For the modern UEFA Champions League format, 36 teams qualify for the main league phase.

Basic answer

  • Since the 2024–25 reform, the traditional 32‑team group stage has been replaced by a single league phase of 36 clubs.
  • These 36 teams all enter the league phase, where each club plays eight different opponents (four home, four away).

How those 36 places are filled

In the current system:

  • 29 teams qualify directly to the league phase based on their domestic league position, plus automatic spots for the previous season’s Champions League and Europa League winners.
  • 7 more teams come through the qualifying rounds and play‑offs to complete the 36.

So if you are just asking “how many teams qualify for Champions League,” the headline number under the latest format is 36 clubs in the league phase.

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