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 The Olympiastadion in Berlin will host the final. | |
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| Dates | 1 July – 27 August 2014 (qualifying) 16 September 2014 – 6 June 2015 (competition proper) |
| Teams | 32 (group stage) 77 or 78 (total) (from 53 associations) |
The 2014–15 UEFA Champions League will be the 60th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 23rd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
The 2015 UEFA Champions League Final will be played at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany.[1]
This will be the first season where clubs must comply with UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations in order to participate.[2] Moreover, this season will also be the first where a club from Gibraltar will compete in the tournament, after the Gibraltar Football Association was accepted as the 54th UEFA member at the UEFA Congress in May 2013[3]. They were granted one spot in the Champions League,[4] which will be taken by Lincoln Red Imps, the champions of the 2013–14 Gibraltar Premier Division.
Association team allocation[edit]
| NOTE: Regulations for the three-year UEFA club competition cycle beginning in the 2012–13 season and ending in the 2014–15 season have been approved by UEFA. The information below is based on the regulations for the 2013–14 season,[5] and the provisional access list for the 2014–15 season.[6] |
A total of 77 or 78 teams from 53 of the 54 UEFA member associations are expected to participate in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League (the exception being Liechtenstein, which do 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:[5]
- 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 16–54 (except Liechtenstein) each have one team qualify.
- The winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League are given an additional entry as title holders if they do not qualify for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league (because of the restriction that no association can have more than four teams playing in the Champions League, if the title holders are from the top three associations and finish outside the top four in their domestic league, the title holders' entry comes at the expense of the fourth-placed team of their association).
Association ranking[edit]
For the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2013 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2008–09 to 2012–13.[7][8]
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Distribution[edit]
The following is the default allocation system, and is subject to changes.[6][9] If the title holders qualify for the Champions League through their domestic league, changes to the default allocation system will be made as certain spots are vacated. When moving entrants to later rounds to compensate for vacated spots, priority is given to champions of the highest-ranked associations.
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| First qualifying round (8 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (34 teams) |
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| Third qualifying round | Champions (20 teams) |
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| Non-champions (10 teams) |
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| Play-off round | Champions (10 teams) |
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| Non-champions (10 teams) |
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| Group stage (32 teams) |
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| Knockout phase (16 teams) |
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- If the title holders qualify for the group stage
- The champions of association 13 (Switzerland) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the group stage.
- The champions of association 16 (Austria) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
- The champions of associations 47 (Northern Ireland) and 48 (Wales) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
- If the title holders qualify for the play-off round (non-champions)
- The third-placed team of association 6 (France) and the runners-up of association 7 (Ukraine) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the play-off round.
Because of the restriction that no association can have more than four teams playing in the Champions League, if the title holders are from the top three associations (Spain, England, Germany) and finish outside the top four in their domestic league, the fourth-placed team of their association, which would have entered in the Champions League play-off round, will be moved from the Champions League to the Europa League. In this case, the allocation system for the Champions League will be changed in the same way as above.
Teams[edit]
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders).[10]
| NOTE: The following list of qualified teams is provisional, subject to final confirmation by UEFA in June 2014, as each participating team must obtain a UEFA club license. |
- Notes
- ^ France (FRA): Monaco have qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, as they will finish in the top three of the 2013–14 Ligue 1.
- ^ Netherlands (NED): Ajax have qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, as they will finish in the top two of the 2013–14 Eredivisie.
- ^ Turkey (TUR): Fenerbahçe have qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, but are barred from participating in next season's European competition due to UEFA sanctioning, so the 3rd-placed team will take the non-champions path spot.
Round and draw dates[edit]
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise.[6][11]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 23 June 2014 | 1–2 July 2014 | 8–9 July 2014 |
| Second qualifying round | 15–16 July 2014 | 22–23 July 2014 | ||
| Third qualifying round | 18 July 2014 | 29–30 July 2014 | 5–6 August 2014 | |
| Play-off | Play-off round | 8 August 2014 | 19–20 August 2014 | 26–27 August 2014 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 28 August 2014 (Monaco) |
16–17 September 2014 | |
| Matchday 2 | 30 September–1 October 2014 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 21–22 October 2014 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 4–5 November 2014 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 25–26 November 2014 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 9–10 December 2014 | |||
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 15 December 2014 | 17–18 & 24–25 February 2015 | 10–11 & 17–18 March 2015 |
| Quarter-finals | 20 March 2015 | 14–15 April 2015 | 21–22 April 2015 | |
| Semi-finals | 24 April 2015 | 5–6 May 2015 | 12–13 May 2015 | |
| Final | 6 June 2015 at Olympiastadion, Berlin | |||
Qualifying rounds[edit]
In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams will be divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2014 UEFA club coefficients,[12][13] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
First qualifying round[edit]
8 teams enter in the first qualifying round.
The New Saints CC: 4.850
Levadia Tallinn CC: 4.575
HB CC: 3.175
Lincoln Red Imps CC: 0.000
Champions of 2013–14 NIFL Premiership
Champions of 2013–14 Armenian Premier League
Champions of 2013–14 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
Champions of 2013–14 Primera Divisió
Second qualifying round[edit]
34 teams play in the second qualifying round: 30 teams which enter in this round, and the 4 winners from the first qualifying round.
