# 2011 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 2011 throughout the world.

## Events
### Men

* 5 – 17 January — 2011 Nile Basin Tournament in Egypt
** Egypt
** Uganda
** DR Congo
** 4th: Kenya
* 7 – 22 January — 2011 African Under-17 Championship in Rwanda
** Burkina Faso
** Rwanda
** Congo
** 4th: Ivory Coast
* 7 – 29 January — 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar
** Japan
** Australia
** South Korea
** 4th: Uzbekistan
* 23 January – 13 February — 2011 South American Youth Championship in Peru
** Brazil
** Uruguay
** Argentina
** 4th: Ecuador
* 8 February – 29 May — 2011 Nations Cup in the Republic of Ireland
** Republic of Ireland
** Scotland
** Wales
** 4th: Northern Ireland
* 12 March – 9 April — 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Ecuador
** Brazil
** Uruguay
** Argentina
** 4th: Ecuador
* 17 April – 2 May (originally 18 March – 1 April) — 2011 African Youth Championship in South Africa
** Nigeria
** Cameroon
** Egypt
** 4th: Mali
* 3 – 15 May — 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Serbia
** Netherlands
** Germany
* 5 – 25 June — 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States
** Mexico
** United States
* 12 – 25 June — 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Denmark
** Spain
** Switzerland
** Belarus
** 4th: Czech Republic
* 17 June – 1 July — 2011 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships in the Netherlands
** Russia
** Iran
** Ukraine
** 4th: Brazil
* 18 June – 10 July — 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico
** Mexico
** Uruguay
** Germany
** 4th: Brazil
* 1 – 24 July — 2011 Copa América in Argentina
** Uruguay
** Paraguay
** Peru
** 4th: Venezuela
* 20 July – 1 August — 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Romania
** Spain
** Czech Republic
* 29 July – 20 August — 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia
** Brazil
** Portugal
** Mexico
** 4th: France
* 30 September – 4 October — 2011 Long Teng Cup in Chinese Taipei
** Hong Kong
** Philippines
** Chinese Taipei
** 4th: Macau
* 2 – 11 December — 2011 SAFF Championship in India
** India
** Afghanistan

### Women

* 2 – 9 March — 2011 Algarve Cup in Portugal
** United States
** Iceland
** Japan
** 4th: Sweden
* 30 May – 11 June — 2011 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in Italy
** Germany
** Norway
* 26 June – 17 July — 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany
** Japan
** United States
** Sweden
** 4th: France
* 28 – 31 July — 2011 UEFA U-17 Women's Championship in Switzerland
** Spain
** France
** Germany
** 4th: Iceland

## News

* List of Mexican Football Transfers Winter 2011

### North American professional expansion

In 2011, the major leagues of the men's and women's sport in the United States and Canada each added at least one new team:
* Major League Soccer, the top men's league, added its 17th and 18th teams—the Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
* Women's Professional Soccer, which currently has teams only in the U.S., added the Western New York Flash, which plays its home games in Rochester.

### 2011–12 Russian Premier League

The 2011–12 season is a transitional season of the Russian Premier League, as it will stretch over 18 months instead of the conventional 12 months. The unusual length of the season is the result of the decision to adapt the playing year to an autumn-spring rhythm similar to most of the other UEFA leagues.
The season will comprise two phases. The first phase will consist of a regular home-and-away schedule, meaning that each team will play the other teams twice for a total of 30 matches per team. The league will then be split into two groups for the second phase, where each team plays another home-and-away schedule against every other team of its respective group.
The top eight teams of the first phase will compete for the championship and the spots for both the 2012–13 Champions League and Europa League. Accordingly, the bottom eight teams will have to avoid relegation. The bottom two teams of this group will be directly relegated, while the 13th- and 14-placed teams will compete in a relegation/promotion playoff with the third- and fourth-placed teams of the 2011–12 National League Championship.

### Headlines

* 5 January: Kristine Lilly, whose 352 appearances for the US women's national team made her the most-capped player in the sport's history, announced her retirement after an international career that started shortly after her 16th birthday in 1987.
* 31 January: The 4th highest transfer fee in football history (£49.5m) was recorded, when Fernando Torres signed for Chelsea from Liverpool. Andy Carroll's same-day move from Newcastle United to Liverpool for £35m was the eighth highest fee received for a player.
* June: trials started for people allegedly involved in fixing Finnish football matches. One team, Tampere United was indefinitely suspended from Finnish football for accepting payments from a person known for match-fixing.
* 11 September: The first official match of the recently built, 41,000 seated Juventus Stadium, Juventus 4 – 1 Parma, where Stephan Lichtsteiner scored the first goal in the new stadium on the 17th minute.
* 2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal: an ongoing investigation about match fixing, incentive premium, bribery, establishing a criminal organization, organized crime, extortion, threat and intimidation in Turkey's top two association football divisions, the Süper Lig and First League.

### 61st FIFA Congress

The 61st FIFA Congress was held in Zurich, Switzerland between 31 May and 1 June. At the congress, Sepp Blatter was re-elected as the President of FIFA.

## Continental champions

Several international continental tournaments were held to determine berths into the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.
Most notably, FC Barcelona of Spain's La Liga won the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final against Manchester United of the English Premier League 3–1. The UEFA Champions League is considered by some to be the most preeminent club competition in the World, even more so than the Club World Cup, primarily due to the financial strength of European teams in contrast to clubs in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Oceania.
Elsewhere, the 2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals was historic in the essence that it was the first final in the modern North American champions league-era not to feature an all-Mexican final. Nevertheless, Monterrey of Mexico's Premiera Division won the 2011 title 3–2 on aggregate over Real Salt Lake of the United States' Major League Soccer. Salt Lake became the first American club to reach a Champions League final, as well as the first American side to reach a top-tier North American club championship since Los Angeles Galaxy in 2000.
New Zealander teams continued their dominance in the OFC Champions League as Auckland City won their second OFC Champions League honor against Amicale of Vanuatu's Premia Divisen.
Al-Sadd of the Qatar Stars League won the 2011 AFC Champions League Final against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of the Korean K-League 2–2 (4–2 in penalties). Al-Sadd qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time after winning its second title in Asia.
On 6 November, the 2011 CAF Champions League Final will be contested between Wydad Casablanca of Morocco's Botola and Espérance Tunis of Tunisia's CLP-1. The second leg will be contested on 12 November.

