The draw for the 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League will be held tomorrow, Thursday, in Monaco, while the draws for the Europa League and the Conference League will be held the day after tomorrow, Friday.
The new European season will be held according to a new system, as 36 teams will participate in each of the three competitions. In the Champions League and the Conference League, each team will play eight matches (four matches at home and four matches away), while the team participating in the Conference League will play six matches (three matches at home and three matches away).
The biggest change to the three tournaments will be the cancellation of the group stage, and holding them in a league system with one group, with the participation of 36 teams instead of 32 teams.
The first 8 teams will qualify directly to the round of 16, while the teams that finished the league in places from ninth to 24 will play in a play-off to qualify for the round of 16, where the eight winning teams from the play-off advance to the round of 16, and from the round of 16 the knockout stages will be played, with the winner qualifying for the next round.
In contrast, the teams that occupy the positions from 25th to the last are eliminated from European competitions and will not move to the lower tournament, as was the case in the past.
The first round of the Champions League is scheduled to be held between September 17 and 19, while the second round will be held on October 1 and 2, while the third round will be held on October 22 and 23. November will witness the fourth and fifth rounds on November 5 and 6 and 26 and 27, while the sixth round will be held on December 10 and 11, while the matches of the seventh and penultimate round will be held on January 21 and 22, 2025, while the matches of the final round will be held on January 29.
The first leg of the play-off for the round of 16 will be held on February 11 and 12, while the second leg will be held on February 18 and 19. The first leg of the round of 16 will be held on March 4 and 5, while the second leg will be held on March 11 and 12. The first leg of the quarter-finals will be held on April 8 and 9, while the second leg will be held on April 15 and 16. The first leg of the semi-finals will be held on April 29 and 30, while the second leg will be held on May 6 and 7, while the final will be held on May 31.
The first round of the Europa League will be held on September 25 and 26, while the second round will be held on October 3, and the third round on the 24th of the same month. The fourth round will be held on November 7, while the fifth round will be held on the 28th of the same month. The sixth round will be held on December 12, while the seventh and eighth rounds will be held on January 23 and 30, 2025. The play-off matches for the round of 16 will be held on February 13 and 20, while the round of 16 matches will be held on March 6 and 13, while the quarter-finals will be held on April 10 and 17. The semi-final matches will be held on May 1 and 8, while the final match will be held on May 21.
The first round of the European Conference League will start on October 3, while the second round will be held on October 24. The third round will be held on November 7, while the fourth round will be held on November 24. The fifth and sixth rounds will be held on December 12 and 19. The play-off matches for the round of 16 will be held on February 13 and 20, while the round of 16 matches will be held on March 6 and 13, while the quarter-finals will be held on April 10 and 17. The semi-finals will be held on May 1 and 8, while the final will be held on May 28.
