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2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

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The 2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round is scheduled to take place between on 21 June and ended on 24 August 2022.[1]

A total of 53, 54 or 55 teams are expected to compete in the qualifying system of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, which includes the qualifying phase and the play-off round, with 42 or 43 teams in Champions Path and 10 or 11 teams in League Path. The six winners in the play-off round (four from Champions Path, two from League Path) advanced to the group stage, to join the 26 teams that enter in the group stage.[2]

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Teams

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Champions Path

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The Champions Path includes all league champions which do not qualify directly for the group stage, and consists of the following rounds:

  • Preliminary round (4 teams playing one-legged semi-finals and final): 4 teams which enter in this round.
  • First qualifying round (30 teams): 29 teams which enter in this round, and 1 winner of the preliminary round.
  • Second qualifying round (20 teams): 5 teams which enter in this round, and 15 winners of the first qualifying round.
  • Third qualifying round (12 teams): 2 teams which enter in this round, and 10 winners of the second qualifying round.
  • Play-off round (8 teams): 2 teams which enter in this round, and 6 winners of the third qualifying round.

All teams eliminated from the Champions Path enter either the Europa League or the Europa Conference League:

Below are the participating teams of the Champions Path (with their 2022 UEFA club coefficients),[3] grouped by their starting rounds.

Key to colours
Winners of play-off round advance to group stage
Losers of play-off round enter Europa League group stage
Losers of third qualifying round enter Europa League play-off round
Losers of second qualifying round enter Europa League qualifying round
Drawn losers of the first qualifying round enter Europa Conference League third qualifying round
Losers of the preliminary round and first qualifying round enter Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Play-off round
Team Coeff.[3]
  Copenhagen 40.500
  Trabzonspor 5.500
Third qualifying round
Team Coeff.[3]
  Red Star Belgrade 46.000
  Apollon Limassol 14.000
Second qualifying round
Team Coeff.[3]
  Dinamo Zagreb 49.500
  Olympiacos 41.000
  Viktoria Plzeň 31.000
  Maccabi Haifa 7.000
  Zürich 7.000
First qualifying round
Team Coeff.[3]
  Qarabağ 25.000
  Malmö FF 23.500
  Ludogorets Razgrad 23.000
  Sheriff Tiraspol 22.500
  CFR Cluj 19.500
  Bodø/Glimt 17.000
  Ferencváros 15.500
  Maribor 14.000
  Slovan Bratislava 13.000
  HJK 8.500
  The New Saints 8.500
  F91 Dudelange 8.500
  Žalgiris 8.000
  Lincoln Red Imps 7.250
  Shamrock Rovers 7.000
  Linfield 7.000
  Zrinjski 7.000
  Shakhtyor Soligorsk 6.250
  Sutjeska Nikšić 6.250
  KÍ Klaksvík 6.250
  Lech Poznań 6.000
  Hibernians 5.500
  Tobol 4.500
  Shkupi 4.500
  Pyunik 4.250
  RFS 4.000
  Dinamo Batumi 3.250
  Tirana 2.750
  Ballkani 1.633
Preliminary round
Team Coeff.[3]
  FCI Levadia 4.750
  La Fiorita 4.000
  Inter Club d'Escaldes 3.000
  Víkingur Reykjavík 1.075

League Path

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The League Path includes all league non-champions which do not qualify directly for the group stage, and consists of the following rounds:[Note]

  • Second qualifying round (4 teams): 4 teams which enter in this round.
  • Third qualifying round (8 teams): 6 teams which enter in this round, and 2 winners of the second qualifying round.
  • Play-off round (4 teams): 4 winners of the third qualifying round.

All teams eliminated from the League Path enter the Europa League:

  • The 2 losers of the second qualifying round enter the Main Path qualifying round.
  • The 4 losers of the third qualifying round and the 2 losers of the play-off round enter the group stage.

Below are the participating teams of the League Path (with their 2022 UEFA club coefficients),[3] grouped by their starting rounds.

