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Very little reasoning as to why this was in the lead. Could maybe be added to the following season article as that was when VAR was introduced. Seems to be little more than an excuse for a rant, FANPOV?
 
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{{Short description|63rd season of the UEFA club football tournament}}
{{Infobox international football competition
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = UEFA Champions League
| tourney_name = UEFA Champions League
| year = 2017–18
| year = 2017–18
| image = Kyiv NSC Olimpiyskyi 6.jpg
| image = Olimpiysky_Stadium,_Kiev_-_panoramio.jpg
| size = 275
| size = 275px
| caption = The [[Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex|NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium]] in [[Kiev]] will host the final.
| caption = The [[Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex|NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium]] in [[Kyiv]] hosted the final
| dates = ''Qualifying:''<br />27 June – 23 August 2017<br />''Competition proper:''<br />12 September 2017 – 26 May 2018
| dates = ''Qualifying:''<br />27 June – 23 August 2017<br />''Competition proper:''<br />12 September 2017 – 26 May 2018
| num_teams = ''Competition proper:'' 32<br />''Total:'' 79
| num_teams = ''Competition proper:'' 32<br />''Total:'' 79
| associations = 54
| associations = 54
| champion_other =
| champion_other = {{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| count =
| count = 13
| second_other =
| second_other = {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| matches = 112<!--Starting from group stage, exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round-->
| matches = 125<!--Starting from group stage, exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round-->
| goals = 353<!--Starting from group stage, exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round-->
| goals = 401<!--Starting from group stage, exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round-->
| attendance = {{#expr: <!--Group A-->+ 38323 + 73854 + 34111 + 29073 + 27996 + 57684 + 33303 + 74437 + 27709 + 36000 + 22470 + 74669 <!--Group B-->+ 70000 + 57562 + 46252 + 19898 + 19108 + 70000 + 46403 + 58269 + 19753 + 46288 + 70000 + 57931 <!--Group C-->+ 41150 + 36064 + 67200 + 60643 + 47923 + 41105 + 55893 + 55036 + 67100 + 56253 + 40875 + 34258 <!--Group D-->+ 78656 + 30168 + 48575 + 33460 + 36288 + 55026 + 48442 + 31600 + 40876 + 42528 + 48336 + 29567 <!--Group E-->+ 12566 + 52332 + 34705 + 43376 + 44307 + 12506 + 38002 + 47957 + 42920 + 39495 + 11976 + 48779 <!--Group F-->+ 43500 + 32679 + 22577 + 45310 + 48520 + 43500 + 44483 + 24570 + 43548 + 10573 + 36500 + 33154 <!--Group G-->+ 40068 + 42429 + 36641 + 11703 + 7403 + 41496 + 39346 + 41616 + 36919 + 9029 + 42558 + 42509 <!--Group H-->+ 71060 + 67343 + 65849 + 16324 + 15604 + 76589 + 64500 + 83782 + 19705 + 65849 + 73323 + 42679 <!--Round of 16 1st leg-->+ 41232 + 36000 + 47718 + 39725 + 78158 + 35124 + 37741 + 70000 <!--Round of 16 2nd leg-->+ 84010 + 49411 + 48768 + 74909 + 46585 + 47693 + 97183 + 36885 <!--Quarter-finals 1st leg--> <!--Quarter-finals 2nd leg--> <!--Semi-finals 1st leg--> <!--Semi-finals 2nd leg--> <!--Final-->}}<!--Starting from group stage, exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round-->
| attendance = {{#expr: <!--Group A-->+ 38323 + 73854 + 34111 + 29073 + 27996 + 57684 + 33303 + 74437 + 27709 + 36000 + 22470 + 74669 <!--Group B-->+ 70000 + 57562 + 46252 + 19898 + 19108 + 70000 + 46403 + 58269 + 19753 + 46288 + 70000 + 57931 <!--Group C-->+ 41150 + 36064 + 67200 + 60643 + 47923 + 41105 + 55893 + 55036 + 67100 + 56253 + 40875 + 34258 <!--Group D-->+ 78656 + 30168 + 48575 + 33460 + 36288 + 55026 + 48442 + 31600 + 40876 + 42528 + 48336 + 29567 <!--Group E-->+ 12566 + 52332 + 34705 + 43376 + 44307 + 12506 + 38002 + 47957 + 42920 + 39495 + 11976 + 48779 <!--Group F-->+ 43500 + 32679 + 22577 + 45310 + 48520 + 43500 + 44483 + 24570 + 43548 + 10573 + 36500 + 33154 <!--Group G-->+ 40068 + 42429 + 36641 + 11703 + 7403 + 41496 + 39346 + 41616 + 36919 + 9029 + 42558 + 42509 <!--Group H-->+ 71060 + 67343 + 65849 + 16324 + 15604 + 76589 + 64500 + 83782 + 19705 + 65849 + 73323 + 42679 <!--Round of 16 1st leg-->+ 41232 + 36000 + 47718 + 39725 + 78158 + 35124 + 37741 + 70000 <!--Round of 16 2nd leg-->+ 84010 + 49411 + 48768 + 74909 + 46585 + 47693 + 97183 + 36885 <!--Quarter-finals 1st leg-->+ 90106 + 40635 + 40849 + 50685 <!--Quarter-finals 2nd leg-->+ 56580 + 70000 + 75796 + 53461 <!--Semi-finals 1st leg-->+ 70000 + 51236 <!--Semi-finals 2nd leg-->+ 77459 + 61889 <!--Final-->+ 61561}}<!--Starting from group stage, exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round-->
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] {{nowrap|(12 goals)}}<!--Starting from group stage, exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round-->
| top_scorer = [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] (Real Madrid)<br />15 goals<!--Starting from group stage, exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round-->
| player = <!--There is no award given for the best single player in CL (the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award is for all competitions in previous season), instead positional awards were given-->{{plainlist|
*''Goalkeeper:''<br />[[Keylor Navas]] ([[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]])<ref name="UCL goalkeeper"/>
*''Defender:''<br /> [[Sergio Ramos]] (Real Madrid)<ref name="UCL defender"/>
*''Midfielder:''<br />[[Luka Modrić]] (Real Madrid)<ref name="UCL midfielder"/>
*''Forward:''<br />[[Cristiano Ronaldo]] (Real Madrid)<ref name="UCL forward"/>
}}
| prevseason = [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League|2016–17]]
| prevseason = [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League|2016–17]]
| nextseason = [[2018–19 UEFA Champions League|2018–19]]
| nextseason = [[2018–19 UEFA Champions League|2018–19]]
| updated = 14 March 2018
}}
}}


The '''2017–18 UEFA Champions League''' is the 63rd season of Europe's premier club [[association football|football]] tournament organised by [[UEFA]], and the 26th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the [[UEFA Champions League]].
The '''2017–18 UEFA Champions League''' was the 63rd season of Europe's premier club [[association football|football]] tournament organised by [[UEFA]], and the 26th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the [[UEFA Champions League]].

The [[2018 UEFA Champions League Final|final]] will be played at the [[Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex|NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium]] in [[Kiev]], Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2397994.html |title=Kyiv to host 2018 Champions League final |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=15 September 2016 |accessdate=15 September 2016}}</ref>


The [[2018 UEFA Champions League Final|final]] was played between [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at the [[Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex|NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium]] in [[Kyiv]], Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2397994.html |title=Kyiv to host 2018 Champions League final |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=15 September 2016}}</ref> Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 to win a record-extending 13th title, their third title in a row and fourth in five seasons.
The winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League will qualify as the UEFA representative at the [[2018 FIFA Club World Cup]] in the United Arab Emirates, and also earn the right to play against the winners of the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League]] in the [[2018 UEFA Super Cup]].


As winners, Real Madrid qualified as the UEFA representative for the [[2018 FIFA Club World Cup]] in the United Arab Emirates, and also earned the right to play against the winners of the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League]], [[Atlético Madrid]], in the [[2018 UEFA Super Cup]], winning the former. Additionally, they would have been automatically qualified for the [[2018–19 UEFA Champions League]] group stage,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2398899.html|title=Evolution of UEFA club competitions from 2018|publisher=UEFA.com|date=26 August 2016}}</ref> but since they had already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved was given to the champions of the [[2017–18 Czech First League]], the 11th-ranked association according to the 2018–19 access list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2528730.html|title=Who is in the 2018/19 Champions League group stage?|publisher=UEFA.com|date=26 May 2018}}</ref>
[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] are the defending champions, having won the title in [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|2015–16]] and [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League|2016–17]].


