2022–23 in English football

Football in England
Season2022–23
Men's football
Premier LeagueManchester City
ChampionshipBurnley
League OnePlymouth Argyle
League TwoLeyton Orient
National LeagueWrexham
FA CupManchester City
EFL TrophyBolton Wanderers
EFL CupManchester United
Community ShieldLiverpool
Women's football
Women's Super LeagueChelsea
Women's ChampionshipBristol City
Women's FA CupChelsea
FA Women's League CupArsenal
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The 2022–23 season was the 143rd competitive association football season in England. The season began in July 2022 due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup taking place from 20 November to 18 December 2022, the first time that an entire football season commenced a month earlier than normal since the 1945–46 season.

National teams[edit]

England national football team[edit]

Main article: England national football team

Results and fixtures[edit]

Friendlies[edit]
UEFA Nations League[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League
Group 3[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A § Group 3
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Italy Hungary Germany England
1  Italy 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 2–1 1–1 1–0
2  Hungary 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–2 — 1–1 1–0
3  Germany 6 1 4 1 11 9 +2 7 5–2 0–1 — 1–1
4  England (R) 6 0 3 3 4 10 −6 3 Relegation to League B 0–0 0–4 3–3 —
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23) Italy  1–0  England Milan
19:45
  • Raspadori 68'
 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 50,640
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
26 September 2022 (2022-09-26) England  3–3  Germany London
19:45
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 78,949
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
FIFA World Cup[edit]
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup
Group B[edit]
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2  United States 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Iran 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Wales 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 November 2022 England  6–2  Iran Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00 AST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 45,334
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
25 November 2022 England  0–0  United States Al Khor, Qatar
22:00 AST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Attendance: 68,463
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
29 November 2022 Wales  0–3  England Al Rayyan, Qatar
22:00 AST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 44,297
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Knockout stage[edit]
4 December 2022 R16 England  3–0  Senegal Al Khor, Qatar
 Report Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Attendance: 65,985
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
10 December 2022 QF England  1–2  France Al Khor, Qatar
22:00 AST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Attendance: 68,895
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
Group C[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Italy Ukraine North Macedonia Malta
1  England 8 6 2 0 22 4 +18 20 Qualify for final tournament — 3–1 2–0 7–0 2–0
2  Italy 8 4 2 2 16 9 +7 14[a] 1–2 — 2–1 5–2 4–0
3  Ukraine 8 4 2 2 11 8 +3 14[a] Advance to play-offs via Nations League 1–1 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
4  North Macedonia 8 2 2 4 10 20 −10 8 1–1 1–1 2–3 — 2–1
5  Malta 8 0 0 8 2 20 −18 0 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Italy 4, Ukraine 1.
23 March 2023 (2023-03-23) 1 Italy  1–2  England Naples
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 44,536
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) 2 England  2–0  Ukraine London
18:00 (17:00 UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 83,947
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
16 June 2023 (2023-06-16) 3 Malta  0–4  England Ta' Qali
20:45 Report Stadium: National Stadium
19 June 2023 (2023-06-19) 4 England  7–0  North Macedonia Manchester
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Report Stadium: Old Trafford

England women's national football team[edit]

Main article: England women's national football team

Results and fixtures[edit]

