Allianz Arena in
Munich will host the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | Qualifying: 9 July β 28 August 2024 Competition proper: 17 September 2024 β 31 May 2025 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 36 Total: 83 (from 53 associations) |
The 2024β25 UEFA Champions League will be the 70th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 33rd season since it was rebranded from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. [1] This will be the first season of UEFA Champions League played under a new format where in the League phase each team plays eight games against different opponents but all 36 teams are ranked in a joint league. [2] [3]
The final will be played on 31 May 2025 at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. [4] The winners of the 2024β25 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2025β26 UEFA Champions League league phase, earn the right to play against the winners of the 2024β25 UEFA Europa League in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup, 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, and potentially enter the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup (this is yet to be determined).
Association team allocation
A total of 83 teams from 53 of the 55 UEFA member associations are set to participate in the 2024β25 UEFA Champions League (the exceptions being Liechtenstein which does not organise a domestic league and Russia which is currently suspended). The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association: [5]
- Associations 1β5 each have four teams.
- Association 6 has three teams.
- Associations 7β15 each have two teams.
- Associations 16β55 (except Liechtenstein [Note LIE] and Russia [Note RUS]) each have one team.
- The winners of the 2023β24 UEFA Champions League and 2023β24 UEFA Europa League are each given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2024β25 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league.
- The two associations who obtain the most coefficient points in the 2023β24 season will each have one European Performance Spot into the league phase. The winners of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League cannot fill into the European Performance Spots.
Association ranking
For the 2024β25 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2023 UEFA association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2018β19 to 2022β23. [6] The table reflects Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA.
Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:
- (EPS) β European Performance Spot, the additional berths for associations who finished in the top 2 of the 2023β24 association coefficients
- (UEL) β Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders
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Distribution
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| First qualifying round (30 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (30 teams) |
Champions Path (24 teams) |
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| League Path (6 teams) |
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| Third qualifying round (20 teams) |
Champions Path (12 teams) |
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| League Path (8 teams) |
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| Play-off round (14 teams) |
Champions Path (10 teams) |
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| League Path (4 teams) |
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| League phase (36 teams) |
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The information here reflects the ongoing suspension of Russia in European football, and so the following changes to the default access list have been made:
- The champions of associations 23 (Sweden) and 24 (Poland) will enter the second-qualifying round instead of the first-qualifying round (Champions Path).
Should the Champions League title holders have qualified via their domestic league, then the club (Champions Path only) with highest club coefficient will enter the league phase.
Should the Europa League title holders have qualified via their domestic league, then the club (Champions Path & League Path) with the highest club coefficient will enter the league phase, except for the runners-up of associations 11β15, as they have higher-ranked domestic team in the qualifiers.
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
- EPS: The European Performance Spots given to clubs from the 2 associations with the highest coefficient points in 2023β24
The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round are divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).
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^ 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 β the winners of which qualify for the UEFA Conference League for the 2024β25 season.
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^ Portugal (POR): Sporting CP have qualified as they will finish in the top two of the 2023β24 Primeira Liga.
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^ 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]
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^ Scotland (SCO): Celtic have qualified as they will finish in the top two of the 2023β24 Scottish Premiership.
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^ Turkey (TUR): Galatasaray and FenerbahΓ§e have qualified as they will both finish in the top two of the 2023β24 SΓΌper Lig.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows. [9] Compared to past seasons, "exclusive week" will be introduced in which Thursday will also be a matchday. [2] [10] [11] All matches in other weeks will be played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays apart from the final.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 18 June 2024 | 9β10 July 2024 | 16β17 July 2024 |
| Second qualifying round | 19 June 2024 | 23β24 July 2024 | 30β31 July 2024 | |
| Third qualifying round | 22 July 2024 | 6β7 August 2024 | 13 August 2024 | |
| Play-offs | Play-off round | 5 August 2024 | 20β21 August 2024 | 27β28 August 2024 |
| League phase | Matchday 1 | 29 August 2024 | 17β19 September 2024 | |
| Matchday 2 | 1β2 October 2024 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 22β23 October 2024 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 5β6 November 2024 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 26β27 November 2024 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 10β11 December 2024 | |||
| Matchday 7 | 21β22 January 2025 | |||
| Matchday 8 | 29 January 2025 | |||
| Knockout phase | Knockout round play-offs | 31 January 2025 | 11β12 February 2025 | 18β19 February 2025 |
| Round of 16 | 21 February 2025 | 4β5 March 2025 | 11β12 March 2025 | |
| Quarter-finals | 8β9 April 2025 | 15β16 April 2025 | ||
| Semi-finals | 29β30 April 2025 | 6β7 May 2025 | ||
| Final | 31 May 2025 at Allianz Arena, Munich | |||
Qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round will be held on 18 June 2024.
