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2013/14 UEFA Champions League participants

A total of 22 teams automatically enter the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League group stage with the remaining slots taken by the ten sides who come through qualifying.

2013/14 UEFA Champions League participants
2013/14 UEFA Champions League participants ©Getty Images
Bayern will line up in the group stage
Bayern will line up in the group stage©Getty Images

The 2013/14 UEFA Champions League begins with the draw for the first and second qualifying rounds at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 24 June 2013 and ends with the final at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon, on Saturday 24 May 2014.

A country's representation in the UEFA Champions League is determined by its UEFA coefficient ranking, which is calculated over a five-year basis. Twenty-two teams automatically enter this season's competition in the group stage, with a further 54 teams taking part in qualifying.

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

UEFA Champions League group stage
PositionClubCoefficient
1FC Bayern München (GER) – holders146.922
2FC Barcelona (ESP)157.605
3Chelsea FC (ENG)137.592
4Real Madrid CF (ESP)136.605
5Manchester United FC (ENG)130.592
6Arsenal FC (ENG)113.592
7FC Porto (POR)104.833
8SL Benfica (POR)102.833
9Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP)99.605
10FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)94.951
11AC Milan (ITA)93.829
12FC Schalke 04 (GER)84.922
13Olympique de Marseille (FRA)78.800
14PFC CSKA Moksva (RUS)77.766
15Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA)71.800
16Juventus (ITA)70.829
17FC Zenit (RUS) 70.765
18Manchester City FC (ENG)70.592
19AFC Ajax (NED)64.945
20Borussia Dortmund (GER)61.922
21FC Basel 1893 (SUI)59.785
22Olympiacos FC (GRE)57.800
23Galatasaray AŞ (TUR)54.400
24Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)53.922
25FC København (DEN)47.140
26SSC Napoli (ITA)46.829
27RSC Anderlecht (BEL)44.880
28Celtic FC (SCO)37.538
29FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU)35.604
30FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)28.745
31Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP)17.605
32FK Austria Wien (AUT)16.575

The 32 teams will be split into four seeding pots of eight, and one from each pot will be drawn into eight groups at the group stage draw in Monaco on 29 August.

UEFA Champions League play-off – league route
PositionClubCoefficient
1Arsenal FC (ENG)
113.592
2Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)*95.800
3AC Milan (ITA)93.829
4FC Schalke 04 (GER)84.922
5FC Zenit (RUS)70.766
6PSV Eindhoven (NED)*64.945
7Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)*46.400
8PAOK FC (GRE)*28.800
9Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP)17.605
10FC Paços de Ferreira (POR)*12.833

UEFA Champions League play-off – champions route
PositionClubCoefficient
1FC Basel 1893 (SUI)59.785
2Celtic FC (SCO)37.538
3FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU)35.604
4FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)28.745
5GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)*25.916
6FK Austria Wien (AUT)16.575
7Legia Warszawa (POL)*13.650
8NK Maribor (SVN)*9.941
9PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)*3.450
10FC Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ)*2.941

UEFA Champions League third qualifying round – league route
PositionClubCoefficient
1Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)95.800
2FC Zenit St Petersburg (RUS)70.766
3PSV Eindhoven (NED)64.945
4FC Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)*62.451
5Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)46.400
6PAOK FC (GRE)28.800
7FC Salzburg (AUT)*28.075
8FC Nordsjælland (DEN)*12.640
9Grasshopper Club (SUI)*7.285
10SV Zulte Waregem (BEL)*6.880

UEFA Champions League third qualifying round – champions route
PositionClubCoefficient
1FC Basel 1893 (SUI)59.785
2Celtic FC (SCO)37.538
3FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU)35.604
4APOEL FC (CYP)*35.366
5FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)28.745
6GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)25.916
7FK Partizan (SRB)*17.425
8FK Austria Wien (AUT)
16.575
9Legia Warszawa (POL)13.650
10FC Sheriff (MDA)*
11.533
11NK Maribor (SVN)9.941
12IF Elfsborg (SWE)*8.125
13Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)*8.075
14Molde FK (NOR)*7.835
15FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)*5.333
16FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL)*4.083
17PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)3.450
18FC Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ)2.941
19KS Skënderbeu (ALB)*2.833
20JK Nõmme Kalju (EST)*1.191

UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
PositionClubCoefficient
1FC BATE Borisov (BLR)*39.175
2Celtic FC (SCO)37.538
3FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU)35.604
4FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)28.745
5GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)25.916
6FK Partizan (SRB) 17.425
7Legia Warszawa (POL)13.650
8FC Sheriff (MDA)11.533
9NK Maribor (SVN)9.941
10ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)*8.341
11IF Elfsborg (SWE)8.125
12Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)8.075
13Molde FK (NOR)7.835
14HJK Helsinki (FIN)*6.701
15FK Ekranas (LTU)*6.300
16Neftçi PFK (AZE)*5.708
17FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)5.333
18FK Željezničar (BIH)*4.566
19FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL)4.083
20Győri ETO FC (HUN)*3.850
21The New Saints FC (WAL)*3.766
22PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)3.450
23Sligo Rovers FC (IRL)*3.225
24FC Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ)2.941
25KS Skënderbeu (ALB)2.833
26Birkirkara FC (MLT)*2.541
27EB/Streymur (FRO)*2.316
28FK Vardar (MKD)*2.050
29Cliftonville FC (NIR)*2.116
30FC Daugava Daugavpils (LVA)*1.658
31FK Sutjeska (MNE)*1.300
32JK Nõmme Kalju (EST)1.191
33CS Fola Esch (LUX)*0.925
34FC Shirak (ARM)*0.850

UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
PositionClubCoefficient
1EB/Streymur (FRO)2.316
2SP Tre Penne (SMR)*1.383
3FC Lusitans (AND)*1.100
4FC Shirak (ARM)0.850

*Eliminated