Overview of the events of 2017 in association football
The following were the scheduled events of association football for the year 2017 throughout the world.
Men's national teams[ edit ]
Fixed dates for national team matches [ edit ]
Scheduled international matches per their International Match Calendar. Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).[ 2]
20–28 March
5–13 June
28 August – 5 September
2–10 October
6–14 November
Club continental champions [ edit ]
Notes
^ Awarded title by CONMEBOL after most of the team died in a plane crash on their way to the first leg of the final, at the urging of their intended opponent, Atlético Nacional.[ 3]
In all tables below, the "title" and "last honor" refer to each cup winner's record in that specific cup competition .
^ The Emperor's Cup final is traditionally held on 1 January of the next calendar year.
^ Includes three cups won under the club's original identity of Yanmar Diesel.
Notes
^ Includes two titles won under the club's former identity of FSK St. Pölten-Spratzern.
England is not holding an official women's championship in 2017. The FA is returning top-flight women's football to the autumn-to-spring season that had prevailed prior to the establishment of the WSL, which started play in 2011 under a spring-to-autumn format. To that effect, a one-off FA WSL Spring Series will be held in spring 2017.
^ Inaugural season for the Philippine women's league.
^ Inaugural season for the Mexican women's league.
Men's events:
Women's events:
University event:
Men's events:
September 13, 2016 – June 3, 2017: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League (final in Cardiff )[ 17]
Real Madrid C.F. defeated Juventus FC , 4–1, to win their second consecutive and 12th overall UEFA Champions League title and the first football team to do this since the new updated form of the UEFA Champions League.
Note: Real Madrid would represent UEFA at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup .
September 15, 2016 – May 24, 2017: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League (final in Stockholm )[ 18]
July 1 – 9: 2017 UEFA Regions' Cup Final Tournament in Istanbul [ 19]
Nogometno središte Zagreb defeated Munster /Connacht , 1–0, to win their first UEFA Regions' Cup title.
July 18 – 30: 2017 International Champions Cup in China , Singapore , and the United States [ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
August 8: 2017 UEFA Super Cup in Skopje [ 23]
Women's events:
Youth events:
January 24 – November 4: 2017 AFC Cup
January 24 – November 25: 2017 AFC Champions League
July 9 – 22: 2017 AFF U-15 Youth Championship in Thailand
Vietnam defeated Thailand , 4–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their third AFF U-15 Youth Championship title.
Australia took third place.
September 4 – 17: 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship in Yangon
September 9 – 23: 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in Thailand
October 14 – 28: 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in China
Japan defeated North Korea , 1–0, to win their second consecutive and fifth overall AFC U-19 Women's Championship title.
China took third place.
December 8 – 16: 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship for Men and Women in Japan
Men: South Korea defeated Japan , 4–1, to win their fourth men's EAFF E-1 Football Championship title.
Women: North Korea defeated Japan , 2–0, to win their third consecutive women's EAFF E-1 Football Championship title.
December 22, 2017 – January 8, 2018: 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait
July 10 – 17: 11th European Universities Futsal Championship in Çorum
International beach soccer events [ edit ]
January 9 – 15: 2016 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer in Santos, São Paulo (debut event)[ 29]
February 5 – 12: 2017 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship in Asunción [ 30]
February 13 – 16: Thailand 5s Beach Soccer Championship 2017 in Bangkok [ 31]
February 14 – 16: Persian Beach Soccer Cup 2017 in Bushehr [ 32]
February 20 – 26: 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship in Nassau [ 33]
March 4 – 11: 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship in Kuala Terengganu [ 34]
March 27 – 29: Eurasia Beach Soccer Cup 2017 in Yazd [ 35]
April 13 – 15: Copa Pílsener Fútbol Playa El Salvador 2017 at the Salvadoran Costa del Sol[ 36]
April 21 – 23: 2017 Tulip Festival Beach Soccer Tournament in Istanbul (debut event)[ 37]
April 27 – May 7: 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Nassau[ 38]
Brazil defeated Tahiti , 6–0, to win their 14th FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title.
Iran took third place.
May 19 – 21: Sal Beach Soccer Cup 2017 in Sal, Cape Verde [ 39]
May 19 – 21: Beach Soccer USA Cup 2017 in Oceanside, California [ 40]
May 29 – June 4: Euro Winners Cup 2017 for Men and Women in Nazaré, Portugal [ 41] [ 42]
Men: S.C. Braga defeated Artur Music, 8–5, in the final. Lokomotiv Moscow took third place.
Women: BSC Havana Shots Aargau defeated Portsmouth Ladies BSC, 4–3, in the final. Higicontrol Melilla took third place.
