The 2019–20 UEFA Champions League is the 65th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 28th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
The final will be played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] The winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League in the 2020 UEFA Super Cup; they will also qualify for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. They will also automatically qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage, and if they have already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved will be given to the champions of the 2019–20 Eredivisie, the 11th-ranked association according to next season's access list.
The video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used in the competition from the play-off round onwards.[2]
Liverpool are the defending champions.
Association team allocation
A total of 79 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations are expected to participate in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League (the exception being Liechtenstein, which does not organise a domestic league). The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[3]
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) each have one team qualify.
The winners of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League and 2018–19 UEFA Europa League are each given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league.
Association ranking
For the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2018 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2013–14 to 2017–18.[4]
Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:
(UCL) – Additional berth for UEFA Champions League title holders
(UEL) – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders
Changes are made to the default access list, if the Champions League and/or Europa League title holders qualify for the tournament via their domestic leagues. In any case where a spot in the Champions League is vacated, teams of the highest-ranked associations in earlier rounds of the appropriate path are promoted accordingly.
In the default access list, the Champions League title holders qualify for the group stage. However, since the Champions League title holders (Liverpool) have qualified via their domestic league (as second place in the 2018–19 Premier League), the following changes to the access list were made:
The champions of association 11 (Austria) entered the group stage instead of the play-off round.
The champions of association 13 (Czech Republic) entered the play-off round instead of the third qualifying round.
The champions of association 15 (Greece) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
The champions of associations 18 and 19 (Israel and Cyprus) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.
In the default access list, the Europa League title holders qualify for the group stage. However, since the Europa League title holders (Chelsea) qualified for the group stage via their domestic league (as third place in the 2018–19 Premier League), the following changes to the access list were made:
The third-placed team of association 5 (France) entered the group stage instead of the third qualifying round.
The runners-up of associations 10 and 11 (Turkey and Austria) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
Teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders; EL: Europa League title holders).[5]
Preliminary round
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League preliminary round
In the preliminary round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2019 UEFA club coefficients,[7] and then drawn into one-legged semi-final and final ties. The losers of both semi-final and final rounds enter the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 11 June 2019, 12:00 CEST, to determine the matchups of the semi-finals and the administrative "home" team of each semi-final and final.[8] The semi-final round was played on 25 June, and the final round on 28 June 2019, both at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina, Kosovo
Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2019 UEFA club coefficients,[7] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties.
First qualifying round
The losers entered the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, except one team who was drawn to receive a bye to the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 18 June 2019, 14:30 CEST.[9] The first legs were played on 9 and 10 July, and the second legs on 16 and 17 July 2019.
Notes
Following a mistake with the original draw not following the correct procedure, UEFA performed a re-draw to establish the home team for each leg in the Ferencváros-Ludogorets Razgrad tie. As a result, the order of legs was reversed. The error did not affect any other tie.[10]
Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Losers drawn to receive a bye to the Europa League third qualifying round.
Second qualifying round
The second qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Path (for league champions) and League Path (for league non-champions). The losers from both Champions Path and League Path entered the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2019, 12:00 CEST.[11] The first legs were played on 23 and 24 July, and the second legs on 30 and 31 July 2019.
Third qualifying round
The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Path (for league champions) and League Path (for league non-champions). The losers from the Champions Path entered the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League play-off round, while the losers from the League Path entered the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage.
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 22 July 2019, 12:00 CEST.[12] The first legs were played on 6 and 7 August, and the second legs on 13 August 2019.
Play-off round
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League play-off round
The play-off round is split into two separate sections: Champions Path (for league champions) and League Path (for league non-champions). The losers from both Champions Path and League Path enter the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage. From this stage, the video assistant referee will be used.
The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2019, 12:00 CEST.[13] The first legs were played on 20 and 21 August, and the second legs on 27 and 28 August 2019.
