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UEFA Champions League

76 teams from 52 UEFA member associations participated in the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. The 2012–13 competition was the 10th season with 16 team knockout stage. England, Spain and Germany have 4 teams. Italy, France and Portugal have 3 teams. Nine countries have 2 teams. The remaining 37 countries are only represented by their champions.

4 Teams 3 Teams 2 Teams Champions only
  England   England
  Germany   Germany
  Spain   Spain
  France   France
  Italy   Italy
  Portugal   Portugal
  Belgium   Belgium
  Denmark   Denmark
  Greece   Greece
  Netherlands   Netherlands
  Romania   Romania
  Russia   Russia
  Scotland   Scotland
  Turkey   Turkey
  Ukraine   Ukraine
  Albania   Albania
  Andorra   Andorra
  Armenia   Armenia
  Austria   Austria
  Azerbaijan   Azerbaijan
  Belarus   Belarus
  Bosnia and Herzegovina   Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Bulgaria   Bulgaria
  Croatia   Croatia
  Cyprus   Cyprus
  Czech Republic   Czech Republic
  Estonia   Estonia
  Faroe Islands   Faroe Islands
  Finland   Finland
  Georgia   Georgia
  Hungary   Hungary
  Iceland   Iceland
  Republic of Ireland   Republic of Ireland
  Israel   Israel
  Kazakhstan   Kazakhstan
  Latvia   Latvia
  Lithuania   Lithuania
  Luxembourg   Luxembourg
  Macedonia   Macedonia
  Malta   Malta
  Moldova   Moldova
  Montenegro   Montenegro
  Northern Ireland   Northern Ireland
  Norway   Norway
  Poland   Poland
  San Marino   San Marino
  Serbia   Serbia
  Slovakia   Slovakia
  Slovenia   Slovenia
  Sweden   Sweden
  Switzerland   Switzerland
  Wales   Wales

Qualifying[]

The 2012-13 competition had 4 qualification rounds to reach the group stage.

1st Qualifying

This round now included 6 lower tier domestic champions playing a home and away knockout round.

2nd Qualifying

The 3 winners from 1st Qualifying join 31 additional domestic champions, playing a home and away knockout round.

3rd Qualifying

The 17 winners from 2nd Qualifying join 11 additional teams, playing a home and away knockout round.

Play-offs

The 14 winners from 3rd Qualifying join the remaining 6 teams, playing a home and away knockout round.

New teams Teams in
Champions League
1st Qualifying 6 teams >>>        6 teams
2nd Qualifying 31 teams >>>
 
       3 winners from 1st Qualifying
     31 new teams
     -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
     34 teams
3rd Qualifying 11 teams >>>
 
     17 winners from 2nd Qualifying
     11 new teams
     -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
     28 teams
Play-offs 6 teams >>>
 
     14 winners from 3rd Qualifying
       6 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.

Country[1] 1st Qualifying 2nd Qualifying 3rd Qualifying Play-offs Group Stage
1   England   Man City
  Man United 2
  Arsenal 3
  Chelsea C
2   Spain  
 
 
  Málaga 4
  Real Madrid
  Barcelona 2
  Valencia 3
  Málaga 4
3   Germany  
 
 
  Mönchengladbach 4
  Borussia Dortmund
  Bayern Munich 2
  Schalke 3
4   Italy  
 
  Udinese 3
  Juventus
  AC Milan 2
5   France  
 
  Lille 3
  Montpellier
  PSG 2
  Lille 3
6   Portugal  
 
  Braga 3
  Porto
  Benfica 2
  Braga 3
7   Russia  
  Spartak Moscow 2
  Zenit
  Spartak Moscow 2
8   Ukraine  
  Dynamo Kyiv 2
 
  Dynamo Kyiv 2
  Shakhtar Donetsk
  Dynamo Kyiv 2
9   Netherlands  
  Feyenoord 2
  Ajax
10   Turkey    
  Fenerbahçe 2
 