Seeding
A total of 30 teams will play in the first qualifying round. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients. [12] Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.
| Seeded | Seeding to be determined | Unseeded |
|---|---|---|
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Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round will be held on 19 June 2024.
Seeding
A total of 30 teams will play in the second qualifying round β 24 in the Champions Path and 6 in the League Path. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients. [12] Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.
| Seeded | Seeding to be determined |
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- Notes
- β Winners of the first qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round will be held on 22 July 2024.
Seeding
A total of 20 teams will play in the third qualifying round β 12 in the Champions Path and 8 in the League Path. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients. [12] Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.
| Seeding to be determined |
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- Notes
- β Winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round will be held on 5 August 2024.
Seeding
A total of 14 teams will play in the play-off round β 10 in the Champions Path and 4 in the League Path. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients. [12] Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.
| Seeding to be determined |
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- Notes
- β Winners of the third qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.
League phase
Qualified teams
| Pot 1 | Pot to be determined |
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Knockout stage
The top eight sides in the league will qualify automatically for the knockout stage, while the teams finishing in 9th to 24th place will compete in a two-legged play-off to secure their path to the last 16. The winners will join the top eight in that round. Meanwhile, teams that finish 25th or lower will be eliminated, with no access to the 2024β25 UEFA Europa League. [2]
Final
TBD  | v | TBD |
|---|---|---|
See also
- 2024β25 UEFA Europa League
- 2024β25 UEFA Conference League
- 2025 UEFA Super Cup
- 2024β25 UEFA Women's Champions League
- 2024β25 UEFA Youth League
References
- ^ "UEFA approves final format and access list for its club competitions as of the 2024/25 season". UEFA.com. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ a b c UEFA.com (13 March 2024). "New format for Champions League post-2024: Everything you need to know | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "The New Champions League Format Explained". www.soccersat.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Venues appointed for club competition finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League, 2024/25 Season". Nyon: UEFA. 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Association coefficients 2022/23". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs. However this could change depending on what happens" (Press release). Nyon: UEFA. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "UEFA club competitions cycle 2024β27 ("Post 2024")". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 36/2023. Union of European Football Associations. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Sheldon, Dan. "How the new Champions League format works". The Athletic. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "More national derby games possible when revamped Champions League starts next year". AP News. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Club coefficients". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
External links
|
Allianz Arena in
Munich will host the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying: 9 July β 28 August 2024 Competition proper: 17 September 2024 β 31 May 2025 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 36 Total: 83 (from 53 associations) |
The 2024β25 UEFA Champions League will be the 70th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 33rd season since it was rebranded from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. [1] This will be the first season of UEFA Champions League played under a new format where in the League phase each team plays eight games against different opponents but all 36 teams are ranked in a joint league. [2] [3]
The final will be played on 31 May 2025 at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. [4] The winners of the 2024β25 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2025β26 UEFA Champions League league phase, earn the right to play against the winners of the 2024β25 UEFA Europa League in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup, 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, and potentially enter the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup (this is yet to be determined).
Association team allocation
A total of 83 teams from 53 of the 55 UEFA member associations are set to participate in the 2024β25 UEFA Champions League (the exceptions being Liechtenstein which does not organise a domestic league and Russia which is currently suspended). The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association: [5]
- Associations 1β5 each have four teams.
- Association 6 has three teams.
- Associations 7β15 each have two teams.
- Associations 16β55 (except Liechtenstein [Note LIE] and Russia [Note RUS]) each have one team.
- The winners of the 2023β24 UEFA Champions League and 2023β24 UEFA Europa League are each given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2024β25 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league.
- The two associations who obtain the most coefficient points in the 2023β24 season will each have one European Performance Spot into the league phase. The winners of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League cannot fill into the European Performance Spots.
Association ranking
For the 2024β25 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2023 UEFA association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2018β19 to 2022β23. [6] The table reflects Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA.
Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:
- (EPS) β European Performance Spot, the additional berths for associations who finished in the top 2 of the 2023β24 association coefficients
- (UEL) β Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders
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Distribution
| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round | ||
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| First qualifying round (30 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (30 teams) |
Champions Path (24 teams) |
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| League Path (6 teams) |
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| Third qualifying round (20 teams) |
Champions Path (12 teams) |
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| League Path (8 teams) |
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| Play-off round (14 teams) |
Champions Path (10 teams) |
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| League Path (4 teams) |
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| League phase (36 teams) |
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The information here reflects the ongoing suspension of Russia in European football, and so the following changes to the default access list have been made:
- The champions of associations 23 (Sweden) and 24 (Poland) will enter the second-qualifying round instead of the first-qualifying round (Champions Path).
Should the Champions League title holders have qualified via their domestic league, then the club (Champions Path only) with highest club coefficient will enter the league phase.