June 9 – 11: NASSC - US Open 2017 in Virginia Beach, Virginia [ 43]
FC Barcelona defeated Gobeachsoccer, 6–1, in the final. Great Lakes BSC took third place.
June 16 – 18: Talent Beach Soccer Tournament Siófok 2017 in Hungary [ 44]
June 30 – July 2: Friendship Cup 2017 in Vitebsk [ 45]
July 14 – 16: Morocco Beach Soccer Cup 2017 in Casablanca [ 46]
July 15 & 16: Nations Cup 2017 - Linz in Austria [ 47]
July 19 – 22: Commonwealth Youth Games - Beach Soccer in Nassau, Bahamas [ 48]
July 21 – 23: BSWW Mundialito Cascais 2017 in Portugal [ 49]
September 12 – 23: Liga Sudamericana Fútbol Playa CONMEBOL 2017 in Pimentel District & Asunción (debut event)[ 50]
October 20 – 22: BSWW Tour - Visit Puerto Vallarta Cup 2017 in Mexico [ 51]
October 31 – November 4: Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup Dubai 2017 in the United Arab Emirates [ 52]
November 4: Beach Soccer Stars 2017 in Dubai
For the list of winners, click here.
November 11 – 19: 2017 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer in Lambaré [ 53]
December 3 – 10: 2017 CONMEBOL Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Futbol Playa in Uruguay [ 54]
December 8 – 10: BSWW Tour - Copa Lagos 2017 in Nigeria [ 55]
Division A Champions: Spain ; Second: Nigeria ; Third: Morocco ; Fourth: Lebanon
Division B Champions: Arsenal BSC; Second: Kebbi BSC; Third: Gidi Sharks; Fourth: Pepsi Football Academy
December 14 – 17: Mundialito de Clubes 2017 in Vargem Grande Paulista [ 56]
June 23 – 25: EBSL #1 in Belgrade [ 57]
July 7 – 9: EBSL #2 in Nazaré
July 28 – 30: EBSL #3 in Moscow [ 60]
August 11 – 13: EBSL #4 in Siófok [ 61]
August 25 – 27: EBSL #5 in Warnemünde [ 62]
September 14 – 17: 2017 EBSL Superfinal and Promotion Final in Terracina [ 63]
Superfinal: Russia defeated Portugal , 3–1, to win their fifth Euro Beach Soccer League title.
Promotional final: Turkey defeated Estonia , 4–2, to be promoted to the EBSL's Division A.
Ezio Pascutti
Graham Taylor
1 January – Moruca , Spanish footballer (b. 1932)[ 64]
2 January – Viktor Tsaryov , Russian footballer (b. 1931)[ 65]
3 January – Enzo Benedetti , Italian footballer (b. 1931)[ 66]
4 January
5 January
6 January – Yaron Ben-Dov , Israeli footballer (b. 1970)[ 71]
7 January – Laurie Topp , English international footballer (b. 1923)[ 72]
8 January – Zacharie Noah , Cameroonian footballer (b. 1937)[ 73]
9 January – Roberto Cabañas , Paraguayan international footballer (b. 1961)[ 74]
10 January – Achmad Kurniawan , Indonesian footballer (b. 1979)[ 75]
11 January – François Van der Elst , Belgian international footballer (b. 1954)[ 76]
12 January – Graham Taylor , English footballer (b. 1944)[ 77]
15 January – Kozo Kinomoto , Japanese footballer (b. 1949)[ 78]
16 January – Amin Nasir , Singaporean footballer (b. 1968)[ 79]
19 January
21 January
24 January
25 January – Ivan Pritargov , Bulgarian footballer (born 1952)[ 86]
26 January
27 January
29 January
Shunichiro Okano
Piet Keizer
Tommy Gemmell
Raymond Kopa
2 March
3 March – Raymond Kopa , French international footballer (born 1931)[ 122]
4 March – Alberto Villalta , Salvadorian footballer (born 1947)[ 123]
6 March – Marek Ostrowski , Polish international footballer (born 1959)[ 124]
7 March – Juan Carlos Touriño , Spanish international footballer (born 1944)[ 125]
12 March – Dave Taylor , English footballer (born 1940)[ 126]
13 March – Hiroto Muraoka , Japanese footballer (born 1931)[ 127]
14 March
16 March – Arne Høivik , Norwegian international footballer (born 1932)[ 130]
19 March – Ryan McBride , Northern Irish footballer (born 1989)[ 131]
22 March
24 March – Wolfgang Solz , German international footballer (born 1940)[ 134]
25 March – Asbjørn Hansen , Norwegian footballer (born 1930)[ 135]
26 March – Vladimir Kazachyonok , Soviet international footballer and Russian coach (born 1952)[ 136]
27 March
Ugo Ehiogu
František Rajtoral
