This season’s Champions League subordinate explained

Qualifying for a 2018/19 UEFA Champions League spans some-more than dual months, involves 53 teams and will entail 91 fixtures in all.

THIS SEASON’S CALENDAR

Preliminary round

Draw: 12 June
Fixtures: 26 29 June

Teams: 4
Already known: 4

The rough turn takes place in Gibraltar©UEFA.com

How it works
This new mini-tournament took place in Gibraltar, with a 12 Jun pull last a semi-final line-up. The dual semi-final winners progressed to a 29 Jun final, with a altogether victors, Kosovo’s Drita, move to a initial subordinate round.

Losing teams: a losers of both a semi-finals and a final eliminated to a champions trail of a UEFA Europa League second subordinate round.

First subordinate round

Draw: 19 June
Fixtures: 10/11 17/18 July

Teams: 32
Already known: 32 (including rough turn winners Drita)

How it works
There were 16 two-legged ties, with a winners going into a champions trail of a second subordinate round.

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Losing teams: eliminated to a champions trail of a UEFA Europa League second subordinate round.

Second subordinate round

At this stage, subordinate splits into dual paths – a champions trail and a joining path. The champions trail is for domestic pretension holders; a joining trail is for non-champions.

Draw: 19 June
Fixtures: 24/25 Jul 31 July/1 August

Champions path

Teams: 20
Already known: 4
To be decided: 16 (first subordinate turn winners)

How it works
There will be 10 two-legged ties, with a winners advancing to a champions trail of a third subordinate round.

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Losing teams: send to a champions trail of a UEFA Europa League third subordinate round.

League path

Teams: 4
Already known: 4

How it works
There will be dual two-legged ties, with a winners going into a joining trail of a third subordinate round.

Losing teams: send to a categorical trail of a UEFA Europa League third subordinate round.

Third subordinate round

Draw: 23 July
Fixtures: 7/8 14 August

Champions path

Salzburg start in a third subordinate round©Getty Images

Teams: 12
Already known: 2
To be decided: 10 (second subordinate turn champions trail winners)

How it works
There will be 6 two-legged ties, with a winners move to a champions trail of a play-offs.

Losing teams: send to a champions trail of a UEFA Europa League play-offs.

League path

Teams: 8
Already known: 6
To be decided: 2 (second subordinate turn joining trail winners)

How it works
There will be 4 two-legged ties, with a winners going into a joining trail of a play-offs.

Losing teams: send to a UEFA Europa League organisation stage.

Play-offs

The play-off pull is on 6 August©Sportsfile

Draw: 6 August
Fixtures: 21/22 28/29 August

Champions path

Teams: 8
Already known: 2
To be decided: 6 (third subordinate turn champions trail winners)

How it works
There will be 4 two-legged ties, with a winners surpassing to a organisation stage.

Losing teams: send to a UEFA Europa League organisation stage.

League path

Teams: 4
Already known: 0
To be decided: 4 (third subordinate turn joining trail winners)

How it works
There will be dual two-legged ties, with a winners advancing to a organisation stage.

Losing teams: send to a UEFA Europa League organisation stage.