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2023 In Association Football
The following are the scheduled events of association football (soccer) for the calendar year 2023 throughout the world. This includes the following: * In countries whose league seasons fall within a single calendar year, the 2023 season. * In countries which crown one champion in a season that spans two calendar years, the 2022–23 season. * In countries which split their league season into two championships, a system often known in Latin America as Apertura and Clausura, all championships awarded in calendar 2023. Events Men's national teams FIFA * 20 May – 11 June: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 10 November – 2 December: 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in AFC * 1–18 March: 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup in ** : ** : * 16–26 March: 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 15 June – 2 July: 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup in ** : ** : =AFF= * 20 December 2022 – 16 January 2023: 2022 AFF Championship ** : ** : * 17–26 Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apertura And Clausura
The ' and ' tournaments is a split season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional association football season from August to May is divided in two sections per season, each with its own champion. ' and ' are the Spanish words for "opening" and "closing". In French-speaking Haiti, these are known as the ' and the ', while in English-speaking Belize, they are respectively the ''Opening'' and ''Closing'' seasons. When used in the United States and Canada, they are known as the ''Spring'' and ''Fall'' seasons. The Americas The ' is held in the first half of the calendar year in Bolivia, Colombia, Haiti, Paraguay and Uruguay while it is held in the second half of the calendar year in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. The words ' and ' are used in most Latin American countries. Some, however, use different terminology: * Colombia: ' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 CAFA Nations Cup
The 2023 CAFA Nations Cup was the first edition of the CAFA Nations Cup, the biennial international men's football championship of Central Asia organized by the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA). The event was held in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan from June 10 to 20. Background The inaugural edition of the senior men's tournament was initially planned to be hosted by Tashkent in October 2018. It was not played out though. In March 2023, it was announced the inaugural edition of the senior men's tournament would commence in June 2023 in Tashkent and Bishkek for the six member associations, along with the addition of two invited guest teams: Russia and an unconfirmed Asian team. However, the start of the inaugural edition of the tournament was put in doubt again after it was reported in early April 2023 that Iran, Uzbekistan, Russia, and Iraq would instead take part in a four-nation tournament in June 2023. On 15 April, it was reported that Russia was set to shun the inau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup will be the 17th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's football championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. The tournament will take place from June 24 to July 16, 2023. The final will be held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. The United States are the defending champions, having won the 2021 edition. Qualified teams On September 2, 2020, CONCACAF announced that 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar would participate in the 2021 and 2023 tournaments. The remaining teams will qualify through the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League and the 2023 Gold Cup qualifying tournament: * The top eight teams in the Nations League A will qualify to the Gold Cup, and the remaining four teams will enter the qualifying tournament. * The top four teams in the Nations League B will qualify to the Gold Cup, and the next best four teams will enter the qualifying tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
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2023 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
The 2023 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was the tenth edition of the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, the premier beach soccer tournament contested by CONCACAF teams. The tournament took place at the Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility in Nassau, Bahamas. The defending champions and the hosts were both eliminated in the semi-finals. The United States, which won the tournament for the third time, qualified to the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup along with runner-ups Mexico as the top two CONCACAF teams. Teams A total of 12 teams competed in the tournament. Draw The draw was held at 11:00 EDT on 17 March 2023 at CONCACAF headquarters in Miami, United States. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four. The procedure was as follows: The teams were first divided into four pots of three based on their CONCACAF Beach Soccer Ranking as of August 2021. The highest ranked teams were placed in Pot 1, down through to the lowest ranked teams placed in Pot 4. The three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
The 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship was the 7th edition of the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship (20th edition if all eras included), the men's under-17 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was hosted by Guatemala between 11 February and 26 February 2023. The top four teams qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru as CONCACAF representatives. Mexico were the defending champions, and won a fifth consecutive title. Qualified teams The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Ranking as of December 2019. A total of 38 teams entered the tournament. The sixteen highest-ranked entrants were exempt from qualifying and advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the lowest-ranked twenty-two entrants had to participate in qualifying, where the four group winners advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage of the final tournament. ;Notes Venues Match officials On 31 January 2023, CONCACAF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 WAFU Zone B U-20 Boy's Cup
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2023 COSAFA Cup
The 2023 COSAFA Cup is the 22nd edition of the annual association football competition organized by COSAFA. It was held in South Africa for the sixth straight year, this time in Durban, from 5 to 16 July 2023. Zambia are the defending champions. Participating nations Format For the first time, all participants will enter the Group Stage for three groups of four nations. The winners of each group and best runner-up will advance to the knockout stages. The new format guarantees between three and five matches for each team. No plate competitions will be held in this edition of the tournament. Venues Draw The draw for the group stage of the 2023 COSAFA Cup was held on 26 May 2023 in Johannesburg. Group stage Group stage matches will be played between 5–12 July 2023. Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Best Runner-up Table Knockout stage Semi-final matches where played on the 14 July 2023. The final and third-place matc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UNIFFAC U20 Cup
The Central African Football Federations' Union (french: Union des Fédérations de Football d'Afrique Centrale; pt, União das Federações Centroafricanas de Futebol; es, Unión de Federaciones de Fútbol de África Central), officially abbreviated as UNIFFAC, is a regional governing body for association football teams in Central Africa. Current president Iya Mohammed was re-elected in 2008. Member associations Competitions UNIFFAC runs several competitions which cover men's, women's, youth. Current title holders Defunct competitions A women's tournament and the re-introduction of the Clubs Cup was announced in January 2011. See also * Confederation of African Football (CAF) *Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) *Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) *Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF) *West African Football Union The West African Football Union (french: Union des Fédérations Ouest-Africaines d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Africa U-23 Cup Of Nations
The 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations is the 4th edition of the quadrennial African football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its male national teams consisting of players under 23 years of age. It is currently being held in Morocco between 24 June and 8 July 2023. This is the second time Morocco is hosting the tournament, as they were the inaugural hosts back in 2011. The finalists and third-place playoff winner of this edition of the tournament will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament in Paris while the 4th-placed team will play the AFC–CAF playoff to decide the final Olympic slot. Egypt are the defending champions. Qualification Morocco qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining 7 spots were determined by the qualifying rounds. Qualified teams The following 8 teams qualified for the group stage. Venues The matches are currently being contested at two venues; the Ibn Batouta Stadium in Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 U-17 Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations known as 2023 U17 AFCON for short and/or the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, will be the 15th edition of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations (20th edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below. In May 2021, it was decided that the tournament would be hosted by Algeria. This would have been the second edition of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations to have expanded to twelve teams instead of eight. The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru as the CAF representatives. Cameroon are the defending champions, having won the 2019 edition as the 2021 edition was cancelled. Qualification The CAF decided in July 2017 that the format of the qualifying competition should be changed and split according to zones. At the end of the qualific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 U-20 Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations ( ar, كأس أمم إفريقيا تحت 20 سنة 2023, french: Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football des moins de 20 ans 2023), known as the 2023 U20 AFCON or 2023 AFCON U20 for short and as the 2023 TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, was the 17th edition (24th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the biennial African international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football, currently hosted in Egypt from 19 February to 11 March 2023. This edition of the tournament also doubles as the African qualifiers for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina where teams who reached the semi-finals stage qualified automatically. Ghana were the defending champions following their 4th title win in 2021, but failed to qualify for this edition after losing to Nigeria in the WAFU sub-regional qualification tournament. Qualification Player eligibility Players b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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