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The following are the association football events of the year 2009 throughout the world.

Events

• FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa
• FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt
• FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria
• UEFA U-21 Championship in Sweden
• UEFA U-19 Championship in Ukraine
• UEFA U-17 Championship in Germany
• UEFA Women's Championship in Finland
• UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in Belarus
• CONCACAF Gold Cup

News

General

• Major League Soccer (USA/Canada) expands to 15 teams with the launch of Seattle Sounders FC.
• Women's Professional Soccer, the successor to the defunct Women's United Soccer Association in the USA, launched in March with 7 teams.
• During the 2009-10 Hyundai A-League season, the FFA, the governing body of the sport in Australia, will expand the 8 team A-League to include 10 teams, with the addition of clubs from North Queensland and the Gold Coast.

January

• 1 – Gamba Osaka win the 88th edition of the Emperor's Cup and qualify for the 2009 AFC Champions League.
• 11 – Club Deportivo Guadalajara win the InterLiga 2009, Guadalajara and runners-up C.F. Pachuca both qualify for the Copa Libertadores.
• 12 – The 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year ceremony took place in Zürich, Switzerland. Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the men's prize and Marta won the women's prize for the third year in a row.
• 13 – Uganda win their tenth CECAFA Cup, beating Kenya 1–0 in the final at the National Stadium, Kampala.
• 17 – Oman win the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations, beating Saudi Arabia 6–5 on penalties.

February

• 23 – K-League 2008 champions Suwon Samsung Bluewings defeat MLS representative Los Angeles Galaxy at the final game of Pan-Pacific Championship 2009 by penalty shootout after 1-1 game, winning the second champion title of Pan-Pacific Championship. J. League Cup 2008 winners Oita Trinita win the third place match against Chinese Super League 2008 champions Shandong Luneng Taishan by 2–1.
• 28 - Melbourne Victory win the grand final of the A-League 2008–09 season.

March

• 14 – In the English Premier League, Liverpool beat Manchester United 4–1 at Old Trafford, completing a "double" against both Manchester United and Chelsea this season.

May

• 25 – Burnley beat Sheffield United 1-0 at Wembley Stadium in the second tier of English football's play-off final and are promoted to the top flight.

June

• 6 – Japan, Australia, South Korea, and Netherlands are officially qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
• 17 – North Korea is qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
• 28 – Brazil beats the USA 3–2 at the final of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa, winning two FIFA Confederations Cup in a row.

July

• 26 – Players from the 1990 England and West Germany national teams are to replay their Italia '90 World Cup semi-final match in aid of charity, for the Sir Bobby Robson Trophy.

• 28 – Former Ipswich, England and Barcelona manager Bobby Robson dies at age 76.

September

• 3 – Romanian goalkeeper Alexandru Iatan of Dunărea Giurgiu died while training penalty shots when the ball hit his chest.
• 10 – The International Federation of Football History & Statistics, an organization recognized by FIFA, has published a continental Clubs of 20th Century ranking.

November

• 14 – New Zealand beats Bahrain 1–0 on aggregate at the AFC - OFC play-off. The All Whites book their first World Cup trip since 1982, while Bahrain lose for the second straight time in an inter-confederation playoff, having lost to Trinidad and Tobago in 2006.
• 18 – Controversies over France vs Republic of Ireland‎ match, one of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Second Round play-offs, occur due to France's playoff-winning goal in connection with intentional handball by French captain Thierry Henry.
• 18 – Uruguay beats Costa Rica 2–1 on aggregate at the CONCACAF - CONMEBOL play-off, making themselves the last of 32 countries qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

December

• 4 – The final draw for 2010 FIFA World Cup is held in Cape Town, South Africa.
• 19 – FC Barcelona beats Estudiantes de La Plata 2-1 in the final match of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.
• 21 – The 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year awards are handed out in Zürich. The men's award goes to Lionel Messi of Argentina and FC Barcelona. The women's award goes to Marta of Brazil and the Los Angeles Sol, who becomes the first player of either sex to win the award four times (in her case, consecutively).

National champions

AFC

• Australia - Melbourne Victory
• Bahrain - Muharraq Club
• Bangladesh - Abahani Limited
• Bhutan - Druk Star
• Cambodia - a Corp
• China PR - Beijing Guoan
• China Republic (Taiwan) - Kaohsiung City Yaoti
• Guam - Quality Distributors
• Hong Kong - South China AA
• India - Churchill Brothers
• Indonesia - Persipura Jayapura
• Iran - Esteghlal
• Iraq - Arbil FC
• Japan - Kashima Antlers
• Jordan - Al-Wahdat
• Korea - Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
• Kuwait - Al-Qadisiya Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan - Dordoi-Dynamo
• Lebanon - Nejmeh
• Makau - Lam Pak
• Malaysia - Selangor FA
• Oman - Al-Nahda
• Pakistan - WAPDA
• Palestine - West Bank - Wadi Al-Nes
• Qatar - Al-Gharrafa
• Saudi Arabia - Al-Ittihad
• Singapore - SAFFC
• Syria - Al-Karamah
• Tajikistan - Vakhsh Qurghonteppa
• Thailand - Muang Thong United
• Turkmenistan - HTTU Aşgabat
• UAE - Al-Ahli
• Uzbekistan - Bunyodkor
• Vietnam - Ðà Nẵng

CAF

• Algeria - ES Sétif
• Cameroon - Tiko United
• Egypt - Al-Ahly
• Libya - Al-Ittihad
• Morocco - Raja Casablanca
• Nigeria - Bayelsa United
• South Africa - Supersport United
• Tunisia - Espérance Sportive de Tunis

CONCACAF

• Mexico – UNAM (C); Monterrey (A)
• Major League Soccer (USA/Canada) – Real Salt Lake
• Women's Professional Soccer (USA) – Sky Blue FC

Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; "(C)" mean Clausura champion.

