The following are the scheduled events, results and champions of association football for the year 2011 throughout the Union of European Football Associations.
Scheduled events
Men's football 3–15 May — 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Serbia 12 – 25 June — 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Denmark 20 July – 1 August — 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Romania
Women's football 2 – 9 March — 2011 Algarve Cup in Portugal
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Headlines 31 January: The 4th highest transfer fee in football history (£49.5m) was recorded, when Fernando Torres signed for Chelsea F.C. from Liverpool F.C. Andy Carroll's same-day move from Newcastle United to Liverpool for £35m was the eighth highest fee received for a player. 5 May: Skënderbeu win the 2010–11 Albanian Superliga championship, making it the first time since 1933 that the club has won the top division of Albanian football. 18 May: Held in Dublin, the 2011 UEFA Europa League Final was an all Portuguese affair, with Porto defeating Braga in the final. Porto earned a berth into the 2011 UEFA Super Cup. 28 May: Barcelona of Spain defeat Manchester United of England 3–1 in the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final. Barcelona was rewarded with an automatic berth into the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, 2011 UEFA Super Cup and next year's Champions League. 26 August: Barcelona defeats Porto 2–0 at Stade Louis II in Monaco to win the 2011 UEFA Super Cup.
International football
Men's events
Most notably, 2011 consisted of all men's UEFA teams competing in qualification for UEFA Euro 2012. As tournament hosts, both Poland and Ukraine earned direct qualification into Group Stage.
The qualification season ended on 11 October 2011, with group winners earning berths into Euro 2012. For group runners-up, the highest ranked second team qualified automatically for the tournament, while the remainder entered the play-offs. As some groups contain six teams and some five, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group were not included in this ranking. As a result, a total of eight matches played by each team count toward the purpose of the second-placed ranking table.
The teams, other than the hosts, to qualify for the tournament included: Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Russia, Spain and Sweden.
Women's events
The German Football Association hosted the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, making it the first time since 1995 a European nation hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup. While the German nation team was eliminated in the quarterfinals, two UEFA nations, namely Sweden and France reached the semifinals of the World Cup. Both teams lost, however, to Japan and the United States, respectively. Goals from Sweden's Lotta Schelin and Marie Hammarström gave the Swedes a 2–1 victory over France in the consolation match.
Considered the second largest international women's football tournament, the Portugal's 2011 edition of the Algarve Cup took place. While the final was not won by a European side, Iceland reached the final match before losing to the United States. Sweden reached the consolation match, but lost to Japan.
Club football
Continental champions
Men's football
Champions League
Barcelona of Spain's La Liga won the 2010–11 edition of the UEFA Champions League, making it the fourth time the club won either the Champions League or European Cup. Barcelona defeated Manchester United of England's Premier League in the championship. The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London, making it the first time since renovations that the venue hosted the Champions League final.
The entire knockout round of the tournament was played in 2011, beginning with sixteen clubs from seven different UEFA nations. The five largest leagues by UEFA coefficients had at least two representatives in the knockout phase of the tournament. Outside of the "big five", Denmark's Copenhagen and Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk earned berths into the knockout round, with Shakhtar Donetsk reaching the quarterfinals, before losing to eventual champions, Barcelona.
Lionel Messi of Barcelona was the tournament's top-scorer scoring twelve goals in thirteen appearances.
Bracket
Europa League
Women's football
Champions League
In the tenth edition of the UEFA Women's Champions League, France's Lyon won their first ever title, defeating Germany's Turbine Potsdam in the final. The final, like the Men's Champions League, was also played at London, but at the Craven Cottage.
Bracket
Domestic league champions
Men's football
