This regardless of whether the ÖFB team qualifies for the final round of the tournament in the play-off. The Bundesliga wants to adopt its framework schedule for 2022/23 at the club conference on December 10th. “There isn’t too much leeway,” said CEO Christian Ebenbauer.
The current season: It ends on May 29, 2022 with the last European Cup play-off game. From June 2 to 14, the ÖFB team will be playing four international matches in the new Nations League.
Season 2022/23: The Bundesliga will start again in mid-July 2022, and the World Cup will be compulsory from November 14th. Therefore, in most international leagues on the weekend of 12./13. November 2022 – although four World Cup games are already on the program on November 21 in Qatar.
If you do not use all possibilities in November 2022, the spring start in the Bundesliga 2023 would have to take place in January. The league actually wants to avoid that. “The climatic conditions in Austria make that undesirable,” said Ebenbauer, referring to the lower number of fans and the threat of weather-related cancellations – especially since the replacement dates are severely restricted by UEFA match days and the new Conference League means that it can be expected In the future, more Austrian clubs will also be represented in the European Cup in spring. In autumn 2022 there will be no Bundesliga rounds during the week, according to Ebenbauer, in spring 2023 there will be no more than one or two.
Should Austria qualify for the World Cup via the play-off in March, Ebenbauer is counting on the team boss’s wish to have the national team together for preparation as early as possible. The league board was ready to talk. An earlier break in the league can only take place in coordination with other countries, as the majority of the ÖFB team players are now abroad. Ebenbauer: “It never makes sense if it’s just a rump squad.”
Season 2023/24: One of FIFA’s concessions is that the league season 2023 can be extended to June 11th. The next following season start can take place at the earliest six weeks later due to a necessary vacation for the players and the preparation. “That is the absolute minimum,” said Ebenbauer. “It always goes in circles.” The consequences of the Winter World Cup can still be felt in 2023/24.
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