2010–11 UEFA Champions League

2010–11 UEFA Champions League

Tournament details
Dates	June 2010–May 2011
Teams	76
← 2009–10 2011–12 → All statistics correct as of 21 Dec 2009 (UTC).

The 2010–11 UEFA Champions League will be the 56th edition of the European Club Championship football tournament and the second edition under the latest qualifying format. The final venue will be Wembley Stadium in London, England.

Association team allocation

A total of 76 teams will participate in the 2010–11 Champions League, from 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organizes no domestic league competition). Countries are allocated places according to their UEFA league co-efficient.

The Champions League title holder from the 2009–10 season will be guaranteed a place in the group stage, even if they do not obtain a qualifying place through their domestic league.

The allocation system may change slightly depending on the title holder's domestic placing.

The UEFA ranking 2009 determines the allocation of places for the 2010–11 Champions League. Below is the qualification scheme:

• Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify
• Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify
• Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify
• Associations 16–53 each have one team qualify (excluding Liechtenstein)

First qualifying round

• Six champions from associations 48–53

Second qualifying round

• Three winners from the first qualifying round
• 31 champions from associations 16–47 (excluding Liechtenstein)

Third qualifying round for champions

• 17 winners from the second qualifying round
• Three champions from associations 13–15

Play-off round for champions

• 10 winners from the third qualifying round for champions

Third qualifying round for non-champions

• Runners-up from associations 7–15
• Third-placed team from association 6

Play-off round for non-champions

• Five winners from the third qualifying round for non-champions
• Third-placed teams from associations 4 and 5
• Fourth-placed teams from associations 1–3

Group stage (32 teams)

• Five winners from the play-off round for champions
• Five winners from the play-off round for non-champions
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed teams from associations 1–3
• First- and second-placed teams from associations 4–6
• First-placed teams from associations 7–12
• Title holder

The Title-Holder

The winner of the 2009-10 Champions League is guaranteed an entry into the group stage of the 2010-11 competition. The default team allocation system is constructed under the assumption that the Title Holder has not already qualified for the Champions League by other means. However, this is frequently not the case. If the 2009-10 Champions League winner occupies another berth in addition to being the Title Holder, the allocation of teams across the qualification rounds will be adjusted.

The 2009-10 Champions League is currently at the quarter-final stage. Given the remaining teams' nationalities and current positions in their domestic leagues, there are three possibilities concerning the use of the Title Holder spot in the 2010-11 season:

The Title Holder from the country which has 3 or lower spot does not qualify for the Champions League by other means

The Title Holder club is entered into the group stage, and no changes to the allocation of teams is necessary.

The Title Holder from the country which has 4 spot does not qualify for the Champions League by other means OR

The Title Holder already qualifies for the group stage through their domestic league placing

The Title Holder club is entered into the group stage, and the fourth-placed team would not qualify for the Champions League, but qualify for Europa League instead.

To compensate:

Champions of 2009–10 Scottish Premier League are entered into the group stage,

Champions of 2009–10 Danish Superliga are entered into the third qualifying round for champions,

HB Tórshavn and Champions of 2009–10 Luxembourg National Division are entered into the second qualifying round

The Title Holder also qualifies for the Best-placed team Play-off round

The Title Holder club is entered directly into the group stage,

Zenit St. Petersburg and Runners-up of 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League are entered into the Best-placed team Play-off round

Qualifying rounds

There will be two separate qualifying tournaments. One will be for the champion clubs who did not automatically qualify for the group stage. The other will be for teams who did not win their domestic league and did not automatically qualify for the group stage.

First qualifying round

The following 6 teams are expected to compete in the first qualifying round:

• HB Tórshavn
• Champions of 2009–10 Luxembourg National Division
• Champions of 2009–10 Montenegrin First League

• Champions of 2009–10 Primera Divisió
• Champions of 2009–10 Maltese Premier League
• Champions of 2009–10 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio

Second qualifying round

The following 31 teams are expected to enter in the second qualifying round, joined by the three winners from the first qualifying round:

• Champions of 2009–10 Danish Superliga
• Champions of 2009–10 A PFG
• Champions of 2009–10 Gambrinus liga
• Rosenborg
• Champions of 2009–10 Austrian Bundesliga
• Champions of 2009–10 Serbian Superliga
• Champions of 2009–10 Israeli Premier League
• Champions of 2009–10 Cypriot First Division
• AIK
• Champions of 2009–10 Slovak Superliga
• Champions of 2009–10 Ekstraklasa
• Champions of 2009–10 Prva HNL
• HJK Helsinki
• Ekranas
• Bohemians
• Liepājas Metalurgs

• Champions of 2009–10 Slovenian PrvaLiga
• BATE
• Champions of 2009–10 Premijer Liga
• Champions of 2009–10 NB I
• FH
• Champions of 2009–10 Divizia Naţională
• Champions of 2009–10 Umaglesi Liga
• Champions of 2009–10 Macedonian Prva Liga
• Champions of 2009–10 Azerbaijan Premier League
• Levadia
• Champions of 2009–10 Albanian Superliga
• Aktobe
• Pyunik
• Champions of 2009–10 Welsh Premier League
• Champions of 2009–10 IFA Premiership

Third qualifying round

The following teams are expected to compete in the third qualifying round:

For champions

• Champions of 2009–10 Scottish Premier League
• Champions of 2009–10 Belgian First Division
• Champions of 2009–10 Swiss Super League

For best-placed team

• Zenit St. Petersburg
• Runners-up of 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League
• Runners-up of 2009–10 Eredivisie
• Runners-up of 2009–10 Liga I
• Runners-up of 2009–10 Portuguese Liga

• Runners-up of 2009–10 Süper Lig
• Playoff Group winners of 2009–10 Super League Greece
• Runners-up of 2009–10 Scottish Premier League
• Runners-up of 2009–10 Belgian First Division
• Runners-up of 2009–10 Swiss Super League

Play-off round

Champions Play-off

The 10 winners of the third qualifying round will compete in the play-off round for Champions.

Best-placed team Play-off

The following teams will enter in the play-off round, joined by the 5 winners of the Best-placed team qualifying round:

• Fourth placed team of 2009–10 Premier League
• Fourth placed team of 2009–10 La Liga
• Fourth placed team of 2009–10 Serie A

• Third placed team of 2009–10 Fußball-Bundesliga
• Third placed team of 2009–10 Ligue 1

Group stage

The following teams are expected to compete, along with all 10 winners of the Play-off round (5 champions + 5 non-champions), in the group stage of the Champions League:

• Defending champions
• Champions of 2009–10 Premier League
• Runners-up of 2009–10 Premier League
• Third placed team of 2009–10 Premier League
• Champions of 2009–10 La Liga
• Runners-up of 2009–10 La Liga
• Third placed team of 2009–10 La Liga
• Champions of 2009–10 Serie A
• Runners-up of 2009–10 Serie A
• Third placed team of 2009–10 Serie A
• Champions of 2009–10 Fußball-Bundesliga

• Runners-up of 2009–10 Fußball-Bundesliga
• Champions of 2009–10 Ligue 1
• Runners-up of 2009–10 Ligue 1
• Rubin Kazan
• Spartak Moscow
• Champions of 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League
• Champions of 2009–10 Eredivisie
• Champions of 2009–10 Liga I
• Champions of 2009–10 Portuguese Liga
• Champions of 2009–10 Süper Lig
• Champions of 2009–10 Super League Greece

See also

• 2010–11 UEFA Europa League