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2010 in association football
Overview of the events of 2010 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 2010 throughout the world.
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In 2010, the two top-level leagues in the United States both added at least one new team:
- Major League Soccer, which also has one team in Canada and is recognized as the top level of the (men's) sport in that country, added its 16th team, Philadelphia Union, located in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pennsylvania.
- Women's Professional Soccer, which currently has teams only in the United States, added two teams to the six teams returning from its inaugural 2009 season:
- The Atlanta Beat, the new incarnation of a team from the defunct Women's United Soccer Association, who play in the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, Georgia.
- Philadelphia Independence, sister team to Philadelphia Union. Due to construction delays at the new stadium it will eventually share with Union, Independence played their first season in another Philadelphia suburb, West Chester, Pennsylvania.
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.
Men's national teams
FIFA
- 11 June – 11 July: 2010 FIFA World Cup in
South Africa
Spain
Netherlands
Germany- 4th:
Uruguay
- 14 August – 22 August: 2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship in
England
CAF
AFC
- December 1–29: 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup in
Indonesia and 
Vietnam
- Winners:
Malaysia - Runners-up: Indonesia
- Third place:
Philippines, Vietnam
Women's national teams
- 24 February – 3 March: 2010 Algarve Cup in
Portugal
-
United States - Germany
-
Sweden - 4th:
China
- 4–21 November 2010: 2010 South American Women's Football Championship in
Ecuador
Women's youth
- July 13 – August 1: 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany
- 5 September - 25 September: 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in
Trinidad and Tobago
-
South Korea -
Japan - Spain
- 4th:
North Korea
- March 3 - March 17: 2010 South American U-20 Women Championship in
Colombia
Multi-sports events
Men
- August 12–25: 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in
Singapore
-
Bolivia -
Haiti - Singapore
- 4th:
Montenegro
- November 7–25: 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China
Women
- August 12–24: 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore
-
Chile -
Equatorial Guinea -
Turkey - 4th:
Iran
- November 14–22: 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China
- Japan
- North Korea
- South Korea
- 4th: China
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| 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 |
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Women
More information Region, Tournament ...
| 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 |
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AFC
Australia – Sydney FC
Bahrain – Al-Ahli (Manama)
Bangladesh – Dhaka Abahani
Bhutan – Yeedzin FC
Cambodia – Phnom Penh Crown- China PR – Shandong Luneng
Chinese Taipei – Kaohsiung County Taipower FC
Guam – Quality Distributors
Hong Kong – South China
India – Dempo SC- Indonesia – Arema Indonesia
- Iran – Sepahan
Iraq – Dohuk FC- Japan – Nagoya Grampus
Jordan – Al-Faisaly Amman
Kuwait – Qadsia SC
Kyrgyzstan – Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn
Lebanon – Al Ahed
Macau – Windsor Arch Ka I- Malaysia – Selangor FA
Oman – Al-Suwaiq
Pakistan – KRL
Palestine – Jabal Mukabar
Qatar – Al-Gharafa Doha
Saudi Arabia – Al-Hilal Riyadh- Singapore – Etoile FC
- South Korea – FC Seoul
Syria – Al-Jaish
Tajikistan – Esteghlal Dushanbe
Thailand – Muangthong United F.C.
Turkmenistan – Balkan FK
UAE – Al Wahda
Uzbekistan – Bunyodkor Tashkent- Vietnam – Hà Nội T&T F.C.
CAF
Algeria – MC Alger
Angola – Interclube
Benin – ASPAC FC
Botswana – Township Rollers FC
Burkina Faso – ASFA Yennega
Burundi – Vital'O F.C.
Cameroon – Cotonsport Garoua
Cape Verde – Boavista FC
Central African Republic – Olympic Real de Bangui
Chad – Tourbillon FC
Comoros – Elan Club
Congo – Saint Michel d'Ouenzé
DR Congo – AS Vita Club
Djibouti – AS Port
Egypt – Al-Ahly- Equatorial Guinea – Deportivo Mongomo
Eritrea – unknown
Ethiopia – Saint-George SA
Gabon – US Bitam
Gambia – Gambia Ports Authority F.C.
Ghana – Aduana Stars
Guinea – Fello Star
Guinea-Bissau – Sporting Clube de Bissau
Ivory Coast – ASEC Mimosas
Kenya – Ulinzi Stars
Lesotho – Matlama FC
Liberia – unknown
Libya – Al Ittihad
*Madagascar – CNaPS Sport
Malawi – Silver Strikers F.C.
Mali – Stade Malien
Mauritania – CF Cansado
Mauritius – Pamplemousses SC
Morocco – Wydad Casablanca
Mozambique – Liga Muçulmana de Maputo
Namibia – African Stars F.C.
