UEFA Champions League list of participants
Friday, June 22, 2012
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A total of 22 teams automatically enter the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League group stage with the remaining slots taken by the ten sides who come through qualifying.
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The 2012/13 UEFA Champions League begins with the draw for the first and second qualifying rounds at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 25 June 2012 and ends with the final at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday 25 May 2013.
A country's representation in the UEFA Champions League is determined by its UEFA coefficient ranking, which is calculated over a five-year basis. Twenty-two teams automatically enter this season's competition in the group stage, with a further 54 teams taking part in qualifying.
UEFA Champions League group stage | ||
Position | Club | Coefficient |
1 | Chelsea FC (ENG) – holders | 135.882 |
2 | FC Barcelona (ESP) | 157.837 |
3 | Manchester United FC (ENG) | 141.882 |
4 | FC Bayern München (GER) | 133.037 |
5 | Real Madrid CF (ESP) | 121.837 |
6 | Arsenal FC (ENG) | 113.882 |
7 | FC Porto (POR) | 98.069 |
8 | AC Milan (ITA) | 89.996 |
9 | Valencia CF (ESP) | 89.837 |
10 | SL Benfica (POR) | 87.069 |
11 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) | 84.026 |
12 | FC Zenit St Petersburg (RUS) | 79.066 |
13 | FC Schalke 04 (GER) | 78.037 |
14 | Manchester City FC (ENG) | 63.882 |
15 | SC Braga (POR) | 63.069 |
16 | FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) | 62.026 |
17 | Olympiacos FC (GRE) | 61.420 |
18 | AFC Ajax (NED) | 58.103 |
19 | RSC Anderlecht (BEL) | 48.480 |
20 | Juventus (ITA) | 46.996 |
21 | FC Spartak Moskva (RUS) | 46.066 |
22 | Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA) | 45.835 |
23 | LOSC Lille (FRA) | 38.835 |
24 | Galatasaray AŞ (TUR) | 38.310 |
25 | Celtic FC (SCO) | 32.728 |
26 | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | 31.037 |
27 | FC BATE Borisov (BLR) | 29.641 |
28 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) | 24.774 |
29 | CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) | 18.764 |
30 | Málaga CF (ESP) | 16.837 |
31 | Montpellier Hérault SC (FRA) | 11.835 |
32 | FC Nordsjælland (DEN) | 8.005 |
The 32 teams will be split into four seeding pots of eight, and one from each pot will be drawn into eight groups at the group stage draw in Monaco on 30 August.
UEFA Champions League play-off – league route | ||
Position | Club | Coefficient |
1 | SC Braga (POR) | 63.069 |
2 | FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) | 62.026 |
3 | Panathinaikos FC (GRE)* | 50.920 |
4 | FC København (DEN)* | 46.505 |
5 | FC Spartak Moskva (RUS) | 46.066 |
6 | Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)* | 41.310 |
7 | Udinese Calcio (ITA)* | 38.996 |
8 | LOSC Lille (FRA) | 38.835 |
9 | Málaga CF (ESP) | 16.837 |
10 | VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER)* | 15.037 |
Seeds in bold
*Eliminated, moved to UEFA Europa League group stage
UEFA Champions League play-off – champions route | ||
Position | Club | Coefficient |
1 | FC Basel 1893 (SUI)* | 53.360 |
2 | RSC Anderlecht (BEL) | 48.480 |
3 | Celtic FC (SCO) | 32.728 |
4 | FC BATE Borisov (BLR) | 29.641 |
5 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) | 24.774 |
6 | CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) | 18.764 |
7 | Helsingborgs IF (SWE)* | 12.680 |
