Champions League Gets a Makeover. Everything you need to know!
Gone are the days of eight groups of four. Instead, the 2023/24 season will see a single 36-team league. Each club will play eight matches, four at home and four away, against eight different opponents.
Gone are the days of eight groups of four. Instead, the 2023/24 season will see a single 36-team league. Each club will play eight matches, four at home and four away, against eight different opponents.
The top eight teams will automatically qualify for the last 16, while those ranked ninth to 24th will battle it out in a playoff round. Clubs finishing 25th or lower will be eliminated from the competition.
To determine fixtures, teams will be seeded into four pots based on their UEFA coefficient. Each side will play two teams from each pot, one home and one away. A computer will randomly assign opponents, replacing the traditional, drawn-by-hand format.
The draw for this new league phase will take place on August 29th in Monaco.
Pot 1 will include defending champions Real Madrid and the other strongest club sides by Uefa coefficient.
Pot 1 will include defending champions Real Madrid and the other strongest club sides by Uefa coefficient.
Top 20 Teams in UEFA Club Coefficients:
Manchester City (ENG)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Bayern Munich (GER)
Liverpool (ENG)
Roma (ITA)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Villarreal (ESP)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Chelsea (ENG)
Inter Milan (ITA)
Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
Porto (POR)
RB Leipzig (GER)
Manchester City (ENG)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Bayern Munich (GER)
Liverpool (ENG)
Roma (ITA)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Villarreal (ESP)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Chelsea (ENG)
Inter Milan (ITA)
Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
Porto (POR)
RB Leipzig (GER)
Manchester United (ENG)
Benfica (POR)
West Ham United (ENG)
AtlΓ©tico Madrid (ESP)
Barcelona (ESP)
Arsenal (ENG)
Atalanta (ITA)
Benfica (POR)
West Ham United (ENG)
AtlΓ©tico Madrid (ESP)
Barcelona (ESP)
Arsenal (ENG)
Atalanta (ITA)
When will the league phase fixtures take place?
Two more rounds of fixtures mean that the first phase of the Champions League will now extend into January. The extra fixtures and resulting pressure on the calendar has forced the removal of FA Cup replays in England.
Two more rounds of fixtures mean that the first phase of the Champions League will now extend into January. The extra fixtures and resulting pressure on the calendar has forced the removal of FA Cup replays in England.
The league phase matchdays are as follows:
Matchday 1: September 17-19, 2024
2: October 1/2, 2024
3: October 22/23, 2024
4: November 5/6, 2024
5: November 26/27, 2024
6: December 10/11, 2024
7: January 21/22, 2025
8: January 29, 2025
Matchday 1: September 17-19, 2024
2: October 1/2, 2024
3: October 22/23, 2024
4: November 5/6, 2024
5: November 26/27, 2024
6: December 10/11, 2024
7: January 21/22, 2025
8: January 29, 2025
While Real Madrid played 13 games on their way to last seasonβs triumph, a club could in theory play 17 fixtures en route to the trophy if they feature in the play-off round.
The knockout round dates are:
Knockout round play-offs: February 11/12 and February 18/19, 2025
Round of 16: March 4/5 and March 11/12, 2025
Quarter-finals: April 8/9 and April 15/16, 2025
Semi-finals: April 29/30 and May 6/7, 2025
Final: May 31, 2025
Knockout round play-offs: February 11/12 and February 18/19, 2025
Round of 16: March 4/5 and March 11/12, 2025
Quarter-finals: April 8/9 and April 15/16, 2025
Semi-finals: April 29/30 and May 6/7, 2025
Final: May 31, 2025
The final of this yearβs competition will be played at the Allianz Arena in Munich next May.
Which teams have already qualified?
Qualifying is ongoing ahead of the league stage draw, though many of the qualified clubs are already known.
Which teams have already qualified?
Qualifying is ongoing ahead of the league stage draw, though many of the qualified clubs are already known.
Ligue 1βs Brest and LaLiga club Girona will make their debuts in European competition. Germany and Italy earned an extra spot in the competition after their clubs performed best in last seasonβs Uefa competitions.
Uefa Europa League winners: Atalanta
England: Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa
Spain: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Girona, Atletico Madrid
Germany: Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Bayern, Leipzig, Dortmund
Italy: Inter Milan, AC Milan, Bologna, Juventus
England: Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa
Spain: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Girona, Atletico Madrid
Germany: Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Bayern, Leipzig, Dortmund
Italy: Inter Milan, AC Milan, Bologna, Juventus
France: Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco, Brest
Netherlands: PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord
Portugal: Sporting CP
Belgium: Club Brugge
Scotland: Celtic
Austria: Sturm Graz
Champions League winner rebalancing: Shakhtar Donetsk
Europa League winner rebalancing: Benfica
Netherlands: PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord
Portugal: Sporting CP
Belgium: Club Brugge
Scotland: Celtic
Austria: Sturm Graz
Champions League winner rebalancing: Shakhtar Donetsk
Europa League winner rebalancing: Benfica
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