Niger – ASFAN
Nigeria – Enyimba
Réunion – US Stade Tamponnaise
Rwanda – APR FC
São Tomé and Príncipe – GD Sundy
Senegal – ASC Diaraf
Seychelles – St Michel United FC
Sierra Leone – East End Lions F.C.
Somalia – Gayher FC- South Africa – Supersport United FC
Sudan – Al-Hilal (Omdurman)
Swaziland – Young Buffaloes
Tanzanian – Simba SC
Togo – not held
Tunisia – Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Ugandan – Bunamwaya SC
Zambia – ZESCO United F.C.
Zanzibar – Zanzibar Ocean View F.C.
Zimbabwe – Motor Action F.C.
CONCACAF
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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
Argentina – Argentinos Juniors (C); Estudiantes (A)
Bolivia – Jorge Wilstermann (A); Oriente Petrolero (C)
Brazil – Fluminense- Chile – Universidad Católica
- Colombia – Junior (A); Once Caldas (C)
- Ecuador – LDU Quito
Paraguay – Guaraní (A); Libertad (C)
Peru – Universidad San Martín- Uruguay – Peñarol
Venezuela – Caracas
Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; "(C)" mean Clausura champion.
OFC
Fiji – ongoing- French Polynesia – AS Tefana
- New Caledonia – ongoing
New Zealand – Waitakere United
UEFA
Albania: Dinamo Tirana
Andorra: FC Santa Coloma
Armenia: Pyunik Yerevan
Austria: Red Bull Salzburg
Azerbaijan: Inter Baku
Belarus: FC BATE Borisov
Belgium: Anderlecht
Bosnia and Herzegovina: FK Željezničar Sarajevo
Bulgaria: Litex Lovech
Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb
Cyprus: Omonia
Czech Republic: Sparta Prague
Denmark: Copenhagen- England: Chelsea
Estonia: FC Flora Tallinn
Faroe Islands: HB Thorshavn
Finland: HJK Helsinki- France: Marseille
Georgia: Olimpi Rustavi- Germany: Bayern Munich
Greece: Panathinaikos
Hungary: Debreceni VSC
Iceland: Breiðablik UBK
Republic of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers
Israel: Hapoel Tel Aviv
Italy: Internazionale
Kazakhstan: Tobol Kostanay
Latvia: Skonto Riga
Lithuania: Ekranas Panevezys
Luxembourg: Jeunesse Esch
Macedonia: Renova
Malta: Birkirkara
Moldova: Sheriff Tiraspol- Montenegro: Rudar Pljevlja
- Netherlands: Twente
Northern Ireland: Linfield[1]
Norway: Rosenborg Trondheim
Poland: Lech Poznań- Portugal: Benfica
Romania: Cluj
Russia: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
San Marino: Tre Fiori
Scotland: Rangers
Serbia: Partizan
Slovakia: MŠK Žilina
Slovenia: Koper- Spain: Barcelona
- Sweden: Malmö FF
Switzerland: Basel- Turkey: Bursaspor
Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk
Wales: The New Saints
AFC
CAF
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
OFC
UEFA
Further information: Category:2010 deaths and Deaths in 2010
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| January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December |
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January
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- 1 January – Sergio Messen, Chilean midfielder (60)
- 1 January – Jean-Pierre Posca, French defender (57)
- 3 January - Gus Alexander, Scottish footballer (75)
- 7 January – Alex Parker, Scottish defender (74)
- 9 January - Améleté Abalo, Togolese football manager (47)
- 11 January - Johnny King, English footballer (83)
- 13 January - Tommy Sloan, Scottish footballer (84)
- 15 January – Detlev Lauscher, German striker (57)
- 18 January – Lino Grava, Italian defender (82)
- 19 January – Nils Jensen, Danish goalkeeper (74)
- 19 January – Panajot Pano, Albanian striker (70)
- 19 January - Christos Hatziskoulidis, Greek footballer (57)
- 20 January - Jack Parry, Welsh footballer (86)
- 21 January – Marino Bergamasco, Italian midfielder (84)
- 26 January – Lars Larsson, Swedish defender (76)
February
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- 1 February - Bobby Kirk, Scottish footballer (82)
- 3 February – Gil Merrick, English goalkeeper (88)
- 5 February – Galimzyan Khusainov, Russian striker (72)
- 7 February - Bobby Dougan, Scottish footballer (83)
- 8 February – Angelo Franzosi, Italian goalkeeper (88)
- 9 February – Constant de Backer, Belgian midfielder (81)
- 10 February – Orlando, Brazilian defender (74)
- 11 February – Brian Godfrey, Welsh striker (69)
- 11 February – Yury Sevidov, Russian striker (67)
- 12 February – Werner Krämer, German striker (70)
- 12 February – Petar Borota, Serbian goalkeeper (57)
- 12 February – Luis Molowny, Spanish midfielder and manager (84)
- 13 February – Marian Parse, Romanian striker (23, cancer)
