Champions League Schedule

2024-2025 UCL Schedule

Here is the UCL Schedule for the 2024-2025 Season:

Phase	Matchday	Date	Match of the Week
League Phase	1	September 17-19, 2024	TBD
League Phase	2	October 1-2, 2024	TBD
League Phase	3	October 22-23, 2024	TBD
League Phase	4	November 5-6, 2024	TBD
League Phase	5	November 26-27, 2024	TBD
League Phase	6	December 10-11, 2024	TBD
League Phase	7	January 21-22, 2025	TBD
League Phase	8	January 28-29, 2025	TBD
Knockout Phase	KO Playoffs 1st leg	February 11-12, 2025	TBD
Knockout Phase	KO Playoffs 2nd leg	February 18-19, 2025	TBD
Knockout Phase	Round of 16 1st leg	March 4-5, 2025	TBD
Knockout Phase	Round of 16 2nd leg	March 11-12, 2025	TBD
Knockout Phase	Quarter-Finals 1st leg	April 8-9, 2025	TBD
Knockout Phase	Quarter-Finals 2nd leg	April 15-16, 2025	TBD
Knockout Phase	Semi-Finals 1st leg	April 29-30, 2025	TBD
Knockout Phase	Semi-Finals 2nd leg	May 6-7, 2025	TBD
Knockout Phase	UCL Final	May 31st, 2025	TBD

Getting into the UCL Schedule

The Champions League soccer schedule is what all European club soccer fans hope to enjoy. If your team is in the Champions League, they had success the year before in their domestic league and are in a position to bring in big revenues and reach continental glory.

The Champions League schedule allows big teams to play smaller teams and gives us some massive matchups between champions from different leagues.

How does it work?

League Phase: Consists of 8 rounds between September and January where 36 teams play “Swiss System”.
KO Playoffs: 16 teams, ranked 9-24 in the overall standings, play a series of rounds to advance to the Round of 16.
Round of 16: Consists of the top eight league teams and playoff winners. It is a two-game play-off.
Quarter Finals: These are the eight winners of the Round of 16.
Semi-Finals: The four winners of the quarter-finals. It is a two-game series.
Finals: The UCL Final will be played in one match at a neutral stadium.

Brief History of UCL Schedule

The European Cup started in 1955 as a knockout stage until 1992.
In 1992, UEFA changed the European Cup format becoming the UEFA Champions League.
Since then, many tournament formats were accepted in the UCL schedule.

Main Events on Champions League Schedule

There are some of big games in the UCL Schedule, such as:

Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich
Barcelona vs Chelsea
Real Madrid vs Manchester City
Juventus vs Real Madrid
AC Milan vs Barcelona

Champions League Main Venues

All of the best stadiums in Europe are in play to host Champions League games. Some of them are:

Wembley (London, England)
Santiago Bernabeu (Madrid, Spain)
San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza (Milan, Italy)
Camp Nou (Barcelona, Spain)
Anfield (Liverpool, England)
Munich Football Arena (Munich, Germany)
Old Trafford (Manchester, England)
Stade de France (Saint-Denis, France)
Hampden Park (Glasgow, Scotland)
Stadio Olimpico (Rome, Italy)

UCL Schedule FAQs

Qualifying starts in June so technically the Champions League schedule is year-round. The Group Stage is from August to December with games on Tuesday and Wednesday. The knockout round is also on Tuesday and Wednesday from February to April with the Champions League Final on a Saturday in late May or early June.

The Champions League group stage schedule has six games for each team. The knockout round has 16 teams playing home-and-homes. For a team to win the Champions League, they have to play seven games in the knockouts. Assuming the champion doesn’t come from the qualifiers, and they haven’t yet, the champion will play 13 games.

The draws go by round, so August’s group stage is drawn. The round of 16 is drawn in December, and each knockout round is drawn the week after the previous round is completed.

Champions League games are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays all at night in Europe. The final is played on a Saturday night, European time.