2009 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 2009 throughout the world.

News

General

Major League Soccer (United States/Canada) expands to 15 teams with the launch of Seattle Sounders FC.
Women's Professional Soccer, the successor to the defunct Women's United Soccer Association in the USA, launched in March with 7 teams.
During the 2009–10 Hyundai A-League season, the FFA, the governing body of the sport in Australia, will expand the 8 team A-League to include 10 teams, with the addition of clubs from North Queensland and the Gold Coast.

January

1 – Gamba Osaka win the 88th edition of the Emperor's Cup and qualify for the 2009 AFC Champions League.
11 – Club Deportivo Guadalajara win the InterLiga 2009, Guadalajara and runners-up C.F. Pachuca both qualify for the Copa Libertadores.
12 – The 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year ceremony took place in Zürich, Switzerland. Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the men's prize and Marta won the women's prize for the third year in a row.
13 – Uganda win their tenth CECAFA Cup, beating Kenya 1–0 in the final at the National Stadium, Kampala.
17 – Oman win the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations, beating Saudi Arabia 6–5 on penalties.

February

23 – K-League 2008 champions Suwon Samsung Bluewings defeat MLS representative Los Angeles Galaxy at the final game of Pan-Pacific Championship 2009 by penalty shootout after 1–1 game, winning the second champion title of Pan-Pacific Championship. J. League Cup 2008 winners Oita Trinita win the third place match against Chinese Super League 2008 champions Shandong Luneng Taishan by 2–1.
28 – Melbourne Victory win the grand final of the 2008–09 A-League season.

March

14 – In the Premier League, Liverpool beat Manchester United 4–1 at Old Trafford, completing a "double" against both Manchester United and Chelsea this season.

May

2 - Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-6 at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
25 – Burnley beat Sheffield United 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in the second tier of English football's play-off final and are promoted to the top flight.
27 - Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, winning their 3rd Champions League title.

June

6 – Japan, Australia, South Korea, and Netherlands are officially qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
17 – North Korea is qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
28 – Brazil beats the USA 3–2 at the final of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa, winning two FIFA Confederations Cup in a row.

July

9 – Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito beats SC Internacional 4–0 on aggregate at the 2009 Recopa Sudamericana.
26 – Players from the 1990 England and West Germany national teams are to replay their Italia '90 World Cup semi-final match in aid of charity, for the Sir Bobby Robson Trophy.
28 – Former Ipswich, Newcastle, England and Barcelona manager Bobby Robson dies at age 76.

September

3 – Romanian goalkeeper Alexandru Iatan of Dunărea Giurgiu died while training penalty shots when the ball hit his chest.
10 – The International Federation of Football History & Statistics, an organization recognized by FIFA, has published a continental Clubs of 20th Century ranking.
27 – HB Tórshavn won the Faroese league for the 20th time. The first club on the islands to reach this milestone.

October

27 - 3rd tier side Alcorcón beat 4-0 La Liga side Real Madrid in a spanish cup match. This match was given the name Alcorconazo by the spanish media and by Alcorcón fans.

November

14 – New Zealand beats Bahrain 1–0 on aggregate at the AFC–OFC play-off. The All Whites book their first World Cup trip since 1982, while Bahrain lose for the second straight time in an inter-confederation play-off, having lost to Trinidad and Tobago in 2006.
18 – Controversies over Republic of Ireland vs France match, one of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round play-offs, occur due to France's play-off-winning goal in connection with intentional handball by French captain Thierry Henry.
18 – Uruguay beats Costa Rica 2–1 on aggregate at the CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off, making themselves the last of 32 countries qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

December

2 - Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito beats Fluminense FC 5–4 on aggregate at the 2009 Copa Sudamericana finals.
4 – The final draw for 2010 FIFA World Cup is held in Cape Town, South Africa.
19 – FC Barcelona beats Estudiantes de La Plata 2–1 in the final match of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.
21 – The 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year awards are handed out in Zürich. The men's award goes to Lionel Messi of Argentina and FC Barcelona. The women's award goes to Marta of Brazil and the Los Angeles Sol, who becomes the first player of either sex to win the award four times (in her case, consecutively).

National champions

AFC

CAF

CONCACAF

Mexico – UNAM (C); Monterrey (A)
Major League Soccer (USA/Canada) – Real Salt Lake (P) / Columbus Crew (L)
Women's Professional Soccer (USA) – Sky Blue FC

Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; "(C)" mean Clausura champion.
Note: "(P)" designates the MLS Cup playoffs champion; "(L)" designates the MLS Supporters' Shield winner.

CONMEBOL

Argentina – Vélez Sársfield (C); Banfield (A)
Bolivia – Bolívar (A); Blooming (C)
Brazil – Flamengo
Chile – Universidad de Chile (A); Colo-Colo (C)
Colombia – Once Caldas (A); Independiente Medellín (C)
Serie A – Deportivo Quito
Paraguay – Cerro Porteño (A); Nacional (C)
Perú – Universitario de Deportes
Uruguay – Nacional
Venezuela – Caracas

Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; "(C)" mean Clausura champion.

OFC

UEFA

Albania – Tirana
Andorra – Sant Julià
Armenia – Pyunik
Austria – Red Bull Salzburg
Azerbaijan – Baku
Belarus – BATE Borisov
Belgium – Standard Liège
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Zrinjski Mostar
Bulgaria – Levski Sofia
Croatia – Dinamo Zagreb
Cyprus – APOEL
Czech Republic – Slavia Prague
Denmark – Copenhagen
England – Manchester United
Estonia – Levadia
Faroe Islands – HB Tórshavn
Finland – HJK Helsinki
France – Bordeaux
Georgia – WIT Georgia
Germany – Wolfsburg
Greece – Olympiacos
Hungary – Debrecen
Iceland – FH
Israel – Maccabi Haifa
Republic of Ireland – Bohemians
Italy – Internazionale
Kazakhstan – FC Aktobe
Latvia – FK Liepājas Metalurgs
Lithuania – FK Ekranas
Luxembourg – F91 Dudelange
Macedonia – Makedonija Gjorče Petrov
Malta – Hibernians
Moldova – Sheriff Tiraspol
Montenegro – Mogren
Netherlands – AZ
Northern Ireland – Glentoran
Norway – Rosenborg
Poland – Wisła Kraków
Portugal – Porto
Romania – Unirea Urziceni
Russia – Rubin Kazan
San Marino – Tre Fiori
Scotland – Rangers
Serbia – Partizan
Slovakia – Slovan Bratislava
Slovenia – Maribor
Spain – Barcelona
Sweden – AIK
Switzerland – Zürich
Turkey – Beşiktaş
Ukraine – Dynamo Kyiv
Wales – Rhyl

International tournaments

2008 CECAFA Cup in Uganda (31 December 2008 – 13 January 2009)
- Uganda
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- 4th Burundi
2009 Gulf Cup of Nations in Oman (4–17 January 2009)
- Oman
- Saudi Arabia
- Qatar/ Kuwait
FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 in South Africa (14–28 June 2009)
- Brazil
- United States
- Spain
- 4th South Africa
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States (3–26 July 2009)
2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt (24 September – 16 October)
- Ghana
- Brazil
- Hungary
- 4th Costa Rica
2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria (24 October – 15 November)
- Switzerland
- Nigeria
- Spain
- 4th Colombia
2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya (28 November–13 December 2009)
- Uganda
- Rwanda
- Zanzibar
- 4th Tanzania

Deaths