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2022–23 Real Madrid CF season
2022-23 Real Madrid CF season: Ancelotti's side won the UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup (5-3 v Al-Hilal), and 20th Copa del Rey, but finished second in La Liga to Barcelona and lost the Champions League semi-final 5-1 on aggregate to Manchester City.
2022–23 Serie A
2022–23 Serie A: Italian top-flight season won by Napoli (third scudetto, first since 1990) with 90 points, 16 clear of Lazio, clinched 4 May at Udinese; Juventus docked 10 points; Verona survived via play-off.
2022–23 UEFA Champions League
The 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, the 68th European Cup season, ran 6 September 2022 to 10 June 2023. Manchester City won their first title, beating Inter 1–0 in Istanbul via Rodri's goal, completing a treble; Haaland scored 12 goals.
2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage was the opening round of the 2022/23 competition, played 6 September to 2 November 2022 around the Qatar World Cup.
2022–23 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
2022–23 UEFA Champions League knockout phase: 16-team stage from February to the 10 June 2023 Istanbul final, where Manchester City beat Inter 1–0 (Rodri 68) for a first European Cup; Haaland top scorer with 12.
2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round: knockout rounds, 21 June to 24 August 2022, deciding six group-stage places; Víkingur Reykjavík won the preliminary round, and Plzeň, Dinamo Zagreb, Maccabi Haifa, Copenhagen, Benfica, and Rangers qualified.
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, second edition of UEFA's third-tier club competition; 184 teams, won by West Ham United 2-1 over Fiorentina in the Prague final on 7 June 2023.
2022–23 UEFA Europa League
The 2022–23 UEFA Europa League was the 52nd season of UEFA's second-tier club competition, running from August 2022 to a final on 31 May 2023.
2022–23 UEFA Nations League
2022–23 UEFA Nations League, third edition of UEFA's national team competition. Spain won its first title, beating Croatia 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 final in Rotterdam on 18 June 2023; finals hosted by the Netherlands.
2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
2022–23 UEFA Nations League A: top division of the third UEFA Nations League, 16 teams in four groups, won by Spain over Croatia 5–4 on penalties in the June 2023 Rotterdam final.
2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League
2022-23 UEFA Women's Champions League, second season of the 16-team group-stage format; Barcelona beat Wolfsburg 3-2 in the Eindhoven final on 3 June 2023 for a second title; Ewa Pajor top scorer with 9 goals.
2022–23 Wrexham A.F.C. season
2022-23 Wrexham A.F.C. season: National League campaign under Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney; Wrexham won the title with a record 111 points, beat Boreham Wood 3-1, and returned to the EFL after 15 years, with Paul Mullin scoring 46 goals.
2023 AFC Asian Cup
2023 AFC Asian Cup (AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023): 18th edition, played in Qatar 12 January to 10 February 2024 after China withdrew; 24 teams; Qatar beat Jordan 3-1 in the final on Akram Afif's penalty hat-trick for a second straight title.
2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification, also called AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers, selected 24 finalists via joint World Cup 2022 qualifying rounds plus a six-group centralised Final Round in June 2022; China later withdrew as host and Qatar staged the finals.
2023 AFC Asian Cup squads
2023 AFC Asian Cup squads: 26-player rosters of the 24 teams at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 (12 Jan-10 Feb 2024), raised from 23 by AFC in December 2023, with three goalkeepers minimum and replacements allowed until six hours before each team's first match.
2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup
2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, held in Thailand 15 June-2 July 2023; Japan beat Korea Republic 3-0 in the final for a record fourth title, with Iran, Japan, Korea Republic, and Uzbekistan qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023.
2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, also AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023, the 41st edition of the AFC men's under-20 championship, held 1-18 March 2023; hosts Uzbekistan won their first title, beating Iraq 1-0 in the final.
2023 Africa Cup of Nations
2023 Africa Cup of Nations (TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Côte d'Ivoire 2023), 34th edition, hosted by Ivory Coast, played 13 January to 11 February 2024 after a rainy-season postponement; hosts Ivory Coast beat Nigeria 2-1 in the final for a third title.
2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, the CAF process deciding 23 teams joining hosts Cote d'Ivoire at AFCON 2023 (played January 2024), marked by Kenya and Zimbabwe's exclusion, rescheduled matchdays, and a 12 October 2023 Abidjan draw.
2023 CONCACAF Champions League
2023 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League, 15th and final Champions League edition; Club León beat LAFC 3-1 on aggregate in the June 2023 final for its first Concacaf title.
2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 17th edition, June 16-July 16, 2023 in the US and Canada; Mexico beat Panama 1-0 (Gimenez 88') at SoFi Stadium for a record ninth title; Ferreira top scorer with 7 goals.
2023 Copa Libertadores
2023 Copa Libertadores, 64th CONMEBOL South American club championship. Fluminense won its first title, beating Boca Juniors 2-1 after extra time in the Maracaná final on 4 November 2023, a fifth straight Brazilian triumph.
2023 EFL Cup final
The 2023 EFL Cup final was the concluding match of the 2022–23 EFL Cup, played at Wembley Stadium, where Manchester United beat Newcastle United 2–0.
2023 FA Community Shield
2023 FA Community Shield, 101st edition at Wembley on 6 August 2023: Arsenal beat treble-winning Manchester City 4-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, Palmer scoring and Trossard equalizing in stoppage time.
2023 FA Cup final
2023 FA Cup final: first all-Manchester major final, 3 June 2023 at Wembley; Manchester City beat Manchester United 2-1 via Ilkay Gündogan's record 12-second goal and 51st-minute winner, securing the Double en route to the Treble.
2023 FIFA Club World Cup
The 2023 FIFA Club World Cup (Saudi Arabia 2023) was the last seven-team edition, held 12-22 December 2023 in Jeddah; Manchester City won its first title, beating Fluminense 4-0 in the final.
2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Indonesia 2023): 19th edition, 10 Nov-2 Dec 2023, 24 teams, hosted by Indonesia after Peru withdrew. Germany won its first title, beating France 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 final.
2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the 23rd edition held in Argentina (20 May-11 June 2023) after FIFA stripped Indonesia of hosting over Israel's participation; Uruguay beat Italy in the final for its first title.
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: ninth edition, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, 20 July to 20 August 2023; first 32-team, two-confederation edition; Spain won its first title, beating England 1-0 in the Sydney final.
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup filled 30 of 32 places around automatic hosts Australia and New Zealand, via continental championships, UEFA's separate competition, and a ten-team inter-confederation play-off won by Portugal, Haiti and Panama.