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 ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: 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 ** : ** : * 19 September – 7 October: Football at the 2022 Asian Games – M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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25th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, known as Khaleeji Zain 25 for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament was hosted in Iraq for the first time since 1979, in the host city of Basra. Hosts Iraq won their fourth title by beating Oman 3–2 after extra time in the final. Teams Draw The draw was held on 25 October 2022 at at the Grand Millennium Al Seef in Basra. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four, by selecting one team from each of the four ranked pots. For the draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the FIFA World Rankings of October 2022. Pot 1 contained the hosts Iraq and the holders Bahrain, who were assigned to A1 and A2 respectively. Squads Each team had to register a squad of 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers. Venues Officials Referees * Ma Ning * Ali Sabah * Abdullah Jamali * Ahmed Al-Kaf * Salman Falahi * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023 UNAF U-20 Tournament
The 2023 UNAF U-20 Tournament was the 16th edition of the UNAF U-20 Tournament. The tournament took place in Tunisia, from 13 to 21 November 2023. Participants The five participating teams were: Venues Squads Tournament Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- Champion References {{UNAF U-20 Tournament 2023 in African football UNAF U-20 Tournament The UNAF U-20 Tournament is the annual international youth football tournament organized by the Union of North African Football (UNAF) for its nations consisting of players under the age of 20. However, the tournament invites teams from other nat ... UNAF U-20 Tournament ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
The 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship was the eleventh edition of the COSAFA Women's Championship, also known as the 2023 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Championship for sponsorship purposes, the annual international women's association football championship contested by women's national teams of Southern Africa and organised by COSAFA. The tournament took place from 4 to 15 October 2023 in South Africa. The opening match was won by Eswatini, beating Madagascar at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Pretoria on 4 October 2023 and achieving their first COSAFA Women's Championship victory since 2020. Malawi were crowned 2023 champions after defeating reigning champions Zambia's Copper Queens 2–1 in the final. It was the first time Malawi had won a COSAFA Women's tournament, securing their first major title. Mozambique claimed their first medal at the COSAFA Women's Championship. Malawian player Temwa Chawinga achieved a remarkable double, clinching the Golden Boot with nine goals during th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023 COSAFA Cup
The 2023 COSAFA Cup was 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 were 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 mat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023 Africa U-23 Cup Of Nations
The 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, was 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 was held in Morocco between 24 June and 8 July 2023. It was the second time that Morocco hosted the tournament, as they were the inaugural hosts back in 2011. The finalists and third-place playoff winner of this edition of the tournament qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Paris while the 4th-placed team will play the AFC–CAF playoff to decide the final Olympic slot. Egypt were the defending champions, but failed to defend their title after a 2–1 loss to hosts Morocco in the final, although both were guaranteed qualification to the Olympic football tournament alongside Mali who won their third-place match against Guinea, who w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023 U-17 Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations known as the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes or 2023 U17 AFCON for short was the 14th edition (19th if editions without hosts are included) of the biennial African youth football tournament organized by Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below and the first to feature 12 teams in the group stage instead of 8. Algeria was chosen as hosts of this edition on 15 May 2021 which it organized from 29 April to 19 May. All four semi-finalists qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia as the CAF representatives. Cameroon were the defending champions but were eliminated in the group stage after losses to Burkina Faso and to Mali. Senegal won their inaugural title, defeating hosts of the cancelled 2021 edition Morocco 2–1 in the final. Qualification The CAF decided on 20 July 2017 that the qualification format should be changed and split according to zones. Player eligibili ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023 U-20 Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (, ), 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. Egypt hosted the tournament, which took place from 19 February to 11 March 2023. The tournament involved 12 teams, Senegal won the tournament for the first time, defeating Gambia in the final and did not concede a single goal the entire tournament. 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 and also for the 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana where teams who reached the quarter-finals stage qualified automatically too. Ghana were the defending champions following th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 African Nations Championship
The 2022 African Nations Championship, known as the 2022 CHAN for short and the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship for sponsor (commercial), sponsorship purposes, was the 7th edition of the biennial association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), featuring national teams consisting of players currently playing in their respective local leagues. It was held in Algeria from 13 January to 4 February 2023. Originally scheduled from 10 July to 1 August 2022, CAF rescheduled the tournament to January 2023 following an announcement at an executive committee meeting held on 10 September 2020 via videotelephony, video conferencing, citing the postponement of 2020 African Nations Championship, the 2020 edition to 2021 and the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa as well as the already-scheduled 2022 FIFA World Cup in November – December 2022. Eighteen teams were supposed to be contesting in this edit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Football At The 2023 Pan Arab Games
The men's football tournament at the 2023 Arab Games was held from 2 to 14 July 2023 in Algeria, following an 11-year hiatus. Matches will be played in Annaba and Constantine. For the first time, teams are restricted to under-23 players, and a maximum of three over-aged players. Bahrain were the defending champions, having beat Jordan in the final of the 2011 edition. Stadiums Teams Participating countries Eight teams are participating in the tournament, all under-23 with the exception of Saudi Arabia who are participating with their under-19 team. Squads Draw The draw took place on 19 June 2023. Host Algeria was automatically seeded in Pot 1. The remaining teams were seeded based on the FIFA ranking. Officiating ;Referees * Nabil Boukhalfa * Abdemoumene Touabti * Mohamed Khaled * Zaid Thamer Mohammed * Ammar Ashkanani * Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh * Muath Owfi * Mohammad Qanah * Mehrez Melki ;Assistant referees * Hamza Bouzit * Amro Ajaj * Yahya Nouali ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023 Arab Futsal Cup
The 2023 Arab Futsal Cup hosted by the Saudi governorate of Jeddah was the seventh edition of the Arab Futsal Cup between 6 and 16 June 2023. For the first time, twelve teams took part: Saudi Arabia national futsal team, Saudi Arabia, Morocco national futsal team, Morocco, Iraq national futsal team, Iraq, Kuwait national futsal team, Kuwait, Egypt national futsal team, Egypt, Tajikistan national futsal team, Tajikistan, Palestine national futsal team, Palestine, Algeria national futsal team, Algeria, Comoros national futsal team, Comoros, Lebanon national futsal team, Lebanon, Libya national futsal team, Libya, and Mauritania national futsal team, Mauritania. Morocco is the two-time defending champion. They became the first team to win the title for a record third consecutive time and overall, after defeating Kuwait 7-1 in the final. Qualification The following twelve teams qualified for the final tournament. ;Did not enter * * * * * * * * * * Venue Ministry of Sp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023 CAFA Youth Championship
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