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2011–12 UEFA Europa League
2011-12 UEFA Europa League, third edition under the revised format, won by Atlético Madrid 3-0 over Athletic Club in Bucharest on 9 May 2012; Falcao top scored with 12 goals in a record 585-goal season.
2012 Africa Cup of Nations
2012 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2012), 28th edition co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, 21 January to 12 February 2012; Zambia won its first title, beating Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in the Libreville final.
2012 Arab Cup (كأس العرب 2012)
2012 Arab Cup (كأس العرب 2012), ninth edition under the Arab Football Federation, hosted by Saudi Arabia 22 June–6 July 2012 with 11 teams; Morocco won its first title, beating Libya on penalties after a 1–1 final in Jeddah; Iraq took third place.
2012 FIFA Club World Cup
The 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, held in Japan 6–16 December, was won by Corinthians, who beat Champions League holders Chelsea 1–0 in the Yokohama final through Paolo Guerrero's 69th-minute header, becoming the last non-European champion.
2012 UEFA Champions League final
2012 UEFA Champions League final: Bayern Munich 1-1 Chelsea (aet, 4-3 penalties) at the Allianz Arena, Munich, 19 May 2012. Drogba equalised and won the shoot-out; Chelsea's first European Cup, first London winner.
2012–13 Chelsea F.C. season
2012–13 Chelsea F.C. season: Chelsea's 108th season; 69 matches, 39 wins. Defending Champions League holders exited in the group stage, Di Matteo was sacked in November, Benítez took over, and Chelsea won the Europa League under him.
2012–13 FC Barcelona season
2012–13 FC Barcelona season: Tito Vilanova's only full campaign as head coach; Barcelona won a record-equalling 100-point La Liga title (32W-4D-2L, 15 points clear) but lost the Champions League semi-final 7-0 on aggregate to Bayern Munich.
2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season
2012-13 FC Bayern Munich season, Jupp Heynckes's final campaign: Bayern won the Bundesliga (91 points, 23rd title), DFB-Pokal (3-2 v Stuttgart), and Champions League (2-1 v Dortmund at Wembley), the first German treble.
2012–13 La Liga
2012–13 La Liga (Liga BBVA), 82nd Spanish top-flight season. FC Barcelona won its 22nd title with a record-equalling 100 points, 115 goals, 15 points clear of Real Madrid; Messi top scored with 46.
2012–13 Liverpool F.C. season
2012–13 Liverpool F.C. season: Liverpool's 121st season, Brendan Rodgers's first as manager. Finished 7th in the Premier League with 61 points (16W-13D-9L, 71-43), Suárez top scorer with 30 goals, cups ended in fourth rounds and Europa League round of 32.
2012–13 Manchester United F.C. season
2012–13 Manchester United F.C. season: Sir Alex Ferguson's final campaign, winning United's 20th English league title and 13th Premier League title with 89 points, Robin van Persie's 26 goals, and a Champions League last-16 exit to Real Madrid.
2012–13 Premier League
2012–13 Premier League, the 21st season of England's top division: Manchester United won a 13th Premier League title under Sir Alex Ferguson, who retired after 26 years; Robin van Persie won the Golden Boot with 26 goals.
2012–13 Real Madrid CF season
2012-13 Real Madrid CF season: José Mourinho's final year. Won the Supercopa de España, finished 2nd in La Liga with 85 points (26-7-5, 103:42), lost the Copa del Rey final to Atlético, and fell to Dortmund in the Champions League semi-finals.
2012–13 UEFA Champions League
2012-13 UEFA Champions League, won by Bayern München 2-1 over Borussia Dortmund in the first all-German final at Wembley on 25 May 2013, Robben scoring an 89th-minute winner; Bayern's fifth European Cup.
2012–13 UEFA Europa League
2012–13 UEFA Europa League, 42nd season of Europe's secondary club competition, fourth under the Europa League name. Chelsea beat Benfica 2-1 in the Amsterdam ArenA final on 15 May 2013 via Ivanović's added-time header.
