The Champions League draw 2022-23 date is set for Thursday, Aug. 25, and we now know the 32 qualified teams that'll be drawn into eight groups of four. The group stage draw takes place in Istanbul, Turkey (also the location of the final) at 12 p.m. ET with English-language coverage provided by CBS Sports on Paramount+ and Spanish on Univision and TUDN.
It's worth mentioning that the group stage will be contracted over an eight-week period this fall because of the start of the 2022 World Cup on Nov. 21.
Champions League Draw 2022-23 And Key Early Dates
- Group Stage draw: August 25
- Matchday 1: September 6/7
- Matchday 2: September 13/14
- Matchday 3: October 4/5
- Matchday 4: October 11/12
- Matchday 5: October 25/26
- Matchday 6: November 1/2
- Round of 16 draw: November 7
What Teams Have Qualified For The Champions League?
The respective seeding pots have been included — remember that no team can play a side from its own association in the group stage.
Spain
Real Madrid (Pot 1, Champions League holder)
Barcelona (Pot 2)
Atlético Madrid (Pot 2)
Sevilla (Pot 2)
England
Manchester City (Pot 1)
Liverpool (Pot 2)
Chelsea (Pot 2)
Tottenham Hotspur (Pot 2)
Germany
Eintracht Frankfurt (Pot 1, Europa League holder)
Bayern Munich (Pot 1)
Borussia Dortmund (Pot 3)
Bayer Leverkusen (Pot 3)
RB Leipzig (Pot 2)
Italy
AC Milan (Pot 1)
Inter Milan (Pot 3)
Napoli (Pot 3)
Juventus (Pot 2)
France
PSG (Pot 1)
Marseille (Pot 4)
Portugal
Porto (Pot 1)
Sporting (Pot 3)
Benfica (Pot 3)
Netherlands
Ajax (Pot 1)
Austria
RB Salzburg (Pot 3)
Ukraine
Shakhtar Donetsk (Pot 3)
Belgium
Club Brugge (Pot 4)
Scotland
Celtic (Pot 4)
Rangers (Pot 4)
Czech Republic
Viktoria Plzeň (Pot 4)
Israel
Maccabi Haifa (Pot 4)
Denmark
Copenhagen (Pot 4)
Croatia
Dinamo Zagreb (Pot 4)
Champions League Draw Pots
Pot 1
Real Madrid
Eintracht Frankfurt
Manchester City
AC Milan
Bayern Munich
PSG
Porto
Ajax
Pot 2
Liverpool
Chelsea
Barcelona
Juventus
Atlético Madrid
Sevilla
RB Leipzig
Tottenham
Pot 3
Borussia Dortmund
Red Bull Salzburg
Shakhtar Donetsk
Inter Milan
Napoli
Benfica
Sporting
Bayer Leverkusen
Pot 4
Rangers
Marseille
Copenhagen
Club Brugge
Celtic
Viktoria Plzeň
Maccabi Haifa
Dinamo Zagreb
All roads lead to the final on Saturday, June 10 at Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium... unless you finish third in your group, transfer to the Europa League knockout stage by defeating a group runner-up from that competition and end up in the UEL final at Puskás Aréna in Budapest.
