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2023–24 UEFA Champions League qualifying was the preliminary phase of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, prior to the competition proper. Qualification consisted of the qualifying phase (preliminary and first to third rounds) and the play-off round. It began on 27 June and ended on 30 August 2023.[1]

A total of 52 teams competed in the qualifying system of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, with 42 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 in the group stage.[2]

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

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Teams

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Champions Path

The Champions Path included all league champions which did not qualify directly for the group stage, and consisted of the following rounds:

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

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

Below were the participating teams of the Champions Path (with their 2023 UEFA club coefficients),[3] grouped by their starting rounds.

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League Path

The League Path included all league non-champions which did not qualify directly for the group stage, and consisted of the following rounds:

  • Second qualifying round (4 teams): 4 teams which entered in this round.
  • Third qualifying round (8 teams): 6 teams which entered 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 entered the Europa League:

Below were the participating teams of the League Path (with their 2023 UEFA club coefficients),[3] grouped by their starting rounds.

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Format

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

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

The video assistant referee (VAR) was used in the third qualifying round and the play-off round.[5]

In the draws for each round, teams were 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 was 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 were not known at the time of the draws, the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advanced to the subsequent round, which meant if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it would simply take the seeding of its opponent. Prior to the draws, UEFA could form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee purely for the convenience of the draw and not to resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition. Teams from associations with political conflicts as decided by UEFA could not be drawn into the same tie. After the draws, the order of legs of a tie could be reversed by UEFA due to scheduling or venue conflicts.

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Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying phase and play-off round of the competition was as follows.[6][7][8] All matches were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays apart from the preliminary round final.

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Preliminary round

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The preliminary round consisted of two semi-finals on 27 June 2023 and a final on 30 June 2023. The draw for the preliminary round was held on 13 June 2023.

Seeding

A total of four teams played in the preliminary round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2023 UEFA club coefficients,[3] with two seeded teams and two unseeded teams in the semi-final round. The matches took place at Kópavogsvöllur in Kópavogur, Iceland. For administrative purposes, the home team in each draw were the first team drawn in each tie in the semi-final round. The same applied for the final draw, between the two winners of the semi-finals, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.

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Bracket

Summary

The preliminary round matches consisted of two semi-finals on 27 June 2023 and the final on 30 June 2023.

The winner of the preliminary round final advanced to the first qualifying round. The losers of the semi-finals and final transferred to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round Champions Path.

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Semi-final round

More information Atlètic Club d'Escaldes, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 103[10]
Referee: Marcel Birsan (Romania)

More information Tre Penne, 1–7 ...
Attendance: 621[12]
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)

Final round

More information Budućnost Podgorica, 0–5 ...
Attendance: 845[14]
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)
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First qualifying round

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The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 20 June 2023.

Seeding

A total of 30 teams played in the first qualifying round: 29 teams which entered in this round, and 1 winner of the preliminary round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2023 UEFA club coefficients.[3] For the winner of the preliminary round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team was used. Prior to the draw, UEFA formed three groups of five seeded teams and five unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team of the first leg.

Notes
  1. Winner of the preliminary round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw.

Summary

The first legs were played on 11 and 12 July, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 July 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path second qualifying round. 13 of the 15 losers were transferred to the Europa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round and 2 losers received a bye and were transferred to the Europa Conference League Champions Path third qualifying round.

Notes:
  1. Losers drawn to receive a bye to the Europa Conference League third qualifying round.

Matches

More information BK Häcken, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 4,516[16]
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)
More information The New Saints, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 1,003[18]
Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)

BK Häcken won 5–1 on aggregate.


More information Ballkani, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 7,656[20]
Referee: Gal Leibovitz (Israel)
More information Ludogorets Razgrad, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 5,353[22]
Referee: Luca Pairetto (Italy)

Ludogorets Razgrad won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Shamrock Rovers, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 7,216[24]
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)
More information Breiðablik, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 1,320[26]
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

Breiðablik won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Žalgiris, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 4,647[28]
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)
More information Struga, 1–2 ...

Žalgiris won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information KÍ, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 1,010[32]
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
More information Ferencváros, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 18,187[34]
Referee: David Smajc (Slovenia)

KÍ won 3–0 on aggregate.


More information Olimpija Ljubljana, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 4,355[36]
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania)
More information Valmiera, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 1,250[38]
Referee: Cesar Soto Grado (Spain)

Olimpija Ljubljana won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information HJK, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 10,121[40]
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)
More information Larne, 2–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 1,993[42]
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Greece)

HJK won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Lincoln Red Imps, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 683[44]
Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (Latvia)
More information Qarabağ, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 19,453[46]
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)

Qarabağ won 6–1 on aggregate.


