2014/15 UEFA Champions League participants
Sunday, June 1, 2014
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A total of 22 teams automatically enter the 2014/15 UEFA Champions League group stage with the remaining slots taken by the ten sides who come through qualifying.
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The 2014/15 UEFA Champions League began with the draw for the first and second qualifying rounds at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 23 June 2014 and ends with the final at the Olympiastadion, Berlin, on Saturday 6 June 2015.
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 entered this season's competition in the group stage, with a further 55 teams taking part in qualifying including Gibraltar's debut entrants Lincoln FC.
The list below is provisional and is subject to pending legal proceedings and final confirmation from UEFA.
| UEFA Champions League group stage | ||
| Position | Club | Coefficient |
| 1 | Real Madrid CF (ESP) – holders | 161.542 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona (ESP) | 157.542 |
| 3 | FC Bayern München (GER) | 154.328 |
| 4 | Chelsea FC (ENG) | 140.949 |
| 5 | SL Benfica (POR) | 129.459 |
| 6 | Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) | 119.542 |
| 7 | Arsenal FC (ENG) | 112.949 |
| 8 | FC Porto (POR) | 105.459 |
| 9 | FC Schalke 04 (GER) | 95.328 |
| 10 | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | 82.328 |
| 11 | Juventus (ITA) | 80.387 |
| 12 | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) | 80.300 |
| 13 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) | 78.193 |
| 14 | FC Basel 1893 (SUI) | 75.645 |
| 15 | FC Zenit (RUS) | 73.899 |
| 16 | Manchester City FC (ENG) | 72.949 |
| 17 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) | 70.328 |
| 18 | Olympiacos FC (GRE) | 67.720 |
| 19 | PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS) | 66.899 |
| 20 | AFC Ajax (NED) | 61.862 |
| 21 | Liverpool FC (ENG) | 58.949 |
| 22 | Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) | 58.459 |
| 23 | Galatasaray AŞ (TUR) | 55.340 |
| 24 | Athletic Club (ESP) | 54.542 |
| 25 | RSC Anderlecht (BEL) | 50.260 |
| 26 | AS Roma (ITA) | 39.887 |
| 27 | APOEL FC (CYP) | 37.650 |
| 28 | FC BATE Borisov (BLR) | 33.725 |
| 29 | PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) | 18.125 |
| 30 | NK Maribor (SVN) | 16.200 |
| 31 | AS Monaco FC (FRA) | 11.300 |
| 32 | Malmö FF (SWE) | 6.265 |
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 28 August.
| UEFA Champions League play-off – league route | ||
| Position | Club | Coefficient |
| 1 | Arsenal FC (ENG) | 112.949 |
| 2 | FC Porto (POR) | 105.459 |
| 3 | FC Zenit (RUS) | 73.899 |
| 4 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) | 70.328 |
| 5 | SSC Napoli (ITA) | 61.387 |
| 6 | Athletic Club (ESP) | 54.542 |
| 7 | LOSC Lille (FRA) | 45.300 |
| 8 | FC København (DEN) | 45.260 |
| 9 | R. Standard de Liège (BEL) | 38.260 |
| 10 | Beşiktaş JK (TUR) | 32.840 |
| UEFA Champions League play-off – champions route | ||
| Position | Club | Coefficient |
| 1 | FC Salzburg (AUT) | 46.185 |
| 2 | FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) | 39.451 |
| 3 | APOEL FC (CYP) | 37.650 |
| 4 | Celtic FC (SCO) | 36.813 |
| 5 | FC BATE Borisov (BLR) | 33.725 |
| 6 | PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) | 18.125 |
| 7 | NK Maribor (SVN) | 16.200 |
| 8 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) | 8.700 |
