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The 70th season of Europe’s premier club competition is the 33rd since the start of the UEFA Champions League era, as well as the first under the new format which begins on July 9, 2024 and runs until the Saturday final May 31, 2025.
Please note that dates are subject to change.
What is the new format of the Champions League?
The biggest change is to the group stage, which will become a 36-team league stage. Each team faces eight different teams (four home, four away). The top eight in the general classification qualify directly for the round of 16. The teams ranked ninth to twenty-fourth will compete in the play-offs for the knockout stage, the winners of which will advance to the round of 16. The competition then follows a knockout format.
All the details about the new format
Champions League qualifying schedule 2024/25
First qualifying round: July 9-10 and 16-17, 2024
Second qualifying round: July 23-24 and 30-31, 2024
Third qualifying round: August 6-7 and 13, 2024
Dams: August 20-21 and 27-28, 2024
Man City wins 2022/23 UEFA Champions LeagueGetty Images
Champions League league stage schedule 2024/25
Day 1: September 17-19, 2024
Day 2: October 1-2, 2024
Day 3: October 22-23, 2024
Day 4: November 5-6, 2024
Day 5: November 26-27, 2024
Day 6: December 10-11, 2024
Day 7: January 21-22, 2025
Day 8: January 29, 2025
Champions League knockout stage schedule 2024/25
Play-offs for the knockout phase: February 11-12 and 18-19, 2025
Round of 16: March 4-5 and 11-12, 2025
Quarter-finals: April 8-9 and 15-16, 2025
Semi-finals: April 29-30 and May 6-7, 2025
Finals: May 31, 2025
2024/25 Champions League draw schedule
Drawing dates will appear here when they are determined.
Finale de l’UEFA Champions League 2025: Fußball Arena Munich
The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League season concludes at the Fußball Arena München in Munich, with the highlight of Europe’s club football calendar returning to the German city for the first time since 2012.
Completed on April 30, 2005, the stadium is located on Werner-Heisenberg-Allee and is owned by Bayern München. It hosted four UEFA EURO 2020 matches and, as it is also used for UEFA EURO 2024, it is the first stadium in history to host consecutive UEFA European Championship matches. Its capacity for this tournament is 67,000 places.
The Champions League trophy on display at the Fußball Arena MünchenGetty Images
The current trophy measures 73.5 cm and weighs 7.5 kg.
The 2024/25 winners also earn a place in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League league stage, if they did not qualify through their domestic competition. They will also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup.
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