Dakar, Winter Olympics, European Handball Championship, Formula 1, FIFA World Cup… Here is the calendar of the main national and international sporting events in the world in 2022.
January
2-14 – Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia
12-16 – Football: Spanish Super Cup, semifinals and final in Saudi Arabia (Atletico de Madrid – Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona – Real Madrid)
13-30 – Handball: Men’s European Championship in Slovakia and Hungary
17- Football: The FIFA “Best” award ceremony for the best player of 2021
17-30 – Tennis: Australian Open
20 to 23 – WRC: The start of the World Rally Championship with the Monte Carlo Rally.
February
4 to 20 – Beijing Winter Olympics
5-6 – Judo: Paris Championship
5-6 – Rugby: Day 1 of the Men’s Six Nations Tournament
10 – Rugby League: Matchday 1 of the Superliga, St Helens-Dragons Catalans.
10-13 – Basketball: FIFA Women’s World Cup 2022 qualifying tournaments in Belgrade, Washington DC and Osaka
12-13 – Rugby: Round 2 of the Men’s Six Nations Tournament
13- American football: Super Bowl and first day of the Grizzlys Catalans-Argonautes Elite Championship.
26 to 27 – Rugby: Matchday 3 of the Men’s Six Nations Tournament.
Mars
6 – MotoGP: The World Championship kicks off with the Qatar Grand Prix
6 to 13 – Cycling: Paris – Nice
11 to 13 – Athletics: Inside Worlds in Belgrade
11-12 – Rugby: Round 4 of the Men’s Six Nations Tournament
19 – Rugby: The fifth and final day of the Men’s Six Nations Tournament
19- Cycling: Milan – Sanremo
19- Air Shot: The end of the regular season of the men’s league A
19-20 – Football: Real Madrid – Barcelona, the LaLiga Classic returns to the Santiago Bernabéu
20 – Formula 1: The World Championship kicks off with the Bahrain Grand Prix
21 to 27 – Cycling: Tour of Catalonia
From 21 to 27 – Figure Skating: World Championships in Montpellier
24-29 – Soccer: FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers, Europe Region
27-30 April – Rugby: Women’s Six Nations Tournament
Dates TBD – Soccer: 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, Africa Region.
Avril
First – Football: the draw for the final phase of the 2022 World Cup in Doha (Qatar).
3- Athletics: Paris Marathon
3- Cycling: a tour of Flanders
5-10 – Swimming: French Championship in the Great Basin of Limoges
8-10 – Basketball: Women’s Euroleague 4. Final
April 16-17 – EWC: World Endurance Motorcycle Championship, 24 Heures Motos (Le Mans)
17- Cycling: Paris-Roubaix
20 – Cycling: La Fleche Walloon (men and women)
23 – Football: Final of the Copa del Rey in Seville (La Cartuja Stadium).
24- Cycling: Liège-Bastogne-Liège (men and women)
May 1 and 2 – Judo: European Championship in Sofia.
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1st place – Motorcycles: Spanish Grand Prix
7 to 29 – Cycling: Tour of Italy
8- Football: French Cup final, in Saint-Denis
13 to 29 – Swimming: Long Course World Championships, in Fukuoka (Japan), tentatively scheduled for 2021
14- Football: FA Cup Final
15- MotoGP: French Grand Prix (Le Mans)
18- Football: Final of the UEFA Europa League, in Seville (Sánchez Pizjuan Stadium).
21 to 22 – Volleyball: Women’s Champions League Finals
21-22 – Football: The last day of the Spanish championship
22- Football: Final of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, in Turin (Italy)
22 – Formula 1: Spanish Grand Prix
May 22 – June 5 – Tennis: Roland Garros
25- Soccer: the final of the European League Conference, in Tirana
26 and 29 – Handball: Final of the Women’s League, round trip
27 and 29 – Basketball: Men’s Euroleague Final 4 in Berlin
27-28 – Rugby: The European Challenge and the European Cup Final in Marseille
28- Football: Final of the UEFA Champions League, in Saint Petersburg (Russia).
