Champions League schedule 2023-2024: Dates, bracket, matchdays for UEFA club tournament

Kyle Bonn

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Manchester City are looking to defend their European title as the 2023/24 Champions League group stages have been confirmed in Monaco.

Pep Guardiola sealed a first-ever Champions League title for City in the final weeks of last season and the Spanish coach will be determined to reach the 2024 final at Wembley.

City are one of four Premier League teams included in the 2023/24 Champions League with Newcastle returning to the competition for the first time in two decades.

The Magpies have been placed in a demanding Group F, up against Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan.

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UEFA Champions League schedule 2023-2024

This season's edition of the UEFA Champions League returns with a familiar format, as it has for the last number of years.

As usual, the tournament started out with qualifying and playoff rounds, which filter teams into the 32-team group stage. Only the top two finishers in each group advance to the Round of 16, which kicks off in February of 2024. Two-leg, aggregate-goal knockout rounds are played the rest of the way through to the single game final that will be held on June 1, 2024 at Wembley Stadium in England.

Stage Draw First leg Second leg
Playoff Round Aug. 7, 2023 Aug. 22 & 23, 2023 Aug. 29 & 30, 2023
Group Stage Aug. 31, 2023 Sept. 19 & 20, 2023
Oct. 3 & 4, 2023
Oct. 24 & 25, 2023
Nov. 7 & 8, 2023
Nov. 28 & 29, 2023
Dec. 12 & 13, 2023
Round of 16 Dec. 18, 2023 Feb. 13-21, 2024 Mar. 5-13, 2024
Quarterfinals Mar. 15, 2024 Apr. 9 & 10, 2024 Apr. 16 & 17, 2024
Semifinals Apr. 30 & May 1, 2024 May 7 & 8, 2024
Final June 1, 2024

No away goals tiebreaker

As has been the case since the 2021/22 tournament, away goals will not factor into the aggregate scoreline for Champions League knockout rounds, and any level aggregate scoreline will trigger extra-time and penalties. That change nullified the away goals tiebreaker which had been in place since 1965.

UEFA Champions League group stage schedule

Group A standings

Pos Team Pts W-L-D GD
1. Bayern Munich 0 0-0-0 0
2. FC Copenhagen 0 0-0-0 0
3. FC Copenhagen 0 0-0-0 0
4. Galatasaray 0 0-0-0 0

Group A schedule

Date Time (ET) Fixture
Sept. 19/20 TBD TBD
Sept. 19/20 TBD TBD

Group B

Pos Team Pts W-L-D GD
1. Sevilla 0 0-0-0 0
2. Arsenal 0 0-0-0 0
3. PSV Eindhoven 0 0-0-0 0
4. Lens 0 0-0-0 0

Group B schedule

Date Time (ET) Fixture
Sept. 19/20 TBD TBD
Sept. 19/20 TBD TBD

Group C

Pos Team Pts W-L-D GD
1. Napoli 0 0-0-0 0
2. Real Madrid 0 0-0-0 0
3. Sporting Braga 0 0-0-0 0
4. Union Berlin 0 0-0-0 0

Group C schedule

Date Time (ET) Fixture
Sept. 19/20 TBD TBD
Sept. 19/20 TBD TBD

Group D

Pos Team Pts W-L-D GD
1. Benfica 0 0-0-0 0
2. Inter Milan 0 0-0-0 0
3. RB Salzburg 0 0-0-0 0
4. Real Sociedad 0 0-0-0 0

Group D schedule

Date Time (ET) Fixture
Sept. 19/20 TBD TBD
Sept. 19/20 TBD TBD

Group E

Pos Team Pts W-L-D GD
1. Feyenoord 0 0-0-0 0
2. Atletico Madrid 0 0-0-0 0
3. Lazio 0 0-0-0 0
4. Celtic 0 0-0-0 0