1 April – Stuart Markland , Scottish footballer (born 1948)[ 139]
4 April – Karl Stotz , Austrian international footballer and manager (born 1927)[ 140]
10 April – Fred Furniss , English footballer (born 1922)[ 141]
15 April – Amílcar Henríquez , Panamaian international footballer (born 1983)[ 142]
16 April – Spartaco Landini , Italian footballer (born 1944)[ 143]
18 April – Mihalj Mesaroš , Serbian footballer (born 1935)[ 144]
20 April – Roberto Ferreiro , Argentine international footballer and manager (born 1935)[ 145]
21 April – Ugo Ehiogu , English international footballer and coach (born 1972)[ 146]
23 April – František Rajtoral , Czech international footballer (born 1986)[ 147]
26 April – Moïse Brou Apanga , Gabonese international footballer (born 1982)[ 148]
27 April – Nikolai Arefyev , Russian footballer (born 1979)[ 149]
Oscar Fulloné
Cheick Tioté
Giuliano Sarti
5 June:
7 June: Ernie Edds , English footballer (born 1926)[ 175]
8 June:
12 June:
14 June: Jacques Foix , French international footballer (born 1930)[ 181]
16 June:
18 June: Albert Franks , English footballer (born 1936)[ 184]
20 June: Frode Larsen , Norwegian footballer (born 1949)[ 185]
21 June: Kelechi Emeteole , Nigerian footballer (born 1951)[ 186]
23 June: Tonny van der Linden , Dutch footballer (born 1932)[ 187]
25 June: José Manuel Mourinho Félix , Portuguese footballer (born 1938)[ 188]
27 June: Stéphane Paille , French footballer (born 1965)[ 189]
28 June: John Higgins , Scottish footballer (born 1930)[ 190]
30 June: László Kovács , Hungarian footballer (born 1951)[ 191]
Ayan Sadakov
Max
Pertti Alaja
2 August:
5 August: Joe Cilia , Maltese footballer (born 1937)[ 221]
7 August: Tor Røste Fossen , Norwegian footballer (born 1940)[ 222]
9 August: Beethoven Javier , Uruguayan footballer (born 1940)[ 223]
10 August:
15 August: Joe McGurn , Scottish footballer (born 1965)[ 226]
16 August: John Ogston , Scottish footballer (born 1939)[ 227]
18 August: Pertti Alaja , Finnish footballer (born 1952)[ 228]
21 August: Bill Green , English footballer (born 1950)[ 229]
23 August: Engelbert Jarek , Polish footballer (born 1935)[ 230]
24 August: Alan Boswell , English footballer (born 1943)[ 231]
26 August: Dave Bumpstead , English footballer (born 1935)[ 232]
30 August: Elmer Acevedo , Salvadoran footballer (born 1949)[ 233]
Zurab Sotkilava
3 September: Piet Ouderland , Dutch footballer (born 1933)[ 234]
6 September: Nicolae Lupescu , Romanian footballer (born 1940)[ 235]
8 September: Humberto Rosa , Argentine-Italian footballer (born 1932)[ 236]
12 September: Bert McCann , Scottish footballer (born 1932)[ 237]
13 September: Derek Wilkinson , English footballer (born 1935)[ 238]
14 September: Wim Huis , Dutch footballer (born 1927)[ 239]
17 September: Eugenio Bersellini , Italian footballer (born 1936)[ 240]
18 September:
22 September: John Worsdale , English footballer (born 1948)[ 244]
26 September: Richard Boucher , French footballer (born 1932)[ 245]
28 September:
29 September: Rolf Herings , German football coach (born 1940)[ 248]
30 September: Gunnar Thoresen , Norwegian footballer (born 1920)[ 249]
Roberto Anzolin
Ebrahim Ashtiani
1 October: Olivier Baudry , French footballer (born 1973)[ 250]
2 October: Patrocinio Samudio , Paraguayan footballer (born 1975)[ 251]
3 October: Les Mutrie , English footballer (born 1951)[ 252]
5 October: Georges Griffiths , Ivorian footballer (born 1990)[ 253]
6 October: Roberto Anzolin , Italian footballer (born 1938)[ 254]
7 October: Konstantin Sarsania , Russian footballer, manager and agent (born 1968)[ 255]
8 October:
9 October:
11 October: Dick Hewitt , English footballer (born 1943)[ 260]
13 October: Pierre Hanon , Belgian footballer (born 1936)[ 261]
15 October: Choirul Huda , Indonesian footballer (born 1979)[ 262]
17 October: Giuseppe Massa , Italian footballer (born 1948)[ 263]
