2020 in association football
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The following are the scheduled events of association football for the year 2020 throughout the world.
Numerous association football competitions were either postponed or cancelled during the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 13 March 2020, FIFA announced that clubs did not have to release players to their national teams during the international windows of March and April 2020, while players also had the option to decline a call-up without any consequences. FIFA also recommended that all international matches during the March and April 2020 windows be postponed.[1]
By April 2020 only four nations were still playing association football league matches: Belarus,[2][3][4] Nicaragua,[5] Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan[6][7]
In April 2020, FIFA announced that the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup would be postponed and rescheduled.[8]
Events
Men's youth
- 8–26 January: 2020 AFC U-23 Championship in
Thailand
: 
South Korea
: 
Saudi Arabia
: 
Australia- 4th:
Uzbekistan
- 17 February – 5 March: 2020 Arab Cup U-20 in Saudi Arabia
- 19–29 November: 2020 COSAFA Under-17 Championship in
South Africa
- : South Africa
- :
Zambia - :
Angola - 4th:
Malawi
- 20–29 November: 2020 WAFU U-20 Tournament in
Senegal
- 22 November – 2 December: 2020 CECAFA U-20 Championship in
Tanzania
- :
Uganda - : Tanzania
- :
South Sudan - 4th:
Kenya
- 3–13 December: 2020 COSAFA U-20 Cup in South Africa
- :
Mozambique - :
Namibia - : Angola
- 4th: Zambia
- 13–28 December: 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament in
Tunisia
- 15–23 December: 2020 UNIFFAC U-20 Championship in
Equatorial Guinea
Women's national teams
- 4–10 March: 2020 Turkish Women's Cup in
Turkey
- 4–11 March: 2020 Algarve Cup in
Portugal
- :
Germany - :
Italy - :
Norway - 4th:
New Zealand
CAF
- 3–14 November: 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship in South Africa
- : South Africa
- :
Botswana
Women's youth
- 22 February – 8 March: 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in
Dominican Republic
- :
United States - :
Mexico
- 4–14 November: 2020 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship in South Africa
Men's clubs
UEFA
- 17 September 2019 – 25 August 2020: 2019–20 UEFA Youth League (final in
Nyon)
- :
Real Madrid - : Benfica
News
- 29 January – In each team's opening match of CONCACAF Olympic qualifying, Christine Sinclair scored two goals in Canada's 11–0 win over Saint Kitts and Nevis. Her second goal was the 185th of her international career, giving her sole possession of the record for international goals (for either men or women) previously held by the USA's Abby Wambach.[9]
- 13 March – FIFA announced that clubs did not have to release players to their national teams during the international windows of March and April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, players also had the option to decline a call-up without any consequences.[1]
- 3 April – FIFA announces that the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, scheduled to be held in Panama and Costa Rica in August, and the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, scheduled to be held in India in November, would be postponed and rescheduled.[8]
- 20 April – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only four top-tier football leagues were actively playing as of this date: 2020 Ýokary Liga,[6][7] 2020 Tajikistan Higher League, Belarusian Premier League and Liga Primera de Nicaragua.[5]
Club continental champions
Men
Women
| Region | Tournament | Defending champion | Champion | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 2020 AFC Women's Club Championship |  Nippon TV Beleza |
Season Cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| CONCACAF(North and Central America, Caribbean) | 2020 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship |  Saprissa |
Season Cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina |  Corinthians |
Ferroviária |
2nd | 2015 |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League |  Lyon |
Lyon |
7th | 2018–19 |
National leagues
UEFA
AFC
CAF
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria |
2019–20 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | CR Belouizdad[33] | MC Alger | 7th | 2000–01 |
 Angola |
2019–20 Girabola | Season abandoned on 30 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[34] | |||
 Benin |
2019–20 Benin Premier League | Season abandoned on 1 July 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[35] | |||
 Botswana |
2019–20 Botswana Premier League | Jwaneng Galaxy[36] | Township Rollers | 1st | — |
 Burkina Faso |