  Fenerbahçe 2
  Galatasaray
11   Greece    
  Panathinaikos 2
 
  Panathinaikos 2
  Olympiacos
12   Denmark    
  Copenhagen 2
 
  Copenhagen 2
  Nordsjælland
13   Belgium     Anderlecht
  Club Brugge 2
  Anderlecht   Anderlecht
14   Romania     CFR Cluj
  Vaslui 2
  CFR Cluj   CFR Cluj
15   Scotland     Celtic
  Motherwell 2
  Celtic   Celtic
16   Switzerland     Basel   Basel   Basel
17   Israel     Hapoel Ironi   Hapoel Ironi   Hapoel Ironi
18   Czech Republic     Slovan Liberec   Slovan Liberec
19   Austria     Salzburg
20   Cyprus     AEL Limassol   AEL Limassol   AEL Limassol
21   Bulgaria     Ludogorets  
22   Croatia     Dinamo Zagreb   Dinamo Zagreb   Dinamo Zagreb   Dinamo Zagreb
23   Belarus     BATE Borisov   BATE Borisov   BATE Borisov   BATE Borisov
24   Poland     Śląsk Wrocław   Śląsk Wrocław
25   Slovakia     Žilina
26   Norway     Molde   Molde
27   Serbia     Partizan   Partizan
28   Sweden     Helsingborg   Helsingborg   Helsingborg
29   Bosnia and Herzegovina     Željezničar
30   Finland     HJK Helsinki   HJK Helsinki
31   Republic of Ireland     Shamrock Rovers
32   Hungary     Debrecen   Debrecen
33   Moldova     Sheriff Tiraspol   Sheriff Tiraspol
34   Lithuania     Ekranas   Ekranas
35   Latvia     Ventspils
36   Georgia     Zestafoni
37   Azerbaijan     Neftçi Baku   Neftçi Baku
38   Slovenia     Maribor   Maribor   Maribor
39   Macedonia     Vardar
40   Iceland     KR Reykjavík
41   Kazakhstan     Shakhter
42   Liechtenstein     Liechtenstein does not organise a domestic league
43   Montenegro     Budućnost
44   Albania     Skënderbeu
45   Estonia     Flora
46   Wales     New Saints
47   Armenia     Ulisses
48   Malta     Valletta   Valletta
49   Northern Ireland     Linfield   Linfield
50   Faroe Islands     B36 Tórshavn
51   Luxembourg     Dudelange   Dudelange   Dudelange
52   Andorra     Lusitans
53   San Marino     Tre Penne
  1. UEFA country coefficients

1st Qualifying 2nd Qualifying 3rd Qualifying Play-offs Group Stage
   France   PSG 2 G
R
O
U
P
 
A
   Portugal   Porto
   Germany   Gladbach 4
   Ukraine   Dynamo Kyiv 2    Ukraine   Dynamo Kyiv 2    Ukraine   Dynamo Kyiv 2
   Netherlands   Feyenoord 2
   Armenia   Ulisses
   Moldova   Sheriff Tiraspol    Moldova   Sheriff Tiraspol
   Croatia   Dinamo Zagreb    Croatia   Dinamo Zagreb    Croatia   Dinamo Zagreb    Croatia   Dinamo Zagreb
   Bulgaria   Ludogorets
   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Željezničar
   Slovenia   Maribor    Slovenia   Maribor    Slovenia   Maribor
   San Marino   Tre Penne
   Luxembourg   Dudelange    Luxembourg   Dudelange    Luxembourg   Dudelange
   Austria   Salzburg
   Germany   Schalke 3 B
   England   Arsenal 3
   Greece   Olympiacos
   France   Montpellier
   Spain   Málaga 4    Spain   Málaga 4 G
R
O
U
P
 
C
   Greece   Panathinaikos 2    Greece   Panathinaikos 2
   Scotland   Motherwell 2
   Italy   AC Milan 2
   Russia   Zenit
   Republic of Ireland   Shamrock
   Lithuania   Ekranas    Lithuania   Ekranas
   Faroe Islands   B36 Tórshavn    Belgium   Anderlecht    Belgium   Anderlecht    Belgium   Anderlecht
   Northern Ireland   Linfield    Northern Ireland   Linfield
   Cyprus   AEL Limassol    Cyprus   AEL Limassol    Cyprus   AEL Limassol
   Serbia   Partizan    Serbia   Partizan
   Malta   Valletta    Malta   Valletta
   Andorra   Lusitans
   Germany   Dortmund D
   Spain   Real Madrid
   Netherlands   Ajax
   England   Man City
   Italy   Juventus E
   Ukraine   Shakhtar
   England   Chelsea C
   Denmark   Nordsjælland
   Germany   Bayern Munich 2 G
R
O
U
P
 
