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Template:Future sport The UEFA Champions League 2008-09 will be the 54th edition of the European Club Championship football tournament and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. The Final will be played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome[1] on 27 May 2009.

The Stadium for the Final

The final itself will be the seventh time the UEFA Champions League Final has been held in Italy and the fourth time it is to be held at the Stadio Olimpico. The previous three finals held there were:

Allocation of entries per association

A total of 76 teams will participate in the 2008-2009 Champions League, from 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organizes no domestic league competition). Countries are allocated places according to their UEFA league co-efficient.

Below is the qualification scheme for the 2008-2009 Champions League:

  • Associations 1-3 (Spain, England, and Italy) each have 4 teams qualify
  • Associations 4-6 (France, Germany, and Portugal) each have 3 teams qualify
  • Associations 7-15 (Romania, Netherlands, Russia, Scotland, Ukraine, Belgium, Czech Republic, Turkey, and Greece) each have 2 teams qualify
  • Associations 16-53 each have 1 team qualify

First Qualifying Round: (28 teams)

  • 28 champions from associations 25-53

Second Qualifying Round: (28 teams)

  • 14 winners from the First Qualifying Round
  • 8 champions from associations 17-24 (Switzerland, Norway, Israel, Serbia, Denmark, Austria, Poland and Hungary)
  • 6 runners-up from associations 10-15

Third Qualifying Round: (32 teams)

  • 14 winners from the Second Qualifying Round
  • 6 champions from associations 11-16
  • 3 runners-up from associations 7-9
  • 6 third-place finishers from associations 1-6
  • 3 fourth-place finishers from associations 1-3

Group Stage: (32 teams)

  • 16 winners from the Third Qualifying Round
  • 10 champions from associations 1-10
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1-6
Group stage
Spain Real Madrid Italy Internazionale Germany Bayern Munich Romania CFR Cluj
Spain Villarreal Italy Roma Germany Werder Bremen Netherlands PSV
England Manchester UnitedTH France Lyon Portugal Porto Russia Zenit St. Petersburg
England Chelsea France Bordeaux Portugal Sporting CP Scotland Celtic
Third qualifying round
Spain Barcelona Italy Fiorentina Netherlands Twente Czech Republic Slavia Prague
Spain Atlético Madrid France Marseille Russia Spartak Moscow Turkey Galatasaray
England Arsenal Germany Schalke 04 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Greece Olympiacos
England Liverpool Portugal Vitória Guimarães Belgium Standard Liège Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
Italy Juventus Romania Steaua
Second qualifying round
Scotland Rangers Turkey Fenerbahçe Israel Beitar Jerusalem Austria Rapid Vienna
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Greece Panathinaikos Serbia Partizan Poland Wisła Kraków
Belgium Anderlecht Switzerland Basel Denmark AaB Aalborg Hungary MTK Budapest
Czech Republic Sparta Prague Norway Brann
First qualifying round
Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka Lithuania Kaunas Belarus BATE Wales Llanelli
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Finland Tampere United Albania Dinamo Tirana Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík
Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol Estonia FC Levadia Luxembourg F91 Dudelange
Sweden IFK Göteborg Republic of Ireland Drogheda United Armenia Pyunik Malta Valletta
Slovenia Domžale Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi Azerbaijan Inter Baku Andorra Santa Coloma
Bosnia and Herzegovina North Macedonia Rabotnički Kazakhstan Aktobe San Marino
Latvia Ventspils Iceland Valur Northern Ireland Linfield Montenegro Budućnost

Round and draw dates

The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw.

Date Event Date Event
27 June 2008 Draw for first and second qualifying rounds 4 November 2008 Group stage, Matchday 4
15 July 2008 First qualifying round, first leg 5 November 2008
16 July 2008 25 November 2008 Group stage, Matchday 5
22 July 2008 First qualifying round, second leg 26 November 2008
23 July 2008 9 December 2008 Group stage, Matchday 6
29 July 2008 Second qualifying round, first leg 10 December 2008
30 July 2008 19 December 2008 Draw for first knockout round
1 August 2008 Draw for third qualifying round 24 February 2009 First knockout round, first leg
5 August 2008 Second qualifying round, second leg 25 February 2009
7 August 2008 10 March 2009 First knockout round, second leg
12 August 2008 Third qualifying round, first leg 11 March 2009
13 August 2008 20 March 2009 Draw for remaining rounds
26 August 2008 Third qualifying round, second leg 7 April 2009 Quarter-finals, first leg
27 August 2008 8 April 2009
28 August 2008 Draw for group stage 14 April 2009 Quarter-finals, second leg
16 September 2008 Group stage, Matchday 1 15 April 2009
17 September 2008 28 April 2009 Semi-finals, first leg
30 September 2008 Group stage, Matchday 2 29 April 2009
1 October 2008 5 May 2009 Semi-finals, second leg
21 October 2008 Group stage, Matchday 3 6 May 2009
22 October 2008 27 May 2009 Final in Rome, Italy

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

The following teams are certain to compete in the first qualifying round of the Champions League:

Second qualifying round

The following teams are certain to compete in the second qualifying round of the Champions League:

Third qualifying round

The following teams will compete in the third qualifying round of the Champions League:

Group Stage

The following teams will compete in the group stage of the Champions League. Also entering winners of the third qualifying round.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ^ "Moscow and Rome feast on finals". UEFA. 2006-10-05. Retrieved 2007-05-25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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