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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in September of 2011. Deaths in September
12: Alexander Galimov 11: Christian Bakkerud 7: 36 players and staff of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 5: Lee Roy Selmon
Sporting seasons
American football 2011
National Football League NCAA Division I FBS NCAA Division I FCS
Australian rules football 2011
Australian Football League Finals Series
Auto racing 2011
Formula One Sprint Cup Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series IRL IndyCar Series World Rally Championship WTTC V8 Supercar Formula Two GP2 Series GP3 Series American Le Mans Le Mans Series Rolex Sports Car Series FIA GT1 World Championship Auto GP World Series by Renault Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Super GT
Baseball 2011
Major League Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball
Basketball 2011
WNBA Philippines collegiate: NCAA UAAP
Canadian football 2011
Canadian Football League CIS football
Cricket 2011
England: County Championship Clydesdale Bank 40
Football (soccer) 2011
National teams competitions 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying International clubs competitions UEFA (Europe) Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Women's Champions League Copa Sudamericana AFC (Asia) Champions League AFC Cup CAF (Africa) Champions League CAF Confederation Cup CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League Domestic (national) competitions Argentina Brazil England France Germany Italy Japan Norway Portugal Russia Scotland Spain Major League Soccer (USA & Canada)
Golf 2011
PGA Tour European Tour LPGA Tour Champions Tour
Motorcycle racing 2011
Moto GP Superbike World Championship Supersport World Championship
Rugby league 2011
Super League NRL
Rugby union 2011
Aviva Premiership RaboDirect Pro12 Top 14 Currie Cup ITM Cup
Tennis 2011
ATP World Tour WTA Tour
Winter sports
ISU Junior Grand Prix Snowboard World Cup
Days of the month
September 30, 2011 (Friday)
Baseball Major League Baseball postseason: American League Division Series: Game 1 in Arlington, Texas: Tampa Bay Rays 9, Texas Rangers 0. Rays lead series 1–0. Game 1 in New York: New York Yankees 1, Detroit Tigers 1 — game suspended in the bottom of the second inning due to rain; game will be resumed on October 1.
Basketball FIBA Africa Championship for Women in Bamako, Mali: Quarterfinals: 50–73 54–85 77–49 51–72 FIBA Americas Championship for Women in Neiva, Colombia (teams in italics qualify for World Olympic Qualifying Tournament: Semifinals: 61–59 66–53
Figure skating ISU Junior Grand Prix: JGP Cup of Austria in Innsbruck, Austria: Pairs: Sui Wenjing/Han Cong 167.14 points Yu Xiaoyu/Jin Yang 154.37 Ekaterina Petaikina/Maxim Kurdyukov 144.47 Standings (after 3 of 4 events): Sui/Han 30 points (2 events), Yu/Jin 26 (2), Petaikina/Kurdyukov 20 (2), Tatiana Tudvaseva/Sergei Lisiev 18 (2), Britney Simpson/Matthew Blackmer 15. Ladies: Vanessa Lam 156.58 points Li Zijun 156.40 Polina Agafonova 148.65 Standings (after 5 of 7 events): Polina Shelepen 30 points (2 events), Lam & Li 26 (2), Polina Korobeynikova & Agafonova 22 (2).
Rugby league Super League Play-offs: Semi-Finals: Warrington Wolves 24–26 Leeds Rhinos
Rugby union World Cup in New Zealand (team in bold qualifies for quarter-finals, team in italics qualifies for 2015 World Cup): Pool D in Auckland: 13–5 Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): South Africa 18 points, 10 (3), Samoa 10, 5 (3), 0.
Volleyball Women's South American Championship in Callao, Peru (teams in bold advance to semifinals): Pool A: 0–3 Final standings: 6 points, Colombia 3, Uruguay 0. Pool B: 3–0 3–0 Final standings: Brazil 9 points, Argentina 6, Chile 3, Paraguay 0.
September 29, 2011 (Thursday)
Cricket ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day: 6th Match in Windhoek: 266/8 (50 overs; Craig Williams 116); 247/7 (44.5/45 overs). Scotland win by 3 wickets (D/L). Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): , Scotland 8 points, 4 (2), 4, 2, 2 (2), Namibia, 0.
