The 2023–24 UEFA Champions League was the 69th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 32nd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
Real Madrid defeated Borussia Dortmund 2–0 in the final, which was played at the Wembley Stadium in London, England, for a record-extending 15th European Cup title, and their sixth in eleven years. As winners, Real Madrid earned the right to play against Atalanta, the winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League, in the 2024 UEFA Super Cup. They also qualified for the brand-new 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final and the expanded 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.
This edition was the final season with the format of 32 teams participating in the group stage, after UEFA announced that a brand new format would be introduced for the following edition.
Manchester City were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual winners Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.
Association team allocation A total of 78 teams from 53 of the 55 UEFA member associations participated in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League (the exceptions being Liechtenstein, which did not organise a domestic league, and Russia). The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association: Associations 1–4 each had four teams qualify. Associations 5–6 each had three teams qualify. Associations 7–15 (except Russia) each had two teams qualify. Associations 16–55 (except Liechtenstein) each had one team qualify. The winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League and 2022–23 UEFA Europa League were each given an additional entry if they did not qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league.
Association ranking For the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2022 UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2017–18 to 2021–22. The team allocation reflected Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.
Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations could have additional teams (a maximum of 5 per association) participating in the Champions League, as noted below: – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders
+Association ranking for 2023–24 UEFA Champions LeagueRankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes1106.6414296.141376.902475.213560.0813653.382749.3002838.850936.9001034.48201133.37521231.8001330.6001429.6751528.2001627.80011727.2501827.1751927.150RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes2027.10012126.3752224.3752322.8752419.5002517.1502617.0002716.3752815.8752915.7503015.6253115.0003212.5003311.2503410.000359.125368.875378.750388.625RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes398.1661408.125418.125428.083438.000447.250457.041467.000477.000487.000496.5000505.5001515.416525.375534.875544.665551.332
Distribution The following is the default access list for the 2023–24 season.
+Access list for 2023–24 UEFA Champions LeagueTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundPreliminary round(4 teams)4 champions from associations 52–55First qualifying round(30 teams)29 champions from associations 22–51 (except Liechtenstein)1 winner from the preliminary roundSecond qualifying round(24 teams) Champions Path(20 teams)5 champions from associations 17–2115 winners from the first qualifying roundLeague Path(4 teams)4 runners-up from associations 12–15 Third qualifying round(20 teams)Champions Path(12 teams)2 champions from associations 15–1610 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)League Path(8 teams)4 runners-up from associations 7–11 (except Russia) 2 third-placed teams from associations 5–62 winners from the second qualifying round (League Path)Play-off round(12 teams)Champions Path(8 teams)2 champions from associations 13–146 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)League Path(4 teams)4 winners from the third qualifying round (League Path)Group stage(32 teams)Europa League title holder 11 champions from associations 1–12 (except Russia) 6 runners-up from associations 1–6 4 third-placed teams from associations 1–4 4 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–44 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path) 2 winners from the play-off round (League Path)Knockout phase(16 teams)8 group winners from the group stage 8 group runners-up from the group stage
Due to the suspension of Russia for the 2023–24 European season, the following changes to the access list were made: The champions of association 11 (Serbia) entered the group stage instead of the play-off round (Champions Path). The champions of association 13 (Belgium) entered the play-off round instead of the third qualifying round (Champions Path). The champions of association 15 (Greece) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round (Champions Path). The champions of associations 18 (Denmark) and 19 (Croatia) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round (Champions Path). The runner-up of association 11 (Serbia) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round (League Path).
Since the Champions League title holders (Manchester City) qualified via their domestic league, the following changes to the access list were made: The champions of association 12 (Ukraine) entered the group stage instead of the play-off round (Champions Path). The champions of association 14 (Switzerland) entered the play-off round instead of the third qualifying round (Champions Path). The champions of association 16 (Czech Republic) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round (Champions Path). The champions of associations 20 (Turkey) and 21 (Cyprus) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round (Champions Path).
Teams The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: TH: Champions League title holders EL: Europa League title holders 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th: League positions of the previous season
The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round were divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).