Group stage
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage
2019–20 UEFA Champions League is located in EuropeSalzburgSalzburgGenkGenkBruggeBruggeDin. ZagrebDin. ZagrebSlaviaSlaviaMan. CityMan. CityLiverpoolLiverpoolLondonLondonPSGPSGLilleLilleLyonLyonBayernBayernDortmundDortmundLeipzigLeipzigLeverkusenLeverkusenOlympiacosOlympiacosJuventusJuventusNapoliNapoliAtalantaAtalantaInterInterAjaxAjaxBenficaBenficaZenitZenitLokomotivLokomotivRed StarRed StarBarcelonaBarcelonaMadridMadridValenciaValenciaGalatasarayGalatasarayShakhtarShakhtarLondon teams Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur Madrid teams Atlético Madrid Real MadridLondon teams
Pink pog.svg Chelsea
Red pog.svg Tottenham Hotspur
Madrid teams
Yellow pog.svg Atlético Madrid
Brown pog.svg Real Madrid
Location of teams of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Brown pog.svg Brown: Group A; Red pog.svg Red: Group B; Orange pog.svg Orange: Group C; Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Group D;
Green pog.svg Green: Group E; Blue pog.svg Blue: Group F; Purple pog.svg Purple: Group G; Pink pog.svg Pink: Group H.
The draw for the group stage was held on 29 August 2019, 18:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[14] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles:[15][16]
Pot 1 contains the Champions League and Europa League title holders, and the champions of the top six associations based on their 2018 UEFA country coefficients. If one or both title holders were one of the champions of the top six associations, the champions of the next highest ranked association(s) are also seeded into Pot 1.
Pot 2, 3 and 4 contain the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2019 UEFA club coefficients.[7]
In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams enter the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League round of 32. The matchdays are 17–18 September, 1–2 October, 22–23 October, 5–6 November, 26–27 November, and 10–11 December 2019.
The youth teams of the clubs that qualify for the group stage also participate in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League on the same matchdays, where they compete in the UEFA Champions League Path (the youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations compete in a separate Domestic Champions Path until the play-offs).
A total of 16 national associations are represented in the group stage. Atalanta are set to make their debut appearance in the group stage.
The final will be played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] The winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League in the 2020 UEFA Super Cup; they will also qualify for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. They will also automatically qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage, and if they have already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved will be given to the champions of the 2019–20 Eredivisie, the 11th-ranked association according to next season's access list.
The video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used in the competition from the play-off round onwards.[2]
Liverpool are the defending champions.
Association team allocation
A total of 79 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations are expected to participate in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League (the exception being Liechtenstein, which does not organise a domestic league). The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[3]
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) each have one team qualify.
The winners of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League and 2018–19 UEFA Europa League are each given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league.
Association ranking
For the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2018 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2013–14 to 2017–18.[4]
Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:
(UCL) – Additional berth for UEFA Champions League title holders
(UEL) – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders
Changes are made to the default access list, if the Champions League and/or Europa League title holders qualify for the tournament via their domestic leagues. In any case where a spot in the Champions League is vacated, teams of the highest-ranked associations in earlier rounds of the appropriate path are promoted accordingly.
In the default access list, the Champions League title holders qualify for the group stage. However, since the Champions League title holders (Liverpool) have qualified via their domestic league (as second place in the 2018–19 Premier League), the following changes to the access list were made:
The champions of association 11 (Austria) entered the group stage instead of the play-off round.
The champions of association 13 (Czech Republic) entered the play-off round instead of the third qualifying round.
The champions of association 15 (Greece) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
The champions of associations 18 and 19 (Israel and Cyprus) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.
In the default access list, the Europa League title holders qualify for the group stage. However, since the Europa League title holders (Chelsea) qualified for the group stage via their domestic league (as third place in the 2018–19 Premier League), the following changes to the access list were made:
The third-placed team of association 5 (France) entered the group stage instead of the third qualifying round.
