VfL Wolfsburg, FC Rubin Kazan, AZ Alkmaar and R. Standard de Liège will make their UEFA Champions League group-stage debuts in 2009/10 among 22 teams given automatic entry to the showpiece stage next season.
Lineup
The lineup for the 2009/10 competition will be confirmed shortly but with the conclusion of the current domestic season, the shape of the challenge to FC Barcelona's title is becoming clearer. In all, 22 sides from 13 nations will go straight into the competition proper, with a further 55 teams taking part in the qualifying competition. For more information on the new format and the calendar for the season, click here.
The provisional entry list is included below, although the information is subject to confirmation from UEFA.
2009/10 UEFA Champions League access list
NB: The information included in these lists is for information only | | IOC | Stage | Club
| | TH | Grp | FC Barcelona
| | ENG1 | Grp | Manchester United FC
| | ENG2 | Grp | Liverpool FC
| | ENG3 | Grp | Chelsea FC
| | ENG4 | PO* | Arsenal FC
| | ESP2 | Grp | Real Madrid CF
| | ESP3 | Grp | Sevilla FC
| | ESP4 | PO* | Club Atlético de Madrid | | ITA1 | Grp | FC Internazionale Milano
| | ITA2 | Grp | Juventus
| | ITA3 | Grp | AC Milan
| | ITA4 | PO* | ACF Fiorentina
| | FRA1 | Grp | FC Girondins de Bordeaux
| | FRA2 | Grp | Olympique de Marseille
| | FRA3 | PO* | Olympique Lyonnais
| | GER1 | Grp | VfL Wolfsburg
| | GER2 | Grp | FC Bayern München
| | GER3 | PO* | VfB Stuttgart
| | RUS1 | Grp | FC Rubin Kazan | | RUS2 | Grp | PFC CSKA Moskva
| | RUS3 | Q3* | FC Dinamo Moskva
| | ROU1 | Grp | AFC Unirea Urziceni# | | ROU2 | Q3* | FC Dinamo 1948 Bucureşti#
| | POR1 | Grp | FC Porto
| | POR2 | Q3* | Sporting Clube de Portugal
| | NED1 | Grp | AZ Alkmaar
| | NED2 | Q3* | FC Twente
| | SCO1 | Grp | Rangers FC
| | SCO2 | Q3* | Celtic FC
| | TUR1 | Grp | Beşiktaş JK
| | TUR2 | Q3* | Sivasspor
| | UKR1 | Grp | FC Dynamo Kyiv
| | UKR2 | Q3* | FC Shakhtar Donetsk
| | BEL1 | Grp | R. Standard de Liège
| | BEL2 | Q3* | RSC Anderlecht
| | GRE1 | Q3** | Olympiacos CFP
| | GRE2 | Q3* | Panathinaikos FC
| | CZE1 | Q3** | SK Slavia Praha
| | CZE2 | Q3* | AC Sparta Praha
| | SUI1 | Q3** | FC Zürich
| | BUL1 | Q2** | PFC Levski Sofia
| | NOR1 | Q2** | Stabæk IF
| | DEN1 | Q2** | FC København
| | AUT1 | Q2** | FC Salzburg
| | SRB1 | Q2** | FK Partizan
| | ISR1 | Q2** | Maccabi Haifa FC
| | SWE1 | Q2** | Kalmar FF
| | SVK1 | Q2** | ŠK Slovan Bratislava
| | POL1 | Q2** | Wisla Kraków
| | HUN1 | Q2** | Debreceni VSC
| | CRO1 | Q2** | NK Dinamo Zagreb
| | CYP1 | Q2** | APOEL FC | | SVN1 | Q2** | NK Maribor | | FIN1 | Q2** | FC International Turku
| | LVA1 | Q2** | FK Ventspils
| | BIH1 | Q2** | NK Zrinjski
| | LTU1 | Q2** | FK Ekranas
| | MDA1 | Q2** | FC Sheriff
| | IRL1 | Q2** | Bohemian FC
| | MKD1 | Q2** | FK Makedonija GP Skopje
| | ISL1 | Q2** | FH Hafnarfjördur
| | GEO1 | Q2** | FC WIT Georgia
| | BLR1 | Q2** | FC BATE Borisov
| | EST1 | Q2** | FC Levadia Tallinn | | AZE1 | Q2** | FK Bakı
| | ALB1 | Q2** | KF Tirana
| | ARM1 | Q2** | FC Pyunik Yerevan
| | KAZ1 | Q2** | FK Aktobe
| | NIR1 | Q2** | Glentoran FC
| | WAL1 | Q2** | Rhyl FC
| | FRO1 | Q2** | EB/Streymur | | LUX1 | Q2** | F91 Dudelange
| | MLT1 | Q1** | Hibernians FC
| | MNE1 | Q1** | FK Mogren
| | AND1 | Q1** | UE Sant Juliá
| | SMR1 | Q1** | SP Tre Fiori
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* Best-Placed Path
** Champions Path
# Romanian season not completed
