONMEBOL

 * 11 June - 4 July: 2015 Copa América in Chile.
 * 🇦🇷 argentina
 * 🇵🇪 peru
 * 4th:
 * 4th:

CAF

 * 15 February – 1 March: 2015 African U-17 Championship in Niger
 * 4th:
 * 8 – 22 March: 2015 African U-20 Championship in Senegal
 * 4th:
 * 5 – 19 December: 2015 CAF U-23 Championship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
 * 8 – 22 March: 2015 African U-20 Championship in Senegal
 * 4th:
 * 5 – 19 December: 2015 CAF U-23 Championship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
 * 4th:
 * 5 – 19 December: 2015 CAF U-23 Championship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
 * 5 – 19 December: 2015 CAF U-23 Championship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

CONCACAF

 * 9 – 24 January: 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Jamaica
 * 27 February – 15 March: 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Honduras
 * 27 February – 15 March: 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Honduras
 * 27 February – 15 March: 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Honduras

CONMEBOL

 * 14 January – 7 February: 2015 South American Youth Football Championship in Uruguay
 * 4th:
 * 4 – 29 March: 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Paraguay
 * 4th:
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 * 4 – 29 March: 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Paraguay
 * 4th:
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FIFA

 * 30 May – 20 June: 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand
 * 4th:
 * 17 October – 8 November: 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile
 * 4th:
 * 17 October – 8 November: 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile
 * 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
 * 4th:
 * 4th:
 * 4th:
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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
 * 17 – 30 June: 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic
 * 6 – 19 July: 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Greece
 * 6 – 19 July: 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Greece
 * 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
 * 4th:
 * 4th:
 * 4th:
 * 4th:

AFC

 * 19 – 30 August: 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in China
 * 4 – 15 November: 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in China

OFC

 * November: 2015 OFC U-17 Women's Championship in the Cook Islands

UEFA

 * 22 June – 4 July: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Iceland
 * 15 – 27 July: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Israel
 * 15 – 27 July: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Israel
 * 15 – 27 July: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Israel

Men's

 * 29 May - 15 June: Southeast Asian Games
 * 4th:
 * 2-13 July: Summer Universiade
 * 4th: 🇧🇷
 * 11-26 July: Pan American Games
 * 🇲🇽 mexico
 * 🇧🇷 brazil
 * 4th: 🇵🇦 panama
 * 3-18 September: All-Africa Games
 * 4th: 🇧🇷
 * 11-26 July: Pan American Games
 * 🇲🇽 mexico
 * 🇧🇷 brazil
 * 4th: 🇵🇦 panama
 * 3-18 September: All-Africa Games
 * 3-18 September: All-Africa Games

Women's

 * 2-12 July: Summer Universiade
 * 4th: 🇨🇦
 * 11-25 July: Pan American Games
 * 4th:
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 * 11-25 July: Pan American Games
 * 4th:
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February

 * February 5 - 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 2015 edition.

Fixed dates for national team matches
Scheduled international matches per the FIFA International Match Calendar:
 * 23–31 March
 * 8–16 June
 * July
 * 31 August – 8 September
 * 5–13 October
 * 9–17 November

UEFA

 * June 15, 2014 – July 4, 2015: 2015 UEFA Regions' Cup (final in Tallaght Stadium at 🇮🇪 Dublin)
 * The 🇮🇪 Irish Eastern Region defeated Zagreb, 1–0, in the final.
 * August 9, 2014 – May 14, 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League (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.
 * September 16, 2014 – April 13, 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Youth League (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.
 * September 16, 2014 – June 6, 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League (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.
 * September 18, 2014 – May 27, 2015: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League (final takes place at the National Stadium in 🇵🇱 Warsaw)
 * 🇪🇸 Sevilla defeated 🇺🇦 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, 3–2, to win their fourth UEFA Europa League title.
 * May 6 – 22: 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in 🇧🇬
 * defeated, 4–1, to win their second UEFA European Under-17 Championship title.
 * June 17 – 30: 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the 🇨🇿
 * defeated, 4–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 tie in regular play, to win their first UEFA European Under-21 Championship title.
 * June 22 – July 4: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in 🇮🇸
 * defeated, 5–2, to win their third UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship title.
 * July 6 – 19: 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in
 * defeated, 2–0, to win their tenth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title.
 * July 15 – 27: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in 🇮🇱
 * defeated, 3–1, to win their third UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title.
 * August 11: 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

 * January 14 – February 7: 2015 South American Youth Football Championship in
 * Winner: 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: (qualified directly to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, plus an Olympic play-off against a CONCACAF team.)
 * Third: (qualified directly to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2015 Pan American Games.)
 * Fourth: (qualified to same identical events as Uruguay.)
 * Fifth: (qualified to compete at the 2015 Pan American Games only.)
 * Sixth: (qualified to same event with Peru.)
 * February 3 – August 5: 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.
 * February 6 & 11: 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.
 * March 4 – 29: 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship in
 * Note: These four teams qualified to compete at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
 * Winner: (11th South American Under-17 Football Championship title)
 * Second:
 * Third:
 * Fourth:
 * June 11 – July 4: 2015 Copa América in
 * defeated 🇦🇷 argentina, 4–1 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first Copa América title. 🇵🇪 peru took third place.
 * August 11: 2015 Suruga Bank Championship in 🇯🇵 Suita, Osaka
 * 🇦🇷 River Plate defeated 🇯🇵 Gamba Osaka, 3–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title.
 * August 11 – TBD: 2015 Copa Sudamericana
 * TBD for November: 2015 South American Under-15 Football Championship in 🇨🇴
 * TBD: 2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina in 🇨🇴 Medellín