| 9 | Malmö FF (SWE) | 6.265 |
| 10 | Aalborg BK (DEN) | 5.260 |
| UEFA Champions League third qualifying round – league route | ||
| Position | Club | Coefficient |
| 1 | FC Zenit (RUS) | 73.899 |
| 2 | LOSC Lille (FRA) | 45.300 |
| 3 | FC København (DEN) | 45.260 |
| 4 | R. Standard de Liège (BEL) | 38.260 |
| 5 | Beşiktaş JK (TUR) | 32.840 |
| 6 | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) | 32.193 |
| 7 | Panathinaikos FC (GRE) | 30.220 |
| 8 | Feyenoord (NED) | 13.362 |
| 9 | Grasshopper Club (SUI) | 9.645 |
| 10 | AEL Limassol FC (CYP) | 7.650 |
| UEFA Champions League third qualifying round – champions route | ||
| Position | Club | Coefficient |
| 1 | FC Salzburg (AUT) | 46.185 |
| 2 | FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) | 39.451 |
| 3 | APOEL FC (CYP) | 37.650 |
| 4 | Celtic FC (SCO) | 36.813 |
| 5 | FC BATE Borisov (BLR) | 33.725 |
| 6 | AC Sparta Praha (CZE) | 28.870 |
| 7 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) | 23.925 |
| 8 | PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) | 18.125 |
| 9 | Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) | 17.875 |
| 10 | FC Sheriff (MDA) | 17.075 |
| 11 | NK Maribor (SVN) | 16.200 |
| 12 | Legia Warszawa (POL) | 15.275 |
| 13 | FK Partizan (SRB) | 14.825 |
| 14 | Debreceni VSC (HUN) | 10.325 |
| 15 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) | 8.700 |
| 16 | FC Aktobe (KAZ) | 8.150 |
| 17 | Qarabağ FK (AZE) | 7.575 |
| 18 | HJK Helsinki (FIN) | 7.435 |
| 19 | Malmö FF (SWE) | 6.265 |
| 20 | Aalborg BK (DEN) | 5.260 |
| UEFA Champions League second qualifying round | ||
| Position | Club | Coefficient |
| 1 | FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) | 39.451 |
| 2 | Celtic FC (SCO) | 36.813 |
| 3 | FC BATE Borisov (BLR) | 33.725 |
| 4 | AC Sparta Praha (CZE) | 28.870 |
| 5 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) | 23.925 |
| 6 | PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) | 18.125 |
| 7 | Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) | 17.875 |
| 8 | FC Sheriff (MDA) | 17.075 |
| 9 | NK Maribor (SVN) | 16.200 |
| 10 | Legia Warszawa (POL) | 15.275 |
| 11 | FK Partizan (SRB) | 14.825 |
| 12 | Debreceni VSC (HUN) | 10.325 |
| 13 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) | 8.700 |
| 14 | FC Aktobe (KAZ) | 8.150 |
| 15 | FK Ventspils (LVA) | 7.750 |
| 16 | Qarabağ FK (AZE) | 7.575 |
| 17 | HJK Helsinki (FIN) | 7.435 |
| 18 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) | 6.975 |
| 19 | Malmö FF (SWE) | 6.265 |
| 20 | KR Reykjavík (ISL) | 5.350 |
| 21 | F91 Dudelange (LUX) | 4.975 |
| 22 | Strømsgodset IF (NOR) | 4.855 |
| 23 | The New Saints FC (WAL) | 4.850 |
| 24 | Saint Patrick's Athletic FC (IRL) | 4.775 |
| 25 | KS Skënderbeu (ALB) | 4.600 |
| 26 | FC Levadia Tallinn (EST) | 4.575 |
| 27 | FK Rabotnicki (MKD) | 4.550 |
| 28 | Valletta FC (MLT) | 4.466 |
| 29 | HŠK Zrinjski (BIH) | 4.000 |
| 30 | Cliftonville FC (NIR) | 3.225 |
| 31 | HB Tórshavn (FRO) | 3.175 |
| 32 | VMFD Žalgiris (LTU) | 3.050 |
| 33 | FK Sutjeska (MNE) | 2.450 |
| 34 | FC Santa Coloma (AND) | 2.166 |
| UEFA Champions League first qualifying round | ||
| Position | Club | Coefficient |
| 1 | FC Levadia Tallinn (EST) | 4.575 |
| 2 | HB Tórshavn (FRO) | 3.175 |
| 3 | FC Santa Coloma (AND) | 2.166 |
| 4 | FC Banants (ARM) | 1.325 |
| 5 | SP La Fiorita (SMR) | 0.699 |
| 6 | Lincoln FC (GIB) | 0.000 |
*Pending CFCB or other final ranking decision
Teams in italics were eliminated in that round