76 teams from 52 UEFA member associations participated in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League. The 2009–10 competition was the 7th season with 16 team knockout stage. England, Italy and Spain have 4 teams. France, Germany and Russia have 3 teams. Nine countries have 2 teams. The remaining 37 countries are only represented by their champions.
Qualifying[]
The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League qualification rounds were adjusted from previous seasons.
1st Qualifying
The 4 lower tier domestic champions played a home and away knockout round.
2nd Qualifying
The 2 winners from 1st Qualifying join 32 additional domestic champions, playing a home and away knockout round.
3rd Qualifying
The 17 winners from 2nd Qualifying join 13 additional teams, playing a home and away knockout round.
Play-offs
The 15 winners from 3rd Qualifying join the remaining 5 teams, playing a home and away knockout round.
New teams | Teams in Champions League | |
---|---|---|
1st Qualifying | 4 teams >>> | 4 teams |
2nd Qualifying | 32 teams >>> |
2 winners from 1st Qualifying 32 new teams -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— 34 teams |
3rd Qualifying | 13 teams >>> |
17 winners from 2nd Qualifying 13 new teams -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— 30 teams |
Play-offs | 5 teams >>> |
15 winners from 3rd Qualifying 5 new teams -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— 20 teams |
Group Stage | 22 teams >>> |
10 winners from Play-offs 22 new teams -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— 32 teams |
Group Stage[]
The 10 winners from the Play-offs joined with the 22 automatic qualifying teams to form 8 groups of 4 teams, playing a home and away series.
Tables[]
The top 2 in each group advanced to the knockout stage.
Knockout Stage[]
Final[]