2014–15 UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League 2014/15, the 23rd season of the most important European competition for club teams in football under this name and the 60th will be total. The competition take 77 clubs participate from 53 state associations. This season is a team from Gibraltar at the start for the first time. Only Liechtenstein, as had no representatives.
The final will take place on June 6, 2015 in Berlin's Olympic Stadium.
Qualifying rounds
In the draws, the teams are divided based equally in set (stronger ) and unseeded (weaker ) teams according to their club coefficient and drawn against each other.
In May 2013, the UEFA Congress Gibraltar has accepted as a full member and confirmed that clubs from the country starting from the season 2014/15 will participate in the UEFA competitions. However, has not yet been officially notified as to the exact classification of the teams takes place. The Master of Gibraltar will start in Q1, but the champion from Northern Ireland will also have to start in Q1.
First qualifying round
The following eight teams will compete in the first qualifying round:
- Estonia Levadia Tallinn ( Master Meistriliiga 2013) KK: 4,575
- Faroe HB Tórshavn ( Master Effodeildin 2013) KK: 3,175
- Northern Ireland IFA Premiership champions 2013/14
- Wales The New Saints FC / Airbus UK ( Master League of Wales 2013/14 )
- Armenia master Bardsragujn chumb 2013/14
- San Marino Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio Champion 2013/14
- Andorra Master Primera Divisió 2013/14
- Gibraltar Lincoln FC / Manchester United FC ( Master Gibraltar Eurobet Division 2013/14 ) KK: 0,000
Second qualifying round
The following 34 teams will compete in the 2nd qualifying round:
- Scotland Glasgow Celtic ( Scottish Premiership champions 2013/14 ) KK: 36.813
- FK Aktobe Kazakhstan ( Master Premjer - League 2013) KK: 8,150
- Latvia FK Ventspils ( Master Virsliga 2013) KK: 7,750
- Finland HJK Helsinki ( First Division champions in 2013 ) KK: 7,435
- Sweden Malmö FF ( Master Fotbollsallsvenskan 2013) KK: 6,265
- KR Reykjavík Iceland ( Master Pepsideild 2013) KK: 5,350
- Norway Strømsgodset Toppfotball ( Master Tippeligaen 2013) KK: 4,855
- Ireland St Patrick's Athletic ( Master League of Ireland 2013) KK: 4,775
- Zalgiris Vilnius Lithuania VMFD ( Master A Lyga 2013) KK: 3,050
- The four winners of the first qualifying round
- Czech Gambrinus League champions 2013/14
- Romania Champion League 1 2013/14
- Israel Ligat ha Al Meister 2013/14
- Poland Ekstraklasa champions 2013/14
- Croatia 1 HNL Champion 2013/14
- Slovakia Corgoň liga champion 2013/14
- Bulgaria A Grupa Champion 2013/14
- Master Hungary Nemzeti National Championship 2013/14
- Slovenia Slovenska Nogometna Champion League 2013/14
- Georgia Master Umaghlessi League 2013/14
- Azerbaijan Master Premyer Liqasi 2013/14
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Premijer Master League 2013/14
- Master Moldova Divizia Naţională 2013/14
- Montenegro Prva Crnogorska Champion League 2013/14
- Master Macedonia Prva Makedonska League 2013/14
- Master Albania Kategoria Superiore 2013/14
- Malta Birkirkara FC / FC Valletta ( Maltese Premier League Champion 2013/14 )
- Luxembourg National Division Champion 2013/14
Third qualifying round
From the third qualifying round, there are two separate Lostöpfe: national champions will be drawn only against other national champions, while " Followers ", ie second, third or fourth-placed clubs are drawn only against other " followers ". Underdog teams change in the play-offs of the UEFA Europa League.
Champions Way
- The 17 winners of the second qualifying round
- Switzerland Super League Champion 2013/14
- Cyprus Republic champions First Division 2013/14
Platzierungsweg
- France third Ligue 1 2013/14
- Ukraine Second Premjer - Liha 2013/14
- Russia Second Premjer - League 2013/14
- Netherlands Second Eredivisie 2013/14
- Second Turkey Super Lig 2013/14
- First Division 2013/14 Belgium Second
- Second Greece Super League 2013/14
- Switzerland Second Super League 2013/14
- Cyprus Republic Second First Division 2013/14
Play-offs
The fourth and final qualifying round is called for better marketing opportunities " play-off ". From this round, all games will be centrally marketed by UEFA to generate greater media attention and thus increase advertising revenue. Underdog teams compete in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League 2014/15.
The following teams will be participating in the playoffs:
Champions Way
- 10 winners of the third qualifying round
Platzierungsweg
- 5 winners of the third qualifying round
- Fourth Spain La Liga 2013/14
- Fourth England Premier League 2013/14
Group stage
The following teams will take part in the group stage. The group draw, the 32 participants in each group a participant be distributed in accordance with the club coefficient descending on Lostöpfe four to eight teams, and be drawn from each pot, teams from the same nation can not be drawn into the same group. The defending champions will always be kept on No. 1 on the seedings, regardless of its coefficients.
- Titleholder
- Spain FC Barcelona ( champion, second or third Primera División 2013/14 ) KK: 156.799
- Germany FC Bayern Munich ( Bundesliga champions 2013/14 ) KK: 151.242
- Portugal Benfica ( Master or Second Primeira Liga 2013/14 ) KK: 121.193
- Spain Atlético Madrid ( Masters, second or third Primera División 2013/14 ) KK: 111.799
- France Paris SG ( Champion or Second Ligue 1 2013/14 ) KK: 80.300
- Italy Juventus Turin ( or Second Master Serie A 2013/14 ) KK: 76.254
- Greece Olympiakos Piraeus ( Master Super League 2013 /14) KK: 67.720
- 5 winners of the play-offs ( Champions Path)
- 5 winners of the play-offs ( Platzierungsweg )
- Spain Champion, second or third Primera División 2013/14
- England Premier League Champion 2013/14
- Second England Premier League 2013/14
- Third England Premier League 2013/14
- Germany Second Bundesliga 2013/14
- Germany Third Bundesliga 2013/14
- Italy Serie A champion or runner 2013/14
- Portugal Masters or Second Primeira Liga 2013/14
- France Champion or Second Ligue 1 2013/14
- Ukraine Masters Premjer - Liha 2013/14
- Russia Premjer Master League 2013/14
- Netherlands Eredivisie champions 2013/14
- Turkey Süper Lig Champion 2013/14
- First Division 2013/14 Belgium Master