2019–20 Burkinabé Premier League | Season abandoned on 4 May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[37] | |||
 Burundi |
2019–20 Burundi Premier League | Le Messager Ngozi | Musongati | 2nd | 2017–18 |
 Cameroon |
2019–20 Elite One | PWD Bamenda[38] | Coton Sport | 1st | — |
 Cape Verde |
2020 Cape Verdean Football Championships | Season abandoned on 8 May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[39] | |||
 Central African Republic |
2019–20 Central African Republic League | Season abandoned on 2 June 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[40] | |||
 Chad |
2020 Chad Premier League | Gazelle | Renaissance | 4th | 2015 |
 Comoros |
2020 Comoros Premier League | US Zilimadjou | Fomboni | 3rd | 1997–98 |
 Congo |
2019–20 Ligue 1 | AS Otohô[41] | Diables Noirs | 3rd | 2018–19 |
 DR Congo |
2019–20 Linafoot | TP Mazembe[42] | AS Vita Club | 18th | 2018–19 |
 Djibouti |
2019–20 Djibouti Premier League | GR/SIAF | AS Port | 1st | — |
 Egypt |
2019–20 Egyptian Premier League | Al-Ahly | Zamalek | 42nd | 2018–19 |
 Equatorial Guinea |
2019–20 Equatoguinean Primera División | Season abandoned on 8 June 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[43] | |||
 Eritrea |
2020 Eritrean Premier League | ||||
 Eswatini |
2019–20 Premier League of Eswatini | Young Buffaloes[44] | Mbabane Swallows | 2nd | 2009–10 |
 Ethiopia |
2019–20 Ethiopian Premier League | Season abandoned on 5 May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[45] | |||
 Gabon |
2019–20 Gabon Championnat National D1 | Season abandoned on 10 July 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[46] | |||
 Gambia |
2019–20 GFA League First Division | Season abandoned on 21 May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Ghana |
2019–20 Ghana Premier League | Season abandoned on 1 July 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[47] | |||
 Guinea |
2019–20 Guinée Championnat National | Season abandoned on 30 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[48] | |||
 Guinea-Bissau |
2019–20 Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Ivory Coast |
2019–20 Ligue 1 | Racing Club Abidjan[49] | FC San Pédro | 1st | — |
 Kenya |
2019–20 Kenyan Premier League | Gor Mahia[34] | Tusker | 19th | 2018–19 |
 Lesotho |
2019–20 Lesotho Premier League | Bantu[50] | Matlama | 4th | 2017–18 |
 Liberia |
2020 Liberian First Division League | Season abandoned on 5 May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[51] | |||
 Madagascar |
2019–20 Malagasy Pro League | Season abandoned on 15 August 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[52] | |||
 Mali |
2019–20 Malian Première Division | Stade Malien | Yeelen Olympique | 19th | 2016 |
 Mauritania |
2019–20 Ligue 1 Mauritania | FC Nouadhibou | FC Tevragh-Zeina | 8th | 2018–19 |
 Mauritius |
2019–20 Mauritian Premier League | Season abandoned on 6 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[53] | |||
 Morocco |
2019–20 Botola | Raja Casablanca | Wydad Casablanca | 12th | 2012–13 |
 Mozambique |
2020 Moçambola | Season cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Niger |
2019–20 Niger Premier League | Season abandoned on 4 May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[54] | |||
 Nigeria |
2019–20 Nigeria Professional Football League | Season abandoned on 10 July 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[55] | |||
.svg){kind=small} Réunion |
2020 Réunion Premier League | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Rwanda |
2019–20 Rwanda Premier League | APR[56] | Rayon Sports | 18th | 2017–18 |
 Senegal |
2019–20 Senegal Premier League | Season abandoned on 8 July 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[57] | |||
 Seychelles |
2019–20 Seychelles First Division | Foresters | Côte d'Or | 1st | — |
 Sierra Leone |
2019–20 Sierra Leone National Premier League | Season abandoned on 15 July 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic[58] | |||
 Somalia |
2019–20 Somali First Division | Mogadishu City | Dekedaha | 7th | 2015–16 |
 South Africa |
2019–20 South African Premier Division | Mamelodi Sundowns | Kaizer Chiefs | 10th | 2018–19 |
 South Sudan |
2020 South Sudan Football Championship | Season abandoned on 21 May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Sudan |
2019–20 Sudan Premier League | Al Merrikh | Al Hilal | 21st | 2018–19 |
 Tanzania |
2019–20 Tanzanian Premier League | Simba | Young Africans | 20th | 2018–19 |
 Togo |
2019–20 Togolese Championnat National | ASKO Kara[59] | Unisport | 5th | 2006–07 |
 Tunisia |
2019–20 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | Espérance de Tunis | CS Sfaxien | 30th | 2018–19 |
 Uganda |
2019–20 Uganda Premier League | Vipers[60] | KCCA | 4th | 2017–18 |
