2008 in association football

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

[edit] 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

[edit] News

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] National champions

[edit] AFC nations

[edit] UEFA nations

[edit] CAF nations

[edit] 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)

[edit] OFC nations

Football Federation American Samoa Soccer League: Pago Youth

[edit] 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

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

[edit] Deaths

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] March

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] June

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

[edit] July

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

[edit] August

3 August – Anton Allemann (72), Swiss footballer

[edit] September

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

[edit] October

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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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Contents

[edit] Events

[edit] News

[edit] January

[edit] February

[edit] March

[edit] May

[edit] June

[edit] July

[edit] August

[edit] September

[edit] National champions

[edit] AFC nations

[edit] UEFA nations

[edit] CAF nations

[edit] CONMEBOL nations

[edit] OFC nations

[edit] International tournaments

[edit] Deaths

[edit] January

[edit] February

[edit] March

[edit] April

[edit] May

[edit] June

[edit] July

[edit] August

[edit] September

[edit] October

[edit] November

[edit] December

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