The runners-up of associations 10 and 11 (Turkey and Austria) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
Teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders; EL: Europa League title holders).[5]
Preliminary round
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League preliminary round
In the preliminary round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2019 UEFA club coefficients,[7] and then drawn into one-legged semi-final and final ties. The losers of both semi-final and final rounds enter the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 11 June 2019, 12:00 CEST, to determine the matchups of the semi-finals and the administrative "home" team of each semi-final and final.[8] The semi-final round was played on 25 June, and the final round on 28 June 2019, both at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina, Kosovo
Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2019 UEFA club coefficients,[7] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties.
First qualifying round
The losers entered the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, except one team who was drawn to receive a bye to the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 18 June 2019, 14:30 CEST.[9] The first legs were played on 9 and 10 July, and the second legs on 16 and 17 July 2019.
Notes
Following a mistake with the original draw not following the correct procedure, UEFA performed a re-draw to establish the home team for each leg in the Ferencváros-Ludogorets Razgrad tie. As a result, the order of legs was reversed. The error did not affect any other tie.[10]
Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Losers drawn to receive a bye to the Europa League third qualifying round.
Second qualifying round
The second qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Path (for league champions) and League Path (for league non-champions). The losers from both Champions Path and League Path entered the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2019, 12:00 CEST.[11] The first legs were played on 23 and 24 July, and the second legs on 30 and 31 July 2019.
Third qualifying round
The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Path (for league champions) and League Path (for league non-champions). The losers from the Champions Path entered the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League play-off round, while the losers from the League Path entered the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage.
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 22 July 2019, 12:00 CEST.[12] The first legs were played on 6 and 7 August, and the second legs on 13 August 2019.
Play-off round
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League play-off round
The play-off round is split into two separate sections: Champions Path (for league champions) and League Path (for league non-champions). The losers from both Champions Path and League Path enter the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage. From this stage, the video assistant referee will be used.
The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2019, 12:00 CEST.[13] The first legs were played on 20 and 21 August, and the second legs on 27 and 28 August 2019.
Group stage
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage
2019–20 UEFA Champions League is located in EuropeSalzburgSalzburgGenkGenkBruggeBruggeDin. ZagrebDin. ZagrebSlaviaSlaviaMan. CityMan. CityLiverpoolLiverpoolLondonLondonPSGPSGLilleLilleLyonLyonBayernBayernDortmundDortmundLeipzigLeipzigLeverkusenLeverkusenOlympiacosOlympiacosJuventusJuventusNapoliNapoliAtalantaAtalantaInterInterAjaxAjaxBenficaBenficaZenitZenitLokomotivLokomotivRed StarRed StarBarcelonaBarcelonaMadridMadridValenciaValenciaGalatasarayGalatasarayShakhtarShakhtarLondon teams Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur Madrid teams Atlético Madrid Real MadridLondon teams
Pink pog.svg Chelsea
Red pog.svg Tottenham Hotspur
Madrid teams
Yellow pog.svg Atlético Madrid
Brown pog.svg Real Madrid
Location of teams of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Brown pog.svg Brown: Group A; Red pog.svg Red: Group B; Orange pog.svg Orange: Group C; Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Group D;
Green pog.svg Green: Group E; Blue pog.svg Blue: Group F; Purple pog.svg Purple: Group G; Pink pog.svg Pink: Group H.
The draw for the group stage was held on 29 August 2019, 18:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[14] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles:[15][16]
Pot 1 contains the Champions League and Europa League title holders, and the champions of the top six associations based on their 2018 UEFA country coefficients. If one or both title holders were one of the champions of the top six associations, the champions of the next highest ranked association(s) are also seeded into Pot 1.
Pot 2, 3 and 4 contain the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2019 UEFA club coefficients.[7]
In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams enter the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League round of 32. The matchdays are 17–18 September, 1–2 October, 22–23 October, 5–6 November, 26–27 November, and 10–11 December 2019.
The youth teams of the clubs that qualify for the group stage also participate in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League on the same matchdays, where they compete in the UEFA Champions League Path (the youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations compete in a separate Domestic Champions Path until the play-offs).
A total of 16 national associations are represented in the group stage. Atalanta are set to make their debut appearance in the group stage.
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