CONMEBOL

• Argentina - Vélez Sársfield (C); Banfield (A)
• Bolivia - Bolívar (A); Blooming (C)
• Brazil - Flamengo
• Chile - Universidad de Chile (A); Colo-Colo (C)
• Colombia - Once Caldas (A)
• Serie A - Deportivo Quito
• Paraguay - Cerro Porteño (A); Nacional (C)
• Perú - Universitario de Deportes
• Uruguay - Nacional
• Venezuela - Caracas

Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; "(C)" mean Clausura champion.

OFC

• Fiji - Lakota
• French Polynesia - Manu-Ura
• New Caledonia - Magenta
• New Zealand - Auckland City

UEFA

• Albania - Tirana
• Andorra - Sant Julià
• Armenia - Pyunik
• Austria - Red Bull Salzburg
• Azerbaijan - Baku
• Belarus - FC BATE
• Belgium - Standard Liège
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Zrinjski Mostar
• Bulgaria - Levski Sofia
• Croatia - Dinamo Zagreb
• Cyprus - APOEL
• Czech Republic - Slavia Prague
• Denmark - Copenhagen
• England - Manchester United
• Estonia - Levadia
• Faroe Island - HB Tórshavn
• Finland - HJK Helsinki
• France - Bordeaux
• Georgia - WIT Georgia
• Germany - Wolfsburg
• Greece - Olympiacos
• Hungary - Debrecen
• Iceland - FH
• Israel - Maccabi Haifa
• Republic of Ireland - Bohemians
• Italy - Internazionale
• Kazakhstan - FC Aktobe
• Latvia - FK Liepājas Metalurgs
• Lithuania - FK Ekranas
• Luxembourg - F91 Dudelange
• Macedonia - Makedonija Gjorče Petrov
• Malta - Hibernians
• Moldova - Sheriff Tiraspol
• Montenegro - Mogren
• Netherlands - AZ
• Northern Ireland - Glentoran
• Norway - Rosenborg
• Poland - Wisła Kraków
• Portugal - Porto
• Romania - Unirea Urziceni
• Russia - Rubin Kazan
• San Marino - Tre Fiori
• Scotland - Rangers
• Serbia - Partizan
• Slovakia - Slovan Bratislava
• Slovenia - Maribor
• Spain - Barcelona
• Sweden - AIK
• Switzerland - Zürich
• Turkey - Beşiktaş
• Ukraine - Dynamo Kyiv
• Wales - Rhyl

International tournaments

• 2008 CECAFA Cup in Uganda (31 December 2008 – 13 January 2009)
  1.  Uganda
  2.  Kenya
  3.  Tanzania
  4.  Burundi

• 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations in Oman (4–17 January 2009)
  1.  Oman
  2.  Saudi Arabia
  3.  Qatar/ Kuwait

• FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 in South Africa (14–28 June 2009)
  1.  Brazil
  2.  United States
  3.  Spain
  4.  South Africa
  5. (eliminated at group stage)  Egypt  Iraq  Italy  New Zealand

• 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States (3–26 July 2009)
  • 1   Mexico
  • 2   United States
  • 3   Costa Rica,  Honduras

• 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt (24 September–16 October)
  • 1   Ghana
  • 2   Brazil
  • 3   Hungary

• 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria (24 October–15 November)
  • 1   Switzerland
  • 2   Nigeria
  • 3   Spain

• 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya (28 November–13 December 2009)
  1.  Uganda
  2.  Rwanda
  3.  Zanzibar
  4.  Tanzania

Deaths

January

• 2 January – Ryuzo Hiraki (77), Japanese footballer and national team manager
• 2 January – Ian Greaves (76), English footballer and manager
• 4 January – Arvid Knutsen (80), Norwegian footballer and coach
• 4 January – Lei Clijsters (52), Belgian footballer and coach, father of Kim Clijsters
• 6 January – Charlie Thomson (78), Scottish footballer
• 7 January – Alfie Conn, Sr. (82), Scottish footballer
• 10 January – Jack Wheeler (89), English footballer
• 12 January – Friaça (84), Brazilian footballer
• 16 January – Claudio Milar (35), Uruguayan footballer

February

March

April

May

June

July

• 31 July - Sir Bobby Robson (76), English footballer and manager

August

• 8 August – Daniel Jarque (26), Spanish footballer.

October

• 9 October - Horst Szymaniak (75), German footballer.
• 9 October - Alex McCrae (89), Scottish footballer.

November

• 10 November - Robert Enke (32), German footballer (goalkeeper)
• 16 November - Antonio de Nigris (31), Mexican footballer