2014/15 UEFA Champions League

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

The 2015 UEFA Champions League final will be played here, venue for a recent FIFA World Cup decider. Any idea?

2015 final: Olympiastadion, Berlin ©Getty Images

UEFA capacity: 74,244
Tenants: Hertha BSC Berlin
Opened: 1 August 1936

• The venue, located in western Berlin, was built for the 1936 Olympics and opened at the start of the Games. Designed by local architect Werner March, it originally accommodated 100,000 spectators.

• It has been the home of Hertha Berlin since 1963, when the Bundesliga was founded, and was the biggest stadium used during the 1974 FIFA World Cup, staging three matches.

• The ground underwent extensive renovations between 2000 and 2004 ahead of the 2006 World Cup, when the Olympiastadion held four group games – the quarter-final between Germany and Argentina, and the final between Italy and France.

• Germany have played more than 30 matches at the Olympiastadion, perhaps most notably the 1972 UEFA European Championship quarter-final against England. After a 3-1 win at Wembley, a 0-0 draw was enough for eventual champions West Germany to progress. In October 2012 it witnessed a less happy occasion for Germany as Sweden came from four down to draw 4-4 in a World Cup qualifier.

• The German Cup final has taken place at the Olympiastadion since 1985, but it is a multi-sport arena. It was once home to American football team Berlin Thunder, and in 2009 the running track and infield hosted the 2009 IAAF World Championships in athletics.

2014/15 UEFA Champions League match calendar
Stage	Dates
First qualifying round, first leg	01-02/07/14
First qualifying round, second leg	08-09/07/14
Second qualifying round, first leg	15-16/07/14
Second qualifying round, second leg	22-23/07/14
Third qualifying round, first leg	29-30/07/14
Third qualifying round, second leg	05-06/08/14
Play-off round, first leg	19-20/08/14
Play-off round, second leg	26-27/08/14
Group stage, matchday one	16-17/09/14
Group stage, matchday two	30/09-01/10/14
Group stage, matchday three	21-22/10/14
Group stage, matchday four	04-05/11/14
Group stage, matchday five	25-26/11/14
Group stage, matchday six	09-10/12/14
Round of 16, first leg	17-18/02/15 or 24-25/02/15
Round of 16, second leg	10-11/03/15 or 17-18/03/15
Quarter-finals, first leg	14-15/04/15
Quarter-finals, second leg	21-22/04/15
Semi-finals, first leg	05-06/05/15
Semi-finals, second leg	12-13/05/15
Final (Olympiastadion , Berlin)	06/06/15

2014/15 UEFA Champions League access list
All information is provisional and subject to final confirmation from UEFA

Abbreviations:
Q1: First qualifying round
Q2: Second qualifying round
Q3: Third qualifying round
PO: Play-off round
TH: The holders
CH: Champions
RU: Runners-up
N3: Third-placed side
N4: Fourth-place side

*Moved forward a stage as title holders Real Madrid CF already qualified via the Liga
**Liechtenstein do not have a league system and therefore do not supply UEFA Champions League representative(s)

Last updated: 27 May 2014

2014/15 UEFA Champions League

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