Group E schedule

Date Time (ET) Fixture
Sept. 19/20 TBD TBD
Sept. 19/20 TBD TBD

Group F

Pos Team Pts W-L-D GD
1. Paris Saint-Germain 0 0-0-0 0
2. Borussia Dortmund 0 0-0-0 0
3. AC Milan 0 0-0-0 0
4. Newcastle United 0 0-0-0 0

Group F schedule

Date Time (ET) Fixture
Sept. 19/20 TBD TBD
Sept. 19/20 TBD TBD

Group G

Pos Team Pts W-L-D GD
1. Manchester City 0 0-0-0 0
2. RB Leipzig 0 0-0-0 0
3. Red Star Belgrade 0 0-0-0 0
4. Young Boys 0 0-0-0 0

Group G schedule

Date Time (ET) Fixture
Sept. 19/20 TBD TBD
Sept. 19/20 TBD TBD

Group H

Pos Team Pts W-L-D GD
1. Barcelona 0 0-0-0 0
2. Porto 0 0-0-0 0
3. Shakhtar Donetsk 0 0-0-0 0
4. Royal Antwerp 0 0-0-0 0

Group H schedule

Date Time (ET) Fixture
Sept. 19/20 TBD TBD
Sept. 19/20 TBD TBD

UEFA Champions League knockout round schedule, matches

Sixteen clubs that finish first or second in the group stage will advance to the knockout round. They will be seeded by group stage finish, with seeded teams drawn against unseeded teams for the Round of 16.

Then, the quarterfinal draw will set the rest of the bracket through to the final at Wembley Stadium.

Round of 16

Fixture Date — First Leg Date — Second Leg
Group Winner vs. Group Runner-Up Feb. 13/14, 2024 Mar. 5/6, 2024
Group Winner vs. Group Runner-Up Feb. 13/14, 2024 Mar. 5/6, 2024
Group Winner vs. Group Runner-Up Feb. 13/14, 2024 Mar. 5/6, 2024
Group Winner vs. Group Runner-Up Feb. 13/14, 2024 Mar. 5/6, 2024
Group Winner vs. Group Runner-Up Feb. 20/21, 2024 Mar. 12/13, 2024
Group Winner vs. Group Runner-Up Feb. 20/21, 2024 Mar. 12/13, 2024
Group Winner vs. Group Runner-Up Feb. 20/21, 2024 Mar. 12/13, 2024
Group Winner vs. Group Runner-Up Feb. 20/21, 2024 Mar. 12/13, 2024

Quarterfinals

Fixture Date — First Leg Date — Second Leg
TBD vs. TBD Apr. 9/10, 2024 Apr. 16/17, 2024
TBD vs. TBD Apr. 9/10, 2024 Apr. 16/17, 2024
TBD vs. TBD Apr. 9/10, 2024 Apr. 16/17, 2024
TBD vs. TBD Apr. 9/10, 2024 Apr. 16/17, 2024

Semifinals

Fixture Date — First Leg Date — Second Leg
TBD vs. TBD Apr. 30/May 1, 2024 May 7/8, 2024
TBD vs. TBD Apr. 30/May 1, 2024 May 7/8, 2024

Final

Date Time (ET) Fixture
June 1, 2024 3:00 p.m. TBD vs. TBD

UEFA Champions League clubs by country

Here are the 32 teams to contest the 2023/24 group stage, and which country they hail from.

They include defending champions Manchester City, Europa League champions Sevilla, 24 league qualifiers, and six playoff round qualifiers.

No. of
Teams		 Country Qualified Teams
5 Spain Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Real Sociedad, Sevilla
4 England Man City, Arsenal, Man United, Newcastle
4 Italy Napoli, Lazio, Inter Milan, AC Milan
4 Germany Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Union Berlin
3 Portugal Benfica, Porto, Braga
2 France PSG, Lens
2 Netherlands Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven
1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
1 Scotland Celtic
1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
1 Switzerland BSC Young Boys 
1 Turkey Galatasaray
1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
1 Denmark FC Copenhagen
1 Belgium Royal Antwerp

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.