==Association team allocation==
==Association team allocation==
A total of 79 teams from 54 of the 55 [[UEFA]] member associations participate in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League (the exception being [[Liechtenstein Football Association|Liechtenstein]], which does not organise a domestic league).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/mediaservices/newsid=2359883.html|title=Football Federation of Kosovo joins UEFA|publisher=UEFA|date=3 May 2016}}</ref> The association ranking based on the [[UEFA coefficient#Country coefficient|UEFA country coefficients]] is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/46/71/38/2467138_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2017/18 Season|publisher=UEFA.com|date=4 April 2017}}</ref>
79 teams from 54 of the 55 [[UEFA]] member associations participated (the exception being [[Liechtenstein Football Association|Liechtenstein]], which did not organise a domestic league).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/mediaservices/newsid=2359883.html|title=Football Federation of Kosovo joins UEFA|publisher=UEFA|date=3 May 2016|access-date=3 May 2016|archive-date=16 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916135356/http://www.uefa.org/mediaservices/newsid=2359883.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The association ranking based on the [[UEFA coefficient#Men's Association coefficient|UEFA country coefficients]] was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/46/71/38/2467138_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2017/18 Season|publisher=UEFA.com|date=4 April 2017}}</ref>
*Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify.
*Associations 1–3 each had four teams qualify.
*Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify.
*Associations 4–6 each had three teams qualify.
*Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify.
*Associations 7–15 each had two teams qualify.
*Associations 16–55 (except Liechtenstein) each have one team qualify.
*Associations 16–55 (except Liechtenstein) each had one team qualify.
*The winners of the [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League]] and [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League]] are each given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league. Because a maximum of five teams from one association can enter the Champions League, if both the Champions League title holders and the Europa League title holders are from the same top three ranked association and finish outside the top four of their domestic league, the fourth-placed team of their association will be moved to the Europa League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=2215121.html|title=How the Europa League winners will enter the Champions League|publisher=UEFA.com|date=27 February 2015}}</ref> For this season:
*The winners of the [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League]] and [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League]] were each given an additional entry if they did not qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league. Because a maximum of five teams from one association could enter the Champions League, if both the Champions League title holders and the Europa League title holders were from the same top three ranked association and finished outside the top four of their domestic league, the fourth-placed team of their association was moved to the Europa League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=2215121.html|title=How the Europa League winners will enter the Champions League|publisher=UEFA.com|date=27 February 2015}}</ref> For this season:
**The winners of the [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League]], [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], have qualified through their domestic league, meaning the additional entry for the Champions League title holders is not necessary.
**The winners of the [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League]], [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], qualified through their domestic league, meaning the additional entry for the Champions League title holders was not necessary.
**The winners of the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], did not qualify through their domestic league, meaning the additional entry for the Europa League title holders is necessary.
**The winners of the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], did not qualify through their domestic league, meaning the additional entry for the Europa League title holders was necessary.


[[Football Federation of Kosovo|Kosovo]], who became a UEFA member on 3 May 2016, made their debut in the UEFA Champions League.<ref name="kosovo">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/mediaservices/newsid=2365958.html|title=Timeline for UEFA Presidential elections decided|publisher=UEFA|date=18 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="preliminary access"/>
[[Football Federation of Kosovo|Kosovo]], who became a UEFA member on 3 May 2016, made their debut in the UEFA Champions League.<ref name="kosovo">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/mediaservices/newsid=2365958.html|title=Timeline for UEFA Presidential elections decided|publisher=UEFA|date=18 May 2016|access-date=21 December 2016|archive-date=22 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722145008/http://www.uefa.org/mediaservices/newsid=2365958.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="preliminary access"/>


===Association ranking===
===Association ranking===
For the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2016 [[UEFA coefficient#Country coefficient|UEFA country coefficients]], which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2011–12 to 2015–16.<ref name="country coefficients">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/season=2016/index.html|title=Country coefficients 2015/16|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref><ref name="crank">{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method4/crank2016.html|title=UEFA Country Ranking 2016|publisher=Bert Kassies |accessdate=28 May 2016}}</ref>
For the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2016 [[UEFA coefficient#Men's Association coefficient|UEFA country coefficients]], which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2011–12 to 2015–16.<ref name="country coefficients">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/season=2016/index.html|title=Country coefficients 2015/16|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref><ref name="crank">{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method4/crank2016.html|title=UEFA Country Ranking 2016|publisher=Bert Kassies |access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref>


Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:
Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:
*{{small|(UEL)}} – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders
*{{small|(UEL)}} – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders


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!48
|{{fba|ARM}}
|{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Football Federation of Armenia|Armenia]]
|align=right|4.125
|align=right|4.125
|
|
|-
|-
!49
!49
|{{fba|FRO}}
|{{flagicon|FRO}} [[Faroe Islands Football Association|Faroe&nbsp;Islands]]
|align=right|3.625
|align=right|3.625
|
|
|-
|-
!50
!50
|{{fba|MLT}}
|{{flagicon|MLT}} [[Malta Football Association|Malta]]
|align=right|3.583
|align=right|3.583
|
|
|-
|-
!51
!51
|{{fba|WAL}}
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Football Association of Wales|Wales]]
|align=right|3.500
|align=right|3.500
|
|
|-
|-
!52
!52
|{{fba|GIB}}
|{{flagicon|GIB}} [[Gibraltar Football Association|Gibraltar]]
|align=right|1.000
|align=right|1.000
|
|
|-
|-
!53
!53
|{{fba|AND}}
|{{flagicon|AND}} [[Andorran Football Federation|Andorra]]
|align=right|0.999
|align=right|0.999
|
|
|-
|-
!54
!54
|{{fba|SMR}}
|{{flagicon|SMR}} [[San Marino Football Federation|San&nbsp;Marino]]
|align=right|0.333
|align=right|0.333
|
|
|-
|-
!55
!55
|{{fba|KOS}}
|{{flagicon|KOS}} [[Football Federation of Kosovo|Kosovo]]
|align=right|0.000
|align=right|0.000
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===Distribution===
===Distribution===
In the default access list, the Champions League title holders enter the group stage.<ref name="preliminary access">{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.net/uefafiles/2017-18-uefa-access-list.pdf|title=Preliminary Access List 2017/18|publisher=RFEF|website=Bert Kassies}}</ref> However, since [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] already qualified for the group stage (as the champions of the [[2016–17 La Liga]]), the Champions League title holders berth in the group stage is given to the Europa League title holders, [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref name="access explained">{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.net/uefafiles/2015-18-uefa-access-list-explanations.pdf|title=UEFA Access List 2015/18 with explanations|publisher=Bert Kassies}}</ref><ref name="access">{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/access2017.html|title=Access list 2017/2018|publisher=Bert Kassies}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2467193.html|title=Europa League win earns Manchester United a Champions League spot|publisher=UEFA.com|date=24 May 2017}}</ref>
In the default access list, the Champions League title holders entered the group stage.<ref name="preliminary access">{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.net/uefafiles/2017-18-uefa-access-list.pdf|title=Preliminary Access List 2017/18|publisher=RFEF|website=Bert Kassies}}</ref> However, since [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] already qualified for the group stage (as the champions of the [[2016–17 La Liga]]), the Champions League title holders berth in the group stage was given to the Europa League title holders, [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2473670.html|title=The 2017/18 Champions League and Europa League access list|publisher=UEFA.com|date=26 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="access explained">{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.net/uefafiles/2015-18-uefa-access-list-explanations.pdf|title=UEFA Access List 2015/18 with explanations|publisher=Bert Kassies}}</ref><ref name="access">{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/access2017.html|title=Access list 2017/2018|publisher=Bert Kassies|access-date=21 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602084031/http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/access2017.html|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2467193.html|title=Europa League win earns Manchester United a Champions League spot|publisher=UEFA.com|date=24 May 2017}}</ref> and the following changes to the default allocation system are made:

*The third-placed teams of associations 4 (Italy) and 5 (Portugal) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the play-off round.


