2026 in association football

The following are the scheduled events of association football (soccer) for the calendar year 2026 throughout the world. This includes the following:

• In countries whose league seasons fall within a single calendar year, the 2026 season.
• In countries which crown one champion in a season that spans two calendar years, the 2025–26 season.
• In countries which split their league season into two championships, a system often known in Latin America as Apertura and Clausura, all championships awarded in calendar 2026.

Events

Men's national teams

FIFA

• 11 June - 19 July: 2026 FIFA World Cup in   Canada,   United States and   Mexico ^[1]
• November: 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup in   Qatar

CONMEBOL

• March – April: 2026 South American U-17 Championship

Club continental champions

Men

Region	Tournament	Defending champion	Champion	Title	Last honour
AFC (Asia)	2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite	Al-Ahli
	2025–26 AFC Champions League Two	Sharjah
	2025–26 AFC Challenge League	Arkadag
	2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship	Buriram United
CAF (Africa)	2025–26 CAF Champions League	Pyramids FC
	2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup	RS Berkane
	2026 CAF Super Cup	Pyramids
CONCACAF (North and Central America, Caribbean)	2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup	Cruz Azul
	2026 Leagues Cup	Seattle Sounders FC
	2026 CONCACAF Central American Cup
	2026 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup
	2026 CFU Club Shield	Moca
CONMEBOL (South America)	2026 Copa Libertadores
	2026 Copa Sudamericana
	2026 Recopa Sudamericana	Racing
	2026 U-20 Copa Libertadores	Flamengo
	2026 Copa Libertadores de Futsal	Penarol
OFC (Oceania)	2026 OFC Professional League	First edition		1st	—
	2026 OFC Champions League	Auckland City
UEFA (Europe)	2025–26 UEFA Champions League	Paris Saint-Germain
	2025–26 UEFA Europa League	Tottenham Hotspur
	2025-26 UEFA Conference League	Chelsea
	2026 UEFA Super Cup	Paris Saint-Germain
	2025–26 UEFA Youth League	Barcelona
	2025–26 UEFA Futsal Champions League	Palma Futsal
UAFA (Arab States)	2025–26 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League	Duhok
FIFA (Global)	2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup
	2026 Challenger Cup
	2026 Derby of the Americas
	2026 African–Asian–Pacific Cup	Pyramids
	2026 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup	Flamengo
	2026 Intercontinental Futsal Cup	Palma Futsal

Women

Region	Tournament	Defending champion	Champion	Title	Last honour
AFC (Asia)	2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League	Wuhan Jiangda
CAF (Africa)	2026 CAF Women's Champions League
CONCACAF (North and Central America, Caribbean)	2025–26 CONCACAF W Champions Cup	Gotham FC
CONMEBOL (South America)	2026 Copa Libertadores Femenina	Corinthians
OFC (Oceania)	2026 OFC Women's Champions League	Auckland United
UEFA (Europe)	2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League	Arsenal
	2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup	First edition		1st	—
FIFA (Global)	2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup	First edition		1st	—

National leagues

AFC

Nation	League	Champion	Second place	Title	Last honour
Afghanistan	2025–26 Afghanistan Champions League	TBD – competition in progress
Australia	2025–26 A-League Men	TBD – competition in progress
Bahrain	2025–26 Bahraini Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Bangladesh	2025–26 Bangladesh Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Bhutan	2026 Bhutan Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Brunei	2025–26 Brunei Super League	TBD – competition in progress
Cambodia	2025–26 Cambodian Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
China	2026 Chinese Super League	TBD – competition in progress
Guam	2026 Guam Soccer League	TBD – competition in progress
Hong Kong	2025–26 Hong Kong Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
India	2025–26 Indian Super League	TBD – competition in progress
Indonesia	2025–26 Liga 1	TBD – competition in progress
Iran	2025–26 Persian Gulf Pro League	TBD – competition in progress
Iraq	2025–26 Iraq Stars League	TBD – competition in progress
Japan	2026 J1 League	TBD – competition in progress
Jordan	2025–26 Jordanian Pro League	TBD – competition in progress
Kuwait	2025–26 Kuwaiti Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Kyrgyzstan	2026 Kyrgyz Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Laos	2025–26 Lao League 1	TBD – competition in progress
Lebanon	2025–26 Lebanese Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Macau	2026 Liga de Elite	TBD – competition in progress
Malaysia	2025–26 Malaysia Super League	TBD – competition in progress
Maldives	2026 Dhivehi Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Mongolia	2025–26 Mongolian Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Myanmar	2025–26 Myanmar National League	TBD – competition in progress
Northern Mariana Islands	2026 Marianas Soccer League 1 Spring	TBD – competition in progress
Nepal	2026 Nepal Super League	TBD – competition in progress
North Korea	2025-26 Premier Football League	TBD – competition in progress
Oman	2025–26 Oman Professional League	TBD – competition in progress
Palestine	2025–26 West Bank Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Pakistan	2025–26 Pakistan Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Philippines	2025–26 Philippines Football League	TBD – competition in progress
Qatar	2025–26 Qatar Stars League	TBD – competition in progress
Saudi Arabia	2025–26 Saudi Pro League	TBD – competition in progress
Singapore	2025–26 Singapore Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Sri Lanka	2026 Sri Lanka Super League	TBD – competition in progress
South Korea	2026 K League 1	TBD – competition in progress
Syria	2025–26 Syrian Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Taiwan	2025-26 Taiwan Football Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Tajikistan	2026 Tajikistan Higher League	TBD – competition in progress
Thailand	2025-26 Thai League 1	TBD – competition in progress
Timor-Leste	2026 Liga Futebol Timor-Leste	TBD – competition in progress
Turkmenistan	2025 Ýokary Liga	TBD – competition in progress
United Arab Emirates	2025–26 UAE Pro League	TBD – competition in progress
Uzbekistan	2026 Uzbekistan Super League	TBD – competition in progress
Vietnam	2025–26 V.League 1	TBD – competition in progress
Yemen	2025-26 Yemeni League	TBD – competition in progress

