2022–23 UEFA Champions League
The 2022–23 UEFA Champions League was the 68th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 31st season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
The Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying: 21 June – 24 August 2022 Competition proper: 6 September 2022 – 10 June 2023 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 78 (from 53 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Manchester City (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Inter Milan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 125 |
| Goals scored | 372 (2.98 per match) |
| Attendance | 6,194,200 (49,554 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Erling Haaland (Manchester City) 12 goals |
| Best player(s) | Rodri (Manchester City) |
| Best young player | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) |
The final was played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on 10 June 2023. The stadium was originally appointed to host the 2020 UEFA Champions League final, but both this and the 2021 editions, which had been subsequently re-allocated to the Atatürk, were moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2023 final was contested by English club Manchester City and Italian club Inter Milan, with the former winning 1–0 via a second-half goal by Rodri, who was named man of the match by UEFA. For Manchester City, this was their first-ever European Cup, and first European trophy since 1970. Having earlier won the Premier league and FA Cup titles, they achieved a unique continental treble. As winners, Manchester City earned the right to play against Sevilla, the winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League, in the 2023 UEFA Super Cup, as well as qualifying for both the 2023 and 2025 FIFA Club World Cups in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively.
Real Madrid were the defending champions, having won a record-extending fourteenth European Cup title in the previous edition, but they were eliminated by eventual champions Manchester City in the semi-finals.