NationLeagueChampionTitleLast HonorRef. Albania 2010–11 Albanian Superliga Skënderbeu Korçë 2nd 1933 Andorra 2010–11 Primera Divisió Santa Coloma 6th2009–10 Armenia 2011 Armenian Premier League Ulisses 1st — Austria 2010–11 Austrian Football Bundesliga Sturm Graz 3rd 1998–99 Azerbaijan 2010–11 Azerbaijan Premier League Neftchi Baku 6th 2004–05 Belarus 2011 Belarusian Premier League BATE Borisov 8th 2010 Belgium 2010–11 Jupiler League Genk 3rd 2001–02 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010–11 Premijer Liga Borac Banja Luka 1st — Bulgaria 2010–11 A PFG Litex Lovech 4th2009–10 Croatia 2010–11 Prva HNL Dinamo Zagreb 13th2009–10 Cyprus 2010–11 Cypriot First Division APOEL 21st2008–09 Czech Republic 2010–11 Gambrinus liga Viktoria Plzeň 1st — Denmark 2010–11 Danish Superliga Copenhagen 9th2009–10 England 2010–11 Premier League Manchester United 19th 2008–09 Estonia 2011 MeistriliigaFlora 9th 2010 Faroe Islands 2011 Vodafonedeildin B36 Tórshavn 8th 2005 Finland 2011 Veikkausliiga HJK Helsinki 24th 2010 France 2010–11 Ligue 1 Lille 3rd 1953–54 Georgia 2010–11 Umaglesi Liga Zestafoni 1st — Germany2010–11 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 7th2001–02 Greece 2010–11 Super League Greece Olympiacos 38th 2008–09 Hungary 2010–11 NB I Videoton 1st — Iceland 2011 Úrvalsdeild KR Reykjavík 25th 2003 Ireland 2011 League of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 17th 2010 Israel 2010–11 Israeli Premier League Maccabi Haifa 12th2008–09 Italy 2010–11 Serie A Milan 18th2003–04 Kazakhstan 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League Shakhter Karagandy 1st — Latvia 2011 Latvian Higher League Ventspils 4th 2008 Lithuania 2011 A Lyga Ekranas 6th 2010 Luxembourg 2010–11 Luxembourg National Division F91 Dudelange 9th2008–09 Macedonia 2010–11 Macedonian Prva Liga Škendija 1st — Malta 2010–11 Maltese Premier League Valletta 20th2007–08 Moldova 2010–11 Moldovan National Division Dacia Chişinău 1st — Montenegro 2010–11 Montenegrin First League Mogren 2nd 2008–09 Netherlands 2010–11 Eredivisie Ajax 30th2003–04 Northern Ireland 2010–11 IFA Premiership Linfield 50th 2010 Norway 2011 Tippeligaen Molde 1st — Poland 2010–11 Ekstraklasa Wisła Kraków 14th2008–09 Portugal 2010–11 Primeira Liga Porto 25th 2008–09 Romania 2010–11 Liga I Oţelul Galaţi 1st — Russia Russian Premier League N/A N/A San Marino2010–11 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio Tre Fiori7th2009–10 Scotland2010–11 Scottish Premier League Rangers54th2009–10 Serbia2010–11 Serbian Superliga Partizan4th2009–10 Slovakia2010–11 Slovak Superliga Slovan Bratislava10th2008–09 Slovenia2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga Maribor9th2008–09 Spain2010–11 La Liga Barcelona21st2009–10 Sweden2011 AllsvenskanHelsingborg7th1999 Switzerland2010–11 Swiss Super League Basel14th2009–10 Turkey2010–11 Süper LigFenerbahçe18th2006–07 Ukraine2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League Shakhtar Donetsk6th2009–10 Wales2010–11 Welsh Premier League Bangor City3rd1994–95
Women's football
NationLeagueChampionTitleLast HonorRef.
Domestic Cup Champions
Men's Football
NationCompetitionChampionTitleLast Honor Albania2010–11 Albanian CupTirana14th2005–06 Austria2010–11 Austrian CupSV Reid2nd1997–98 Belgium2010–11 Belgian CupStandard Liège6th1992–93 Bosnia and Herzegovina2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football CupŽeljezničar4th2002–03 Bulgaria2010–11 Bulgarian CupCSKA Sofia19th2005–06 Croatia2010–11 Croatian Football CupDinamo Zagreb11th2008–09 Czech Republic2010–11 Czech CupMladá Boleslav1st— Denmark2010–11 Danish CupFC Nordsjælland2nd2009–10 England 2010–11 FA Cup Manchester City 5th 1968–692010–11 Football League CupBirmingham City 2nd 1962–63 Finland2011 Finnish Cup HJK Helsinki 11th 2008 France2010–11 Coupe de France Lille 6th1954–552010–11 Coupe de la Ligue Marseille 3rd2009–10 Germany2010–11 DFB-Pokal Schalke 04 5th2001–02 Greece2010–11 Greek Cup AEK Athens 14th2001–02 Hungary2010–11 Magyar KupaKecskemét1st— Ireland2011 FAI CupSligo Rovers4th20102011 League of Ireland CupDerry City10th2008 Italy 2010–11 Coppa Italia Internazionale 7th2009–10 Liechtenstein2010–11 Liechtenstein CupFC Vaduz39th2009–10 Montenegro2010–11 Montenegrin CupFK Rudar3rd2009–10 Netherlands2010–11 KNVB CupTwente 3rd2000–01 Northern Ireland2010–11 Irish CupLinfield 41st 2009–102010–11 Irish League CupLisbun Distillery1st— Norway 2011 Norwegian Football CupAalesund2nd 2009 Poland2010–11 Polish CupLegia Warsaw14th2007–08 Portugal2010–11 Taça de PortugalPorto 16th2009–102010–11 Taça da Liga Benfica 3rd2009–10 Romania2010–11 Cupa RomânieiSteaua București21st1998–99 Russia2010–11 Russian CupCSKA Moscow11th2008–09 Scotland 2010–11 Scottish Cup Celtic 35th2006–072010–11 Scottish League CupRangers27th2009–10 Serbia2010–11 Serbian CupPartizan3rd2008–09 Slovakia2010–11 Slovak CupSlovan Bratislava12th2009–10 Slovenia2010–11 Slovenian CupDomžale1st— Spain 2010–11 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 18th1992–93 Sweden2011 Svenska CupenHelsingborg5th2010 Switzerland2010–11 Swiss CupFC Sion12th2008–09 Turkey 2010–11 Turkish Cup Beşiktaş 9th2008–09 Ukraine2010–11 Ukrainian CupShaktar Donetsk7th2007–08 Wales2010–11 Welsh CupLlanelli Town1st—2010–11 Welsh League CupThe New Saints5th2009–10
Footnotes
A Including the Yugoslav First League, Dinamo Zagreb has won a total of 19 top division domestic football championships. B Includes Manchester United's First Division (pre-1992) and Premier League (since 1992) championships. C Includes Maccabi Haifa's Israel First Division and Premier League championships. D Includes FK Ekranas' Soviet Lithuania league championship along with their A Lyga titles. E The Russian Premier League is switching to the FIFA calendar and a 2011–12 calendar. The previous season was 2010, and there will be no champion crowned in 2011.
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