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!colspan=2|Group stage<br />(32 teams)
!colspan=2|Group stage<br />(32 teams)
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*Europa League title holders
*12 champions from associations 1–12
*12 champions from associations 1–12
*6 runners-up from associations 1–6
*6 runners-up from associations 1–6
*3 third-placed teams from associations 1–3
*3 third-placed teams from associations 1–3
*Europa League title holders
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*5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Route)
*5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Route)
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===Teams===
===Teams===
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders; EL: Europa League title holders).<ref name="qualification">{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/qual2017.html|title=Qualification for European Cup Football 2017/2018|publisher=Bert Kassies}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2476566.html|title=Who is in this season's UEFA Champions League?|publisher=UEFA.com|date=13 July 2017}}</ref>
League positions of the previous season qualified via league position shown in parentheses. Manchester United qualified as Europa League title holders. (TH: Champions League title holders; EL: Europa League title holders).<ref name="qualification">{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/qual2017.html|title=Qualification for European Cup Football 2017/2018|publisher=Bert Kassies|access-date=21 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083314/http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/qual2017.html|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2476566.html|title=Who is in this season's UEFA Champions League?|publisher=UEFA.com|date=13 July 2017}}</ref>


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{| class="wikitable"
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!colspan=4|[[#Group stage|Group stage]]
!colspan=4|[[#Group stage|Group stage]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]<sup>[[2016–17 UEFA Champions League|TH]]</sup> {{small|([[2016–17 La Liga|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]<sup>[[2016–17 UEFA Champions League|TH]]</sup> {{small|([[2016–17 La Liga|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] {{small|([[2016–17 Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] {{small|([[2016–17 Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]] {{small|([[2016–17 Primeira Liga|2nd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] {{small|([[2016–17 Primeira Liga|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Feyenoord]] {{small|([[2016–17 Eredivisie|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] {{small|([[2016–17 Belgian First Division A|1st]])}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] {{small|([[2016–17 La Liga|2nd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] {{small|([[2016–17 La Liga|2nd]])}}

|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] {{small|([[2016–17 Premier League|2nd]])}}
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] {{small|([[2016–17 Ligue 1|1st]])}}{{Cref2|Note FRA}}
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] {{small|([[2016–17 Premier League|2nd]])}}
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] {{small|([[2016–17 Süper Lig|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]] {{small|([[2016–17 Primeira Liga|2nd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|NED}} [[Feyenoord]] {{small|([[2016–17 Eredivisie|1st]])}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]] {{small|([[2016–17 La Liga|3rd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]] {{small|([[2016–17 La Liga|3rd]])}}
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] {{small|([[2016–17 Premier League|3rd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] {{small|([[2016–17 Premier League|3rd]])}}
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] {{small|([[2016–17 Ligue 1|2nd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|FRA|1974}} [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] {{small|([[2016–17 Ligue 1|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]] {{small|([[2016–17 Swiss Super League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|TUR}} [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] {{small|([[2016–17 Süper Lig|1st]])}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] {{small|([[2016–17 Bundesliga|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] {{small|([[2016–17 Bundesliga|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] {{small|([[2016–17 Serie A|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] {{small|([[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|EL]])}}
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] {{small|([[2016–17 Russian Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|FRA|1974}} [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] {{small|([[2016–17 Ligue 1|2nd]])}}
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] {{small|([[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|EL]])}}
|{{fbaicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]] {{small|([[2016–17 Swiss Super League|1st]])}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[RB Leipzig]] {{small|([[2016–17 Bundesliga|2nd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|GER}} [[RB Leipzig]] {{small|([[2016–17 Bundesliga|2nd]])}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] {{small|([[2016–17 Serie A|2nd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] {{small|([[2016–17 Serie A|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] {{small|([[2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|RUS}} [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] {{small|([[2016–17 Russian Premier League|1st]])}}
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Dortmund]] {{small|([[2016–17 Bundesliga|3rd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|GER}} [[Borussia Dortmund]] {{small|([[2016–17 Bundesliga|3rd]])}}
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] {{small|([[2016–17 Primeira Liga|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[AS Roma|Roma]] {{small|([[2016–17 Serie A|2nd]])}}
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] {{small|([[2016–17 Belgian First Division A|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|UKR}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] {{small|([[2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League|1st]])}}
|-
|-
!colspan=4|[[#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
!colspan=4|[[#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
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|-
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] {{small|([[2016–17 La Liga|4th]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] {{small|([[2016–17 La Liga|4th]])}}
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] {{small|([[2016–17 Premier League|4th]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] {{small|([[2016–17 Premier League|4th]])}}
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Sporting CP]] {{small|([[2016–17 Primeira Liga|3rd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|POR}} [[Sporting CP]] {{small|([[2016–17 Primeira Liga|3rd]])}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|1899 Hoffenheim]] {{small|([[2016–17 Bundesliga|4th]])}}
|{{fbaicon|GER}} [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|TSG Hoffenheim]] {{small|([[2016–17 Bundesliga|4th]])}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] {{small|([[2016–17 Serie A|3rd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]] {{small|([[2016–17 Serie A|3rd]])}}
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!colspan=3|{{small|League Route}}
!colspan=3|{{small|League Route}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]] {{small|([[2016–17 Czech First League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|CZE}} [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]] {{small|([[2016–17 Czech First League|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[OGC Nice|Nice]] {{small|([[2016–17 Ligue 1|3rd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|FRA|1974}} [[OGC Nice|Nice]] {{small|([[2016–17 Ligue 1|3rd]])}}
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] {{small|([[2016–17 Eredivisie|2nd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] {{small|([[2016–17 Eredivisie|2nd]])}}
|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] {{small|([[2016–17 Superleague Greece|2nd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|GRE}} [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] {{small|([[2016–17 Superleague Greece|2nd]])}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] {{small|([[2016–17 Superleague Greece|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] {{small|([[2016–17 Superleague Greece|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] {{small|([[2016–17 Russian Premier League|2nd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|RUS}} [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] {{small|([[2016–17 Russian Premier League|2nd]])}}
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.|İstanbul Başakşehir]] {{small|([[2016–17 Süper Lig|2nd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|TUR}} [[İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.|İstanbul Başakşehir]] {{small|([[2016–17 Süper Lig|2nd]])}}
|{{flagicon|ROU}} [[FC Steaua București|FCSB]] {{small|([[2016–17 Liga I|2nd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ROU}} [[FCSB]] {{small|([[2016–17 Liga I|2nd]])}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ROU}} [[FC Viitorul Constanța|Viitorul Constanța]] {{small|([[2016–17 Liga I|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ROU}} [[FC Viitorul Constanța|Viitorul Constanța]] {{small|([[2016–17 Liga I|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] {{small|([[2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League|2nd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|UKR}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] {{small|([[2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League|2nd]])}}
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] {{small|([[2016–17 Swiss Super League|2nd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|SUI}} [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] {{small|([[2016–17 Swiss Super League|2nd]])}}
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|
|-
|-
|
|
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] {{small|([[2016–17 Belgian First Division A|2nd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|BEL}} [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] {{small|([[2016–17 Belgian First Division A|2nd]])}}
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[FC Viktoria Plzeň|Viktoria Plzeň]] {{small|([[2016–17 Czech First League|2nd]])}}
|{{fbaicon|CZE}} [[FC Viktoria Plzeň|Viktoria Plzeň]] {{small|([[2016–17 Czech First League|2nd]])}}
|-
|-
!colspan=4|[[#Second qualifying round|Second qualifying round]]
!colspan=4|[[#Second qualifying round|Second qualifying round]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] {{small|([[2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|AUT}} [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] {{small|([[2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[F.C. Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] {{small|([[2016–17 Danish Superliga|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|DEN}} [[F.C. Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] {{small|([[2016–17 Danish Superliga|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Budapest Honvéd FC|Honvéd]] {{small|([[2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|HUN}} [[Budapest Honvéd FC|Honvéd]] {{small|([[2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]] {{small|([[2016 League of Ireland Premier Division|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|IRL}} [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]] {{small|([[2016 League of Ireland Premier Division|1st]])}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[HNK Rijeka|Rijeka]] {{small|([[2016–17 Croatian First Football League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|CRO}} [[HNK Rijeka|Rijeka]] {{small|([[2016–17 Croatian First Football League|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] {{small|([[2016–17 Scottish Premiership|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] {{small|([[2016–17 Scottish Premiership|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|MDA}} [[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|Sheriff Tiraspol]] {{small|([[2016–17 Moldovan National Division|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|MDA}} [[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|Sheriff Tiraspol]] {{small|([[2016–17 Moldovan National Division|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|LVA}} [[FK Spartaks Jūrmala|Spartaks Jūrmala]] {{small|([[2016 Latvian Higher League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|LVA}} [[FK Spartaks Jūrmala|Spartaks Jūrmala]] {{small|([[2016 Latvian Higher League|1st]])}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Legia Warsaw]] {{small|([[2016–17 Ekstraklasa|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|POL}} [[Legia Warsaw]] {{small|([[2016–17 Ekstraklasa|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|AZE}} [[Qarabağ FK|Qarabağ]] {{small|([[2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|AZE}} [[Qarabağ FK|Qarabağ]] {{small|([[2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar|FH]] {{small|([[2016 Úrvalsdeild|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ISL}} [[FH men's football|FH]] {{small|([[2016 Úrvalsdeild|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|LUX}} [[F91 Dudelange]] {{small|([[2016–17 Luxembourg National Division|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|LUX}} [[F91 Dudelange]] {{small|([[2016–17 Luxembourg National Division|1st]])}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|CYP}} [[APOEL FC|APOEL]] {{small|([[2016–17 Cypriot First Division|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|CYP}} [[APOEL FC|APOEL]] {{small|([[2016–17 Cypriot First Division|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[FK Partizan|Partizan]] {{small|([[2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|SRB}} [[FK Partizan|Partizan]] {{small|([[2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|GEO}} [[FC Samtredia|Samtredia]] {{small|([[2016 Umaglesi Liga|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|GEO}} [[FC Samtredia|Samtredia]] {{small|([[2016 Umaglesi Liga|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|MNE}} [[FK Budućnost Podgorica|Budućnost Podgorica]] {{small|([[2016–17 Montenegrin First League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|MNE}} [[FK Budućnost Podgorica|Budućnost Podgorica]] {{small|([[2016–17 Montenegrin First League|1st]])}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]] {{small|([[2016 Belarusian Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|BLR}} [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]] {{small|([[2016 Belarusian Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Astana|Astana]] {{small|([[2016 Kazakhstan Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|KAZ}} [[FC Astana|Astana]] {{small|([[2016 Kazakhstan Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[IFK Mariehamn]] {{small|([[2016 Veikkausliiga|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|FIN}} [[IFK Mariehamn]] {{small|([[2016 Veikkausliiga|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|LTU}} [[FK Žalgiris|Žalgiris Vilnius]] {{small|([[2016 A Lyga|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|LTU}} [[FK Žalgiris|Žalgiris Vilnius]] {{small|([[2016 A Lyga|1st]])}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Malmö FF]] {{small|([[2016 Allsvenskan|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|SWE}} [[Malmö FF]] {{small|([[2016 Allsvenskan|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]] {{small|([[2016–17 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|BUL}} [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]] {{small|([[2016–17 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|BIH}} [[HŠK Zrinjski Mostar|Zrinjski Mostar]] {{small|([[2016–17 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|BIH}} [[HŠK Zrinjski Mostar|Zrinjski Mostar]] {{small|([[2016–17 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|1st]])}}
|rowspan=3|
|rowspan=3|
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] {{small|([[2016 Tippeligaen|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|NOR}} [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] {{small|([[2016 Tippeligaen|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|SVN}} [[NK Maribor|Maribor]] {{small|([[2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|SVN}} [[NK Maribor|Maribor]] {{small|([[2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|ALB}} [[FK Kukësi|Kukësi]] {{small|([[2016–17 Albanian Superliga|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ALB}} [[FK Kukësi|Kukësi]] {{small|([[2016–17 Albanian Superliga|1st]])}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.|Hapoel Be'er Sheva]] {{small|([[2016–17 Israeli Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ISR}} [[Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.|Hapoel Be'er Sheva]] {{small|([[2016–17 Israeli Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[MŠK Žilina|Žilina]] {{small|([[2016–17 Slovak First Football League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|SVK}} [[MŠK Žilina|Žilina]] {{small|([[2016–17 Slovak First Football League|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|MKD}} [[FK Vardar|Vardar]] {{small|([[2016–17 Macedonian First Football League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|MKD}} [[FK Vardar|Vardar]] {{small|([[2016–17 Macedonian First Football League|1st]])}}
|-
|-
!colspan=4|[[#First qualifying round|First qualifying round]]
!colspan=4|[[#First qualifying round|First qualifying round]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]] {{small|([[2016–17 NIFL Premiership|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|NIR}} [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]] {{small|([[2016–17 NIFL Premiership|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|FRO}} [[Víkingur Gøta]] {{small|([[2016 Faroe Islands Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|FRO}} [[Víkingur Gøta]] {{small|([[2016 Faroe Islands Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|GIB}} [[Europa F.C.|Europa FC]] {{small|([[2016–17 Gibraltar Premier Division|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|GIB}} [[Europa F.C.|Europa FC]] {{small|([[2016–17 Gibraltar Premier Division|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|KOS}} [[KF Trepça'89|Trepça'89]] {{small|([[2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|KOS}} [[KF Trepça'89|Trepça'89]] {{small|([[2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo|1st]])}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|EST}} [[FCI Tallinn]] {{small|([[2016 Meistriliiga|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|EST}} [[FCI Tallinn]] {{small|([[2016 Meistriliiga|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|MLT}} [[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]] {{small|([[2016–17 Maltese Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|MLT}} [[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]] {{small|([[2016–17 Maltese Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|AND}} [[FC Santa Coloma]] {{small|([[2016–17 Primera Divisió|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|AND}} [[FC Santa Coloma]] {{small|([[2016–17 Primera Divisió|1st]])}}
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|rowspan=2|
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ARM}} [[FC Alashkert|Alashkert]] {{small|([[2016–17 Armenian Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|ARM}} [[FC Alashkert|Alashkert]] {{small|([[2016–17 Armenian Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[The New Saints F.C.|The New Saints]] {{small|([[2016–17 Welsh Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|WAL}} [[The New Saints F.C.|The New Saints]] {{small|([[2016–17 Welsh Premier League|1st]])}}
|{{flagicon|SMR}} [[S.P. La Fiorita|La Fiorita]] {{small|([[2016–17 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio|1st]])}}
|{{fbaicon|SMR}} [[SP La Fiorita|La Fiorita]] {{small|([[2016–17 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio|1st]])}}
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;Notes
{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}
{{Cnote2|Note FRA|'''France (FRA):''' [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]] is a club based in Monaco (which is not a UEFA member), but participates in the Champions League through one of the berths for France (any coefficient points they earn count towards France's total).}}
{{Cnote2 End}}


