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Direct qualifiers
Again, a country’s coefficient decides how many direct qualifiers they get from its league.
The teams who occupy the top three league places in the countries ranked 1 to 3 in UEFA competition gain automatic entry into the group stages for the following season’s Champions League competition.
The first and second placed teams in the countries ranked 4 to 6 also gain automatic entry, while the champions in the countries ranked 7 to 12 enter the group stages directly.
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The Champions League holders automatically qualify as well.
Here are the 22 teams that have qualified directly this season:
The other 10 teams are chosen via three stages of qualifiers, divided into the Champions Route and the League Route.
The Champions Route is played by the champions of the countries ranked 14 to 53 in the UEFA country coefficient. 5 teams get selected to the Champions League group stages.
The League Route is played by the teams who are not automatic qualifiers from each of the countries. 5 teams get selected from here to the Champions League group stages.
