2021 in association football

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, Brazil.

### February
* February 11: The 2020 FIFA Club World Cup final was played. Bayern Munich beat Tigres UANL 1-0 at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.
* 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 Nepal.
* February 23: Football Australia and the Qatar Football Association announce that Australia and Qatar would withdraw from the 2021 Copa América.

### March
* 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 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 United States beat Costa Rica 1-0 at the Estadio Jalisco, in Guadalajara, Mexico.
* March 24: 
** The first match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying for Europe begins. In the opening match, Turkey beats the Netherlands 4-2 at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium, in Istanbul, Turkey.
** The 2  opening matches of the 2021 U-21 European Championship happens. In the first match, Spain beat Slovenia 3-0 at the Stadion Ljudski vrt in Maribor, Slovenia. In the other match, Italy drew 1-1 against the Czech Republic at the Stadion Z'dežele in Celje, Slovenia.
* March 28: The 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship semi-finals were played. Honduras beat the United States 1-0, and Mexico beat Canada 2-0. Honduras and Mexico qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Both matches were played at the Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara, Mexico.

### 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 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, Poland.
* May 29: The 2021 UEFA Champions League final was played. Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal.

### June
* June 11: The opening match of UEFA Euro 2020 was played. Italy beat Turkey 3-0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.
* June 12: Christian Eriksen collapses on the pitch during Denmark's Euro 2020 match against Finland.
* June 13: The opening match of the 2021 Copa América was played. Brazil beat Venezuela 3-0 at the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha in Brasília, Brazil.

### July
* July 6: The first ever UEFA Europa Conference League match was played. Maltese club Mosta FC beat Slovakian club Spartak Trnava 3-2 at the Centenary Stadium in Ta' Qali, Malta.
* July 10: The 2021 Copa América final was played. Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
* July 11: The UEFA Euro 2020 final was played. Italy drew 1-1 against England (Italy won 3-2 on penalties) at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
* July 21: The Women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics begin. The match will be played between Great Britain and Chile. The match will be played at the Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Japan.
* July 22: The Men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics begin. The match will be played between Egypt and Spain. The match will be played at the Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Japan.

### 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 was played. France beat Spain 2-1 at the San Siro in Milan, Italy.

### November
* November 10: The 2021 Copa Libertadores final was played. Palmeiras beat Flamengo 2-1 at the Estadio Centenario, Uruguay.

### 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
### Youth international
### Other international
### Continental
### UEFA
### CONMEBOL
### Notes
## Clubs
### Clubs founded
#### Reserve teams
#### Women's teams
### Clubs Folded
## Births and deaths
### Deaths
## References