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2011/12 UEFA Champions League access list

The 2011/12 UEFA Champions League begins with the draw for the first and second qualifying rounds at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 20 June 2011. Europe's leading club competition comes to a conclusion when the final takes place at Munich's Fußball Arena München on Saturday 19 May 2012.

A country's representation in the UEFA Champions League is determined by its UEFA coefficient ranking, which is calculated over a five-year basis.

The list below is provisional, however, and is subject to final confirmation from UEFA.

























































































































































































































































































































2011/12 UEFA Champions League access list
AssociationLeague Route
Champions RouteGroup stage
RankQ3POQ1Q2Q3PO
N/AHoldersTH
1EnglandN4CH RU N3
2SpainN4RU N3
3ItalyN4CH RU N3
4GermanyN3CH RU
5FranceN3CH RU
6RussiaN3CH RU
7UkraineRUCH
8RomaniaRUCH
9PortugalRUCH
10NetherlandsRUCH
11TurkeyRUCH*
12GreeceRUCH
13SwitzerlandRUCH
14BelgiumRUCH
15DenmarkRUCH
16ScotlandCH
17BulgariaCH
18Czech RepublicCH
19AustriaCH
20IsraelCH
21CyprusCH
22NorwayCH
23SlovakiaCH
24SwedenCH
25SerbiaCH
26PolandCH
27CroatiaCH
28BelarusCH
29Republic of IrelandCH
30FinlandCH
31Bosnia and HerzegovinaCH
32LithuaniaCH
33LatviaCH
34MoldovaCH
35SloveniaCH
36HungaryCH
37GeorgiaCH
38AzerbaijanCH
39IcelandCH
40FYROMCH
41Liechtenstein
42KazakhstanCH
43EstoniaCH
44AlbaniaCH
45ArmeniaCH
46WalesCH
47MontenegroCH
48Faroe IslandsCH
49Northern IrelandCH
50LuxembourgCH
51Andorra
CH
52MaltaCH
53San MarinoCH

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

2011/12 UEFA Champions League draw schedule
DateLocationDraw details
20/06/11NyonFirst and second qualifying round
15/07/11NyonThird qualifying round
05/08/11NyonPlay-off round
25/08/11MonacoGroup stage
16/12/11NyonRound of 16
16/03/12NyonQuarter-finals, semi-finals and final

2011/12 UEFA Champions League match calendar
StageDates
First qualifying round, first leg28-29/06/11
First qualifying round, second leg05-06/07/11
Second qualifying round, first leg12-13/07/11
Second qualifying round, second leg19-20/07/11
Third qualifying round, first leg26-27/07/11
Third qualifying round, second leg02-03/08/11
Play-off round, first leg16-17/08/11
Play-off round, second leg23-24/08/11
Group stage, Matchday 113-14/09/11
Group stage, Matchday 227-28/09/11
Group stage, Matchday 318-19/10/11
Group stage, Matchday 401-02/11/11
Group stage, Matchday 522-23/11/11
Group stage, Matchday 606-07/12/11
Round of 16, first leg14-15/02/12 or 21-22/02/12
Round of 16, second leg06-07/03/12 or 13-14/03/12
Quarter-finals, first leg27-28/03/12
Quarter-finals, second leg03-04/04/12
Semi-finals, first leg17-18/04/12
Semi-finals, second leg24-25/04/12
Final (Fußball Arena München, Munich)19/05/12

* Turkish champions replaced by Trabzonspor AŞ

Last updated: 9 May 2011