However,
26
teams,
including
the
UCL
holders,
Europa
League
holders,
respective
league
champions
from
the
top
12
associations,
have
already
booked
their
spots
for
the
Group
Stage
draw,
which
is
scheduled
to
take
place
in
August.
Also,
6
runners-up
from
leagues
of
associations
1-6,
4
third-placed
teams
from
associations
1-4
and
4
fourth-placed
teams
from
associations
1-4
have
also
reached
the
group
stages.
Top
12
Association
Rankings
for
UCL
2022-23
| Ranking |
Association |
| 1 | England |
| 2 | Spain |
| 3 | Italy |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | Portugal |
| 7 | Netherlands |
| 8 | Russia |
| 9 | Belgium |
| 10 | Austria |
| 11 | Scotland |
| 12 | Ukraine |
Six
more
teams
will
join
the
already
qualified
teams
in
time
for
the
group
stage
draw
following
the
qualifying
process
–
preliminary
qualifying
round
in
June
followed
by
first
qualifying
round
which
takes
place
in
July
and
the
qualifying
is
set
to
conclude
with
play-offs
in
August.
Here
is
the
UCL
qualifying
and
play-off
draw
dates
and
match
dates:
| Round |
Draw Date |
First Leg Dates |
Second Leg Dates |
|
Preliminary round |
June 7 |
21 June 2022 (semi-finals) |
24 June 2022 (final) |
|
First qualifying round |
June 14 |
5–6 July 2022 |
12–13 July 2022 |
|
Second qualifying round |
June 15 |
19–20 July 2022 |
26–27 July 2022 |
|
Third qualifying round |
July 18 |
2–3 August 2022 |
9 August 2022 |
| Play-offs |
August 1 |
16–17 August 2022 |
23–24 August 2022 |
As
mentioned
earlier,
26
teams
have
already
booked
their
slots
for
the
group
stage
draw.
Which
are
the
clubs
that
have
qualified
for
UCL
2022-23
group
stages?
Check
out
the
clubs
and
how
they
qualified
with
pot
numbers
below:
| Sl No. |
Team |
Qualification Route |
Pot No. |
| 1 |
Real Madrid |
La Liga Champions and UCL Holders |
1 |
| 2 |
Manchester City |
Premier League Champions |
1 |
| 3 | Milan |
Serie A Champions |
1 |
| 4 |
Bayern Munich |
Bundesliga Champions |
1 |
| 5 | PSG |
Ligue 1 Champions |
1 |
| 6 | Porto |
Primeira Liga Champions |
1 |
| 7 | Ajax |
Eredivisie Champions |
1 |
| 8 | Celtic |
Scottish Premier League Champions |
4 |
| 9 |
Shakhtar Donetsk |
Ukrainian Premier League Champions |
3 |
| 10 |
RB Salzburg |
Austrian Bundesliga Champions |
3 |
| 11 |
Club Brugge |
Belgian First Division A |
4 |
| 12 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
Europa League Champions |
1 |
| 13 | Liverpool |
Premier League 2nd Place |
2 |
| 14 | Barcelona |
La Liga 2nd Place |
2 |
| 15 | Inter |
Serie A 2nd Place |
3 |
| 16 |
Borussia Dortmund |
Bundesliga 2nd Place |
3 |
| 17 | Marseille |
Ligue 1 2nd Place |
3 or 4 |
| 18 |
Sporting CP |
Primeira Liga 2nd Place |
3 |
| 19 | Chelsea |
Premier League 3rd Place |
2 |
| 20 |
Atletico Madrid |
La Liga 3rd Place |
2 |
| 21 | Napoli |
Serie A 3rd Place |
3 |
| 22 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
Bundesliga 3rd Place |
3 |
| 23 | Tottenham |
Premier League 4th Place |
2 |
| 24 | Sevilla |
La Liga 4th Place |
2 |
| 25 | Juventus |
Serie A 4th Place |
2 |
| 26 |
RB Leipzig |
Bundesliga 4th Place |
2 |
When
is
the
UCL
2022-23
Group
Stage
Draw?
The
Champions
League
2022-23
season
group
stage
draw
will
take
place
on
August
25,
2022,
a
day
after
the
play-off
matches.
The
draw
will
take
place
in
Istanbul,
Turkey
and
will
start
at
6
PM
CEST
(9:30
PM
IST).
With
the
World
Cup
being
staged
in
November-December
this
year,
the
group
stage
matches
have
been
scheduled
to
start
in
September
and
conclude
by
November
2,
2022.
The
Group
Stage
will
feature
32
teams
divided
into
8
groups
of
4
teams
with
each
team
facing
the
remaining
three
in
their
respective
groups
in
double
round-robin
(home
and
away)
matches.
Here
is
the
schedule
for
UCL
2022-23
Group
Stage
matches:
| UCL Group Stage Matchday |
Dates |
| 1 |
6–7 September 2022 |
| 2 |
13–14 September 2022 |
| 3 |
4–5 October 2022 |
| 4 |
11–12 October 2022 |
| 5 |
25–26 October 2022 |
| 6 |
1–2 November 2022 |