Football (soccer) UEFA Europa League group stage Matchday 2: Group A: Rubin Kazan 2–2 PAOK Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Shamrock Rovers Standings (after 2 matches): Rubin Kazan, Tottenham Hotspur 4 points, PAOK 2, Shamrock Rovers 0. Group B: Vorskla Poltava 1–2 Hannover Standard Liège 3–0 Copenhagen Standings (after 2 matches): Standard Liège, Hannover 4 points, Copenhagen 3, Vorskla Poltava 0. Group C: Legia Warsaw 3–2 Hapoel Tel Aviv Rapid București 1–3 PSV Eindhoven Standings (after 2 matches): PSV Eindhoven 6 points, Legia Warsaw, Rapid București 3, Hapoel Tel Aviv 0. Group D: Vaslui 2–2 Zürich Sporting CP 2–1 Lazio Standings (after 2 matches): Sporting CP 6 points, Vaslui 2, Lazio, Zürich 1. Group E: Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1 Dynamo Kyiv Stoke City 2–1 Beşiktaş Standings (after 2 matches): Stoke City 4 points, Beşiktaş 3, Dynamo Kyiv 2, Maccabi Tel Aviv 1. Group F: Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 Slovan Bratislava Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain Standings (after 2 matches): Athletic Bilbao 6 points, Paris Saint-Germain, Red Bull Salzburg 3, Slovan Bratislava 0. Group G: Metalist Kharkiv 1–1 AZ Malmö FF 1–2 Austria Wien Standings (after 2 matches): AZ, Metalist Kharkiv 4 points, Austria Wien 3, Malmö FF 0. Group H: Braga 1–2 Club Brugge Maribor 1–2 Birmingham City Standings (after 2 matches): Club Brugge 6 points, Braga, Birmingham City 3, Maribor 0. Group I: Celtic 1–1 Udinese Rennes 1–1 Atlético Madrid Standings (after 2 matches): Atlético Madrid, Udinese 4 points, Rennes, Celtic 1. Group J: Schalke 04 3–1 Maccabi Haifa AEK Larnaca 1–1 Steaua București Standings (after 2 matches): Schalke 04 4 points, Maccabi Haifa 3, Steaua București 2, AEK Larnaca 1. Group K: Twente 4–1 Wisła Kraków Odense 0–2 Fulham Standings (after 2 matches): Twente, Fulham 4 points, Odense 3, Wisła Kraków 0. Group L: Lokomotiv Moscow 0–2 Anderlecht AEK Athens 1–2 Sturm Graz Standings (after 2 matches): Anderlecht 6 points, Lokomotiv Moscow, Sturm Graz 3, AEK Athens 0. UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32 first leg: Tavagnacco 2–1 LdB Malmö Glasgow City 1–1 Valur Bristol Academy 1–1 Energiya Voronezh Bobruichanka 0–4 Arsenal CONCACAF Champions League group stage Matchday 5: Group A: Alajuelense 1–0 Motagua Standings (after 5 matches): Alajuelense 12 points, Morelia, Los Angeles Galaxy 9, Motagua 0. Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 first leg: Olimpia 0–0 Arsenal Godoy Cruz 1–1 Universitario Botafogo 1–1 Santa Fe
Volleyball Women's European Championship in Italy and Serbia: Quarterfinals in Belgrade, Serbia: 3–0 0–3 Men's Asian Championship in Tehran, Iran: Bronze medal match: 3–1 Final: 3–1 Iran win the title for the first time. Iran and China qualify for the FIVB World Cup. Men's African Championship in Tangier, Morocco: Bronze medal match: 1–3 Final: 1–3 Egypt win the title for the fourth successive time, and sixth time overall. Egypt qualify for the FIVB World Cup. Women's South American Championship in Callao, Peru (teams in bold advance to semifinals): Pool A: 3–0 Standings: Peru 6 points (2 matches), , Uruguay 0 (1). Pool B: 3–0 3–0 Standings (after 2 matches): Brazil, Argentina 6 points, Chile, Paraguay 0.
September 28, 2011 (Wednesday)
Baseball Major League Baseball news: The Tampa Bay Rays clinch the American League wild card with an 8–7 win over the New York Yankees. The St. Louis Cardinals clinch the National League wild card with an 8–0 win over the Houston Astros.
Basketball FIBA Africa Championship for Women in Bamako, Mali (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals): Group A: 106–37 53–74 57–70 Final standings: Mali 10 points, Mozambique 9, Côte d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Tunisia 7, Ghana 4. Group B: 49–63 49–59 59–78 Final standings: Senegal 10 points, Angola 9, Nigeria 8, Cameroon 7, Rwanda 6, Guinea 5. FIBA Americas Championship for Women in Neiva, Colombia (teams in bold advance to the semifinals): Group A: 62–42 45–66 Final standings: Argentina 8 points, Cuba 7, 6, Colombia 5, Chile 4. Group B: 44–87 66–49 Final standings: 8 points, Canada 7, Mexico, Jamaica, Paraguay 5.