 Zambia |
2019–20 Zambian Super League | Nkana | Forest Rangers | 13th | 2013 |
 Zanzibar |
2019–20 Zanzibar Premier League | Mlandege | Zimamoto | 7th | 2002 |
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
OFC
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cook Islands |
2020 Cook Islands Round Cup | Tupapa | Nikao | 16th | 2019 |
 Fiji |
2020 Fiji Premier League | Suva | Rewa | 4th | 2014 |
 Kiribati |
2020 Kiribati National Championship | ||||
 New Zealand |
2019–20 New Zealand Football Championship | Auckland City | Team Wellington | 7th | 2017–18 |
 Papua New Guinea |
2019–20 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League | Lae City | Vitiaz United | 6th | 2019 |
 American Samoa |
2020 FFAS Senior League | ||||
 Samoa |
2020 Samoa National League | Lupe o le Soaga | Vaipuna | 6th | 2019 |
 Solomon Islands |
2019–20 Solomon Islands S-League | Solomon Warriors | Henderson Eels | 5th | 2018 |
 Tahiti |
2019–20 Tahiti Ligue 1 | Pirae | Venus | 1st | — |
 Tuvalu |
2020 Tuvalu A-Division | Nauti | Tofaga | 23rd | 2019 |
 Vanuatu |
2020 VFF National Super League | Malampa Revivors | Vaum United | 3rd | 2019 |
| 2019–20 Port Vila Premier League | Ifira Black Bird | Galaxy | 1st | — | |
Non-FIFA
| Nation | League | Champion | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gozo |
2019–20 Gozo Football League First Division | Nadur Youngsters | Xewkija Tigers | 11th | 2013 |
 Greenland |
2020 Greenlandic Football Championship | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| Mayotte |
2020 Mayotte Division Honneur | ||||
 Northern Cyprus |
2019–20 KTFF Süper Lig | Mağusa Türk Gücü | Merit Alsancak Yeşilova | 10th | 2018/19 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
2020 Ligue de Football de Saint Pierre et Miquelon | AS Miquelonnaise | AS Saint-Pierre | 1st | — |
 Vatican City |
2020 Vatican City Championship | Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
Domestic cups
UEFA
AFC
CAF
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Final score | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |
2019–20 Algerian Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020 Algerian Super Cup | 2–1 | 2nd | 1995 | |||
| Angola |
2020 Angola Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Benin |
2020 Benin Cup | Not Played | ||||
| Botswana |
2020–21 FA Challenge Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2019–20 Mascom Top 8 Cup | 1–1 (4–3 p) | 2nd | 2016 | |||
| Burkina Faso |
2020 Coupe du Faso | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020 Burkina Faso Super Cup | 3–2 | 1st | — | |||
| Burundi |
2020 Coupe du Président de la République | Musongati | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Rukinzo | 1st | — |
| 2020 Coupe de l'Unité | 2–1 | 1st | — | |||
| Cameroon |
2020 Cameroonian Cup | Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020 Super Coupe Roger Milla | ||||||
| Cape Verde |
2020 Taça Nacional de Cabo Verde | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020 Cape Verdean Independence Cup | ||||||
| 2020 Supertaça de Cabo Verde | Santo Crucifixo |
3–1 | 1st | — | ||
| Central African Republic |
2020 Central African Republic Coupe Nationale | 1–1 (4–3 p) | 7th | 2011 | ||
| Chad |
2020 Supercoupe du Tchad | |||||
| Comoros |
2020 Comoros Cup | US Zilimadjou |
2–0 | 1st | — | |
| Congo |
2020 Coupe du Congo | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Djibouti |
2020 Djibouti Cup | 1–0 | 2nd | 2019 | ||
| 2020 Djibouti Super Cup | 4–1 | 4th | 2012 | |||
| DR Congo |
2020 Coupe du Congo | Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Egypt |
2019–20 Egypt Cup | 1–1 (3–2 p) | 36th | 2018–19 | ||
| 2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup | 0–0 (4–3 p) | 4th | 2016–17 | |||
| Equatorial Guinea |
2020 Equatoguinean Cup | Not Held | ||||
| Eswatini |
2020 Swazi Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Ethiopia |
2020 Ethiopian Cup | |||||
| 2020 Ethiopian Super Cup | ||||||
| Ghana |
2020 Ghanaian FA Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Guinea-Bissau |
2020 Taça Nacional da Guiné Bissau | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Ivory Coast |
2020 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Kenya |
2020 FKF President's Cup | Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Liberia |
2020 Liberian FA Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020 Liberian Super Cup | ||||||
| Madagascar |
2020 Coupe de Madagascar | Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Mali |
2020 Malian Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Mauritania |
2020 Mauritanian President's Cup | 2–0 | 5th | 2016 | ||
| Mauritius |
