The following are the scheduled events of association football for the year 2015 throughout the world.

Events

Men's national teams

CAF

* 17 January – 8 February:

2015 Africa Cup of Nations The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015 for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th staging of the Africa Cup of Nations, the international men's football championship of Africa. It was orga ...

in . **: **: **: **4th:

AFC

* 9–31 January:

2015 AFC Asian Cup The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 2015. The tournament was ...

in . **: **: **: **4th: * 23 December 2015 – 3 January 2016:

2015 SAFF Championship The 2015 SAFF Championship (officially known as the SAFF Suzuki Cup 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th edition of the SAFF Championship, the biennial international men's football championship of South Asia organized by SAFF. It was he ...

in **: **:

CONCACAF

* 7–26 July:

2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 13th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and the 23rd CONCACAF regional championship overall in the organization's fifty-four years of existence. It was held in the United States, with two matches bein ...

in the and . **: **: **: **4th:

CONMEBOL

* 11 June – 4 July:

2015 Copa América The 2015 Copa América was the 44th edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America, and took place in Chile between 11 June and 4 July 2015. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, ...

in . **: **: **: **4th:

Youth (Men)

CAF

* 15 February – 1 March:

2015 African U-17 Championship The 2015 African U-17 Championship was the 11th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament took place in Niamey, Niger, and ...

in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 8–22 March:

2015 African U-20 Championship The 2015 African U-20 Championship was the 20th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. The tournament took place in Senegal between 8� ...

in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 28 November – 12 December: 2015 CAF U-23 Championship in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th:

CONCACAF

* 9–24 January:

2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship The 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was an association football tournament that took place from 9 to 24 January 2015 in Jamaica. It determined the four CONCACAF teams that would participate at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. Q ...

in ** : ** : * 27 February – 15 March:

2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship The 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship was a scheduled age-restricted international association football tournament organised by CONCACAF. The competition was used to determine the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chil ...

in ** : ** :

CONMEBOL

* 14 January – 7 February:

2015 South American Youth Football Championship The 2015 South American Youth Football Championship ( es, Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 "Juventud de América" Uruguay 2015, pt, Campeonato Sulamericano Sub-20 "Juventude da América" Uruguai 2015, region=BR) was the 27th edition of the biennial ...

in **: **: **: **4th: * 4–29 March:

2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship The 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship ( es, Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Paraguay 2015, pt-BR, Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-17 Paraguay 2015) was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organiz ...

in **: **: **: **4th:

FIFA

* 30 May – 20 June:

2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the twentieth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The competition took place for the first time in New Zealand, the third time on Oceanian soil after ...

in **: **: **: **4th: * 17 October – 8 November:

2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the sixteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, held in Chile from 17 October to 8 November 2015. Host selection The following four countries bid to host the tournament: * * * * Venues Along with proposing ...

in **: **: **: **4th:

OFC

* 13–26 January:

2015 OFC U-17 Championship The 2015 OFC U-17 Championship was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament was held in American Samoa and Samoa f ...

in and ** : ** : ** : ** 4th:

UEFA

* 6–22 May:

2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship The 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 14th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (33rd edition if the Under-16 era was also included), the annual European youth association football, football competition contested by the ...

in ** : ** : * 17–30 June:

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in the ** : ** : * 6–19 July:

2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship The 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 14th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (64th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual European youth football competition contested by the men's under-19 ...

in ** : ** :

Women's National Teams

* 6 June – 5 July:

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international soccer championship contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada for the ...

in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th:

Youth (Women)

AFC

* 19–30 August:

2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship The 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 8th edition of the AFC U-19 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-19 national teams of ...

in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 4–15 November:

2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship The 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship was the 6th edition of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-16 national teams of ...

in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th:

UEFA

* 22 June – 4 July:

2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship The 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship was the eighth edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, the annual European youth football competition contested by the women's under-17 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Icela ...

in ** : ** : * 15–27 July:

2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship The 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship was the 14th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (18th edition if the Under-18 era is included), the annual European youth football competition contested by the women's under-19 national te ...

in ** : ** :

Multi-sport events

Men's

* 29 May – 15 June: Southeast Asian Games in ** : ** : ** : **4th: * 2–13 July: Summer Universiade in ** : ** : ** : **4th: * 3–17 July: Pacific Games in Port Moresby, ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 11–26 July:

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

in Toronto, **: **: **: **4th: * 3–18 September:

All-Africa Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (AN ...