Friendlies[edit]
7 October 2022 England  2–1  United States London, England
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 76,893
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
11 October 2022 England  0–0  Czech Republic Brighton and Hove, England
20:00 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 21,222
Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)
11 November 2022 England  4–0  Japan Murcia, Spain
TBC
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
15 November 2022 England  1–1  Norway Murcia, Spain
TBC
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
11 April 2023 England  0–2  Australia Brentford, England
19:45
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 14,489
Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)
UEFA Women's Euro[edit]
Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2022
Group A[edit]
Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Austria 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
3  Norway 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4  Northern Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
6 July 2022 England  1–0  Austria Manchester, England
 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 68,871
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
11 July 2022 England  8–0  Norway Brighton and Hove, England
 Report Stadium: Brighton Community Stadium
Attendance: 28,847
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
15 July 2022 Northern Ireland  0–5  England Southampton, England
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,785
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Knockout stage[edit]
20 July 2022 QF England  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Spain Brighton and Hove, England
 Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 28,994
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
26 July 2022 SF England  4–0  Sweden Sheffield, England
20:00
Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,624
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Final
Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Final
England 2–1 (a.e.t.) Germany
 Report
Attendance: 87,192[1]
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Group D[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Austria Northern Ireland Luxembourg North Macedonia Latvia
1  England 10 10 0 0 80 0 +80 30 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup — 1–0 4–0 10–0 8–0 20–0
2  Austria 10 7 1 2 50 7 +43 22 Play-offs 0–2 — 3–1 5–0 10–0 8–0
3  Northern Ireland 10 6 1 3 36 16 +20 19 0–5 2–2 — 4–0 9–0 4–0
4  Luxembourg 10 3 0 7 9 45 −36 9 0–10 0–8 1–2 — 2–1 3–2
5  North Macedonia 10 2 0 8 10 62 −52 6 0–10 0–6 0–11 2–3 — 3–2
6  Latvia 10 1 0 9 8 63 −55 3 0–10 1–8 1–3 1–0 1–4 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
3 September 2022 Austria  0–2  England Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
6 September 2022 2023 World Cup qualifying England  10–0  Luxembourg Stoke-on-Trent, England
19:30
Report Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 24,174
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)
2023 Arnold Clark Cup[edit]
Main article: 2023 Arnold Clark Cup
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  England (H, C) 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9
2  Belgium 3 2 0 1 5 8 −3 6
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
16 February 2023 England  4–0  South Korea Milton Keynes, England
 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 21,013
Referee: Andreza de Siqueira (Brazil)
19 February 2023 England  2–1  Italy Coventry, England
 Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 32,128
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)
22 February 2023 England  6–1  Belgium Bristol, England
 Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 26,169
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)
2023 Women's Finalissima[edit]
Main article: 2023 Women's Finalissima
England 1–1 Brazil
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 83,132[2]

UEFA competitions[edit]

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage
Group A[edit]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAP LIV AJX RAN
1 Italy Napoli 6 5 0 1 20 6 +14 15[a] Advance to knockout phase — 4–1 4–2 3–0
2 England Liverpool 6 5 0 1 17 6 +11 15[a] 2–0 — 2–1 2–0
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 2 0 4 11 16 −5 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–6 0–3 — 4–0
4 Scotland Rangers 6 0 0 6 2 22 −20 0 0–3 1–7 1–3 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Napoli +1, Liverpool −1.
Group D[edit]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOT FRA SPO MAR
1 England Tottenham Hotspur 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 Advance to knockout phase — 3–2 1–1 2–0
2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10 0–0 — 0–3 2–1
3 Portugal Sporting CP 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 Transfer to Europa League 2–0 1–2 — 0–2
4 France Marseille 6 2 0 4 8 8 0 6 1–2 0–1 4–1 —
Source: UEFA
Group E[edit]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE MIL SAL DZG
1 England Chelsea 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13 Advance to knockout phase — 3–0 1–1 2–1
2 Italy Milan 6 3 1 2 12 7 +5 10 0–2 — 4–0 3–1
3 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 1 3 2 5 9 −4 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–1 — 1–0
4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4 1–0 0–4 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Group G[edit]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI DOR SEV CPH
1 England Manchester City 6 4 2 0 14 2 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 3–1 5–0
2 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 2 3 1 10 5 +5 9 0–0 — 1–1 3–0
3 Spain Sevilla 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 5 Transfer to Europa League 0–4 1–4 — 3–0
4 Denmark Copenhagen 6 0 3 3 1 12 −11 3 0–0 1–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
RB Leipzig Germany 1–8 England Manchester City 1–1 0–7
Liverpool England 2–6 Spain Real Madrid 2–5 0–1
Milan Italy 1–0 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 0–0
Borussia Dortmund Germany 1–2 England Chelsea 1–0 0–2
Quarter-finals[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid Spain 4–0 England Chelsea 2–0 2–0
Manchester City England 4–1 Germany Bayern Munich 3–0 1–1
Semi-finals[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid Spain 1–5 England Manchester City 1–1 0–4
Final[edit]
Main article: 2023 UEFA Champions League final
Manchester City England1–0Italy Inter Milan
 Report
Attendance: 71,412[3]

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage
Group A[edit]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS PSV BOD ZUR
1 England Arsenal 6 5 0 1 8 3 +5 15 Advance to round of 16 — 1–0 3–0 1–0
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 4 1 1 15 4 +11 13 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–0 — 1–1 5–0
3 Norway Bodø/Glimt 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 Transfer to Europa Conference League 0–1 1–2 — 2–1
4 Switzerland Zürich 6 1 0 5 5 16 −11 3 1–2 1–5 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Group E[edit]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSO MUN SHE OMO
1 Spain Real Sociedad 6 5 0 1 10 2 +8 15[a] Advance to round of 16 — 0–1 3–0 2–1
2 England Manchester United 6 5 0 1 10 3 +7 15[a] Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 3–0 1–0
3 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 6 2 0 4 4 10 −6 6 Transfer to Europa Conference League 0–2 0–2 — 1–0
4 Cyprus Omonia 6 0 0 6 3 12 −9 0 0–2 2–3 0–3 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference is used as the tiebreaker.