19 October: Brian Riley , English footballer (born 1937)[ 264]
24 October: Ebrahim Ashtiani , Iranian footballer (born 1942)[ 265]
27 October: Abdoulaye Soulama , Burkinabé footballer (born 1979)[ 266]
28 October:
30 October: Eugène Parlier , Swiss footballer (born 1929)[ 267]
31 October:
Dionatan Teixeira
1 November: Ramón Cabrero , Argentinian footballer and coach (born 1947)[ 270]
2 November: Costanzo Balleri , Italian footballer (born 1933)[ 271]
4 November: Tallys Machado de Oliveira , Brazilian footballer (born 1987)[ 272]
5 November:
6 November:Günter Hoge , German footballer (born 1940)[ 274]
7 November: Hans Schäfer , German footballer (born 1927)[ 276]
8 November: Josip Weber , Croatian-Belgian footballer (born 1964)[ 277]
9 November: Akbar Eftekhari , Iranian footballer (born 1943)[ 278]
11 November:
12 November: Santiago Vernazza , Argentine footballer (born 1928)[ 280]
13 November: Frank O'Connor , Australian footballer (born 1923)[ 281]
15 November:
16 November: Tommy Farrer , English footballer (born 1922)[ 284]
18 November:
20 November: Janusz Wójcik , Polish footballer (born 1953)[ 287]
21 November: Luis Garisto , Uruguayan footballer (born 1945)[ 288]
22 November: Otto Luttrop , German footballer (born 1939)[ 289]
23 November: Allan Harris , English footballer (born 1942)[ 290]
24 November: Ángel Berni , Paraguayan footballer (born 1931)[ 291]
26 November: Eliezer Spiegel , Israeli footballer (born 1922)[ 292]
27 November: Dermot Drummy , English footballer (1961)[ 293]
28 November:
29 November: Ján Strausz , Slovak footballer (born 1942)[ 296]
Henning Jensen
3 December: Ian Twitchin , English footballer (born 1952)[ 297]
4 December:
5 December:
6 December: Juan José Díaz Galiana , Spanish football coach (born 1949)[ 303]
8 December: Pál Dárdai , Hungarian footballer (born 1951)[ 304]
9 December: Benjamin Massing , Cameroonian footballer (born 1962)[ 305]
10 December: Ivan Stoyanov , Bulgarian footballer (born 1949)[ 306]
11 December: Paul Holz , German footballer (born 1952)[ 307]
15 December:
17 December:
18 December: Josef Pešice , Czech footballer (born 1950)[ 312]
19 December: Yevhen Kotelnykov , Ukrainian footballer (born 1939)[ 313]
20 December: Jiří Sloup , Czech footballer (born 1953)[ 314]
21 December:
22 December:
23 December: Cesare Zamboni, Italian footballer (born 1931)[citation needed ]
24 December:
26 December:
27 December:
28 December: Stanisław Terlecki , Polish footballer (born 1955)[ 325]
30 December:
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^ Luto en el Racing de Santander por la muerte de Manuel Fernández Mora «Moruca» (in Spanish)
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^ È morto Enzo Benedetti, storico capitano del Palermo (in Italian)
^ "È morto Ezio Pascutti, Bologna piange il signore del gol" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017 .
^ Paul Went: 1949-2017
^ United Legend Graham Atkinson Dies
^ Harry Taylor, 1935 - 2017
^ כדורגלן העבר ירון בן דב הלך לעולמו בגיל 46 (in Hebrew)
^ 1952 and 1956 Olympic football legend who played for Hendon FC Laurie Topp dies after long illness
^ Zacharie Noah s'est éteint (in French)
^ Murió Roberto Cabañas (in Spanish)
^ Kiper Arema Achmad Kurniawan Tutup Usia Archived August 29, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Indonesian)
^ Former Anderlecht, New York Cosmos striker Francois Van der Elst dies at 62
^ Graham Taylor: Ex-England, Watford & Aston Villa manager dies aged 72
^ "Jリーグ生みの親"木之本興三氏 死去 68歳 (in Japanese)
^ Football: Former Singapore international Amin Nasir, 48, dies after battle with cancer
^ Oud-Ajacied Ger van Mourik overleden (in Dutch)
^ Ravenna, è scomparso Vastola, fu rossoblù negli anni Sessanta (in Italian)
^ L'ancien diable rouge Marc Baecke est décédé à 60 ans (in French)
^ "RIP Dave Shipperley" . Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017 .
