2007 in association football
Calendar
The following are the scheduled events of football (soccer) for the year 2007 throughout the world.
- February 13-May 10 - CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007.
- May 16 - UEFA Cup 2006-07 Final in Glasgow, Scotland.
- May 23 - UEFA Champions League 2006-07 Final in Athens, Greece.
- 6-June 24 - 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA.
- 10-June 23 - UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 in Netherlands.
- June 26-July 15 - Copa America 2007 in Venezuela.
- 7-29 July - Asian Cup 2007, held for the first time in four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
- 30 June-22 July - FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 in Canada.
- July 24-August 29 - 2007 North American SuperLiga in USA, inaugural year of US/Mexico club competition.
- 10-September 30 - FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 in China.
- FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 in South Korea.
- UEFA U-17 Championship 2007 in Belgium.
News
January
- 1 - The 74th traditional new year match between the Koninklijke HFC and the former Dutch international players ends in a 3-1 win for Oranje that won the confrontation for the fourth consecutive time. The Oranje goals were scored by Aron Winter, Rob Witschge and Orlando Trustfull.
- 1 - FA Premier League 2006-07: Leaders Manchester United spoil two points in their first match of the year versus Newcastle United in a 2-2 draw. Liverpool overtook Bolton Wanderers third place after winning 3-0 in a meeting between the two teams.
- 2 - FA Premier League 2006-07: For the third consecutive time Chelsea is unable to win a match. After draws versus Fulham and Reading they did not score any goal for the first time in the season against Aston Villa, resulting in a 0-0 score.
- 11 - David Beckham signs a 5 year deal with MLS team Los Angeles Galaxy.
- 20 - The first Argentine major rivalry of the year was played between River Plate and Boca Juniors in Mar del Plata. The match ended in a 2-0 score in favor of River Plate.
Notable manager changes
- January 2 – Omiya Ardija appoints Robert Verbeek as their new manager to replace Toshiya Miura.
- February 2 – Huub Stevens leaves Dutch club Roda JC to coach Hamburger SV. He is replaced in Kerkrade by his assistent Raymond Atteveld.
- February 8 – Sparta Rotterdam names Danny Blind as their new technical director for the new season. Gert Aandewiel comes over from HFC Haarlem to replace Wiljan Vloet as the new manager of the Dutch club.