The 2023/2024 UEAF Champions League started on Tuesday 27 June 2023 with qualifiers and will run until Saturday 1 June, 2024.
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The preliminary rounds were played from June 27, 2023, to August 30, 2023.
Preliminary round semi-finals: 27 June 2023
Preliminary round final: 30 June 2023
First qualifying round: 11/12 and 18/19 July 2023
Second qualifying round: 25/26 July and 1/2 August 2023
Third qualifying round: 8/9 and 15 August 2023
Play-offs: 22/23 and 29/30 August 2023
On 31 August, the draws for the group stages were held, and the teams were grouped as follows;
Group A
Bayern Munich FC of Germany
Manchester United FC of England
Copenhagen
Galatasaray
Group A
Bayern Munich FC of Germany
Manchester United FC of England
Copenhagen
Galatasaray
Group A
Bayern Munich FC of Germany
Manchester United FC of England
F.C. Copenhagen of Denmark
Galatasaray S.K of Turkey
Group B
Sevilla FC of Spain
Arsenal FC of England
PSV Eindhoven of Holland
Lens FC of France
Group C
SSC Napoli of Italy
Real Madrid CF of Spain
S.C Braga of Portugal
FC Union Berlin of Germany
Group D
SL Benfica of Portugal
Inter Milan of Italy
FC Red Bull Salzburg of Austria
Real Sociedad of Spain
Group E
Feyenoord of Holand
Atletico de Madrid of Spain
S.S Lazio of Italy
Celtic F.C of Scotland
Group F
Paris Saint-Germain F.C of France
Borussia Dortmund of Germany
AC Milan of Italy
Newcastle United FC of England
Group G
Manchester City FC of England (Defending Champions)
RB Leipzig of Germany
FC Crvena zvezda of Serbia
BSC Young Boys of Switzerland
Group H
FC Barcelona of Spain
FC Porto of Portugal
FC Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine
Royal Antwerp FC of Belgium
The group stage matches will be played between 19 September to 13 December, 2023.
Matchday 1: 19/20 September 2023
Matchday 2: 3/4 October 2023
Matchday 3: 24/25 October 2023
Matchday 4: 7/8 November 2023
Matchday 5: 28/29 November 2023
Matchday 6: 12/13 December 2023
The knockout stages will start on 13 February, 2024, and culminate in the final on 1 June, 2024.
Round of 16: 13/14/20/21 February and 5/6/12/13 March 2024
Quarter-finals: 9/10 and 16/17 April 2024
Semi-finals: 30 April/1 May and 7/8 May 2024
Final: 1 June 2024
The 2023/24 UEFA Champions League season will conclude at London’s Wembley Stadium.
The highlight of European football’s club calendar is returning to the London venue for a record eighth time, and the third in the UEFA Champions League era following the 2011 and 2013 finals.
Nnamdi Maduakor is a Writer, Investor and Entrepreneur