### List of men champions

| Region | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last Honor |
| AFC (Asia) | 2011 AFC Champions League | Al-Sadd | 2nd | 1988–89 |
| AFC (Asia) | 2011 AFC Cup | Nasaf Qarshi | 1st | N/A |
| AFC (Asia) | 2011 AFC President's Cup | Taiwan Power Company | 1st | N/A |
| CAF (Africa) | 2011 CAF Champions League | Espérance ST | 2nd | 1994 |
| CAF (Africa) | 2011 CAF Confederation Cup | Maghreb de Fès | 1st | N/A |
| CAF (Africa) | 2011 CAF Super Cup | TP Mazembe | 2nd | 2010 |
| CONCACAF (North and Central America, Caribbean) | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League | Monterrey | 1st | N/A |
| CONCACAF (North and Central America, Caribbean) | 2011 CFU Club Championship | Puerto Rico Islanders | 2nd | 2010 |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2011 Copa Libertadores | Santos | 3rd | 1963 |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2011 Copa Sudamericana | Universidad de Chile | 1st | N/A |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2011 Recopa Sudamericana | Internacional | 2nd | 2007 |
| OFC (Oceania) | 2010–11 O-League | Auckland City | 2nd | 2009 |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2010–11 UEFA Champions League | Barcelona | 4th | 2009 |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2010–11 UEFA Europa League | Porto | 2nd | 2003 |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2011 UEFA Super Cup | Barcelona | 4th | 2009 |
| FIFA (Worldwide) | 2011 FIFA Club World Cup | Barcelona | 2nd | 2009 |

### Women

| Region | Tournament | Champion | Title | Last honor |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2011 Copa Libertadores Femenina | São José | 1st | |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League | Olympique Lyonnais | 1st | |

## Domestic champions
### AFC nations

| Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last honor |
| Australia | 2010–11 A-League | Brisbane Roar | 1st | — |
| Bahrain | 2010–11 Bahrain First Division League | Al-Muharraq | 32nd | 2008–09 |
| Bangladesh | 2010–11 Bangladesh League | Sheikh Jamal | 1st | — |
| Cambodia | 2011 Cambodian League | Phnom Penh Crown | 2nd | 2010 |
| China | 2011 Chinese Super League | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1st | — |
| Chinese Taipei | 2011 Intercity Football League | Taiwan Power Company | 3rd | 2010 |
| Guam | 2011 Guam Men's Soccer League | Cars Plus | 1st | — |
| Hong Kong | 2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League | Kitchee | 4th | 1963–64 |
| India | 2010–11 I-League | Salgaocar | 2nd | 1998–99 |
| Indonesia | 2010–11 Indonesia Super League | Persipura Jayapura | 2nd | 2008–09 |
| Iran | 2010–11 Iran Pro League | Sepahan Isfahan | 3rd | 2009–10 |
| Iraq | 2010–11 Iraqi Elite League | Al-Zawraa | 12th | 2005–06 |
| Japan | 2011 J. League Division 1 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1st | — |
| Jordan | 2010–11 Jordan League | Al-Wehdat | 12th | 2008–09 |
| North Korea | 2011 DPR Korea League | April 25 | 13th | 2010 |
| South Korea | 2011 K-League | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2nd | 2009 |
| Kuwait | 2010–11 Kuwaiti Premier League | Qadsia | 14th | 2009–10 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2011 Kyrgyzstan League | Dordoi Bishkek | 7th | 2009 |
| Laos | 2011 Lao League | Yotha F.C. | 3rd | 2003 |
| Lebanon | 2010–11 Lebanese Premier League | Al-Ahed | 3rd | 2009–10 |
| Macau | 2011 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol | Ka I | 2nd | 2010 |
| Malaysia | 2011 Malaysia Super League | Kelantan | 1st | — |
| Maldives | 2011 Dhivehi League | VB Sports Club | 3rd | 2010 |
| Mongolia | 2011 Mongolia Premier League | Ulaanbaatar | 1st | — |
| Myanmar | 2011 Myanmar National League | Yangon United | 1st | — |
| Oman | 2010–11 Oman Mobile League | Al-Suwaiq | 2nd | 2009–10 |
| Pakistan | 2010–11 Pakistan Premier League | WAPDA | 8th | 2008 |
| Philippines | 2011 United Football League Division 1 | Philippine Air Force | 2nd | 2010 |
| Qatar | 2010–11 Qatar Stars League | Lekhwiya | 1st | — |
| Saudi Arabia | 2010–11 Saudi Professional League | Al-Hilal | 13th | 2009–10 |
| Singapore | 2011 S.League | Tampines Rovers | 3rd | 2005 |
| Sri Lanka | 2010–11 Sri Lanka Football Premier League | Don Bosco | 1st | — |
| Syria | 2010–11 Syrian Premier League | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended |
| Tajikistan | 2011 Tajik League | Istiklol | 2nd | 2010 |
| Thailand | 2011 Thai Premier League | Buriram United | 1st | — |
| Turkmenistan | 2011 Ýokary Liga | Balkan | 3rd | 2010 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2010–11 UAE Pro-League | Al Jazira | 1st | — |
| Uzbekistan | 2011 Uzbek League | Bunyodkor | 4th | 2010 |
| Vietnam | 2011 V-League | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 3rd | 2000–01 |
| Yemen | 2010–11 Yemeni League | Al-Oruba Zabid | 1st | — |

### CAF nations

| Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last honor |
| Algeria | 2010–11 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | ASO Chlef | 1st | — |
| Angola | 2011 Girabola | Recreativo do Libolo | 1st | — |
| Benin | 2010–11 Benin Premier League | suspended | suspended | suspended |
| Botswana | 2010–11 Botswana Premier League | Township Rollers | 11th | 2009–10 |
| Burkina Faso | 2010–11 Burkinabé Premier League | ASFA Yennenga | 11th | 2009–10 |
| Burundi | 2010–11 Burundi Premier League | Athlético Olympic FC | 2nd | 2004 |
| Egypt | 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League | Al Ahly SC | 36th | 2009–10 |
| Kenya | 2011 Kenyan Premier League | Tusker | 9th | 2007 |
| Libya | 2010–11 Libyan Premier League | Abandoned due to Libyan Civil War | Abandoned due to Libyan Civil War | Abandoned due to Libyan Civil War |
| Mali | 2011 Malian Cup | Cercle Olympique | 3rd | 2002 |
| Morocco | 2010–11 Botola | Raja Casablanca | 10th | 2008–09 |
| Nigeria | 2010–11 Nigeria Premier League | Dolphins FC | 3rd | 2004 |
| Rwanda | 2010–11 Rwanda National Football League | APR | 12th | 2009–10 |
| Somalia | 2011 Somali League | Elman | 5th | 2003 |
| South Africa | 2010–11 Premier Soccer League | Orlando Pirates | 3rd | 2002–03 |
| Sudan | 2011 Sudan Premier League | Al-Merrikh | 13th | 2008 |
| Tunisia | 2010–11 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | Espérance de Tunis | 24th | 2009–10 |
| Zimbabwe | 2011 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League | Dynamos | 19th | 2007 |
| MTN Elite one: To be determined Cape Verdean football Championships: To be determined Chad Premier League: To be determined Comoros Premier League: To be determined Congo Premier League: To be determined Linafoot: To be determined Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division: To be determined Djibouti Premier League: To be determined Eritrean Premier League: To be determined Ethiopian Premier League: To be determined Gabon Championnat National D1: To be determined Gambian Championnat National D1: To be determined OneTouch Premier League: To be determined Guinée Championnat National: To be determined Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau: To be determined Lesotho Premier League: To be determined Liberian Premier League: To be determined THB Champions League: To be determined Malawi Premier Division: To be determined Malien Première Division: To be determined Mauritanean Premier League: To be determined Mauritian League: To be determined Moçambola: To be determined Namibia Premier League: To be determined Niger Premier League: To be determined Réunion Premier League: To be determined Senegal Premier League: To be determined Seychelles League: To be determined Sierra Leone National Premier League: To be determined Swazi Premier League: To be determined Tanzanian Premier League: To be determined Ugandan Super League: To be determined Zambian Premier League: To be determined Zanzibar Premier League: To be determined |

### CONCACAF nations

| Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last Honor |
| Anguilla | 2010–11 AFA League | Kicks United | 2nd | 2007 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2010–11 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division | Parham FC | 4th | 2003 |
| Aruba | 2010–11 Aruban Division di Honor | Racing Club Aruba | 7th | 2008 |
| Bahamas | 2011 BFA Senior League | IM Bears FC | 4th | 2010 |
| Barbados | 2011 Barbados Premier Division | Youth Milan | 2nd | 2006 |
| Belize | 2010–11 Belize Premier Football League | Belize Defence Force | 2nd | 2010 |
| Bermuda | 2010–11 Bermudian Premier Division | North Village Community Club | 8th | 2006 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2011 British Virgin Islands Championship | Islanders FC | 2nd | 2010 |
| Cayman Islands | 2010–11 Cayman Islands League | Elite SC | 2nd | 2009 |
| Costa Rica | 2011 Verano | Alajuelense | 25th | 2004–05 |
| Costa Rica | 2011 Invierno | Alajuelense | 26th | 2011 Invierno |
| Cuba | 2010–11 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba | Villa Clara | 11th | 2004 |
| Curaçao | 2010–11 Curaçao Sekshon Pagá | Hubentut Fortuna | 3rd | 2009–10 |
| Dominica | 2010–11 Dominica Premier League | Competition not held | Competition not held | Competition not held |
| Dominican Republic | 2011 Primera División de República Dominicana | Competition not held | Competition not held | Competition not held |
| El Salvador | 2011 Clausura | Alianza | 10th | 2004 |
| El Salvador | 2011 Apertura | Isidro Metapán | 6th | 2010 |
| French Guiana | 2010–11 French Guiana Championnat National | Matoury | 3rd | 2006 |
| Grenada | 2011 Grenada Premier Division | Hard Rock FC | 1st | — |
| Guadeloupe | 2010–11 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur | Moulien | 3rd | 2009 |
| Guatemala | 2010–11 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala | Comunicaciones | 24th | 2008 |
| Guyana | 2011 GFF National Super League | Alpha United | 3rd | 2010 |
| Haiti | 2010–11 1. Ligue Haïtienne | Aigle Noir | 4th | 1970 |
| Honduras | 2010–11 Honduran Liga Nacional | Olimpia | 23rd | 2010 |
| Jamaica | 2010–11 National Premier League | Tivoli Gardens | 5th | 2009 |
| Martinique | 2010–11 Martinique Championnat National | Club Colonial | 19th | 1972 |
| Mexico | 2011 Clausura | UNAM | 7th | 2009 |
| Mexico | 2011 Apertura | UANL | 3rd | 1981–82 |
| Montserrat | 2011 Montserrat Championship | Competition not held | Competition not held | Competition not held |
| Nicaragua | 2011 Clausura | Real Estelí | 10th | 2010 |
| Nicaragua | 2011 Apertura | Real Estelí | 11th | 2011 |
| Panama | 2011 Clausura | San Francisco | 7th | 2009 |
| Panama | 2011 Apertura | Chorrillo | 1st | — |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 2010–11 SKNFA Premier League | St Paul's United | 3rd | 2009 |
| St. Lucia | 2011 Saint Lucia Gold Division | VSADC | 7th | 2002 |
| St. Martin | 2010–11 Saint-Martin Championships | Junior Stars | 11th | 2003 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2010–11 NLA Premier League | Avenues United | 2nd | 2010 |
| Sint Maarten | 2010–11 Sint Maarten League | Competition not held | Competition not held | Competition not held |
| Suriname | 2010–11 Hoofdklasse | Inter Moengotapoe | 3rd | 2008 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2010–11 TT Pro League | Defence Force | 21st | 1999 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2010–11 MFL League | Provopool FC | 1st | — |
| United States and Canada | 2011 Major League Soccer | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3rd | 2005 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 2010–11 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship | Competition not held | Competition not held | Competition not held |

