After a thrilling summer of football at the 2022 Women’s Euros, the biggest club competition in European women’s football is back, the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
There has already been plenty of drama in the qualifying rounds, with Manchester City knocked out by Real Madrid for the second successive season. The Spanish side are one of many giants to make it to the group stage of the competition, of which Lyon are again the reigning champions, having beaten Barcelona in last season’s final to win a record eighth continental title.
There are plenty of big clubs hoping to challenge them again this year and GOAL has everything you need to know ahead of the 2022-23 UWCL group stage draw.
When is the Women's Champions League 2022-23 group stage draw?
Date: | October 3, 2022 |
Time: | 12pm BST / 7am ET |
Venue: | UEFA HQ, Nyon, Switzerland |
The UWCL group stage draw will take place on Monday, October 3, 2022.
It will be held in Nyon, Switzerland, and will take place at 12pm BST (7am ET).
Which teams are in the Women's Champions League 2022-23 group stage?
A total of 16 teams will compete in the 2022-23 UWCL group stage. Four teams qualified for this stage automatically - Lyon, Barcelona, Chelsea and Wolfsburg - after all won their domestic leagues last season.
The remaining 12 teams secured their place through qualifying: Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Juventus, Benfica, Roma, Zurich, Slavia Prague, Vllaznia, Rosengard and St. Polten.
Clubs from the same country can not be drawn in the same group.
Women's Champions League 2022-23 group stage draw seeding pots
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Lyon | PSG | Rosengard | Zurich |
Barcelona | Arsenal | Juventus | Vllaznia |
Wolfsburg | Slavia Prague | Real Madrid | Benfica |
Chelsea | Bayern Munich | St. Polten | Roma |
Women's Champions League 2022-23 group stage draw
GROUP A | GROUP B |
Chelsea | Wolfsburg |
PSG | Slavia Prague |
Real Madrid | St Polten |
Vllaznia | Roma |
GROUP C | GROUP D |
Lyon | Barcelona |
Arsenal | Bayern Munich |
Juventus | Rosengard |
Zurich | Benfica |
When does the Women's Champions League 2022-23 group stage start?
UWCL Matchday | Date |
|---|---|
1 | October 19-20 |
2 | October 26-27 |
3 | November 23-24 |
4 | December 7-8 |
5 | December 15-16 |
6 | December 21-22 |
The first UWCL group stage matchday will take place across Wednesday October 19 and Thursday October 20. There will be six matchdays in total, with the final games coming on Wednesday 21 December and Thursday 22 December.
For those that progress, the quarter-finals will come in March and the semi-finals in April, before the UWCL final is played in early June at PSV’s Philips Stadion, Eindhoven.
How can I watch the Women's Champions League group stage draw?
The UWCL 2022-23 group stage draw will be streamed live on UEFA’s official website.
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