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2025 NCAA Division II football season
2025 NCAA Division II football season, ran Aug 28 to Dec 20, 2025; Ferris State beat Harding 42-21 at McKinney ISD Stadium for the title; first 32-team bracket with automatic conference bids replacing earned access.
2025 Norwegian First Division
The 2025 Norwegian First Division, commercially the OBOS-ligaen, was the second tier of Norwegian men's football in 2025, with 16 clubs playing 30 matches between late March and November.
2025 Oklahoma Sooners football team
2025 Oklahoma Sooners football team: University of Oklahoma FBS squad, Brent Venables' fourth season, second in the SEC. Finished 10-3, ranked No. 8 in final CFP rankings, lost 34-24 to Alabama in the playoff first round.
2025 Saudi Super Cup (كأس السوبر السعودي 2025)
2025 Saudi Super Cup (كأس السوبر السعودي 2025), four-team Saudi season opener held in Hong Kong, August 19-23, 2025. Al Ahli beat Al Nassr 5-3 on penalties after a 2-2 final, winning their second title after Al Hilal withdrew.
2025 Socca World Cup
2025 TUI Socca World Cup, the sixth Socca World Cup of six-a-side football, held in Cancún, Mexico, November 29 to December 7, 2025; 32 nations, about 68,000 spectators; Poland won its first title, beating hosts Mexico 3-1 in the final.
2025 South American U-20 Championship
2025 South American U-20 Championship (Sudamericano Sub-20), CONMEBOL under-20 tournament in Venezuela, Jan 23-Feb 16 2025. Brazil won its 13th title; Argentina, Colombia, and Paraguay also qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025.
2025 Supercopa de España
2025 Supercopa de España (Spanish Super Cup), 41st edition, won by FC Barcelona, beating Real Madrid 5-2 in the Jeddah final on 12 January 2025; Barcelona's record 15th title, Hansi Flick's first trophy, Raphinha MVP.
2025 Texas State Bobcats football team
2025 Texas State Bobcats football team, Sun Belt West, G.J. Kinne's third season; 7-6 record, 3-5 conference, won Armed Forces Bowl 41-10 over Rice for a third straight bowl win in final Sun Belt season.
2025 Trophée des Champions
2025 Trophée des Champions, the French super cup (Trophée des Champions Kuwait City 2025): PSG beat Marseille 2-2 (4-1 pens) on 7 January 2026 in Kuwait City for a record 14th title, fourth in a row.
2025 Turkish Super Cup
2025 Turkish Super Cup (2025 Turkcell Süper Kupa), 52nd edition and first under a four-team format. Fenerbahçe beat Galatasaray 2-0 in the final on 10 January 2026 at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium, winning its fourth Super Cup.
2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (TotalEnergies CAF U-20 AFCON, Egypt 2025): 18th edition, 27 April to 18 May 2025 in Egypt. South Africa won its maiden title, beating Morocco 1-0 in the Cairo final; the four semi-finalists qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025.
2025 U.S. Open Cup
2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 110th edition of the U.S. national club soccer championship; 96 teams, 16 MLS clubs; won by Nashville SC, which beat Austin FC 2-1 in the October 1 Final.
2025 UEFA Champions League final
2025 UEFA Champions League final: Paris Saint-Germain beat Inter Milan 5-0 on 31 May 2025 at the Munich Football Arena, winning their first European Cup with a record final margin; Doué scored twice.
2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads
Squads of the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Slovakia: 16 teams, 23-player lists with three goalkeepers, born on or after 1 January 2002, Club World Cup replacement amendment, England retaining the title.
2025 UEFA Nations League final
2025 UEFA Nations League final: Portugal beat Spain 2-2 (5-3 pens) on 8 June 2025 at Munich Football Arena, becoming the first two-time winner; Ronaldo scored his 138th international goal, Nuno Mendes Player of the Finals.
2025 UEFA Nations League Finals
2025 UEFA Nations League Finals (2024/25 edition), hosted by Germany in Munich and Stuttgart 4-8 June 2025; Portugal beat Spain 2-2 (5-3 pens) in the final to become the first two-time winner, with France third.
