• 5–18 January: The
21st Arabian Gulf Cup took place in
Bahrain • Champions: (second title), Second: , Third: • 19 January – 10 February: The
2013 Africa Cup of Nations was held in
South Africa • Champions: (third title), Second: , Third: • 18–27 January: The
2013 Copa Centroamericana was held in
Costa Rica • Champions: (seventh title), Second: , Third: • March 6–13: The
2013 Algarve Cup was held in Portugal. • Champions: (ninth title), Second: , Third: •
2013 AFC Champions League (
First leg of final at the
Seoul World Cup Stadium (South Korea); second leg at the
Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou, China) •
Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. defeated
FC Seoul by the
away goals rule. Guangzhou Evergrande represents the AFC region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup. •
2013 CAF Champions League (
First leg of final at the
Orlando Stadium (Johannesburg, South Africa); second leg at the
30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt) •
Al Ahly defeated the
Orlando Pirates 3–1 on aggregate. Al Ahly represents the CAF region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup. •
2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League (First leg of final at
Estadio Corona in
Torreón; second leg at
Estadio Tecnológico in
Monterrey) •
Monterrey defeated fellow Mexican team,
Santos Laguna, 4–2
on aggregate. Monterrey represents the CONCACAF region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup. •
2013 Copa Libertadores (First leg of final at
Estadio Defensores del Chaco in
Asunción; second leg at
Mineirão in
Belo Horizonte) • After a 2–2 tie
on aggregate a.e.t.,
Atlético Mineiro defeated
Olimpia 4–3 on penalties to claim its first title in this tournament. Atlético Mineiro represents the CONMEBOL region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup. •
2012–13 OFC Champions League (
final at
Mount Smart Stadium,
Auckland) •
Auckland City defeated fellow New Zealand team,
Waitakere United, 2–1 in the final. Auckland City represents the OFC region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup. •
2012–13 UEFA Champions League (
final at
Wembley Stadium, London) •
Bayern Munich defeated fellow German team,
Borussia Dortmund, 2–1 to claim its fifth title in this tournament. Bayern Munich represents the UEFA region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup. •
2012–13 UEFA Europa League (
final at
Amsterdam Arena,
Amsterdam) •
Chelsea defeated
Benfica 2–1 to win the team's first Europa title. •
2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League (
final at
Stamford Bridge, London) •
Wolfsburg defeated
Lyon 1–0 to win its first title. • June 5–18: The
2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship was held in
Israel • defeated 4–2 to claim its fourth title in this event. • June 15–30: The
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup was held in Brazil (
final at
Estádio do Maracanã). • Host nation defeated 3–0 to win its fourth title in this event. • June 21 – July 13: The
2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup was held in Turkey • After a 0–0 tie, defeated 4–1 on penalties to claim its first title in this event. • July 7–28: The
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup was in the United States • The defeated 1–0 to claim its fifth title in this event, and advances to a playoff against the
2015 Gold Cup winner for a spot in the
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. • July 10–28: The
UEFA Women's Euro 2013 was held in Sweden • defeated 1–0 to claim its eighth title for this event. • October 17 – November 8: The
2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup was held in the
United Arab Emirates • defeated 3–0 to win its fourth title in this event. • December 11–22: The
2013 FIFA Club World Cup will be held in
Morocco •
FC Bayern Munich defeated
Raja Casablanca, 2–0, to claim its first Club World Cup title. ==
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