Title: 2021 in association football Content: The following are the football (soccer) events in the year 2021 around the world. ==Events== ===January=== * January 21: The 2021 MLS SuperDraft happens. * January 30: The 2020 Copa Libertadores Final was played. Palmeiras beat Santos 1-0 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, . ===February=== * February 11: The 2020 FIFA Club World Cup Final will be played. Bayern Munich beat Tigres UANL 1-0 at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, . * February 15: 1978 FIFA World Cup winner Leopoldo Luque passes away. He dies due to COVID-19 * February 17: The 2020–21 UEFA Youth League is cancelled by the UEFA Executive Committee. * February 21: The Nepal Super League is founded. It is the first professional league in * February 23: Football Australia and the Qatar Football Association announce that and would withdraw from the 2021 Copa América. * February 28: 2020 Chinese Super League champions Jiangsu F.C. is dissolved. * Date Unknown: FC Gorodeya are dissolved. ===March=== * March 4: Hammarby Talang FF is created. It is the feeder club of Hammarby IF. * March 6: Rangers become the 2020–21 Scottish Premiership champions. This is their first Scottish Premiership title, and 55th Scottish title. * March 11: The 2020 Canadian Championship Final is postponed. This results in Toronto FC qualifying for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League, * March 18: The 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship begins. In the opening match, the beat 1-0 at the Estadio Jalisco, in Guadalajara, . * March 20: Taizhou Yuanda F.C. is dissolved. * March 24: The first match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying for Europe begins. In the opening match, beats the 4-2 at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium, in Istanbul, . * March 24: The 2 opening matches of the 2021 U-21 European Championship happens. In the first match, beat 3-0 at the Stadion Ljudski vrt in Maribor, . In the other match, drew 1-1 against the at the Stadion Z'dežele in Celje, . * March 28: The 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship semi-finals were played. beat the 1-0, and beat 2-0. and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Both matches were played at the Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara, . ===April=== * April 18: The European Super League is founded. The proposal was cancelled after 2 days. * April 21: Schalke 04 are officially relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. This is their 1st relegation since the 1980-81 season. ===May=== * May 15: The 2021 FA Cup Final was played. Leicester City beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley Stadium in London, . * May 18: Bourges Foot 18 is founded. It was created due to a merger of Bourges 18 and Bourges Foot. * May 19: FC Tambov is dissolved. * May 26: The 2021 UEFA Europa League Final was played. Villarreal drew 1-1 against Manchester United (Villarreal won 11-10 in a penalty shootout) at the Stadion Miejski in Gdańsk, . * May 29: The 2021 UEFA Champions League Final was played. Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, . ===June=== * June 1: Botev Plovdiv II is founded. It is the reserve team of Botev Plovdiv. * June 11: The opening match of UEFA Euro 2020 was played. beat 3-0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, . * June 12: Christian Eriksen collapses on the pitch during 's Euro 2020 match against . * June 13: The opening match of the 2021 Copa América was played. beat 3-0 at the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha in Brasília, . * June 21: Liga I team FC Viitorul Constanța merges with FC Farul Constanța. * June 21: Club Raya2 Expansión is founded. It is the reserve team of Monterrey. ===July=== * July 6: The first ever UEFA Europa Conference League match was played. Mosta FC beat Spartak Trnava 3-2 at the Centenary Stadium in Ta' Qali, . * July 10: The 2021 Copa América Final was played. beat 1-0 at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, . * July 11: The UEFA Euro 2020 Final was played. drew 1-1 against ( won 3-2 on penalties) at Wembley Stadium in London, . ====July==== * July 21: The Women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics begin. The match will be played between and The match will be played at the Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, . * July 22: The Men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics begin. The match will be played between and . The match will be played at the Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, . ===August=== * August 3: CONMEBOL cancel the 2021 South American U-17 Championship and the 2021 South American U-20 Championship. * August 15: 1974 FIFA World Cup winner Gerd Müller (75) passes away. ===September=== * September 19: 1966 FIFA World Cup winner Jimmy Greaves (81) passes away. ====October==== * October 10: The 2021 UEFA Nations League Final will be played. It will be played at the San Siro in Milan, . ====November==== * November 10: The 2021 Copa Libertadores Final will be played. ===December=== * December 3: 1954 FIFA World Cup winner Horst Eckel (89) passes away. ====Unknown date==== * The Premier League Hall of Fame is created. ==Tournament winners== ===International===  ==Births and deaths== ===Deaths===