F
   Spain   Valencia 3
   Georgia   Zestafoni
   Azerbaijan   Neftçi Baku    Azerbaijan   Neftçi Baku
   Israel   Hapoel Ironi    Israel   Hapoel Ironi    Israel   Hapoel Ironi
   Slovakia   Žilina
   Macedonia   Vardar
   Belarus   BATE Borisov    Belarus   BATE Borisov    Belarus   BATE Borisov    Belarus   BATE Borisov
   Hungary   Debrecen    Hungary   Debrecen
   Albania   Skënderbeu
   France   Lille 3    France   Lille 3
   Denmark   Copenhagen 2    Denmark   Copenhagen 2
   Belgium   Club Brugge 2
   Spain   Barcelona 2 G
R
O
U
P
 
G
   Iceland   KR Reykjavík
   Finland   HJK Helsinki    Finland   HJK Helsinki
   Scotland   Celtic    Scotland   Celtic    Scotland   Celtic
   Wales   New Saints
   Sweden   Helsingborg    Sweden   Helsingborg    Sweden   Helsingborg
   Poland   Śląsk Wrocław    Poland   Śląsk Wrocław
   Montenegro   Budućnost
   Portugal   Benfica 2
   Russia   Spartak 2    Russia   Spartak 2
   Turkey   Fenerbahçe 2    Turkey   Fenerbahçe 2
   Romania   Vaslui 2
   England   Man United 2 G
R
O
U
P
 
H
   Turkey   Galatasaray
   Kazakhstan   Shakhter
   Czech Republic   Slovan Liberec    Czech Republic   Slovan Liberec
   Romania   CFR Cluj    Romania   CFR Cluj    Romania   CFR Cluj
   Estonia   Flora
   Switzerland   Basel    Switzerland   Basel    Switzerland   Basel
   Norway   Molde    Norway   Molde
   Latvia   Ventspils
   Italy   Udinese 3
   Portugal   Braga 3    Portugal   Braga 3


Tables[]

The top 2 in each group advanced to the knockout stage.

Group A Group B Group C Group D
1   France   Paris Saint-Germain   Germany   Schalke   Spain   Málaga   Germany   Borussia Dortmund
2   Portugal   Porto   England   Arsenal   Italy   AC Milan   Spain   Real Madrid
3   Ukraine   Dynamo Kyiv   Greece   Olympiacos   Russia   Zenit St Petersburg   Netherlands   Ajax
4   Croatia   Dinamo Zagreb   France   Montpellier   Belgium   Anderlecht   England   Manchester City
Group E Group F Group G Group H
1   Italy   Juventus   Germany   Bayern Munich   Spain   Barcelona   England   Manchester United
2   Ukraine   Shakhtar Donetsk   Spain   Valencia   Scotland   Celtic   Turkey   Galatasaray
3   England   Chelsea   Belarus   BATE Borisov   Portugal   Benfica   Romania   CFR Cluj
4   Denmark   Nordsjælland   France   Lille   Russia   Spartak Moscow   Portugal   Braga

Knockout Stage[]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
Winner A v Runner-up F            
  France Paris Saint-Germain
  Spain Valencia  
  France Paris Saint-Germain
Winner G v Runner-up C
    Spain Barcelona  
  Spain Barcelona
  Italy AC Milan  
  Spain Barcelona
Winner E v Runner-up G
    Germany Bayern Munich  
  Italy Juventus
  Scotland Celtic  
  Italy Juventus
Winner F v Runner-up B
    Germany Bayern Munich  
  Germany Bayern Munich
  England Arsenal  
  Germany Bayern Munich C
Winner B v Runner-up H
    Germany Borussia Dortmund
  Germany Schalke
  Turkey Galatasaray  
  Turkey Galatasaray
Winner H v Runner-up D
    Spain Real Madrid  
  England Manchester United
  Spain Real Madrid  
  Spain Real Madrid
Winner C v Runner-up A
    Germany Borussia Dortmund  
  Spain Málaga
  Portugal Porto  
  Spain Málaga
Winner D v Runner-up E
    Germany Borussia Dortmund  
  Germany Borussia Dortmund
  Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk  

Final[]

The final this season was played at Wembley Stadium, London where in an all-German final Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund.


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