==Round and draw dates==
==Round and draw dates==
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in [[Nyon]], Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).<ref name="preliminary access"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/calendar2017.html|title=UEFA European Football Calendar 2017/2018|publisher=Bert Kassies}}</ref><ref name="calendar">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2435148.html|title=2017/18 Champions League match and draw calendar|publisher=UEFA.com|date=11 January 2017}}</ref>
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in [[Nyon]], Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).<ref name="preliminary access"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/calendar2017.html|title=UEFA European Football Calendar 2017/2018|publisher=Bert Kassies|access-date=2016-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818080956/http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/calendar2017.html|archive-date=2017-08-18|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="calendar">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2435148.html|title=2017/18 Champions League match and draw calendar|publisher=UEFA.com|date=11 January 2017}}</ref>


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|Final
|Final
|colspan=2|26 May 2018 at [[Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex|NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium]], [[Kiev]]
|colspan=2|26 May 2018 at [[Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex|NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium]], [[Kyiv]]
|}
|}


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{{main article|2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|l1=2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase}}
{{main article|2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|l1=2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase}}


In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2017 [[UEFA coefficient#Club coefficient|UEFA club coefficients]],<ref name="club coefficients">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/season=2017/index.html|title=Club coefficients 2016/17|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref><ref name="trank">{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method4/trank2017.html|title=UEFA Team Ranking 2017|publisher=Bert Kassies}}</ref><ref name="seed">{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/seedcl2017.html|title=Seeding in the Champions League 2017/2018|publisher=Bert Kassies}}</ref> and then drawn into [[two-legged tie|two-legged home-and-away ties]]. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2017 [[UEFA coefficient#Men's Club coefficient|UEFA club coefficients]],<ref name="club coefficients">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/season=2017/index.html|title=Club coefficients 2016/17|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref><ref name="trank">{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method4/trank2017.html|title=UEFA Team Ranking 2017|publisher=Bert Kassies}}</ref><ref name="seed">{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/seedcl2017.html|title=Seeding in the Champions League 2017/2018|publisher=Bert Kassies|access-date=8 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424210628/http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/seedcl2017.html|archive-date=24 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and then drawn into [[Two-legged tie|two-legged home-and-away ties]]. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.


