The following are the scheduled events of association football for the calendar year 2026 throughout the world. This includes the following: In countries whose league seasons fall within a single calendar year, the 2026 season. In countries which crown one champion in a season that spans two calendar years, the 2025–26 season. In countries which split their league season into two championships, a system often known in Latin America as Apertura and Clausura, all championships awarded in calendar 2026.
Events Men's national teams FIFA 25–30 March: 2026 FIFA Series in , , , , , , and Australia: , , , 4th: Azerbaijan: , , Indonesia: , , , 4th: Kazakhstan: , , New Zealand: , , , 4th: Puerto Rico: , , , 4th: Rwanda A: , , , 4th: Rwanda B: , , , 4th: Uzbekistan: , , , 4th: 27 March: 2026 Finalissima in (Cancelled) 11 June – 19 July: 2026 FIFA World Cup in , and the
4th: 21 September – 6 October: 2026 FIFA ASEAN Cup 1st Division: , , , 4th: 2nd Division: , 22–31 October: 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival 19 November – 13 December: 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup in
AFC 6–24 January: 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in
4th: 27 January – 7 February: 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup in
7–24 May: 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup in
14 September – 2 October: Football at the 2026 Asian Games – Men's tournament in
4th:
AFF 11–23 April: 2026 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship in
4th: 1–13 June: 2026 ASEAN U-19 Boys' Championship in
4th: 24 July – 26 August: 2026 ASEAN Championship
CAFA 4–14 April: 2026 CAFA U-17 Championship in
4th: 12–19 May: 2026 CAFA U20 Championship in
4th:
GFF 23 September – 6 October: 27th Arabian Gulf Cup in
SAFF 23 March – 3 April: 2026 SAFF U-20 Championship in
WAFF 23 March – 2 April: 2026 WAFF U-20 Championship in Cancelled due for security reasons 26 September – 5 October: 2026 WAFF U-17 Championship in
CAF 21 December 2025 – 18 January 2026: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in
4th: 2–10 April: 2026 CAF African Schools Football Championship in
4th: 13 May – 2 June: 2026 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in
4th:
UNAF 4–8 February: 2026 UNAF U-16 Tournament in
4th: 24 March – 5 April: 2026 UNAF U-17 Tournament in
4th: 24 September – 6 October: 2026 UNAF U-20 Tournament in
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CECAFA 15–25 September: 2026 CECAFA U-20 Championship in
4th:
COSAFA 18–27 September: 2026 COSAFA U-20 Cup in
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CONCACAF 12 November 2025 – 31 March: 2025–26 CONCACAF Series in , , , , November Series: Group A: , , , 4th: Group B: , , , 4th: Group C: , , , 4th: Group D: , , , 4th: March Series: Group A: , , , 4th: Group B: , , , 4th: Group C: , , , 4th: Group D: , , , 4th: 3–12 February: 2026 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification Qualified teams: , , , , , , and 25 July – 9 August: 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in
CFU 16–23 August: 2026 CFU Boys' U14 Challenge Series in Tier I
Tier II
CONMEBOL 3–19 April: 2026 South American U-17 Championship in
4th: 8–20 September: 2026 CONMEBOL Boys' U-15 Evolution League in
4th: 16–23 September: Football at the 2026 South American Games in
4th:
OFC 12–25 July: 2026 OFC U-16 Men's Championship in
4th: 30 August – 12 September: 2026 OFC U-19 Men's Championship in
4th:
UEFA 25 May – 7 June: 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in
28 June – 11 July: 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in
World competitions 25–31 March: 2026 CFA Team China Cup in
4th: 25–31 March: 2026 Tri-Nation Series in
28–31 March: 2026 Mukuru 4 Nations Tournament in
4th: 26–30 May: 2026 Unity Cup in
