2013 in association football#Events

• 5 – 18 January: 21st Arabian Gulf Cup in {{BHR}}
• {{gold1}} {{fb|UAE}} (2nd title)
• {{silver2}} {{fb|IRQ}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fb|KUW}}
• 4th: {{fb|BHR}}
• 18 – 27 January: 2013 Copa Centroamericana in {{CRC}}
• {{gold1}} {{fb|CRC}} (7th title)
• {{silver2}} {{fb|HON|1949}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fb|SLV}}
• 4th: {{fb|BLZ}}
• 19 January – 10 February: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in {{RSA}}
• {{gold1}} {{fb|NGA}} (3rd title)
• {{silver2}} {{fb|BFA}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fb|MLI}}
• 4th: {{fb|GHA}}
• 15 – 30 June: 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in {{BRA}}
• {{gold1}} {{fb|BRA}} (4th title)
• {{silver2}} {{fb|ESP}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fb|ITA}}
• 4th: {{fb|URU}}
• 6 – 20 July: 2013 COSAFA Cup in {{ZAM}}
• {{gold1}} {{fb|Zambia}} (4th title)
• {{silver2}} {{fb|Zimbabwe}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fb|RSA}}
• 4th: {{fb|LES}}
• 7 – 28 July: 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the {{USA}}
• {{gold1}} {{fb|USA}} (5th title)
• {{silver2}} {{fb|Panama}}
• 20 – 28 July: 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup in {{KOR}}
• {{gold1}} {{fb|Japan}} (1st title)
• {{silver2}} {{fb|China}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fb|South Korea}}
• 4th: {{fb|Australia}}
• 20 September – 2 October: 2013 SAFF Championship in {{NEP}}
• {{gold1}} {{fb|AFG|2013}} (1st title)
• {{silver2}} {{fb|India}}
• 26 October – 2 November: 2013 UEMOA Tournament in {{CIV}}
• {{gold1}} {{fb|BFA}} (1st title)
• {{silver2}} {{fb|BEN}}
• 27 November – 12 December: 2013 CECAFA Cup in {{KEN}}
• {{gold1}} {{fb|Kenya}} (6th title)
• {{silver2}} {{fb|Sudan}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fb|Zambia}}
• 4th: {{fb|Tanzania}}

• 9 January – 3 February: 2013 South American Youth Championship in {{ARG}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbu|20|COL}} (3rd title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbu|20|PAR}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbu|20|URU}}
• 4th: {{fbu|20|CHI}}
• 18 February – 3 March: 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in {{MEX}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbu|20|MEX}} (12th title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbu|20|USA}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbu|20|SLV}}
• 4th: {{fbu|20|CUB}}
• 7 – 15 March: 2013 Central American Games in {{CRC}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbu|21|HON|1949}} (3rd title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbu|21|CRC}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbu|21|SLV}}
• 4th: {{fbu|21|GUA}}
• 16 – 30 March: 2013 African U-20 Championship in {{ALG}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbu|20|EGY}} (4th title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbu|20|GHA}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbu|20|NGA}}
• 4th: {{fbu|20|MLI}}
• 17 – 30 March: 2013 OFC U-20 Championship in {{FJI}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbu|20|NZL}} (5th title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbu|20|FIJ}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbu|20|VAN}}
• 4th: {{fbu|20|NCL}}
• 6 – 19 April: 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in {{PAN}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbu|17|MEX}} (5th title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbu|17|PAN}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbu|17|CAN}}
• 4th: {{fbu|17|HON|1949}}
• 2 – 26 April: 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship in {{ARG}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbu|17|ARG}}
• {{silver2}} {{fbu|17|VEN}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbu|17|BRA}}
• 4th:{{fbu|17|URU}}
• 13 – 27 April: 2013 African U-17 Championship in {{MAR}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbu|17|CIV}} (1st title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbu|17|NGA}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbu|17|TUN}}
• 4th:{{fbu|17|MAR}}
• 17–25 April: OFC Under 17 Championship in {{VAN}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbu|17|NZL}} (5th title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbu|17|NCL}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbu|17|VAN}}
• 4th: {{fbu|17|FIJ}}
• 5 – 17 May: 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in {{SVK}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbu|17|RUS}} (3rd title) {{ref|1|1}}
• {{silver2}} {{fbu|17|ITA}}
• 28 May – 8 June: 2013 U-21 Toulon Tournament in {{FRA}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbu|20|BRA}} (7th title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbu|20|COL}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbu|20|FRA}}
• 4th: {{fbu|20|POR}}
• 5 – 18 June: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in {{ISR}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbu|21|ESP}}
• {{silver2}} {{fbu|21|ITA}}
• 21 June – 13 July: 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in {{TUR}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbu|20|FRA}} (1st title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbu|20|URU}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbu|20|GHA}}
• 4th: {{fbu|20|IRQ}}
• 20 July – 1 August: 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in {{LTU}}
• {{gold1}} {{fb|Serbia}} (1st title)
• {{silver2}} {{fb|France}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fb|Spain}}
• 4th: {{fb|Portugal}}
• 17 October – 8 November: 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the {{UAE}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbu|17|NGA}}
• {{silver2}} {{fbu|17|MEX}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbu|17|SWE}}
• 4th: {{fbu|17|ARG}}
• 7 December – 21 December: 2013 Southeast Asian Games in {{MYA}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbu|23|THA}}
• {{silver2}} {{fbu|23|INA}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbu|23|SIN}}
• 4th: {{fbu|23|MAS}}