^ Telstar-icoon Fred André overleden (in Dutch)
^ Falleció el exdelantero de la Roja y goleador de Primera División Carlos Verdejo (in Spanish)
^ Публикувано във факти.бг: Почина голмайсторът на ЦСКА Иван Притъргов (in Bulgarian)
^ Lindy Delapenha is dead
^ Entinen TPS-hyökkääjä Miikka Toivola kuoli (in Finnish)
^ Ruhrgebiets-Legende Michael Tönnies ist tot (in German)
^ Wim Anderiesen junior (85) overleden (in Dutch)
^ Умерла Татьяна Репейкина (in Russian)
^ Linfield to honour ex-striker and Rangers legend Billy Simpson
^ S-a stins din viață fotbalistul Ruslan Barburoș (in Romanian)
^ Former Irish League star was a 'true Christian gentleman'
^ Askers scoringskonge Willy Fossli er død (in Norwegian)
^ Constantin Dinulescu, fost fotbalist al echipei naționale, a murit (in Romanian)
^ Oudste Ajacied Cor van der Hoeven (95) overleden (in Dutch)
^ Ex-JFA chief, IOC member Okano dies at 85
^ ΑΕΚ: «Έφυγαν» από τη ζωή Μίλτος Παπαποστόλου και Γιώργος Πετρίδης (in Greek)
^ Oid-apeler Hans van der Hoek overleden (in Dutch)
^ Скончался известный вратарь киевского "Динамо" Виктор Чанов (in Russian)
^ Niederlande trauern um Keizer (in Dutch)
^ Exgoleador de Alajuelense Juan Ulloa fallece en el Hospital de Alajuela (in Spanish)
^ Ghana's Olympic Bronze medal winner coach Sam Arday dies at age 71
^ Bobby Murdoch
^ Ríkharður Jónsson látinn (in Icelandic)
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^ Roy Proverbs RIP (08/07/1932 – 15/02/2017)
^ VM-hjälten från 1958 Bengt Gustavsson död (in Swedish)
^ Roger Hynd 1942–2017
^ Veendam-icoon Henk Nienhuis (75) overleden (in Dutch)
^ Mohun Bagan goalie Shibaji Banerjee, who played against Pele, dead
^ Former Brighton and Hove Albion defender Paul McCarthy dies
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^ Ex-Anderlecht-aanvaller Marcel De Corte (87) overleden (in Dutch)
^ Zvjezdan Cvetković pronađen mrtav u garaži u Zagrebu (in Croatian)
^ Everton legend Alex Young passes away peacefully
^ Addio a Tarcisio Catanese (in Italian)
^ Edouard Close, ancien bourgmestre de Liège, est décédé (in French)
^ Tommy Gemmell: Former Celtic defender and 'Lisbon Lion' dies aged 73
^ Former France great Kopa dies aged 85
^ Falleció el mundialista salvadoreño Alberto "Pechuga" Villalta Archived August 19, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
^ Zmarł Marek Ostrowski (in Polish)
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^ 村岡博人氏 元共同通信社会部次長、元サッカー日本代表 Archived March 16, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
^ Tributes paid to former Port Vale and Crewe defender Paul Bowles Archived March 29, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
^ Jim McAnearney 1935–2017
^ Dødsannonser (in Norwegian)
^ Derry City skipper Ryan McBride dies suddenly aged 27
^ Ken Currie
^ Anfield legend Ronnie Moran dies aged 83
^ Eintracht Frankfurt trauert um Wolfgang Solz (in German)
^ Asbjørn Hansen er død (in Norwegian)
^ Former Zenit FC player Kazachenok dies at 64
^ Mondo del calcio in lutto, morto Romolo Bizzotto: ex allenatore Rimini e giocatore Juventus (in Italian)
^ Умер Вице-Чемпион Euro-1964 Эдуард Мудрик (in Russian)
^ Stuart Markland
^ Wir trauern um Karl Stotz Archived 2017-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
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^ Amilcar Henriquez dead: Panama international footballer after being shot multiple times
^ E' morto Spartaco Landini: fu difensore dell'Inter di Herrera (in Italian)
^ Umro Mihalj Mesaroš – legendarno krilo Partizana (in Bosnian)
^ Dolor en Independiente: falleció Roberto "Pipo" Ferreiro Archived July 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
^ Ugo Ehiogu dies: Tributes paid to former Aston Villa and England defender and Tottenham coach
^ Gaziantepspor's Czech striker Rajtoral commits suicide by hanging
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^ "Peter Noble: 1944 - 2017" . Archived from the original on 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2022-08-23 .
