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

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.

Key to coloursWinners of play-off round advance to group stageLosers of play-off round enter Europa League group stageLosers of third qualifying round enter Europa League play-off roundLosers of second qualifying round enter Europa League qualifying roundDrawn losers of the first qualifying round enter Europa Conference League third qualifying roundLosers of the preliminary round and first qualifying round enter Europa Conference League second qualifying round
+Play-off roundTeam Copenhagen40.500 Trabzonspor5.500
+Third qualifying roundTeam Red Star Belgrade46.000 Apollon Limassol14.000
+Second qualifying roundTeam Dinamo Zagreb49.500 Olympiacos41.000 Viktoria Plzeň31.000 Maccabi Haifa7.000 Zürich7.000+First qualifying roundTeam Qarabağ25.000 Malmö FF23.500 Ludogorets Razgrad23.000 Sheriff Tiraspol22.500 CFR Cluj19.500 Bodø/Glimt17.000 Ferencváros15.500 Maribor14.000 Slovan Bratislava13.000 HJK8.500 The New Saints8.500 F91 Dudelange8.500 Žalgiris8.000 Lincoln Red Imps7.250 Shamrock Rovers7.000 Linfield7.000 Zrinjski7.000 Shakhtyor Soligorsk6.250 Sutjeska Nikšić6.250 KÍ Klaksvík6.250 Lech Poznań6.000 Hibernians5.500 Tobol4.500 Shkupi4.500 Pyunik4.250 RFS4.000 Dinamo Batumi3.250 Tirana2.750 Ballkani1.633+Preliminary roundTeam FCI Levadia4.750 La Fiorita4.000 Inter Club d'Escaldes3.000 Víkingur Reykjavík1.075

League Path
The League Path includes all league non-champions which do not qualify directly for the group stage, and consists of the following rounds:
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), grouped by their starting rounds.

Key to coloursWinners of play-off round advance to group stageLosers of play-off round and third qualifying round enter Europa League group stageLosers of second qualifying round enter Europa League qualifying round
+Third qualifying roundTeam Benfica61.000 Rangers50.250 PSV Eindhoven33.000 Monaco26.000 Sturm Graz7.770 Union Saint-Gilloise6.120+Second qualifying roundTeam Dynamo Kyiv44.000 Midtjylland19.000 Fenerbahçe14.500 AEK Larnaca7.500

Notes

Format
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.

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

+Schedule for the qualifying phase of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions LeagueRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legPreliminary round7 June 202221 June 2022 (semi-finals)24 June 2022 (final)First qualifying round14 June 20225–6 July 202212–13 July 2022Second qualifying round15 June 202219–20 July 202226–27 July 2022Third qualifying round18 July 20222–3 August 20229 August 2022Play-offs1 August 202216–17 August 202223–24 August 2022

Preliminary round

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

A total of four teams will play in the preliminary round. Seeding of teams will be based on their 2022 UEFA club coefficients, 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.

SeededUnseeded

Bracket

Summary
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.

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Semi-finals

Final

First qualifying round

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

Seeding
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. 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 1Group 2Group 3SeededUnseededSeededUnseededSeededUnseeded
Notes

Summary

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.

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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.

References

qualifying phase and play-off round