UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Standings
The UEFA Champions League 2024-25 marks its 70th edition and 33rd since renaming, debuting a new format that starts on July 9, 2024, and concludes with the final on May 31, 2025.
What is the new Champions League format?
The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League features a singular league format with 36 teams, where each team plays eight matches. The top eight teams qualify directly for the round of 16, while teams ranked 9th to 24th enter knockout play-offs. The tournament then continues with the standard knockout format.
When the qualifying round start?
| First qualifying round | 9/10 & 16/17 July 2024 |
| Second qualifying round | 23/24 & 30/31 July 2024 |
| Third qualifying round | 6/7 & 13 August 2024 |
| Play-offs | 20/21 & 27/28 August 2024 |
When are the 2024/25 Champions League league phase matches?
| Matchday 1 | 17–19 September 2024 |
| Matchday 2 | 1/2 October 2024 |
| Matchday 3 | 22/23 October 2024 |
| Matchday 4 | 5/6 November 2024 |
| Matchday 5 | 26/27 November 2024 |
| Matchday 6 | 10/11 December 2024 |
| Matchday 7 | 21/22 January 2025 |
| Matchday 8 | 29 January 2025 |
When is the Champions League knockout stage for 2024–2025?
| Knockout round play-offs | 11/12 & 18/19 February 2025 |
| Round of 16 | 4/5 & 11/12 March 2025 |
| Quarter-finals | 8/9 & 15/16 April 2025 |
| Semi-finals | 29/30 April & 6/7 May 2025 |
| Final | 31 May 2025 |
When are the 2024/25 Champions League draws?
| First qualifying round | 18 June 2024 |
| Second qualifying round | 19 June 2024 |
| Third qualifying round | 22 July 2024 |
| Play-offs | 5 August 2024 |
| League phase | 29 August 2024 |
| Knockout round play-offs | 31 January 2025 |
| Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final | 21 February 2025 |
Where is the Champions League final scheduled for in 2025?
The Munich Football Arena will host the UEFA Champions League final in 2024–25, marking the competition’s high point and its first visit to the German city since 2012.
Bayern München completed the stadium on Werner-Heisenberg-Allee on April 30, 2005. As the venue for UEFA EURO 2020 and 2024, it will be the first to host games in consecutive championships. It will hold 67,000 spectators during that tournament.
What are the rewards for winning the Champions League?
The current UEFA Champions League 2024/25 trophy is 7.5 kg in weight and 73.5 cm tall.
If the 2024–25 winners haven’t qualified, they receive a spot in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League League stage.
