2010 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 2010 throughout the world.

Years in association football

2010 in sports

News

In 2010, the two top-level leagues in the United States both added at least one new team:

However, during the 2010 WPS season, another charter team, Saint Louis Athletica, folded, bringing WPS back to the same number of teams it had in the 2009 season. The league also lost its season champions, FC Gold Pride, and the Chicago Red Stars, although it will add an expansion team in Western New York for 2011.

Following the 2010 MLS regular season, the Kansas City Wizards announced a name change to Sporting Kansas City.

Events

FIFA

CAF

AFC

Women's national teams

Women's youth

Men

Women

Club football

Region Tournament Champion Title Last Honor
AFC (Asia) 2010 AFC Champions League Seongnam 2nd 1995
2010 AFC Cup Aleppo 1st N/A
2010 AFC President's Cup Yadarnarbon 1st N/A
CAF (Africa) 2010 CAF Champions League TP Mazembe 4th 2009
2010 CAF Confederation Cup FUS Rabat 1st N/A
2010 CAF Super Cup TP Mazembe 1st N/A
CONCACAF
(North and Central America, Caribbean)
2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Pachuca 4th 2008
2010 North American SuperLiga Morelia 1st N/A
2010 CFU Club Championship Puerto Rico Islanders 1st N/A
CONMEBOL (South America) 2010 Copa Libertadores Internacional 2nd 2006
2010 Copa Sudamericana Independiente 1st N/A
2010 Recopa Sudamericana LDU Quito 2nd 2009
OFC (Oceania) 2009–10 OFC Champions League PRK Hekari United 1st N/A
UEFA (Europe) 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Inter Milan 3rd 1964–65
2009–10 UEFA Europa League Atlético Madrid 1st N/A
2010 UEFA Super Cup Atlético Madrid 1st N/A
FIFA (Worldwide) 2010 FIFA Club World Cup Inter Milan 1st N/A

Women

Region Tournament Champion Title Last honor
CONMEBOL (South America) 2010 Copa Libertadores Femenina Santos FC (women) 2nd 2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina
UEFA (Europe) 2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 2nd 2004–05 UEFA Women's Cup

National champions

AFC

CAF

CONCACAF

Nation League Champions
AnguillaAnguillan LeagueRoaring Lions
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda Premier DivisionBassa
ArubaCampeonato AVBBritannia
BahamasBFA Senior LeagueIM Bears
New Providence Football LeagueCavalier FC
Grand Bahama Football LeaguePlaytime Tigers
BarbadosBarbados Premiere LeagueNotre Dame
BelizeBelize Premier Football LeagueDefense Force
BermudaBermudian Premier DivisionDandy Town Hornets
British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands ChampionshipIslanders FC
CanadaCanadian Soccer LeagueBrantford Galaxy (P)
York Region Shooters (R)
Cayman IslandsCayman Islands LeagueScholars International
Costa RicaPrimera División de Costa RicaSaprissa (C) / (A)
Segunda División de Costa RicaBarrio México (C)
Limón (A)
CubaCampeonato Nacional de Fútbol de CubaCiego de Ávila
CuraçaoCuraçao LeagueHubentut Fortuna
DominicaDominica ChampionshipCentre Bath Estate
El SalvadorPrimera División de Fútbol ProfesionalIsidro Metapán (C) / (A)
Segunda División de Fútbol SalvadoreñoUES (C)
Once Municipal (A)
French GuianaChampionnat NationalLe Geldar
GrenadaGrenada LeagueCarib Hurricane
GuadeloupeGuadeloupe Division d'HonneurVieux-Habitants
GuatemalaLiga Nacional de Fútbol de GuatemalaMunicipal (C)
Comunicaciones (A)
Primera División de AscensoMictlán (C)
Malacateco (A)
GuyanaGuyanese Super LeagueAlpha United
HaitiLigue HaïtienneTempête (O)
Victory SC (F)
HondurasHonduran Liga NacionalOlimpia (C)
Real España (A)
Honduran Liga AscensoNecaxa (C)
Atlético Independiente (A)
JamaicaNational Premier LeagueHarbour View
KSAFA Super LeagueCavaliers
South Central Super LeagueNaggo Head
Eastern Confederation Super LeagueBenfica
Western Confederation Super LeagueReno
MartiniqueMartinique Championnat NationalRC Rivière-Pilote
MexicoPrimera División de MéxicoToluca (C)
Santos Laguna (A)
Liga de AscensoNecaxa (B)
Tijuana (A)
Segunda DivisionUniversidad (B)
Celaya (A)
Montserratcompetition cancelled
NevisNevis Premier DivisionStoney Grove Strikers
PanamaLiga Panameña de FútbolÁrabe Unido (C)
Tauro (A)
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Soccer LeagueRiver Plate Puerto Rico
Liga NacionalMaunabo Leones
St. Kitts and NevisSKNFA Premier LeagueNewtown United
SurinameHoofdklasseInter Moengotapoe
Eerste KlasseKamal Dewaker
RanddistrictentoernooiBoma Star
Trinidad and TobagoTT Pro LeagueDefence Force
National Super LeagueT&TEC
United StatesMajor League SoccerColorado Rapids (P)
Los Angeles Galaxy (R)
USSF D2 Pro LeaguePuerto Rico Islanders (P)
Rochester Rhinos (R)
USL Second DivisionCharleston Battery
 U.S. Virgin IslandsUSVI ChampionshipNew Vibes

Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; (B) means Bicentenario champion; "(C)" means Clausura champion.
Note: "(P)" designates the league champion, by winning the playoffs; "(R)" designates the regular season champion.

CONMEBOL

Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; "(C)" mean Clausura champion.

OFC

UEFA

Domestic cup winners

AFC

Emperor's Cup: Kashima Antlers
Emir of Qatar Cup: Al-Rayyan
Singapore Cup: Bangkok Glass
Thai FA Cup: Chonburi FC

CAF

Nedbank Cup: Bidvest Wits

CONCACAF

Canadian Championship: Toronto FC
Beker van Suriname: Excelsior
U.S. Open Cup: Seattle Sounders FC

CONMEBOL

Copa do Brasil: Santos

OFC

Chatham Cup: Miramar Rangers

UEFA

FA Cup: Chelsea
League Cup: Manchester United
Coupe de France: Paris Saint-Germain
Coupe de la Ligue: Marseille
DFB-Pokal: Bayern Munich
Greek Cup: Panathinaikos
Coppa Italia: Internazionale
KNVB Cup: Ajax
Taça de Portugal: Porto
Taça da Liga: Benfica
Russian Cup: Zenit St. Petersburg
Scottish Cup: Dundee United
Scottish League Cup: Rangers
Slovenian Cup: Maribor
Copa del Rey: Sevilla
Turkish Cup: Trabzonspor

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

  • 3 December - Jose Ramos Delgado, Argentine defender (75, Alzheimer disease)
  • 5 December - Shamil Burziyev, Russian defender (25, car accident)
  • 6 December - Imre Mathesz, Hungarian midfielder (73)
  • 6 December - Rene Hauss, French defender and manager (82)
  • 7 December - Federico Vairo, Argentine defender (80, stomach cancer)
  • 10 December - Marcel Domingo, French goalkeeper and manager (86)
  • 11 December - Peter Risi, Swiss striker (60, after a long illness)
  • 12 December - Emmanuel Ogoli, Nigerian defender (21, collapsed on the pitch)
  • 14 December - Dale Roberts, English goalkeeper (24, suicide)
  • 17 December - Ralph Coates, English midfielder (64, stroke)
  • 21 December - Oleksandr Kovalenko, Ukrainian midfielder and referee (34, suicide)
  • 21 December - Enzo Bearzot, Italian defender and World Cup winning manager (83)
  • 24 December - Frans de Munck, Dutch goalkeeper (88)
  • 26 December - Bill Jones, English defender (89)
  • 27 December - Walter Balmer, Swiss international footballer (born 1948)
  • 28 December - Jeff Taylor, English footballer (80)
  • 29 December - Ramón Montesinos, Spanish midfielder (67)
  • 29 December - Avi Cohen, Israeli defender (54, motorcycle accident)

References

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