The following are the scheduled events of association football for the year 2020 throughout the world.
Numerous association football competitions were either postponed or cancelled during the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 13 March 2020, FIFA announced that clubs did not have to release players to their national teams during the international windows of March and April 2020, while players also had the option to decline a call-up without any consequences. FIFA also recommended that all international matches during the March and April 2020 windows be postponed.
By April 2020 only four nations were still playing association football league matches: Belarus, Nicaragua,En el planeta fútbol, solo Nicaragua y Bielorrusia continúan con sus torneos la-razon.com Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan
In April 2020, FIFA announced that the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup would be postponed and rescheduled.
Events Men's youth 8–26 January: 2020 AFC U-23 Championship in
4th: 17 February – 5 March: 2020 Arab Cup U-20 in
19–29 November: 2020 COSAFA Under-17 Championship in
4th: 20–29 November: 2020 WAFU U-20 Tournament in
22 November – 2 December: 2020 CECAFA U-20 Championship in
4th: 3–13 December: 2020 COSAFA U-20 Cup in
4th: 13–28 December: 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament in
15–23 December: 2020 UNIFFAC U-20 Championship in
Women's national teams
4–10 March: 2020 Turkish Women's Cup in
4th: 4–11 March: 2020 Algarve Cup in
4th:
CAF 3–14 November: 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship in
Women's youth 22 February – 8 March: 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in
4–14 November: 2020 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship in
Men's clubs
UEFA 17 September 2019 – 25 August 2020: 2019–20 UEFA Youth League (final in Nyon) : Real Madrid : Benfica
News 29 January – In each team's opening match of CONCACAF Olympic qualifying, Christine Sinclair scored two goals in Canada's 11–0 win over Saint Kitts and Nevis. Her second goal was the 185th of her international career, giving her sole possession of the record for international goals (for either men or women) previously held by the USA's Abby Wambach. 13 March – FIFA announced that clubs did not have to release players to their national teams during the international windows of March and April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, players also had the option to decline a call-up without any consequences. 3 April – FIFA announces that the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, scheduled to be held in Panama and Costa Rica in August, and the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, scheduled to be held in India in November, would be postponed and rescheduled. 20 April – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only four top-tier football leagues were actively playing as of this date: 2020 Ýokary Liga, 2020 Tajikistan Higher League, Belarusian Premier League and Liga Primera de Nicaragua.
Club continental champions
Men RegionTournamentDefending championChampionTitleLast honour AFC (Asia) 2020 AFC Champions League Al-Hilal Ulsan Hyundai 2nd 2012 2020 AFC Cup Al-Ahed colspan=3 CAF (Africa) 2019–20 CAF Champions League Espérance de Tunis Al Ahly 9th 2013 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup Zamalek RS Berkane 1st — 2020 CAF Super Cup (February) Raja Casablanca Zamalek 4th 2003 CONCACAF(North and Central America, Caribbean) 2020 CONCACAF Champions League Monterrey UANL 1st — 2020 CONCACAF League Saprissa Alajuelense 1st — 2020 CFU Club Championship Portmore United colspan=3 2020 Caribbean Club Shield Robinhood colspan=3 2020 Copa Premier Centroamericana Real España colspan=3 CONMEBOL (South America) 2020 Copa Libertadores Flamengo Palmeiras 2nd 1999 2020 Copa Sudamericana Independiente del Valle Defensa y Justicia 1st — 2020 Recopa Sudamericana River Plate Flamengo 1st — OFC (Oceania) 2020 OFC Champions League Hienghène Sport colspan=3 UEFA (Europe) 2019–20 UEFA Champions League Liverpool Bayern Munich 6th 2012–13 2019–20 UEFA Europa League Chelsea Sevilla 6th 2015–16 2020 UEFA Super Cup Liverpool Bayern Munich 2nd 2013UAFA (Arab States) 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup Étoile du Sahel Raja Casablanca 2nd 2005–06 FIFA (Global) 2020 FIFA Club World Cup Liverpool Bayern Munich 2nd 2013