Should the Europa League title holders have qualified via their domestic league, then the club (Champions Path & League Path) with the highest club coefficient will enter the league phase, except for the runners-up of associations 11β15, as they have higher-ranked domestic team in the qualifiers.
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
- EPS: The European Performance Spots given to clubs from the 2 associations with the highest coefficient points in 2023β24
The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round are divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).
-
^ 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 β the winners of which qualify for the UEFA Conference League for the 2024β25 season.
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^ Portugal (POR): Sporting CP have qualified as they will finish in the top two of the 2023β24 Primeira Liga.
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^ 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]
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^ Scotland (SCO): Celtic have qualified as they will finish in the top two of the 2023β24 Scottish Premiership.
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^ Turkey (TUR): Galatasaray and FenerbahΓ§e have qualified as they will both finish in the top two of the 2023β24 SΓΌper Lig.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows. [9] Compared to past seasons, "exclusive week" will be introduced in which Thursday will also be a matchday. [2] [10] [11] All matches in other weeks will be played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays apart from the final.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 18 June 2024 | 9β10 July 2024 | 16β17 July 2024 |
| Second qualifying round | 19 June 2024 | 23β24 July 2024 | 30β31 July 2024 | |
| Third qualifying round | 22 July 2024 | 6β7 August 2024 | 13 August 2024 | |
| Play-offs | Play-off round | 5 August 2024 | 20β21 August 2024 | 27β28 August 2024 |
| League phase | Matchday 1 | 29 August 2024 | 17β19 September 2024 | |
| Matchday 2 | 1β2 October 2024 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 22β23 October 2024 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 5β6 November 2024 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 26β27 November 2024 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 10β11 December 2024 | |||
| Matchday 7 | 21β22 January 2025 | |||
| Matchday 8 | 29 January 2025 | |||
| Knockout phase | Knockout round play-offs | 31 January 2025 | 11β12 February 2025 | 18β19 February 2025 |
| Round of 16 | 21 February 2025 | 4β5 March 2025 | 11β12 March 2025 | |
| Quarter-finals | 8β9 April 2025 | 15β16 April 2025 | ||
| Semi-finals | 29β30 April 2025 | 6β7 May 2025 | ||
| Final | 31 May 2025 at Allianz Arena, Munich | |||
Qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round will be held on 18 June 2024.
Seeding
A total of 30 teams will play in the first qualifying round. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients. [12] Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.
| Seeded | Seeding to be determined | Unseeded |
|---|---|---|
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Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round will be held on 19 June 2024.
Seeding
A total of 30 teams will play in the second qualifying round β 24 in the Champions Path and 6 in the League Path. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients. [12] Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.
| Seeded | Seeding to be determined |
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| Seeding to be determined |
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- Notes
- β Winners of the first qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round will be held on 22 July 2024.
Seeding
A total of 20 teams will play in the third qualifying round β 12 in the Champions Path and 8 in the League Path. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients. [12] Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.
| Seeding to be determined |
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| Seeding to be determined |
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- Notes
- β Winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round will be held on 5 August 2024.
Seeding
A total of 14 teams will play in the play-off round β 10 in the Champions Path and 4 in the League Path. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients. [12] Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.
| Seeding to be determined |
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| Seeding to be determined |
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- Notes
- β Winners of the third qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.
League phase
Qualified teams
| Pot 1 | Pot to be determined |
|---|---|
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Knockout stage
The top eight sides in the league will qualify automatically for the knockout stage, while the teams finishing in 9th to 24th place will compete in a two-legged play-off to secure their path to the last 16. The winners will join the top eight in that round. Meanwhile, teams that finish 25th or lower will be eliminated, with no access to the 2024β25 UEFA Europa League. [2]
Final
| TBD | v | TBD |
|---|---|---|
See also
- 2024β25 UEFA Europa League
- 2024β25 UEFA Conference League
- 2025 UEFA Super Cup
- 2024β25 UEFA Women's Champions League
- 2024β25 UEFA Youth League
References
- ^ "UEFA approves final format and access list for its club competitions as of the 2024/25 season". UEFA.com. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ a b c UEFA.com (13 March 2024). "New format for Champions League post-2024: Everything you need to know | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "The New Champions League Format Explained". www.soccersat.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Venues appointed for club competition finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League, 2024/25 Season". Nyon: UEFA. 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Association coefficients 2022/23". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs. However this could change depending on what happens" (Press release). Nyon: UEFA. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "UEFA club competitions cycle 2024β27 ("Post 2024")". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 36/2023. Union of European Football Associations. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Sheldon, Dan. "How the new Champions League format works". The Athletic. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "More national derby games possible when revamped Champions League starts next year". AP News. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Club coefficients". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.