2020 Mauritian Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2019-20 Mauritian Republic Cup | 4–2 | 6th | 2019 | |||
| Morocco |
2020 Moroccan Throne Cup | |||||
| Mozambique |
2020 Taça de Moçambique | Not Held | ||||
| Niger |
2020 Niger Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Nigeria |
2020 AITEO Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Rwanda |
2020 Rwandan Cup | Not Held | ||||
| Senegal |
2020 Senegal FA Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020 Senegalese League Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| Seychelles |
2020 Seychelles FA Cup | Foresters |
4–2 | 1st | — | |
| 2020 Seychelles Presidents Cup | 1–0 | Foresters |
2nd | 2019 | ||
| Somalia |
2020 Somalia Cup | 3–0 | 9th | 2019 | ||
| South Africa |
2019–20 Nedbank Cup | 1–0 | 5th | 2014–15 | ||
| 2020 MTN 8 | 2–1 | 10th | 2000 | |||
| South Sudan |
2020 South Sudan National Cup | Al-Rabita |
2–0 | Nile City |
1st | — |
| Sudan |
2019-20 Sudan Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Tanzania |
2019-20 Tanzania FA Cup | 2–1 | Namungo |
3rd | 2016–17 | |
| 2020 Tanzania Community Shield | 2–0 | Namungo |
9th | 2019 | ||
| Togo |
2020 Coupe du Togo | Not held | ||||
| 2020 Supercoupe du Togo | ||||||
| Tunisia |
2019-20 Tunisian Cup | 2–0 | 1st | — | ||
| 2020 Tunisian Super Cup | 0–0 (5–4 p) | 6th | 2019 | |||
| Uganda |
2020 Uganda Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Zambia |
2020 ABSA Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020 Zambian Charity Shield | 2–0 | 17th | 2019 | |||
| Zanzibar |
2020 Zanzibar FA Cup | Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
 Zimbabwe |
2020 Chibuku Super Cup | Not held | ||||
| 2020 Independence Trophy Cup | ||||||
CONCACAF
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Final score | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aruba |
2020 Torneo Copa Betico Croes | R.C.A. |
3–1 | SV Dakota |
3rd | 2016 |
 Barbados |
2020 Barbados FA Cup | |||||
| 2020 Capellisport Super Cup | ||||||
 Bermuda |
2020 Bermuda FA Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2019-20 Friendship Trophy | 1–0 | 4th | 1992 | |||
 Canada |
2020 Canadian Championship | |||||
 Cayman Islands |
2019-20 Cayman Islands FA Cup | Not Held | ||||
| 2019-20 Cayman Islands President's Cup | 2–1 | 1st | — | |||
 El Salvador |
2019–20 Copa El Salvador | |||||
 Grenada |
2020 GFA Club Championship | 3–1 | 1st | - | ||
 Guadeloupe |
2020 Coupe de Guadeloupe | CS Moulien |
2–1 | Phare du Canal |
11th | 2017 |
 Guatemala |
2019-20 Copa Centenario | |||||
 Mexico |
2019–20 Copa MX | 2–1 | 3rd | Apertura 2017 | ||
| 2020 Campeón de Campeones | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
 Nicaragua |
2020 Copa de Nicaragua | |||||
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
2019-20 Saint Kitts and Nevis National Cup | 2–0 | St. Peter's |
2nd | 2012 | |
 Suriname |
2019-20 SVB Cup | |||||
| 2020 Suriname President's Cup | ||||||
 Turks and Caicos Islands |
2020 Turks Head Cup | |||||
 United States |
2020 U.S. Open Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
CONMEBOL
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Final score | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
2019–20 Copa Argentina | Tournament postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020 Copa de la Superliga | Tournament abandoned on 28 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional | 1st |
— | ||||
| Brazil |
2020 Copa do Brasil | 3–0 |
4th |
|||
| 2020 Copa do Nordeste | 4–1 |
2nd |
2015 | |||
 Chile |
2020 Copa Chile | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
 Colombia |
2020 Copa Colombia | 1–1 (5–4 p) |
3rd |
|||
| 2020 Superliga Colombiana | 3–2 |
2nd |
||||
 Ecuador |
2020 Copa Ecuador | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
 Paraguay |
2020 Copa Paraguay | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
 Peru |
2020 Copa Bicentenario | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
 Uruguay |
2020 Supercopa Uruguaya | 4–2 (a.e.t.) |
1st |
— | ||
 Venezuela |
2020 Copa Venezuela | Tournament not held | ||||
OFC
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Final score | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Islands |
2020 Cook Islands Cup | 2–1 |
10th |
2012 | ||
| Fiji |
2020 Fiji Interdistrict Championship | 2–1 |
6th |
2019 | ||
 New Caledonia |
2020 Coupe de Calédonie | 3–1 |
Ne Drehu |
4th |
2015 | |
| New Zealand |
2020 Chatham Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[78] | ||||
| Tahiti |
2020 Tahiti Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
 Tonga |
2020 Tonga Cup | Veitongo | 4–1 | Lavengatonga | 1st | — |
| Tuvalu |
2020 NBT Cup | Unknown |
3rd |
2010 | ||
| 2020 Tuvalu Independence Cup | Vaitupu |