CAF

 * January 17 – February 8: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in (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 April 2, 2015, Morocco was reinstated, by appeal, to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations again by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
 * The 🇨🇮 côte d'ivoire 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 🇨🇩 congo took third place.
 * February 13 – November 8: 2015 CAF Champions League
 * February 13 – November 29: 2015 CAF Confederation Cup
 * February 15 – March 1: 2015 African U-17 Championship in
 * defeated, 2–0, to win their first African U-17 Championship title. took third place.
 * February 21: 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.
 * March 8 – 22: 2015 African U-20 Championship in 🇸🇳
 * defeated, 1–0, to win their seventh African U-20 Championship title. took third place.
 * November 27, 2015 – March 27, 2016: 2015–16 CAF U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
 * December 5 – 19: 2015 CAF U-23 Championship in 🇸🇳

AFC

 * January 9 – 31: 2015 AFC Asian Cup in 🇦🇺 (final at Stadium Australia in Sydney)
 * 🇦🇺 australia defeated 🇰🇷 south korea, 2–1 after extra time, to claim their first AFC Asian Cup title. The took third place.
 * February 4 – November 21: 2015 AFC Champions League
 * February 10 – October 31: 2015 AFC Cup
 * May 1 – 10: 2015 AFF Women's Championship in Ho Chi Minh City
 * defeated, 3–2, to win their second AFF Women's Championship title. took third place.
 * July 27 – August 9: 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Phnom Penh
 * defeted, 3–0, to win their 3rd title. took third place.
 * August 1 – 8: 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup in 🇨🇳 Wuhan
 * 1st place: (second consecutive EAFF Women's East Asian Cup title)
 * 2nd place:
 * 3rd place:
 * 4th place:
 * August 2 – 9: 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup in 🇨🇳 Wuhan
 * 1st plase: 🇰🇷 south korea (second EAFF East Asian Cup title)
 * 2nd place: 🇨🇳 china
 * 3rd place: 🇰🇵 north korea
 * 4th place: 🇯🇵 japan
 * August 9 – 18: 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship in Sylhet
 * defeated, 4–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first SAFF U-16 Championship title.
 * August 19 – 30: 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in 🇨🇳
 * defeated, 4–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fourth AFC U-19 Women's Championship title. took third place.
 * November 4 – 15: 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in 🇨🇳

CONCACAF

 * August 5, 2014 – April 29, 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.
 * January 9 – 24: 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in 🇯🇲
 * defeated, 4–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win its 13th CONCACAF U-20 Championship title. , the , and the two finalist teams qualify to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
 * February 27 – March 15: 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in
 * defeated, 3–0, to win their 6th CONCACAF U-17 Championship title. , the , and the two team finalists all qualify to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
 * March 6 – October 25: 2015 Major League Soccer season
 * July 7 – 26: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇦
 * 🇲🇽 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.
 * August 9 – 23: 2015 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship in the and 🇯🇲
 * Event cancelled.
 * October 10: 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup qualification (CONCACAF play-off)
 * 🇺🇸 united states vs. 🇲🇽 mexico at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California

OFC

 * October 7, 2014 – April 26, 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.
 * January 13 – 26: 2015 OFC U-17 Championship in Pago Pago
 * defeated, 5–4 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their sixth (fifth consecutively) OFC U-17 Championship title. took third place.

Other football competitions

 * May 30 – June 20: 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in 🇳🇿 (final at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland)
 * defeated, 2–1 at extra time, to win their second FIFA U-20 World Cup title. This includes the 1987 title, when Serbia was part of the former.
 * took third place.
 * June 6 – July 5: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in 🇨🇦 (final at BC Place in Vancouver)
 * The defeated, 5–2, to win their third FIFA Women's World Cup title.  took third place.
 * June 13 – 29: 2015 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships at the St George's Park National Football Centre in 🇬🇧 Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
 * 🇷🇺 defeated 🇺🇦, 1–0, in the final. 🇧🇷 took third place.
 * August 7 – 16: 2015 CPISRA Football 7-a-side U19 World Championships in 🇬🇧 Nottingham Forest F.C.]]Nottingham
 * 🇷🇺 defeated 🇧🇷, 3–2, in the final. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 took third place.
 * August 20 – 29: IBSA Blind Football European Championships 2015 in 🇬🇧 Hereford
 * 🇹🇷 defeated 🇷🇺, 1–0, in the final. 🇪🇸 took third place.
 * August 30 – September 8: 2015 IBSA Blind Football Asian Championships in 🇯🇵 Tokyo
 * defeated 🇨🇳, 1–0 in penalty kicks, in the final. 🇰🇷 took the bronze medal.
 * October 16 – 25: 2015 IBSA Blind Football African Championships in 🇨🇲 Douala
 * October 17 – November 8: 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in
 * December 10 – 20: 2015 FIFA Club World Cup in 🇯🇵