In 2024/25, the number of teams participating in the Champions League will increase to 36, and the "Swiss competition system" will be adopted in the group matches

CCTV5 Program List On December 28, 2023, UEFA officially announced that from the 2024/25 season, the European Champions League (Champions League) will undergo a comprehensive reform. The number of participating teams will increase from 32 to 36. The group match will adopt the "Swiss competition system", and the rules of the knockout match will remain unchanged. This one

CCTV5 Program List On December 28, 2023, UEFA officially announced that from the 2024/25 season, the European Champions League (Champions League) will undergo a comprehensive reform. The number of participating teams will increase from 32 to 36. The group match will adopt the "Swiss competition system", and the rules of the knockout match will remain unchanged. This reform aims to increase the competitiveness and attractiveness of the Champions League and is also a response to the European Premier League.

The European Super League is a private competition launched by 12 European elite clubs. It is planned to start the 2023/24 season to compete with the Champions League. This plan was strongly opposed by UEFA, FIFA, national football associations and fans, who considered it a betrayal and greed of football. The President of UEFA Chefelin said that UEFA will take all measures to prevent the implementation of the European Super League, and will also reform the European Cup to allow more clubs and fans to participate in it.

After several rounds of discussions, the Executive Committee of UEFA finally passed the reform plan of the Champions League, with the specific contents as follows:

• The number of participating teams increased from 32 to 36, and the four additional places were allocated to the third place in the league, the fifth place in the UEFA championship; The number of qualified teams in the "Champions Group" of the Champions League qualifiers increased from 4 to 5; Among the top 15 leagues in the UEFA championship, the two teams with the best performance in last season's European games would not qualify for the Champions League if they failed to win the league or cup.
• The group match will adopt the "Swiss match system", that is, 36 teams will be divided into four grades according to the UEFA scoreboard. Each team will play a single round robin match with 10 teams of different grades, playing a total of 10 games. The group matches will start in September and continue to January. There are three match days every week, namely Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
• After the group game, the teams with the top 8 points will be directly promoted to the top 16. The teams with the ninth to the 24th points will have two rounds of play offs to decide eight places in the top 16. The teams with the 25th to the 36th points will be demoted to the Europa League.
• From the top 16, the rules of the knockout match will remain unchanged, and the two round system will still be adopted until the championship is decided.

UEFA said that the reform of the Champions League will bring more passion and innovation to European football, while also ensuring the fairness and sustainability of European football. UEFA also said that the Europa League and the Europa Conference League will also adopt the same competition system, and the number of participating teams will be increased from 32 to 36 to maintain consistency and balance.

The European Champions League, the highest honor in European football, attracts hundreds of millions of fans around the world every year. UEFA hopes to make the Champions League more exciting and fair through reform, and also provide more opportunities for fans to watch and participate. UEFA welcomes all clubs and fans to join the family of the Champions League and enjoy the charm of European football together.

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