Key to colours
Winners of play-off round advance to group stage
Losers of play-off round and third qualifying round enter Europa League group stage
Losers of second qualifying round enter Europa League qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Team Coeff.[3]
  Benfica 61.000
  Rangers 50.250
  PSV Eindhoven 33.000
  Monaco 26.000
  Sturm Graz 7.770
  Union Saint-Gilloise 6.120
Second qualifying round
Team Coeff.[3]
  Dynamo Kyiv 44.000
  Midtjylland 19.000
  Fenerbahçe 14.500
  AEK Larnaca 7.500
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Format

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Each tie, apart from the preliminary round, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level at the end of normal time of the second leg, extra time is played, and if the same amount of goals are scored by both teams during extra time, the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out.[4]

In the preliminary round, the semi-finals and final are played as a single match hosted by one of the participating teams. If the score is level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, and if the same amount of goals are scored by both teams during extra time, the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out.

In the draws for each round, teams are seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots containing the same number of teams. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs (or the administrative "home" team in the preliminary round matches) in each tie decided by draw. As the identity of the winners of the previous round is not known at the time of the draws, the seeding is carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advances to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient is to advance, it simply takes the seeding of its opponent. Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition. Teams from associations with political conflicts as decided by UEFA may not be drawn into the same tie. After the draws, the order of legs of a tie may be reversed by UEFA due to scheduling or venue conflicts.

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1]

Schedule for the qualifying phase of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League
Round Draw date First leg Second leg
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

Preliminary round

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The preliminary round will consist of two semi-finals on 21 June 2022 and the final on 24 June 2022. The draw for the preliminary round will be held on 7 June 2022.

Seeding

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A total of four teams will play in the preliminary round. Seeding of teams will be based on their 2022 UEFA club coefficients,[3] with two seeded teams and two unseeded teams in the semi-finals. 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.

Seeded Unseeded

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 June – Reykjavík
 
 
  La Fiorita 1
 
24 June – Reykjavík
 
  Inter Club d'Escaldes2
 
  Inter Club d'Escaldes0
 
21 June – Reykjavík
 
  Víkingur Reykjavík1
 
  FCI Levadia 1
 
 
  Víkingur Reykjavík6
 

Summary

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The preliminary round matches will consist of two semi-finals on 21 June 2022 and the final on 24 June 2022.

The winner of the preliminary round final will advance to the first qualifying round. The losers of the semi-finals and final will be transferred to the Europa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semi-finals
FCI Levadia   1–6   Víkingur Reykjavík
La Fiorita   1–2   Inter Club d'Escaldes
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Final
Inter Club d'Escaldes   0–1   Víkingur Reykjavík

Semi-finals

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FCI Levadia  1–6  Víkingur Reykjavík
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Attendance: 725[5]
La Fiorita  1–2  Inter Club d'Escaldes
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Attendance: 39[6]
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

Final

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Inter Club d'Escaldes  0–1  Víkingur Reykjavík
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Attendance: 925[7]

First qualifying round

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The draw for the first round will be held on 14 June 2022.[1]

Seeding

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A total of 30 teams will play in the first qualifying round: 29 teams which enter in this round, and 1 winner of the preliminary round. Seeding of teams will be based on their 2022 UEFA club coefficients.[3] For the winner of the preliminary round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team will be used. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team of the first leg.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Notes
  1. † Winner of the preliminary round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw.

Summary

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The first legs will be 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 will be transferred to the Europa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Pyunik   Match 1   CFR Cluj 0–0 13 Jul
Maribor   Match 2[A]   Shakhtyor Soligorsk 6 Jul 13 Jul
Ludogorets Razgrad   Match 3   Sutjeska Nikšić 5 Jul 12 Jul
F91 Dudelange   Match 4   Tirana 6 Jul 12 Jul
Tobol   Match 5   Ferencváros 6 Jul 13 Jul
Malmö FF   Match 6   Víkingur Reykjavík 5 Jul 12 Jul
Ballkani   Match 7   Žalgiris 5 Jul 12 Jul
HJK   Match 8[A]   RFS 6 Jul 12 Jul
Bodø/Glimt   Match 9   KÍ Klaksvík 6 Jul 12 Jul
The New Saints   Match 10   Linfield 5 Jul 13 Jul
Shamrock Rovers   Match 11   Hibernians 5 Jul 12 Jul
Lech Poznań   Match 12   Qarabağ 5 Jul 12 Jul
Shkupi   Match 13   Lincoln Red Imps 5 Jul 12 Jul
Zrinjski   Match 14   Sheriff Tiraspol 6 Jul 12 Jul
Slovan Bratislava   Match 15   Dinamo Batumi 6 Jul 13 Jul

