Ligue 1, Champions League, French team, Women’s World Cup: the football calendar for the year 2023
On your calendars! Here are the main dates to remember for the year 2023 with regards to football.
JANUARY 2023
January 1: Opening of the winter transfer market for Ligue 1, Bundesliga and Premier League.
January 2: Opening of the Serie A and Liga winter transfer market.
January 3: opening of the Eredivisie and Primeira Liga winter transfer market.
January 6: Start of the Gulf Cup of Nations football in Iraq.
7 and 8 January: thirty-second final of the Coupe de France.
11-15 January: Spanish Super Cup at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
January 12: Opening of the winter transfer market of the Süper Lig.
January 13: Supercoppa Italiana between Inter and Milan at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
January 13: Start of the African Nations Football Championship (CHAN) in Algeria.
January 19: Final of the Gulf Cup of Nations football.
20 January: draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Women’s Champions League.
21 and 22 January: round of 16 of the Coupe de France.
January 31: closing of the winter transfer market for Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, Eredivisie.
FEBRUARY 2023
February 2: Closing of the Primeira Liga winter market.
February 4: African Nations Football Championship final.
7 and 8 February: round of 16 of the Coupe de France.
February 8: Closing of the winter market of the Süper Lig.
14, 15, 21 and 22 February: first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League.
16 February: first leg of the knockout phase of the Europa League and Europa League Conference.
23 February: Europa League and Europa League Conference knockout stage play-off second leg.
24 February: draw for the knockout stages of the Europa League and Europa League Conference.
26 February: League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London.
February 28 and March 1: quarter-finals of the Coupe de France.
MARCH 2023
7, 8, 14 and 15 March: return of the round of 16 of the Champions League.
9 March: first leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League and Europa League Conference.
16 March: second leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League and Europa League Conference.
17 March: draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Champions League, Europa League and Europa League Conference.
March 21st and 22nd: Women’s Champions League first leg quarter-finals.
March 24: France-Netherlands (20:45 Stade de France, Saint-Denis), first day of the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
27 March: Ireland-France (20:45 Aviva Stadium, Dublin), second day of the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
29 and 30 March: quarter-final second leg of the Women’s Champions League.
APRIL 2023
4, 5 and 6 April: first matchday of the Copa Libertadores group stage.
April 5: Coupe de France semi-finals.
6 April: England v Brazil women’s final at Wembley Stadium, London.
11 and 12 April: first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
13 April: first leg of the quarter-finals of the Europa League and Europa League Conference.
18 and 19 April: return of the Champions League quarter-finals.
20 April: second leg quarter-finals of the Europa League and Europa League Conference.
22 and 23 April: first leg semi-finals of the Women’s Champions League.
April 29: Final of the Coupe de France at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
29 and 30 April: Women’s Champions League semi-final second leg.
MAY 2023
6 May: Copa del Rey final at the La Cartuja stadium in Seville.
9 and 10 May: Champions League first leg semi-finals.
11 May: Europa League and Europa League Conference first leg semi-finals.
13 or 14 May: Women’s French Cup final.
16 and 17 May: Champions League semi-final second leg.
18 May: Europa League and Europa League Conference semi-finals second leg.
20 May: opening match of the Under 20 World Cup in Indonesia.
24 May: Italian Cup final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
May 27: 34th and last matchday of the 2022-2023 Bundesliga season.
May 28: 38th and last day of the 2022-2023 Premier League season.
May 31: Europa League Final at the Ferenc-Puskás Stadium in Budapest, Hungary.
JUNE 2023
June 2: 38th and last matchday of the 2022-2023 Ligue 2 season.
June 2: first leg of the African Champions League.
June 3: 38th and last day of the Ligue 1 season 2022-2023.
June 3: FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London.
June 3: German Cup final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
June 3: Women’s Champions League final at the Philips Stadium in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
4th June: 38th and last matchday of the 2022-2023 La Liga and Serie A season.
June 7: Europa League Conference final at the Eden Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.
June 9: African Champions League second leg final.
June 10: Champions League final at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
11 June: final of the Under 20 World Cup.
14 June: Start of the 2022-2023 UEFA Nations League Finals in the Netherlands.
16 June: Gibraltar-France (20:45 Estádio do Algarve, Faro, Portugal), third day of the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
June 16: Start of the Asian Cup in Qatar.
18 June: 2022-23 UEFA Nations League Final.
19 June: France-Greece (20:45 Stade de France, Saint-Denis), fourth day of the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
June 21: Start of the European championship of men’s hopes in Romania and Georgia.
June 24: Opening match of the Gold Cup.
27, 28 and 29 June: last day of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores.
JULY 2023
July 8: Final of Euro hopes.
July 16: Asian Nations Football Cup Final.
July 16: Gold Cup Final at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood (California), United States of America.
July 20: Opening match of the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
AUGUST 2023
1, 2 and 3 August: first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores.
5 August: first matchday of the 2023-2024 Ligue 2 season (the 34th and final matchday is scheduled for 18 May 2024).
From 5 to 8 August: Round of 16 of the Women’s World Cup.
8, 9 and 10 August: return of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores.
11 and 12 August: quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup.
12 and 13 August: first day of the Ligue 1 2023-2024 season.
15 and 16 August: semifinals of the Women’s World Cup.
19 August: small final of the women’s soccer World Cup.
August 20: Final of the Women’s World Cup.
22nd and 23rd August: 2023-2024 Champions League first leg play-offs.
22, 23 and 24 August: first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals.
29 and 30 August: Champions League 2023-2024 second leg play-offs.
29, 30 and 31 August: return of the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals.
31 August: Champions League 2023-24 group stage draw.
SEPTEMBER 2023
7 September: France-Ireland (20:45, place yet to be determined), fifth day of Euro 2024 qualifying.
10 September: Free date for a France friendly.
19 and 20 September: first day of the 2023-2024 Champions League group stage.
26, 27 or 28 September: Copa Libertadores first leg semi-finals.
OCTOBER 2023
October 3 and 4: matchday two of the 2023-2024 Champions League group stage.
October 3, 4 or 5: Second leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-finals.
October 13: Netherlands-France (20:45 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam), matchday six of Euro 2024 qualifying.
October 16, 2023: free date for a friendly match for the French team.
October 24 and 25: matchday three of the 2023-2024 Champions League group stage.
October 28: Copa Sudamericana Final.
NOVEMBER 2023
7 and 8 November: fourth matchday of the 2023-2024 Champions League group stage.
November 11: Copa Libertadores final.
18 November: France-Gibraltar (8.45 pm Stade de France, Saint-Denis), seventh day of the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
21 November: Greece-France (20:45 at the Athens Olympic Stadium), eighth and final matchday of the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
28 and 29 November: fifth day of the 2023-2024 Champions League group stage.
DECEMBER 2023
12 and 13 December: sixth and final matchday of the 2023-2024 Champions League group stage.
20 December 2023: 17th day of the Ligue 1 2023-2024 season which will mark the beginning of the winter break (the restart will take place with the 18th day scheduled for the weekend of 13 and 14 January 2024).
