The 21st FPL season begins on the first weekend of August 2022 and in this blog, we’ll list down all the key dates related to the 2022/23 FPL season that is ahead of us which includes quite a few complications with the World Cup scheduled in the middle of the season. We already have the full timeline of Champions League, Europa League, Conference League and Carabao cup for the 2022/23 season with FA Cup fixture dates to be announced, but there shouldn’t be big changes in the FA Cup main rounds as it generally starts in the first weekend of the new yeat by when the Wolrd cup will be over.
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Timeline of the 2022/23 FPL Season
- 16th June, 2022: Premier League Fixture Release
- 05th August, 2022: First gameweek weekend of the 2022/23 season. Friday night which will make an early FPL GW1 deadline with Arsenal vs Palace
- 18th August, 2022: UECL(Europa conference league) play-offs for West Ham, First leg
- 23th August, 2022: Carabao Cup second round, all clubs outside the ones qualified for European competitons will play.
- 25th August, 2022: UECL(Europa conference league) playoffs for West Ham, second leg
- 06th September, 2022: UCL matchday one begins
- 08th September, 2022: UEL and UECL matchday one begins
- International Break after GW8, final one before the world cup
- 02th November, 2022: Final UCL group stage games begin
- 04th November, 2022: Final round of UEL and UECL group stage games
- 08th November, 2022: Carabao Cup third round
- 13th November, 2022: Premier League breaks for World Cup
Keynotes for the 2022/23 FPL Season
- International break after GW8
- Midweek between GW2 and GW3 will be UECL qualifiers for West Ham
- Midweek between GW3 and GW4 will be UECL qualifiers for West Ham and Carabao cup for teams not playing in Europe(13 teams)
- Gameweek 5 is in the middle of the week between GW4 and GW6
- All midweeks from GW6 till GW8 and GW9 till GW11 will have UCL/UEL/UECL
- GW12 is in a midweek between GW11 and GW13
- Midweek between GW13 and GW15 will UCL/UEL/UECL
- Midweek between GW15 and GW16 will be Carabao cup third round
- PL goes on a 44-day break after GW16 for World Cup
Now let’s take a look at the other tournaments that directly and indirectly impact the 2022/23 FPL season.
World Cup 2022/23 Dates
- November 13th: Premier League goes on break
- November 21st: World Cup starts
- December 2nd: End of the group stages
- December 3rd: Round of 16 begins
- December 6th: Round of 16 ends
- December 9th&10th: Four Quarterfinal games
- December 13th & 14th: Semifinals
- December 17th: 3rd place game
- December 18th: World Cup finals
- December 20th/21st: Carabao cup fourth round(Return of English club football)
- December 26: Premier League resumes
Big profile players including Salah, Haaland wouldn’t be going to the world cup which will give them a nice break during the middle of the season.
Further Read: List of Premier League Players Who’ll Not be Going to the 2022 World Cup
Champions League Dates
Four premier league teams will play in the 2022/23 UCL season: Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs
UCL Group Stage Matchdays
- September 6-7, Matchday 1
- September 13-14, Matchday 2
- October 4-5, Matchday 3
- October 11-12, Matchday 4
- October 25-26, Matchday 5
- November 1-2, Matchday 6
UCL Round of 16 Matchdays
- February 14-15, 2023, Matchday 7
- February 21-22, 2023, Matchday 8
- March 7-8, 2023, Matchday 9
- March 14-15, 2023, Matchday 10
UCL Quarterfinals Matchdays
- April 11-12, 2023
- April 18-19, 2023
UCL Semifinals
- May 9-10, 2023
- May 16-17, 2023
2022-23 UCL Final
The final will be played after the premier league season ends. The finals is scheduled to happen in Istanbul on June 10th.
Europa League Dates for 2022-23
Two premier league teams will play in the 2022/23 UCL season: Arsenal and Man United
UEL Group Stage Matchdays
- September 8
- September 15
- October 6
- October 13
- October 27
- November 3
2022-23 UEL Round of 32
- February 16 and 23, 2023
2022-23 UEL Round of 16
- March 9 2023
- March 16, 2023
2022-23 UEL Quarterfinals
- April 13, 2023
- April 20, 2023
2022-23 UEL Semifinals
The two-legged semifinal ties will be played:
- May 11, 2023
- May 18, 2023
2022-23 UEL Final
The UEL final will be played after the PL season ends. Hungary is set to host the game on May 31st, 2023.
Conference League
West Ham are the only team to play UECL during the 2022/23 FPL season. If they lose the playoffs then there will be no English team in the second edition of UECL.
Play-off round
18 & 25 August 2022
Group stage
- 8 September 2022: Matchday 1
- 15 September 2022: Matchday 2
- 6 October 2022: Matchday 3
- 13 October 2022: Matchday 4
- 27 October 2022: Matchday 5
- 3 November 2022: Matchday 6
Knockout stages
- 16 & 23 February 2023: Round of 32
- 9 & 16 March 2023: Round of 16
- 13 & 20 April 2023: Quarter-finals
- 11 & 18 May 2023: Semi-finals
The final is scheduled to be played on 7th June 2023 in Prague.
2022-23 Carabao Cup Schedule
The league cup also known as the carabao cup is scheduled to be played from August till February, 2023. Here’s how the rounds will be played this time to accommodate the WorldCup break.
- Round One – 10 August, 2022
- Round Two – 24 August, 2022
- Round Three – 9 November, 2022
- Round Four – 21 December, 2022
- Quarter-Final – 11 January, 2023
- Semi-Final First Leg – 25 January, 2023
- Semi-Final Second Leg – 1 February, 2023
- Final – 26 February, 2023
FA Cup
The FA Schedule has still not been announced but there shouldn’t be huge shake ups from the past season’s as the main part of the FA Cup starts only in January. Here’s how it happened last season!
- 08/01/22 start of round three(All PL teams will play)
- Fourth Round Proper Saturday 5 February 2022
- Fifth Round Proper Wednesday 2 March 2022
- Quarter-Final Saturday 19 March 2022
- Semi-Final Saturday 16 April 2022
- Final Saturday 14 May 2022
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