CAF

Nation	League	Champion	Second place	Title	Last honour
Algeria	2025–26 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1	TBD – competition in progress
Angola	2025–26 Girabola	TBD – competition in progress
Benin	2025–26 Benin Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Botswana	2025–26 Botswana Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Burkina Faso	2025–26 Burkinabé Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Burundi	2025–26 Burundi Ligue A	TBD – competition in progress
Cameroon	2025–26 Elite One	TBD – competition in progress
Cape Verde	2026 Cape Verdean Football Championships	TBD – competition in progress
Central African Republic	2025-26 Central African Republic League	TBD – competition in progress
Chad	2026 Chad Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Comoros	2025–26 Comoros Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Congo	2025–26 Congo Ligue 1	TBD – competition in progress
DR Congo	2025–26 Linafoot	TBD – competition in progress
Djibouti	2025–26 Djibouti Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Equatorial Guinea	2025–26 Equatoguinean Primera División	TBD – competition in progress
Eritrea	2026 Eritrean Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Egypt	2025–26 Egyptian Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Eswatini	2025–26 Premier League of Eswatini	TBD – competition in progress
Ethiopia	2025–26 Ethiopian Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Gambia	2025–26 GFA League First Division	TBD – competition in progress
Gabon	2025–25 Gabon Championnat National D1	TBD – competition in progress
Ghana	2025–26 Ghana Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Guinea	2025–26 Guinée Championnat National	TBD – competition in progress
Guinea-Bissau	2025–26 Guinée Championnat National	TBD – competition in progress
Ivory Coast	2025–26 Ligue 1	TBD – competition in progress
Kenya	2025–26 Kenyan Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Lesotho	2025–26 Lesotho Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Liberia	2025–26 LFA First Division	TBD – competition in progress
Libya	2025–26 Libyan Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Madagascar	2025–26 Malagasy Pro League	TBD – competition in progress
Malawi	2026 Super League of Malawi	TBD – competition in progress
Mali	2025–26 Malian Première Division	TBD – competition in progress
Mauritania	2025–26 Ligue 1 Mauritania	TBD – competition in progress
Mauritius	2025–26 Mauritian Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Morocco	2025–26 Botola	TBD – competition in progress
Mozambique	2026 Moçambola	TBD – competition in progress
Namibia	2025–26 Namibia Premiership	TBD – competition in progress
Niger	2025–26 Super Ligue	TBD – competition in progress
Nigeria	2025–26 Nigeria Premier Football League	TBD – competition in progress
Réunion	2025 Régionale 1 Réunion	TBD – competition in progress
Rwanda	2025–26 Rwanda Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
São Tomé and Príncipe	2026 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship	TBD – competition in progress
Senegal	2025-26 Senegal Ligue 1	TBD – competition in progress
Seychelles	2025-26 Seychelles Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Sierra Leone	2025-26 Sierra Leone National Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Somalia	2025-26 Somali First Division	TBD – competition in progress
South Africa	2025–26 South African Premiership	TBD – competition in progress
South Sudan	2026 South Sudan Football Championship	TBD – competition in progress
Sudan	2025-26 Sudan Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Tanzania	2025–26 Tanzanian Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Togo	2025–26 Togolese Championnat National	TBD – competition in progress
Tunisia	2025–26 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	TBD – competition in progress
Uganda	2025–26 Uganda Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Zambia	2025–26 Zambia Super League	TBD – competition in progress
Zanzibar	2025–26 Zanzibar Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Zimbabwe	2026 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League	TBD – competition in progress