===First qualifying round===
===First qualifying round===
{{#lst:2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|Q1}}
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017, 12:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]].<ref name="drawQ1Q2">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/draws/round=2000877/index.html|title=First and second qualifying rounds draw|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref>
{{#lst:2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|Q1match}}


===Second qualifying round===
===Second qualifying round===
{{#lst:2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|Q2}}
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017, 12:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] (after the completion of the first qualifying round draw).<ref name="drawQ1Q2"/>
{{#lst:2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|Q2match}}


===Third qualifying round===
===Third qualifying round===
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 14 July 2017, 12:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]].<ref name="drawQ3">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/draws/round=2000879/index.html|title=Third qualifying round draw|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref>

The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|2017–18 UEFA Europa League play-off round]].
The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|2017–18 UEFA Europa League play-off round]].
{{#lst:2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|Q3match}}
{{#lst:2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|Q3}}


==Play-off round==
==Play-off round==
{{main article|2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round#Play-off round|l1=2017–18 UEFA Champions League play-off round}}
{{main article|2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round#Play-off round|l1=2017–18 UEFA Champions League play-off round}}

The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2017, 12:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]].<ref name="drawPO">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/draws/round=2000880/index.html|title=Play-off round draw|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref>


The play-off round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League#Group stage|2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage]].
The play-off round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League#Group stage|2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage]].
{{#lst:2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|POmatch}}
{{#lst:2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|PO}}


==Group stage==
==Group stage==
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The draw for the group stage was held on 24 August 2017, 18:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]], at the [[Grimaldi Forum]] in Monaco.<ref name="drawGS">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/draws/round=2000881/index.html|title=Group stage draw|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref> The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles (introduced starting 2015–16 season):<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29562047|title=Champions League: Domestic title winners to receive top-seed status|publisher=BBC Sport|date=9 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2236360.html|title=Champions' bonus for group stage draw|publisher=UEFA.com|date=24 April 2015}}</ref>
The draw for the group stage was held on 24 August 2017, 18:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]], at the [[Grimaldi Forum]] in Monaco.<ref name="drawGS">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/draws/round=2000881/index.html|title=Group stage draw|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref> The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles (introduced starting 2015–16 season):<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29562047|title=Champions League: Domestic title winners to receive top-seed status|publisher=BBC Sport|date=9 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2236360.html|title=Champions' bonus for group stage draw|publisher=UEFA.com|date=24 April 2015}}</ref>
*Pot 1 contained the title holders and the champions of the top seven associations based on their 2016 [[UEFA coefficient#Country coefficient|UEFA country coefficients]].<ref name="country coefficients"/><ref name="crank"/> As the title holders, [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], are one of the champions of the top seven associations, the champions of the association ranked eighth are also seeded into Pot 1 (regulations Article 13.05).<ref name="regulations"/>
*Pot 1 contained the title holders and the champions of the top seven associations based on their 2016 [[UEFA coefficient#Men's Association coefficient|UEFA country coefficients]].<ref name="country coefficients"/><ref name="crank"/> As the title holders, [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], were one of the champions of the top seven associations, the champions of the association ranked eighth (Ukraine's [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]) were also seeded into Pot 1 (regulations Article 13.05).<ref name="regulations"/>
*Pot 2, 3 and 4 contained the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2017 [[UEFA coefficient#Men's Club coefficient|UEFA club coefficients]].<ref name="club coefficients"/><ref name="trank"/><ref name="seed"/>


In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin format]]. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the [[#Knockout phase|round of 16]], while the third-placed teams entered the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League#Knockout phase|2017–18 UEFA Europa League round of 32]]. The matchdays were 12–13 September, 26–27 September, 17–18 October, 31 October – 1 November, 21–22 November, and 5–6 December 2017.
*Pot 2, 3 and 4 contained the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2017 [[UEFA coefficient#Club coefficient|UEFA club coefficients]].<ref name="club coefficients"/><ref name="trank"/><ref name="seed"/>


The youth teams of the clubs that qualified for the group stage also participated in the [[2017–18 UEFA Youth League]] on the same matchdays, where they competed in the [[2017–18 UEFA Youth League#UEFA Champions League Path|UEFA Champions League Path]] (the youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations competed in a separate [[2017–18 UEFA Youth League#Domestic Champions Path|Domestic Champions Path]] until the play-offs).
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a [[round-robin tournament|round-robin format]]. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the [[#Knockout phase|round of 16]], while the third-placed teams entered the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League#Knockout phase|2017–18 UEFA Europa League round of 32]]. The matchdays were 12–13 September, 26–27 September, 17–18 October, 31 October – 1 November, 21–22 November, and 5–6 December 2017.


Seventeen national associations were represented in the group stage. [[Qarabağ FK|Qarabağ]] and [[RB Leipzig]] made their debut appearances in the group stage. Qarabağ were the first team from Azerbaijan to play in the Champions League group stage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Champions League group stage number crunching |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2493306.html |website=UEFA.org |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=24 August 2017 }}</ref> For the first time since the [[1997–98 UEFA Champions League|1997–98 edition]], England's [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] did not qualify for the group stage.
The youth teams of the clubs that qualify for the group stage also participated in the [[2017–18 UEFA Youth League]] on the same matchdays, where they competed in the [[2017–18 UEFA Youth League#UEFA Champions League Path|UEFA Champions League Path]] (the youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations compete in a separate [[2017–18 UEFA Youth League#Domestic Champions Path|Domestic Champions Path]] until the play-offs).

A total of 17 national associations were represented in the group stage. [[Qarabağ FK|Qarabağ]] and [[RB Leipzig]] made their debut appearances in the group stage. Qarabağ were the first team from Azerbaijan to play in the Champions League group stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2493306.html|title=Champions League group stage number crunching|website=UEFA.org|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=24 August 2017}}</ref>
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===Group A===
===Group A===
{{2017–18 UEFA Champions League Group A table|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
{{:2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group A|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}


===Group B===
===Group B===
{{2017–18 UEFA Champions League Group B table|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
{{:2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group B|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}


===Group C===
===Group C===
{{2017–18 UEFA Champions League Group C table|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
{{:2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group C|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}


===Group D===
===Group D===
{{2017–18 UEFA Champions League Group D table|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
{{:2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group D|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class rules}}


===Group E===
===Group E===
{{2017–18 UEFA Champions League Group E table|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
{{:2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group E|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}


===Group F===
===Group F===
{{2017–18 UEFA Champions League Group F table|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
{{:2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group F|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}


===Group G===
===Group G===
{{2017–18 UEFA Champions League Group G table|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
{{:2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group G|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}


===Group H===
===Group H===
{{2017–18 UEFA Champions League Group H table|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
{{:2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group H|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}


==Knockout phase==
==Knockout phase==
{{main article|2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase}}
{{main article|2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase}}


In the [[single-elimination tournament|knockout phase]], teams play against each other over [[two-legged tie|two legs]] on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
In the [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout phase]], teams played against each other over [[two-legged tie|two legs]] on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
*In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight group runners-up are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
*In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
*In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other.
*In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.

===Bracket===
{{#lst:2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|bracket}}


===Round of 16===
===Round of 16===
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 11 December 2017, 12:00 [[Central European Time|CET]].<ref name="drawR16">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/draws/round=2000882/index.html|title=Round of 16 draw|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref>
{{#lst:2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|R16}}
{{#lst:2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|R16}}


===Quarter-finals===
===Quarter-finals===
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018, 12:00 [[Central European Time|CET]].<ref name="drawQF">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/draws/round=2000883/index.html|title=Quarter-final draw|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/stories/#/iv/article/2544465|title=UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref>
{{#lst:2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|QF}}
{{#lst:2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|QF}}


===Semi-finals===
===Semi-finals===
{{#lst:2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|SF}}
The draw for the semi-finals will be held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]].<ref name="drawSF">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/draws/round=2000884/index.html|title=Semi-final and final draws|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref>

The first legs will be played on 24 and 25 April, and the second legs will be played on 1 and 2 May 2018.<!--
{{#lst:2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|SF}}-->


===Final===
===Final===
{{main article|2018 UEFA Champions League Final}}
{{#lst:2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|Final}}

The [[2018 UEFA Champions League Final]] will be played at the [[Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex|NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium]] in [[Kiev]] on 26 May 2018. The "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes) will be determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.<ref name="drawSF"/>
{{:2018 UEFA Champions League Final}}


==Statistics==
==Statistics==
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Note: Players and teams in '''bold''' are still active in the competition.


===Top goalscorers===
===Top goalscorers===
[[File:Ronaldo in 2018.jpg|thumb|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]'s [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] finished the tournament as the top goalscorer, having scored 15 goals.]]
{{updated|14 March 2018|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/statistics/round=2000881/players/kind=goals/index.html|title=Statistics — Tournament phase — Players — Goals|website=UEFA.com|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank<ref name="Statistics">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/statistics/round=2000881/players/kind=goals/index.html|title=Statistics — Tournament phase — Players|website=UEFA.com|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|access-date=26 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603124821/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/statistics/round=2000881/players/kind=goals/index.html|archive-date=3 June 2018}}</ref>!!Player!!Team!!Goals!!Minutes played
|-
|1
|align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|15
|1170
|-
|rowspan=3|2
|align=left|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Mohamed Salah]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|rowspan=3|10
|930
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SEN}} [[Sadio Mané]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|940
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Firmino]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|1056
|-
|rowspan=2|5
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Wissam Ben Yedder]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
|rowspan=2|8
|651
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Edin Džeko]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[AS Roma|Roma]]
|1078
|-
|rowspan=2|7
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Kane]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|rowspan=2|7
|597
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Edinson Cavani]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA|1974}} [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|680
|-
|rowspan=2|9
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Neymar]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA|1974}} [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|rowspan=2|6
|630
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|783
|}


