At Mundo Deportivo we have had access to the League schedule for the 2022-2023 season, which will be marked by the World Cup in Qatar from November 21 to December 18. A calendar approved this past Monday by the RFEF Assembly, once there is an agreement with LaLiga and AFE regarding the dates; and that it is only pending to know the pairing draw.
It will be on Friday, August 12, when the league championship starts, completing that day on the 13th and 14th of the weekend. Just two days before the European Super Cup is played where Real Madrid will be against Eintracht Frankfurt. That August, 3 days of First and Second are planned in addition to the play offs of the Champions League, Europa League and Conference
In September, break for national teams
In September three days are played in the First Division (September 3, 10 and 17) before the last break for national teams from 19 to 17 of that month before the World Cup. There will be a day in the Second Division on September 25 and the first two days of the group stage of continental competitions (September 6-7-8 and September 13-14-15.
October will be a very intense month with six games in the First Division, one of them during the week. It will be the five weekends of the month in addition to October 19 with the first weekday. In addition there are two days of UEFA tournaments on 4-5-6 and 25-26-17 of that month. There are also five days in the Second Division.
In November the competition in Primar is interrupted
November kicks off with the last group day in Europe (1-2-3). There are two sessions planned in November. First on 5-6 and the next for Wednesday, November 9, corresponding to the fourteenth day, the last jde Liga in the First Division before the World Cup event. Although the competition does not end until Sunday 13.
For that day, the RFEF has set the date for the first Copa del Rey tie of the 2022-2023 season, where the four clubs from the Super Cup are exempt. A day later will be when the internationals will join their teams according to the FIFA rule that requires all players to be with their teams seven days before the start of the World Cup scheduled for November 21 and which runs until December 18. In November, coinciding with the World Cup, matchdays 16 and 17 of the Second Division are played.
There will be League on December 29 and Cup on 21
December will start with four days in the Second Division (18, 19, 20 and 21). The last one coincides with the weekend of the World Cup final. Three days later (November 21) the second round of the Copa del Rey is played where Real Madrid, Barcelona, Betis and Valencia remain exempt for the Spanish Super Cup. The competition in First does not return until December 29, the date of the first league day in First after the World Cup. Day to be played on December 29, 30 and 31. By the end of the year, only the geographically close matches remain.
The year 2023 will start with the Cup round of 32 scheduled for January 3, 4 or 5. Four games are scheduled in the First Division for the weekend of 7-8 (day sixteen), 14-15 (seventeen), 21-22 (eighteen) and 28-29 (nineteen). Four days also in Second. The third weekend is reserved for the Spanish Super Cup (January 11-12 and 15), with the four teams competing in the tournament recovering their day on February 1. On Wednesday 25 are the round of 16 of the Cup.
European competitions return in February
The month of February has scheduled First and Second days for the four weekends. In addition, on Wednesday the 8th the first leg of the Cup semifinals will be played and on 14-15-16 and 21-22-23 of that month, the first direct elimination rounds of the club competition. In the case of the Champions League, it will be the two rounds of the round of 16.
March starts with the semi-final round on the 1st of that month. There are three days in the First Division (February 4-5, 11-12 and 18-19) before the first break for national teams in 2023 from Monday 20 to Wednesday where there will be a day in the Second Division (March 25-26) .
The Cup final is played on April 29
There are five First League games in April. This is the weekends from 1-2; 8-9, 15-16 and 22-23 in addition to Wednesday 26. The Copa del Rey final is scheduled for 29. Day where there can be no league in the highest category but the thirty-eighth day in Second. In addition, the first leg (11-12-13) and the second leg (18-19-20) of the UEFA club competitions are played.
There are six First League games scheduled for May. Four on weekends (6-7, 13-14, 20-21 and 27-28) as well as two during the week (May 3 and 24). In Second there are only four days, all on weekends. The one from 27-28 will be the last in the silver category. Three days later the Europa League final is played (May 31).
The League in First concludes on Sunday June 4, three days before the Conference League final and seven of the Champions League. That day four start the playoffs for promotion to First Division that run until the 18th of that month. As soon as the Champions League final is over, the second interval of selections starts from Monday 12 to 20 of that month.
Just a week later, the Spanish Super Cup is scheduled to start on Wednesday, January 11, and the final will be played on January 15. April 29, 2023 is the date set for the Copa del Rey final, which next season will have seven qualifiers in addition to the final, which will be played again at the Estadio de la Cartuja. There will be 116 participating clubs as follows: 20 from the First, 22 from the Second, 10 from the First RFEF, 25 from the Second RFEF, 25 from the Third, four RFEF Cup semifinal teams and 10 territorial teams from the previous round
six days a week
What is certain, as Mundo Deportivo has also anticipated, is that there will be six weekdays in a season where the Copa del Rey and the European competitions whose Champions League calendar we already counted days ago in this newspaper must be unified. There will be five days that will be played during the week.
