2023–24 UEFA Champions League

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2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Wembley Stadium in London will host the final.
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
27 June – 30 August 2023
Competition proper:
19 September 2023 – 1 June 2024
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 78 (from 53 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played108
Goals scored322 (2.98 per match)
Attendance5,372,489 (49,745 per match)
Top scorer(s)Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
6 goals each
All statistics correct as of 6 March 2024.

The 2023–24 UEFA Champions League is the 69th season of Europe's main club football competition, organized by UEFA. It's also the 32nd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

The final game will be held at Wembley Stadium in London, England.[1] The team that wins this competition will automatically get a spot in the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League and will play against the winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League in the 2024 UEFA Super Cup. They will also take part in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States. This is the last season with the current format of 32 teams in the group stage. UEFA has announced that they will change the format for the next season.[2]

Manchester City is the current champion, having won their first-ever title in the previous season.

Teams[change | change source]

The labels in the brackets explain how each team got into the initial rounds:

  • TH: Teams that won the Champions League
  • EL: Teams that won the Europa League
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th: Teams that finished in these positions in the league in the last season

The early rounds are split into two paths: the Champions Path (CH) and the League Path (LP).

Qualified teams for 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Entry round Teams
Group stage England Manchester City (1st)TH Spain Sevilla (EL) England Arsenal (2nd) England Manchester United (3rd)
England Newcastle United (4th) Spain Barcelona (1st) Spain Real Madrid (2nd) Spain Atlético Madrid (3rd)
Spain Real Sociedad (4th) Italy Napoli (1st) Italy Lazio (2nd) Italy Inter Milan (3rd)
Italy Milan (4th) Germany Bayern Munich (1st) Germany Borussia Dortmund (2nd) Germany RB Leipzig (3rd)
Germany Union Berlin (4th) France Paris Saint-Germain (1st) France Lens (2nd) Portugal Benfica (1st)
Portugal Porto (2nd) Netherlands Feyenoord (1st) Austria Red Bull Salzburg (1st) Scotland Celtic (1st)
Serbia Red Star Belgrade (1st) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (1st)
Play-off round CH Belgium Antwerp (1st) Switzerland Young Boys (1st)
Third qualifying round CH Greece AEK Athens (1st) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (1st)
LP France Marseille (3rd) Portugal Braga (3rd) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (2nd) Austria Sturm Graz (2nd)
Scotland Rangers (2nd) Serbia TSC (2nd)
Second qualifying round CH Norway Molde (1st) Denmark Copenhagen (1st) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (1st) Turkey Galatasaray (1st)
Cyprus Aris Limassol (1st)
LP Ukraine Dnipro-1 (2nd) Belgium Genk (2nd) Switzerland Servette (2nd) Greece Panathinaikos (2nd)
First qualifying round Israel Maccabi Haifa (1st) Sweden BK Häcken (1st) Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad (1st) Romania Farul Constanța (1st)
Azerbaijan Qarabağ (1st) Hungary Ferencváros (1st) Poland Raków Częstochowa (1st) Kazakhstan Astana (1st)
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (1st) Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana (1st) Belarus BATE Borisov (3rd) Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (1st)
Lithuania Žalgiris (1st) Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar (1st) Finland HJK (1st) Luxembourg Swift Hesperange (1st)
Latvia Valmiera (1st) Kosovo Ballkani (1st) Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers (1st) Armenia Urartu (1st)
Northern Ireland Larne (1st) Albania Partizani (1st) Faroe Islands (1st) Estonia Flora (1st)
Malta Ħamrun Spartans (1st) Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi (1st) Republic of Macedonia Struga (1st) Wales The New Saints (1st)
Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps (1st)
Preliminary round Iceland Breiðablik (1st) Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica (1st) Andorra Atlètic Club d'Escaldes (1st) San Marino Tre Penne (1st)


Group stage[change | change source]

Group A[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY CPH GAL MUN
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 5 1 0 12 6 +6 16 Advance to knockout phase 0–0 2–1 4–3
2 Denmark Copenhagen 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 1–2 1–0 4–3
3 Turkey Galatasaray 6 1 2 3 10 13 −3 5 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 2–2 3–3
4 England Manchester United 6 1 1 4 12 15 −3 4 0–1 1–0 2–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group B[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS PSV LEN SEV
1 England Arsenal 6 4 1 1 16 4 +12 13 Advance to knockout phase 4–0 6–0 2–0
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 3 1 8 10 −2 9 1–1 1–0 2–2
3 France Lens 6 2 2 2 6 11 −5 8 Transfer to Europa League 2–1 1–1 2–1
4 Spain Sevilla 6 0 2 4 7 12 −5 2 1–2 2–3 1–1
Source: UEFA

Group C[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA NAP BRA UBE
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 6 0 0 16 7 +9 18 Advance to knockout phase 4–2 3–0 1–0
2 Italy Napoli 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10 2–3 2–0 1–1
3 Portugal Braga 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–2 1–1
4 Germany Union Berlin 6 0 2 4 6 10 −4 2 2–3 0–1 2–3
Source: UEFA

Group D[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSO INT BEN SAL
1 Spain Real Sociedad 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 12[a] Advance to knockout phase 1–1 3–1 0–0
2 Italy Inter Milan 6 3 3 0 8 5 +3 12[a] 0–0 1–0 2–1
3 Portugal Benfica 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4[b] Transfer to Europa League 0–1 3–3 0–2
4 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4[b] 0–2 0–1 1–3
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Tied on head-to-head points, goal difference, and goals scored. Goal difference in all matches: Real Sociedad +5, Inter Milan +3.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Tied on head-to-head points, goal difference, goals scored, and goal difference in all matches. Goals scored in all matches: Benfica 7, Red Bull Salzburg 4.

Group E[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATM LAZ FEY CEL
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 4 2 0 17 6 +11 14 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 3–2 6–0
2 Italy Lazio 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 1–1 1–0 2–0
3 Netherlands Feyenoord 6 2 0 4 9 10 −1 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 3–1 2–0
4 Scotland Celtic 6 1 1 4 5 15 −10 4 2–2 1–2 2–1
Source: UEFA

Group F[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR PAR MIL NEW
1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 0–0 2–0
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8[a] 2–0 3–0 1–1
3 Italy Milan 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8[a] Transfer to Europa League 1–3 2–1 0–0
4 England Newcastle United 6 1 2 3 6 7 −1 5 0–1 4–1 1–2
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Paris Saint-Germain +2, Milan −2.

Group G[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI RBL YB ZVE
1 England Manchester City 6 6 0 0 18 7 +11 18 Advance to knockout phase 3–2 3–0 3–1
2 Germany RB Leipzig 6 4 0 2 13 10 +3 12 1–3 2–1 3–1
3 Switzerland Young Boys 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 4 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 1–3 2–0
4 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 6 0 1 5 7 15 −8 1 2–3 1–2 2–2
Source: UEFA

Group H[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR POR SHK ANT
1 Spain Barcelona 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 12[a] Advance to knockout phase 2–1 2–1 5–0
2 Portugal Porto 6 4 0 2 15 8 +7 12[a] 0–1 5–3 2–0
3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 3 0 3 10 12 −2 9 Transfer to Europa League 1–0 1–3 1–0
4 Belgium Antwerp 6 1 0 5 6 17 −11 3 3–2 1–4 2–3
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Head-to-head points: Barcelona 6, Porto 0.

Final[change | change source]

TBD v TBD

References[change | change source]

  1. "Champions League final hosts for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024". UEFA. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. "UEFA approves final format and access list for its club competitions as of the 2024/25 season". UEFA.com. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.