^ El fútbol colombiano está de luto: falleció Eduard Gutiérrez, jugador del Huila (in Spanish)
^ Хиросима кахрамонларидан бири – Улугбек Рузимов оламдан утди Archived 2017-10-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Uzbek)
^ Muere Yanko Daucik, exjugador del Real Madrid de los años 60 (in Spanish)
^ Décès de Rachid Natouri, ancien joueur qui avait marqué l'histoire de Boulogne (in French)
^ Malta, Wanderers icon Ronnie Cocks passes away, aged 73
^ Falleció Raúl Córdoba, portero campeón con Atlas y mundialista en 1950 Archived 2017-06-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
^ "Toza" Veselinović izgubio bitku. Zbogom, legendo! Archived 2017-05-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Serbian)
^ Помер відомий футболіст Володимир Дударенко (in Ukrainian)
^ Hibs' legend Eric Stevenson dies aged 74 following a brave fight against cancer
^ Czech footballer David Bystroň commits suicide
^ Corbett Cresswell, legendary Bishop Auckland FA Amateur Cup winner, dies aged 84
^ Scorer of fastest football hat-trick, Tommy Ross, dies
^ Recep Adanır hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
^ "Noel Kinsey" . Archived from the original on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-23 .
^ Disparition: la légende Oscar Fulloné, ancien entraîneur du Raja et du WAC, n'est plus (in French)
^ Fallece el entrenador del Andorra, Emili Vicente (in Spanish)
^ Ex-Kleeblatt-Coach Ludwig Preis stirbt mit 45 Jahren (in German)
^ Mantan Striker Mitra Kukar, Dibyo Caesario Meninggal Dunia Karena Sakit Paru-Paru (in Indonesian)
^ Former Hearts of Oak great Robert Hammond confirmed dead
^ Fallece, Marcos Coll, autor del único gol olímpico en un Mundial Archived July 26, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
^ "Obituary: Giuliano Sarti, Italian international footballer" . 4 July 2017.
^ Cheick Tioté, former Newcastle and Ivory Coast midfielder, dies aged 30
^ One of the oldest Blackburn Rovers players, Ernie Edds, has died at the age of 91
^ Odešel jablonecký fotbalový velikán (in Czech)
^ Известный грузинский футболист и тренер Серго Кутивадзе скончался в возрасте 72 лет (in Russian)
^ Fortuna-icoon Jan Notermans (84) overleden (in Dutch)
^ Ex-Grêmio e atualmente no Paraná, meia Jonas Pessalli morre após acidente de carro (in Portuguese)
^ "Karl-Heinz Weigang dies of heart attack" . Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017 .
^ l'international landais Jacques Foix s'est éteint à 86 ans (in French)
^ "Zimbabwe winger Edzai Kasinauyo passes away" . Archived from the original on 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2022-08-23 .
^ S04 trauert um Günter Siebert (in German)
^ Albert Franks - 1936 - 2017
^ Frode Larsen har gått bort (in Norwegian)
^ Nigeria mourns as Emeteole dies
^ DOS-legende Tonny van der Linden (84) overleden (in Dutch)
^ Man United manager Jose Mourinho's father dies in Portugal
^ L'ancien footballeur Stéphane Paille est décédé (in French)
^ Hibs' European Cup player John Higgins dies aged 87
^ Gyász: elhunyt a Rába ETO kétszeres bajnok kapusa (in Hungarian)
^ Fallece Ibrahim, Ex Jugador de la Selección de Guinea Ecuatorial Archived 2017-08-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
^ Тъжна вест! Почина легендарният Аян Садъков (in Bulgarian)
^ "Vale Billy Cook - Socceroo #176" . Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2022-08-24 .
^ 'What a terrific centre-back he was' - Palace fans pay tribute to star of 1969 team John McCormick after passing away
^ Ntuthuko Radebe dead: South Africa defender killed in tragic car accident, aged 23
^ Bàs am "Firhill Flyer" (in Scottish Gaelic)
^ Football: Heinz Schneiter, l'un des plus grands joueurs suisses de l'histoire, est décédé à l'âge de 82 ans (in French)
^ Ken Wimshurst 1938-2017
^ Former Championship Winner passes away
^ Brazilian footballer Johnson Kendrick Costa shot dead in attempted robbery in Brazil
^ "Tony Moore" . Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-24 .
^ National footballer among 3 shot and killed in St. Vincent
^ Un autre footballeur ivoirien décède sur un terrain Archived July 13, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
^ Gert Trinklein 'Schoppe-Gert' (in German)
^ Bert Hill: 1930-2017
^ WSC-Legende Josef Hamerl gestorben (in German)
^ "Davie Laing" . Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2022-08-24 .
