What will the start of the football festival be like and what to expect from the teams in the Champions League 2017-2018. Which teams have passed the selection and which ones are yet to do so, we will answer these and many other questions in this article.
Interesting facts about the Champions League 2017-2018 season
- The Champions League started for the first time in the 1955-1956 season;
- The first winner is the Spanish club Real Madrid;
- Cristiano Ronaldo top scorer Champions League;
- Kyiv will host the final match of the Champions League for the first time;
- IN group stage 32 teams are taking part in the tournament;
- The maximum number of participating teams is no more than 80;
- "Real Madrid" absolute champion by the number of trophies won.
The most awaited event for football fans in 2017 is the start of the Champions League! First and second qualifying rounds the most significant tournament for European clubs took place at the end of June - July of this year.
But the time for serious battles will come in September. The start of the group stage is scheduled for September, the strongest in it advance to the next stage - the playoffs.
Fans are looking forward to the beginning of autumn, because July is almost over, and before the most interesting confrontations only a few weeks left. Therefore, today the contours of the upcoming drawing are visible.
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Schedule of matches of the Champions League 2017/2018
From June 27 to July 19, the whole world watched the first two rounds of qualification. We will see the continuation of the most anticipated tournament of 2017–2018 in a few days, from July 25 to August 2.
The LG tournament consists of three parts: qualifications, which we are already watching, the group round and the playoffs themselves. On at the moment teams undergo qualification, which consists of the first, second, third stages and playoffs, which is scheduled for the period from June 27 to August 23.
In the initial stage of the competition, teams entered the field that were unable to achieve direct tickets to the main draw. The teams, which, according to the 16-54 rating, are the weakest at the European Championship, demonstrated their strength.
But doing this will be very, very problematic, because last stage clubs whose championship rating is 1-5 will join the fight. 79 European teams will begin fighting for the trophy.
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2018 Champions League group stage (12 September – 6 December)
10 teams will qualify qualifying stage and will continue to fight for universal recognition and the cup, plus 22 teams that qualified directly. The draw for teams will take place at the end of August, it is then that the composition of the groups will become known and who will play with whom, and it will be possible to predict the results.
32 teams that have passed the selection will be drawn; the teams will be divided into 8 groups of 4. The teams included in this list will take to the field in the group stage of the competition and continue to fight for the trophy.
2018 Champions League playoffs (February 13 – May 26, 2018)
The 16 best teams will have 3 elimination games each, from 1/8 to the final match. All playoff matches take place in 2018.
Who will host the 2017-2018 Champions League final
The denouement of the struggle will take place on May 26, 2018. Fans will go to the capital of Ukraine to see the main event of the season. The Olimpiysky Sports Complex will host 70,000 football fans, in front of whom the 26th Champions League Cup will be played out.
SC "Olympic" in Kyiv
"Olympic" is one of the oldest stadiums, built in 1923. The complex is growing and developing, has undergone several reconstructions, and has hosted a huge number of international competitions.
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“Olympic” is a world-famous stadium; it has been reconstructed several times, which allows it to meet world standards and host international competitions. For the first time in its history, SK will host the main match of the Champions League!
Preliminary list of teams that qualified directly for the 2017-2018 Champions League
Directly qualified teams have been determined. The strongest teams of the national championships advanced to the main round of the Champions League tournament:
- Russia;
- Germany;
- Spain;
- France;
- Ukraine;
- Switzerland;
- Turkey;
- the Netherlands;
- Italy;
- Belgium;
- Portugal;
- England.
England's representation in the tournament will be significant; 3 teams have already passed the selection.
Without selection, the winner of last year's Champions League and the winner of the Europa League also get into the group part; the place taken in the national championship will not play a role.
Some Champions League statistics
The first winner in the history of the Champions League was the Spanish club Real Madrid; during the entire period of the tournament, the club won the trophy 12 times, this is an absolute record and clubs will have to go to such success for many years.