Unknown |
Nukulaelae |
1st |
— | |
| 2020 Christmas Cup | Unknown |
Unknown |
2nd |
2018 | ||
Non-FIFA
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Final score | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gozo |
2019-20 G.F.A. Cup | |||||
| Northern Cyprus |
2020 Cypriot Cup | Yenicami |
3–1 |
Mağusa Türk Gücü |
7th |
2015 |
| Vatican City |
2020 Clericus Cup | Not Held | ||||
Women's leagues
UEFA
| Nation | League | Champion | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
2019–20 National Championship | Vllaznia Shkodër | Apolonia Fier | 6th |
|
 Austria |
2019–20 ÖFB-Frauenliga | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Belarus |
2020 Belarusian Premier League | Dynama-BDUFK Minsk |
1st |
– | |
 Belgium |
2019–20 Super League | Anderlecht | Standard Liège | 3rd |
|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2019–20 Bosnia and Herzegovina Women's Premier League | Emina |
18th |
2018–19 | |
 Bulgaria |
2019–20 Bulgarian women's football championship | Paldin |
18th |
2018–19 | |
 Croatia |
2019–20 First League | Split | Osijek | 2nd |
2018–19 |
 Cyprus |
2019–20 First Division | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Czech Republic |
2019–20 First Division | Slavia Prague | Sparta Prague | 7th |
|
 Denmark |
2019–20 Elitedivisionen | Fortuna Hjørring | Brøndby | 11th |
|
 England |
2019–20 FA WSL | Chelsea | Manchester City | 3rd |
|
 Estonia |
2020 Naiste Meistriliiga | Saku Sporting |
3rd |
2019 | |
 Faroe Islands |
2020 1. deild kvinnur | KÍ | NSÍ | 20th |
2019 |
 Finland |
2020 Kansallinen Liiga | Åland United | TiPS | 1st |
– |
| France |
2019–20 Division 1 Féminine | Lyon | Paris Saint-Germain | 14th |
|
 Georgia |
2020 Georgia women's football championship | Tbilisi Nike | Lanchkhuti | 2nd |
2018 |
 Germany |
2019–20 Frauen-Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg | Bayern Munich | 6th |
|
 Gibraltar |
2019–20 Gibraltar Women's Football League | 4th |
2018–19 | ||
 Greece |
2020 Greek A Division | Aris Saloniki |
15th |
2018–19 | |
 Hungary |
2019–20 Női NB I | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Iceland |
2020 Úrvalsdeild | Breiğablik | Valur | 17th |
|
 Ireland |
2020 National League | Peamount United | Shelbourne | 3rd |
|
 Israel |
2019–20 Ligat Nashim | Ramat HaSharon | Kiryat Gat | 2nd |
|
 Italy |
2019–20 Serie A | Juventus | Fiorentina | 3rd |
|
 Kazakhstan |
2020 Kazakhstani women's football championship | BIIK Kazygurt | Okzhetpes | 8th |
2018–19 |
 Kosovo |
2019–20 Kosovo Women's Football League | KFF Mitrovica | KFF Feronikeli | 3rd |
2018–19 |
 Latvia |
2020 Latvian Women's League | Rīgas FS | FS Metta Rīga | 7th |
2018 |
 Lithuania |
2020 A-Lyga | Gintra Universitetas | Žalgiris | 17th |
2019 |
 Luxembourg |
2019–20 Dames Ligue 1 | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Malta |
2019–20 Maltese First Division | Birkirkara | Mġarr United | 9th |
2018–19 |
 Moldova |
2019–20 Moldovan Women Top League | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Montenegro |
2019–20 Montenegrin Women's League | Breznica Pljevlja | Budućnost Podgorica | 5th |
2018–19 |
 Netherlands |
2019–20 Eredivisie | Season abandoned on 24 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 North Macedonia |
2019–20 Macedonian women's football championship | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Northern Ireland |
2020 Women's Premiership | Glentoran | Linfield | 8th |
2014 |
 Norway |
2020 Toppserien | Vålerenga | Rosenborg | 1st |
– |
 Poland |
2019–20 Ekstraliga | Górnik Łęczna | Medyk Konin | 3rd |
2018–19 |
 Portugal |
2019–20 Campeonato Nacional | Season abandoned on 8 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Romania |
2019–20 Liga I | Olimpia Cluj | Universitatea Galați | 10th |
|
 Russia |
2020 Championship | CSKA Moscow | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2nd |
2019 |
 Scotland |
2020 SWPL 1 | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Serbia |
2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga | Spartak Subotica | Sloga Radnički | 10th |
2018–19 |
 Slovakia |
2019–20 Slovak Women's First League | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Slovenia |
2019–20 Slovenian Women's League | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Spain |
2019–20 Primera División | Barcelona | Atlético Madrid | 5th |
|
 Sweden |
2020 Damallsvenskan | Kopparbergs/Göteborg | Rosengård | 1st |
– |
 Switzerland |
2019–20 Swiss Women's Super League | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Turkey |
2019–20 First Football League | Season abandoned on 8 July 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Ukraine |
2019–20 Women's League | Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | 3rd |