- 14 February – Zhang Yalin, Chinese midfielder (28, lymphoma)
- February 15 – Juan Carlos González, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (85)
- 16 February – Wan Chi Keung, Hong Kong striker (53)
- 18 February - Alan Gordon, Scottish footballer (65)
- 20 February - Bobby Cox, Scottish footballer (76)
- 22 February - Bobby Smith, Scottish footballer (56)
- 23 February – Gerhard Neef, German goalkeeper (63)
- 27 February - Charlie Crowe, English footballer (85)
- 28 February - Adam Blacklaw, Scottish footballer (72)
March
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- 3 March - Keith Alexander, English footballer (53)
- 4 March - Tony Richards, English footballer (75)
- 6 March - Mansour Amirasefi, Iranian footballer (76)
- 6 March - Endurance Idahor, Nigerian footballer (25)
- 9 March - Gheorghe Constantin, Romanian footballer (77)
- 11 March - Wille MacFarlane, Scottish footballer (79)
- 12 March - Aleksandr Minayev, Russian footballer (51)
- 12 March - Hugh Robertson, Scottish footballer (70)
- 13 March - Édouard Kargu, French footballer (84)
- 13 March - Charlie Ashcroft, English footballer (83)
- 17 March - Abdellah Blinda, Moroccan footballer (58)
- 18 March - Júlio Correia da Silva, Portuguese footballer (90)
- 19 March - Bob Curtis, English footballer (60)
- 20 March - Naim Kryeziu, Albanian footballer (92)
- 27 March - Zbigniew Gut, Polish footballer (60)
- 28 March - Derlis Florentín, Paraguayan footballer (26)
April
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- 3 April - Oleg Kopayev, Russian footballer (72)
- 6 April - Sid Storey, English footballer (90)
- 9 April - Zoltán Varga, Hungarian footballer (65)
- 10 April - Manfred Reichert, German footballer (69)
- 11 April - Hans-Joachim Göring, German footballer (86)
- 11 April - Theodor Homann, German footballer (61)
- 12 April - Alper Balaban, Turkish footballer (22)
- 13 April - Jorge Bontemps, Argentine footballer (32)
- 13 April - Charlie Timmins, English footballer (87)
- 15 April - Wilhelm Huxhorn, German footballer (54)
- 17 April - Alexandru Neagu, Romanian footballer (61)
- 21 April - Sammy Baird, Scottish footballer (79)
- 21 April - Tony Ingham, English footballer (85)
- 21 April - Manfred Kallenbach, German footballer (68)
- 22 April - Emilio Álvarez, Uruguayan footballer (71)
- 22 April - Victor Nurenberg, Luxembourgian footballer (79)
- 22 April - Piet Steenbergen, Dutch footballer (81)
- 25 April - Ian Lawther, Northern Irish footballer (70)
- 26 April – Alberto Vitoria, Spanish midfielder (54)
- 26 April - Yuri Vshivtsev, Russian footballer (70)
May
- May - Bert Padden, Scottish football referee (born 1932)
- 3 May - Denis Obua, Ugandan footballer (62)
- 6 May - Guillermo Meza, Mexican footballer (21)
- 6 May - Giacomo Neri, Italian footballer (94)
- 7 May – Denovan Morales, Honduran midfielder (22)
- 11 May
- Brian Gibson, English footballer (82)
- Emmanuel Ngobese, South African footballer (29; tuberculosis)[2]
- 13 May - Walter Klimmek, German football defender (91)
- 15 May - Besian Idrizaj, Austrian footballer (22)
- 19 May - Harry Vos, Dutch footballer (63)
- 24 May - Kambozia Jamali, Iranian midfielder (71)
- 26 May - Leo Canjels, Dutch footballer (77)
June
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- 1 June - John Hagart, Scottish footballer (72)
- 4 June - Hennadiy Popovych, Ukrainian footballer (37)
- 6 June - Mabi de Almeida, Angolan football manager (46)
- 7 June - Jorge Ginarte, Argentine footballer (70)
- 9 June - Mohamed Sylla, Guinean footballer (39)
- 12 June – Mao Mengsuo, Chinese midfielder (20)
- 20 June – Lai Sun Cheung, Hong Kong defender (59)
- 20 June - Roberto Rosato, Italian footballer (66)
- 22 June - Amokrane Oualiken, Algerian footballer (77)
- 23 June - Jörg Berger, German footballer (65)
- 27 June - Édgar García de Dios, Mexican footballer (32)
July
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- July 1 - Eddie Moussa, Swedish footballer (26)
- July 3 - Colin Gardner, British football manager
- July 3 – Herbert Erhardt, West-German defender, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup, listed by the DFB in the top 20 best German defenders of all time. (79)
- July 6 - Alekos Sofianidis, Greek footballer (76)
- July 8 - Guillermo León, Costa Rican footballer
- July 11 - Rudi Strittich, Austrian footballer (88)
- July 13 - Ken Barnes, British footballer (81)
- July 17 - Shaun Mawer, English footballer (50)
- July 17 - Ioannis Stefas, Greek footballer (61)