Women RegionTournamentDefending championChampionTitleLast honour AFC (Asia) 2020 AFC Women's Club Championship Nippon TV Beleza colspan=3 CONCACAF(North and Central America, Caribbean) 2020 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship Saprissa colspan=3 CONMEBOL (South America) 2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina Corinthians Ferroviária 2nd 2015 UEFA (Europe) 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League Lyon Lyon7th2018–19
National leagues
UEFA NationTournamentChampionSecond placeTitleLast honour Albania 2019–20 Kategoria Superiore Tirana Kukësi 25th 2008–09 Andorra 2019–20 Primera Divisió Inter Club d'Escaldes Santa Coloma 1st – Armenia 2019–20 Armenian Premier League Ararat-Armenia Noah 2nd 2018–19 Austria 2019–20 Austrian Football Bundesliga Red Bull Salzburg Rapid Wien 14th 2018–19 Azerbaijan 2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League Qarabağ Neftçi Baku 8th 2018–19 Belarus 2020 Belarusian Premier League Shakhtyor Soligorsk BATE Borisov 2nd 2005 Belgium 2019–20 Belgian First Division A Club Brugge Gent 16th 2017–18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2019–20 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Željezničar 5th 2018–19 Bulgaria 2019–20 First Professional Football League Ludogorets Razgrad CSKA Sofia 9th 2018–19 Crimea 2019–20 Crimean Premier League Yevpatoriya Krymteplitsa 2nd 2017–18 Croatia 2019–20 Croatian First Football League Dinamo Zagreb Lokomotiva 21st 2018–19 Cyprus 2019–20 Cypriot First Division colspan=4 Czech Republic 2019–20 Czech First League Slavia Prague Viktoria Plzeň 19th 2018–19 Denmark 2019–20 Danish Superliga Midtjylland Copenhagen 3rd 2017–18 England 2019–20 Premier League Liverpool Manchester City 19th 1989–90 Estonia 2020 MeistriliigaFloraPaide Linnameeskond13th2019 Faroe Islands 2020 EffodeildinHavnar BóltfelagNSÍ Runavík24th2018 Finland 2020 Veikkausliiga HJK FC Inter Turku30th 2018 France 2019–20 Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille 9th 2018–19 Georgia 2020 Erovnuli Liga Dinamo Tbilisi Dinamo Batumi 18th 2019 Germany 2019–20 Bundesliga Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund 30th 2018–19 Gibraltar 2019–20 Gibraltar National League colspan=4 Greece 2019–20 Super League Greece Olympiacos PAOK 45th 2016–17 Hungary 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I Ferencváros Fehérvár 31st 2018–19 Iceland 2020 Úrvalsdeild Valur FH 23rd 2018 Ireland 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division Shamrock Rovers Bohemian 18th 2011 Israel 2019–20 Israeli Premier League Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa 24th 2018–19 Italy 2019–20 Serie A Juventus Internazionale 36th 2018–19 Kazakhstan 2020 Kazakhstan Premier League Kairat Tobol 3rd 2004 Kosovo 2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo Drita Gjilani 3rd 2017–18 Latvia 2020 Latvian Higher League Riga Rīgas 3rd 2019 Lithuania 2020 A Lyga Žalgiris Sūduva 8th 2016 Luxembourg 2019–20 Luxembourg National Division colspan=4 Malta 2019–20 Maltese Premier League Floriana Valletta 26th 1992–93 Montenegro 2019–20 Montenegrin First League Budućnost Sutjeska 4th 2016–17 Netherlands 2019–20 Eredivisie colspan=4 North Macedonia 2019–20 Macedonian First Football League Vardar Sileks 11th 2016–17 Northern Ireland 2019–20 NIFL Premiership Linfield Coleraine 54th 2018–19 Norway 2020 Eliteserien Bodø/Glimt Molde 1st – Poland 2019–20 Ekstraklasa Legia Warsaw Lech Poznań 14th 2017–18 Portugal 2019–20 Primeira Liga Porto Benfica 29th 2017–18 Romania 2019–20 Liga I CFR Cluj Universitatea Craiova 6th 2018–19 Russia 2019–20 Russian Premier League Zenit Saint Petersburg Lokomotiv Moscow 7th 2018–19 San Marino 2019–20 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio Tre Fiori