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Losers drawn to receive a bye to the Europa Conference League third qualifying round.

Matches

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Pyunik  0–0  CFR Cluj
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CFR Cluj  v  Pyunik
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Shakhtyor Soligorsk  v  Maribor
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
Sutjeska Nikšić  v  Ludogorets Razgrad
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F91 Dudelange  v  Tirana
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Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Tirana  v  F91 Dudelange
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Tobol  v  Ferencváros
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Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)
Ferencváros  v  Tobol
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Víkingur Reykjavík v  Malmö FF
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Žalgiris  v  Ballkani
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Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
HJK  v  RFS
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RFS  v  HJK
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Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)
Bodø/Glimt  v  KÍ Klaksvík
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KÍ Klaksvík  v  Bodø/Glimt
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The New Saints  v  Linfield
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Linfield  v  The New Saints
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Shamrock Rovers  v  Hibernians
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Hibernians  v  Shamrock Rovers
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Lech Poznań  v  Qarabağ
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Qarabağ  v  Lech Poznań
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Lincoln Red Imps  v  Shkupi
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Sheriff Tiraspol  v  Zrinjski
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Dinamo Batumi  v  Slovan Bratislava
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Second qualifying round

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The draw for the second qualifying round will be held on 15 June 2022.

Seeding

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A total of 24 teams will play in the second qualifying round. They will be divided into two paths:

  • Champions Path (20 teams): 5 teams which enter in this round, and 15 winners of the first qualifying round.
  • League Path (4 teams): 4 teams which enter in this round.

Seeding of teams will be based on their 2022 UEFA club coefficients.[3] For the winners of the first qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie will be used. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team of the first leg.

Qualified teams

The winners of the ties will advance to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers will be transferred to the Europa League Champions Path qualifying round, while the League Path losers will be transferred to the Europa League Main Path qualifying round.

Third qualifying round

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The draw for the third qualifying round will be held on 18 July 2022.

Seeding

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A total of 20 teams will play in the third qualifying round. They will be divided into two paths:

  • Champions Path (12 teams): 2 teams which enter in this round, and 10 winners of the second qualifying round (Champions Path).
  • League Path (8 teams): 6 teams which enter in this round, and 2 winners of the second qualifying round (League Path).

Seeding of teams will be based on their 2022 UEFA club coefficients.[3] For the winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie will be used. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team of the first leg.

Qualified teams

The winners of the ties will advance to the play-off round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers will be transferred to the Europa League play-off round, while the League Path losers will be transferred to the Europa League group stage.

Play-off round

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The draw for the play-off round will be held on 1 August 2022.

Seeding

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A total of 12 teams will play in the play-off round. They will be divided into two paths:

  • Champions Path (8 teams): 2 teams which enter in this round, and 6 winners of the third qualifying round (Champions Path).
  • League Path (4 teams): 4 winners of the third qualifying round (League Path).

Seeding of teams will be based on their 2022 UEFA club coefficients.[3] For the winners of the third qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie will be used. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team of the first leg.

Qualified teams

The winners of the ties will advance to the group stage. The losers will be transferred to the Europa League group stage.

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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.
  2. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League, 2022/23 Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 "Club coefficients". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Abolition of the away goals rule in all UEFA club competitions". UEFA.com. 24 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "FCI Levadia vs. Víkingur Reykjavík" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "La Fiorita vs. Inter Club d'Escaldes" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Inter Club d'Escaldes vs. Víkingur Reykjavík" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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