UEFA Champions League 2018/19 - Dates

Today, 12 June 2018, marks the date of the first draw of the new season in the UEFA Champions League, with the preliminaries starting while many other football players will still be at the World Cup in Russia. So here are the dates for all draws and match days during the 2018-19 season:

Draws:

12 June 2018 - preliminary round
19 June 2018 - 1st and 2nd qualifying round
23 July 2018 - 3rd qualifying round
6 August 2018 - Play-Off round

30 August 2018 - Group stage
17 December 2018 - Round of 16
15 March 2019 - Quarterfinals
19 April 2019 - Semifinals and Final

Match Days:

26 June 2018 - preliminary round semifinals
29 June 2018 - preliminary round final

10-11 July 2018 - 1st qualifying round 1st leg
17-18 July 2018 - 1st qualifying round return leg

24-25 July 2018 - 2nd qualifying round 1st leg
31 July - 1 August 2018 - 2nd qualifying round return leg

7-8 August 2018 - 3rd qualifying round 1st leg
14 August 2018 - 3rd qualifying round return leg

21-22 August 2018 - Play-Off round 1st leg
28-29 August 2018 - Play-Off round return leg

18-19 September 2018 - Group Stage MD1
2-3 October 2018 - Group Stage MD2
23-24 October 2018 - Group Stage MD3
6-7 November 2018 - Group Stage MD4
27-28 November 2018 - Group Stage MD5
11-12 December 2018 - Group Stage MD6

12-13 & 19-20 February 2019 - Round of 16 1st leg
5-6 & 12-13 March 2019 - Round of 16 return leg

9-10 April 2019 - Quarterfinal 1st leg
16-17 April 2019 - Quarterfinal return leg

30 April - 1 May 2019 - Semifinal 1st leg
7-8 May 2019 - Semifinal return leg

1 June 2019 - Champions League Final in Madrid (Wanda Metropolitano)