Title: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round Content: 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. 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. Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses). ==Teams== ===Champions Path=== 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: *The 3 losers of the preliminary round and 13 losers of the first qualifying round enter the Europa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round. *The 2 drawn losers of the first qualifying round enter the Europa Conference League Champions Path third qualifying round. *The 10 losers of the second qualifying round enter the Europa League Champions Path qualifying round *The 6 losers of the third qualifying round enter the Europa League play-off round. *The 4 losers of the play-off round enter the Europa League group stage. Below are the participating teams of the Champions Path (with their 2022 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.  Notes ===Matches=== \---- \---- \---- \---- \---- \---- \---- \---- \---- \---- \---- \---- \---- \---- ==Second qualifying round== The draw for the second qualifying round will be held on 15 June 2022. ===Seeding=== 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. 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 Champions Path Seeded * Dinamo Zagreb CC: 49.500 * Olympiacos CC: 41.000 * Viktoria Plzeň CC: 31.000 *Winners of match involving Qarabağ CC: 25.000 *Winners of match involving Malmö FF CC: 23.500 *Winners of match involving Ludogorets Razgrad CC: 23.000 *Winners of match involving Sheriff Tiraspol CC: 22.500 *Winners of match involving CFR Cluj CC: 19.500 *Winners of match involving Bodø/Glimt CC: 17.000 *Winners of match involving Ferencváros CC: 15.500 Unseeded *Winners of match involving Maribor CC: 14.000 *Winners of match involving Slovan Bratislava CC: 13.000 *Winners of match involving HJK CC: 8.500 *Winners of match involving The New Saints CC: 8.500 *Winners of match involving F91 Dudelange CC: 8.500 *Winners of match involving Žalgiris CC: 8.000 *Winners of match involving Lincoln Red Imps CC: 7.250 * Maccabi Haifa CC: 7.000 *Winners of match involving Shamrock Rovers CC: 7.000 * Zürich CC: 7.000 League Path Seeded * Dynamo Kyiv CC: 44.000 * Midtjylland CC: 19.000 Unseeded * Fenerbahçe CC: 14.500 * AEK Larnaca CC: 7.500 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== The draw for the third qualifying round will be held on 18 July 2022. ===Seeding=== 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. 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 Champions Path Seeded *Winners of match involving Dinamo Zagreb CC: 49.500 * Red Star Belgrade CC: 46.000 *Winners of match involving Olympiacos CC: 41.000 *Winners of match involving Viktoria Plzeň CC: 31.000 Seeding to be confirmed *Winners of match involving Qarabağ or opponents CC: ≤25.000 *Winners of match involving Malmö FF or opponents CC: ≤23.500 *Winners of match involving Ludogorets Razgrad or opponents CC: ≤23.000 *Winners of match involving Sheriff Tiraspol or opponents CC: ≤22.500 *Winners of match involving CFR Cluj or opponents CC: ≤19.500 *Winners of match involving Bodø/Glimt or opponents CC: ≤17.000 *Winners of match involving Ferencváros or opponents CC: ≤15.500 * Apollon Limassol CC: 14.000 League Path Seeded * Benfica CC: 61.000 * Rangers CC: 50.250 *Winners of match involving Dynamo Kyiv CC: 44.000 * PSV Eindhoven CC: 33.000 Unseeded * Monaco CC: 26.000 *Winners of match involving Midtjylland CC: 19.000 * Sturm Graz CC: 7.770 * Union Saint-Gilloise CC: 6.120 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== The draw for the play-off round will be held on 1 August 2022. ===Seeding=== 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. 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 Champions Path Seeded *Winners of match involving Red Star Belgrade CC: 46.000 * Copenhagen CC: 40.500 Seeding to be confirmed *Winners of match involving Dinamo Zagreb or opponents CC: ≤49.500 *Winners of match involving Olympiacos or opponents CC: ≤41.000 *Winners of match involving Viktoria Plzeň or opponents CC: ≤31.000 *2 winners of the third qualifying round Unseeded * Trabzonspor CC: 5.500 League Path Seeded *Winners of match involving Benfica CC: 61.000 *Winners of match involving Rangers CC: 50.250 Unseeded *Winners of match involving Dynamo Kyiv or opponents CC: ≤44.000 *Winners of match involving PSV Eindhoven CC: 33.000 The winners of the ties will advance to the group stage. The losers will be transferred to the Europa League group stage.