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Revision as of 22:48, 24 June 2023
The FIFA International Match Calendar (sometimes abbreviated as the FIFA Calendar or FIFA Days) is an outline agreement between FIFA, the six continental football confederations, the European Club Association, and FIFPro,[1] which sets out which dates can be used for "official" and "friendly" men's international matches.
The current dates are within five windows: in March, May or June, August or September, October, and November. The match calendar also determines when international competitions such as the AFC Asian Cup, Africa Cup of Nations, Copa América, CONCACAF Gold Cup, OFC Nations Cup, UEFA European Championship, and FIFA World Cup can take place.
Official matches have a release period of four days, which means that players can take up to four days away from club duties to partake in national team duties. If a player participates in an official match on a different continent from his club's, the release period is five days. Friendly matches are deemed less important and the release period is 48 hours.[2]
FIFA insist that official and friendly matches take precedence over domestic matches. However, they state that international friendlies that take place outside the designated dates do not.[2]
Upcoming match windows
Men's International Match Calendar
| Dates[3] | Matches or tournaments |
|---|---|
| 24 June – 16 July 2023 | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 4–12 September 2023 | 2 |
| 9–17 October 2023 | 2 |
| 13–21 November 2023 | 2 |
| 12 January – 10 February 2024 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup[a] |
| 13 January – 11 February 2024 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations[b] |
| 18–26 March 2024 | 2 |
| 3–11 June 2024 | 2 (except UEFA) |
| 14 June – 14 July 2024 | 2024 Copa América UEFA Euro 2024 |
| 2–10 September 2024 | 2 |
| 7–15 October 2024 | 2 |
| 11–19 November 2024 | 2 |
| 17–25 March 2025 | 2 |
| 2–10 June 2025 | 2 |
| June – July 2025 | 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025 FIFA Club World Cup |
| 1–9 September 2025 | 2 |
| 6–14 October 2025 | 2 |
| 10–18 November 2025 | 2 |
| 23–31 March 2026 | 2 |
| 1–9 June 2026 | 2 |
| 11 June 2026 – 19 July 2026 | 2026 FIFA World Cup |
Women's International Match Calendar
The women's international match calendar sets out which dates can be used for "official" and "friendly" women's international matches.
The current dates are within six windows: in February or March, April, June or July, September, October, and November.[7]
| Dates[7] | Window type[c] | Number of matches |
|---|---|---|
| 10–18 July 2023 | Type I | 2 |
| 20 July – 20 August 2023 | FIFA Women's World Cup | |
| 18–26 September 2023 | Type I | 2 |
| 23 October – 1 November 2023 | Type I or II (only AFC and OFC) | 2 or 3 |
| 27 November – 6 December 2023 | Type I or II (except UEFA) | 2 or 3 |
| 20 February – 10 March 2024 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup | |
| 5 February – 10 March 2024 | Blocked for final round of OFC Olympic qualification | |
| 19–28 February 2024 | Type II | 3 |
| 1–9 April 2024 | Type I | 2 |
| 8–16 July 2024 | Type I | 2 |
| 25 July – 10 August 2024 | Women's Olympic Football Tournament | |
| 21–30 October 2024 | Type I or II (except UEFA) | 2 or 3 |
| 25 November – 7 December 2024 | Type I or III (only AFC) | 2 or 4 |
| 17–26 February 2025 | Type II | 3 |
| 31 March – 8 April 2025 | Type I | 2 |
| 26 May – 3 June 2025 | Type I | 2 |
| June/July 2025[d] | Type I or II (except UEFA) or III (only AFC) |
2 or 3 or 4 |
| 23 June – 3 August 2025 | Blocked for finals of the CONMEBOL and UEFA championships | |
| 20–29 October 2025 | Type I or II | 2 or 3 |
| 24 November – 2 December 2025 | Type I | 2 |
Notes
- ^ Due to the high summer temperatures in the host country (Qatar), the tournament was postponed from mid-2023 to early 2024.[4][5]
- ^ Due to weather concerns in the host country (Ivory Coast), the tournament was postponed from mid-2023 to early 2024.[6]
- ^ Players are released to national associations from Monday to either Tuesday night (Type I), Wednesday night (Type II), or Saturday night (Type III) of the following week.
- ^ Window start to be aligned with the release period for the 2025 Copa América Femenina and UEFA Women's Euro 2025
References
- ^ "International match calendar – major step made towards final agreement". FIFA.com. 5 March 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Release of players for national association representative matches in accordance with the Coordinated International Match Calendar" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Men's International Match Calendar 2023-2030" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Qatar to stage 2023 Asian Cup, most likely in early 2024". Reuters. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Qatar Wins 2023 Asian Cup Bid Just Over A Decade After It Last Hosted The Tournament". Forbes. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ Southby, Ben (3 July 2022). "Africa Cup of Nations 2023 finals have been postponed and moved to January 2024 due to weather concerns in Ivory Coast". Eurosport. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Women's International Match Calendar 2023-2025" (PDF). FIFA. April 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
