2023–24 UEFA Champions League

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2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Wembley Stadium interior.jpg
Wembley Stadium in London will host the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
27 June – 30 August 2023
Competition proper:
19 September 2023 – 1 June 2024
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 80 (from 54 associations)

The 2023–24 UEFA Champions League will be the 69th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 32nd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

The final will be played at the Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom.[1] The winner of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League's league stage, and also earn the right to play against the winner of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League in the 2024 UEFA Super Cup.

Association team allocation

A total of 80 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations are set to participate in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League (the exception being Liechtenstein,[Note LIE] which does not organise a domestic league). The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[2]

  • Associations 1–4 each have four teams qualify.
  • Associations 5–6 each have three teams qualify.
  • Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify.
  • Associations 16–55 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE] each have one team qualify.
  • The winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League and 2022–23 UEFA Europa League are each given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league.

Association ranking

For the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2022 UEFA association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2017–18 to 2021–22.[3] The team allocation reflects Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.

Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:

  • (UEL) – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders
Association ranking for 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  England 106.641 4
2  Spain 96.141
3  Italy 76.902
4  Germany 75.213
5  France 60.081 3
6  Portugal 53.382
7  Netherlands 49.300 2
8  Austria 38.850
9  Scotland 36.900
10  Russia 34.482 0 [Note RUS]
11  Serbia 33.375 2
12  Ukraine 31.800
13  Belgium 30.600
14  Switzerland 29.675
15  Greece 28.200
16  Czech Republic 27.800 1
17  Norway 27.250
18  Denmark 27.175
19  Croatia 27.150
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20  Turkey 27.100 1
21  Cyprus 26.375
22  Israel 24.375
23  Sweden 22.875
24  Bulgaria 19.500
25  Romania 17.150
26  Azerbaijan 17.000
27  Hungary 16.375
28  Poland 15.875
29  Kazakhstan 15.750
30  Slovakia 15.625
31  Slovenia 15.000
32  Belarus 12.500
33  Moldova 11.250
34  Lithuania 10.000
35  Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.125
36  Finland 8.875
37  Luxembourg 8.750
38  Latvia 8.625
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
39  Kosovo 8.166 1
40  Republic of Ireland 8.125
41  Armenia 8.125
42  Northern Ireland 8.083
43  Albania 8.000
44  Faroe Islands 7.250
45  Estonia 7.041
46  Malta 7.000
47  Georgia 7.000
48  North Macedonia 7.000
49  Liechtenstein 6.500 0 [Note LIE]
50  Wales 5.500 1
51  Gibraltar 5.416
52  Iceland 5.375
53  Montenegro 4.875
54  Andorra 4.665
55  San Marino 1.332

Distribution

The following is the default access list for the 2023–24 season.[4]

Access list for 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Preliminary round
(4 teams)
  • 4 champions from associations 52–55
First qualifying round
(32 teams)
  • 31 champions from associations 20–51 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE]
  • 1 winner from the preliminary round
Second qualifying round
(26 teams) 		Champions Path
(20 teams)
  • 4 champions from associations 16–19
  • 16 winners from the first qualifying round
League Path
(4 teams)
  • 4 runners-up from associations 12–15
Third qualifying round
(20 teams) 		Champions Path
(12 teams)
  • 2 champions from associations 14–15
  • 10 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path
(8 teams)
  • 4 runners-up from associations 7–11 (except Russia)[Note RUS]
  • 2 third-placed teams from associations 5–6
  • 2 winners from the second qualifying round (League Path)
Play-off round
(12 teams) 		Champions Path
(8 teams)
  • 2 champions from associations 12–13
  • 6 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path
(4 teams)
  • 4 winners from the third qualifying round (League Path)
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • Champions League title holder
  • Europa League title holder
  • 10 champions from associations 1–11 (except Russia)[Note RUS]
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 4 third-placed teams from associations 1–4
  • 4 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–4
  • 4 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 2 winners from the play-off round (League Path)
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • TH: Champions League title holders
  • EL: Europa League title holders
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions of the previous season

The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round are divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).

Qualified teams for 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Entry round Teams
Group stage (TH) (EL) England (1st) England (2nd)
England (3rd) England (4th) Spain (1st) Spain (2nd)
Spain (3rd) Spain (4th) Italy (1st) Italy (2nd)
Italy (3rd) Italy (4th) Germany (1st) Germany (2nd)
Germany (3rd) Germany (4th) France (1st) France (2nd)
Portugal (1st) Portugal (2nd) Netherlands (1st) Austria (1st)
Scotland (1st) Serbia (1st)
Play-off round CH Ukraine (1st) Belgium (1st)
Third qualifying round CH Switzerland (1st) Greece (1st)
LP France (3rd) Portugal (3rd) Netherlands (2nd) Austria (2nd)
Scotland (2nd) Serbia (2nd)
Second qualifying round CH Czech Republic (1st) Norway Molde (1st) Denmark (1st) Croatia (1st)
LP Ukraine (2nd) Belgium (2nd) Switzerland (2nd) Greece (2nd)
First qualifying round Turkey (1st) Cyprus (1st) Israel (1st) Sweden BK Häcken (1st)
Bulgaria (1st) Romania (1st) Azerbaijan (1st) Hungary (1st)
Poland (1st) Kazakhstan (1st) Slovakia (1st) Slovenia (1st)
Belarus (1st) Moldova (1st) Lithuania Žalgiris (1st) Bosnia and Herzegovina (1st)
Finland HJK (1st) Luxembourg (1st) Latvia (1st) Kosovo (1st)
Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers (1st) Armenia (1st) Northern Ireland (1st) Albania (1st)
Faroe Islands KÍ (1st) Estonia Flora (1st) Malta (1st) Georgia (country) (1st)
North Macedonia (1st) Wales (1st) Gibraltar (1st)
Preliminary round Iceland Breiðablik (1st) Montenegro (1st) Andorra (1st) San Marino (1st)

Notes

  1. ^
    Liechtenstein (LIE): The seven teams affiliated with the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) all play in the Swiss football league system. The only competition organised by the LFV is the Liechtenstein Football Cup – the winners of which qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League.
  2. ^
    Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.[6]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows. All matches are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays apart from the preliminary round final and the final.[7]

Schedule for 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Preliminary round TBA 27 June 2023 (semi-finals) 30 June 2023 (final)
First qualifying round TBA 11–12 July 2023 18–19 July 2023
Second qualifying round TBA 25–26 July 2023 1–2 August 2023
Third qualifying round TBA 8–9 August 2023 15 August 2023
Play-offs Play-off round TBA 22–23 August 2023 29–30 August 2023
Group stage Matchday 1 TBA 19–20 September 2023
Matchday 2 3–4 October 2023
Matchday 3 24–25 October 2023
Matchday 4 7–8 November 2023
Matchday 5 28–29 November 2023
Matchday 6 12–13 December 2023
Knockout phase Round of 16 TBA 13–14 & 20–21 February 2024 5–6 & 12–13 March 2024
Quarter-finals TBA 9–10 April 2024 16–17 April 2024
Semi-finals 30 April – 1 May 2024 7–8 May 2024
Final 1 June 2024 at Wembley Stadium, London

See also

References

  1. ^ "Champions League final hosts for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024". UEFA. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League, 2023/24 Season". Nyon: UEFA. 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Association coefficients 2021/22". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Access list 2021–24" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Ukraine crisis: Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian clubs and national teams". BBC.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  6. ^ "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs" (Press release). Nyon: UEFA. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  7. ^ "International match calendar and access list for the 2023/24 season". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 65/2022. Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

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