4th: 31 May – 7 June: 2016 U-16 International Dream Cup in
4th: 31 May – 9 June: 2026 Black Sea Tournament in
31 May – 13 June: 2026 Maurice Revello Tournament in
4th: 1–10 June: 2026 Diamond Jubilee International Football Tournament in
3–9 June: 2026 Tri-Nation Series in
3–9 June: 2026 Four Nations U23 Tournament in
4th: 5–9 June: 2026 Tri-Nation Series in
18 September – 3 October: 2026 MSG Prime Minister's Cup – Men's football tournament in
23–27 September: 2026 Lafarge Foot Avenir in
4th: 24–29 September: 2026 Memorial Tournament Stevan Vilotić Ćele in
4th: 24–30 September: 2026 Shenyang Peace Cup in
4th: 24 September – 3 October: 2026 Friendship Cup in
4th: 25–30 September: 2026 Syrenka Cup in
4th: 25 September –: 2026–27 Under 20 Elite League 26 September – 6 October: 2026 Istria Youth Cup in 28 September – 3 October: 2026 Ježek Cup in
4th: 28 September – 4 October: 2026 Slovenia Nations Cup in 1–5 October: 2026 Kirin Cup Soccer in
4th: 1–7 October: 2026 Vertex Cup in 2–6 October: 2026 Mirabror Usmanov Cup in
Men's futsal competitions FISU 1 – 7 July: 2026 World University Futsal Championships in Warsaw
4th: 17–24 July: 2026 European Universities Games in Salerno : University of Split : Azerbaijan Sport Academy : University of Zagreb 4th: University of Seville
AFC
AFF 5 – 11 April: 2026 ASEAN Futsal Championship in
4th:
SAFF 14 – 26 January: 2026 SAFF Futsal Championship in
4th:
CAF 12 – 21 October: 2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations in
CONMEBOL 24 January – 1 February: 2026 Copa América de Futsal in
4th: 11 – 12 April: 2025 CONMEBOL Liga Evolución Futsal in (Finals)
8 – 16 August: 2026 South American U-17 Futsal Championship in
4th: 26 September – 4 October: 2026 South American U-20 Futsal Championship in
UEFA 21 January – 7 February: UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 in , and
4th:
CONIFA 2 – 6 June: 2026 CONIFA European Football Cup in ( Padania)
4th: Canton Ticino
EMF 27 May – 4 June: 2026 EMF EURO in
World competitions 22 – 25 January: 2026 Futsal Week January Cup in
4th: 8 – 12 February: 2026 Perushtitsa Futsal Cup in : U21
4th: 11 – 12 March: 2026 Futsal Week March Challenge in
23 – 25 March: 2026 Spring Futsal Cup Under 21 in : U21 : U21 : U21 8 – 13 April: 2026 CFA International Men's Futsal Challenge in
16 – 21 June: 2026 Futsal Week June Cup in
23 – 28 June: 2026 Futsal Week U-19 Cup in : U-19 : U-19 : U-19 4th: U-19 24 – 28 June: 2026 U17 Nations Futsal League in : U-17 : U-17 : U-17 4th: U-17 1–6 August: 2026 Continental Futsal Championships in
4th: 11–13 September: 2026 Futsal Week September Cup in
13–18 October: 2026 Futsal Week October Cup in
Men's beach soccer competitions FIFA
EBSL 23 – 26 April: 2026 U20 Euro Beach Soccer Cup in
4th: 20 May – 13 September: 2026 Euro Beach Soccer League (final in Viareggio, Italy)
4th:
AFC 18 – 28 November: 2026 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup in
AFF 21 – 27 September: 2026 ASEAN Beach Soccer Championship in
CONMEBOL 22 – 30 August: 2026 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship in
4th:
OFC 22 – 31 October: 2026 OFC Beach Soccer Men's Nations Cup in
World competitions 2–4 April: 2026 El Salvador Beach Soccer Cup in
4th: 9–11 April: 2026 Acapulco Beach Soccer Cup in
4th: 8–10 May: 2026 One Humanity Beach Soccer Cup in (Postponed)
Women's national teams FIFA 9–18 April: 2026 FIFA Series in , , and Brazil: : , : , : , 4th: Ivory Coast: : , : , : , 4th: Kenya: : , : , : , 4th: Thailand: : , : , : , 4th: 5–27 September: 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in
4th: October–November: 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in
AFC 1–21 March: 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup in
1–18 April: 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup in