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, ** : ** : ** : **4th:

Women's

* 2–12 July: Summer Universiade in ** : ** : ** : **4th: * 6–16 July: Pacific Games in Port Moresby, ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 11–25 July:

in Toronto, ** : ** : ** : **4th: * 3–18 September:

, ** : ** : ** : **4th:

Regional

* 27 July – 9 August:

2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship The 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship is the 10th edition of the AFF U-16 Youth Championship, organised by the ASEAN Football Federation. It will be hosted by Cambodia for the second time after the 2007 AFF U-17 Youth Championship. It will be play ...

in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th:

News

February

* 5 February – The CAF Executive Committee decided to suspend the

Morocco national football team The Morocco national football team,french: Équipe du Maroc de football nicknamed "the Barbary lion, Atlas Lions", represents Morocco in men's international Association football, football competitions. It is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Foo ...

from the next two editions of the

Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...

, 2017 and 2019, and to impose on the

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the regulatory fine of 1 million US dollars, along with the sum of 8.05 million

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in compensation for all material damage sustained by CAF, stakeholders and partners as a result of the decision not to host the 2015 edition.

Fixed dates for national team matches

Scheduled international matches per the FIFA International match Calendar: *23–31 March *8–16 June *July *31 August – 8 September *5–13 October *9–17 November

Club continental champions

Men

Women

Domestic leagues

CONCACAF nations

Men

Women

CONMEBOL nations

AFC nations

Men

Women

UEFA nations

Men

Women

CAF nations

OFC nations

Domestic cups

UEFA nations

Women

AFC nations

CONCACAF nations

CONMEBOL nations

CAF nations

OFC nations

2015 Association football results

UEFA

* 15 June 2014 – 4 July 2015:

2015 UEFA Regions' Cup The 2015 UEFA Regions' Cup was the ninth UEFA Regions' Cup. Preliminary round The eight teams in the preliminary round have been drawn into two groups of four. Group A was played in Estonia, while Group B was played in Slovenia. Matches in the p ...

(final in Tallaght Stadium at Dublin) ** The Irish Eastern Region defeated Zagreb, 1–0, in the final. * 9 August 2014 – 14 May 2015:

2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League The 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 14th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA. The final was played on 14 May 2015 at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany. Unlike recent year ...

(final takes place at the

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in Berlin) ** Frankfurt defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 to win their fourth UEFA Women's Champions League title. * 16 September 2014 – 13 April 2015:

2014–15 UEFA Youth League The 2014–15 UEFA Youth League was the second season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA. It was contested by the under-19 youth teams of the 32 clubs qualified for the group stage of the 2014–1 ...

(final takes place at the Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon in Nyon) ** Chelsea defeated Shakhtar Donetsk, 3–2, to win their first UEFA Youth League title. * 16 September 2014 – 6 June 2015:

2014–15 UEFA Champions League The 2014–15 UEFA Champions League was the 60th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 23rd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. The final was pl ...

( final takes place at the

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in Berlin) ** Barcelona defeated

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, 3–1, to win their fifth UEFA Champions League title. Barcelona will represent UEFA at the

2015 FIFA Club World Cup The 2015 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 presented by Alibaba E-Auto for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament bet ...

. * 18 September 2014 – 27 May 2015:

2014–15 UEFA Europa League The 2014–15 UEFA Europa League was the 44th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the sixth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The 2015 UEFA Europa League Final was ...

( final takes place at the National Stadium in Warsaw) ** Sevilla defeated

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, 3–2, to win their fourth UEFA Europa League title. * 6–22 May:

in ** defeated , 4–1, to win their second UEFA European Under-17 Championship title. * 17–30 June:

in the ** defeated , 4–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 tie in regular play, to win their first UEFA European Under-21 Championship title. * 22 June – 4 July:

in ** defeated , 5–2, to win their third UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship title. * 6–19 July:

in ** defeated , 2–0, to win their tenth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title. * 15–27 July:

in ** defeated , 3–1, to win their third UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title. * 11 August:

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at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi ** Barcelona defeated fellow Spanish team, Sevilla, 5–4 in extra time, to win their fourth UEFA Super Cup title.

CONMEBOL

* 14 January – 7 February:

in ** Winner: wins its fifth South American Youth Football Championship. (qualified directly to compete in the

and the

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) ** Second: (qualified directly to compete in the

, plus an Olympic play-off against a CONCACAF team.) ** Third: (qualified directly to compete in the

and the

2015 Pan American Games Fifteen or 15 may refer to: *15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 *one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music *Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums * ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak alb ...