### CONMEBOL nations

| Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last Honor |
| Argentina | 2010–11 Torneo Clausura | Vélez Sársfield | 8th | 2009 Clausura |
| Argentina | 2011–12 Torneo Apertura | Boca Juniors | 30th | 2008 Apertura |
| Bolivia | 2011 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano | Bolívar | 17th | 2009 Clausura |
| Brazil | 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | Corinthians | 5th | 2005 |
| Chile | 2011 Torneo Apertura | Universidad de Chile | 13th | 2009 Apertura |
| Chile | 2011 Torneo Clausura | Universidad de Chile | 14th | 2011 Apertura |
| Colombia | 2011 Torneo Apertura | Atlético Nacional | 11th | 2007 Finalización |
| Colombia | 2011 Torneo Finalización | Junior | 7th | 2010 Apertura |
| Ecuador | 2011 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A | Deportivo Quito | 5th | 2009 |
| Paraguay | 2011 Torneo Apertura | Nacional (Paraguay) | 8th | 2009 Clausura |
| Paraguay | 2011 Torneo Clausura | Olimpia | 39th | 2000 |
| Peru | 2011 Torneo Descentralizado | Juan Aurich | 1st | — |
| Uruguay | 2010–11 Uruguayan Primera División | Nacional (Uruguay) | 43rd | 2008–09 |
| Venezuela | 2010–11 Venezuelan Primera División | Deportivo Táchira | 7th | 2007–08 |

### OFC nations

* FFAS Senior League: Pago Youth
* Cook Islands Round Cup: Tupapa Maraerenga
* Fijian National Football League: Ba FC
* FSMFA Top League: Not known
* Kiribati National Championship: Not held
* New Caledonia Division Honneur: AS Mont-Dore
* ASB Premiership: Waitakere United
* Niue Soccer Tournament: Vaiea Sting
* Norfolk Island Soccer League: Not known
* Palau Soccer League: Not held
* Papua New Guinea National Soccer League: Hekari United
* Samoa National League: Kiwi FC
* Solomon Islands National Club Championship: Koloale FC
* Tahiti Division Fédérale: AS Tefana
* Tonga Major League: SC Lotoha'apai
* Tuvalu A-Division: Nauti FC
* Vanuatu Premia Divisen: Amicale FC

### UEFA nations

| Nation | League | Champion | Title | Last Honor |
| Albania | 2010–11 Albanian Superliga | Skënderbeu Korçë | 2nd | 1933 |
| Andorra | 2010–11 Primera Divisió | FC Santa Coloma | 6th | 2009–10 |
| Armenia | 2011 Armenian Premier League | Ulisses | 1st | — |
| Austria | 2010–11 Austrian Football Bundesliga | Sturm Graz | 3rd | 1998–99 |
| Azerbaijan | 2010–11 Azerbaijan Premier League | Neftchi Baku | 6th | 2004–05 |
| Belarus | 2011 Belarusian Premier League | BATE Borisov | 8th | 2010 |
| Belgium | 2010–11 Jupiler League | Genk | 3rd | 2001–02 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2010–11 Premijer Liga | Borac Banja Luka | 1st | — |
| Bulgaria | 2010–11 A PFG | Litex Lovech | 4th | 2009–10 |
| Croatia | 2010–11 Prva HNL | Dinamo Zagreb | 13th | 2009–10 |
| Cyprus | 2010–11 Cypriot First Division | APOEL | 21st | 2008–09 |
| Czech Republic | 2010–11 Gambrinus liga | Viktoria Plzeň | 1st | — |
| Denmark | 2010–11 Danish Superliga | Copenhagen | 9th | 2009–10 |
| England | 2010–11 Premier League | Manchester United | 19th | 2008–09 |
| Estonia | 2011 Meistriliiga | Flora Tallinn | 9th | 2010 |
| Faroe Islands | 2011 Vodafonedeildin | B36 Tórshavn | 8th | 2005 |
| Finland | 2011 Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 24th | 2010 |
| France | 2010–11 Ligue 1 | Lille | 3rd | 1953–54 |
| Georgia | 2010–11 Umaglesi Liga | Zestaponi | 1st | — |
| Germany | 2010–11 Fußball-Bundesliga | Borussia Dortmund | 7th | 2001–02 |
| Greece | 2010–11 Superleague Greece | Olympiacos | 38th | 2008–09 |
| Hungary | 2010–11 NB I | Videoton | 1st | — |
| Iceland | 2011 Úrvalsdeild | KR Reykjavík | 25th | 2003 |
| Ireland | 2011 League of Ireland | Shamrock Rovers | 17th | 2010 |
| Israel | 2010–11 Israeli Premier League | Maccabi Haifa | 12th | 2008–09 |
| Italy | 2010–11 Serie A | Milan | 18th | 2003–04 |
| Kazakhstan | 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League | Shakhter Karagandy | 1st | — |
| Latvia | 2011 Latvian Higher League | Ventspils | 4th | 2008 |
| Lithuania | 2011 A Lyga | Ekranas | 6th | 2010 |
| Luxembourg | 2010–11 Luxembourg National Division | F91 Dudelange | 9th | 2008–09 |
| Macedonia | 2010–11 Macedonian Prva Liga | Škendija | 1st | — |
| Malta | 2010–11 Maltese Premier League | Valletta | 20th | 2007–08 |
| Moldova | 2010–11 Moldovan National Division | Dacia Chişinău | 1st | — |
| Montenegro | 2010–11 Montenegrin First League | Mogren | 2nd | 2008–09 |
| Netherlands | 2010–11 Eredivisie | Ajax | 30th | 2003–04 |
| Northern Ireland | 2010–11 IFA Premiership | Linfield | 50th | 2009–10 |
| Norway | 2011 Tippeligaen | Molde | 1st | — |
| Poland | 2010–11 Ekstraklasa | Wisła Kraków | 14th | 2008–09 |
| Portugal | 2010–11 Primeira Liga | Porto | 25th | 2008–09 |
| Romania | 2010–11 Liga I | Oţelul Galaţi | 1st | — |
| Russia | did not held | did not held | did not held | did not held |
| San Marino | 2010–11 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio | Tre Fiori | 7th | 2009–10 |
| Scotland | 2010–11 Scottish Premier League | Rangers | 54th | 2009–10 |
| Serbia | 2010–11 Serbian Superliga | Partizan | 4th | 2009–10 |
| Slovakia | 2010–11 Slovak Superliga | Slovan Bratislava | 6th | 2008–09 |
| Slovenia | 2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga | Maribor | 9th | 2008–09 |
| Spain | 2010–11 La Liga | Barcelona | 21st | 2009–10 |
| Sweden | 2011 Allsvenskan | Helsingborg | 7th | 1999 |
| Switzerland | 2010–11 Swiss Super League | Basel | 14th | 2009–10 |
| Turkey | 2010–11 Süper Lig | Fenerbahçe | 18th | 2010–11 |
| Ukraine | 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6th | 2009–10 |
| Wales | 2010–11 Welsh Premier League | Bangor City | 3rd | 1994–95 |

