2023-24 UEFA Champions League
2023-24 UEFA Champions League
2023-24 UEFA Champions League
The final will be played at the Wembley Stadium in London, England.[1] The winners of the
2023–24 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions
League league phase and earn the right to play against Atalanta, the winners of the 2023–24
UEFA Europa League in the 2024 UEFA Super Cup. They will also qualify for the final of the
brand-new 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the expanded 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the
United States. Wembley Stadium in London will host the final
This is the final season with the current format of 32 teams participating in the group stage, Tournament details
following UEFA's announcement of a new expanded format to be introduced for the following Dates Qualifying:
edition.[2] 27 June – 30 August 2023
Competition proper:
Manchester City were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Real Madrid in the 19 September 2023 – 1 June 2024
quarter-finals. Teams Competition proper: 32
Total: 78 (from 53 associations)
Association team allocation Tournament statistics
A total of 78 teams from 53 of the 55 UEFA member associations are participating in the 2023– Matches played 124
24 UEFA Champions League (the exceptions being Liechtenstein,[Note LIE] which did not Goals scored 373 (3.01 per match)
organise a domestic league, and Russia[Note RUS]). The association ranking based on the UEFA
Attendance 6,424,979 (51,814 per match)
association coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each
Top scorer(s) Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
association:[3]
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
Associations 1–4 each had four teams qualify. 8 goals each
Associations 5–6 each had three teams qualify.
Associations 7–15 (except Russia)[Note RUS] each had two teams qualify.
Associations 16–55 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE] each had one team qualify.
The winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League and 2022–23 UEFA Europa League were each given an additional entry if they did not
qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league.
Association ranking
For the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2022 UEFA association coefficients, which took
into account their performance in European competitions from 2017–18 to 2021–22.[4] The team allocation reflected Russia's ongoing suspension
from UEFA competitions.
Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations could have additional teams (a maximum of 5 per association)
participating in the Champions League, as noted below:
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Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes Rank Association Coeff.
Distribution
The following is the default access list for the 2023–24 season.[5]
Preliminary round
4 champions from associations 52–55 —
(4 teams)
Champions
Second qualifying Path 5 champions from associations 17–21 15 winners from the first qualifying round
round (20 teams)
(24 teams) League Path
4 runners-up from associations 12–15 —
(4 teams)
Champions
Path 10 winners from the second qualifying round
2 champions from associations 15–16
(12 teams) (Champions Path)
Third qualifying round
(20 teams)
League Path 4 runners-up from associations 7–11 (except Russia)[Note RUS] 2 winners from the second qualifying round (League
(8 teams) Path)
2 third-placed teams from associations 5–6
Champions
Path 6 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions
2 champions from associations 13–14
Play-off round (8 teams) Path)
(12 teams)
League Path
— 4 winners from the third qualifying round (League Path)
(4 teams)
Due to the suspension of Russia for the 2023–24 European season, the following changes to the access list were made:
The champions of association 11 (Serbia) entered the group stage instead of the play-off round (Champions Path).
The champions of association 13 (Belgium) entered the play-off round instead of the third qualifying round (Champions Path).
The champions of association 15 (Greece) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round (Champions Path).
The champions of associations 18 (Denmark) and 19 (Croatia) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round
(Champions Path).
The runner-up of association 11 (Serbia) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round (League Path).
Since the Champions League title holders (Manchester City) qualified via their domestic league, the following changes to the access list were made:
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The champions of association 12 (Ukraine) entered the group stage instead of the play-off round (Champions Path).
The champions of association 14 (Switzerland) entered the play-off round instead of the third qualifying round (Champions Path).
The champions of association 16 (Czech Republic) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round (Champions Path).
The champions of associations 20 (Turkey) and 21 (Cyprus) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round (Champions
Path).
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
Newcastle United (4th) Barcelona (1st) Real Madrid (2nd) Atlético Madrid (3rd)
Real Sociedad (4th) Napoli (1st) Lazio (2nd) Inter Milan (3rd)
Group stage Milan (4th) Bayern Munich (1st) Borussia Dortmund (2nd) RB Leipzig (3rd)
Union Berlin (4th) Paris Saint-Germain (1st) Lens (2nd) Benfica (1st)
Porto (2nd) Feyenoord (1st) Red Bull Salzburg (1st) Celtic (1st)
Third qualifying round Marseille (3rd) Braga (3rd) PSV Eindhoven (2nd) Sturm Graz (2nd)
LP
Rangers (2nd) TSC (2nd)
Maccabi Haifa (1st) BK Häcken (1st) Ludogorets Razgrad (1st) Farul Constanța (1st)
Slovan Bratislava (1st) Olimpija Ljubljana (1st) BATE Borisov (3rd)[Note BLR] Sheriff Tiraspol (1st)
Žalgiris (1st) Zrinjski Mostar (1st) HJK (1st) Swift Hesperange (1st)
First qualifying round
Valmiera (1st) Ballkani (1st) Shamrock Rovers (1st) Urartu (1st)
Ħamrun Spartans (1st) Dinamo Tbilisi (1st) Struga (1st) The New Saints (1st)
Preliminary round Breiðablik (1st) Budućnost Podgorica (1st) Atlètic Club d'Escaldes (1st) Tre Penne (1st)
Notes
Belarus (BLR): Shakhtyor Soligorsk would have qualified as champions of the 2022 Belarusian Premier League but were found guilty of match-
fixing by the ABFF and denied a UEFA license. Runners-up Energetik-BGU Minsk were also found guilty of match-fixing and also denied a UEFA
license. As a result, the Football Federation of Belarus decided to award the Champions League spot to BATE Borisov, who finished 3rd in the
league.[6]
Liechtenstein (LIE): The seven teams affiliated with the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) all played in the Swiss football league system.