Champions League anthem video
Italian Milan takes second place (7 wins) last victory dates back to 2007.
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The whole world is waiting for the most anticipated football event of 2017-2018 - the Champions League. The initial qualifying games for European tournaments will take place very soon. This will happen at the beginning of summer. However, the hard games will begin in the fall, or to be precise, in September. Because this month the initial group stage of the tournament starts, where, based on the results, there will already be selection for the playoff stage. This is very soon, so we can answer the most frequently asked questions for football fans, When is the Champions League 2017-2018? Champions League match schedule. Which teams will participate?? These are probably the most exciting and interesting questions on the topic of the upcoming championship.
Champions League 2017 2018 match schedule calendar
New championship of one of the most prestigious football tournaments will be held from June 27, 2017 to May 26, 2018. Why not the most prestigious? But because the 2018 FIFA World Cup is just around the corner. And we know that a lot of people on Earth are watching it. Almost one and a half billion people.
The tournament itself can be divided into three segments:
- Qualification period;
- Qualifying part;
- Playoffs.
Qualification starts from June 27 to August 23, 2017. So, in more detail and clearly:
- The first round starts: June 27 to July 5;
- The second round starts: July 11 to July 19;
- The third round begins: from July 25 to August 2;
- Play-off stage: from August 15 to 23.
In this part, clubs that were unable to obtain a direct ticket to the main event will play on the field. The first two rounds will be played by the teams that were the weakest in the European Championship. This is from 16th to 54th place. The third stage will show us the football clubs that are ranked from 6th to 15th. The moment when you need to, let’s say, play above your capabilities is the playoff stage. Places from 1 to 5 are the candidates who will play exactly in the last stage.
A few words about the group part. It starts from September 12 to December 6. This stage will delight fans with 22 clubs that received the coveted pass to the tournament directly. And also 10 worthy teams that went through a difficult selection process for elimination. At the end of the Champions League, the best of the best 16 clubs will be known. They will be able to continue playing in the tournament for the coveted title.
A select 16 clubs will compete for the coveted knockout trophy. Typically, the stage of this round will start with 1/8 and finish with a head-to-head final. The matches of this round will be played in 2018.
Champions League 2017 2018? where will the final be held
The final of the spectacular tournament is scheduled for May 26, 2018 in Kyiv. The culmination of the best football teams will delight the audience at the Olympic complex, or more precisely within the Ukrainian walls. No wonder this is considered one of the most prestigious stadiums in the whole world, because they have been playing there since 1923. Undoubtedly, sports stadium was repeatedly subjected to the latest reconstructions, where it gave him the chance to accept more than once sports competitions international levels. If we take it from the past, the most significant event was in 1980, or more precisely the Olympics. Well, how can we forget the final of the 2012 European Football Championship. And now in 2018 there will be a duel between the best football clubs Champions League.
Champions League 2017 2018: participating teams
Many European championships are already at their final stage. As a result, it is possible to compile a list of teams that will be able to take part in the main stage of the Champions League. Therefore, September 2017 will show us exactly which teams will take part, but we can already say with certainty that the chances are greater in such teams as:
- "Spartak" from Russia;
- Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester City, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, from England;
- “Bayern”, “Hoffenham”, “Borrusia”, “RB Leipzig” from Germany;
- Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona from Spain;
- PSG, Monaco, Nice from France;
- Shakhtar from Ukraine;
- Ajax and Feyenoord from the Netherlands;
- Roma, Juventus, Napoli from Italy;
- “Istanbul”, “Besiktas” from Turkey;
- "Basel" from Switzerland;
- Anderlecht from Belgium;
- "Porto" and "Benfica" from Portugal.
In addition, the winners of the 2016-2017 Europa League and Champions League will play in the group stage.
