2010 In Association Football

The following are the association football events of the year 2010 throughout the world.

News

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.

Events

Men's national teams

FIFA

*11 June – 11 July: 2010 FIFA World Cup in
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*14 August – 22 August: 2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship in
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CAF

*10 January – 31 January: 2010 African Cup of Nations in
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AFC

*December 1–29: 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup in and
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Women's national teams

* 24 February – 3 March: 2010 Algarve Cup in
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*4–21 November 2010: 2010 South American Women's Football Championship in
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Women's youth

*July 13 – August 1: 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in
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*5 September - 25 September: 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in
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*March 3 - March 17: 2010 South American U-20 Women Championship in
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Multi-sports events

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*August 12–25: 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in
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*November 7–25: 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou,
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Women

*August 12–24: 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in
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*November 14–22: 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou,
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Club football

Women

National champions

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 – FC Balkan
* 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