===Squad of the season===
The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2560100.html|title=UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season|website=UEFA.com|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=27 May 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
!Player
!Team
|-
|rowspan=2|{{Tooltip|GK|Goalkeeper}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|CRC}} [[Keylor Navas]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alisson Becker|Alisson]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[AS Roma|Roma]]
|-
|rowspan=6|{{Tooltip|DF|Defender}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Joshua Kimmich]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergio Ramos]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)|Marcelo]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giorgio Chiellini]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Virgil van Dijk]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Raphaël Varane]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|-
|rowspan=5|{{Tooltip|MF|Midfielder}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kevin De Bruyne]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Casemiro]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Luka Modrić]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Toni Kroos]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} [[James Rodríguez]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|-
|rowspan=5|{{Tooltip|FW|Forward}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Edin Džeko]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[AS Roma|Roma]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Firmino]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Mohamed Salah]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|}

===Players of the season===
{{main article|UEFA Club Football Awards|UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award}}
Votes were cast for players of the season by coaches of the 32 teams in the group stage, together with 55 journalists selected by the [[European Sports Media]] (ESM) group, representing each of UEFA's member associations. The coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams. Jury members selected their top three players, with the first receiving five points, the second three and the third one. The shortlist of the top three players were announced on 9 August 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Champions League positional awards: nominees announced|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2565826.html|website=UEFA.com|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|access-date=9 August 2018|language=en|date=9 August 2018}}</ref> The award winners were announced and presented during the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 30 August 2018.
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====Goalkeeper of the season====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
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!Player
!Player
!Team
!Team
!Points
!Goals
!Minutes played
|-
|-
!colspan=4|Shortlist of top three
|- bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
|1
|1
|align=left|{{flagicon|CRC}} [[Keylor Navas]]<ref name="UCL goalkeeper">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2567659.html|title=Keylor Navas: Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season|website=UEFA.com|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=30 August 2018|access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|12
|222
|720
|-
|-
|2
|2
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Wissam Ben Yedder]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alisson Becker|Alisson]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]'''
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[AS Roma|Roma]]
|197
|-
|3
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluigi Buffon]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|92
|-
!colspan=4|Players ranked 4–10
|-
|4
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Marc-André ter Stegen]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|47
|-
|5
|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Thibaut Courtois]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|28
|-
|6
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ederson (footballer, born 1993)|Ederson]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|26
|-
|7
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Hugo Lloris]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|18
|-
|8
|8
|align=left|{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Jan Oblak]]
|506
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]]
|16
|-
|-
|9
|rowspan=3|3
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Kane]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[David de Gea]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|7
|rowspan=3|7
|597
|-
|-
|10
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Roberto Firmino]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Sven Ulreich]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|637
|5
|}

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====Defender of the season====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!Rank
|align=left|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Edinson Cavani]]
!Player
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
!Team
|680
!Points
|-
|-
!colspan=4|Shortlist of top three
|rowspan=4|6
|- bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
|align=left|{{flagicon|SEN}} '''[[Sadio Mané]]'''
|1
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergio Ramos]]<ref name="UCL defender">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2567662.html|title=Sergio Ramos: Champions League Defender of the Season|website=UEFA.com|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=30 August 2018|access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref>
|rowspan=4|6
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|497
|184
|-
|-
|2
|align=left|{{flagicon|EGY}} '''[[Mohamed Salah]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Raphaël Varane]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|593
|167
|-
|-
|3
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)|Marcelo]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|603
|145
|-
|-
!colspan=4|Players ranked 4–10
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|630
|-
|-
|4
|rowspan=5|10
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Philippe Coutinho]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giorgio Chiellini]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]'''
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|40
|rowspan=5|5
|-
|5
|align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Dejan Lovren]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|37
|-
|6
|align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Virgil van Dijk]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|24
|-
|7
|align=left|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Diego Godín]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]]
|15
|-
|8
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Joshua Kimmich]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|14
|-
|9
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Mats Hummels]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|13
|-
|10
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Gerard Piqué]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|10
|}
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====Midfielder of the season====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Team
!Points
|-
!colspan=4|Shortlist of top three
|- bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
|1
|align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Luka Modrić]]<ref name="UCL midfielder">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2567663.html|title=Luka Modrić: Champions League Midfielder of the Season|website=UEFA.com|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=30 August 2018|access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref>
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|347
|347
|-
|-
|2
|align=left|{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Vincent Aboubakar]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kevin De Bruyne]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|495
|114
|-
|3
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Toni Kroos]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|69
|-
!colspan=4|Players ranked 4–10
|-
|4
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Casemiro]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|40
|-
|5
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Milner]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|18
|-
|6
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Andrés Iniesta]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|16
|-
|7
|align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivan Rakitić]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|9
|-
|rowspan=4|8
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Isco]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|rowspan=4|6
|-
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} '''[[Robert Lewandowski]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|SEN}} [[Sadio Mané]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|608
|-
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Gonzalo Higuaín]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Miralem Pjanić]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|650
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|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Romelu Lukaku]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} [[James Rodríguez]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|704
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===Top assists===
{{updated|14 March 2018|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/statistics/round=2000881/players/kind=goals/index.html#order=4desc|title=Statistics — Tournament phase — Players — Goals (Assists)|website=UEFA.com|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref>}}


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|align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]<ref name="UCL forward">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2567664.html|title=Cristiano Ronaldo: Champions League Forward of the Season|website=UEFA.com|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=30 August 2018|access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[James Milner]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]'''
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
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|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Kevin De Bruyne]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Mohamed Salah]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]'''
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
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|487
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|3
|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eden Hazard]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
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|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Neymar]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
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|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Roberto Firmino]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Kylian Mbappé]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA|1974}} [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]]
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|align=left|{{flagicon|URU}} '''[[Luis Suárez]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Edin Džeko]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[AS Roma|Roma]]
|704
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|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Kane]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
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|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Firmino]]
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|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
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|align=left|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Gareth Bale]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
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|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Antoine Griezmann]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]]
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|align=left|{{flagicon|SEN}} [[Sadio Mané]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
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*[http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/index.html UEFA Champions League] (official website)
*[http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/index.html UEFA Champions League] (official website)
**[http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=2018/index.html UEFA Champions League history: 2017/18]


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2017–18 UEFA Champions League
The NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
27 June – 23 August 2017
Competition proper:
12 September 2017 – 26 May 2018
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 79 (from 54 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid (13th title)
Runners-upEngland Liverpool
Tournament statistics
Matches played125
Goals scored401 (3.21 per match)
Attendance5,821,673 (46,573 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
15 goals
Best player(s)

The 2017–18 UEFA Champions League was the 63rd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 26th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

The final was played between Real Madrid and Liverpool at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine.[5] Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 to win a record-extending 13th title, their third title in a row and fourth in five seasons.

As winners, Real Madrid qualified as the UEFA representative for the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Atlético Madrid, in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup, winning the former. Additionally, they would have been automatically qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage,[6] but since they had already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved was given to the champions of the 2017–18 Czech First League, the 11th-ranked association according to the 2018–19 access list.[7]

Association team allocation

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79 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations participated (the exception being Liechtenstein, which did not organise a domestic league).[8] The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[9]

  • Associations 1–3 each had four teams qualify.
  • Associations 4–6 each had three teams qualify.
  • Associations 7–15 each had two teams qualify.
  • Associations 16–55 (except Liechtenstein) each had one team qualify.
  • The winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League and 2016–17 UEFA Europa League were each given an additional entry if they did not qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league. Because a maximum of five teams from one association could enter the Champions League, if both the Champions League title holders and the Europa League title holders were from the same top three ranked association and finished outside the top four of their domestic league, the fourth-placed team of their association was moved to the Europa League.[10] For this season:

Kosovo, who became a UEFA member on 3 May 2016, made their debut in the UEFA Champions League.[11][12]

Association ranking

[edit]

For the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2016 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2011–12 to 2015–16.[13][14]

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:

  • (UEL) – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  Spain 105.713 4
2  Germany 80.177
3  England 76.284 +1 (UEL)
4  Italy 70.439 3
5  Portugal 53.082
6  France 52.749
7  Russia 51.082 2
8  Ukraine 44.883
9  Belgium 40.000
10  Netherlands 35.563
11  Turkey 34.600
12  Switzerland 33.775
13  Czech Republic 32.925
14  Greece 29.700
15  Romania 25.383
16  Austria 25.100 1
17  Croatia 23.875
18  Poland 22.500
19  Cyprus 22.175
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20  Belarus 20.000 1
21  Sweden 19.875
22  Norway 19.250
23  Israel 18.625
24  Denmark 18.600
25  Scotland 17.300
26  Azerbaijan 14.875
27  Serbia 14.625
28  Kazakhstan 14.125
29  Bulgaria 13.125
30  Slovenia 13.125
31  Slovakia 12.000
32  Liechtenstein 10.500 0
33  Hungary 9.875 1
34  Moldova 9.125
35  Iceland 8.750
36  Georgia 8.125
37  Finland 7.400
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
38  Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.125 1
39  Albania 6.625
40  Macedonia 6.000
41  Republic of Ireland 5.450
42  Latvia 5.375
43  Luxembourg 5.250
44  Montenegro 4.875
45  Lithuania 4.625
46  Northern Ireland 4.500
47  Estonia 4.250
48  Armenia 4.125
49  Faroe Islands 3.625
50  Malta 3.583
51  Wales 3.500
52  Gibraltar 1.000
53  Andorra 0.999
54  San Marino 0.333
55  Kosovo 0.000