Knockout stage[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Knockout-round play-offs[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League Knockout-round play-offs
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain 3–4 England Manchester United 2–2 1–2
Round of 16[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League Round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sporting CP Portugal 3–3 (5–3 p) England Arsenal 2–2 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Manchester United England 5–1 Spain Real Betis 4–1 1–0
Quarter-finals[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester United England 2–5 Spain Sevilla 2–2 0–3

UEFA Europa Conference League[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying phase and play-off round[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)
Play-off round[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round (Main Path)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Ham United England 6–1 Denmark Viborg 3–1 3–0

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage
Group B[edit]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WHU AND SIL FCSB
1 England West Ham United 6 6 0 0 13 4 +9 18 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 1–0 3–1
2 Belgium Anderlecht 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 1–0 2–2
3 Denmark Silkeborg 6 2 0 4 12 7 +5 6 2–3 0–2 — 5–0
4 Romania FCSB 6 0 2 4 3 18 −15 2 0–3 0–0 0–5 —
Source: UEFA

Knockout stage[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase
Knockout-round play-offs[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Knockout-round play-offs
Round of 16[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AEK Larnaca Cyprus 0–6 England West Ham United 0–2 0–4
Quarter-finals[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gent Belgium 2–5 England West Ham United 1–1 1–4
Semi-finals[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Ham United England 3–1 Netherlands AZ 2–1 1–0
Final[edit]
Main article: 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final
Fiorentina Italy1–2England West Ham United
 Report
Attendance: 17,363[4]

UEFA Youth League[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Youth League

UEFA Champions League Path[edit]

Group stage[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Youth League group stage
Group A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV AJX RAN NAP
1 England Liverpool 6 5 0 1 20 8 +12 15 Round of 16 — 4–0 4–1 5–0
2 Netherlands Ajax 6 4 1 1 17 10 +7 13 Play-offs 3–1 — 2–1 5–1
3 Scotland Rangers 6 2 0 4 13 20 −7 6 3–4 2–6 — 3–2
4 Italy Napoli 6 0 1 5 7 19 −12 1 1–2 1–1 2–3 —
Source: UEFA
Group D[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SPO FRA TOT MAR
1 Portugal Sporting CP 6 4 2 0 13 3 +10 14 Round of 16 — 1–0 2–0 1–1
2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Play-offs 1–1 — 1–0 2–0
3 England Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 0 4 9 10 −1 6 1–2 2–3 — 3–0
4 France Marseille 6 0 2 4 6 18 −12 2 0–6 2–2 2–3 —
Source: UEFA
Group E[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL SAL DZG CHE
1 Italy Milan 6 4 2 0 12 5 +7 14 Round of 16 — 2–1 3–0 3–1
2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 2 2 2 11 7 +4 8 Play-offs 1–1 — 2–0 5–1
3 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 2 0 4 7 14 −7 6 1–2 2–1 — 4–2
4 England Chelsea 6 1 2 3 10 14 −4 5 1–1 1–1 4–0 —
Source: UEFA
Group G[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI DOR CPH SEV
1 England Manchester City 6 4 2 0 16 8 +8 14 Round of 16 — 3–2 1–1 1–0
2 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 8 Play-offs 3–3 — 0–2 2–0
3 Denmark Copenhagen 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7 1–3 0–1 — 4–1
4 Spain Sevilla 6 1 1 4 5 14 −9 4 1–5 1–1 2–1 —
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Youth League Knockout-round play-offs
Play-offs[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Youth League play-offs
Round of 16[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Youth League Round of 16
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Liverpool England 1–1
(6–5 p) 		Portugal Porto
Hajduk Split Croatia 2–1 England Manchester City
Quarter-finals[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Youth League Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sporting CP Portugal 1–0 England Liverpool

UEFA Women's Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying rounds[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds
Round 1[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League round 1
Semi-finals[edit]
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Manchester City England 6–0 Kazakhstan Tomiris-Turan
Final[edit]
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Manchester City England 0–1 Spain Real Madrid
Round 2[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League round 2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Arsenal England 3–2 Netherlands Ajax 2–2 1–0

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage
Group A[edit]
Pos Team