CONCACAF

Nation	League	Champion	Second place	Title	Last honour
Anguilla	2026 AFA Senior Male League	TBD – competition in progress
Antigua and Barbuda	2025–26 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division	TBD – competition in progress
Aruba	2025–26 Aruban Division di Honor	TBD – competition in progress
The Bahamas	2025–26 BFA Senior League	TBD – competition in progress
Barbados	2026 Barbados Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Belize	2026 Closing Searon	TBD – competition in progress
	2026 Opening Season	TBD – competition in progress
Bonaire	2025-26 Bonaire League	TBD – competition in progress
British Virgin Islands	2025-26 BVIFA National Football League	TBD – competition in progress
Canada	2026 Canadian Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Cayman Islands	2025-26 Cayman Islands Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Costa Rica	2026 Liga FPD Clausura	TBD – competition in progress
	2026 Liga FPD Apertura	TBD – competition in progress
Cuba	2026 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba	TBD – competition in progress
Curaçao	2026 Curaçao Promé Divishon	TBD – competition in progress
Dominica	2026 Dominica Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Dominican Republic	2025-26 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol	Not disputed due to calendar restructure
El Salvador	2026 Torneo Clausura	TBD – competition in progress
	2026 Torneo Apertura	TBD – competition in progress
French Guiana	2025-26 French Guiana Régional 1	TBD – competition in progress
Grenada	2025-26 GFA Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Guadeloupe	2025-26 Guadeloupe Division of Honor	TBD – competition in progress
Guatemala	2026 Liga Nacional Clausura	TBD – competition in progress
	2026 Liga Nacional Apertura	TBD – competition in progress
Guyana	2026 GFF Elite League	TBD – competition in progress
Haiti	2026 D1 Special Championship	TBD – competition in progress
Honduras	2026 Liga Nacional Clausura	TBD – competition in progress
	2026 Liga Nacional Apertura	TBD – competition in progress
Jamaica	2025–26 Jamaica Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Martinique	2025–26 Martinique Championnat National	TBD – competition in progress
Mexico	2026 Liga MX Clausura	TBD – competition in progress
	2026 Liga MX Apertura	TBD – competition in progress
Montserrat	2025–26 Montserrat Championship	TBD – competition in progress
Nicaragua	2026 Liga Primera Clausura	TBD – competition in progress
	2026 Liga Primera Apertura	TBD – competition in progress
Panama	2026 Liga Panameña Apertura	TBD – competition in progress
	2026 Liga Panameña Clausura	TBD – competition in progress
Puerto Rico	2026 Liga Puerto Rico	TBD – competition in progress
Saint Kitts and Nevis	2026 SKNFA Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Saint Lucia	2026 Saint Lucia Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Saint Martin	2025-26 Saint-Martin Senior League	TBD – competition in progress
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2025-26 SVGFF Premier Division	TBD – competition in progress
Sint Maarten	2025-26 Sint Maarten Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
Suriname	2026 Suriname Major League	TBD – competition in progress
Trinidad and Tobago	2025-26 TT Premier Football League	TBD – competition in progress
Turks and Caicos	2025–26 Provo Premier League	TBD – competition in progress
United States	2026 Major League Soccer season	TBD – competition in progress
US Virgin Islands	2026 USVISF Premier League season	TBD – competition in progress

CONMEBOL

Nation	League	Champion	Second place	Title	Last honour
Argentina	2026 Argentine Primera División Apertura	TBD – competition in progress
	2026 Argentine Primera División Clausura	TBD – competition in progress
Bolivia	2026 Bolivian Primera División	TBD – competition in progress
Brazil	2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	TBD – competition in progress
Chile	2026 Chilean Primera División	TBD – competition in progress
Colombia	2026 Categoría Primera A Apertura	TBD – competition in progress
	2026 Categoría Primera A Finalización	TBD – competition in progress
Ecuador	2026 Ecuadorian Serie A	TBD – competition in progress
Paraguay	2026 Paraguayan Primera División Apertura	TBD – competition in progress
	2026 Paraguayan Primera División Clausura	TBD – competition in progress
Peru	2026 Liga 1	TBD – competition in progress
Uruguay	2026 Uruguayan Primera División	TBD – competition in progress
Venezuela	2026 Venezuelan Primera División	TBD – competition in progress

OFC

Nation	League	Champion	Second place	Title	Last honour
New Zealand	2026 New Zealand National League	TBD – competition in progress

References

1. "World Cup 2026: Tickets, weather, format, kick-off times, qualifiers". BBC Sport. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.