2023/24 UEFA Champions League: Matches, final, key dates
Thursday, August 31, 2023
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What are the match dates? When are the draws? Where is the 2024 final? See the key dates, schedule, fixtures for qualifying, group stage and knockout rounds – plus discover the 2024 Champions League final hosts.
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The 69th season of Europe's elite club competition, the 32nd since it was renamed the UEFA Champions League, started on Tuesday 27 June 2023 and runs to Saturday 1 June 2024.
Please note that dates are subject to change.
When are the 2023/24 Champions League qualifying matches?
Preliminary round semi-finals: 27 June 2023
Preliminary round final: 30 June 2023
First qualifying round: 11/12 and 18/19 July 2023
Second qualifying round: 25/26 July and 1/2 August 2023
Third qualifying round: 8/9 and 15 August 2023
Play-offs: 22/23 and 29/30 August 2023
When are the 2023/24 Champions League group stage matches?
Matchday 1: 19/20 September 2023
Matchday 2: 3/4 October 2023
Matchday 3: 24/25 October 2023
Matchday 4: 7/8 November 2023
Matchday 5: 28/29 November 2023
Matchday 6: 12/13 December 2023
When do the 2023/24 knockout stages of the Champions League start?
Round of 16: 13/14/20/21 February and 5/6/12/13 March 2024
Quarter-finals: 9/10 and 16/17 April 2024
Semi-finals: 30 April/1 May and 7/8 May 2024
Final: 1 June 2024
When are the 2023/24 Champions League draws?
Preliminary round: 13 June 2023
First qualifying round: 20 June 2023
Second qualifying round: 21 June 2023
Third qualifying round: 24 July 2023
Play-off round: 7 August 2023
Group stage: 31 August 2023
Round of 16: 18 December 2023
Quarter-finals & semi-finals: 15 March 2024
Where is the Champions League final in 2024?
The 2023/24 UEFA Champions League season will conclude at London's Wembley Stadium. The highlight of European football's club calendar is returning to the London venue for a record eighth time, and the third in the UEFA Champions League era following the 2011 and 2013 finals.