2023 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2023 UEFA Champions League Final will be the final match of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League. It will be played at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on 10 June 2023.
Schedule
The final was originally scheduled to be played at Wembley Stadium in London, England. However, the Allianz Arena in Munich was assigned the 2023 final. This is due to the postponement and relocation of the 2020 final because of the COVID-19 pandemic, When the 2021 final, which had been scheduled at Istanbul, also had to be relocated due to COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, the 2023 final was given to Istanbul instead. Munich will now host the 2025 final.
Winners
The winners will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2022-23 UEFA Europa League in the 2023 UEFA Super Cup.
Venue
This will be the second UEFA Champions League final played at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium; the first was held in 2005.
Host selection process
An open bidding process was launched on 22 February 2019 by UEFA to select the 2022 and 2023 UEFA Champions League final venues. Associations had until 22 March 2019 to express interest, and bid information had to be submitted by 1 July 2019.
While the bidding associations have not been confirmed by UEFA, the German Football Association was reported to have bid with the Allianz Arena in Munich, should they not be awarded the 2021 final.
Selection results
The Allianz Arena was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 24 September 2019. The hosts for the 2021 and 2023 UEFA Champions League finals were also appointed at here.
Match
Details
The" home" team (for administrative purposes) will be determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.
References
Other websites
UEFA Champions League
2023 in Turkey
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Football in Turkey
June 2023 events
21st century in Istanbul