The soccer world championship in the coming year will not take place in summer, as usual, but in winter. Due to this peculiarity, the DFB has announced an extended winter break.
Due to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar (November 21 to December 18), German professional football will have a two-month winter break in the coming season. This emerges from the general calendar that was approved by the Presidium of the German Football Association (DFB) on Friday.
The last matchday of the year of the first division (15th matchday) and the 2nd Bundesliga (17th matchday) will be played from November 11th to 13th. The world association Fifa has set the secondment period for national players to November 14, 2022. After the World Cup and a break, the ball will roll again in the Bundesliga from January 20, 2023, the 2nd Bundesliga starts a week later.
The dates for the DFB Cup have been set
The starting signal for the new season in the top German division will be given on August 5, 2022. The season in the 2nd Bundesliga begins three weeks earlier (July 15). The season finale in the Bundesliga will take place on May 27, 2023. One day later, the last matchday of the second division season will take place.
In addition, the dates for the DFB Cup were set. The first round will take place from July 29th to August 1st, the final will take place on June 3rd, 2023 in the Berlin Olympic Stadium. The Supercup will be played on July 30th. The two games of the first round of the DFB Cup with the participation of the Supercup participants will therefore be rescheduled on August 30th and 31st.
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