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2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
UEFA qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qatar): 55 European teams, ten groups, ten group winners qualified directly, and Poland, Portugal, and Wales won the March/June 2022 play-offs; Italy was eliminated by North Macedonia.
2022 FIFA World Cup squads
2022 FIFA World Cup squads: the 32 rosters of up to 26 players (raised from 23) at Qatar 2022, confirmed 15 November 2022 with 831 players; Iran oldest squad, Ghana youngest.
2022 Finalissima
The 2022 Finalissima, officially the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions, was a football match at Wembley Stadium on 1 June 2022 in which Argentina beat Italy 3-0.
2022 Major League Soccer season
2022 Major League Soccer season, the league's 27th with 28 clubs; LAFC won the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup double over Philadelphia Union on penalties, Seattle won the Concacaf Champions League, and Charlotte FC debuted.
2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season
2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season: Georgia won the CFP national championship and finished AP No. 1; the season featured the September 2022 vote to expand the playoff to 12 teams and USC and UCLA's announced move to the Big Ten.
2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season, August 18 to December 5, 2022. Top-seeded UCLA beat North Carolina 3-2 in double overtime at Cary, N.C. for its second title; Margueritte Aozasa won in her first year as head coach.
2022 OFC Champions League
2022 OFC Champions League, Oceania's club football tournament, returned after three COVID years with eight teams at Ngahue Reserve, Auckland. Auckland City beat AS Vénus 3-0 in the final for a tenth title, qualifying for the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup.
2022 UEFA Champions League final
2022 UEFA Champions League final: Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 (Vinícius Júnior 59') at the Stade de France, Paris, on 28 May 2022 for a 14th European Cup; marred by a 36-minute kick-off delay and crowd chaos outside, for which UEFA's independent review held UEFA primarily responsible.
2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship: eight-team finals in Slovakia, 18 June–1 July 2022. England beat Israel 3-1 after extra time in the Trnava final for a second title; Tchaouna top scorer with four goals.
2022 UEFA Super Cup
The 2022 UEFA Super Cup, played 10 August 2022 at Helsinki Olympic Stadium, saw Champions League winners Real Madrid beat Europa League holders Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 (Alaba, Benzema) for a record-equalling fifth title.
2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (2021/22 edition), held in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Germany beat Spain 2-2 (3-2 pens) in Sarajevo for an eighth title; Germany, Spain, and France qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: Spain beat Norway 2-1 in the Ostrava final on 9 July 2022 for a fourth title; Júlia Bartel scored in added time; Norway lost a fifth final; Czech Republic hosted after two COVID cancellations.
2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification: CAF's two-round home-and-away knockout series deciding eleven places alongside hosts Morocco at the July 2022 WAFCON, which doubled as African qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
2022–23 Arsenal F.C. season
2022–23 Arsenal F.C. season: Mikel Arteta's Arsenal led the Premier League 248 days, peaked eight points clear, finished 2nd with 84 points (88-43 goals) behind Manchester City after an April collapse.
2022–23 Bundesliga
2022-23 Bundesliga: 60th season of Germany's top division, also called Meisterschaft 2022/23. Bayern Munich won a 32nd title, 11th straight, on goal difference over Dortmund after Musiala's 89th-minute goal at Köln.
2022–23 Chelsea F.C. season
2022-23 Chelsea F.C. season: first full campaign under Boehly-Clearlake ownership; finished 12th in the Premier League (W11 D11 L16), scored 38 goals, spent £747m, lost the Champions League quarter-final to Real Madrid, and used four managers.
2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League
The 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League was the second edition for all 41 CONCACAF men's teams, won by the United States, who beat Canada 2-0 in the June 2023 final in Las Vegas.
2022–23 Copa del Rey
2022-23 Copa del Rey, Spanish knockout cup won by Real Madrid, beating CA Osasuna 2-1 in the 6 May 2023 final at La Cartuja, Seville; Rodrygo scored twice, Real's 20th title.
2022–23 EFL Cup
2022–23 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup), England's knockout league cup. Manchester United beat Newcastle United 2-0 in the Wembley final on 26 February 2023, winning the trophy for a sixth time and ending a six-year drought.
2022–23 EFL League One
The 2022–23 EFL League One was the 19th season of English football's third tier, won by Plymouth Argyle with 101 points, while Ipswich Town and Sheffield Wednesday were also promoted.
2022–23 FA Cup
2022-23 FA Cup, 142nd edition, won by Manchester City 2-1 over Manchester United in the first all-Manchester final, 3 June 2023, Wembley; Gundogan scored twice; 732 clubs entered.
2022–23 FC Barcelona season
2022–23 FC Barcelona season, Xavi's first title-winning campaign: 27th La Liga crown (88 points, 20 goals conceded) plus Spanish Super Cup, but Champions League group-stage exit and Europa League play-off loss to Manchester United.
2022–23 Indian Super League
2022-23 Indian Super League (Hero ISL 2022-23), ninth edition of India's top football league, October 2022 to March 2023. Mumbai City won the League Shield; ATK Mohun Bagan beat Bengaluru FC on penalties in the Goa final; Punjab FC promoted for 2023-24.
2022–23 La Liga
The 2022–23 La Liga season saw FC Barcelona win its 27th title, finishing 10 points ahead of Real Madrid under coach Xavi Hernández.
2022–23 Ligue 1
2022-23 Ligue 1: 20-club French top-flight season, 5 Aug 2022 to 3 June 2023, with a World Cup break, four relegations toward the 18-club format, and PSG's 11th title led first to last.
2022–23 Liverpool F.C. season
2022–23 Liverpool F.C. season: Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool finished fifth in the Premier League, missing Champions League qualification, reached the Champions League round of 16 (losing 2-5 to Real Madrid), beat Manchester United 7-0, and saw Firmino, Keïta, Milner and Oxlade-Chamberlain depart.
2022–23 Manchester City F.C. season
2022-23 Manchester City F.C. season: Guardiola's side won the Premier League (89 points), FA Cup, and first UEFA Champions League, completing a treble; Haaland scored a record 36 league goals.
2022–23 Manchester United F.C. season
Erik ten Hag's first Manchester United season: third in the Premier League with 75 points, EFL Cup winners ending a six-year trophy drought, FA Cup runners-up to Manchester City, Europa League quarter-final exit to Sevilla, record £648.4m revenue.
2022–23 National League
2022–23 National League, the Vanarama-sponsored English fifth tier: Wrexham won a record 111 points, Notts County (107) were promoted via the Wembley play-offs, and Torquay, Yeovil, Scunthorpe and Maidstone were relegated.
2022–23 Premier League
2022-23 Premier League, the competition's 31st season: Manchester City won a fifth title in six years over 248-day leaders Arsenal, Haaland scored a record 36 goals, and Leicester, Leeds, and Southampton were relegated.