The only competition organised by the LFV was the Liechtenstein Football Cup – the winners of which qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference
League.
Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the
Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.[8]
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[9][10][11] All matches are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays apart from the preliminary round final
and the final.
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Schedule for 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 13 June 2023 27 June 2023 (semi-finals) 30 June 2023 (final)
First qualifying round 20 June 2023 11–12 July 2023 18–19 July 2023
Qualifying
Second qualifying round 21 June 2023 25–26 July 2023 1–2 August 2023
Third qualifying round 24 July 2023 8–9 & 15 August 2023 15 & 19 August 2023
Play-offs Play-off round 7 August 2023 22–23 August 2023 29–30 August 2023
Matchday 1 19–20 September 2023
Qualifying rounds
Preliminary round
A total of four teams played in the preliminary round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2023 UEFA club coefficients,[12] with two seeded teams
and two unseeded teams in the semi-finals. The matches took place at Kópavogsvöllur in Kópavogur, Iceland. For administrative purposes, the home
team in each draw were the first team drawn in each tie in the semi-finals. The same applied for the final draw, between the two winners of the semi-
finals, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.The winner of the preliminary round final advanced to the first qualifying round. The losers
of the semi-finals and final transferred to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round Champions Path.
Semi-finals
Team 1 Score Team 2
Final
The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path second qualifying round. 13 of the 15 losers were transferred to the Europa Conference
League Champions Path second qualifying round and 2 losers received a bye and were transferred to the Europa Conference League Champions Path
third qualifying round.
Notes
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A. Losers drawn to receive a bye to the Europa Conference League third qualifying round.
The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa
League Champions Path third qualifying round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Main Path third qualifying
round.
Champions Path
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League
play-off round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League group stage.
Champions Path
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Notes
A. The first leg of the AEK Athens–Dinamo Zagreb tie, originally scheduled to be played on 8 August 2023, was postponed following supporter riots
in which one person died.[13] The match was rescheduled for 19 August 2023 and became the second leg of the tie.[14]
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023. The first legs were played on 22 and 23 August, and the second legs were played on 29
and 30 August 2023.
The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were transferred to the Europa League group stage.
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Champions Path
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
Group stage
The group stage draw for the
2023–24 UEFA Champions Madrid teams
Atlético Madrid
League took place at the Grimaldi Real Madrid
Forum, Monaco, on 31 August at Manchester teams
Manchester City
18:00 CEST. The 32 teams were Manchester United
Group A
Group B
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Source: UEFA (https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/standings/)
Group C
Group D
a. Tied on head-to-head points, goal difference, and goals scored. Goal difference in all matches: Real Sociedad +5, Inter Milan +3.
b. Tied on head-to-head points, goal difference, goals scored, and goal difference in all matches. Goals scored in all matches: Benfica 7, Red Bull
Salzburg 4.
Group E
Group F
a. Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Paris Saint-Germain +2, Milan −2.
Group G
Group H
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Source: UEFA (https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/standings/)
Notes:
Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the
draws for each round was as follows:
In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were
drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could
not be drawn against each other.
In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be
drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals are played, the identity
of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner was
designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).
Bracket
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 18 December 2023, 12:00 CET.[16] The first legs were played on 13, 14, 20 and 21 February, and the second
legs were played on 5, 6, 12 and 13 March 2024.
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2024, 12:00 CET.[17] The first legs were played on 9 and 10 April, and the second legs were
played on 16 and 17 April 2024.
Semi-finals
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The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2024, 12:00 CET, after the quarter-final draw.[17] The first legs were played on 30 April and 1 May,
and the second legs were played on 7 and 8 May 2024.
Final
The final will be played on 1 June 2024 at Wembley Stadium in London. A draw was held on 15 March 2024, after the quarter-final and semi-final
draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[17]
1 June 2024
20:00 BST
Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid
Report (https://www.uefa.com/uefach
ampionsleague/match/2039970/)
Statistics
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.
Top goalscorers
Bayern Munich's Harry Kane (left) and Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappé (right) are the tournament's current top scorers with 8 goals each.
See also
2023–24 UEFA Europa League
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
2024 UEFA Super Cup
2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League
2023–24 UEFA Youth League
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