Getting To Know The New Format Of The 2024/2025 Champions League, What Things Change?
YOGYAKARTA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced a new format for the 2024/2025 Champions League. The football competition, which is attended by the top European club, will change after a dozen years of rolling in an old format.
UEFA clearly shows that we are fully committed to respecting the fundamental values of the sport and maintaining the main principles of open competition with qualifications based on sporting achievements, in full line with the values and models of European sports based on solidarity, "said UEFA President Aleksander Caferin, quoted from the official UEFA website, Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
Caferin said the new format for the 2024/2025 Champions League was approved by unanimous decisions by various parties.
"I am very happy that this is the unanimous decision of the UEFA Executive Committee with the European Club Association, the European League, and national associations all approving the proposals made. Another proof that European football is more united than ever," said President UEFA.
So, what will the new Champions League format look like next season? Let's look at the full information below.
For information, the 2023/2024 Champions League still uses the old format. In the format currently used, there are 32 teams competing in the group phase.
During the group stage, each club will face 3 teams twice (home-away). Two teams in first and second place in each group will qualify for the knockout phase or round of 16, and so on until the final.
Next season, the format will not be used. UEFA will use the league system for the 2024/2025 season competition.
The number of teams competing will be increased to 36 participants. The group phase will also be deleted, replaced by a new system that uses a large standings containing all participating teams.
The drawing system will still be held at the start of the season, but this time the draw is to determine League Phase matches. Each team will play eight matches (four homes, four away) with different opponents.
Getting points is still the same, the winning team will get 3 points and 1 point for the team that competes with a draw. Productivity and goal difference also affect the changes that occur on the standings board.
The top eight teams of the standings will automatically qualify for the round of 16. The 9-24 ranking team will compete for the remaining eight to the knockout stages through the play-offs. Meanwhile, the 25th ranked team and so on will be confirmed to have died.
Meanwhile, the round of 16 will continue to apply in the old format without any changes. Then, the match schedule will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The final round takes place on Saturday.
UEFA applies this new format not only to the Champions League. This rule is also run for the Europa League and UEFA Conference League competitions.
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