Folgore 8th 2010–11 Scotland 2019–20 Scottish Premiership Celtic Rangers 51st 2018–19 Serbia 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga Red Star Belgrade Partizan 31st 2018–19 Slovakia 2019–20 Slovak First Football League Slovan Bratislava Žilina 10th 2018–19 Slovenia 2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga Celje Maribor 1st — Spain 2019–20 La Liga Real Madrid Barcelona 34th 2016–17 Sweden 2020 Allsvenskan Malmö FF IF Elfsborg 24th 2017 Switzerland 2019–20 Swiss Super League Young Boys St. Gallen 14th 2018–19 Turkey 2019–20 Süper Lig İstanbul Başakşehir Trabzonspor 1st — Ukraine 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Kyiv 13th 2018–19 Wales 2019–20 Cymru Premier Connah's Quay Nomads The New Saints 1st —
AFC NationTournamentChampionSecond placeTitleLast honour Afghanistan 2020 Afghan Premier League Shaheen Asmayee Simorgh Alborz 5th 2017 Australia 2019–20 A-League Sydney FC Melbourne City 5th 2018–19 Bahrain 2019–20 Bahraini Premier League Al-Hidd Al-Muharraq 2nd 2015–16 Bangladesh 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League colspan=4 Bhutan 2020 Bhutan Premier League Thimphu City Ugyen Academy 2nd 2016 Brunei 2020 Brunei Super League colspan=4 Cambodia 2020 C-League Boeung Ket Svay Rieng 4th 2017 China 2020 Chinese Super League Jiangsu Suning Guangzhou Evergrande 1st — Chinese Taipei 2020 Taiwan Football Premier League Taiwan Steel Taipower 1st — East Timor 2020 Liga Futebol Amadora colspan=4 Guam 2019–20 Guam Soccer League colspan=4 Hong Kong 2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League Kitchee Eastern 10th 2017–18 India 2019–20 I-League Mohun Bagan East Bengal 5th 2014–15 2019–20 Indian Super League ATK Chennaiyin 3rd 2016 Iran 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League Persepolis Esteghlal 13th 2018–19 Iraq 2019–20 Iraqi Premier League colspan=4 Japan 2020 J1 League Kawasaki FrontaleGamba Osaka 3rd 2018 Jordan 2020 Jordanian Pro League Al-Wehdat Al-Jazeera 17th 2017–18 Kuwait 2019–20 Kuwaiti Premier League Al-Kuwait Al-Qadsia 16th 2018–19 Kyrgyzstan 2020 Kyrgyz Premier League Dordoi Bishkek Alga Bishkek 12th 2019 Laos 2020 Lao Premier League Lao Toyota Master 7 5th 2019 Lebanon 2019–20 Lebanese Football League colspan=4 Macau 2020 Liga de EliteBenfica de MacauChao Pak Kei6th2018 Malaysia 2020 Malaysia Super League Johor Darul Ta'zim Kedah 7th 2019 Maldives 2020 Dhivehi Premier League Maziya Eagles 2nd 2016 Mongolia 2020 Mongolian National Premier League Athletic 220 Ulaanbaatar 1st — Myanmar 2020 Myanmar National League Shan United Hantharwady United 3rd 2019 Nepal 2019–20 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Machhindra Nepal Army Club 1st — North Korea 2019–20 DPR Korea Premier Football League colspan=4 Northern Mariana Islands 2020 M*League Division 1 (Spring) colspan=4 2020 M*League Division 1 (Fall) colspan=4 Oman 2019–20 Oman Professional League Al-Seeb Dhofar 1st — Pakistan 2019–20 Pakistan Premier League colspan=4 Palestine 2019–20 West Bank Premier League Markaz Balata Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari 1st — 2020 Gaza Strip Premier League Khadamat Rafah Khadamat Al Shataa 5th 2018–19 Philippines 2020 Philippines Football League United City Kaya–Iloilo 5th 2019 Qatar 2019–20 Qatar Stars League Al-Duhail Al-Rayyan 7th 2017–18 Saudi Arabia 2019–20 Saudi Professional League Al-Hilal Al-Nassr 16th 2017–18 Singapore 2020 Singapore Premier LeagueAlbirex Niigata (S)Tampines Rovers4th2018 South Korea 2020 K League 1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Ulsan Hyundai 8th 2019 Sri Lanka 2019–20 Sri Lanka Champions League colspan=4 Syria 2019–20 Syrian Premier League Tishreen Al-Wathba 3rd 1996–97 Tajikistan 2020 Tajikistan Higher League Istiklol Khujand 9th 2019 Turkmenistan 2020 Ýokary Liga Altyn Asyr Ahal 7th 2019 United Arab Emirates 2019–20 UAE Pro-League colspan=4 Uzbekistan 2020 Uzbekistan Super League Pakhtakor Tashkent Nasaf 13th 2019 Vietnam 2020 V.League 1 Viettel Hanoi 1st - Yemen 2020 YFA Tournament Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut Wahda Aden 1st -
CAF