This page shows the list of seeded and unseeded teams for draws in the qualifying rounds and the group stage of the Champions League 2018/2019. The UEFA Team Ranking of 2018 determines the seeding of the teams in the tables below. See Qualification 2018/2019 for a list of qualified teams, and Access List 2018/2019 for an overview of berths per country. More detailed information may also be found in the CL Regulations 2018/19. See This season's Champions League qualifying explained for more info.
This is the first season with the new format of the 2018-21 period. All clubs eliminated in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League are transferred to the Europa League. For details, see the new Access List 2018/2019. Both the Champions League and the Europa League have a new preliminary round. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th qualifying rounds of the Champions League are split into two sections: one for champions and one for non-champions.
Although the regulations no longer require the use of regional groups (as used before 2009), until now UEFA still uses some kind of regionalization in the first qualifying rounds. At first the clubs are divided into seeded and unseeded teams, and then the seeded and unseeded teams are split into regional groups. The general approach seems to use the North/Central/South scheme, but no specific rules are known.
The Champions League title holder (Real Madrid) already qualified for the CL group stage by the domestic league, so the 11th country on the ranking list (Czech Republic) has direct access to the group stage, the champion of the 13th country on the ranking list (Netherlands, PSV) has direct access to the 4th qualifying round, the champion of the 15th country on the ranking list (Austria, FC Salzburg) has direct access to the 3rd qualifying round, and the champions of the 18th and 19th countries on the ranking list (Denmark and Belarus, BATE Borisov) have direct access to the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League.
The Europa League title holder (Atletico Madrid) already qualified for the CL group stage by the domestic league, so the 3rd ranked team from the 5th country on the ranking list (France) gets direct access to the CL group stage. This implies that the runners-up of Turkey and the Czech Replublic have direct access to the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League.
| Preliminary round (4 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- FC Santa Coloma And 2.750 La Fiorita Sma 1.750 Lincoln Red Imps Gib 2.750 FC Drita Kos 0.000 |
The preliminary round of the Champions League is in the form of a mini-tournament (June 26-29 in Gibraltar) and consist of 3 matches: 2 semi-finals and a final. See UEFA Champions League preliminary round draw for more info.
The winner of the preliminary round is seeded in the 1st qualifying round by the maximimum coefficient of all teams in the preliminary round. The reason for this is that the draw for the 1st qualifying round is made before the results of the preliminary round are known.
| 1st Qualifying Round for Champions (32 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Ludogorets Razgrad Bul 37.000 Shkendija Tetovo Mac 3.500 Celtic Sco 31.000 F91 Dudelange Lux 3.500 APOEL Nicosia Cyp 27.000 Spartak Trnava Svk 3.500 Legia Warsaw Pol 24.500 Valletta FC Mlt 3.250 FK Astana Kaz 21.750 Víkingur Far 3.000 Garabag Agdam Azb 20.500 Crusaders Belfast Nir 3.000 Sheriff Tiraspol Mol 14.750 Olimpija Ljubljana Slo 2.900 Malmö FF Swe 14.000 FC Drita *p Kos (2.750) Red Star Belgrade Srb 10.750 Alashkert FC Arm 2.500 Hapoel Beer-Sheva Isr 10.000 Sutjeska Niksic Mon 2.500 Rosenborg BK Nor 9.000 Suduva Marijampole Lit 2.000 HJK Helsinki Fin 8.000 Cork City Irl 1.750 The New Saints Wal 5.000 Spartaks Jurmala Lat 1.750 Videoton Fehérvár Hun 4.250 Valur Reykjavik Isl 1.650 FK Kukësi Alb 4.250 Flora Tallinn Est 1.250 Zrinjski Mostar Bos 3.750 Torpedo Kutaisi Geo 1.000 |
See UEFA Champions League 1st and 2nd qualifying round draws for more info.