## Cup champions
### AFC

| Nation | Domestic Cup | Winner | Runner-up | Title | Last Honor |
| China | 2011 Chinese FA Cup | Tianjin Teda | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 1st | — |
| Guam | 2011 Guam FA Cup | Quality Distributors | Cars Plus FC | 3rd | 2009 |
| Japan | 2011 Emperor's Cup | FC Tokyo | Kyoto Sanga | 1st | — |
| Japan | 2011 J.League Cup | Kashima Antlers | Urawa Red Diamonds | 4th | 2002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2010–11 Saudi Crown Prince Cup | Al-Hilal | Al-Wehda | 10th | 2009–10 |
| South Korea | 2011 Korean FA Cup | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2nd | 1999 |

### CAF

| Nation | Domestic Cup | Winner | Runner-up | Title | Last Honor |
| Benin | 2011 Benin Cup | Dragons de l'Ouémé | Association Sportive Oussou Saka | 6th | 2006 |
| Burkina Faso | 2011 Coupe de Faso | Étoile Filante Ouagadougou | AS SONABEL | 20th | 2008 |
| Burundi | 2011 Coupe du Président de la République | LLB Académic | Athlético Olympic FC | 1st | — |
| Egypt | 2010–11 Egypt Cup | ENPPI | Zamalek | 2nd | 2004–05 |
| Mali | 2011 Malian Cup | Cercle Olympique | Stade Malien | 3rd | 2002 |
| Nigeria | 2011 Nigeria Federation Cup | Heartland F.C. | Enyimba F.C. | 1st | — |
| Kenya | 2011 FKF Cup | Gor Mahia | Sofapaka | 9th | 2008 |
| Rwanda | 2011 Rwandan Cup | APR | Police FC Kibungo | 6th | 2010 |
| South Africa | 2010–11 Nedbank Cup | Orlando Pirates | Black Leopards | 7th | 1996 |

### CONCACAF

| Nation | Domestic Cup | Winner | Runner-up | Title | Last Honor |
| Canada | 2011 Canadian Championship | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3rd | 2010 |
| Suriname | 2010–11 Surinamese Cup | SV Notch | Walking Boyz Company | 1st | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy | San Juan Jabloteh | North East Stars | 3rd | 2005 |
| United States | 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup | Seattle Sounders FC | Chicago Fire | 3rd | 2010 |

### CONMEBOL

| Nation | Domestic Cup | Winner | Runner-up | Title | Last Honor |
| Brazil | 2011 Copa do Brasil | Vasco da Gama | Coritiba | 1st | — |
| Chile | 2011 Copa Chile | Universidad Católica | Magallanes | 4th | 1995 |
| Colombia | 2011 Copa Colombia | Millonarios | Boyacá Chicó | 2nd | 1963 |
| Peru | 2011 Torneo Intermedio | José Gálvez | Sport Áncash | 1st | — |
| Venezuela | 2011 Copa Venezuela | AC Mineros | Trujillanos FC | 2nd | 1985 |

### OFC

| Nation | Domestic Cup | Winner | Runner-up | Title | Last Honor |
| New Zealand | 2011 Chatham Cup | Wairarapa United | Napier City Rovers | 1st | — |