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The Champions League 2017–2018 is a new edition of the main European club championship. The first matches will begin on June 27, 2017. The tournament will end on May 26, 2018. On European football fields will meet best clubs continent: Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, Barcelona, Bayern and many others. The competition will not be complete without Russian teams. Two Moscow teams will take part in the competition - Spartak and CSKA. Therefore, fans of Russian football have someone to root for!
Date of the Champions League 2017/18
The 26th edition of the competition starts in the first month of summer 2017 – June 27. The matches will last until December. Then there will be a two-month winter break. The tournament will continue in February 2018 with the 1/8 playoffs. The final battle will sum up the upcoming season. It will take place on May 26th.
This is what the UEFA Champions League 2017–2018 match schedule looks like:
- June 27/28 and July 4/5: 1st qualifying round;
- 11/12 and 19/20 July: 2nd qualifying round;
- July 25/26 and August 1/2: 3rd qualifying round;
- 15/16 and 22/23 August: qualifying playoffs;
- September 12 – December 6: group part (6 rounds);
- February 13 – March 14, 2018: 1/8 playoffs;
- 3/4 – 10/11 April: quarter-finals;
- April 24/25 and May 1/2: semi-finals;
- May 26: final.
Where will the UEFA Champions League 2017 – 2018 final be held?
The climactic match will take place at the Kiev Olympic Stadium. This became known on September 15, 2016. SK has already taken large-scale sporting events. In 1980, matches were held on its territory football tournament Summer Olympics, and in 2012 – European Championship games. Currently, the sports complex is the home field for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukrainian national football team.
The stadium has been rebuilt and modernized several times. The last of them made it possible to increase the capacity of the SC to 70,000.
Championship participants
79 teams representing 55 football associations will take part in the competition. The main focus will be on PFCs from Germany, England and Spain. They will show football in the Champions League 2017/18 and Russian teams- CSKA and Spartak.
CSKA
The capital's "army men" will start from the 3rd qualifying round. CSKA was among the seeded teams. Muscovites' opponents will be one of 5 clubs:
- Young Boys (Switzerland);
- "Nice" (France);
- "Istanbul" (Türkiye);
- AEK (Greece);
- "Steaua" (Romania).
The 2017/2018 Champions League matches with the participation of CSKA will take place on July 25–26 and August 1–2. The draw for the qualifying stage will take place on July 14.
Capital FC participates in the tournament almost every year. So far, the army team's biggest success has been reaching the quarterfinals in the 2009/10 season. Then Leonid Slutsky’s team not only qualified from the group, but also beat the Spanish Seville in the 1/8. Only the Italian Inter, the future triumphant of the season, was able to interrupt the Russians’ victorious march.
"Spartacus"
This year, Massimo Carrera's team will begin their journey in the tournament from the group stage. You can watch the 2017/18 Champions League games with the participation of Muscovites from September 12 to December 6.
“Spartak” is the most experienced representative of Russia in the Champions League. The red-whites participated in the main European club championship 14 times. Highest result in modern history teams - season 1995/96, when Spartak gained maximum quantity points in the group and reached ¼ of the playoffs.
Football Champions League standings 2017/18
The attention of experts and bookmakers is concentrated around about a dozen football squads from the national championships of Spain, Germany, England, France and Germany. According to the results of the last edition of the competition, the top eight looked like this:
- "Real Madrid";
- Juventus;
- Atlético;
- "Monaco";
- Leicester;
- "Bavaria";
- "Barcelona";
- Borussia.
But the most great results in the 2017/18 Champions League is expected from the Spanish teams - Real Madrid and Barcelona. It was these two PFCs that invariably won the tournament from 2014 to 2017. Barça managed to do this in the 2014/2015 edition, and Real Madrid became the best in the last two editions of the competition. Once “cream” won the main club competition in Europe 5 times in a row. This happened from 1956 to 1960. Are we in for a repeat of the super series? Let's watch the Champions League 2017/18 broadcasts so you don't miss the great events!