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Jakarta (medialnews) – UEFA has announced the decision to designate Istanbul as host of the 2022/23 Champions League final, while Munich, which should have won that year, has been moved to 2024/25.
With the move, the Krestovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia will continue to host the 2021/22 Champions League final, due to take place on May 28, 2022.
Istanbul was supposed to host the 2019/20 Champions League final, but the COVID-19 pandemic has forced UEFA to move the remaining series from the 2019/20 season finals to play entirely in Portugal and the final to to be played in Lisbon.
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The capital of Turkey and some location otherwise predetermined must postpone the holding of the Champions League final a year later.
However, in June Istanbul again canceled to host the 2020/21 Champions League final following a spike in COVID-19 cases in Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s country and UEFA decided to bring back the final in Portugal, to be exact at the Estadio Dragao Porto.
The latest decision from the UEFA Executive Committee meeting announced on Saturday morning WIB, confirmed that Istanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium will host the 2022/23 Champions League final.
Meanwhile, Wembley Stadium in London, England will continue to host the 2023/24 Champions League final and Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany will host the final the following year.
In addition, the kick-off for European club competitions, including the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League group draws, will take place in Istanbul at the end of August for the 2021 seasons / 22 and 2022/23 “, can we read in a press release. on the UEFA website.
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A number of other decisions taken were the appointment of Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, as the venue for the 2023/24 Europa League final.
Meanwhile, San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain has been chosen as the final venue for the 2024/25 Europa League and the 2023/24 Women’s Champions League.
The decision on the European club competition finals in Dublin and San Mames concerns compensation after both cities were excluded from the Euro 2020 main draw, due to the COVID-19 situation.
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Reporter: Gilang Galiartha
Publisher: Aditya Eko Sigit Wicaksono
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