La Liga 2022/23 season schedule for Spanish top flight

The 2022-23 La Liga, otherwise called La Liga Santander because of sponsorship reasons, will be the 92nd season of La Liga, Spain’s premier football competition. It will start on 12 August 2022. As the 2022 FIFA World Cup will begin on 21 November, the last round before stoppage will be hung on 8-9 November. The league will resume games on 31 December.

This will be the principal season starting around 2012-13 the competition is scheduled to end in June.

The 2022/23 European football season is in progress with top leagues currently in progress in England, France, and Germany. However, fans of Spain’s La Liga have somewhat more chance to stand by.

The Spanish top flight will start play somewhat later than other top European leagues which were climbed marginally to oblige the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Genuine Madrid is defending champions, having finished a famous league and Champions League twofold with their 35th top-flight title. After a season that could end in a coveted Ballon d’Or, Karim Benzema led La Liga in scoring with 27 goals.

When does the 2022/23 La Liga season start to play?

The Spanish top flight starts off the 2022/23 season on Friday, August 12, 2022, when Osasuna hosts Sevilla.

La Liga’s beginning opportunity arrives somewhat later than other top European leagues, with any semblance of the German Bundesliga and the English Premier League both beginning the week earlier. The Italian Serie A will likewise start off at that very end of the week as La Liga.

The Primera Division will feature an initial end-of-the-week fixture list that will see each match occur in a different window with no overlapping matches.

The 38-match schedule for La Liga will wrap up on June 4, 2023.

The fixtures for the La Liga 2022-23 season have been released and the fans are eagerly waiting that the games will start. La Liga will return on 14th August 2022, and it will do as such with a spectacular agenda. Defending champ Real Madrid will start its campaign against Almeria while FC Barcelona will face Rayo Vallecano in game week 1.

When is the Supercopa de Espana?

Not at all like other top European leagues, which offer a trophy in a showcase match preceding the beginning of the league season, the Spanish league does things somewhat better.

While leagues like the Premier League (Community Shield) and the Bundesliga (DFL-Supercup) have preseason silverware to part with, the Spanish top flight has moved their Supercopa de Espana to the winter time of year, frequently playing it outside the country to add flavor to the match. Serie A has done likewise with its Supercoppa Italiana lately too.

This season, the Supercopa de Espana will occur January 11-15, 2023, and will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Four teams partake in the mini knockout tournament, including Copa del Rey winners Real Betis, league champions Real Madrid, Copa del Rey runners-up Valencia, and league runners-up Barcelona.

When does La Liga stop for the 2022 World Cup?

With the 2022 FIFA World Cup scheduled for November and December, leagues will be forced to stop for the greatest sporting on the world. The tournament was moved from its standard June-July slot to the November-December months because of the heat in the host nation Qatar.

La Liga will play its last round of matches before the Qatar event on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Players are expected to be released to their national teams on Monday, Nov. 14 in front of the World Cup. Different leagues around Europe will play up until that deadline with matches hung on the few days of Nov. 12-13.

The first round of La Liga matches after the World Cup will be played on Saturday, Dec. 31, albeit the final schedule for that end of the week has not been confirmed. That is 13 days after the World Cup final.

The draw for the 2022/23 La Liga season has uncovered the matchdays when the two El Clasico matches between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will happen. The main encounter will occur on Matchday 9, October 16, 2022, at the Santiago Bernabeu. The subsequent match will occur on Matchday 26, March 19, 2023, at Camp Nou.

The whole footballing world will again concentrate on the most recent parts of the incredible contention between the Catalans and Madrilenos – a match that features probably the best footballers on the planet.

Full La Liga 2022/23 FIXTURES and SCHEDULE

Date	Match	Time (BST)	Time (ET)
Fri, Aug. 12	Osasuna vs. Sevilla	8 p.m.	3 p.m.
Sat, Aug. 13	Celta Vigo vs. Espanyol	4 p.m.	11 a.m.
Sat, Aug. 13	Real Valladolid vs. Villarreal	6 p.m.	1 p.m.
Sat, Aug. 13	Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano	8 p.m.	3 p.m.
Sun, Aug. 14	Cadiz vs. Real Sociedad	4:30 p.m.	11:30 a.m.
Sun, Aug. 14	Valencia vs. Girona	6:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m.
Sun, Aug. 14	Almeria vs. Real Madrid	9 p.m.	4 p.m.
Mon, Aug. 15	Athletic Club vs. Mallorca	4:30 p.m.	11:30 a.m.
Mon, Aug. 15	Getafe vs. Atletico Madrid	6:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m.
Mon, Aug. 15	Real Betis vs. Elche	8:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.

Opening matchday (14 August 2022)

Athletic Club – RCD Mallorca
FC Barcelona – Rayo Vallecano
Real Betis – Elche CF
RC Celta – RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Cádiz CF – Real Sociedad
CA Osasuna – Sevilla FC
UD Almería – Real Madrid
Getafe CF – Atlético de Madrid
Real Valladolid CF – Villarreal CF
Valencia CF – Girona FC

These are the dates of the main derbies in Spanish football:

Real Betis – Sevilla FC: The first Seville derby will occur at the Benito Villamarin on Matchday 13 on the weekend of November 6, 2022. On Matchday 35, the weekend of May 21, 2023, another edition of ‘El Gran Derbi’ will happen at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

Atletico de Madrid – Real Madrid: The Wanda Metropolitano will host the first Madrid derby of the season on Matchday 6 on the weekend of September 18. On Matchday 23, on the weekend of February 26, the return leg will happen at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Sociedad – Athletic Club: The Blue and Whites and the Red and Whites will meet on Matchday 17 and 29. The Reale Arena will have the first Basque derby of the season on the weekend of January 14, 2023. The subsequent leg will happen at San Mames on the weekend of April 16.

FC Barcelona – RCD Espanyol: Finally, the Barcelona derbies will happen on Matchdays 15 and 34. The first, held at Camp Nou, will occur on the weekend of December 31, 2022. The return leg at the RCDE Stadium will occur on the weekend of May 14.