### UEFA

| Nation | Domestic Cup | Winner | Runner-up | Title | Last Honor |
| Albania | 2010–11 Albanian Cup | Tirana | Dinamo Tirana | 14th | 2005–06 |
| Austria | 2010–11 Austrian Cup | SV Ried | Austria Lustenau | 2nd | 1997–98 |
| Belgium | 2010–11 Belgian Cup | Standard Liège | Westerlo | 6th | 1992–93 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup | Željezničar | Čelik | 4th | 2002–03 |
| Bulgaria | 2010–11 Bulgarian Cup | CSKA Sofia | Slavia Sofia | 19th | 2005–06 |
| Croatia | 2010–11 Croatian Football Cup | Dinamo Zagreb | Varaždin | 11th | 2008–09 |
| Czech Republic | 2010–11 Czech Cup | Mladá Boleslav | Sigma Olomouc | 1st | — |
| Denmark | 2010–11 Danish Cup | FC Nordsjælland | FC Midtjylland | 2nd | 2009–10 |
| England | 2010–11 FA Cup | Manchester City | Stoke City | 5th | 1968–69 |
| England | 2010–11 Football League Cup | Birmingham City | Arsenal | 2nd | 1962–63 |
| Finland | 2011 Finnish Cup | HJK Helsinki | KuPS Kuopio | 11th | 2008 |
| France | 2010–11 Coupe de France | Lille | Paris Saint-Germain | 6th | 1954–55 |
| France | 2010–11 Coupe de la Ligue | Marseille | Montpellier | 3rd | 2009–10 |
| Germany | 2010–11 DFB-Pokal | Schalke 04 | MSV Duisburg | 5th | 2001–02 |
| Greece | 2010–11 Greek Cup | AEK Athens | Atromitos | 14th | 2001–02 |
| Hungary | 2010–11 Magyar Kupa | Kecskemét | Videoton | 1st | — |
| Ireland | 2011 FAI Cup | Sligo Rovers | Shelbourne | 4th | 2010 |
| Ireland | 2011 League of Ireland Cup | Derry City | Cork City | 10th | 2008 |
| Italy | 2010–11 Coppa Italia | Internazionale | Palermo | 7th | 2009–10 |
| Lichtenstein | 2010–11 Liechtenstein Cup | FC Vaduz | USV Eschen/Mauren | 39th | 2009–10 |
| Montenegro | 2010–11 Montenegrin Cup | FK Rudar | Mogren | 3rd | 2009–10 |
| Netherlands | 2010–11 KNVB Cup | Twente | Ajax | 3rd | 2000–01 |
| Northern Ireland | 2010–11 Irish Cup | Linfield | Crusaders | 41st | 2009–10 |
| Northern Ireland | 2010–11 Irish League Cup | Lisburn Distillery | Portadown | 1st | — |
| Norway | 2011 Norwegian Cup | Aalesund | Brann | 2nd | 2009 |
| Poland | 2010–11 Polish Cup | Legia Warsaw | Lech Poznań | 14th | 2007–08 |
| Portugal | 2010–11 Taça de Portugal | Porto | Vitória de Guimarães | 16th | 2009–10 |
| Portugal | 2010–11 Taça da Liga | Benfica | Paços de Ferreira | 3rd | 2009–10 |
| Romania | 2010–11 Cupa României | Steaua București | Dinamo București | 21st | 1998–99 |
| Russia | 2010–11 Russian Cup | CSKA Moscow | Alania Vladikavkaz | 11th | 2008–09 |
| Scotland | 2010–11 Scottish Cup | Celtic | Motherwell | 35th | 2006–07 |
| Scotland | 2010–11 Scottish League Cup | Rangers | Celtic | 27th | 2009–10 |
| Serbia | 2010–11 Serbian Cup | Partizan | Vojvodina | 3rd | 2008–09 |
| Slovakia | 2010–11 Slovak Cup | Slovan Bratislava | Žilina | 12th | 2009–10 |
| Slovenia | 2010–11 Slovenian Cup | Domžale | Maribor | 1st | — |
| Spain | 2010–11 Copa del Rey | Real Madrid | Barcelona | 18th | 1992–93 |
| Sweden | 2011 Svenska Cupen | Helsingborg | Kalmar | 5th | 2010 |
| Switzerland | 2010–11 Swiss Cup | FC Sion | Neuchâtel Xamax | 12th | 2008–09 |
| Turkey | 2010–11 Turkish Cup | Beşiktaş | İstanbul Başakşehir | 9th | 2008–09 |
| Ukraine | 2010–11 Ukrainian Cup | Shakhtar Donetsk | Dynamo Kyiv | 7th | 2007–08 |
| Wales | 2010–11 Welsh Cup | Llanelli Town | Bangor City | 1st | — |
| Wales | 2010–11 Welsh League Cup | The New Saints | Llanelli | 5th | 2009–10 |

## Deaths
### January

* 1 January – Nikolay Abramov, Russian defender (26)
* 4 January – Coen Moulijn, Dutch international forward (73)
* 6 January – Uche Okafor, Nigerian international defender (43)
* 8 January – Josep Artigas, Spanish international midfielder (87)
* 8 January – Ángel Pedraza, Spanish midfielder and manager (48)
* 8 January – Thorbjørn Svenssen, Norwegian international defender (86)
* 9 January – Richard Butcher, English midfielder (29)
* 9 January – Jerzy Woźniak, Polish international defender (78)
* 10 January – Bora Kostić, Yugoslavian international striker (80)
* 13 January – Charles Muscat, Maltese footballer (48)
* 15 January – Nat Lofthouse, English international forward (85)
* 16 January – Alcides Silveira, Uruguayan international midfielder (72)
* 19 January – Mihai Ionescu, Romanian footballer (74)
* 21 January – Wally Hughes, English football coach (76)
* 24 January – Alec Boden, Scottish footballer (85)
* 24 January – Francisco Hernández, Mexican international midfielder, member of the 1950 FIFA World Cup Mexico squad (83)
* 25 January – Kiril Milanov, Bulgarian international forward (62)
* 25 January – Bill Holden, English footballer (82)
* 27 January – Svein Mathisen, Norwegian international midfielder (58)
* 29 January – Corona, Spanish defender (92)
* 29 January – Norman Wilkinson, English footballer (79)
* 31 January – Norman Uprichard, Northern Irish footballer (82)

