Ligue 1, Champions League, France team, Women’s World Cup: football calendar for 2023
On your calendars! Here are the key football dates to remember for 2023.
JANUARY 2023
January 1: Opening of the winter transfer window for Ligue 1, Bundesliga and Premier League.
January 2: Opening of the winter transfer window for Serie A and La Liga.
January 3: Opening of the winter transfer window for the Eredivisie and Primeira Liga.
January 6: Gulf Nations Cup kicks off in Iraq.
January 7 and 8: Thirty-second final of the French Cup.
January 11-15: Spanish Super Cup at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
January 12: Opening of the winter transfer window for the Super League.
January 13: Italian Super Cup between “Inter” and “Milan” at the stadium of the King Saud University in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
January 13: The African Nations Football Championship (CHAN) kicks off in Algeria.
January 19: Gulf Cup of Nations football final.
January 20: Women’s Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals draw.
January 21 and 22: 1/8 finals of the French Cup.
January 31: Closing of the winter transfer window for Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, Eredivisie.
FEBRUARY 2023
February 2: Closing of the winter transfer window for the Primeira Liga.
February 4: African Nations Football Championship final.
February 7 and 8: 1/8 finals of the French Cup.
February 8: Closing of the winter transfer window for the Super League.
February 14, 15, 21 and 22: the first matches of the round of 16 of the Champions League.
February 16: First leg of the Europa League and Europa League Conference play-offs.
February 23: return matches from the play-offs of the Europa League and Europa League Conference.
February 24: Europa League and Europa League Conference play-off draw.
February 26: League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London.
February 28 and March 1: quarter-finals of the French Cup.
MARCH 2023
March 7, 8, 14 and 15: Champions League round of 16 second legs.
March 9: The first games of the round of 16 of the Europa League and the Europa League Conference.
March 16: Europa League and Europa League Conference 1/8 return games.
March 17: Champions League, Europa League and Europa League Conference quarter-final and semi-final draw.
March 21 and 22: Women’s Champions League quarter-final first leg.
March 24: France v Netherlands (20:45 at Stade de France, Saint-Denis), first day of Euro 2024 qualifying.
March 27: Ireland v France (20:45 at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin), day two of Euro 2024 qualifying.
March 29 and 30: Women’s Champions League 1/4 final second legs.
APRIL 2023
April 4, 5 and 6: Day 1 of the Copa Libertadores group stage.
April 5: Semi-finals of the French Cup.
April 6: Women’s final between England and Brazil at Wembley Stadium, London.
April 11 and 12: Champions League quarter-final first leg.
April 13: Europa League and Europa League Conference 1/4 final first legs.
April 18 and 19: Champions League 1/4 final second leg.
April 20: Europa League and Europa League Conference 1/4 final return matches.
April 22 and 23: Women’s Champions League semi-final first legs.
April 29: French Cup final at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
April 29 and 30: Women’s Champions League semi-final second leg.
MAY 2023
May 6: Copa del Rey final at La Cartuja stadium, Seville.
May 9 and 10: First leg of the Champions League semi-finals.
May 11: First leg of the Europa League and Europa League Conference semi-finals.
May 13 or 14: Women’s French Cup final.
May 16 and 17: Champions League semi-final second legs.
May 18: Europa League and Europa League Conference semi-final second leg.
May 20: Opening match of the U-20 World Cup in Indonesia.
May 24: Coppa Italia final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
May 27: 34th and final day of the 2022-2023 Bundesliga season.
May 28: The 38th and final day of the 2022-2023 Premier League season.
May 31: Europa League final at the Ferenc-Puskas Stadium in Budapest, Hungary.
JUNE 2023
June 2: 38th and final day of the 2022-2023 Ligue 2 season.
June 2: First match of the African Champions League.
June 3: 38th and final day of the 2022-2023 Ligue 1 season.
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 Philips Stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
June 4: 38th and final day of the 2022-2023 La Liga and Serie A.
June 7: Europa League Conference Final at Eden Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.
June 9: The final round of the African Champions League.
June 10: Champions League final at Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
June 11: U-20 World Cup final.
June 14: The start of the 2022-2023 UEFA Nations League finals in the Netherlands.
June 16: Gibraltar v France (8.45pm, Estádio do Algarve, Faro, Portugal), day three of Euro 2024 qualifying.
June 16: The start of the Asian Cup of Nations in Qatar.
June 18: 2022-23 UEFA Nations League final.
June 19: France-Greece (20:45 at Stade de France, Saint-Denis), day four of Euro 2024 qualifying.
June 21: Start of the men’s Euro Hopes Championship in Romania and Georgia.
June 24: Gold Cup opening match.
June 27, 28 and 29: Final day of the Copa Libertadores group stage.
JULY 2023
July 8: Final of Euro hopes.
July 16: Asian Nations Cup final.
July 16: Gold Cup final at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood (California), United States.
July 20: Women’s World Cup opener in Australia and New Zealand.
AUGUST 2023
August 1, 2 and 3: Copa Libertadores 1/8 finals first leg.
August 5: First day of the 2023-2024 Ligue 2 season (34th and final day scheduled for May 18, 2024).
August 5-8: Round of 16 of the Women’s World Cup.
August 8, 9 and 10: Copa Libertadores 1/8 second legs.
August 11 and 12: 1/4 finals of the Women’s World Cup.
August 12 and 13: First day of the 2023-2024 Ligue 1 season.
August 15 and 16: Women’s World Cup semi-finals.
August 19: FIFA Women’s World Cup Junior Final.
August 20: Women’s World Cup final.
August 22 and 23: First play-off games of the 2023-2024 Champions League.
August 22, 23 and 24: Copa Libertadores quarter-final first leg.
August 29 and 30: 2023-2024 Champions League second leg play-offs.
August 29, 30 and 31: Copa Libertadores 1/4 final second leg.
August 31: 2023-24 Champions League group stage draw.
SEPTEMBER 2023
September 7: France-Ireland (8:45 p.m., venue TBA), day five of Euro 2024 qualifying.
September 10: Free date for a friendly match for the French team.
September 19 and 20: First day of the 2023-2024 Champions League group stage.
September 26, 27 or 28: Copa Libertadores first semi-finals.
OCTOBER 2023
October 3 and 4: Day two of the 2023-2024 Champions League group stage.
October 3, 4 or 5: Copa Libertadores semi-final second leg.
October 13: Netherlands-France (Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, 20:45), day six of Euro 2024 qualifying.
October 16, 2023: Free date for a friendly match for the French team.
October 24 and 25: Day three of the group stage of the 2023-2024 season of the Champions League.
October 28: Copa Sudamericana final.
NOVEMBER 2023
November 7 and 8: The fourth day of the group stage of the 2023-2024 season of the Champions League.
November 11: Copa Libertadores final.
November 18: France v Gibraltar (20:45 at Stade de France, Saint-Denis), day seven of Euro 2024 qualifying.
November 21: Greece-France (20:45 at the Olympic Stadium, Athens), the eighth and final day of Euro 2024 qualifying.
November 28 and 29: Day five of the 2023-2024 Champions League group stage.
DECEMBER 2023
December 12 and 13: The sixth and final day of the 2023-2024 Champions League group stage.
20 December 2023: 17th match of the 2023-2024 Ligue 1 season, which will mark the start of the winter break (resumption will take place with matchday 18 scheduled for the weekend of 13 and 14 January 2024).
