2008 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 2008 throughout the world.

Events

20 January to 10 February — Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana
4 May to 16 May - UEFA U-17 Championship in Turkey
7 June to 29 June — Euro 2008 held in Austria and Switzerland
6 August to 24 August - Men's and Women's Football Tournaments at the Beijing Olympics
30 October to 16 November — Inauguration of FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held In New Zealand
20 November to 7 December — 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile

News

January

3 – Argentine midfielder Éver Banega leaves CA Boca Juniors and joins the Spanish club Valencia CF for an estimated fee of €18 million.
5 – Everton are knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round by Oldham, a team from Football League One (third division) as Huddersfield Town from the same division beat Birmingham City.
6 – Toulouse are eliminated from the Coupe de France by Paris FC, a team from the Championnat National (third division).
9 – Sam Allardyce leaves the manager's position at Newcastle United by mutual agreement.
11 – Jürgen Klinsmann is unveiled as the new coach of FC Bayern Munich, it was announced this would be effective from July.
20 – The Africa Cup of Nations begins in Ghana with the hosts beating Guinea 2-1.
23 – Tottenham Hotspur defeat Arsenal 5-1 in the semi-final second-leg of the League Cup. This was the first time they had beaten their local rivals since 1999.
24 – George Burley is announced as the new coach of the Scotland national football team.
28 – Mohamed Sissoko leaves Liverpool to sign for Juventus, costing the Italian team €13 million.

February

2 – Frédéric Kanouté is named 2007 African Footballer of the Year
4 – Víctor Muñoz is sacked from the managers job of Spanish team Recreativo de Huelva, Manolo Zambrano is immediately installed as the new coach of the La Liga team.
10 – Egypt win the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Cameroon in the final 1-0.
13 – Giovanni Trapattoni is announced as the new coach of the Republic of Ireland national football team. He will officially take up this role in May.
23 – South Korean men's team won East Asian Cup 2008.
23 – Japanese J. League Cup winner Gamba Osaka defeated MLS champion Houston Dynamo at the final game of Pan-Pacific Championship 2008 by 6-1, won the champion title of inaugural tournament. Los Angeles Galaxy won the third place match against Sydney FC from A-league by 2-1.
24 – Japan won the Women's East Asian Cup 2008 with three straight wins over South Korea, North Korea, and China.
24 – Tottenham Hotspur won the Football League Cup, also known as the Carling Cup, after beating Chelsea 2-1 after extra time at Wembley Stadium.
24 – Newcastle Jets win the Hyundai A-League Grand Final by defeating the Central Coast Mariners by 1-0 at the Sydney Football Stadium.

March

11 – Newport County win the FAW Premier Cup beating Llanelli 1–0 in the final.
12 – The United States women's national soccer team wins the 2008 Algarve Cup for the sixth time, beating Denmark 2–1 in the final.
16 – Rangers win the Scottish League Cup by beating Dundee United 3-2 in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw at Hampden Park.

May

5 – Real Madrid wins the 31^st La Liga title after beating Osasuna 2-1.
8 – Announced that Frank Rijkaard would leave his managerial post at F.C Barcelona at the end of the season and be replaced by Barcelona B coach Josep Guardiola.
11 – Manchester United wins its 10^th Premier League title after beating Wigan Athletic 2-0 away.
17 – Portsmouth wins the 127th FA Cup after beating Cardiff City 1-0 at Wembley Stadium
21 – Manchester United won the UEFA Champions League after beating Chelsea FC 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes in Moscow
22 – Celtic win the SPL title for the third successive season by 3 points from Rangers on the final day.
24 – Avram Grant is sacked as Chelsea manager after just 8 months in charge of the Barclays Premier League club.

June

2 – José Mourinho replaces Roberto Mancini as manager of Internazionale
25 – LDU Quito won the first leg of the Copa Libertadores final beating Fluminense 4-2
29 – Spain wins Euro 2008 after beating Germany 1-0 in the final.

July

1 – Luiz Felipe Scolari becomes the new manager of Chelsea
2 – LDU Quito wins the Copa Libertadores beating Fluminense in penalties 3-1 after a 5-5 aggregate draw

August

21 – United States women's team win gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics
23 – Argentina's men's team win gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics

September

1 – Manchester City sign Robinho from Real Madrid for a British record fee of £32.5m
1 – Manchester United sign Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham Hotspur for £30.75m
4 – Kevin Keegan resigns as manager of Newcastle United

National champions

AFC nations

UEFA nations

CAF nations

Algerian Championnat National: JS Kabylie
Girabola: Petro Atlético Luanda
Mascom Premier League: Centre Chiefs
Burkinabé Premier League: Etoile Filante Ouagadougou
Burundi Premier League: AS Inter Star
MTN Elite one: Cotonsport Garoua
Cape Verdean football Championships: Sporting Clube da Praia
Chad Premier League: Elect Sport N'Djamena
Comoros Premier League: Etoile d'Or
Congo Premier League: CARA Brazzaville
Linafoot: DC Motema Pembe
Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division: Africa Sports National
Djibouti Premier League: Société Immobilière de Djibouti
Egyptian Premier League: Al-Ahly
Eritrean Premier League: Asmara Brewery
Ethiopian Premier League: Saint-George SA
Gabon Championnat National D1: AS Mangasport
Gambian Championnat National D1: Wallidan F.C.
OneTouch Premier League: Asante Kotoko
Guinée Championnat National: Fello Star
Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau: Sporting Clube de Batafá
Kenyan Premier League: Mathare United
Lesotho Premier League: Lesotho Correctional Services
Liberian Premier League: Black Star
Libyan Premier League: Al Ittihad
THB Champions League: Académie Ny Antsika
Malawi Premier Division: Silver Strikers
Malien Première Division: Djoliba AC
Mauritanean Premier League: ASAC Concorde
Mauritian League: Curepipe Starlight SC
Botola: FAR Rabat
Moçambola: Ferroviario de Maputo
Namibia Premier League: Orlando Pirates Windhoek
Niger Premier League: AS Police
Nigerian Premier League: Kano Pillars F.C.
Réunion Premier League: JS Saint-Pierroise
Rwandan Premier League: ATRACO FC
Senegal Premier League: AS Douanes
Seychelles League: Saint-Michel United
Sierra Leone National Premier League: Ports Authority
Somalia League: Elman FC
Premier Soccer League: SuperSport United
Sudan Premier League: Al-Merrikh
Swazi Premier League: Royal Leopards
Tanzanian Premier League: Young Africans FC
Tunisian CLP-1: Club Africain
Ugandan Super League: Kampala City Council FC
Zambian Premier League: ZESCO United F.C.
Zanzibar Premier League: Miembeni
Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League: Monomotapa United F.C.