Distribution

[edit]

In the default access list, the Champions League title holders entered the group stage.[12] However, since Real Madrid already qualified for the group stage (as the champions of the 2016–17 La Liga), the Champions League title holders berth in the group stage was given to the Europa League title holders, Manchester United.[15][16][17][18] and the following changes to the default allocation system are made:

  • The third-placed teams of associations 4 (Italy) and 5 (Portugal) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the play-off round.
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(10 teams)
  • 10 champions from associations 46–55
Second qualifying round
(34 teams)
  • 29 champions from associations 16–45 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 5 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round Champions Route
(20 teams)
  • 3 champions from associations 13–15
  • 17 winners from the second qualifying round
League Route
(10 teams)
  • 9 runners-up from associations 7–15
  • 1 third-placed team from association 6
Play-off round Champions Route
(10 teams)
  • 10 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Route)
League Route
(10 teams)
  • 2 third-placed teams from associations 4–5
  • 3 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 5 winners from the third qualifying round (League Route)
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • Europa League title holders
  • 12 champions from associations 1–12
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 3 third-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Route)
  • 5 winners from the play-off round (League Route)
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

Teams

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League positions of the previous season qualified via league position shown in parentheses. Manchester United qualified as Europa League title holders. (TH: Champions League title holders; EL: Europa League title holders).[19][20]

Group stage
Spain Real MadridTH (1st) England Chelsea (1st) Portugal Benfica (1st) Belgium Anderlecht (1st)
Spain Barcelona (2nd) England Tottenham Hotspur (2nd) Portugal Porto (2nd) Netherlands Feyenoord (1st)
Spain Atlético Madrid (3rd) England Manchester City (3rd) France Monaco (1st) Turkey Beşiktaş (1st)
Germany Bayern Munich (1st) England Manchester United (EL) France Paris Saint-Germain (2nd) Switzerland Basel (1st)
Germany RB Leipzig (2nd) Italy Juventus (1st) Russia Spartak Moscow (1st)
Germany Borussia Dortmund (3rd) Italy Roma (2nd) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (1st)
Play-off round
Champions Route League Route
Spain Sevilla (4th) England Liverpool (4th) Portugal Sporting CP (3rd)
Germany TSG Hoffenheim (4th) Italy Napoli (3rd)
Third qualifying round
Champions Route League Route
Czech Republic Slavia Prague (1st) France Nice (3rd) Netherlands Ajax (2nd) Greece AEK Athens (2nd)
Greece Olympiacos (1st) Russia CSKA Moscow (2nd) Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir (2nd) Romania FCSB (2nd)
Romania Viitorul Constanța (1st) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (2nd) Switzerland Young Boys (2nd)
Belgium Club Brugge (2nd) Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň (2nd)
Second qualifying round
Austria Red Bull Salzburg (1st) Denmark Copenhagen (1st) Hungary Honvéd (1st) Republic of Ireland Dundalk (1st)
Croatia Rijeka (1st) Scotland Celtic (1st) Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (1st) Latvia Spartaks Jūrmala (1st)
Poland Legia Warsaw (1st) Azerbaijan Qarabağ (1st) Iceland FH (1st) Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (1st)
Cyprus APOEL (1st) Serbia Partizan (1st) Georgia (country) Samtredia (1st) Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica (1st)
Belarus BATE Borisov (1st) Kazakhstan Astana (1st) Finland IFK Mariehamn (1st) Lithuania Žalgiris Vilnius (1st)
Sweden Malmö FF (1st) Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad (1st) Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar (1st)
Norway Rosenborg (1st) Slovenia Maribor (1st) Albania Kukësi (1st)
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva (1st) Slovakia Žilina (1st) North Macedonia Vardar (1st)
First qualifying round
Northern Ireland Linfield (1st) Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta (1st) Gibraltar Europa FC (1st) Kosovo Trepça'89 (1st)
Estonia FCI Tallinn (1st) Malta Hibernians (1st) Andorra FC Santa Coloma (1st)
Armenia Alashkert (1st) Wales The New Saints (1st) San Marino La Fiorita (1st)

Round and draw dates

[edit]

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[12][21][22]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 19 June 2017 27–28 June 2017 4–5 July 2017
Second qualifying round 11–12 July 2017 18–19 July 2017
Third qualifying round 14 July 2017 25–26 July 2017 1–2 August 2017
Play-off Play-off round 4 August 2017 15–16 August 2017 22–23 August 2017
Group stage Matchday 1 24 August 2017
(Monaco)
12–13 September 2017
Matchday 2 26–27 September 2017
Matchday 3 17–18 October 2017
Matchday 4 31 October – 1 November 2017
Matchday 5 21–22 November 2017
Matchday 6 5–6 December 2017
Knockout phase Round of 16 11 December 2017 13–14 & 20–21 February 2018 6–7 & 13–14 March 2018
Quarter-finals 16 March 2018 3–4 April 2018 10–11 April 2018
Semi-finals 13 April 2018 24–25 April 2018 1–2 May 2018
Final 26 May 2018 at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv

Qualifying rounds

[edit]

In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2017 UEFA club coefficients,[23][24][25] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

First qualifying round

[edit]

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017, 12:00 CEST.[26] The first legs were played on 27 and 28 June, and the second legs were played on 4 July 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Víkingur Gøta Faroe Islands 6–2 Kosovo Trepça'89 2–1 4–1
Hibernians Malta 3–0 Estonia FCI Tallinn 2–0 1–0
Alashkert Armenia 2–1 Andorra FC Santa Coloma 1–0 1–1
The New Saints Wales 4–3 Gibraltar Europa 1–2 3–1 (a.e.t.)
Linfield Northern Ireland 1–0 San Marino La Fiorita 1–0 0–0

Second qualifying round

[edit]

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017, 12:00 CEST (after the completion of the first qualifying round draw).[26] The first legs were played on 11, 12 and 14 July, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 July 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
APOEL Cyprus 2–0 Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 1–0 1–0
Žalgiris Vilnius Lithuania 3–5 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 2–1 1–4
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 6–0 Georgia (country) Samtredia 5–0 1–0
Partizan Serbia 2–0 Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 2–0 0–0
Hibernians Malta 0–6 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0–3 0–3
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 2–2 (a) Albania Kukësi 1–0 1–2
Spartaks Jūrmala Latvia 1–2[A] Kazakhstan Astana 0–1 1–1
BATE Borisov Belarus 4–2 Armenia Alashkert 1–1 3–1
Žilina Slovakia 3–4 Denmark Copenhagen 1–3 2–1
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 5–3 Hungary Honvéd 2–1 3–2
Rijeka Croatia 7–1 Wales The New Saints 2–0 5–1
Malmö FF Sweden 2–4 North Macedonia Vardar 1–1 1–3
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–3 Slovenia Maribor 1–2 1–1
Dundalk Republic of Ireland 2–3 Norway Rosenborg 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
FH Iceland 3–1 Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta 1–1 2–0
Linfield Northern Ireland 0–6 Scotland Celtic 0–2 0–4
IFK Mariehamn Finland 0–9 Poland Legia Warsaw 0–3 0–6
Notes
  1. ^
    Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Third qualifying round

[edit]

The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League play-off round.

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 14 July 2017, 12:00 CEST.[27] The first legs were played on 25 and 26 July, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 August 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Route
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 2–2 (a) Belarus BATE Borisov 1–0 1–2
Astana Kazakhstan 3–2 Poland Legia Warsaw 3–1 0–1
Maribor Slovenia 2–0 Iceland FH 1–0 1–0
Vardar North Macedonia 2–4[B] Denmark Copenhagen 1–0 1–4
Celtic Scotland 1–0 Norway Rosenborg 0–0 1–0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 3–3 (a) Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 2–0 1–3
Viitorul Constanța Romania 1–4 Cyprus APOEL 1–0 0–4 (a.e.t.)
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 1–1 (a) Croatia Rijeka 1–1 0–0
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 2–1 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 2–1
Partizan Serbia 3–5 Greece Olympiacos 1–3 2–2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Route
FCSB Romania 6–3 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 2–2 4–1
Nice France 3–3 (a) Netherlands Ajax 1–1 2–2
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 3–3 (a) Switzerland Young Boys 3–1 0–2
AEK Athens Greece 0–3 Russia CSKA Moscow 0–2 0–1
Club Brugge Belgium 3–5 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 3–3 0–2
Notes
  1. ^
    Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Play-off round

[edit]

The play-off round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage.

