UEFA Champions League draw: Time, TV channel, live stream for group stage 2022/23

Kyle Bonn

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The Champions League qualifying rounds have wrapped up, and with that, the 2022/23 group stage is just a few weeks away from kicking off.

The group stage will consist of a total of 32 teams: 26 of Europe's top teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City, PSG, and Liverpool entering the fray alongside the six teams that emerged from the playoffs.

Before play begins, the groups will need to be constructed. That will take place at the group stage draw, where the 32 teams will be split up into groups of four. After the group stage only the top two teams in each group will advance to the knockouts.

The Sporting News brings you everything you need to know to take in the 2022/23 Champions League group stage draw to find out who your team will be paired up against.

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How to watch 2022/23 Champions League group stage draw

Viewers in all countries will be able to watch the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League group stage draw. 

Champions League broadcasters in several countries will carry the draw. For the rest of the world, fans can watch live on UEFA's YouTube channel.

Country Date Time TV channel Streaming
Australia Fri, Aug. 26 02:00 AEST  — Stan Sport
Canada Thurs, Aug. 25 12:00 ET  — DAZN
Hong Kong Fri, Aug. 26 00:00 HKT  — UEFA.tv, UEFA YouTube
India Thurs, Aug. 25 21:30 IST  — UEFA.tv, UEFA YouTube
Malaysia Fri, Aug. 26 00:00 MYT  — UEFA.tv, UEFA YouTube
New Zealand Fri, Aug. 26 04:00 NZST  — UEFA.tv, UEFA YouTube
Singapore Fri, Aug. 26 00:00 SST  — UEFA.tv, UEFA YouTube
UK Thurs, Aug. 25 17:00 BST BT Sport 1 BT Sport site/app
USA Thurs, Aug. 25 12:00 ET  TUDN fuboTV, Vix+, Paramount+,
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How does the Champions League group stage draw work?

The draw will see 32 teams split into eight groups of four. During the draw, UEFA will select one team from each of four pots to make up each group.

Pot 1 will consist of the defending Champions League and Europa League title winners, plus the reigning league champions from each of the top six nations as ranked by UEFA country coefficient list.

Since Real Madrid are the Spanish league champions (a top-six nation) as well as defending UEFA Champions League holders, the Pot 1 spot reserved for the Spanish champions is assigned to the next best nation in the coefficient list. In this case, the Netherlands and its reigning Eredivisie champion Ajax were elevated to Pot 1.

As for Pots 2, 3, and 4, those are based on the UEFA club coefficient list, which is a mathematical formula to evaluate a specific club's performance in domestic and continental competitions over the past five years.

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Champions League pots for group stage draw

Each club's UEFA club coefficient ranking is included for Pots 2-4 since club seeding in those pots is based on the ranking. 

Pot 1 includes the Champions League winners (Real Madrid), the Europa League winners (Eintracht Frankfurt), and the champions from the top six nations in the UEFA country coefficient rankings

Since Real Madrid are both Champions League winners and Spanish league champions, the Pot 1 seed designated for Spanish league champions is taken by the Netherlands (Dutch champions Ajax), which is the next country on the UEFA country coefficient list.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Real Madrid
(Champions League)
2-Liverpool 19-Borussia Dortmund 33-Rangers
Eintracht Frankfurt
(Europa League)
5-Chelsea 21-RB Salzburg 34-Dinamo Zagreb
Manchester City
(1st, England)
6-Barcelona 22-Shakhtar Donetsk 38-Olympique Marseille
AC Milan
(1st, Italy)
8-Juventus 23-Inter Milan 41-FC Copenhagen
Bayern Munich
(1st, Germany)
9-Atletico Madrid 25-Napoli 44-Club Brugge
PSG
(1st, France)
12-Sevilla 27-Benfica 51-Celtic
Porto
(1st, Portugal)
13-RB Leipzig 28-Sporting CP 55-Viktoria Plzen
Ajax
(1st, Netherlands)
14-Tottenham 30-Bayer Leverkusen 169-Maccabi Haifa

One club is selected from each pot to make up the eight groups of four teams.

Clubs from the same country cannot be drawn in the same group and must be moved to the next available group.

No. of
clubs
Nation Clubs
5 Germany Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen,
RB Leipzig, Eintracht Frankfurt
4 England Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham
4 Italy AC Milan, Inter Milan, Napoli, Juventus
4 Spain Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla
3 Portugal Benfica, Porto, Sporting CP
2 France PSG, Olympique Marseille
2 Scotland Celtic, Rangers
1 Austria RB Salzburg
1 Belgium Club Brugge
1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
1 Czech Rep Viktoria Plzen
1 Denmark FC Copenhagen
1 Israel Maccabi Haifa
1 Netherlands Ajax
1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk

Champions League playoff round qualifiers

The winners of the following aggregate-goal playoff series joined the 26 other clubs in the Champions League group stage draw.

The first team listed hosted the first leg. 

Match 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate
Maccabi Haifa (Israel) vs. Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) 3-2 2-2 5-4
FC Copenhagen (Denmark) vs. Trabzonspor (Turkey) 2-1 0-0 2-1
FK Bodo/Glimt (Norway) vs. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 1-0 1-4 2-4
Qarabag (Azerbaijan) vs. Viktoria Plzen (Czech Rep.) 0-0 1-2 1-2
Rangers (Scotland) vs. PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 2-2 1-0 3-2
Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) vs. Benfica (Portugal) 0-2 0-3 0-5

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Champions League schedule 2022/23

With the six teams emerging from the playoffs officially confirmed, the 2022/23 Champions League will commence in earnest with the 32-team group stage.

All six group matchdays will wrap up before the World Cup break with the knockout rounds kicking off in February 2023.

Qualifying schedule

Round Draw 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Preliminary round June 7, 2022 June 21, 2022 June 24, 2022
First qualifying round June 14, 2022 July 5-6, 2022 July 12-13, 2022
Second qualifying round June 15, 2022 July 19-20, 2022 July 26-27, 2022
Third qualifying round July 18, 2022 Aug. 2-3, 2022 Aug. 9-10, 2022
Playoff round Aug. 1, 2022 Aug. 16-17, 2022 Aug. 23-24, 2022

Group stage schedule

The draw for the 2022/23 Champions League group stage will take place on Aug. 25, 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey. Only the top two teams from each group will advance to the knockouts.

Matchday Dates
1 Sept. 6-7, 2022
2 Sept. 13-14, 2022
3 Oct. 4-5, 2022
4 Oct. 11-12, 2022
5 Oct. 25-26, 2022
6 Nov. 1-2, 2022

Knockout schedule

The draw for the 2022/23 Champions League Round of 16 will take place on Nov. 7, 2022. The draw for the remainder of the 2022/23 Champions League knockout bracket (quarterfinals and semifinals) will take place on March 17, 2023.

The final will be held at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on June 10, 2023.

Round 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Round of 16 Feb. 14-22, 2023 Mar. 7-15, 2023
Quarterfinals Apr. 11-12, 2023 Apr. 18-19, 2023
Semifinals May 9-10, 2023 May 16-17, 2023
Final June 10, 2023

Kyle Bonn

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Kyle Bonn, is a Syracuse University broadcast journalism graduate with over a decade of experience covering soccer globally. Kyle specializes in soccer tactics and betting, with a degree in data analytics. Kyle also does TV broadcasts for Wake Forest soccer, and has had previous stops with NBC Soccer and IMG College. When not covering the game, he has long enjoyed loyalty to the New York Giants, Yankees, and Fulham. Kyle enjoys playing racquetball and video games when not watching or covering sports.