- July 17 - Gunārs Ulmanis, Latvian footballer (71)
- July 19 - Joseph Aghoghovbia, Nigerian footballer (69)
- July 19 - Daiki Sato, Japanese footballer (21)
- July 28 - Daniel Pettit, English footballer (95)
- July 29 - Alex Wilson, Polish footballer (76)
- July 30 - Stanley Milburn, English footballer (83)
- July 31 - Pedro Dellacha, Argentine footballer (84)
August
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- August 2 - José María Silvero, Argentine footballer (78)
- August 3 - Edmund Zientara, Polish footballer (81)
- August 5 - Yuri Shishlov, Russian footballer (65)
- August 8 - Ken Boyes, English footballer (75)
- August 8 - Massamasso Tchangai, Togolese footballer (32)
- August 10 - Brian Clark, English footballer (67)
- August 10 - Adam Stansfield, English footballer (31)
- August 13 - Panagiotis Bachramis, Greek footballer (34)
- August 22 - Raúl Belén, Argentine footballer (79)
- August 22 – Juan Carlos González, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (85)
- August 22 - Stjepan Bobek, Yugoslav footballer (86)
- August 27 - Oscar Ntwagae, South African footballer (33)
- August 28 - Isa Bakar, Malaysian footballer (57)
- August 30 - Francisco Varallo, Argentine striker and the last surviving player of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and the final. (100)
- August 30 - Henryk Czapczyk, Polish footballer (88)
- August 30 - Philip Tisson, Saint Lucian footballer (24)
September
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- 2 September - Jackie Sinclair, Scottish midfielder (67, cancer)
- 3 September - Jose Augusto Torres, Portuguese striker and manager (71, heart failure)
- 10 September - Andrei Timoshenko, Russian striker (41)
- 10 September - Fridrikh Maryutin, Soviet striker (85)
- 11 September - Diego Rodríguez Cano, Uruguayan defender (22, car accident)
- 18 September - Bobby Smith, English striker (77, after a short illness)
- 18 September - Øystein Gåre, Norwegian manager (56, after a short illness)
- 22 September - Vyacheslav Tsaryov, Russian defender (39, after a short illness)
- 23 September - Fernando Riera, Chilean striker and manager (90)
- 28 September - Orvin Cabrera, Honduran striker (33, liver cancer)
October
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- 1 October - Ian Buxton, English striker (72)
- 1 October - Bobby Craig, Scottish footballer (75)
- 1 October - Dezső Bundzsák, Hungarian midfielder and manager (82)
- 6 October - Norman Christie, Scottish footballer (85)
- 9 October - Les Fell, English midfielder (89)
- 12 October - José Casas 'Pepín', Spanish goalkeeper (78)
- 13 October - Juan Carlos Arteche, Spanish midfielder (53, cancer)
- 13 October - Eddie Baily, English striker (85)
- 14 October - Malcolm Allison, English defender and manager (83, after a long illness)
- 18 October - Mel Hopkins, Welsh defender (75)
- 18 October - Hans Hägele, German striker and football agent (70, suicide)
- 21 October - Mustapha Anane, Algerian striker (60, after a long illness)
- 22 October - Franz Raschid, German midfielder (56, pancreatic cancer)
- 24 October - Fritz Grösche, German midfielder and manager (69, cancer)
- 26 October - Paul the Octopus, 2010 FIFA World Cup "oracle" (2, natural causes)
- 29 October - Ronnie Clayton, English midfielder (76)
- 30 October - John Benson, Scottish defender and manager (67, after a short illness)
November
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- 3 November - Ron Cockerill, English defender (75)
- 8 November - Fred Blankemeijer, Dutch defender (84)
- 8 November - Tim Womack, English footballer (76)
- 12 November - Jim Farry, Former Chief Executive of the Scottish FA (56, heart attack)
- 15 November -Ángel Cabrera, Uruguayan footballer (71)
- 16 November - Ilie Savu, Romanian goalkeeper and manager (90)
- November 17 - Olavo Rodrigues Barbosa, Brazilian defender, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (87)
- 18 November - Jim Cruickshank, Scottish goalkeeper (69)
- 24 November - Valentin Ivakin, Soviet goalkeeper and manager (80)
- 26 November - Mohammad Anwar Elahee, Mauritian defender and manager (81)
- 27 November - Steve Hill, English footballer (70)
- 28 November - Vladimir Maslachenko, Soviet European Nation's Cup winning goalkeeper (74)
December
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- 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)
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