The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2017, 12:00 CEST.[28] The first legs were played on 15 and 16 August, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 August 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Route
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 2–2 (a) Denmark Copenhagen 1–0 1–2
APOEL Cyprus 2–0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 2–0 0–0
Olympiacos Greece 3–1 Croatia Rijeka 2–1 1–0
Celtic Scotland 8–4 Kazakhstan Astana 5–0 3–4
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 2–2 (a) Slovenia Maribor 2–1 0–1
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Route
İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey 3–4 Spain Sevilla 1–2 2–2
Young Boys Switzerland 0–3 Russia CSKA Moscow 0–1 0–2
Napoli Italy 4–0 France Nice 2–0 2–0
TSG Hoffenheim Germany 3–6 England Liverpool 1–2 2–4
Sporting CP Portugal 5–1 Romania FCSB 0–0 5–1

Group stage

[edit]
Location of teams of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H.

The draw for the group stage was held on 24 August 2017, 18:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[29] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles (introduced starting 2015–16 season):[30][31]

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League round of 32. The matchdays were 12–13 September, 26–27 September, 17–18 October, 31 October – 1 November, 21–22 November, and 5–6 December 2017.

The youth teams of the clubs that qualified for the group stage also participated in the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League on the same matchdays, where they competed in the UEFA Champions League Path (the youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations competed in a separate Domestic Champions Path until the play-offs).

Seventeen national associations were represented in the group stage. Qarabağ and RB Leipzig made their debut appearances in the group stage. Qarabağ were the first team from Azerbaijan to play in the Champions League group stage.[32] For the first time since the 1997–98 edition, England's Arsenal did not qualify for the group stage.

Group A

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN BSL CSKA BEN
1 England Manchester United 6 5 0 1 12 3 +9 15 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 2–1 2–0
2 Switzerland Basel 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 1–0 1–2 5–0
3 Russia CSKA Moscow 6 3 0 3 8 10 −2 9 Transfer to Europa League 1–4 0–2 2–0
4 Portugal Benfica 6 0 0 6 1 14 −13 0 0–1 0–2 1–2
Source: UEFA

Group B

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR BAY CEL AND
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 5 0 1 25 4 +21 15[a] Advance to knockout phase 3–0 7–1 5–0
2 Germany Bayern Munich 6 5 0 1 13 6 +7 15[a] 3–1 3–0 3–0
3 Scotland Celtic 6 1 0 5 5 18 −13 3[b] Transfer to Europa League 0–5 1–2 0–1
4 Belgium Anderlecht 6 1 0 5 2 17 −15 3[b] 0–4 1–2 0–3
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Anderlecht 0–3 Celtic, Celtic 0–1 Anderlecht.

Group C

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROM CHE ATM QRB
1 Italy Roma 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11[a] Advance to knockout phase 3–0 0–0 1–0
2 England Chelsea 6 3 2 1 16 8 +8 11[a] 3–3 1–1 6–0
3 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 1 4 1 5 4 +1 7 Transfer to Europa League 2–0 1–2 1–1
4 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 6 0 2 4 2 14 −12 2 1–2 0–4 0–0
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Chelsea 3–3 Roma, Roma 3–0 Chelsea.

Group D

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR JUV SPO OLY
1 Spain Barcelona 6 4 2 0 9 1 +8 14 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 2–0 3–1
2 Italy Juventus 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11 0–0 2–1 2–0
3 Portugal Sporting CP 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–1 1–1 3–1
4 Greece Olympiacos 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1 0–0 0–2 2–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group E

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV SEV SPM MRB
1 England Liverpool 6 3 3 0 23 6 +17 12 Advance to knockout phase 2–2 7–0 3–0
2 Spain Sevilla 6 2 3 1 12 12 0 9 3–3 2–1 3–0
3 Russia Spartak Moscow 6 1 3 2 9 13 −4 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–1 5–1 1–1
4 Slovenia Maribor 6 0 3 3 3 16 −13 3 0–7 1–1 1–1
Source: UEFA

Group F

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI SHK NAP FEY
1 England Manchester City 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 15 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 2–1 1–0
2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 4 0 2 9 9 0 12 2–1 2–1 3–1
3 Italy Napoli 6 2 0 4 11 11 0 6 Transfer to Europa League 2–4 3–0 3–1
4 Netherlands Feyenoord 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 3 0–4 1–2 2–1
Source: UEFA

Group G

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BES POR RBL MON
1 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 2–0 1–1
2 Portugal Porto 6 3 1 2 15 10 +5 10 1–3 3–1 5–2
3 Germany RB Leipzig 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 3–2 1–1
4 France Monaco 6 0 2 4 6 16 −10 2 1–2 0–3 1–4
Source: UEFA

Group H

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOT RMA DOR APO
1 England Tottenham Hotspur 6 5 1 0 15 4 +11 16 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 3–1 3–0
2 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 1 1 17 7 +10 13 1–1 3–2 3–0
3 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 0 2 4 7 13 −6 2[a] Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–3 1–1
4 Cyprus APOEL 6 0 2 4 2 17 −15 2[a] 0–3 0–6 1–1
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: APOEL 1–1 Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund 1–1 APOEL (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).

Knockout phase

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In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.

Bracket

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Round of 16

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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 11 December 2017, 12:00 CET.[33] The first legs were played on 13, 14, 20 and 21 February, and the second legs were played on 6, 7, 13 and 14 March 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juventus Italy 4–3 England Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 2–1
Basel Switzerland 2–5 England Manchester City 0–4 2–1
Porto Portugal 0–5 England Liverpool 0–5 0–0
Sevilla Spain 2–1 England Manchester United 0–0 2–1
Real Madrid Spain 5–2 France Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 2–1
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–2 (a) Italy Roma 2–1 0–1
Chelsea England 1–4 Spain Barcelona 1–1 0–3
Bayern Munich Germany 8–1 Turkey Beşiktaş 5–0 3–1

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018, 12:00 CET.[34][35] The first legs were played on 3 and 4 April, and the second legs were played on 10 and 11 April 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain 4–4 (a) Italy Roma 4–1 0–3
Sevilla Spain 1–2 Germany Bayern Munich 1–2 0–0
Juventus Italy 3–4 Spain Real Madrid 0–3 3–1
Liverpool England 5–1 England Manchester City 3–0 2–1

Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-finals was held on 13 April 2018, 13:00 CEST.[36] The first legs were played on 24 and 25 April, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 May 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bayern Munich Germany 3–4 Spain Real Madrid 1–2 2–2
Liverpool England 7–6 Italy Roma 5–2 2–4

Final

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The final was played at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv on 26 May 2018. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.[36]

Real Madrid Spain3–1England Liverpool
  • Benzema 51'
  • Bale 63', 83'
Report

Statistics

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Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Top goalscorers

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Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo finished the tournament as the top goalscorer, having scored 15 goals.
Rank[38] Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid 15 1170
2 Egypt Mohamed Salah England Liverpool 10 930
Senegal Sadio Mané England Liverpool 940
Brazil Roberto Firmino England Liverpool 1056
5 France Wissam Ben Yedder Spain Sevilla 8 651
Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko Italy Roma 1078
7 England Harry Kane England Tottenham Hotspur 7 597
Uruguay Edinson Cavani France Paris Saint-Germain 680
9 Brazil Neymar France Paris Saint-Germain 6 630
Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona 783

Squad of the season

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The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament.[39]

Pos. Player Team
GK Costa Rica Keylor Navas Spain Real Madrid
Brazil Alisson Italy Roma
DF Germany Joshua Kimmich Germany Bayern Munich
Spain Sergio Ramos Spain Real Madrid
Brazil Marcelo Spain Real Madrid
Italy Giorgio Chiellini Italy Juventus
Netherlands Virgil van Dijk England Liverpool
France Raphaël Varane Spain Real Madrid
MF Belgium Kevin De Bruyne England Manchester City
Brazil Casemiro Spain Real Madrid
Croatia Luka Modrić Spain Real Madrid
Germany Toni Kroos Spain Real Madrid
Colombia James Rodríguez Germany Bayern Munich
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko Italy Roma
Brazil Roberto Firmino England Liverpool
Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid
Egypt Mohamed Salah England Liverpool

Players of the season

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Votes were cast for players of the season by coaches of the 32 teams in the group stage, together with 55 journalists selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group, representing each of UEFA's member associations. The coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams. Jury members selected their top three players, with the first receiving five points, the second three and the third one. The shortlist of the top three players were announced on 9 August 2018.[40] The award winners were announced and presented during the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 30 August 2018.

See also

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