More information Raków Częstochowa, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 5,242[48]
Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)
More information Flora, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 3,204[50]
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)

Raków Częstochowa won 4–0 on aggregate.


More information Slovan Bratislava, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 14,470[52]
Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)
More information Swift Hesperange, 0–2 ...

Slovan Bratislava won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Farul Constanța, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 4,028[56]
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)
More information Sheriff Tiraspol, 3–0 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 5,792[58]
Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)

Sheriff Tiraspol won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Hamrun Spartans, 0–4 ...
More information Maccabi Haifa, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 29,000[62]
Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)

Maccabi Haifa won 6–1 on aggregate.


More information Urartu, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 3,900[64]
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)
More information Zrinjski Mostar, 2–3 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 5,000[66]
Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark)

3–3 on aggregate; Zrinjski Mostar won 4–3 on penalties.


More information Partizani, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 5,000[68]
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)
More information BATE Borisov, 2–0 ...

BATE Borisov won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Astana, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 27,328[73]
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)
More information Dinamo Tbilisi, 1–2 ...

Astana won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Second qualifying round

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The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 21 June 2023.

Seeding

A total of 24 teams played in the second qualifying round. They were divided into two paths:

  • Champions Path (20 teams): 5 teams which entered in this round, and 15 winners of first qualifying round.
  • League Path (4 teams): 4 teams which entered in this round.

Seeding of teams was based on their 2023 UEFA club coefficients.[3] For the winners of first qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie was used. Prior to the draw, UEFA formed three groups for the champions path draw in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee: two groups that produce three ties each (Groups 1 and 2) and one with four ties (Group 3). The first team drawn in each tie was the home team of the first leg.

Notes
  1. Winners of first qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw.
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Summary

The first legs were played on 25 and 26 July, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Champions Path third qualifying round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Main Path third qualifying round.

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Champions Path matches

More information Žalgiris, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 4,864[77]
Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal)
More information Galatasaray, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 41,505[79]

Galatasaray won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Ludogorets Razgrad, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 5,532[81]
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
More information Olimpija Ljubljana, 2–1 ...

Olimpija Ljubljana won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Raków Częstochowa, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 5,451[85]
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
More information Qarabağ, 1–1 ...

Raków Częstochowa won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information KÍ, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 1,224[89]
Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia)
More information BK Häcken, 3–3 (a.e.t.) ...

3–3 on aggregate; KÍ won 4–3 on penalties.


More information HJK, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 8,154[93]
More information Molde, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 5,205[95]
Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)

Molde won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Breiðablik, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 1,485[97]
Referee: Gergő Bogár (Hungary)
More information Copenhagen, 6–3 ...
Attendance: 20,886[99]
Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)

Copenhagen won 8–3 on aggregate.


More information Sheriff Tiraspol, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 7,933[101]
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
More information Maccabi Haifa, 4–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 29,000[103]
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)

Maccabi Haifa won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Aris Limassol, 6–2 ...
Attendance: 3,338[105]
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
More information BATE Borisov, 3–5 ...
Attendance: 0[107][note 6]
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

Aris Limassol won 11–5 on aggregate.


More information Zrinjski Mostar, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 4,900[109]
Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)
More information Slovan Bratislava, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 20,498[111]
Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)

Slovan Bratislava won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Dinamo Zagreb, 4–0 ...
More information Astana, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 26,978[115]
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)

Dinamo Zagreb won 6–0 on aggregate.

League Path matches

More information Dnipro-1, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 5,248[118]
Referee: Daniele Chiffi (Italy)
More information Panathinaikos, 2–2 ...

Panathinaikos won 5–3 on aggregate.


More information Servette, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 18,026[122]
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
More information Genk, 2–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 16,280[124]
Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia)

3–3 on aggregate; Servette won 4–1 on penalties.

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Third qualifying round

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The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.

Seeding

A total of 20 teams played in the third qualifying round. They were divided into two paths:

  • Champions Path (12 teams): 2 teams which entered in this round, and 10 winners of the second qualifying round (Champions Path).
  • League Path (8 teams): 6 teams which entered in this round, and 2 winners of the second qualifying round (League Path).

Seeding of teams was based on their 2023 UEFA club coefficients.[3] For the winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie was used. Prior to the draw, UEFA formed groups of seeded and unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team of the first leg.

