 The match took place at Wembley Stadium | |||||||
| Event | 2022–23 FA Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 3 June 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | İlkay Gündoğan (Manchester City)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Paul Tierney (Lancashire)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 83,179 | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy | ||||||
The 2023 FA Cup final was the final match of the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 142nd season of the oldest football tournament in the world, the Football Association Challenge Cup. It was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 3 June 2023 between Manchester City and Manchester United, making it the first time the Manchester derby was contested in a cup final.
Manchester City won the match 2–1 for their seventh FA Cup title and second double. İlkay Gündoğan broke the record for the fastest goal ever in an FA Cup final, scoring after just 12 seconds.
As winners Manchester City qualified for the UEFA Champions League tournament via their position in the 2022–23 Premier League, the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League position went to the sixth-placed Premier League team (Brighton & Hove Albion), while the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round spot allocated to the team that finished sixth in the Premier League was awarded to the seventh-placed team (Aston Villa).
As winners of both the Premier League and FA Cup, Manchester City qualified for the 2023 FA Community Shield, which they lost on penalties to Premier League runners-up Arsenal.
- ^ "Man City 2–1 Man Utd: Ilkay Gundogan's double puts City on the brink of treble with FA Cup win". Sky Sports.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Paul Tierney to referee 2023 Emirates FA Cup Final". The Football Association. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.