^ Joe Walters
^ Trauer um früheren FCB-Torhüter Marcel Kunz Archived 2017-07-29 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
^ Brazil's 1982 World Cup goalkeeper Waldir Peres dies after heart attack
^ Max, ex-goleiro do Botafogo, tem morte cerebral confirmada por médicos (in Portuguese)
^ "Former Gills Central Defender Jimmy White Dies" . Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017 .
^ Lateral da seleção brasileira de 1982 morre aos 64 anos (in Portuguese)
^ Moroccan Football Legend Abdelamjid Dolmy Dies
^ Ушел из жизни Валерий Маслов... (in Russian)
^ Fallece Ovidio Messa, uno de los símbolos del fútbol boliviano (in Spanish)
^ Der Essener Fußball trauert um Manni Rummel (in German)
^ Aberdeen FC pays tribute to 1950s Dons hero Dave
^ Trauerfall Tacchella Ely (in German)
^ Former Malta stalwart Joe Cilia passes away
^ Tidligere landslagssjef Røste Fossen er død: – En av de største i norsk fotball (in Norwegian)
^ Falleció Beethoven Javier (in Spanish)
^ Preminuo nekadašnji fudbaler Vojvodine (in Serbian)
^ Alec Eisentrager 1927-2017
^ Club statement - Joe McGurn
^ "Tribute to John Ogston" . Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-24 .
^ Pertti Alaja är död – blev 65 år gammal (in Swedish)
^ Club: Farewell to a true gentleman
^ Nie żyje Engelbert Jarek. Był największą legendą Odry Opole (in Polish)
^ Alan Boswell
^ "Obituary: David Bumpstead" . Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2022-08-24 .
^ Falleció Elmer Acevedo "La Zurda de Oro" (in Spanish)
^ Oud-international Piet Ouderland overleden (in Dutch)
^ Veste tristă pentru fotbalul românesc! Fostul internaţional Nicolae Lupescu s-a stins din viaţă la vârsta de 76 de ani (in Romanian)
^ Lutto biancoscudato: è morto Humberto Rosa (in Italian)
^ A Motherwell Great Passes On - Bert McCann
^ Former Sheffield Wednesday winger dies after battle with illness
^ Oud-Ajacied Wim Huis (89) overleden (in Dutch)
^ Former Inter boss Bersellini dies
^ Anderlecht treurt om Jean Plaskie (76) (in Dutch)
^ "People's Artist of USSR Zurab Sotkilava dies at 80" . Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017 .
^ Death of former Celt, Paul Wilson
^ Ex Stoke City winger passes away aged 68
^ Richard Boucher est décédé (in French)
^ Умер Алексей Арифуллин (in Russian)
^ Preminuo zlatni nogometni olimpijac Željko Perušić (in Croatian)
^ FC trauert um Rolf Herings (in German)
^ Fotballegenden Gunnar Thoresen er død (in Norwegian)
^ L'ancien capitaine du FC Sochaux, Olivier Baudry, emporté par un cancer à l'âge de 44 ans (in French)
^ Fallece Patrocinio Samudio, recordado defensor de Tacuary (in Spanish)
^ Former Hull City forward Les Mutrie loses cancer battle
^ Rablótámadásban megölték a volt NB I.-es légióst (in Hungarian)
^ Addio a Anzolin, per nove stagioni portiere della Juve (in Italian)
^ Скончался спортивный директор «Зенита» Константин Сарсания (in Russian)
^ Se Slavií vybojoval historickou účast v Lize Mistrů. Nyní ale podlehl vážné nemoci (in Czech)
^ Maritzburg United's Mlondi Dlamini joins list of footballers lost on the road
^ Dundee United 'soccer juggler' dies after long illness
^ Meghalt Tóth II. József, az Aranycsapat utolsó játékosa (in Hungarian)
^ "Boro legend Hewitt passes away" . Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2017 .
