After Wednesday, November 2, the 32-team group stage for the 2023 Champions League crown will be cut in half, leaving just 16 teams.
The knockout rounds will begin in February 2023 and they will turn into a final that will be held at a later date than usual as the first-ever FIFA World Cup in November and December 2022 will force a domino effect of change World Football Calendar.
Due to the forced break in club competitions at the upcoming World Cup, the 2023 UEFA Champions League final will be pushed back a few weeks later than usual.
The 2023 edition of the final will return to Turkey, and here are all the details surrounding the event.
When is UEFA Champions League Final 2023?
The 2023 UEFA Champions League Final is currently scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 10 at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
Match times are yet to be confirmed, but if recent years are any indication, kickoff will likely be 20:00 BST in the UK, 15:00 ET in the USA and Canada, and 05:00 AET in Australia.
| Date | Country | Projected Time |
| June 11, Sun | Australia | 05:00 AET |
| June 10, Sat | Canada | 15:00 ET |
| June 11, Sun | India | 00:30 IST |
| June 11, Sun | Singapore | 03:00 SST |
| June 10, Sat | UK | 20:00 BST |
| June 10, Sat | USA | 15:00 ET |
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Where is the UEFA Champions League Final in 2023?
The 2023 UEFA Champions League Final will be played at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
This will be the second time the stadium has hosted a Champions League final, having served as the venue for Liverpool’s spectacular comeback against AC Milan in 2005 with a 3-0 defeat. The Reds eventually won on penalties after a 3-3 draw.
The 2023 edition will be the 68th final of Europe’s premier club competition, and the 31st to be rebranded and reformatted as the Champions League from its old European Cup moniker.
2023 final was originally scheduled to be played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced a reshuffle of the scheduled host locations.
At one point the Ataturk Olympic Stadium was set to host the 2021 Champions League final, but two weeks before the event, the game was moved to Porto’s Estadio do Dragao due to the COVID-19 crisis in Turkey.
Where are the Champions League finals in the future?
UEFA has already decided on the host cities for the next three Champions League finals after the 2022 edition in Saint-Denis, France.
After Turkey, the event will be held at Wembley Stadium in 2024, making it a record eighth final in London.
Another regular host of the Champions League final will follow in 2025, as Munich’s Allianz Arena hosts that city’s fifth European Cup final.