29 – Formula 1: Monaco Grand Prix
June 9 and 9 – Basketball: Women’s League Final
Confirmation of date and venue – Rugby: Men’s World Cup 2027 and 2031 and Women’s World Cup 2025.
June
Dates set – Football: The Nations League 2022-2023 kicks off
Dates to be determined – Football: Intercontinental Qualifiers to reach the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
2 to 19 (maximum) – Basketball: NBA Finals
4-5 – Handball: UEFA Women’s Champions League Final 4
5 – Moto GP: Catalan Grand Prix
5-12 – Cycling: Criterium du Dauphiné
10-20 – Basketball: Men’s Elite Final
11- Handball: men’s and women’s French Cup finals
June 11 and 12 – Cars: World Endurance Championship (WEC), 24 Hours of Le Mans
17-18 – Rugby: Top 14 semi-finals in Nice
18-19 – Handball: UEFA Men’s Champions League Final 4
25 – Rugby: the top 14 final at the Stade de France
July 10 – 27 – Tennis: Wimbledon
July
1 to 24 – Cycling: Tour de France
3 – Formula 1: British Grand Prix
6- Football: premiere of the Women’s European Championship in England
13 to 17 – Volleyball: The final stage of the Women’s Nations League
15 to 24 – Athletics: Outer Worlds and Eugene (Oregon, USA)
20 to 24 – Volleyball: The final stage of the Men’s Nations League
24 – Formula 1: French Grand Prix (Le Castellet)
24 to 31 – Cycling: Tour de France
30- Football: Matchday 1 of League Two, 2022-2023
31- Football: final of the Women’s European Championship in England
Dates and venue to be confirmed – Rugby: 15th summer tour of France, initially in Japan.
August
6-7 – Football: Matchday 1 of Ligue 1, 2022-2023
7-6- Soccer: First day of the English Championship 2022-2023
7-14- Judo: World Championships in Tashkent
10- Football: European Super Cup, Helsinki
11-21 – Swimming: European Long Track Championships, in Rome
11 to 21 – European Multisport Championship, in Munich (Germany), with athletics (15 to 21), gymnastics, cycling, rowing, triathlon, regatta, beach volleyball, table tennis and climbing.
12- Football: a possible Spanish championship, the start of the 2022-2023 season
13- Soccer: a possible Italian championship to start the 2022-2023 season
September 19-11 – Cycling: Vuelta a España
24 to 28 – Cycling: MTB World Championship (Les Jets, France)
September 26-11 – Volleyball: Men’s 2022 FIFA World Cup in Russia
September 11-29 – Tennis: US Open
September
1 to 18 – Basketball: Men’s European Championship 2022 in Cologne, Berlin, Prague, Tbilisi and Milan
9-11 – Rugby: Men’s and Women’s Sevens Rugby World Cup (in Cape Town, South Africa)
16-18 – EWC: Endurance Motorcycle World Championship, Bol d’Or (Le Castellet)
18 – MotoGP: Grand Prix of Aragon
18-25 – Cycling: Road World Championships (Wollongong, Australia)
October 22-1 – Basketball: Women’s World Cup 2022 in Sydney
October 23-11 – Volleyball: FIFA Women’s World Cup 2022 in the Netherlands.
October
8-12 November – Rugby: Women’s Rugby World Cup New Zealand
12 to 16 – Cycling: Track World Championships (Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France)
15-19 November – Rugby: Men’s and Women’s Rugby League World Cup in England
20 to 23 – WRC: Rally of Spain
November 6 to 29 – Artistic Gymnastics: World Championships in Liverpool (Great Britain)
November 31-6 – Tennis: Masters 1000 in Paris.
November
4 to 20 – Handball: Women’s European Championship in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro
6 – MotoGP: The World Championship final at the Valencia Grand Prix
10 to 13 – WRC: World Rally Championship Final with Rally Japan
20 – Formula 1: The World Championship ends with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
21 – Football: the opening match of the 2022 World Cup in Doha (Qatar).
– Rugby: XV Autumn Tour to France.
December
18 – Soccer: Final of the 2022 World Cup, in Doha (Qatar)
28 – Football: the sixteenth day of the French Ligue 1, in the form of French “boxing day”.