### February

* 1 February – Les Stubbs, English footballer (81)
* 2 February – Jimmy Fell, English footballer (75)
* 3 February – Neil Young, English forward (66)
* 6 February – William Morais, Brazilian midfielder (19)
* 6 February – Billy Gallier, English footballer (78)
* 7 February – Eric Parsons, English footballer (87)
* 11 February – Josef Pirrung, German footballer (61)
* 14 February – Peter Feteris, Dutch footballer (58)
* 16 February – Tonny van Ede, Dutch international winger (86)
* 17 February – George Clarke, English footballer (89)
* 19 February – Ernő Solymosi, Hungarian international defender (70)
* 19 February – Norman Corner, English footballer (68)
* 20 February – Tony Kellow, English footballer (58)
* 21 February – Jean Baeza, French international defender (68)
* 22 February – Ivo Pavelić, Croatian footballer (103)
* 24 February – Yozhef Betsa, Soviet Ukrainian midfielder, 1956 Olympic champion (81)
* 26 February – Kostas Andriopoulos, Greek footballer (26)
* 26 February – Dean Richards, English defender (36)
* 26 February – Jorge Santoro, Brazilian footballer
* 28 February – Jan van Schijndel, Dutch footballer (83)

### March

* 5 March – Viktor Voroshilov, Soviet footballer (84)
* 6 March – Ján Popluhár, Slovak footballer (75)
* 6 March – Reg Stewart, English footballer (85)
* 7 March – Adrián Escudero, Spanish footballer (83)
* 7 March – Vladimir Brazhnikov, Russian footballer (69)
* 8 March – Masoud Boroumand, Iranian footballer (82)
* 10 March – Danny Paton, Scottish footballer (75)
* 19 March – Barrington Gaynor, Jamaican footballer (45)
* 20 March – Néstor de Vicente, Argentine footballer (46)
* 21 March – Jesús Aranguren, Spanish defender and coach (66)
* 21 March – Ladislav Novák, Czech footballer (79)
* 21 March – Hans Boskamp, Dutch footballer (78)
* 22 March – Patrick Doeplah, Liberian footballer (22)
* 22 March – José Soriano, Peruvian footballer (93)
* 23 March – Trevor Storton, English footballer (61)
* 26 March – František Havránek, Czech football manager (87)
* 31 March – Oddvar Hansen, Norwegian footballer (89)

### April

* 3 April – Yevgeny Lyadin, Russian footballer (84)
* 4 April – John Niven, Scottish footballer (89)
* 4 April – Juan Tuñas, Cuban footballer (93)
* 6 April – Jim Blair, Scottish footballer (64)
* 6 April – John Morris, English footballer (87)
* 10 April – Mikhail Rusyayev, Russian footballer (46)
* 11 April – Jimmy Briggs, Scottish footballer (74)
* 11 April – Billy Gray, English footballer (83)
* 11 April – Doug Newlands, Scottish footballer (79)
* 12 April – Ronnie Coyle – Scottish footballer (46)
* 12 April – Robert Lokossimbayé, Chadian footballer (35)
* 18 April – Olubayo Adefemi, Scottish footballer (25)
* 20 April – Allan Brown, Scottish footballer (84)
* 16 April – Chinesinho, Brazilian midfielder, winner of the 1966–67 Serie A. (75)
* 22 April – Cheung Sai Ho, Hong Kong international midfielder. (35)
* 22 April – Wiel Coerver, Dutch footballer (86)
* 28 April – Willie O'Neill, Scottish footballer (70)
* 30 April – Eddie Turnbull, Scottish footballer (88)

### May

* 2 May – Eddie Lewis, English footballer (76)
* 2 May – Shigeo Yaegashi, Japanese footballer (78)
* 4 May – Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (86)
* 5 May – Yosef Merimovich, Israeli footballer (86)
* 5 May – Tomm Wright, Scottish footballer (83)
* 6 May – Yoon Ki-won, South Korean footballer (23)
* 11 May – Glyn Williams, Welsh footballer (92)
* 14 May – Ernie Walker, Scottish football administrator (82)
* 17 May – Frank Upton, English footballer (76)
* 22 May – Alexandru Ene, Romanian footballer (82)
* 22 May – Nasser Hejazi, Iranian goalkeeper and coach (61)
* 25 May – Miroslav Opsenica, Serbian footballer (29)
* 28 May – Hermann Bley, German footballer (75)
* 29 May – Billy Crook, English footballer (84)
* 30 May – Jung Jong-kwan, South Korean footballer (29)
* 30 May – Eddie Morrison, Scottish footballer (63)

### June

* 2 June – Willie Phiri, Zambian footballer (57)
* 5 June – Célestin Oliver, French footballer (80)
* 8 June – Nasir Jalil, Zambian footballer (56)
* 9 June – Josip Katalinski, Bosnian footballer (63)
* 18 June – Echendu Adiele, Nigerian footballer (32)
* 18 June – Ulrich Biesinger, German international forward (77)
* 20 June – Vladimir Pettay, Russian football referee (38)
* 22 June – Albert Johnson, English footballer (80)
* 22 June – Coşkun Özarı, Turkish footballer (80)
* 23 June – Dennis Marshall, Costa Rican international defender (25)
* 24 June – Tomislav Ivić, Croatian footballer (77)
* 26 June – Jung Jung-suk South Korean footballer (28)
* 26 June – Jan van Beveren, Dutch footballer (63)
* 27 June – Ken Bainbridge, English footballer (90)
* 27 June – Mike Boyle, English footballer (64)
* 28 June – Giorgio Bernardin, Italian footballer (83)
* 29 June – Carlos Diarte, Paraguayan footballer (57)