2017 |
 Wales |
2019–20 Welsh Premier League | Swansea City | Cardiff Met. | 4th |
2016–17 |
AFC
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
2020 Afghan Women's Premier League | Herat |
Kabul |
1st |
— |
 Australia |
2019–20 W-League | 2nd |
2015–16 | ||
 Bangladesh |
2020 Bangladesh Women's Football League | 1st |
— | ||
 China |
2020 Chinese Women's Super League | 1st |
— | ||
 Chinese Taipei |
2020 Taiwan Mulan Football League | Hualien |
4th |
2016 | |
 East Timor |
2020 Palmares | Buibere |
Maranatha |
1st |
— |
 Hong Kong |
2019–20 Hong Kong Women League | Kitchee |
Eastern |
2nd |
2018 |
 India |
2019–20 Indian Women's Super League | 1st |
— | ||
 Iran |
2019–20 Kowsar Women Football League | Vochan Kordestan |
7th |
2018–19 | |
| Japan |
2020 Nadeshiko League Division 1 | 4th |
2014 | ||
 Laos |
2020 Laos Women's League | Chanthabouly | Master 7 | 5th | 2019 |
 Mongolia |
2020 Mongolia Women's League | Deren | Tuuliin Tom Tunuud | 2nd |
2018 |
 North Korea |
2019–20 DPR Korea Women's Football League | Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
 Lebanon |
2019–20 Lebanese Women's Football League | SAS | Safa | 5th |
|
 Pakistan |
2019–20 National Women Football Championship | Pakistan Army | Karachi United | 2nd |
2018 |
 Palestine |
2019–20 Palestine Women's League | ||||
 Philippines |
2019–20 PFF Women's League | De La Salle University | Far Eastern University | 3rd |
2018 |
 South Korea |
2020 WK League | 8th |
2019 | ||
 Uzbekistan |
2020 Uzbek Women's Football Championship | Not held | |||
 Vietnam |
2020 Vietnam Women's Football League | Than Po Ho Chi Minh | Hanoi I | 9th |
2019 |
CAF
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |
2019–20 Ligue nationale | ||||
| Botswana |
2019–20 GCRFA Region Women's Mini League | ||||
| Burkina faso |
2019–20 Première Division | ||||
| Burundi |
2019–20 Première Division | ||||
| Cameroon |
2019–20 Cameroon Championnat de Ligue 1 | Louves Minproff | AS Awa Filles | 5th | 2019 |
| DR Congo |
2019–20 Ligue Provinciale Féminine de Kinshasa | ||||
| Djibouti |
2019–20 Djibouti Championnat National | Forces Armées de Djibouti | GR/SIAF | 5th | 2018–19 |
| Egypt |
2019–20 Egyptian Women's Premier League | ||||
| Eswatini |
2019–20 Women Football League | ||||
| Ethiopia |
2019–20 Ethiopian Women Premier League | ||||
| Ghana |
2019–20 Women's Premier League | ||||
| Lesotho |
2019–20 Lesotho Women's Super League | ||||
| South Africa |
2019–20 SAFA Women's League | Mamelodi Sundowns | TUT Ladies | 3rd | 2015 |
| Tanzania |
2019–20 Tanzania Women's League | Simba Queens | JKT Queens | 1st | — |
CONCACAF
| Nation | League | Champion | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Antigua and Barbuda |
2020 Antigua and Barbuda Women's Football League | ||||
| Aruba |
2019–20 Aruban Women's Football League | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| Cayman Islands |
2019–20 Cayman Islands Women's Premier League | Scholars |
1st |
— | |
| Costa Rica |
2020 Costa Rican women's football championship | ||||
 Dominica |
2020 Dominica Women's Premier League | ||||
 Dominican Republic |
2019–20 Liga Femenina Dominicana | ||||
| El Salvador |
2020 Salvadoran women's football championship | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| Guatemala |
2020 Apertura | Unifut-Rosal |
Deportivo Xela |
17th |
2019 Clausura |
| 2020 Clausura | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Mexico |
2020 Liga MX Femenil Clausura | Season abandoned on 22 May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2019 Liga MX Femenil Apertura | Monterrey | UANL | 1st |
— | |
 Puerto Rico |
2019–20 Liga Superior Femenina | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| United States |
2020 NWSL season | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
CONMEBOL
| Nation | League | Champion | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
2019–20 Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino | Season abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2020 Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino | 24th |
2013 In | |||
 Bolivia |
2020 Bolivian women's football championship | ||||
| Brazil |
2020 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 | 2nd |
2018 | ||
| Chile |
2020 Chilean women's football championship(Transición) | 3rd |
2019 | ||
| Colombia |
2020 Colombian Women's Football League | 2nd |
|||
| Ecuador |
2020 Ecuadorian women's football championship | Ñañas |
1st |
– | |
| Paraguay |
2020 Paraguayan women's football championship | ||||
| Peru |
2020 Peruvian women's football championship | ||||
| Uruguay |
2020 Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino | Peñarol |
5th |
2011 | |
| Venezuela |
