2012 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 2012 throughout the world.

The 2011–2012 season, the league increased from 16 to 19 teams due to no relegation in the 2010–11 season as a result of the 2011 Egyptian revolution.

Following the Port Said Stadium disaster on 1 February 2012, the season was suspended.

This result was considered a significant surprise by Al Ahram.

[9] On 10 March 2012, a decision was reached to cancel the remainder of the season.