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Notes
  1. Winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw.

Summary

The first legs were played on 8, 9 and 15 August, and the second legs were played on 15 and 19 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League play-off round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League group stage.

More information Team 1, Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Notes:
  1. The first leg of the AEK Athens–Dinamo Zagreb tie, originally scheduled to be played on 8 August 2023, was postponed following supporter riots in which one person died.[125] The match was rescheduled for 19 August 2023 and became the second leg of the tie, thus reversing the order of the legs.[126]

Champions Path matches

More information Raków Częstochowa, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 5,500[128]
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
More information Aris Limassol, 0–1 ...

Raków Częstochowa won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Slovan Bratislava, 1–2 ...
More information Maccabi Haifa, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 29,000[134]

Maccabi Haifa won 5–2 on aggregate.


More information Dinamo Zagreb, 1–2 ...
More information AEK Athens, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 30,100[138]
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

AEK Athens won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information Olimpija Ljubljana, 0–3 ...
More information Galatasaray, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 38,383[142]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Galatasaray won 4–0 on aggregate.


More information Copenhagen, 0–0 ...
More information Sparta Prague, 3–3 (a.e.t.) ...

3–3 on aggregate; Copenhagen won 4–2 on penalties.


More information KÍ, 2–1 ...
More information Molde, 2–0 (a.e.t.) ...

Molde won 3–2 on aggregate.

League Path matches

More information Braga, 3–0 ...
More information TSC, 1–4 ...
Attendance: 4,200[154]

Braga won 7–1 on aggregate.


More information Rangers, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 48,956[156]
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
More information Servette, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 26,000[158]
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Panathinaikos, 1–0 ...
More information Marseille, 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...

2–2 on aggregate; Panathinaikos won 5–3 on penalties.


More information PSV Eindhoven, 4–1 ...
More information Sturm Graz, 1–3 ...

PSV Eindhoven won 7–2 on aggregate.

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Play-off round

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The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023.

Seeding

A total of 12 teams played in the play-off round. They were divided into two paths:

  • Champions Path (8 teams): 2 teams which entered 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 was based on their 2023 UEFA club coefficients.[3] For the winners of the third qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie was used. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team of the first leg.

More information Seeded, Unseeded ...
More information Seeded, Unseeded ...
Notes
  1. Winners of the third qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw.

Summary

The first legs were played on 22 and 23 August, and the second legs were played on 29 and 30 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were transferred to the Europa League group stage.

More information Team 1, Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score ...

Champions Path matches

More information Maccabi Haifa, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 29,864[168]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
More information Young Boys, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 31,500[170]

Young Boys won 3–0 on aggregate.


More information Antwerp, 1–0 ...
More information AEK Athens, 1–2 ...

Antwerp won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Raków Częstochowa, 0–1 ...
More information Copenhagen, 1–1 ...

Copenhagen won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Molde, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 9,553[181]
More information Galatasaray, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 47,845[183]

Galatasaray won 5–3 on aggregate.

League Path matches

More information Rangers, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 47,537[185]
More information PSV Eindhoven, 5–1 ...

PSV Eindhoven won 7–3 on aggregate.


More information Braga, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 23,401[189]
More information Panathinaikos, 0–1 ...

Braga won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Notes

  1. Ballkani played their home match at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina, instead of their regular stadium, the Theranda City Stadium, in Suva Reka, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  2. Struga played their home match at the SRC Biljanini Izvori in Ohrid, instead of their regular stadium, the Gradska Plaža Stadium, in Struga, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  3. Larne played their home match at Solitude in Belfast, instead of their regular stadium, Inver Park, in Larne, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  4. Swift Hesperange played their home match at the Stade de Luxembourg in Luxembourg City, instead of their regular stadium, Stade Alphonse Theis, in Hesperange, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  5. Hamrun Spartans played their home match at the Centenary Stadium in Ta' Qali, instead of their regular stadium, Victor Tedesco Stadium, in Hamrun, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  6. Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[70]
  7. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[117]
  8. KÍ played their third qualifying home match at the Tórsvøllur in Tórshavn, instead of their regular stadium, Við Djúpumýrar, in Klaksvík, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  9. Raków Częstochowa played their play-off home match at the Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy in Sosnowiec, instead of their regular stadium, the Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków", in Częstochowa, which does not meet UEFA requirements.[176]
  10. Panathinaikos played their play-off home match at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, instead of their regular stadium, the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, in Athens.[191]

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