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2019–20 UEFA Champions League

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2019–20 UEFA Champions League
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
June – August 2019
Competition proper:
18 September 2019 – 30 May 2020
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 79, 80 or 81 (from 54 associations)

The 2019–20 UEFA Champions League was the 65th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 28th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

The final was planned to be played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. However, due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the competition was suspended on 13 March 2020, and resume on August and final-tournament to be held at the Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal. The winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League in the 2020 UEFA Super Cup. They will also automatically qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage, and if they have already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved will be given to the champions of the 11th-ranked association according to next season's access list.

Teams

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Group stage[broken anchor]
(TH) England (2nd) Germany (1st) Russia (2nd)
(EL) England (3rd) Germany (2nd) Portugal (1st)
Spain (1st) England (4th) Germany (3rd) Ukraine (1st)
Spain (2nd) Italy (1st) Germany (4th) Belgium (1st)
Spain (3rd) Italy (2nd) France (1st) Turkey (1st)
Spain (4th) Italy (3rd) France (2nd)
England (1st) Italy (4th) Russia (1st)
Play-off round[broken anchor]
Champions Path League Path
Austria (1st)
Switzerland (1st)
Third qualifying round[broken anchor]
Champions Path League Path
Czech Republic (1st) France (3rd) Portugal (2nd) Belgium (2nd)
Netherlands (1st) Russia (3rd) Ukraine (2nd)
Second qualifying round[broken anchor]
Champions Path League Path
Greece (1st) Turkey (2nd) Switzerland (2nd) Netherlands (2nd)
Croatia (1st) Austria (2nd) Czech Republic (2nd) Greece (2nd)
Denmark (1st)
First qualifying round[broken anchor]
Israel (1st) Belarus (1st) Republic of Macedonia (1st) Armenia (1st)
Cyprus (1st) Kazakhstan (1st) Finland (1st) Malta (1st)
Romania (1st) Norway (1st) Republic of Ireland (1st) Luxembourg (1st)
Poland (1st) Slovenia (1st) Bosnia and Herzegovina (1st) Northern Ireland (1st)
Sweden (1st) Slovakia (1st) Latvia (1st) Wales (1st)
Azerbaijan (1st) Moldova (1st) Estonia (1st) Faroe Islands (1st)
Bulgaria (1st) Albania (1st) Lithuania (1st)
Serbia (1st) Iceland (1st) Montenegro (1st)
Scotland (1st) Hungary (1st) Georgia (country) (1st)
Preliminary round[broken anchor]
Gibraltar (1st) Andorra (1st) San Marino (1st) Kosovo (1st)

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

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The round of 16 ties were to be played across four weeks, with the first legs being played across two weeks in February and the second legs across two weeks in March. Because of this, the first leg ties were unaffected by the pandemic, but the second leg ties were affected in different ways. All of the four matches in the first week of fixtures went ahead but due to the increased severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain and France, Valencia's and PSG's home games were played behind closed doors.[1][2] On 15 March, UEFA announced a halt to the competition meaning that the remaining second leg games would be postponed indefinitely.[3][4] A taskforce was convened to reschedule the rest of the season.[5] On 23 March, it was announced that the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey would no longer host the competition final, originally scheduled for 30 May, but would host the 2021 final instead.[6] This was later cancelled and replaced to 2023 Copa Libertadores final.[7]

On 17 June, it was announced that the Champions League would return on 7 August and conclude on 23 August,[8] with the rest of the tournament to be held in Portugal, with the exception of the four unplayed round of 16 second legs, which would be played at their original venues.[9] The last 8 of the competition would be played as a mini tournament, with the remaining fixtures to be played as single-legged ties. All remaining ties of the competition were played behind closed doors due to the remaining presence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[10]

Final tournament venues

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Lisbon
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Location of venues within Lisbon, Portugal
 Lisbon
Estádio da Luz
(final venue) 		Estádio José Alvalade
Capacity: 64,642 Capacity: 50,095

References

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  1. ↑ "Champions League, Ligue 1 hit by coronavirus". ESPN.com. 9 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Virus to keep fans from Valencia-Atalanta match". ESPN.com. 3 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "All of this week's UEFA matches postponed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "UEFA postpones EURO 2020 by 12 months". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Cite error: The named reference working group was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  6. ↑ "UEFA Club Finals postponed". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Istanbul to host 2023 Copa Libertadores final". CONMEBOL.com. CONMEBOL. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Cite error: The named reference UCL Return was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  9. ↑ "European finals to be held in Lisbon and Cologne". amp.dw.com.
  10. ↑ Cite error: The named reference uefa behind closed doors was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).

Other websites

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