+Qualified teams for 2023–24 UEFA Champions LeagueEntry roundTeamsGroup stage Manchester City TH Sevilla Arsenal Manchester United Newcastle United Barcelona Real Madrid Atlético Madrid Real Sociedad Napoli Lazio Inter Milan Milan Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund RB Leipzig Union Berlin Paris Saint-Germain Lens Benfica Porto Feyenoord Red Bull Salzburg Celtic Red Star Belgrade Shakhtar Donetsk Play-off round Antwerp Young Boys Third qualifying round AEK Athens Sparta Prague Marseille Braga PSV Eindhoven Sturm Graz Rangers TSC Second qualifying round Molde Copenhagen Dinamo Zagreb Galatasaray Aris Limassol Dnipro-1 Genk Servette Panathinaikos First qualifying round Maccabi Haifa BK Häcken Ludogorets Razgrad Farul Constanța Qarabağ Ferencváros Raków Częstochowa Astana Slovan Bratislava Olimpija Ljubljana BATE Borisov Sheriff Tiraspol Žalgiris Zrinjski Mostar HJK Swift Hesperange Valmiera Ballkani Shamrock Rovers Urartu Larne Partizani KÍ Flora Hamrun Spartans Dinamo Tbilisi Struga The New Saints Lincoln Red Imps Preliminary round Breiðablik Budućnost Podgorica Atlètic Club d'Escaldes Tre Penne
Notes
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows. All matches were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays apart from the preliminary round final and the final.
+Schedule for 2023–24 UEFA Champions LeaguePhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifyingPreliminary round13 June 202327 June 2023 (semi-finals)30 June 2023 (final)First qualifying round20 June 202311–12 July 202318–19 July 2023Second qualifying round21 June 202325–26 July 20231–2 August 2023Third qualifying round24 July 20238–9 & 15 August 202315 & 19 August 2023Play-offsPlay-off round7 August 202322–23 August 202329–30 August 2023Group stageMatchday 131 August 202319–20 September 2023Matchday 23–4 October 2023Matchday 324–25 October 2023Matchday 47–8 November 2023Matchday 528–29 November 2023Matchday 612–13 December 2023Knockout phaseRound of 1618 December 202313–14 & 20–21 February 20245–6 & 12–13 March 2024Quarter-finals15 March 20249–10 April 202416–17 April 2024Semi-finals30 April – 1 May 20247–8 May 2024Final1 June 2024 at Wembley Stadium, London
Qualifying rounds
Preliminary round
First qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
Group stage
The group stage draw for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League took place at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, on 31 August at . The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots, each of eight teams, based on the following principles: Pot 1 contained the Champions League and Europa League title holders, and the champions of the top six associations based on their 2021–22 UEFA association coefficients. Because Manchester City (the champions of the 2022–23 Premier League) won the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, the champions of Association 7 (Netherlands) Feyenoord entered into Pot 1. Pots 2, 3 and 4 contained the remaining qualified teams, with their pot being determined by UEFA club coefficient (CC).
Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
Antwerp and Union Berlin made their debut appearances in the group stage.
A total of 15 national associations were represented in the group stage.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamGoalsMinutes played1 Harry Kane Bayern Munich81064 Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain10803 Erling Haaland Manchester City6778 Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid821 Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid9016 Joselu Real Madrid5273 Julián Álvarez Manchester City279 Rasmus Højlund Manchester United489 Galeno Porto651 Álvaro Morata Atlético Madrid667 Phil Foden Manchester City684 Rodrygo Real Madrid1021
Team of the Season
The UEFA technical study group selected the following players as the team of the tournament. PlayerTeam Gregor Kobel Borussia Dortmund Dani Carvajal Real Madrid Antonio Rüdiger Real Madrid Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund Ian Maatsen Borussia Dortmund Marcel Sabitzer Borussia Dortmund Vitinha Paris Saint-Germain Jude Bellingham Real Madrid Phil Foden Manchester City Harry Kane Bayern Munich Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid
Player of the Season Vinícius Júnior ( Real Madrid)
Young Player of the Season Jude Bellingham ( Real Madrid)
See also 2023–24 UEFA Europa League 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 2024 UEFA Super Cup 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League 2023–24 UEFA Youth League
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