2021–2022 UEFA Champions League: Complete Stadium & Final Venue Guide

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Last Updated: September 2, 2021

Aerial rennder of Zenit Arena

The 2022-22 season represents the 67th iteration of the UEFA Champions League, and the final will be held on 28th May 2022 at Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Final Venue

The final was scheuled to take place at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena, however due to the relocation of the 2020 final to Portugal, the hosts were shifted back by one year. So instead of hosting the 2021 final, Saint Petersburg will now host the 2022 final instead.

  • Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Venue: Saint Petersburg Stadium
  • Capacity: 67,800
  • Opened 2007
  • Team: Zenit Saint Petersburg

Group Stages Draw

Below is a collection of stadium guides for each team who will participate in the group stages of the 2021-22 Champions League.

Click any of the blue links below to visit each stadium’s guide containing pictures, maps, travel information, and much more!

Group A

TeamCountryStadiumCapacityOpened
Manchester CityEnglandThe Etihad55,0172003
Paris Saint-GermainFranceParc des Prince47,9291972
RB LeipzigGermanyRed Bull Arena42,9592004
Club BruggeBelgiumJan Breydel Stadion29,0621975

 

Group B

TeamCountryStadiumCapacityOpened
Atletico MadridSpainMetropolitano Stadium68,4562017
LiverpoolEnglandAnfield53,3941884
PortoPortugalEstadio do Dragao50,0332003
AC MilanItalySan Siro75,9231926

 

Group C

TeamCountryStadiumCapacityOpened
Sporting CPPortugalEstádio José Alvalade50,0952003
Borussia DortmundGermanyWestfalenstadion81,3651974
AjaxNetherlandsJohan Cruyff Arena55,5001996
BesiktasTurkeyVodafone Arena42,5902016

 

Group D

TeamCountryStadiumCapacityOpened
Inter MilanItalySan Siro75,9231926
Real MadridSpainSantiago Bernabeu81,0441947
Shakhtar DonetskUkraineNSC Olimpiysky70,0501923
Sheriff TiraspolMoldovaSheriff Stadium12,7462002

 

Group E

TeamCountryStadiumCapacityOpened
Bayern MunichGermanyAllianz Arena75,0002005
BarcelonaSpainNou Camp99,3541957
BenficaPortugalEstádio da Luz64,6422003
Dynamo KyivUkraineOlympic Stadium Kiev70,0501923

 

Group F

TeamCountryStadiumCapacityOpened
VillarrealSpainEstadio de la Cerámica23,5001923
Manchester UnitedEnglandOld Trafford74,1401910
AtalantaItalyStadio di Bergamo21,3002018
Young BoysSwitzerlandWankdorf Stadium32,0002005

 

Group G

TeamCountryStadiumCapacityOpened
LilleFranceStade Pierre-Mauroy50,1862012
SevillaSpainRamon Sanchez Pizjuan43,8831958
Red Bull SalzburgAustriaStadion Wals-Siezenheim31,8952003
VfL WolfsburgGermanyVolkswagen Arena26,0002002

 

Group H

 

TeamCountryStadiumCapacityOpened
ChelseaEnglandStamford Bridge40,8341877
JuventusItalyAllianz Stadium41,5072011
Zenit Saint PetersburgRussiaGazprom Arena67,8002017
Malmo FFSwedenStadion, Malmo22,5002009

 

Qualification Play-Offs

The first qualification rounds were played om 3rd and 4th August, and the second legs on 10th August 2021.

As per the draw there is the Champions Path and League Path which separates the teams, with the losers of each round guaranteed qualification in the Europa League Group stages instead.

Champions Path:

  • Red Bull Salzburg vs Brondy
  • Young Boys vs Ferencvaros
  • Malmo FF vs Ludogorets, Razgrad
  • Sheriff Tiraspol vs Dinamo Zagreb

League Path:

  • Monaco vs Shakhtar Donetsk
  • Benfica vs PSV Eindhoven

Teams in bold have progressed to group stages.

Qualified Teams

The following teams automatically qualified for the Champions League during the course of the 2019/2020 season through placements in each domestic division.

  • Chelsea (4th) – Champions League Holders
  • Villarreal (7th) – Europa League Holders
  • Atlético Madrid (1st)
  • Real Madrid (2nd)
  • Barcelona (3rd)
  • Sevilla (4th)
  • Manchester City (1st)
  • Manchester United (2nd)
  • Liverpool (3rd)
  • Bayern Munich (1st)
  • RB Leipzig (2nd)
  • Borussia Dortmund (3rd)
  • VfL Wolfsburg (4th)
  • Inter Milan (1st)
  • Milan (2nd)
  • Atalanta (3rd)
  • Juventus (4th)
  • Lille (1st)
  • Paris Saint-Germain (2nd)
  • Sporting CP (1st)
  • Porto (2nd)
  • Zenit Saint Petersburg (1st)
  • Club Brugge (1st)
  • Dynamo Kyiv (1st)
  • Ajax (1st)
  • Besiktas (1st)
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