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• 1: 2nd title for Russia since the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. UEFA records treat Russia and the Soviet Union as the same.

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• 6 – 13 March: 2013 Algarve Cup in {{POR}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbw|USA}} (9th title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbw|GER}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbw|NOR}}
• 4th: {{fbw|SWE}}
• 25 – 28 June: 2013 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship in {{SUI}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbwu|17|POL}} (1st title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbwu|17|SWE}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbwu|17|ESP}}
• 4th: {{fbwu|17|BEL}}
• 10 – 28 July: UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in {{SWE}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbw|GER}} (8th title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbw|NOR}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbw|DNK}}
• 4th: {{fbw|SWE}}
• 20 – 27 July: 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup in {{KOR}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbw|North Korea}} (1st title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbw|Japan}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbw|South Korea}}
• 4th: {{fbw|China}}
• 19 – 31 August: 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in {{WAL}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbwu|19|FRA}} (3rd title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbwu|19|ENG}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbwu|19|FIN}}, {{fbwu|19|DEU}}
• 26 September – 6 October: 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in {{CHN}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbwu|16|Japan}} (3rd title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbwu|16|North Korea}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbwu|16|China}}
• 4th: {{fbwu|16|Thailand}}
• 11 – 20 October: 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in {{CHN}}
• {{gold1}} {{fbwu|19|South Korea}} (2nd title)
• {{silver2}} {{fbwu|19|North Korea}}
• {{bronze3}} {{fbwu|19|China}}
• 4th: {{fbwu|19|Japan}}

• June 20 – Abby Wambach becomes the all-time leading international goal scorer for either men or women. Her four goals for the USA in a friendly against South Korea in Harrison, New Jersey bring her career total to 160, surpassing the 158 of fellow American Mia Hamm.{{cite press release|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/news/womens-national-team/2013/06/130620-wnt-vs-korea-match-report.aspx |title=Abby Wambach Becomes All-Time Leading Scorer with Four Goals in 5–0 Win vs. Korea Republic |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |date=June 20, 2013 |access-date=June 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325215322/http://www.ussoccer.com/news/womens-national-team/2013/06/130620-wnt-vs-korea-match-report.aspx |archive-date=March 25, 2014 }}

Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104091147/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/worldfootball/calendarlive/intl_mc_2008_2014_en_34822.pdf FIFA.com]

• 6 February
• 23–27 March
• 8–12 June
• 21 August
• 7–11 September
• 12–16 October
• 16–20 November

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• 1 January – Lucio Dell'Angelo, Italian footballer (born 1938)
• 2 January – Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Uruguayan footballer (born 1945)
• 2 January – Rudolf Szanwald, Austrian footballer (born 1931)
• 4 January – Lassaâd Ouertani, Tunisian footballer (born 1980)
• 6 January – Jon Ander López, Spanish footballer (born 1976)
• 8 January – Bernard Delcampe, French footballer (born 1932)
• 8 January – Cornel Pavlovici, Romanian footballer (born 1942)
• 12 January – Harry Fearnley, English footballer (born 1935)
• 12 January – Roy Sinclair, English footballer (born 1944)
• 13 January – Geoff Thomas, English footballer (born 1948)
• 15 January – Zurab Popkhadze, Georgian footballer (born 1972)
• 18 January – Martin Barbarič, Czech footballer (born 1970)
• 18 January – Ken Jones, English footballer (born 1936)
• 18 January – Alfons Lemmens, Dutch footballer (born 1919)
• 19 January – Ian Wells, English footballer (born 1964)
• 22 January – Jimmy Payne, English footballer (born 1926)
• 23 January – Jacques Grimonpon, French footballer (born 1925)
• 24 January – Dave Harper, English footballer (born 1938)
• 24 January – Miroslav Janů, Czech footballer (born 1959)
• 28 January – Ladislav Pavlovič, Slovak footballer (born 1926)
• 29 January – Reg Jenkins, English footballer (born 1938)

