2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

The 2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round is scheduled to take place between on 21 June and ended on 24 August 2022.^[1]

A total of 53, 54 or 55 teams are expected to compete in the qualifying system of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, which includes the qualifying phase and the play-off round, with 42 or 43 teams in Champions Path and 10 or 11 teams in League Path. The six winners in the play-off round (four from Champions Path, two from League Path) advanced to the group stage, to join the 26 teams that enter in the group stage.^[2]

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Teams

Champions Path

The Champions Path includes all league champions which do not qualify directly for the group stage, and consists of the following rounds:

Preliminary round (4 teams playing one-legged semi-finals and final): 4 teams which enter in this round.
First qualifying round (30 teams): 29 teams which enter in this round, and 1 winner of the preliminary round.
Second qualifying round (20 teams): 5 teams which enter in this round, and 15 winners of the first qualifying round.
Third qualifying round (12 teams): 2 teams which enter in this round, and 10 winners of the second qualifying round.
Play-off round (8 teams): 2 teams which enter in this round, and 6 winners of the third qualifying round.

All teams eliminated from the Champions Path enter either the Europa League or the Europa Conference League:

The 3 losers of the preliminary round and 13 losers of the first qualifying round enter the Europa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round.
The 2 drawn losers of the first qualifying round enter the Europa Conference League Champions Path third qualifying round.
The 10 losers of the second qualifying round enter the Europa League Champions Path qualifying round
The 6 losers of the third qualifying round enter the Europa League play-off round.
The 4 losers of the play-off round enter the Europa League group stage.

Below are the participating teams of the Champions Path (with their 2022 UEFA club coefficients),^[3] grouped by their starting rounds.

Key to colours
Winners of play-off round advance to group stage
Losers of play-off round enter Europa League group stage
Losers of third qualifying round enter Europa League play-off round
Losers of second qualifying round enter Europa League qualifying round
Drawn losers of the first qualifying round enter Europa Conference League third qualifying round
Losers of the preliminary round and first qualifying round enter Europa Conference League second qualifying round

Play-off round
Team	Coeff.^[3]
Copenhagen	40.500
Trabzonspor	5.500

Third qualifying round
Team	Coeff.^[3]
Red Star Belgrade	46.000
Apollon Limassol	14.000

Second qualifying round
Team	Coeff.^[3]
Dinamo Zagreb	49.500
Olympiacos	41.000
Viktoria Plzeň	31.000
Maccabi Haifa	7.000
Zürich	7.000

First qualifying round
Team	Coeff.^[3]
Qarabağ	25.000
Malmö FF	23.500
Ludogorets Razgrad	23.000
Sheriff Tiraspol	22.500
CFR Cluj	19.500
Bodø/Glimt	17.000
Ferencváros	15.500
Maribor	14.000
Slovan Bratislava	13.000
HJK	8.500
The New Saints	8.500
F91 Dudelange	8.500
Žalgiris	8.000
Lincoln Red Imps	7.250
Shamrock Rovers	7.000
Linfield	7.000
Zrinjski	7.000
Shakhtyor Soligorsk	6.250
Sutjeska Nikšić	6.250
KÍ Klaksvík	6.250
Lech Poznań	6.000
Hibernians	5.500
Tobol	4.500
Shkupi	4.500
Pyunik	4.250
RFS	4.000
Dinamo Batumi	3.250
Tirana	2.750
Ballkani	1.633

Preliminary round
Team	Coeff.^[3]
FCI Levadia	4.750
La Fiorita	4.000
Inter Club d'Escaldes	3.000
Víkingur Reykjavík	1.075

League Path

The League Path includes all league non-champions which do not qualify directly for the group stage, and consists of the following rounds:^[Note]

Second qualifying round (4 teams): 4 teams which enter in this round.
Third qualifying round (8 teams): 6 teams which enter in this round, and 2 winners of the second qualifying round.
Play-off round (4 teams): 4 winners of the third qualifying round.

All teams eliminated from the League Path enter the Europa League:

The 2 losers of the second qualifying round enter the Main Path qualifying round.
The 4 losers of the third qualifying round and the 2 losers of the play-off round enter the group stage.

Below are the participating teams of the League Path (with their 2022 UEFA club coefficients),^[3] grouped by their starting rounds.

Key to colours
Winners of play-off round advance to group stage
Losers of play-off round and third qualifying round enter Europa League group stage
Losers of second qualifying round enter Europa League qualifying round

Third qualifying round
Team	Coeff.^[3]
Benfica	61.000
Rangers	50.250
PSV Eindhoven	33.000
Monaco	26.000
Sturm Graz	7.770
Union Saint-Gilloise	6.120

Second qualifying round
Team	Coeff.^[3]
Dynamo Kyiv	44.000
Midtjylland	19.000
Fenerbahçe	14.500
AEK Larnaca	7.500

Notes

Format

Each tie, apart from the preliminary round, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level at the end of normal time of the second leg, extra time is played, and if the same amount of goals are scored by both teams during extra time, the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out.^[4]

In the preliminary round, the semi-finals and final are played as a single match hosted by one of the participating teams. If the score is level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, and if the same amount of goals are scored by both teams during extra time, the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out.

In the draws for each round, teams are seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots containing the same number of teams. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs (or the administrative "home" team in the preliminary round matches) in each tie decided by draw. As the identity of the winners of the previous round is not known at the time of the draws, the seeding is carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advances to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient is to advance, it simply takes the seeding of its opponent. Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition. Teams from associations with political conflicts as decided by UEFA may not be drawn into the same tie. After the draws, the order of legs of a tie may be reversed by UEFA due to scheduling or venue conflicts.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).^[1]

Schedule for the qualifying phase of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League
Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Preliminary round	7 June 2022	21 June 2022 (semi-finals)	24 June 2022 (final)
First qualifying round	14 June 2022	5–6 July 2022	12–13 July 2022
Second qualifying round	15 June 2022	19–20 July 2022	26–27 July 2022
Third qualifying round	18 July 2022	2–3 August 2022	9 August 2022
Play-offs	1 August 2022	16–17 August 2022	23–24 August 2022

Preliminary round

<section begin=PR /> The preliminary round will consist of two semi-finals on 21 June 2022 and the final on 24 June 2022. The draw for the preliminary round will be held on 7 June 2022. <section end=PR />

Seeding

<section begin=PO />A total of 12 teams will play in the play-off round. They will be divided into two paths:

Champions Path (8 teams): 2 teams which enter in this round, and 6 winners of the third qualifying round (Champions Path).
League Path (4 teams): 4 winners of the third qualifying round (League Path).

Seeding of teams will be based on their 2022 UEFA club coefficients.^[3] For the winners of the third qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie will be used. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team of the first leg.

Qualified teams

Champions Path

Seeded

Winners of match involving Red Star Belgrade CC: 46.000
Copenhagen CC: 40.500

Seeding to be confirmed

Winners of match involving Dinamo Zagreb or Q2 opponents CC: ≤49.500
Winners of match involving Olympiacos or Q2 opponents CC: ≤41.000
Winners of match involving Viktoria Plzeň or Q2 opponents CC: ≤31.000
2 winners of the third qualifying round

Unseeded

Trabzonspor CC: 5.500

League Path

Seeded

Winners of match involving Benfica CC: 61.000
Winners of match involving Rangers CC: 50.250

Unseeded

Winners of match involving Dynamo Kyiv or Q2 opponents CC: ≤44.000
Winners of match involving PSV Eindhoven CC: 33.000

The winners of the ties will advance to the group stage. The losers will be transferred to the Europa League group stage.

Bracket

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Summary

<section begin=Q1 /> The first legs will be played on 5 and 6 July, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 July 2022.

The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path second qualifying round. The losers will be transferred to the Europa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Pyunik	Match 1	CFR Cluj	0–0	13 Jul
Maribor	Match 2^{[upper-alpha 1]}	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	6 Jul	13 Jul
Ludogorets Razgrad	Match 3	Sutjeska Nikšić	5 Jul	12 Jul
F91 Dudelange	Match 4	Tirana	6 Jul	12 Jul
Tobol	Match 5	Ferencváros	6 Jul	13 Jul
Malmö FF	Match 6	Víkingur Reykjavík	5 Jul	12 Jul
Ballkani	Match 7	Žalgiris	5 Jul	12 Jul
HJK	Match 8^{[upper-alpha 1]}	RFS	6 Jul	12 Jul
Bodø/Glimt	Match 9	KÍ Klaksvík	6 Jul	12 Jul
The New Saints	Match 10	Linfield	5 Jul	13 Jul
Shamrock Rovers	Match 11	Hibernians	5 Jul	12 Jul
Lech Poznań	Match 12	Qarabağ	5 Jul	12 Jul
Shkupi	Match 13	Lincoln Red Imps	5 Jul	12 Jul
Zrinjski	Match 14	Sheriff Tiraspol	6 Jul	12 Jul
Slovan Bratislava	Match 15	Dinamo Batumi	6 Jul	13 Jul

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Losers drawn to receive a bye to the Europa Conference League third qualifying round.

Semi-finals

21 June 2022 (2022-06-21) 21:30 (19:30 WET)	FCI Levadia	1–6	Víkingur Reykjavík	Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 725^[5] Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
	Beglarishvili 5' (pen.)	https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034941/	McLagan 10' Ingason 27' Sigurðsson 45+1' Hansen 49' Gudjónsson 71' Magnússon 77'

21 June 2022 (2022-06-21) 15:00 (13:00 WET)	La Fiorita	1–2	Inter Club d'Escaldes	Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 39^[6] Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
	Rinaldi 45+2'	https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034942/	Soldevila 55', 66'

Final

24 June 2022 (2022-06-24) 21:30 (19:30 WET)	Inter Club d'Escaldes	0–1	Víkingur Reykjavík	Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 925^[7] Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034943/	Ingason 68'

First qualifying round

<section begin=Q1 /> The draw for the first round will be held on 14 June 2022.^[1] <section end=Q1 />

Matches

5 July 2022 (2022-07-05) 18:00 (19:00 AMT)	Pyunik	0–0	CFR Cluj	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034946/

13 July 2022 (2022-07-13) 20:30 (21:30 EEST)	CFR Cluj	v	Pyunik	Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034961/

6 July 2022 (2022-07-06) 20:15	Maribor	v	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	Ljudski vrt, Maribor Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034947/

13 July 2022 (2022-07-13) 19:00 (20:00 TRT)	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	v	Maribor	New Sakarya Stadium, Adapazarı, (Turkey) Attendance: 0 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034962/

5 July 2022 (2022-07-05) 19:45 (20:00 EEST)	Ludogorets Razgrad	v	Sutjeska Nikšić	Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad Referee: Vitor Ferreira (Portugal)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034948/

12 July 2022 (2022-07-12) 21:00	Sutjeska Nikšić	v	Ludogorets Razgrad	DG Arena, Podgorica Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034963/		DG Arena, Podgorica Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary)

6 July 2022 (2022-07-06) 19:30	F91 Dudelange	v	Tirana	Stade Jos Nosbaum, Dudelange Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034949/		Stade Jos Nosbaum, Dudelange Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

12 July 2022 (2022-07-12) 20:00	Tirana	v	F91 Dudelange	Arena Kombëtare, Tirana Referee: Cesar Soto Grado (Spain)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034964/		Arena Kombëtare, Tirana Referee: Cesar Soto Grado (Spain)

6 July 2022 (2022-07-06) 16:00 (20:00 ALMT)	Tobol	v	Ferencváros	Central Stadium, Kostanay Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034950/		Central Stadium, Kostanay Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)

13 July 2022 (2022-07-13) 20:00	Ferencváros	v	Tobol	Ferencváros Stadion, Budapest Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034965/

5 July 2022 (2022-07-05) 19:00	Malmö FF	v	Víkingur Reykjavík	Eleda Stadion, Malmö Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034951/		Eleda Stadion, Malmö Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

12 July 2022 (2022-07-12) 21:30 (19:30 WET)	Víkingur Reykjavík	v	Malmö FF	Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034966/		Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

5 July 2022 (2022-07-05) 20:00	Ballkani	v	Žalgiris	Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034952/

12 July 2022 (2022-07-12) 18:00 (19:00 EEST)	Žalgiris	v	Ballkani	LFF Stadium, Vilnius Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034967/		LFF Stadium, Vilnius Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

6 July 2022 (2022-07-06) 18:00 (19:00 EEST)	HJK	v	RFS	Bolt Arena, Helsinki Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034953/		Bolt Arena, Helsinki Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

12 July 2022 (2022-07-12) 17:30 (18:30 EEST)	RFS	v	HJK	Slokas Stadium, Jūrmala Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034968/		Slokas Stadium, Jūrmala Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)

6 July 2022 (2022-07-06) 18:00	Bodø/Glimt	v	KÍ Klaksvík	Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø Referee: Donald Robertson (Scotland)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034954/		Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø Referee: Donald Robertson (Scotland)

12 July 2022 (2022-07-12) 20:00 (19:00 WEST)}	KÍ Klaksvík	v	Bodø/Glimt	Við Djúpumýrar, Klaksvík Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034969/		Við Djúpumýrar, Klaksvík Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)

5 July 2022 (2022-07-05) 20:00 (19:00 BST)	The New Saints	v	Linfield	Park Hall, Oswestry Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034955/		Park Hall, Oswestry Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania)

13 July 2022 (2022-07-13) 20:45 (19:45 BST)	Linfield	v	The New Saints	Windsor Park, Belfast Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034970/		Windsor Park, Belfast Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

5 July 2022 (2022-07-05) 20:30 (21:30 IST)	Shamrock Rovers	v	Hibernians	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034956/		Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

12 July 2022 (2022-07-12) 20:00	Hibernians	v	Shamrock Rovers	Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034971/

5 July 2022 (2022-07-05) 20:00	Lech Poznań	v	Qarabağ	Stadion Poznań, Poznań Referee: José Luis Munuera (Spain)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034957/		Stadion Poznań, Poznań Referee: José Luis Munuera (Spain)

12 July 2022 (2022-07-12) 18:00 (20:00 AZT)	Qarabağ	v	Lech Poznań	Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku Referee: Andrew Madley (England)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034972/

5 July 2022 (2022-07-05) 20:45	Shkupi	v	Lincoln Red Imps	Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034958/

12 July 2022 (2022-07-12) 18:00	Lincoln Red Imps	v	Shkupi	Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034973/		Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

6 July 2022 (2022-07-06) 20:00	Zrinjski	v	Sheriff Tiraspol	Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom, Mostar Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034959/

12 July 2022 (2022-07-12) 19:00 (20:00 EEST)	Sheriff Tiraspol	v	Zrinjski	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău Referee: Peter Bankes (England)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034974/		Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău Referee: Peter Bankes (England)

6 July 2022 (2022-07-06) 20:30	Slovan Bratislava	v	Dinamo Batumi	Tehelné pole, Bratislava Referee: David Coote (England)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034960/		Tehelné pole, Bratislava Referee: David Coote (England)

13 July 2022 (2022-07-13) 19:00 (21:00 GET)	Dinamo Batumi	v	Slovan Bratislava	Batumi Stadium, Batumi Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)
		https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034975/		Batumi Stadium, Batumi Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)

Second qualifying round

<section begin=Q2 /> The draw for the second qualifying round will be held on 15 June 2022. <section end=Q2 />

Third qualifying round

<section begin=Q3 /> The draw for the third qualifying round will be held on 18 July 2022. <section end=Q3 />

Play-off round

<section begin=PO /> The draw for the play-off round will be held on 1 August 2022. <section end=PO />

References

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↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League, 2022/23 Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 ^3.8 ^3.9 "Club coefficients". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
↑ "Abolition of the away goals rule in all UEFA club competitions". UEFA.com. 24 June 2021.
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↑ "Inter Club d'Escaldes vs. Víkingur Reykjavík" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

[Bye-5] 1.0 ^1.1 Losers drawn to receive a bye to the Europa Conference League third qualifying round.

[schedule-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "International match calendar and access list for 2022/23". UEFA Circular Letter (Union of European Football Associations) (51/2021). 19 July 2021. https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/026b-12cc960662f6-a33fcea5d68a-1000/20210719_circular_2021_51_en.zip. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

[regulations-2] "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League, 2022/23 Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

[club_coefficients-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 ^3.8 ^3.9 "Club coefficients". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

[4] "Abolition of the away goals rule in all UEFA club competitions". UEFA.com. 24 June 2021.

[6] "FCI Levadia vs. Víkingur Reykjavík" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

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