The first will be in October before the one mentioned in November. He will not play on weekdays again until February. The next and fourth will be in April. The last two will be played in May.
The Second Division league will start on August 14 and will end on May 28. Before the First because it will not stop despite the World Cup dispute. The playoffs for promotion to First Division will be played between June 4 and 18. The RFEF First League is scheduled to start on August 28 and will end on June 4. The playoff will be played from June 10 to 18, 2023.
The Second Division league will start on August 14 and will end on May 28. Before the First because it will not stop despite the World Cup dispute. The playoffs for promotion to First Division will be played between June 4 and 18. The RFEF First League is scheduled to start on August 28 and will end on June 4. The playoff will be played from June 10 to 18, 2023.
The dates of the League 2022-2023
August 2022:
– European Super Cup August 10
.- First division: First (13-14), Second (20-21), Third (27-28)
.- Second division. The same as First
September:
– First Division: Fourth (3-4), Fifth (10-11), Sixth (17-18)
.- Second division: The same as First and also the seventh (24-25)
.- European competitions: First day group phase (6-7-8) and Second day 13-14-15).
– Calendar of selections: September 19-27
October:
.- First division: Seventh (1-2), eighth (8-9), ninth (15-16), tenth (Wednesday 19), eleventh (22-23) and twelfth (29-30).
– Second division: the five weekends and day 10 of October 12.
.- European competitions: Third day (4-5-6) and fourth day (11-12-13)
– Copa del Rey: Preview of the Cup on October 18
November:
.- First division: Thirteen (5-6) and fourteen (November 9)
.- Second division: fourteen (1-2), fifteen (5-6), sixteen (19-20) and seventeen (26-27)
– European competitions: sixth group matchday (1-2-3)
.- Copa del Rey: First round (12-13)
– Soccer World Cup. Start on November 21
December:
– First division: Fifteenth (29-30-31)
.- Second: eighteen (3-4), Nineteen (7 Wednesday), twenty (10-11), Twenty-one (17-18)
.- Copa del Rey: Second Cup tie (December 21)
.- World Cup until December 18
January:
.- First division: sixteen (7-8), seventeen (14-15), eighteen (21-22), nineteen (28-29)
.- Second division: the same as in First from matchday 22 to 25
– Copa del Rey: Round of 16 (18-19) and quarters (24-25)
– Spanish Super Cup: 11-12-15 January
February:
.- First division: seventeen for the four Supercopa (1), Twenty (4-5), Twenty-one (11-12), Twenty-two (18-19) and twenty-three (25-26)
– Second: four weekends from 26 to 29
.- Copa del Rey: First leg of the semifinals (February 8)
.- European competitions:
– Champions: first leg of the round of 16 14-15 and 21-22
.- Europa League and Conference: first leg 16th and 23rd
March:
.- First division: twenty-four (4-5), twenty-five (11-12), twenty-six (18-19)
– Second division: Thirty (4-5), Thirty-one (11-12), Thirty-two (18-19) and Thirty-three (25-26)
.- Selection break: Monday 20 to Wednesday 29
.- European competitions:
.- Champions League: round of 16 7-8 and 14-15
.- Europe and Conference: round of 16 first leg (9) and return leg (16)
.- Copa del Rey: Semifinal second leg March 1
April:
.- First division: twenty-seven (1-2), twenty-eight (8-9), twenty-nine (15-16), thirty (22-23) and thirty-one (April 26)
.- Second division: the five weekends from 34 to 38
.- Copa del Rey: Final April 29
.- European competitions:
.- Champions League: Quarters first leg 11-12 and second leg 18-19
– Europe and Conference: first legs (13) and return (20)
May:
.- First division: Thirty-two (3), thirty-three (6-7), thirty-four (13-14), thirty-five (20-21), thirty-six (24) and thirty-seven ( 27-28)
.- Second: Four weekends from 39 to 42. The league ends on May 28
.- European competitions:
.- Champions League: semi-final first leg 9-10 and second leg 16-17
.- Europe and Conference: 11 and 18
.- Europa League Final May 31
June:
.- First division: thirty-eight (June 4). finish the league
.- Second: Play off 4, 8, 11 and 18
.- European competitions:
Final Conference June 7
Champions League Final June 10
.- Selection calendar: Sunday 11 to Wednesday 20.
