Held At The End Of The Year, This Is The Impact Of The Qatar 2022 World Cup On The Champions League, Europa League And Conference League

JAKARTA - The Qatar 2022 World Cup which will be held from November 21 to December 18 will certainly have an impact on European league matches.

The first time it was held in the winter (end of the year), this quadruple football event would change the domestic league schedules. But, what about the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League?

Quoted from Live Score, there are several schedule changes in the 2022/2023 Champions League season. The rest, run as usual. Here are the details.

UEFA made several changes to the traditional Champions League schedule.

Normally, some of the group stage matches are played in December but some of them will be pulled to October to accommodate the winter World Cup.

The group stage will start a week earlier than it did in the 2021-22 season.

September 6-7: Champions League group stage begins.

November 1-2: Last round of group stage matches to be played.

February 14-15: The knockout matches begin.

June 10: The UEFA Champions League Final is held at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul.

The Europa League and Conference League will follow a similar schedule to European football's elite competition where their traditional Thursday slot is retained.

September 8: Group stage begins.

November 3: Last round of group stage matches to be played.

February 16: The knockout matches begin.

May 31: The Europa League final is held at the Puskas Arena, Budapest.

June 7: The Conference League Final is held at the Sinobo Stadium, Prague.