.) ** Fourth: (qualified to same identical events as Uruguay.) ** Fifth: (qualified to compete at the 2015 Pan American Games only.) ** Sixth: (qualified to same event with Peru.) * 3 February – 5 August:

2015 Copa Libertadores The 2015 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2015 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL ...

** River Plate defeated UANL, 3–0 in aggregate, to win their third Copa Libertadores title. River Plate will represent CONMEBOL at the

. * 6 & 11 February:

2015 Recopa Sudamericana The 2015 Recopa Sudamericana was the 23rd edition of the Recopa Sudamericana, the football competition organized by CONMEBOL between the winners of the previous season's two major South American club tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa ...

(first leg at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti; second leg at the Estadio Pedro Bidegain) Both stadia are in Buenos Aires. ** River Plate defeated fellow Argentinian team,

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, 2–0 on

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, to win their first Recopa Sudamericana title. * 4–29 March:

in ** Note: These four teams qualified to compete at the

. ** Winner: (11th South American Under-17 Football Championship title) ** Second: ** Third: ** Fourth: * 11 June – 4 July:

in ** defeated , 4–1 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first Copa América title. took third place. * 11 August:

2015 Suruga Bank Championship The 2015 Suruga Bank Championship ( ja, スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ2015; es, Copa Suruga Bank 2015) was the eighth edition of the Suruga Bank Championship, the club football match co-organized by the Japan Football Association, th ...

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** River Plate defeated Gamba Osaka, 3–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title. * 11 August – 9 December:

2015 Copa Sudamericana The 2015 Copa Sudamericana ( pt, Copa Sul-Americana 2015) was the 14th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. Colombian team Santa Fe qualified to play in the 2016 Copa Libert ...

** Santa Fe defeated

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, 3–1 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular plays, to win their first Copa Sudamericana title. * 28 October – 8 November:

2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina The 2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina was the 7th edition of the Copa Libertadores Femenina, South America's premier women's club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in the city of Medellín, Colombia, from 28 October ...

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** Ferroviária defeated Colo-Colo, 3–1, to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title.

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took third place. * 21 November – 6 December:

2015 South American Under-15 Football Championship The 2015 South American Under-15 Football Championship was the seventh edition of the South American Under-15 Football Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the CONMEBOL for the men's under-15 national t ...

in ** defeated , 5–4 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fourth South American Under-15 Football Championship title. took third place.

CAF

* 17 January – 8 February:

in ( final at Estadio de Bata, Bata) ** Note 1: As a result, for refusing to host this event, was disqualified from participating in it. ** Note 2: Also, Morocco is disqualified from competing in both the 2017 and 2019 editions of the event by the CAF. ** Note 3: However, on 2 April 2015, Morocco was reinstated, by appeal, to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations again by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. *** The defeated , 9–8 in

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and after a 0–0 tie in regular play, to win their second Africa Cup of Nations title. The took third place. * 13 February – 8 November:

2015 CAF Champions League The 2015 CAF Champions League (officially the 2015 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 51st edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 19th editio ...

** TP Mazembe defeated

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, 4–1 on aggregate, to win their fifth CAF Champions League title. TP Mazembe will represent the CAF at the

. * 13 February – 29 November:

2015 CAF Confederation Cup The 2015 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2015 Orange CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Foo ...

** Étoile du Sahel defeated Orlando Pirates, 2–1 on aggregate, to win their second CAF Confederation Cup title. * 15 February – 1 March:

in ** defeated , 2–0, to win their first African U-17 Championship title. took third place. * 21 February:

2015 CAF Super Cup The 2015 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2015 Orange CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previou ...

in the

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in Blida ** ES Sétif defeated

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, 6–5 in penalties and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win their first CAF Super Cup title. * 8–22 March:

in ** defeated , 1–0, to win their seventh African U-20 Championship title. took third place. * 27 November 2015 – 27 March 2016: 2015–16 CAF U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament * 28 November – 12 December:

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in ** defeated , 2–1, to win their first U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title. took third place.

AFC

* 9–31 January:

in ( final at Stadium Australia in

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) ** defeated , 2–1 after extra time, to claim their first AFC Asian Cup title. The took third place. * 4 February – 21 November:

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** Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Al-Ahli, 1–0 on aggregate, to win their second AFC Champions League title. ** Guangzhou Evergrande will represent the AFC at the

. * 10 February – 31 October:

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** Johor Darul Ta'zim defeated

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, 1–0, to win their first AFC Cup title. * 1–10 May:

2015 AFF Women's Championship The 2015 AFF Women's Championship was the eighth edition of the AFF Women's Championship, an international women's football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The tournament was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam betwe ...

