2012–13 UEFA Champions League
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| Dates | 18 September 2012 – 25 May 2013 (competition proper) 3 July – 29 August 2012 (qualifying) |
| Teams | 32 (group stage) 76 (total) (from 52 associations) |
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2013–14 →
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The 2012–13 UEFA Champions League will be the 58th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 21st season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
The final will be played at Wembley Stadium in London, England. This is the seventh occasion Wembley Stadium (new and old) has hosted the Champions League final.[1][2]
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Association team allocation
| NOTE: Regulations for the 3-year UEFA competition cycle beginning in the 2012–13 season have been approved by UEFA,[3] but have not yet been published. The information below is based on a preliminary access list,[4] which is unchanged from the previous season. |
A total of 76 teams will participate in the 2012–13 Champions League, from 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organises no domestic league competition). Associations are allocated places according to their 2011 UEFA league coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2006–07 to 2010–11.[5]
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League:
- Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify
- Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify
- Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify
- Associations 16–53 each have one team qualify (excluding Liechtenstein)
- The winners of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, i.e., the title holder, are given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the tournament through their domestic performance; however, because of the restriction that no association can have more than four teams playing in the Champions League, if the title holder is from the top three associations, this additional entry will come at the expense of the fourth-placed team of their association
Association ranking
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Distribution
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| First qualifying round (6 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (34 teams) |
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| Third qualifying round | Champions (20 teams) |
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| Non-champions (10 teams) |
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| Play-off round | Champions (10 teams) |
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| Non-champions (10 teams) |
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| Group stage (32 teams) |
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| Knockout phase (16 teams) |
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The following changes to the default allocation system above will be made depending on the result of the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final:
- If Bayern Munich win, or if Chelsea win and finish top three in league
- The champion of association 13 (Belgium) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the group stage.
- The champion of association 16 (Switzerland) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
- The champions of associations 48 (Malta) and 49 (Northern Ireland) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
- If Chelsea win and finish fourth in league
- The third-placed team of association 6 (Portugal) and the runners-up of association 7 (Russia) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the play-off round.
- If Chelsea win and finish outside top four in league
- Because of the restriction that no association can have more than four teams playing in the Champions League, the fourth-placed team of the 2011–12 Premier League, which would have entered in the 2012–13 Champions League play-off round, will be moved to the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. In this case, the allocation system for the Champions League will be changed in the same way as above.
Teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses.[6]
(P-1st indicates end-of-season play-off winners)
- Notes
- TH Title Holder
- Belgium (BEL): Anderlecht have qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League as they will finish in the top two of the 2011–12 Belgian Pro League.
- France (FRA): Montpellier have qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League as they will finish in the top three of the 2011–12 Ligue 1.
- Portugal (POR): Benfica have qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League as they will finish in the top three of the 2011–12 Primeira Liga.
- Scotland (SCO): Despite finishing second in the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League, Rangers are not eligible to enter the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League due to failing to exit administration in time to obtain a UEFA licence, unless they can successfully appeal.[7] As a result, Motherwell, the third-placed team of the league, will take Scotland's Champions League place in the non-champions path.
- Spain (ESP): Valencia have qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League as they will finish in the top four of the 2011–12 La Liga.
- Turkey (TUR): Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe have qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League as they will finish in the top two of the 2011–12 Süper Lig.
- Ukraine (UKR): Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk have qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League as they will finish in the top two of the 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League.
Round and draw dates
Note: Preliminary schedule, to be confirmed by UEFA.[8]
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 25 June 2012 | 3–4 July 2012 | 10–11 July 2012 |
| Second qualifying round | 17–18 July 2012 | 24–25 July 2012 | ||
| Third qualifying round | 20 July 2012 | 31 July – 1 August 2012 | 7–8 August 2012 | |
| Play-off | Play-off round | 10 August 2012 | 21–22 August 2012 | 28–29 August 2012 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 30 August 2012 (Monaco) |
18–19 September 2012 | |
| Matchday 2 | 2–3 October 2012 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 23–24 October 2012 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 6–7 November 2012 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 20–21 November 2012 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 4–5 December 2012 | |||
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 14 December 2012 | 12–13 & 19–20 February 2013 | 5–6 & 12–13 March 2013 |
| Quarter-finals | 15 March 2013 | 2–3 April 2013 | 9–10 April 2013 | |
| Semi-finals | 23–24 April 2013 | 30 April – 1 May 2013 | ||
| Final | 25 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium, London | |||
Qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
The following six teams are expected to enter in the first qualifying round.
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Second qualifying round
34 teams will play in the second qualifying round: the 3 winners from the first qualifying round, and the following 31 teams which are expected to enter in this round.
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Third qualifying round
The third qualifying round will be split into two separate sections: one for champions and one for non-champions. The losing teams in both sections will enter the play-off round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
- Champions
20 teams will play in the third qualifying round for champions: the 17 winners from the second qualifying round, and the following three teams which are expected to enter in this round.
Champions of 2011–12 Belgian Pro League
Champions of 2011–12 Romanian Liga I
Celtic
- Non-champions
The following 10 teams are expected to enter in the third qualifying round for non-champions.
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Play-off round
The play-off round will be split into two separate sections: one for champions and one for non-champions. The losing teams in both sections will enter the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
- Champions
The 10 winners from the third qualifying round for champions will play in the play-off round for champions.
- Non-champions
10 teams will play in the play-off round for non-champions: the 5 winners from the third qualifying round for non-champions, and the following 5 teams which are expected to enter in this round.
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Group stage
32 teams will play in the group stage: the 10 winners from the play-off round (5 champions and 5 non-champions), and the following 22 teams which are expected to enter in this stage.
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The 32 teams will be drawn into eight groups of four. The group winners and runners-up will advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams will enter the round of 32 of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
See also
References
- ^ "Wembley chosen to host 2013 Champions League final". BBC. 16 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13783154.stm.
- ^ "Wembley Stadium to host 2013 Uefa Champions League final as FA celebrates 150th anniversary". Daily Telegraph. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/8578901/Wembley-Stadium-to-host-2013-Uefa-Champions-League-final-as-FA-celebrates-150th-anniversary.html. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Bidding process for UEFA EURO 2020 decided". UEFA.com. 21 March 2012. http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/executivecommittee/news/newsid=1772206.html.
- ^ "2012/13 preliminary access list". UEFA. kassiesa.net. http://kassiesa.net/uefafiles/2012-13-uefa-access-list.pdf. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2011". Bert Kassies. http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method4/crank2011.html.
- ^ "Qualification for European Cup Football 2012/2013". Bert Kassies. http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/qual2012.html.
- ^ "Europe bid is doomed to fall short". Glasgow Evening Times. 4 April 2012. http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/europe-bid-is-doomed-to-fall-short.17220605.
- ^ "UEFA circular #18 on 2012-13 calendar and access list". UEFA. RFEF. http://www.rfef.es/GetDoc?UniqueKeyValue=39563&ShowPath=false.
External links
- UEFA Champions League (official website)
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