2020 Venezuelan women's football championship | ||||
OFC
| Nation | League | Champion | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Islands |
2020 Rarotonga club championship | ||||
| New Zealand |
2020 Women's Premiership | Canterbury United Pride | Capital Football | 6th | 2019 |
| American Samoa |
2020 FFAS Women's National League | ||||
| Samoa |
2020 Upolu Women's Premier League | ||||
| Solomon Islands |
2020 Solrais Women's Premier League | ||||
| Tahiti |
2019–20 Tahiti Women's Ligue | ||||
| Tonga |
2020 Kautaha Soka 'A Tonga Challenge Cup | ||||
Women's domestic cups
UEFA
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Final score | Second place | Title | Last honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania |
2019–20 Albanian Women's Cup | Vllaznia | 4–0 | Apolonia | 7th |
2018–19 |
| Austria |
2019–20 ÖFB Ladies Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Belarus |
2019–20 Belarusian Women's Cup | Dynama-BDUFK Minsk | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Minsk | 1st |
— |
| 2020 Belarusian Women's Super Cup | Minsk | 5–0 | Zorka-BDU | 7th | 2019 | |
| Belgium |
2020 Belgian Women's Cup | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina Women's Football Cup | |||||
| Bulgaria |
2019–20 Bulgarian Women's Cup | Tournament Not Held | ||||
| Croatia |
2019–20 Croatian Women's Football Cup | Tournament Not Held | ||||
| Cyprus |
2019–20 Cypriot Women's Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Czech Republic |
2019–20 Czech Women's Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Denmark |
2019–20 Danish Women's Cup | Nordsjælland | 1–0 | Thy-Thisted Q | 1st |
— |
| England |
2019–20 Women's FA Cup | Manchester City | 3–1 | Everton | 3rd |
|
| 2020 Women's FA Community Shield | Chelsea | 2–0 | Manchester City | 1st |
— | |
| 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup | Chelsea | 2–1 | Arsenal | 1st |
— | |
| Estonia |
2020 Estonian Women's Cup | Flora | 6–0 | Tallinna Kalev | 6th |
|
| 2020 Estonian Women's Supercup | Flora | 5–1 | Tallinna Kalev | 4th |
2019 | |
| Faroe Islands |
2020 Faroese Women's Cup | KÍ | 3–0 | NSÍ | 15th |
2016 |
| 2020 Faroese Women's Super Cup | Tournament Not Held | |||||
| Finland |
2020 Finnish Women's Cup | Åland United | 2–1 | TiPS | 1st |
— |
| France |
2020 Coupe de France féminine | Lyon | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Paris Saint-Germain | 9th |
2018–19 |
| 2020 Trophée des Championnes | ||||||
| Germany |
2019–20 DFB-Pokal Frauen | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | SGS Essen | 7th |
|
| Gibraltar |
2020 Women's Rock Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Hungary |
2020 Hungarian Women's Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Iceland |
2020 Icelandic Women's Football Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020 Icelandic Women's Supercup | Selfoss | 2–1 | Valur | 1st |
— | |
| Ireland |
2020 FAI Women's Cup | Peamount United | 6–0 | Cork City | 1st |
— |
| Israel |
2019–20 Israeli Women's Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Italy |
2019–20 Italian Women's Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020 Italian Women's Super Cup | Juventus | 2–0 | Fiorentina | 2nd |
2019 | |
| Kazakhstan |
2020 Kazakhstani Women's Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Kosovo |
2020 Kosovo Women's Cup | Prishtina | 1–0 | Ballkani | 1st |
— |
| Latvia |
2020 Latvian Women's Cup | Tournament Not Held | ||||
| Luxembourg |
2019–20 Luxembourg Women's Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Malta |
2019–20 Maltese Women's Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Moldova |
2019–20 Moldovan Women's Cup | Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi | 2–1 | Cioburciu-GTC | 3rd |
2018–19 |
| Netherlands |
2019–20 KNVB Women's Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2019–20 Eredivisie Cup | FC Twente | 4-2 (H), 3-2 (A) | PSV | 1st |
— | |
| Northern Ireland |
2020 IFA Women's Challenge Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Norway |
2020 Norwegian Women's Cup | Vålerenga Fotball Damer | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | LSK Kvinner | 1st |
— |
| Poland |
2020–21 Polish Cup | Górnik Łęczna | 1–0 | Medyk Konin | 2nd |
2017–18 |
| Portugal |
2019–20 Taça de Portugal Feminina | Braga | 3–1 | Benfica | 1st |
— |
| 2020 Taça da Liga Feminina | Benfica | 3–0 | Braga | 1st |
— | |
| 2020 Supertaça de Portugal Feminina | ||||||
| Romania |
2019–20 Romanian Women's Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Russia |
2019–20 Russian Women's Cup | Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–0 (4–2 p) | CSKA Moscow | 1st |
— |
| Scotland |
2019–20 Scottish Women's Cup | Tournament Not Held | ||||
