Frank Christian
The UEFA Champions League for the 2024/25 season will undergo significant changes as part of an expansion initiative from European football’s governing body. This upcoming tournament will implement a Swiss model, shifting from the traditional group stage to a “league phase” that will include 36 teams rather than the usual 32. In this initial round, each team will compete in eight matches, aiming to secure a top-eight ranking to qualify for the knockout rounds. Teams finishing between 9th and 24th will enter a playoff to advance.
Following the league phase, the tournament will proceed with knockout rounds, featuring two-legged matches in the Round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, culminating in the final match at the conclusion of the European football season.
The final will take place in Germany in 2025, marking the first time the country has hosted the Champions League final since 2015, when Barcelona emerged victorious over Juventus in Berlin.
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Details of the 2025 Champions League Final
The Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, will host the 2025 UEFA Champions League final. This venue, home to Bayern Munich, previously held the final in 2012, when Chelsea triumphed over Bayern via penalties.
The match is set for Saturday, May 31, 2025. While the kickoff time hasn’t been finalized, it is expected to follow the recent trend of beginning at 9 p.m. CEST, or 3 p.m. ET.
Future Champions League Finals
UEFA typically designates host cities for finals in 2-3 year intervals, with Budapest confirmed as the location for the 2026 final.
The Puskas Arena in Budapest, which accommodates just over 67,000 spectators, will be the venue for the 2026 matchup. Plans for the 2027 final have yet to be announced as UEFA awaits updates from the Italian Football Federation regarding renovations to the San Siro stadium in Milan.
Upcoming Champions League Final Venues
| Year | Stadium | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | TBD | TBD |
| 2026 | Puskas Arena | TBD |
| 2025 | Allianz Arena | TBD |
| 2024 | Wembley Stadium | Real Madrid 2-0 Dortmund |
| 2023 | Ataturk Olympic Stadium | Man City 1-0 Inter Milan |
| 2022 | Stade de France | Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool |
| 2021 | Estadio do Dragao | Chelsea 1-0 Manchester City |
| 2020 | Estadio da Luz | Bayern Munich 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2019 | Wanda Metropolitano | Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2018 | NSC Olimpiyskiy | Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool |
| 2017 | Millennium Stadium | Real Madrid 4-1 Juventus |
| 2016 | San Siro | Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid |
| 2015 | Olympiastadion Berlin | Barcelona 3-1 Juventus |
| 2014 | Estadio da Luz | Real Madrid 4-1 Atletico Madrid |
| 2013 | Wembley Stadium | Bayern Munich 2-1 Borussia Dortmund |
| 2012 | Allianz Arena | Chelsea 1-1 Bayern Munich |
| 2011 | Wembley Stadium | Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United |
| 2010 | Estadio Santiago Bernabeu | Inter Milan 2-0 Bayern Munich |
| 2009 | Stadio Olimpico | Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United |
| 2008 | Luzhniki Stadium | Manchester United 0-0 Chelsea |
| 2007 | OAKA Stadium | AC Milan 2-1 Liverpool |
| 2006 | Stade de France | Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal |
| 2005 | Ataturk Olympic Stadium | Liverpool 3-3 AC Milan |
| 2004 | Arena AufSchalke | Porto 3-0 Monaco |
| 2003 | Old Trafford | AC Milan 0-0 Juventus |
| 2002 | Hampden Park | Real Madrid 3-0 Valencia |
| 2001 | San Siro | Bayern Munich 1-1 Valencia |
| 2000 | Stade de France | Real Madrid 3-0 Valencia |
| 1999 | Camp Nou | Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich |
| 1998 | Amsterdam ArenA | Real Madrid 1-0 Juventus |
| 1997 | Olympiastadion Munich | Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Juventus |
| 1996 | Stadio Olimpico | Juventus 1-1 Ajax |
| 1995 | Ernst Happel Stadion | Ajax 1-0 AC Milan |
| 1994 | OAKA Stadium | AC Milan 4-0 Barcelona |
| 1993 | Olympiastadion Munich | Olympique Marseille 1-0 AC Milan |
| 1992 | TBD | TBD |
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| 2023 | Wembley Stadium | Barcelona 1-0 Sampdoria |
| 1991 | Stadio San Nicola | Red Star 0-0 Olympique Marseille |
| 1990 | Prater Stadion | AC Milan 1-0 SL Benfica |
| 1989 | Camp Nou | AC Milan 4-0 Steaua Bucharest |
| 1988 | Neckarstadion | PSV 0-0 Benfica |
| 1987 | Prater Stadion | Porto 2-1 Bayern Munich |
| 1986 | Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan | Steaua Bucharest 0-0 Barcelona |
| 1985 | Heysel Stadium | Juventus 1-0 Liverpool |
| 1984 | Stadio Olimpico | Liverpool 1-1 Roma |
| 1983 | OAKA Stadium | Hamburg 1-0 Juventus |
| 1982 | De Kuip | Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich |
| 1981 | Parc des Princes | Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid |
| 1980 | Estadio Santiago Bernabeu | Nottingham Forest 1-0 Hamburg |
| 1979 | Olympiastadion Munich | Nottingham Forest 1-0 Malmo |
| 1978 | Wembley Stadium | Liverpool 1-0 Club Brugge |
| 1977 | Stadio Olimpico | Liverpool 3-1 Borussia Monchengladbach |
| 1976 | Hampden Park | Bayern Munich 1-0 Saint-Etienne |
| 1975 | Parc des Princes | Bayern Munich 2-0 Leeds United |
| 1974 | Heysel Stadium | Bayern Munich 1-1 Atletico Madrid |
| 1973 | Stadion Crvena Zvezda | Ajax 1-0 Juventus |
| 1972 | De Kuip | Ajax 2-0 Inter Milan |
| 1971 | Wembley Stadium | Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos |
| 1970 | San Siro | Feyenoord 2-1 Celtic |
| 1969 | Estadio Santiago Bernabeu | AC Milan 4-1 Ajax |
| 1968 | Wembley Stadium | Manchester United 4-1 Benfica |
| 1967 | Estadio Nacional | Celtic 2-1 Inter Milan |
| 1966 | Heysel Stadium | Real Madrid 2-1 Partizan |
| 1965 | San Siro | Inter Milan 1-0 Benfica |
| 1964 | Prater Stadion | Inter Milan 3-1 Real Madrid |
| 1963 | Wembley Stadium | AC Milan 2-1 Benfica |
| 1962 | Olympisch Stadion | Benfica 5-3 Real Madrid |
| 1961 | Wankdorfstadion | Benfica 3-2 Barcelona |
| 1960 | Hampden Park | Real Madrid 7-3 Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 1959 | Neckarstadion | Real Madrid 2-0 Stade de Reims |
| 1958 | Heysel Stadium | Real Madrid 3-2 AC Milan |
| 1957 | Estadio Santiago Bernabeu | Real Madrid 2-0 Fiorentina |
| 1956 | Stade Velodrome Paris | Real Madrid 4-3 Stade de Reims |
Purchasing Champions League Tickets for 2024/25
Ticket sales for Champions League matches will kick off once the match dates are set. Apart from the finals, fans can’t buy tickets directly from UEFA for regular fixtures.
Instead, tickets are primarily sold through the participating clubs, allowing fans to purchase them similarly to regular match tickets.
After the initial sale, fans can also find tickets on the secondary market, with StubHub International being a top option for finding Champions League tickets.
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