Association Football
- January 7–29 – 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar
- Fourth title for Japan. Runner up Australia. Third place South Korea. MVP Keisuke Honda
- April 2 and 17 – OFC Champions League final won by Auckland City FC
- April 20 and 27 – CONCACAF Champions League finals:
- C.F. Monterrey defeat Real Salt Lake 3–2 on aggregate.
- May 28 – UEFA Champions League Final in London:
- FC Barcelona defeat Manchester United 3–1.
- June 5–25 – 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States
- Winner: Mexico. Runner-up: United States. Semifinalists: Honduras, Panama. MVP Javier Hernández.
- June 15 and 22 – Copa Libertadores finals
- Santos defeat Peñarol 2–1 on aggregate.
- June 17 – July 1 – 2011 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships in the Netherlands
- June 18 – July 10 – 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico
- Mexico won the cup as host being the first team to achieve that, defeating Uruguay 2–0 and achieving their second title in the category.
- June 26 – July 17 – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany
- First title for Japan. Runner up United States. Third place Sweden. Best Player Homare Sawa
- July 1 – July 24 – 2011 Copa América in Argentina
- 15th title for Uruguay. Runner-up Paraguay. Third place Peru. Best Player Luis Suárez.
- July 29 – August 20 – 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia
- Fifth title for Brazil. Runner up Portugal. Third place Mexico. Best Player Henrique
- November 5 – AFC Champions League final
- Al-Sadd defeat Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–2 (4–2 in penalties).
- November 6 and 12 – CAF Champions League finals
- Espérance ST defeat Wydad Casablanca 1–0 on aggregate.
- December 8–18 – 2011 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan
- Final FC Barcelona defeat Santos 4–0.
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