8 | NK Maribor (SVN)* | 6.424 |
9 | AEL Limassol FC (CYP)* | 5.099 |
10 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (ISR)* | 4.400 |
Seeds in bold
*Eliminated, moved to UEFA Europa League group stage
UEFA Champions League third qualifying round – league route | ||
Position | Club | Coefficient |
1 | FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) | 62.026 |
2 | Panathinaikos FC (GRE) | 50.920 |
3 | FC København (DEN) | 46.505 |
4 | Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) | 41.310 |
5 | Club Brugge KV (BEL)* | 35.480 |
6 | FC Vaslui (ROU)* | 13.764 |
7 | Feyenoord (NED)* | 12.603 |
8 | Motherwell FC (SCO)* | 6.728 |
Seeds in bold
*Eliminated, moved to UEFA Europa League play-offs
UEFA Champions League third qualifying round – champions route | ||
Position | Club | Coefficient |
1 | FC Basel 1893 (SUI) | 53.360 |
2 | RSC Anderlecht (BEL) | 48.480 |
3 | Celtic FC (SCO) | 32.728 |
4 | FC BATE Borisov (BLR) | 29.641 |
5 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) | 24.774 |
6 | CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) | 18.764 |
7 | FK Partizan (SRB)* | 14.350 |
8 | Helsingborgs IF (SWE) | 12.680 |
9 | FC Sheriff (MDA)* | 9.849 |
10 | Debreceni VSC (HUN)* | 7.950 |
11 | NK Maribor (SVN) | 6.424 |
12 | FC Slovan Liberec (CZE)* | 5.570 |
13 | WKS Śląsk Wroclaw (POL)* | 5.483 |
14 | HJK Helsinki (FIN)* | 5.326 |
15 | AEL Limassol FC (CYP) | 5.099 |
16 | FK Ekranas (LTU)* | 4.875 |
17 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (ISR) | 4.400 |
18 | Molde FK (NOR)* | 3.935 |
19 | F91 Dudelange (LUX)* | 2.716 |
20 | Neftçi PFK (AZE)* | 2.241 |
Seeds in bold
*Eliminated, moved to UEFA Europa League play-offs
UEFA Champions League second qualifying round | ||
Position | Club | Coefficient |
1 | FC Basel 1893 (SUI) | 53.360 |
2 | FC BATE Borisov (BLR) | 29.641 |
3 | FC Salzburg (AUT)* | 29.225 |
4 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) | 24.774 |
5 | MŠK Žilina (SVK)* | 14.974 |
6 | FK Partizan (SRB) | 14.350 |
7 | Helsingborgs IF (SWE) | 12.680 |
8 | FC Sheriff (MDA) | 9.849 |
9 | Debreceni VSC (HUN) | 7.950 |
10 | NK Maribor (SVN) | 6.424 |
11 | FK Ventspils (LVA)* | 5.674 |
12 | FC Slovan Liberec (CZE) | 5.570 |
13 | WKS Śląsk Wroclaw (POL) | 5.483 |
14 | HJK Helsinki (FIN) | 5.326 |
15 | AEL Limassol FC (CYP) | 5.099 |
16 | FK Ekranas (LTU) | 4.875 |
17 | FC Zestafoni (GEO)* | 4.733 |
18 | Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)* | 4.475 |
19 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (ISR) | 4.400 |
20 | Molde FK (NOR) | 3.935 |
21 | FK Željezničar (BIH)* | 3.683 |
22 | KR Reykjavík (ISL)* | 3.566 |
23 | PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)* | 2.850 |
24 | The New Saints FC (WAL)* | 2.799 |
25 | Linfield FC (NIR)* | 2.766 |
26 | F91 Dudelange (LUX) | 2.716 |
27 | Valletta FC (MLT)* | 2.616 |
28 | FK Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)* | 2.375 |
29 | FC Flora Tallinn (EST)* | 2.283 |
30 | Neftçi PFK (AZE) | 2.241 |
31 | FC Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ)* | 1.816 |
32 | KS Skënderbeu (ALB)* | 1.783 |
33 | FK Vardar (MKD)* | 1.133 |
34 | Ulisses FC (ARM)* | 0.941 |
Seeds in bold
*Eliminated
UEFA Champions League first qualifying round | ||
Position | Club | Coefficient |
1 | Linfield FC (NIR) | 2.766 |
2 | F91 Dudelange (LUX) | 2.716 |
3 | Valletta FC (MLT) | 2.616 |
4 | SP Tre Penne (SMR)* | 0.933 |
5 | FC Lusitans (AND)* | 0.700 |
6 | B36 Tórshavn (FRO)* | 0.533 |
Seeds in bold
*Eliminated
31.037