European Professional Club Rugby has announced that the Aviva Stadium will host the 2023 Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup Finals.
The two showpiece matches will take place in Dublin on Friday 19 May and Saturday 20 May 2023.
The 2023 Finals return to Dublin after a decade when RC Toulon defeated ASM Clermont Auvergne to lift the famous silverware for the first time in 2013.
Ticket sales for Dublin 2023 open with a priority window from tomorrow (Friday, 20 May) enabling fans to secure their places and plan their weekend well in advance.
To date, six countries – England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, and Wales – have staged European club finals, and next week the spotlight moves to the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille with big attendances expected for what promises to be a thrilling weekend of high-class rugby.
The 2023 Finals were originally scheduled to be staged at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, however, with the Premier League concluding later than usual due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup taking place in November and December, coupled with the impact of Rugby World Cup 2023 on the EPCR calendar, it was decided to select the Aviva Stadium as next season’s host venue.
European Finals held in Dublin
1999: Ulster Rugby 21 Colomiers 6, Lansdowne Road
2003: Stade Toulousain 22 Perpignan 17, Lansdowne Road
2013: RC Toulon 16 ASM Clermont Auvergne 15, Aviva Stadium
2013 (Challenge Cup): Leinster Rugby 34 Stade Francais Paris 13, RDS Arena