2025 UEFA Women's Nations League
2025 UEFA Women's Nations League, second edition, 53 teams in Leagues A, B, C, February–June 2025; Spain retained the title, beating Germany 3-0 on aggregate in the two-legged final; France, Germany, Spain, Sweden reached the finals.
2025 USL Championship season
2025 USL Championship season, 15th modern USL second-division season, March 8 to October 25, 2025. 24 teams, Louisville City won the Players' Shield with 73 points, Pittsburgh Riverhounds won the title 5-3 on penalties over FC Tulsa.
2025 Veikkausliiga
2025 Veikkausliiga season: Finnish top-flight football under a new split format (22-game regular season, six-team Championship and Relegation Series). KuPS won its third title; Haka relegated, KTP lost the playoff to TPS; record attendance.
2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University in the 2025 NCAA season, finishing 9–4 under first-year coach Jake Dickert and winning the Duke's Mayo Bowl.
2025–26 1. FC Union Berlin season
2025–26 1. FC Union Berlin season: the club's seventh straight Bundesliga campaign, finishing 11th with 39 points (10-9-15, 44:58). Steffen Baumgart was sacked in April 2026; Marie-Louise Eta became the first woman to coach a men's Bundesliga team and secured survival.
2025–26 2. Bundesliga
2025-26 2. Bundesliga (Zweite Bundesliga), German second-division football season, 1 Aug 2025 to 17 May 2026. Schalke 04 champions (70 pts) and promoted with Elversberg; Paderborn played Wolfsburg in the play-off; Münster and Düsseldorf relegated.
2025–26 A-League Men
2025–26 A-League Men (Isuzu UTE A-League): 12-team Australian/New Zealand top-flight season, 17 October 2025 to May 2026; Newcastle Jets won the Premier's Plate, Auckland FC the Championship in the first NZ Grand Final.
2025–26 Aberdeen F.C. season
2025–26 Aberdeen F.C. season: Aberdeen's 112th top-flight campaign, entered as Scottish Cup winners. Ninth in the Premiership with 40 points, out of Europe after a FCSB play-off loss and a 35th-place Conference League finish, with Thelin sacked in January 2026 and Stephen Robinson appointed in March.
2025–26 AC Milan season
2025–26 AC Milan season: Allegri's returning spell with sporting director Igli Tare; 5th in Serie A on 70 points, Coppa Italia Round of 16, Supercoppa semi-final, Modrić and Nkunku signed, Europa League earned for 2026–27.
2025–26 ACF Fiorentina season
2025-26 ACF Fiorentina season: Fiorentina's 87th Serie A campaign and centenary year. Winless first 15 matchdays, Pioli sacked November 2025, Vanoli replaced him, first win 21 December vs Udinese, survival on the penultimate matchday; worst season since 2001-02.
2025–26 AEK Athens F.C. season
2025-26 AEK Athens F.C. season: AEK's football campaign in the Super League Greece, Greek Cup, and UEFA Conference League; won its 14th Greek title under Marko Nikolic with Luka Jovic scoring 17, and lost the Conference League quarter-final to Rayo Vallecano.
2025–26 AFC Ajax season
2025–26 AFC Ajax season: Ajax's Eredivisie, Champions League, and KNVB Cup campaign under Heitinga, Grim, and Garcia; 5th in the league, 32nd in the Champions League, play-off winners into the Conference League.
2025–26 AFC Bournemouth season
2025–26 AFC Bournemouth season: Premier League campaign under Andoni Iraola, finishing sixth on 57 points (13W-18D-7L) and qualifying for Europe; FA Cup and League Cup third/second-round exits; Semenyo sold to Manchester City for £62.5m.
2025–26 AFC Challenge League
2025-26 AFC Challenge League: 12th edition of Asia's third-tier men's club competition, formerly the AFC President's Cup. 20 teams; Kuwait SC beat Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 4-3 after extra time in the 13 May 2026 final in Kuwait.