2022–23 UEFA Champions League
 The Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul will host the final | |
| Dates | Qualifying: 21 June – 24 August 2022 Competition proper: 6 September 2022 – 10 June 2023 |
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The 2022–23 UEFA Champions League will be the 68th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 31st 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. The stadium was originally appointed to host the 2020 UEFA Champions League Final, but both this, and the 2021 final which had been subsequently re-allocated to the Atatürk, were moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The winner of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage, and also earn the right to play against the winner of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League in the 2023 UEFA Super Cup.
Association team allocation
A total of 79 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations participate in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League (the exception being Liechtenstein,[Note LIE] which does not organise a domestic league). The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[1]
- 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)[Note LIE] each have one team qualify.
- The winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League and 2021–22 UEFA Europa League are each given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league.
Association ranking
For the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2021 UEFA association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2016–17 to 2020–21.[2]
Apart from the allocation based on the association 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
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Distribution
The following is the access list for this season.[3]
Due to the suspension of Russia for the 2022-23 European season, the following changes to the access list have been made: [citation needed]
- The champions of association 11 (Scotland) enter the group stage instead of the play-off round.
- The champions of association 13 (Turkey) enter the play-off round instead of the third qualifying round.
- The champions of association 15 (Cyprus) enter the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
- The champions of associations 18 (Croatia) and 19 (Switzerland) enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.
- The runners-up of association 10 (Austria) and 11 (Scotland) enter the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round of the League Path.
Should the Champions League title holders, which are guaranteed a berth in the Champions League group stage, qualify via their domestic league, the following changes to the access list would be made:
- The champions of association 12 (Ukraine) would enter the group stage instead of the play-off round.
- The champions of association 14 (Denmark) would enter the play-off round instead of the third qualifying round.
- The champions of association 16 (Serbia) would enter the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
- The champions of associations 20 (Greece) and 21 (Israel) would enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.
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| Preliminary round (4 teams) |
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| First qualifying round (32 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (24 teams) |
Champions Path (20 teams) |
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| League Path (4 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 (12 teams) |
Champions Path (8 teams) |
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| League Path (4 teams) |
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| Group stage (32 teams) |
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| Knockout phase (16 teams) |
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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
- Abd-: League positions of abandoned season as determined by the national association; all teams are subject to approval by UEFA
The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round are divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).
CC: 2022 UEFA club coefficients.[4]
Notes
- ^ 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 – the winners of which qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League.
- ^ Netherlands (NED): Ajax has qualified for the Champions League as they will finish in the top two of the 2021–22 Eredivisie.
- ^ Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5] On 2 May 2022 UEFA confirmed that Russian clubs will be excluded from the 2022-23 UEFA competitions.[6]
- ^ Scotland (SCO): Both Celtic and Rangers have qualified for the Champions League as they will finish in the top two of the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.
- ^ Ukraine (UKR): The 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League was abandoned due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment (Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv) were selected to play in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League by the Ukrainian Association of Football.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows. All matches are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays apart from the preliminary round final. Scheduled kick-off times starting from the play-off round are 18:45 and 21:00 CEST/CET.[7]
As the 2022 FIFA World Cup takes place in Qatar between 21 November and 18 December 2022, the group stage will commence in the first week of September 2022 and conclude in the first week of November 2022 to make way for the World Cup.
All draws start at 12:00 CEST/CET and are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[8]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | Preliminary round | 7 June 2022 | 21 June 2022 (semi-finals) | 24 June 2022 (final) |
| First qualifying round | 14 June 2022 | 5–6 July 2022 | 12–13 July 2022 | |
| Second qualifying round | 15 June 2022 | 19–20 July 2022 | 26–27 July 2022 | |
| Third qualifying round | 18 July 2022 | 2–3 August 2022 | 9 August 2022 | |
| Play-offs | 1 August 2022 | 16–17 August 2022 | 23–24 August 2022 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 25 August 2022 | 6–7 September 2022 | |
| Matchday 2 | 13–14 September 2022 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 4–5 October 2022 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 11–12 October 2022 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 25–26 October 2022 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 1–2 November 2022 | |||
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 7 November 2022 | 14–15 & 21–22 February 2023 | 7–8 & 14–15 March 2023 |
| Quarter-finals | 17 March 2023 | 11–12 April 2023 | 18–19 April 2023 | |
| Semi-finals | 9–10 May 2023 | 16–17 May 2023 | ||
| Final | 10 June 2023 at Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul | |||
Qualifying rounds
Preliminary round
A total of four teams played in the preliminary round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2022 UEFA club coefficients,[4] with two seeded teams and two unseeded teams in the semi-finals. The matches took place at Víkingsvöllur in Reykjavík, Iceland so the first team drawn in each tie in the semi-finals, and also the final (between the two winners of the semi-finals, whose identity was not known at the time of draw), would be the "home" team for administrative purposes. The winner of the preliminary round final advanced to the first qualifying round. The losers of the semi-finals and final were transferred to the Europa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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FCI Levadia 
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1–6 |  Víkingur Reykjavík
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La Fiorita 
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1–2 |  Inter Club d'Escaldes
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| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Inter Club d'Escaldes
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0–1 | Víkingur Reykjavík
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First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 14 June 2022.[10] The first legs were played on 5 and 6 July, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 July 2022.