### July

* 1 July – Wille Fernie, Scottish footballer (82)
* 16 July – Bertalan Bicskei, Hungarian footballer (66)
* 16 July – Charlie Woollett, English footballer (91)
* 17 July – Juan Arza, Spanish international forward and manager (88)
* 17 July – Ștefan Sameș, Romanian footballer (59)
* 18 July – Salvador Bernárdez, Honduran footballer
* 22 July – Cees de Wolf, Dutch footballer (65)
* 26 July – Jacques Fatton, Swiss footballer (85)
* 31 July – Andrea Pazzagli, Italian footballer (51)

### August

* 4 August – Naoki Matsuda, Japanese international defender (34)
* 5 August – Stan Willemse, English footballer (86)
* 6 August – Kuno Klötzer, German footballer (89)
* 7 August – Eddie Gibbins, English footballer (85)
* 11 August – Mark Sinyangwe, Zambian footballer (31)
* 11 August – Ignacio Flores, Mexican international defender (58)
* 13 August – Álvaro Lara, Chilean footballer (26)
* 14 August – Fritz Korbach, German footballer (66)
* 15 August – Nenad Bijedić, Bosnian football manager (51)
* 16 August – Frank Munro, Scottish footballer (63)
* 19 August – Yevhen Yevseyev, Ukrainian footballer (24)
* 21 August – Ezra Sued, Argentine footballer (88)
* 22 August – Žarko Nikolić, Serbian footballer (72)
* 24 August – George Knight, English footballer (90)
* 24 August – Alfons Van Brandt, Belgian footballer (84)
* 27 August – John Parke, Northern Irish footballer (74)
* 28 August – Bernie Gallacher, Scottish footballer (44)
* 29 August – Mark Ovendale, English footballer (37)
* 30 August – João Carlos Batista Pinheiro, Brazilian footballer (79)

### September

* 5 September – Robert Ballaman, Swiss footballer (85)
* 6 September – Masanori Sanada, Japanese international goalkeeper (43)
* 9 September – Laurie Hughes, English footballer (87)
* 11 September – Ralph Gubbins, English footballer (79)
* 17 September – Ferenc Szojka, Hungarian footballer (80)
* 20 September – Aleksei Mamykin, Russian footballer (75)
* 25 September – Theyab Awana, UAE international winger (21)
* 25 September – Norman Lawson English footballer
* 27 September – Chus Pereda, Spanish international midfielder and manager (73)
* 30 September – Mykhaylo Forkash, Ukrainian footballer (63)

### October

* 3 October – Zakaria Zerouali, Moroccan footballer (33)
* 5 October – Edward Acquah, Ghanaian footballer (76)
* 5 October – Níver Arboleda, Colombian footballer (43)
* 5 October – Richard Holmlund, Swedish football manager (47)
* 7 October – Julien Bailleul, French footballer (23)
* 11 October – Henk Hofs, Dutch footballer (60)
* 11 October – Derrick Ward, English footballer (76)
* 19 October – Édison Chará, Colombian footballer (31)
* 23 October – Winston Griffiths, Jamaican footballer (33)
* 25 October – Leonidas Andrianopoulos, Greek footballer (100)
* 31 October – Flórián Albert, Hungarian striker (70)

### November

* 8 November – Jimmy Adamson, English footballer (82)
* 8 November – Valentin Ivanov, Russian footballer (76)
* 9 November – Ézio Leal Moraes Filho, Brazilian footballer (45)
* 12 November – Alun Evans (FAW), Welsh footballer administrator (69)
* 13 November – Bobsam Elejiko, Nigerian footballer (30)
* 14 November – Alf Fields, English footballer (92)
* 16 November – Djamel Keddou, Algerian footballer (59)
* 18 November – Jones Mwewa, Zambian footballer (38)
* 19 November – Karl Aage Præst, Danish footballer (89)
* 20 November – David Cargill, English footballer (75)
* 20 November – Mario Martiradonna, Italian footballer (73)
* 21 November – Jim Lewis, English footballer (84)
* 22 November – Pío Corcuera, Argentine footballer (90)
* 23 November – Henry Øberg, Norwegian football referee (80)
* 24 November – Humberto Medina, Mexican footballer (69)
* 24 November – Johnny Williams, English footballer (76)
* 26 November – István Gajda, Hungarian footballer (30)
* 27 November – Gary Speed, Welsh international midfielder and manager (42)
* 28 November – Aruwa Ameh, Nigerian footballer (20)

### December

* 1 December – Hippolyte Van den Bosch, Belgian footballer (85)
* 2 December – Artur Quaresma, Portuguese footballer (94)
* 4 December – Sócrates, Brazilian international midfielder (57)
* 5 December – Gennady Logofet, Russian footballer (69)
* 6 December – Lawrie Tierney, Scottish footballer (52)
* 7 December – Peter Croker, English footballer (89)
* 8 December – Peter Brown, English footballer (77)
* 8 December – Vinko Cuzzi, Croatian footballer (71)
* 8 December – Giorgio Mariani, Italian footballer (65)
* 9 December – Len Phillips, English footballer (89)
* 10 December – Hamilton Bobby, Indian footballer
* 13 December – Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, German international footballer (69)
* 14 December – Pedro Febles, Venezuelan footballer (53)
* 19 December – Luciano Magistrelli, Italian footballer (73)
* 19 December – Héctor Núñez, Uruguayan footballer (75)
* 23 December – Neil Davids, English footballer (56)
* 25 December – Christophe Laigneau, French footballer (46)
* 25 December – George Robb, English footballer (85)
* 27 December – Catê, Brazilian footballer (38)
* 29 December – Ron Howells, Welsh footballer (84)
* 29 December – Ked Johnson, English footballer (80)
* 31 December – Roy Greenwood, English footballer (80)