The 2023 EFL League Two play-off final was an
association football
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match played on 28 May 2023 at
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...
,
London
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, to determine the fourth and final team to gain
promotion
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from
EFL League Two
The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football L ...
, the fourth tier of
English football
Association football is the most popular sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of ...
, to
EFL League One. The top three teams of
2022–23 EFL League Two
The 2022–23 EFL League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship reasons) is the 19th season of the Football League Two under its current title and the 31st season under its current league division format. It began on 30 July 2 ...
gained automatic promotion to League One, while the clubs placed from fourth to seventh in the table took part in the
2023 English Football League play-offs
The English Football League play-offs for the 2022–23 season (referred to as the Sky Bet Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in May 2023 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in Wembley.
The play-offs begin in each league ...
.
Route to the final
Match
Background
Summary
Details
Post-match
References
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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2023 English Football League play-offs
May 2023 sports events in the United Kingdom
2023 sports events in London
Stockport County F.C. matches
Carlisle United F.C. matches
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