^ Décès à 80 ans de l'ancien international anderlechtois Pierre Hanon (in French)
^ Choirul Huda: Indonesian goalkeeper dies after collision with team-mate
^ Addio a Giuseppe Massa, giocò nell'Inter nella Lazio e nel Napoli Archived October 21, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
^ Former Bolton Wanderers player Brian Riley has died peacefully in his sleep
^ Ex-Iran defender Ashtiani dies at age of 75
^ Etalons : Abdoulaye Soulama n'est plus (in French)
^ Eugène Parlier est décédé (in French)
^ Hearts cup-winning legend Stefano Salvatori dies at 49
^ Former Ghana And Ajax Midfielder Yakubu Abubakar Dies At 36
^ Murió Ramón Cabrero, un símbolo de la historia de Lanús (in Spanish)
^ Montevarchi piange Costanzo Balleri (in Italian)
^ Luto: Ex-jogador de Brasiliense e Gama, Tallys, morre após bater carro em poste em SC (in Portuguese)
^ Stoke City: Former defender Dionatan Teixeira dies aged 25
^ Günter "Jimmy" Hoge gestorben [permanent dead link ] (in German)
^ Muere Feliciano Rivilla (in Spanish)
^ Trauer um Weltmeister FC-Legende Hans Schäfer gestorben Archived 2017-11-07 at archive.today (in German)
^ L'ancien Diable rouge Josip Weber est décédé (in French)
^ Ex-Iran striker Akbar Eftekhari passes away
^ Décès de l'ancienne gloire de l'équipe du FLN Amar Rouai (in French)
^ Santiago Vernazza: el adiós a una gloria de River y de Platense (in Spanish)
^ O'Connor
^ "Ndikumana passes away" . Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2022-08-24 .
^ "Bert Ormond Obituary" . Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017 .
^ Tributes to a great of Bishop Auckland FC Tommy Farrer
^ Vale Commins Menapi
^ Meister-Trainer Friedel Rausch ist tot! (in German)
^ Janusz Wójcik nie żyje (in Polish)
^ Fallece Luis Garisto, extécnico de Toluca y Atlas (in Spanish)
^ Otto Luttrop 78-jährig gestorben (in German)
^ Allan Harris 1942-2017
^ Otra estrella va al cielo: fallece a los 79 años Ángel Berni (in Spanish)
^ Eliezer Spiegel dies at age 95
^ Dermot Drummy: Former football boss took own life
^ Aston Villa's 'oldest player' has died
^ Zemřel československý fotbalista Zdeněk Šreiner, olympijský vítěz z Moskvy (in Czech)
^ Zomrel Ján Strausz (in Slovak)
^ Former Torquay United and Teignmouth star Ian Twitchin dies aged 65
^ Henning Jensen er død efter kort tids kræftsygdom (in Danish)
^ Video – Siegferd Slagveer en Gregory Rigters overleden na verkeersongeval (in Afrikaans)
^ L'ex-député de Tilleur, Michel Dighneef, est décédé hier à 81 ans (in French)
^ Rymer Laurie
^ Jacky Simon, figure légendaire du football manchois, est décédé (in French)
^ Fallece el extécnico del Espanyol Juanjo Díaz (in Spanish)
^ Gyász: elhunyt idősebb Dárdai Pál (in Hungarian)
^ Maradona pays tribute to Massing
^ Почина легендарният футболист на Левски Иван Стоянов-Типеца (in Bulgarian)
^ Ex-Bundesliga-Spieler Paul Holz gestorben (in German)
^ Port Adelaide great Dave Boyd dies at age 90
^ Muere Felipe Mesones, histórico entrenador en el fútbol español (in Spanish)
^ Fallece el conquense Higinio, ex jugador del Valencia, Murcia y Orihuela (in Spanish)
^ Hodgkin, Frank
^ Český fotbal smutní. Zemřel Josef Pešice, bývalý trenér národního týmu (in Czech)
^ Пішов із життя Євген Котельников (in Ukrainian)
^ Za Československo nastúpil osemkrát: Bývalý reprezentant podľahol rakovine! (in Slovak)
^ Zmarł Zdzisław Bieniek (in Polish)
^ Jogador do Avaí morre aos 20 anos de idade, vítima de um tumor no cérebro (in Portuguese)
^ Ex-Oxford United footballer and club stalwart dies
^ Last member of Blues' 'Bloodbath' flag dead at 91
^ "KEN FELTSCHEER" . AustralianFootball.com . Retrieved 24 August 2022 .
^ Wir trauern um Gerd Cintl Archived 2017-12-30 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
^ Former Swindon Town Football Club midfield player Willie Penman has died aged 79
^ Ex-Albion favourite Steve Piper dies, 64
^ E' morto l'ex centrocampista dell'Inter Osvaldo Fattori. Il cordoglio del club in una nota (in Italian)
^ Eintracht trauert um Lothar Schämer (in German)
^ Nie żyje Stanisław Terlecki. Wybitny piłkarz ŁKS Łódź i reprezentant Polski miał 62 lata (in Polish)
^ Grimmer, Dan (30 December 2017). "Former Norwich City assistant manager John Faulkner dies aged 69" . Eastern Daily Press . Retrieved 30 December 2017 .
^ "Tributes pour in following the death of former Ireland underage manager Sean McCaffrey, aged 58 - Independent.ie" . 30 December 2017.
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