30 April – 17 May: 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup in
14 September – 2 October: Football at the 2026 Asian Games – Women's tournament in
4th:
AFF 24 February – 2 March: 2026 ASEAN Women's Futsal Championship in
4th: 17–26 July: 2026 AFF Women's Cup in
4th: 22–28 December: 2026 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship in 22–28 December: 2026 ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship in
SAFF 31 January – 7 February: 2026 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship in
25 May – 6 June: 2026 SAFF Women's Championship in
WAFF 17–25 July: 2026 WAFF U-17 Women's Championship in
CAFA 21–25 July: 2026 CAFA U-20 Women's Championship in
4th: 15–19 September: 2026 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship in
4th:
CAF 2–10 April: 2026 CAF African Schools Football Championship in
4th: 26 July – 16 August: 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in
4th:
CECAFA 13–23 June: 2026 CECAFA Women's U-17 Championship in
4th:
COSAFA 18 February – 1 March: 2026 COSAFA Women's Championship in
4th:
WAFU 1–20 May: 2026 WAFU Zone A U20 Women's Cup in
4th:
UNAF 18–22 July: 2026 UNAF U-17 Women's Tournament in
4th:
CONCACAF 17 - 22 March: 2026 CONCACAF U-17 Women's World Cup qualification – Final round Qualified Teams: , , and 27 November - 5 December: 2026 CONCACAF W Championship in
CONMEBOL 4–28 February: 2026 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship in
4th: 24 April – 9 May: 2026 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship in
8–20 September: 2026 CONMEBOL Girls' U-15 Evolution League in
4th: 16–23 September: Football at the 2026 South American Games in
4th:
OFC 6–19 September: 2026 OFC U-16 Women's Championship in
4th:
UEFA 3–16 May: 2026 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in
27 June – 10 July: 2026 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in
World competitions 9–14 February: 2026 MIMA Cup in
4th: 28 February – 6 March: 2026 Bee Girls Trophy in
28 February – 6 March: 2026 Pink Ladies Cup in (not finished)
4th: 28 February – 6 March: 2026 Pinatar Cup in
1–7 March: 2026 SheBelieves Cup in
4th: 8–17 April: 2026 Women's UEFA Friendship Cup in
4th: 12–16 April: 2026 Women's Three Nations Tournament in
12–17 April: 2026 WU23 Friendly Finals in
4th: 3–9 June: 2026 AYA Bank Tri-Nations Cup in
3–9 June: 2026 Women's Three Nations Tournament in
3–9 June: 2026 Women's Three Nations Tournament in 3–9 June: 2026 Women's Three Nations U20 Tournament in
3–12 June: 2026 Women's Four Nations U23 Tournament in 6–9 June: 2026 Zambia Women's Four Nations Tournament in
4th: 14–23 August: Srikandi Merdeka Cup in
4th: 17 September – 3 October: 2026 MSG Prime Minister's Cup – Women's tournament in
Women's futsal competitions FISU 1–7 July: 2026 World University Futsal Championships in Warsaw
4th: 17–24 July: 2026 European Universities Games in Salerno : University of Zagreb : University of Aveiro : Adam Mickiewicz University 4th: University of Barcelona
AFC CAFA 23–27 June: 2026 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship in
SAFF 13–25 January: 2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship in
4th:
CONMEBOL 12–20 September: 2026 CONMEBOL U-20 Women's Futsal Championship
4th:
World competitions 16–19 February: 2026 Futsal Week Women's February Cup in
4th: 8–12 April: 2026 CFA International Women's Futsal Challenge in
16–21 June: 2026 Futsal Week Women's June Cup in
4th:
Women's beach soccer competitions FIFA
Women's Euro Beach Soccer League 20 May – 13 September 2026 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League (final in Viareggio, Italy)
4th:
World competitions 2–4 April: 2026 El Salvador Beach Soccer Cup in
4th: 9–11 April: 2026 Acapulco Beach Soccer Cup in
4th:
Club continental champions Men