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** defeated , 3–2, to win their second AFF Women's Championship title. took third place. * 27 July – 9 August:

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** defeated , 3–0, to win their 3rd title. took third place. * 1–8 August:

2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup The 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup was the fifth edition of the EAFF Women's East Asian Cup, an international women's football tournament organised by the East Asian Football Federation. Nine of ten EAFF member nations entered the tournament. O ...

in Wuhan ** 1st place: (second consecutive EAFF Women's East Asian Cup title) ** 2nd place: ** 3rd place: ** 4th place: * 2–9 August:

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in Wuhan ** 1st place: (second EAFF East Asian Cup title) ** 2nd place: ** 3rd place: ** 4th place: * 9–18 August:

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** defeated , 4–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first SAFF U-16 Championship title. * 19–30 August:

in ** defeated , 4–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fourth AFC U-19 Women's Championship title. took third place. * 4–15 November:

in ** defeated , 1–0, to win their second AFC U-16 Women's Championship title. took the bronze medal.

CONCACAF

* 5 August 2014 – 29 April 2015:

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defeated the Montreal Impact, 5–3 in aggregate, to win their sixth CONCACAF Champions League title. Club América will represent the CONCACAF Confederation at the

. * 9–24 January:

in ** defeated , 4–2 in

and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win its 13th CONCACAF U-20 Championship title. , the , and the two finalist teams qualify to compete in the

. * 27 February – 15 March:

in ** defeated , 3–0, to win their 6th CONCACAF U-17 Championship title. , the , and the two team finalists all qualify to compete in the

. * 6 March – 25 October:

2015 Major League Soccer season The 2015 Major League Soccer season featured 20 total clubs (17 based in the United States, 3 based in Canada). The regular season was held from March 6 through to October 25, whereas the MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 28 and ended with MLS ...

** Eastern Conference (MLS) and

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winners: New York Red Bulls ** Western Conference (MLS) winners: FC Dallas ** 28 October – 6 December:

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*** The

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defeated the Columbus Crew, 2–1, to win their first MLS Cup title. * 7–26 July:

in the and ** defeated , 3–1, to win their seventh CONCACAF Gold Cup title. took third place. Mexico advances to face the in a

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for CONCACAF's place in the

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. * 9–23 August: 2015 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship in the and ** ''Event cancelled.'' * 10 October:

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** defeated , 3–2 at extra time.

OFC

* 7 October 2014 – 26 April 2015:

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(final at National Stadium in

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) **

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defeated fellow New Zealand team, the Team Wellington, 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win their seventh OFC Champions League (including five consecutive wins). Auckland City will represent the OFC at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup. * 13–26 January:

in Pago Pago ** defeated , 5–4 in

and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their sixth (fifth consecutively) OFC U-17 Championship title. took third place.

Other football competitions

* 30 May – 20 June:

in ( final at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland) ** defeated , 2–1 at extra time, to win their second FIFA U-20 World Cup title. This includes the 1987 title, when Serbia was part of the former . ** took third place. * 6 June – 5 July:

in ( final at BC Place in Vancouver) ** The defeated , 5–2, to win their third FIFA Women's World Cup title. took third place. * 13–29 June: 2015 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships at the

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in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire ** defeated , 1–0, in the final. took third place. * 7–16 August: 2015 CPISRA Football 7-a-side U19 World Championships in Nottingham ** defeated , 3–2, in the final. took third place. * 20–29 August: IBSA Blind Football European Championships 2015 in

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** defeated , 1–0, in the final. took third place. * 30 August – 8 September: 2015 IBSA Blind Football Asian Championships in Tokyo ** defeated , 1–0 in penalty kicks, in the final. took the bronze medal. * 16–25 October: 2015 IBSA Blind Football African Championships in Douala ** defeated , 2–0, in the final. took the bronze medal.Morocco wins African blind football championships
/ref> * 17 October – 8 November:

in ** defeated , 2–0, to win their fifth FIFA U-17 World Cup title. took third place. * 10–20 December:

in ** Barcelona defeated River Plate, 3–0, to win their third FIFA Club World Cup title. Sanfrecce Hiroshima took third place.

Deaths

References

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