Red Bull Salzburg CC: 46.185
Celtic CC: 36.813
BATE Borisov CC: 33.725
Aktobe CC: 8.150
Ventspils CC: 7.750
HJK CC: 7.435
Malmö FF CC: 6.265
KR CC: 5.350
Strømsgodset CC: 4.855
St Patrick's Athletic CC: 4.775
Žalgiris Vilnius CC: 3.050
Champions of 2013–14 Gambrinus liga
Champions of 2013–14 Liga I
Champions of 2013–14 Israeli Premier League
Champions of 2013–14 Ekstraklasa
Champions of 2013–14 Prva HNL
Champions of 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga
Champions of 2013–14 Slovak First Football League
Champions of 2013–14 A PFG
Champions of 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Champions of 2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga
Champions of 2013–14 Umaglesi Liga
Champions of 2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League
Champions of 2013–14 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Champions of 2013–14 Moldovan National Division
Champions of 2013–14 Montenegrin First League
Champions of 2013–14 First Macedonian Football League
Champions of 2013–14 Albanian Superliga
Champions of 2013–14 Maltese Premier League
Champions of 2013–14 Luxembourg National Division
Third qualifying round[edit]
The third qualifying round will be split into two separate sections: one for champions and one for non-champions. The losing teams in both sections will enter the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League play-off round.
Champions[edit]
20 teams play in the third qualifying round for champions: 3 teams which enter in this round, and the 17 winners from the second qualifying round.
Champions of 2013–14 Swiss Super League
Champions of 2013–14 Cypriot First Division
Champions of 2013–14 Danish Superliga
Non-champions[edit]
10 teams enter in the third qualifying round for non-champions.
Third-placed team of 2013–14 Ligue 1
Runners-up of 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League
Runners-up of 2013–14 Russian Premier League
Runners-up of 2013–14 Eredivisie
Third-placed team of 2013–14 Süper Lig
Runners-up of 2013–14 Belgian Pro League
Runners-up of 2013–14 Superleague Greece- Runners-up of 2013–14 Swiss Super League
- Runners-up of 2013–14 Cypriot First Division
- Runners-up of 2013–14 Danish Superliga
Play-off round[edit]
The play-off round will be split into two separate sections: one for champions and one for non-champions. The losing teams in both sections will enter the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage.
Champions[edit]
The 10 winners from the third qualifying round for champions play in the play-off round for champions.
Non-champions[edit]
10 teams play in the play-off round for non-champions: 5 teams which enter in this round, and the 5 winners from the third qualifying round for non-champions.
Fourth-placed team of 2013–14 La Liga
Fourth-placed team of 2013–14 Premier League
Fourth-placed team of 2013–14 Bundesliga
Third-placed team of 2013–14 Serie A
Third-placed team of 2013–14 Primeira Liga
Group stage[edit]
32 teams play in the group stage: 22 teams which enter in this stage, and the 10 winners from the play-off round (5 champions and 5 non-champions).
The 32 teams will be allocated into four pots based on their 2014 UEFA club coefficients,[12][13] with the title holders being placed in Pot 1 automatically. They will be drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
- Winners of 2013–14 UEFA Champions League
- Barcelona CC: TBD
- Bayern Munich CC: TBD
- Real Madrid CC: TBD
- Benfica CC: TBD
- Atlético Madrid CC: TBD
- Borussia Dortmund CC: TBD
- Paris Saint-Germain CC: 80.300
- Juventus CC: TBD
- Olympiacos CC: 67.720
- Liverpool CC: TBD
- Sporting CP CC: TBD
- Roma CC: TBD
- Champions/Runners-up of 2013–14 Premier League
- Runners-up/Third-placed team of 2013–14 Premier League
- Runners-up/Third-placed team of 2013–14 Bundesliga
- Champions/Runners-up of 2013–14 Ligue 1
- Champions of 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League
- Champions of 2013–14 Russian Premier League
- Champions of 2013–14 Eredivisie
- Champions/Runners-up of 2013–14 Süper Lig
- Champions of 2013–14 Belgian Pro League
In each group, teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up will advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams will enter the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League round of 32.
Teams that qualify for the group stage will also participate in the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League, a competition available to players aged 19 or under.
Knockout phase[edit]
In the knockout phase, teams will 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 is as follows:
- In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners will be seeded, and the eight group runners-up will be unseeded. The seeded teams will be drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there will be no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Executive Committee decides hosts for 2015 finals". UEFA.org. 23 May 2013.
- ^ "EURO reflected key football values". UEFA.org. 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Congress decisions bring Gibraltar on board". UEFA.org. 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Strategic talks in Dubrovnik". UEFA.org. 20 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2013/14" (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. March 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "2015 final: Berlin". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Country coefficients 2012/13". UEFA.com.
- ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2013". Bert Kassies.
- ^ "Access list 2014/2015". Bert Kassies.
- ^ "Qualification for European Cup Football 2014/2015". Bert Kassies.
- ^ "UEFA European Football Calendar 2014/2015". Bert Kassies.
- ^ a b "Club coefficients 2013/14". UEFA.com.
- ^ a b "UEFA Team Ranking 2014". Bert Kassies.
External links[edit]
- UEFA Champions League (official website)