| Serbia |
2020 Serbian Women's Cup | |||||
| Slovakia |
2020 Slovak Women's Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Slovenia |
2019–20 Slovenian Women's Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Spain |
2019–20 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol | Barcelona | 3–0 | Logroño | 7th |
|
| 2020 Supercopa de España Femenina | Barcelona | 10–1 | Real Sociedad | 1st |
— | |
| Sweden |
2020–21 Svenska Cupen | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Switzerland |
2020 Swiss Women's Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Ukraine |
2019–20 Ukrainian Women's Cup | Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv | 1–0 | Voskhod Stara Mayachka | 1st |
— |
| Wales |
2019–20 FAW Women's Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
AFC
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Final score | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China |
2020 Chinese Women's FA Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020 Chinese Women's FA Super Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| Chinese Taipei |
2020 Taiwan Mulan League Cup | Hualien | 1–0 | Taichung Blue Whale | 1st |
— |
| Hong Kong |
2019–20 Hong Kong Women League FA Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| Japan |
2020 Empress's Cup | Nippon TV Beleza | 4–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 15th |
2019 |
| 2020 Nadeshiko League Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| Lebanon |
2019–20 Lebanese Women's FA Cup | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
 Malaysia |
2020 Piala Tun Sharifah Rodziah | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
CAF
CONCACAF
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Final score | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
2020 NWSL Challenge Cup | Houston Dash | 2–0 | Chicago Red Stars | 1st | — |
CONMEBOL
OFC
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Final score | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
2020 Kate Sheppard Cup | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[78] | ||||
Second, third, fourth, and fifth leagues
CONCACAF
| Nation | League | Champion | Final score | Second place | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
2020 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | A.S. Blainville | Ottawa South United | 4th | 2019 | |
| 2020 Canadian Soccer League | FC Vorkuta | 2–1 | Scarborough SC | 2nd | 2018 |
Deaths
- 5 January – Hans Tilkowski, German football goalkeeper and manager (b. 1935)[79]
- 6 January – Luís Morais, Brazilian football player (b. 1930)[80]
- 7 January – Khamis Al-Dosari, Saudi Arabian footballer (b. 1973)[81]
- 17 January – Pietro Anastasi, Italian footballer (b. 1948)[82]
- 21 January – Theodor Wagner, Austrian footballer and manager (b. 1927)[83]
- 24 January – Juan José Pizzuti, Argentine footballer and manager (b. 1927)[84]
- 29 January – Keith Nelson, New Zealand footballer (b. 1947)[85]
- 2 February – Hugo Bravo, Chilean footballer (b. 1944)[86]
- 16 February – Harry Gregg, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1932)[87]
- 18 March – Joaquín Peiró, Spanish football player (b. 1936)[88]
- 19 March – Peter Whittingham, English footballer (b. 1984)[89]
- 26 March – Michel Hidalgo, French footballer and manager (b. 1933)[90]
- 12 April – Peter Bonetti, English footballer (b. 1941)[91]
- 28 April – Michael Robinson, English-Irish footballer and TV commentator (b. 1958)[92]
- 12 May – Radim Novák, Czech football goalkeeper (b. 1978)[93]
- 28 June – Marián Čišovský, Slovak footballer (b. 1979)[94]
- 21 August – Pedro Nájera, Mexican footballer (b. 1929)[95]
- 21 August – Hammadi Agrebi, Tunisian footballer (b. 1951)[96]
- 8 September – Alfred Riedl, Austrian football player and manager (b. 1949)[97]
- 17 September – Ricardo Ciciliano, Colombian footballer (b. 1976)[98]
- 22 September – Agne Simonsson, Swedish footballer and manager (b. 1935)[99]
- 12 October – Carlton Chapman, Indian footballer (b. 1971)[100]
- 20 October – Bruno Martini, French footballer (b. 1962)[101]
- 30 October – Nobby Stiles, English footballer and manager (b. 1942)[102]
- 15 November – Ray Clemence, English football goalkeeper (b. 1948)[103]
- 21 November – Ricky Yacobi, Indonesian footballer (b. 1963)[104]
- 25 November – Diego Maradona, Argentine football player and manager (b. 1960)[105]
- 29 November – Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer (b. 1978)[106]
- 9 December – Paolo Rossi, Italian footballer (b. 1956)[107]
- 14 December – Gérard Houllier, French football manager (b. 1947)[108]
- 31 December – Tommy Docherty, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1928)[109]