• 3 February – Wolfgang Abraham, German footballer (born 1942)
• 3 February – Zlatko Papec, Croatian footballer (born 1934)
• 8 February – Ron Hansell, English footballer (born 1930)
• 8 February – Kjell Hjertsson, Swedish footballer (born 1922)
• 8 February – Ian Lister, Scottish footballer (born 1946)
• 11 February – Teodor Lucuță, Romanian footballer (born 1955)
• 11 February – Alfred Zijai, Albanian footballer (born 1961)
• 12 February – Jimmy Mulroy, Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1940)
• 12 February – Frank Seator, Liberian striker (born 1975)
• 14 February – Luis Cruzado, Peruvian football midfielder (born 1941)
• 14 February – Zdeněk Zikán, Czech footballer (born 1937)
• 18 February – Okey Isima, Nigerian footballer (born 1956)
• 19 February – John Downie, Scottish footballer (born 1925)
• 20 February – Emma McDougall, English footballer (born 1991)
• 20 February – Antonio Roma, Argentine footballer (born 1932)
• 20 February – Yussef Suleiman, Syrian footballer (born 1986)
• 21 February – Nazem Ganjapour, Iranian footballer (born 1943)
• 21 February – Hasse Jeppson, English footballer (born 1925)
• 21 February – Dick Neal Jr., English footballer (born 1933)
• 24 February – Seamus O'Connell, English footballer (born 1930)
• 26 February – Dobrivoje Trivić, Serbian footballer (born 1943)
• 27 February – Terry Twell, English footballer (born 1947)
• 28 February – Theo Bos, Dutch footballer (born 1965)
• 28 February – Jean Van Steen, Belgian footballer (born 1929)

• March 1 – Ludwig Zausinger, German footballer (84)
• March 2 – Jimmy Jackson, Scottish footballer (81)
• March 3 – Luis Cubilla, Uruguayan footballer (72)
• March 4 – Seki Matsunaga, Japanese footballer (84)
• March 4 – George Petherbridge, English footballer (85)
• March 6 – Dave Bewley, English footballer (92)
• March 7 – Dick Graham, English footballer (91)
• March 7 – Stan Keery, English footballer (81)
• March 7 – Willie McCulloch, Scottish footballer (85)
• March 7 – Jan Zwartkruis, Dutch footballer (87)
• March 8 – Kai Pahlman, Finnish footballer (77)
• March 12 – Gordon Pembery, Welsh footballer (86)
• March 14 – Harry Thomson, Scottish footballer (72)
• March 15 – Felipe Zetter, Mexican footballer (89)
• March 17 – François Sermon, Belgian footballer (89)
• March 20 – Vasile Ianul, Romanian footballer (67)
• March 21 – Angus Carmichael, Scottish footballer (87)
• March 21 – Aníbal Paz, Uruguayan goalkeeper, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (95)
• March 22 – Fred Jones, English footballer (75)
• March 24 – Derek Leaver, English footballer (82)
• March 24 – Paolo Ponzo, Italian footballer (41)
• March 26 – Jerzy Wyrobek, Polish footballer (63)
• March 31 – Ray Drake, English footballer (78)

• 29 April: Kevin Moore, English footballer (born 1958)

• 22 May: Brian Greenhoff, English international footballer (born 1953)
• 24 May: Ron Davies, Welsh international footballer (born 1942)

• 15 June: Heinz Flohe, German international footballer (born 1948)
• 16 June: Ottmar Walter, German international footballer (born 1924)
• 27 June: Stefano Borgonovo, Italian international footballer (born 1964)
• 30 June: Ingvar Rydell, Swedish international footballer (born 1922)