Cricket ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day: 5th Match in Windhoek: 257 (50 overs); 137/2 (26 overs). Scotland win by 34 runs (D/L). Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): 8 points, Scotland 6 (3), 4 (2), 4, 2, 2 (2), Namibia 0 (3), 0.
Football (soccer) Superclásico de las Américas second leg in Belém (first leg score in parentheses): 2–0 (0–0) . Brazil win 4–1 on points. UEFA Champions League group stage Matchday 2: Group E: Valencia 1–1 Chelsea Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 Genk Standings (after 2 matches): Chelsea 4 points, Bayer Leverkusen 3, Valencia 2, Genk 1. Group F: Arsenal 2–1 Olympiacos Marseille 3–0 Borussia Dortmund Standings (after 2 matches): Marseille 6 points, Arsenal 4, Borussia Dortmund 1, Olympiacos 0. Group G: Zenit St. Petersburg 3–1 Porto Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 APOEL Standings (after 2 matches): APOEL 4 points, Zenit St. Petersburg, Porto 3, Shakhtar Donetsk 1. Group H: BATE Borisov 0–5 Barcelona Milan 2–0 Viktoria Plzeň Standings (after 2 matches): Barcelona, Milan 4 points, Viktoria Plzeň, BATE Borisov 1. UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32 first leg: Olimpia Cluj 0–9 Lyon Peamount United 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain CSHVSM 2–1 Neulengbach Apollon Limassol 2–2 Sparta Praha PK-35 Vantaa 1–4 Rayo Vallecano Osijek 0–4 Göteborg YB Frauen 0–3 Fortuna Hjørring Þór/KA 0–6 Turbine Potsdam Twente 0–2 Rossiyanka Stabæk 1–0 FFC Frankfurt Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 first leg: LDU Quito 2–0 Independiente AFC Champions League Quarter-finals second leg (first leg scores in parentheses): Zob Ahan 1–2 (a.e.t.) (1–1) Suwon Samsung Bluewings. Suwon Samsung Bluewings win 3–2 on aggregate. Al-Sadd 1–2 (3–0) Sepahan. Al-Sadd win 4–2 on aggregate. AFC Cup quarter-finals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Duhok 0–3 (1–5) Al-Wehdat. Al-Wehdat win 8–1 on aggregate. CONCACAF Champions League group stage Matchday 5 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals): Group A: Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Morelia Standings: Morelia, Los Angeles Galaxy 9 points (5 matches), Alajuelense 9 (4), Motagua 0 (4). Group B: Real España 1–1 Santos Laguna Isidro Metapán 1–3 Colorado Rapids Standings (after 5 matches): Santos Laguna 10 points, Colorado Rapids 7, Isidro Metapán 6, Real España 5. Group C: Tauro 5–3 FC Dallas Standings (after 5 matches): UNAM 8 points, FC Dallas, Toronto FC 7, Tauro 5.
Rugby union World Cup in New Zealand (teams in italics qualify for 2015 World Cup): Pool B in Palmerston North: 25–9 Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): 14 points, , 10, Georgia 4, Romania 0 (4).
Volleyball Women's European Championship in Italy and Serbia: Qualification playoff in Belgrade, Serbia: 3–1 3–0 Quarterfinals in Monza, Italy: 0–3 3–1 Men's Asian Championship in Tehran, Iran: Semifinals: 2–3 3–1 Women's South American Championship in Callao, Peru: Pool A: 1–3 Pool B: 3–0 0–3
September 27, 2011 (Tuesday)
Basketball FIBA Africa Championship for Women in Bamako, Mali (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals): Group A: 101–23 73–43 55–48 Standings (after 4 games): Mali 8 points, Mozambique 7, Tunisia, DR Congo 6, Côte d'Ivoire 5, Ghana 3. Group B: 28–76 71–61 67–60 Standings (after 4 games): Senegal 8 points, Angola 7, Nigeria, Cameroon 6, Rwanda 5, Guinea 4. FIBA Americas Championship for Women in Neiva, Colombia (teams in bold advance to the semifinals): Group A: 49–64 65–59 Standings (after 3 games unless stated): Argentina 6 points, Puerto Rico 6 (4), Cuba 5, 4, Chile 3. Group B: 69–71 61–88 Standings (after 3 games unless stated): Brazil 8 points (4 games), 5, Paraguay, Jamaica 4, Mexico 3.
Football (soccer) UEFA Champions League group stage Matchday 2: Group A: Bayern Munich 2–0 Manchester City Napoli 2–0 Villarreal Standings (after 2 matches): Bayern Munich 6 points, Napoli 4, Manchester City 1, Villarreal 0. Group B: