2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
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The 2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 26 June and ended on 29 August 2018.[1]
A total of 53 teams competed in the qualifying system of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, which includes the qualifying phase and the play-off round,[2] with 43 teams in Champions Path and 10 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 entered the group stage.[3]
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).