• 1 July: Bent Schmidt-Hansen, Danish footballer (born 1946)
• 1 July: Ján Zlocha, Slovak footballer (born 1942)
• 4 July: Jack Crompton, English footballer (born 1921)
• 8 July: Albert Dehert, Belgian footballer (born 1921)
• 8 July: Dave Hickson, English footballer (born 1929)
• 9 July: Andrzej Czyżniewski, Polish footballer (born 1953)
• 14 July: George Smith, English footballer (born 1921)
• 17 July: Luis Ubiña, Uruguayan footballer (born 1940)
• 18 July: Anatoly Budayev, Belarusian footballer (born 1969)
• 19 July: Bert Trautmann, German footballer (born 1923)
• 19 July: Phil Woosnam, Welsh footballer (born 1932)
• 20 July: André Grobéty, Swiss footballer (born 1933)
• 22 July: Lawrie Reilly, Scottish international footballer (born 1928)
• 23 July: Djalma Santos, Brazilian international footballer (born 1929)
• 27 July: Sékou Camara, Malian footballer (born 1985)
• 29 July: Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian international footballer (born 1986)
• 30 July: Antoni Ramallets, Spanish footballer (born 1924)

• 1 August: Collin McAdam, Scottish footballer (born 1951)
• 1 August: Ritham Madubun, Indonesian footballer (born 1971)
• 2 August: Kurt Ehrmann, German international footballer (born 1922)
• 3 August: Jack Hynes, Scottish footballer (born 1920)
• 4 August: Wilf Carter, English footballer (born 1933)
• 5 August: Malcolm Barrass, English footballer (born 1924)
• 6 August: Steve Aizlewood, Welsh footballer (born 1952)
• 6 August: Dave Wagstaffe, English footballer (born 1943)
• 6 August: Selçuk Yula, Turkish footballer (born 1959)
• 7 August: Keith Skillen, English footballer (born 1948)
• 8 August: Chikondi Banda Malawian footballer (born 1979)
• 8 August: Johnny Hamilton, Scottish footballer (born 1935)
• 11 August: Bob Bignall, Australian footballer (born 1922)
• 13 August: Alfonso Lara, Chilean footballer (born 1946)
• 13 August: Jean Vincent, French footballer (born 1930)
• 16 August: John Ryden, Scottish footballer (born 1931)
• 16 August: Francesco Scaratti, Italian footballer (born 1939)
• 19 August: Reha Eken, Turkish footballer (born 1925)
• 20 August: Costică Ștefănescu, Romanian footballer (born 1951)
• 20 August: Fred Martin, Scottish footballer (born 1929)
• 22 August: Andrea Servi, Italian footballer (born 1984)
• 24 August: Newton de Sordi, Brazilian international footballer (born 1931)
• 25 August: Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian international footballer (born 1930)
• 27 August: Zoltán Kovács, Hungarian footballer (born 1986)
• 27 August: Héctor Sanabria, Argentine footballer (born 1985)
• 28 August: László Gyetvai, Hungarian footballer (born 1918)
• 28 August: Francis Kajiya, Zambian footballer (born 1954)
• 28 August: Barry Stobart, English footballer (born 1938)
• 29 August: Artan Bushati, Albanian football coach (born 1963)

• 1 September: Pál Csernai, Hungarian footballer and international coach (born 1932)
• 1 September: Ignacio Eizaguirre, Spanish international footballer (born 1920)
• 4 September: Ferdinand Biwersi, German referee (born 1934)
• 7 September: Wolfgang Frank, German footballer and manager (born 1951)
• 7 September: Marek Špilár, Slovakian international footballer (born 1975)
• 11 September: Fernand Boone, Belgian international footballer (born 1934)
• 19 September: Gerrie Mühren, Dutch international footballer (born 1946)
• 23 September: Vlatko Marković, Yugoslavian international footballer (born 1937)

• 1 October: Peter Broadbent, English international footballer (born 1933)
• 14 October: Bruno Metsu, French footballer (born 1954)

• 3 November: Ryszard Kraus Polish international footballer (born 1964)
• 5 November: Stuart Williams Welsh international footballer (born 1930)
• 12 November: Erik Dyreborg, Danish footballer (born 1940)
• 14 November: Bennett Masinga, South African international footballer (born 1965)
• 16 November: Arne Pedersen, Norwegian international footballer (born 1931)
• 24 November: Amedeo Amadei, Italian international footballer and manager (born 1921)
• 25 November: Bill Foulkes, English international footballer and manager (born 1932)
• 27 November: Nílton Santos, Brazilian international footballer (born 1925)

• 2 December: Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan international footballer (born 1942)
• 18 December: Büyük Jeddikar, Iranian international footballer (born 1929)
• 24 December: Serghei Stroenco, Moldovan international footballer (born 1967)
• 29 December: Ilya Tsymbalar, Ukrainian and Russian international footballer (born 1969)
• 30 December: Akeem Adams, Trinidadian international footballer (born 1991)

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