For the draw of the 1st round the 32 teams are divided into 2 group of 10 teams
and 1 groups of 12 teams. The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: APOEL Nicosia, Garabag Agdam, Sheriff Tiraspol, The New Saints, Videoton Fehérvár
unseeded: Shkendija Tetovo, F91 Dudelange, Olimpija Ljubljana, Suduva Marijampole, Torpedo Kutaisi
Group 2
seeded: Ludogorets Razgrad, Legia Warsaw, Malmö FF, Rosenborg BK, HJK Helsinki
unseeded: Víkingur, Crusaders Belfast, FC Santa Coloma *p, Cork City, Valur Reykjavik
Group 3
seeded: Celtic, FK Astana, Red Star Belgrade, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, FK Kukësi, Zrinjski Mostar
unseeded: Spartak Trnava, Valletta FC, Alashkert FC, Sutjeska Niksic, Spartaks Jurmala, Flora Tallinn
The draw for the 2nd qualifying round is made before the results of the preliminary round and the 1st qualifying round are known. Clubs of the preliminary round and the 1st qualifying round are seeded by the highest ranking of the clubs involved. The following unseeded teams qualified (and are seeded in the draw with the coefficient of their opponent in the 1st qualifying round): Suduva Marijampole beat APOEL Nicosia (27.000), Shkendija Tetovo beat The New Saints (5.000), and Spartak Trnava beat Zrinjski Mostar (3.750).
| 2nd Qualifying Round for Champions (20 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Ludogorets Razgrad * Bul 37.000 FC Midtjylland Den 11.500 Celtic * Sco 31.000 Red Star Belgrade * Srb 10.750 Suduva Marijampole * Lit (27.000) Hapoel Beer-Sheva * Isr 10.000 Legia Warsaw * Pol 24.500 Rosenborg BK * Nor 9.000 FK Astana * Kaz 21.750 HJK Helsinki * Fin 8.000 Garabag Agdam * Azb 20.500 Shkendija Tetovo * Mac (5.000) BATE Borisov Bls 20.500 Videoton Fehérvár * Hun 4.250 Dinamo Zagreb Cro 17.500 FK Kukësi * Alb 4.250 Sheriff Tiraspol * Mol 14.750 CFR Cluj Rom 4.090 Malmö FF * Swe 14.000 Spartak Trnava * Svk (3.750) |
See UEFA Champions League 1st and 2nd qualifying round draws for more info.
For the draw of the 2nd round the 20 teams are divided into 2 group of 10 teams.
The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Ludogorets Razgrad*, Malmö FF*, Dinamo Zagreb, Garabag Agdam*, FK Astana*
unseeded: Hapoel Beer-Sheva*, Videoton Fehérvár*, FC Midtjylland, CFR Cluj, FK Kukësi*
Group 2
seeded: APOEL Nicosia*, Sheriff Tiraspol*, BATE Borisov, Legia Warsaw*, Celtic*
unseeded: Zrinjski Mostar*, HJK Helsinki*, The New Saints*, Red Star Belgrade*, Rosenborg BK*
| 2nd Qualifying Round for Non-Champions (4 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- FC Basel Sui 71.000 PAOK Thessaloniki Gre 29.500 Ajax Ned 53.500 Sturm Graz Aut 6.570 |
The draw for the 3rd qualifying round is made before the results of the 2nd qualifying round are known. Clubs of the 2nd qualifying round are seeded by the highest ranking of the clubs involved. The following unseeded teams qualified (and are seeded in the draw with the coefficient of their opponent in the 2nd qualifying round): PAOK Thessaloniki beat FC Basel (71.000), Videoton Fehérvár beat Ludogorets Razgrad (37.000), Spartak Trnava beat Legia Warsaw (24.500), and Shkendija Tetovo beat Sheriff Tiraspol (14.750).
| 3rd Qualifying Round for Champions (12 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- FC Salzburg Aut 55.500 BATE Borisov ** Bls 20.500 Videoton Fehérvár * Hun (37.000) Dinamo Zagreb ** Cro 17.500 Celtic * Sco 31.000 Shkendija Tetovo * Mac (14.750) Spartak Trnava * Svk (24.500) Malmö FF * Swe 14.000 FK Astana * Kaz 21.750 Red Star Belgrade * Srb 10.750 Garabag Agdam * Azb 20.500 AEK Athens Gre 10.000 |
See UEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round draw for more info.
| 3rd Qualifying Round for Non-Champions (8 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Benfica Por 80.000 Fenerbahçe Tur 23.500 PAOK Thessaloniki ** Gre (71.000) Spartak Moscow Rus 13.500 Dinamo Kiev Ukr 62.000 Standard Ličge Bel 12.500 Ajax ** Ned 53.500 Slavia Praha Cze 7.500 |
The draw for the 4th qualifying round is made before the results of the 3rd qualifying round are known. Clubs of the 3rd qualifying round are seeded by the highest ranking of the clubs involved. The following unseeded teams qualified (and are seeded in the draw with the coefficient of their opponent in the 3rd qualifying round): AEK Athens beat Celtic (31.000), Dinamo Zagreb beat FK Astana (21.750), and Videoton Fehérvár beat Malmö FF (14.000).
