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2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification
2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification: AFC preliminary round, 45 teams in 10 groups, played 21–29 September 2024; ten group winners plus five best runners-up joined hosts China PR at the finals later won by Australia.
2025 Africa Cup of Nations
2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON Morocco 2025), 35th edition, 21 Dec 2025-18 Jan 2026, 24 teams in Morocco. Senegal won the final 1-0, but CAF later awarded Morocco a 3-0 forfeit win.
2025 Africa Cup of Nations final
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final: Senegal beat hosts Morocco 1-0 after extra time in Rabat on 18 January 2026 via Pape Gueye's goal, but CAF later awarded Morocco a 3-0 forfeit win after Senegal's walk-off.
2025 Africa Cup of Nations squads
2025 Africa Cup of Nations squads (AFCON Morocco 2025): 24 teams registered up to 28 players each by 11 December 2025; Salah, Osimhen, Hakimi featured; Senegal's title later stripped and given to Morocco.
2025 Allsvenskan
2025 Allsvenskan, Swedish top-flight football season, 29 March to 9 November 2025, 16 teams. Mjällby AIF won their first title; Malmö FF were defending champions; Örgryte IS promoted via playoff, IFK Norrköping relegated.
2025 Australian Championship
The 2025 Australian Championship was the inaugural season of Australia's national second-tier men's football competition, run by Football Australia with 16 clubs from October to December 2025; South Melbourne beat Marconi Stallions in the final.
2025 Ballon d'Or
2025 Ballon d'Or, 69th edition, held 22 September 2025 at Paris's Théâtre du Châtelet: Ousmane Dembélé (PSG) won the men's award, Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona) the women's for a third straight year.
2025 CAFA Nations Cup
2025 CAFA Nations Cup, second edition of CAFA's biennial Central Asian men's football championship, held 29 August to 8 September 2025 in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Eight teams including guests India and Oman; Uzbekistan beat Iran 1-0 in the Tashkent final on Alijonov's 120th-minute header.
2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brasileirão Betano 2025), Brazil's top football league, 20 clubs, 38 rounds, 29 March to 21 December 2025; Flamengo champion, Ceará, Fortaleza, Juventude, and Sport relegated.
2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, Brazil's second division (CBF). Coritiba won its third title with 68 points; Athletico Paranaense, Chapecoense, and Remo were promoted; Ferroviária, Amazonas, Volta Redonda, and Paysandu were relegated.
2025 Canadian Championship
2025 TELUS Canadian Championship (Battle of the North), Canada Soccer's 15-club men's knockout cup. Vancouver Whitecaps FC beat Vancouver FC 4-2 in the final for a fourth straight Voyageurs Cup.
2025 Canadian Premier League season
2025 Canadian Premier League season: seventh CPL season, April 5 to November 9, 2025. Forge FC won the CPL Shield with 58 points; Atlético Ottawa beat Cavalry FC 2-1 in extra time for their first North Star Cup; record 336 goals and 447,798 attendance.
2025 CFL Premier Division
2025 CFL Premier Division: the 2025 Calcutta Football League Premier Division in West Bengal, run by the IFA, with a group stage plus Super Six; East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 3-2 in the Kolkata Derby and topped Group A.
2025 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup
2025 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup, third edition of Concacaf's Caribbean club tournament, 10 clubs, August-December 2025; Mount Pleasant FA won its first title, beating Universidad O&M FC 3-2 on aggregate, qualifying for the 2026 Champions Cup.
2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup
2025 Concacaf Central American Cup, third edition of Concacaf's Central American club tournament. LD Alajuelense beat CSD Xelajú MC 2-2 agg (4-3 penalties) for a third straight title; six clubs qualified for the 2026 Champions Cup.
2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup, 60th edition of Concacaf's continental club championship, also called Concachampions; 27-team knockout won by Cruz Azul 5-0 over Vancouver Whitecaps for a record-tying seventh title.
2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 18th edition of Concacaf's men's continental championship, held June 14 to July 6, 2025 in the US and Canada with Saudi Arabia as guest; Mexico beat the United States 2-1 in the Houston final for a record 10th title.
2025 Copa América Femenina
The 2025 Copa América Femenina, tenth edition of CONMEBOL's South American women's championship, was held 11 July to 2 August 2025 in Quito, Ecuador; Brazil beat Colombia on penalties for its ninth title.
2025 Copa del Rey final
2025 Copa del Rey final: Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 after extra time on 26 April 2025 at La Cartuja, Seville, with Koundé scoring the 116th-minute winner, giving Barcelona a record 32nd Copa title in the eighth Clásico final.
2025 Copa Sudamericana
2025 Copa Sudamericana (CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025): South American club tournament won by Argentina's Lanús, beating Atlético Mineiro 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 final on 22 November 2025 in Asunción; second Lanús title after 2013.
2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2025 Final Korea Republic), East Asian men's and women's football tournament, 7–16 July 2025 in South Korea. Japan won the men's title with three wins; Korea Republic won the women's title for the first time in 20 years; Ryo Germain was MVP and top scorer with 5 goals.
2025 EFL Championship play-off final
2025 EFL Championship play-off final, Sheffield United v Sunderland at Wembley, 24 May 2025: Sunderland won 2-1 with Mayenda's 76th-minute equaliser and Tommy Watson's 95th-minute winner, returning to the Premier League after eight years.
2025 EFL Cup final
2025 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) final: Newcastle United beat Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley on 16 March 2025, goals from Dan Burn and Alexander Isak, Chiesa consoling, ending Newcastle's 70-year domestic trophy drought and winning their first League Cup.
2025 EFL play-offs
2025 EFL play-offs: May 2025 knockout tournaments in the Championship, League One, and League Two. Sunderland, Charlton Athletic, and AFC Wimbledon won the Wembley finals; the last four-team Championship format before 2026 expansion.
2025 Eliteserien
2025 Eliteserien, Norway's top men's football league, 16 clubs over 30 rounds. Viking FK won the title with 71 points over Bodø/Glimt; Strømsgodset and Haugesund relegated, Bryne lost the playoff to Aalesund.
2025 Erovnuli Liga
2025 Erovnuli Liga (ეროვნული ლიგა), Georgia's top-flight football season, February–December 2025; Iberia 1999 won with 80 points over Dila Gori; Kolkheti, Telavi and Gareji relegated.
2025 FA Cup final
The 2025 FA Cup final, played on 17 May 2025 at Wembley, was won by Crystal Palace, who beat Manchester City 1–0 for their first major trophy.
2025 Ferris State Bulldogs football team
2025 Ferris State Bulldogs football team, GLIAC member coached by Tony Annese, went 16-0 and won the NCAA Division II national championship, beating Harding 42-21 on December 20, 2025, for a fourth title in five years.
2025 FIFA Arab Cup
The 2025 FIFA Arab Cup was the 11th edition of the men's national-team tournament for Arab nations, held in Qatar in December 2025 and won by Morocco.
2025 FIFA Club World Cup
2025 FIFA Club World Cup: inaugural 32-team, quadrennial edition held in the USA, 14 June to 13 July 2025; Chelsea beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the final at MetLife Stadium; 63 matches, 12 venues, 195 goals.