CONMEBOL nations

Primera División Argentina: River Plate (C) / Boca Juniors (A)
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: Universitario (A) / Aurura (C)
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: São Paulo
Primera División de Chile: Everton (A) / Colo-Colo (C)
Colombian Professional Football: Boyacá Chicó (A) / América de Cali (C)
Serie A de Ecuador: Deportivo Quito
Primera División de Paraguay: Libertad (A) (C)
Primera División Peruana: U. San Martín
Primera División Uruguaya: Defensor Sporting
Primera División Venezolana: Deportivo Táchira

(A = Apertura, C= Clausura)

OFC nations

Football Federation American Samoa Soccer League: Pago Youth

International tournaments

2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana (20 January – 10 February 2008)
1. Egypt
2. Cameroon
3. Ghana
4. Côte d'Ivoire

Men's East Asian Cup 2008 final in Chongqing, China (17 February – 23, 2008)

Women's East Asian Cup 2008 final in Chongqing, China (18 February – 24, 2008)

2008 Algarve Cup in Algarve, Portugal (5 March – 12, 2008)
1. United States
2. Denmark
3. Norway
4. Germany

2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Turkey (4 May – 16, 2008)
1. Spain
2. France
3. Turkey and Netherlands

2008 UEFA European Football Championship in Austria and Switzerland (7 June – 29, 2008)
1. Spain
2. Germany
3. Turkey and Russia

Baltic Cup in Riga, Latvia (May 30 – June 1, 2008)

2008 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament in China (6 August – 21, 2008)

2008 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament in China (7 August – 23, 2008)
1. Argentina
2. Nigeria
3. Brazil

2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand (30 October – 16 November, 2008)

2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile (20 November – 7 December, 2008)

Deaths

January

4 January – Bjørn Odmar Andersen (64), Norwegian footballer
4 January – Vyacheslav Ambartsumyan (67), Russian footballer
5 January – Louis Hon (83), French footballer
9 January – Paul Aimson (64), English footballer
11 January – Frank Loughran (77), Australian international footballer
12 January – Leszek Jezierski (78), Polish footballer and manager
14 January – Johnny Steele (91), English footballer and manager
18 January – Wally Fielding (88), English footballer
21 January – Billy Elliott (82), English footballer

February

1 February – Władysław Kawula (70), Polish footballer
2 February – Yiu Cheuk Yin (80), Hong Kong footballer
9 February – Guy Tchingoma (22), Gabonese footballer
10 February – Ove Jørstad (37), Norwegian footballer
12 February – Jean Prouff (88), French footballer and manager
12 February – Thomas Grosser (42), German footballer
14 February – Len Boyd (84), English footballer
15 February – Inge Thun (62), Norwegian footballer
17 February – Brian Harris (72), English footballer and manager
21 February – Emmanuel Sanon (56), Haitian footballer

March

2 March – Carl Hoddle (40), English footballer
5 March – Derek Dooley (78), English footballer and manager
25 March – Thierry Gilardi (49), French commentator

April

3 April – Hrvoje Ćustić (24), Croatian footballer
5 April – Wang Donglei (23), Chinese footballer
18 April – Erminio Favalli (64), Italian footballer
19 April – Constant Vanden Stock (93), Belgian footballer, manager, and executive

May

8 May – François Sterchele (26), Belgian footballer
15 May – Tommy Burns (51), Scottish former footballer and manager
23 May – Heinrich Kwiatkowski (81), German footballer

June

6 June – Victor Wégria (71), Belgian footballer
11 June – Adam Ledwoń (34), Polish footballer
22 June – Ron Stitfall (82), Welsh footballer

July

13 July – Rudolf Nafziger (62), German footballer
15 July – Gionata Mingozzi (23), Italian footballer
18 July – George Niven (79), Scottish footballer

August

3 August – Anton Allemann (72), Swiss footballer

September

4 September – Tommy Johnston (81), Scottish footballer
25 September – Jimmy Sirrel (86), Scottish football player and manager

October

21 October – George Edwards (87), Welsh footballer
25 October – Ian McColl (81), Scottish football player and manager

November

1 November – Dermot Curtis (76), Irish football player and manager
17 November – Peter Aldis (81), English footballer
27 November – Gil Heron (87), Jamaican footballer

December

8 December – John Cumming (78), Scottish footballer
9 December – Dražan Jerković (72), Croatian football player and manager
9 December – Ibrahim Dossey (36), Ghanaian footballer
12 December – Maksym Pashaiv (20), Ukrainian footballer

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2008 in association football

Contents

Events

News

January

February

March

May

June

July

August

September

National champions

AFC nations

UEFA nations

CAF nations

CONMEBOL nations

OFC nations

International tournaments

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December