2013 Africa Cup of Nations
2013 Africa Cup of Nations: 29th AFCON, relocated from Libya to South Africa and switched to odd years; Nigeria beat Burkina Faso 1-0 in the final for a third title.
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 12th edition, played July 7-28, 2013 in the United States; the USA won its fifth title, beating Panama 1-0 in the final at Soldier Field on Brek Shea's 69th-minute goal.
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, held in Brazil 15-30 June 2013 as the 2014 World Cup rehearsal; hosts Brazil beat Spain 3-0 in the Maracanã final for a third straight title, amid massive June 2013 protests and the first FIFA use of goal-line technology.
2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, held in Turkey 21 June to 13 July 2013; France won its first U-20 title, beating Uruguay 4-1 on penalties in Istanbul, with Paul Pogba winning the Golden Ball; Brazil and Argentina both failed to qualify.
2013 Florida State Seminoles football team
2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Jimbo Fisher's undefeated 14-0 ACC and BCS national champion squad; Jameis Winston won the Heisman, FSU beat Auburn 34-31 in the final BCS title game and ranked No. 1 in the final AP poll.
2013 UEFA Champions League final
2013 UEFA Champions League final, Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich at Wembley, 25 May 2013: Bayern won 2-1 with Mandzukic, Gündogan penalty, and Robben's 89th-minute goal, its fifth European Cup.
2013–14 Arsenal F.C. season
2013–14 Arsenal F.C. season: Arsenal's Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, and League Cup campaign under Arsène Wenger. Finished 4th with 79 points (W24 D7 L7), lost the Champions League last 16 to Bayern Munich, and won the FA Cup, beating Hull City 3-2.
2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season
José Mourinho's first season back at Chelsea (2013-14): third in the Premier League on 82 points, Champions League semi-final losers to Atlético Madrid, trophyless, with Hazard top scorer and the Mata sale funding January transfers.
2013–14 FC Barcelona season
2013–14 FC Barcelona season, under coach Gerardo 'Tata' Martino after Tito Vilanova's departure; won the Spanish Super Cup, set a record 20-game unbeaten start, but lost La Liga to Atlético on the final day and exited the Champions League quarter-finals to Atlético.
2013–14 La Liga
2013–14 La Liga (Liga BBVA): Spanish top-flight season won by Atlético Madrid with 90 points, its tenth title and first since 1996, sealed by Godín's header in a 1-1 draw at Barcelona; Barcelona and Real Madrid finished on 87.
2013–14 Liverpool F.C. season
2013-14 Liverpool F.C. season: Brendan Rodgers' side finished second in the Premier League, two points behind Manchester City, scoring 101 league goals with Luis Suarez's 31-goal Golden Boot campaign.
2013–14 Manchester City F.C. season
2013–14 Manchester City F.C. season: City's 112th season, in which Manuel Pellegrini's first year brought the Premier League title by two points over Liverpool and the League Cup, with a record 156 goals and a Champions League Round of 16 exit to Barcelona.
2013–14 Manchester United F.C. season
2013–14 Manchester United season: defending Premier League champions under David Moyes, then Ryan Giggs, who finished 7th with 64 points, reached the Champions League quarter-finals, and sacked Moyes in April 2014.
2013–14 Premier League
2013–14 Premier League, the 22nd season of England's top division: Manchester City won a second title in three years with 86 points and 102 goals, ahead of Liverpool (84) and Chelsea (82); Cardiff, Norwich, and Fulham were relegated.
2013–14 Real Madrid CF season
2013–14 Real Madrid CF season: Carlo Ancelotti's first campaign, also called La Décima season. Real won the Copa del Rey (19th, 1-2 vs Barcelona) and the Champions League (4-1 aet vs Atlético in Lisbon), but finished 3rd in La Liga on 87 points; Ronaldo scored 31 league and a record 17 CL goals.