| 4th Qualifying Round for Champions (8 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- FC Salzburg *3 Aut 55.500 BATE Borisov ** Bls 20.500 PSV Eindhoven Ned 36.000 Young Boys Sui 20.500 AEK Athens *3 Gre (31.000) Videoton Fehérvár * Hun (14.000) Dinamo Zagreb ** Cro (21.750) Red Star Belgrade * Srb 10.750 |
| 4th Qualifying Round for Non-Champions (4 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Benfica *3 Por 80.000 Ajax ** Ned 53.500 Dinamo Kiev *3 Ukr 62.000 PAOK Thessaloniki ** Gre 29.500 |
Once the 4th qualifying round (or play-off round) has been completed, the 32 remaining clubs are drawn into eight groups of four. Clubs from the same association will not be drawn into the same group. A computer draw determines the final position of the teams within their group. These positions determine the order of the home and away matches. The following match sequence applies:
1st match day: 2 v 3 4th match day: 1 v 3
4 v 1 4 v 2
2nd match day: 1 v 2 5th match day: 3 v 2
3 v 4 1 v 4
3rd match day: 3 v 1 6th match day: 2 v 1
2 v 4 4 v 3
See 2006 draw procedure announced and
2008 group-stage draw
for more details of the group stage draw.
The CL title-holder, the EL title-holder and the champions of the 6 top-ranked
associations are placed in pot 1. If a title-holder is already in pot1 then the
champion of the next-ranked association is also put in pot 1. The other pots are
filled according to the club ranking.
| Group Stage (32 teams) |
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Pot 1 coef. Pot 2 coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Real Madrid Esp 162.000 Borussia Dortmund Ger 89.000 Atlético Madrid Esp 140.000 FC Porto Por 86.000 FC Barcelona Esp 132.000 Manchester United Eng 82.000 Bayern München Ger 135.000 Shakhtar Donetsk Ukr 81.000 Manchester City Eng 100.000 Benfica *3 Por 80.000 Juventus Ita 126.000 Napoli Ita 78.000 Paris Saint-Germain Fra 109.000 Tottenham Hotspur Eng 67.000 Lokomotiv Moscow Rus 22.500 AS Roma Ita 64.000 Pot 3 coef. Pot 4 coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Liverpool Eng 62.000 Viktoria Plzen Cze 33.000 Schalke 04 Ger 62.000 Club Brugge Bel 29.500 Olympique Lyon Fra 59.500 Galatasaray Tur 29.500 AS Monaco Fra 57.000 Young Boys *4 Sui 20.500 Ajax ** Ned 53.500 Internazionale Ita 16.000 CSKA Moscow Rus 45.000 1899 Hoffenheim Ger 14.285 PSV Eindhoven *4 Ned 36.000 Red Star Belgrade * Srb 10.750 Valencia Esp 36.000 AEK Athens *3 Gre 10.000 |
The eight group-winners and eight runners-up of the group stage qualify for the second round. The clubs that finish this stage in third position in their group move into the third round of the current Europa League. The clubs that finish this stage in fourth position in their group are eliminated.
The draw for the 2nd round takes the following rules into account:
a) Clubs from the same association must not be drawn against each other,
b) The winners and runners-up of the same group must not be drawn against each other,
c) The group winners must not be drawn against each other,
d) The runners up must not be drawn against each other,
e) The runners up must play the first leg at home.
The group winners are seeded above the runners-up.
See 2008 CL 2nd round draw procedure for more details.
| Round 2 (16 teams) |
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1st in CL group 2nd in CL group ------------------------ --- ------------------------ --- Borussia Dortmund Ger Atlético Madrid Esp FC Barcelona Esp Tottenham Hotspur Eng Paris Saint-Germain Fra Liverpool Eng FC Porto Por Schalke 04 Ger Bayern München Ger Ajax Ned Manchester City Eng Olympique Lyon Fra Real Madrid Esp AS Roma Ita Juventus Ita Manchester United Eng |
For the draw of the quarter-finals and semi-finals no clubs will be seeded.
KEY:
| *p | = | team started in preliminary round |
| * | = | team started in 1st qualifying round |
| ** | = | team started in 2nd qualifying round |
| *3 | = | team started in 3rd qualifying round |
| *4 | = | team started in 4th qualifying round |