The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path second qualifying round. The losers were transferred to the Europa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Pyunik 
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2–2 (4–3 p) |  CFR Cluj
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0–0 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
Maribor 
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2–0[A] |  Shakhtyor Soligorsk
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0–0 | 2–0 |
Ludogorets Razgrad 
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3–0 |  Sutjeska Nikšić
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2–0 | 1–0 |
F91 Dudelange 
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3–1 |  Tirana
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1–0 | 2–1 |
Tobol 
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1–5 |  Ferencváros
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0–0 | 1–5 |
Malmö FF 
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6–5 | Víkingur Reykjavík
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3–2 | 3–3 |
Ballkani 
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1–2 |  Žalgiris
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1–1 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
HJK 
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2–2 (5–4 p)[A] |  RFS
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1–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Bodø/Glimt 
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4–3 |  KÍ Klaksvík
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3–0 | 1–3 |
The New Saints 
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1–2 |  Linfield
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1–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
Shamrock Rovers 
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3–0 |  Hibernians
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3–0 | 0–0 |
Lech Poznań 
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2–5 |  Qarabağ
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1–0 | 1–5 |
Shkupi 
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3–2 |  Lincoln Red Imps
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3–0 | 0–2 |
Zrinjski 
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0–1 |  Sheriff Tiraspol
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0–0 | 0–1 |
Slovan Bratislava 
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2–1 |  Dinamo Batumi
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0–0 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Notes
- ^ a b Losers drawn to receive a bye to the Europa Conference League third qualifying round.
Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 15 June 2022.[11] The first legs were played on 19 and 20 July, and the second legs were played on 26 and 27 July 2022.
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.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Ferencváros
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5–3 | Slovan Bratislava
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1–2 | 4–1 |
Dinamo Zagreb 
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3–2 | Shkupi
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2–2 | 1–0 |
| Qarabağ
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5–4 |  Zürich
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3–2 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
| HJK
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1–7 |  Viktoria Plzeň
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1–2 | 0–5 |
| Linfield
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1–8 | Bodø/Glimt
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1–0 | 0–8 |
| Žalgiris
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3–0 | Malmö FF
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1–0 | 2–0 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad
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4–2 | Shamrock Rovers
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3–0 | 1–2 |
| Maribor
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0–1 | Sheriff Tiraspol
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0–0 | 0–1 |
Maccabi Haifa 
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5–1 |  Olympiacos
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1–1 | 4–0 |
| Pyunik
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4–2 | F91 Dudelange
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0–1 | 4–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Midtjylland 
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2–2 (4–3 p) |  AEK Larnaca
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1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
Dynamo Kyiv 
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2–1 |  Fenerbahçe
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0–0 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.[12] The first legs were played on 2 and 3 August, and the second legs were played on 9 August 2022.
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.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Maccabi Haifa
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4–2 | Apollon Limassol
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4–0 | 0–2 |
| Qarabağ
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4–2 | Ferencváros
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1–1 | 3–1 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad
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3–6 | Dinamo Zagreb
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1–2 | 2–4 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol
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2–4 | Viktoria Plzeň
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1–2 | 1–2 |
| Bodø/Glimt
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6–1 | Žalgiris
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5–0 | 1–1 |
Red Star Belgrade 
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7–0 | Pyunik
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5–0 | 2–0 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Monaco 
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3–4 |  PSV Eindhoven
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1–1 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Dynamo Kyiv
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3–1 |  Sturm Graz
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1–0 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Union Saint-Gilloise 
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2–3 |  Rangers
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2–0 | 0–3 |
Benfica 
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7–2 | Midtjylland
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4–1 | 3–1 |
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2022.[13] The first legs were played on 16 and 17 August, and the second legs were played on 23 and 24 August 2022.
The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were transferred to the Europa League group stage.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Qarabağ
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1–2 | Viktoria Plzeň
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0–0 | 1–2 |
| Bodø/Glimt
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2–4 | Dinamo Zagreb
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1–0 | 1–4 (a.e.t.) |
| Maccabi Haifa
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5–4 | Red Star Belgrade
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3–2 | 2–2 |
| Copenhagen
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2–1 | Trabzonspor
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2–1 | 0–0 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Dynamo Kyiv
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0–5 | Benfica
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0–2 | 0–3 |
| Rangers
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3–2 | PSV Eindhoven
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2–2 | 1–0 |
Group stage
The draw for the group stage will be held on 25 August 2022. The 32 teams will be drawn into eight groups of four. For the draw, the teams are seeded into four pots, each of eight teams, based on the following principles:
- Pot 1 contained the Champions League and Europa League title holders, and the champions of the top six associations based on their 2021 UEFA country coefficients.
- Pots 2, 3 and 4 contained the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2022 UEFA club coefficients.
Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
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Pot 1
Pot 1 or 2
Pot 1, 2 or 3
Pot 1, 2, 3 or 4
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Pot 2 or 3
Pot 2, 3 or 4
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See also
- 2022–23 UEFA Europa League
- 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
- 2023 UEFA Super Cup
- 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League
- 2022–23 UEFA Youth League
References
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- ^ "Association coefficients 2020/21". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Access list 2021–24" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Club coefficients 2021/22". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
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- ^ "Format change for 2020/21 UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "2022 European football calendar: Match and draw dates for all UEFA competitions". UEFA. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "International match calendar and access list for 2022/23". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 51/2021. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ UEFA.com (14 June 2022). "UEFA Champions League first qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ UEFA.com (15 June 2022). "UEFA Champions League second qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ UEFA.com (18 July 2022). "UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "UEFA Champions League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.