2021 in association football
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The following are the scheduled events of association football (soccer) for the year 2021 throughout the world.
Events[edit]
Men's national teams[edit]
FIFA[edit]
- 22 July – 7 August: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament in
Japan - 19–29 August: 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in
Russia 
: 
RFU
: Japan
: 
Switzerland- 4th:
Senegal
- 12 September – 3 October: 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup in
Lithuania - :
Portugal - :
Argentina - :
Brazil - 4th:
Kazakhstan
- 30 November – 18 December: 2021 FIFA Arab Cup in
Qatar
AFC[edit]
AFF[edit]
- 5 December – 1 January 2022: 2020 AFF Championship in
Singapore
CAFA[edit]
- 19–23 November: 2021 CAFA U-15 Championship in
Dushanbe - :
Iran - : Tajikistan
- :
Uzbekistan - 4th:
Kyrgyzstan
SAFF[edit]
- 1–16 October: 2021 SAFF Championship in
Maldives - :
India - :
Nepal - : Maldives
- 4th:
Bangladesh
WAFF[edit]
- 4–12 October: 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship in
Saudi Arabia - :
Jordan - : Saudi Arabia
- :
Iraq - :
Syria
- 20 November – 1 December: 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship in Iraq
UAFA[edit]
- 20–29 May: 2021 Arab Futsal Cup in
Egypt - :
Morocco - : Egypt
- :
Bahrain - :
United Arab Emirates
- 20 June – 6 July: 2021 Arab Cup U-20 in Egypt
- : Saudi Arabia
- :
Algeria - : Egypt
- :
Tunisia
CAF[edit]
- 16 January – 7 February: 2020 African Nations Championship in
Cameroon - 14 February – 6 March: 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in
Mauritania - 23–29 May: 2021 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations in Senegal
- : Senegal
- :
Mozambique - : Morocco
- 4th:
Uganda
CECAFA[edit]
- 17–31 July: 2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup in
Ethiopia - :
Tanzania - :
Burundi - :
South Sudan - 4th:
Kenya
COSAFA[edit]
- 7–18 July: 2021 COSAFA Cup in
Port Elizabeth - : South Africa
- : Senegal
- :
Eswatini - 4th: Mozambique
- 1 December –: 2021 COSAFA Under-17 Championship in
Lesotho
UNAF[edit]
- 18–24 January: 2021 UNAF U-17 Tournament in Algeria
- 8–17 November: 2021 UNAF U-20 Tournament in Tunisia
- : Tunisia
- : Egypt
- : Mauritania
- 4th: Algeria
WAFU[edit]
- 5–18 January: 2021 WAFU Zone B U-17 Tournament in
Togo - :
Ivory Coast - :
Nigeria - :
Burkina Faso - 4th:
Niger
- 5–13 February: 2021 WAFU Zone A U-17 Tournament in Senegal
- : Senegal
- :
Mali - :
Guinea-Bissau - : Mauritania
CONCACAF[edit]
- 3–9 May: 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in
Guatemala - :
Costa Rica - :
United States - : Guatemala
- 4th:
Panama
- 3–6 June: 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals in United States
- : United States
- :
Mexico - :
Honduras - 4th: Costa Rica
- 10 July – 1 August: 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States
- : United States
- : Mexico
- :
Canada - : Qatar
CONMEBOL[edit]
- 13 June – 10 July: 2021 Copa América in Brazil
UEFA[edit]
- 24–31 March (group stage), 31 May – 6 June (knockout stage): 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in
Hungary and 
Slovenia - :
Germany - : Portugal
- :
Netherlands - :
Spain
- 11 June – 11 July: UEFA Euro 2020 in 11 European countries (Final in
England) - 6–10 October: 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals in
Italy
Invitational[edit]
- 23–29 March: 2021 Three Nations Cup in
Nepal - : Nepal
- : Bangladesh
- : Kyrgyzstan U23
- 26–29 May: 2021 Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament in
Ukraine - : Uzbekistan
- :
Azerbaijan - : Ukraine
- 1–10 June: 2020 Baltic Cup in Vilnius,
Riga and 
Tallinn - 2–7 September: 2021 Three Nations Cup in Kyrgyzstan
- : Kyrgyzstan
- :
Palestine - : Bangladesh
- 8–19 November: 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament in
Sri Lanka - :
Seychelles - : Sri Lanka
- : Bangladesh
- 4th: Maldives
- 8–13 December–: 2021 Copa Raúl Coloma Rivas in
Chile
Women's national teams[edit]
FIFA[edit]
- 21 July – 6 August: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament in Japan
- : Canada
- :
Sweden - : United States
- 4th:
Australia
AFC[edit]
CAFA[edit]
- 11–17 June: 2021 CAFA U-20 Women's Championship in Dushanbe
- : Uzbekistan
- : Iran
- : Kyrgyzstan
- 4th:
Afghanistan
- 30 June – 9 July: 2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship in Dushanbe
- : Uzbekistan
- : Iran
- : Tajikistan
- 4th: Afghanistan
SAFF[edit]
- 11–22 December: 2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship in Dhaka
- : Bangladesh
- : India
- : Nepal
- 4th:
Bhutan
UAFA[edit]
CAF[edit]
CECAFA[edit]
- 30 October – 9 November: 2021 CECAFA Women's U20 Championship in Uganda
COSAFA[edit]
- 28 September – 9 October: 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship in Port Elizabeth
- : Tanzania
- :
Malawi - :
Zambia - 4th: South Africa
Invitational[edit]
- 17–23 February: 2021 Turkish Women's Cup in
Turkey - : Nigeria
- : Uzbekistan
- : CSKA Moscow
- 4th:
Equatorial Guinea
- 18–23 February: 2021 Malta International Women's Football Tournament in
Malta - 18–24 February: 2021 'Three Nations, One Goal' Cup in
Brussels, Aachen and Venlo - : Netherlands
- : Germany
- : Belgium
- 18–24 February: 2021 SheBelieves Cup in United States
- : United States
- : Brazil
- : Canada
- 4th: Argentina
- 5–11 April: 2021 Three Nations Cup in Uzbekistan
- :
Belarus - : Uzbekistan
- : India
- 7–12 April: Four Nation Tournament in
Armenia - 8–14 June: Bansko Pirin Women's Cup in
Bulgaria - : Bulgaria
- :
North Macedonia - :
Albania
- 10–13 June: 2020 Baltic Women's Cup in Alytus
- : Lithuania
- :
Faroe Islands - : Estonia
- 4th: Latvia
- 10–15 June: Three Nations Training Tournament in Bohuslän
- 27–29 June: 2020 Baltic Women's U19 Cup in Tallinn
- 25 November – 1 December: 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus in Brazil
Club continental champions[edit]
Men[edit]
Women[edit]
| Region | Tournament | Defending champion | Champion | Title | Last honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 2021 AFC Women's Club Championship |  Nippon TV Beleza (2019) |  Amman SC | 1st | — |
| 2021 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship | Shabab Ordon (2019) | Season postponed to 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| CAF (Africa) | 2021 CAF Women's Champions League | The first edition |  Mamelodi Sundowns | 1st | ― |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina |  Ferroviária | Corinthians | 3rd | 2019 |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League |  Lyon |  Barcelona | 1st | — |
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