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Scheduled tournaments

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

• 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

Other

• Major League Soccer (USA/Canada) will expand to 15 teams with the launch of Seattle Sounders FC.
• 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.