2018–19 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The Bruins dropped into a four-way tie for seventh place in the Pac-12. Combined with a loss earlier in the week to Colorado, it was the first time that UCLA had been swept in a home series since 2015–16. However, UCLA won four of their next five. The four wins consisted of two overtime games, a one-point victory, and a 19-point comeback. They entered the final week of the regular season with a chance to finish as high as third place in the conference, but lost their final two games to fall to seventh.


2018–19 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
In their opening game of the Pac-12 Tournament, UCLA switched to a man-to-man defense after having played predominantly zone under Bartow, and they defeated Stanford 79–72. Bruins freshman guard David Singleton broke his foot in the final minute, ending his season. The Bruins lost their next game 83–72 to second-seeded Arizona State in the quarterfinals. They were down by two points with 3:59 remaining before halftime. However, they were outscored 14–0 to end the half, and trailed by double-digits throughout most of the rest of the game. Afterwards, Bartow stated that he was not interested in having his interim tag removed, and expressed optimism that UCLA would "hire a very good coach".


2018–19 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bruins finished the 2017–18 season 21–12, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Four to St. Bonaventure.


2018–19 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.


2018–19 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
The 2018–19 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by eighth year head coach Cori Close, played their home games at the Pauley Pavilion. They were members of the Pac-12 Conference.


2018–19 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
The Bruins started the season 3–5, their worst start since the 2014–15 season, before going on a 6-game winning streak. The Bruins then lost their next four, including a 72–67 home loss on January 20 to a USC team that had failed to win any of its first five conference games. The loss dropped the Bruins to 0–3 in Pac-12 home games on the season; in the previous three seasons, they had only lost one Pac-12 home game.


2018–19 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
The Bruins' next game following the USC loss was an upset road win over No. 16 Arizona State. The Bruins then traveled to Arizona and defeated the Wildcats 98–93 in three overtimes; the game was the first three-overtime game in UCLA women's basketball history, as well as the longest Pac-12 women's basketball game in over a decade.


2018–19 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
On February 10, 2019, the Bruins upset No. 17 Utah, 100–90, in Salt Lake City. The Bruins' 40 points in the fourth quarter was the highest single-quarter point tally in UCLA women's basketball history.


2018–19 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
On February 22, 2019, the Bruins upset No. 2 Oregon, 74–69, in Eugene. This was the Bruins' first win over a top five opponent since 2013. The Bruins erased a 22-point deficit in the comeback victory.


2018–19 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
The Bruins finished the regular season with a 19–11 overall record and a 12–6 record in Pac-12 play (5–4 at home and 7–2 on the road), having won 10 of their last 12 regular season games. UCLA's only two losses during that 12-game span were against No. 10 Stanford at home and No. 12 Oregon State on the road.


2018–19 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
On March 6, 2019, Pac-12 media members voted head coach Cori Close Pac-12 Coach of the Year.


2018–19 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
The Bruins secured a (4) seed and a first-round bye to the Pac-12 Tournament. They defeated (5) Arizona State in the quarterfinals before losing to (1) Oregon in overtime in the semifinals.


2018–19 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
The Bruins secured a (6) seed in the NCAA Women’s Tournament. They defeated (11) Tennessee 89–77 in the first round and defeated (3) Maryland 85–80 in the second round before losing to (2) Connecticut 69–61 in the Sweet Sixteen. The Bruins concluded the season with a 22–13 overall record. They won 13 of their last 17 games after starting the season 9–9.


2018–19 UConn Huskies men's basketball team
The 2018–19 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by first-year head coach Dan Hurley and participated as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Huskies split their home games between the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut. They finished the season 16–17, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated South Florida in the first round of the AAC Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Houston.


2018–19 UConn Huskies men's basketball team, Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2017–18 season 14–18, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC Tournament to SMU.


2018–19 UConn Huskies men's basketball team, Previous season
The school announced on January 26, 2018 that the NCAA was investigating recruitment of at least three basketball players for possible recruiting violations. On March 10, the school fired head coach Kevin Ollie for just cause related to the NCAA investigation. On March 22, 2018, it was announced that the school had hired Rhode Island head coach Dan Hurley as coach.


2018–19 UConn Huskies men's basketball team, Roster
Akok Akok joined the team as a redshirt walkon for the spring semester.


2018–19 UConn Huskies women's basketball team
The 2018–19 UConn Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 34th season at UConn, played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the XL Center and were sixth year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 35–3, 16–0 in AAC play to win the AAC regular season championship. They defeated East Carolina, South Florida, and UCF to win the AAC Women's Tournament title.


2018–19 UConn Huskies women's basketball team
As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament. As the No. 2 seed, they defeated Towson and Buffalo to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. They defeated UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen and Louisville in the Elite Eight to reach their 20th Final Four. In the National Semifinal, they lost in the rematch of last year's national semifinal game to Notre Dame.


2018–19 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Media
Every Connecticut women's game was televised. Excluding exhibitions, most Connecticut games aired on SNY, an ESPN network, or a CBS network. Exhibition games and games that aired on SNY were also streamed on . Every game was broadcast on the UConn IMG Sports Network with an extra audio broadcast available online to listen to through Husky Vision.


2018–19 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Roster
Alexis Gordon was only on the roster for the fall semester, after which she transferred from UConn.


2018–19 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Exhibition, Vanguard
The Huskies opened their exhibition schedule against Vanguard, a team they played as an exhibition in the 2015–16 season. Freshman Christyn Williams scored the first four points Connecticut and had 10 points by halftime. seniors Katie Lou Samuelson and Napheesa Collier scored 26 points each. are dominating first half, coach Auriemma gave more playing time to the bench, who were outscored 15–0 in the fourth quarter. The final score was 96–30.


2018–19 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Exhibition, Southern Connecticut State
After scoring 26 points in the opening exhibition game against Vanguard, Katie Lou Samuelson repeated that feat in the second exhibition game against Southern Connecticut. All 11 Huskies played in the game. Christyn Williams and Crystal Dangerfield were also double-digit scorers with 18 and 10 points respectively. The Huskies won the game 99–45.


2018–19 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Ohio State
UConn opened the regular season with a game against Ohio State. Four Huskies recorded double digit scoring, led by Samuelson with 19, Dangerfield with 18, Collier was 17 and Walker with 15. Connecticut scored off the opening tip and never trailed, when the game 85–53.


2018–19 UD Almería season
The 2018–19 season was UD Almería's twentieth eighth season of existence and the fourth consecutive in Segunda División.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League
The 2018–19 UEFA Champions League was the 64th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 27th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used in the competition from the round of 16 onward.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League
The final was played at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain, between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, in the second all-English final after Manchester United beat Chelsea in Moscow in 2008. Liverpool won the match 2–0 to claim their sixth European Cup – becoming the third ever team to do so, behind Real Madrid in 1966, and Milan in 2003. The win gave Liverpool automatic qualification for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage and the right to play in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup and the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, the latter two of which they won. As Chelsea and Arsenal also reached the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final, this was the first season to have multiple finals of major European club competitions featuring teams from a single nation.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid, who had won four of the last five titles, including each of the last three, were eliminated by Ajax in the round of 16. Although Ajax was eliminated in the semi-finals, they had played more matches than any other team before, as they had to play six Champions League qualifying matches.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Format changes
On 9 December 2016, UEFA confirmed the reforming plan for the UEFA Champions League for the 2018–2021 cycle, which was announced on 26 August 2016. As per the new regulations, the previous season's UEFA Europa League winners will qualify automatically for the UEFA Champions League group stage (previously they would qualify for the play-off round, but would be promoted to the group stage only if the Champions League title holder berth was vacated, although this promotion to the group stage had been made in all three seasons since it was established from 2015–16). Meanwhile, the top four teams from the leagues of the four top-ranked national associations in the UEFA country coefficients list will qualify automatically for the group stage as well. Only six teams will qualify for the group stage via the qualification rounds, down from ten in the previous season.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation
79 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations participated in the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League (the exception being Liechtenstein, which did not organise a domestic  league). The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2017 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2012–13 to 2016–17.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Distribution
In the default access list, the Champions League title holders qualified for the group stage. However, since Real Madrid already qualified for the group stage via their domestic league (as third place of the 2017–18 La Liga), the following changes to the access list were made:


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Distribution
In addition, the Europa League title holders qualified for the group stage. However, since Atlético Madrid, the Europa League champions, already qualified for the group stage via their domestic league (as second place of the 2017–18 La Liga), the following changes to the access list were made:


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders; EL: Europa League title holders).


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Round and draw dates
From this season, there were staggered kick-off times in the group stage at 18:55 CET and 21:00 CET. Kick-off times starting from the knock-out phase were 21:00 CET.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Preliminary round
In the preliminary round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2018 UEFA club coefficients, and then drawn into one-legged semi-final and final ties. The draw for the preliminary round was held on 12 June 2018. The semi-final round was played on 26 June, and the final round was played on 29 June 2018, both at the Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar. The losers of both semi-final and final rounds entered the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Preliminary round
Drita's win on 26 June 2018 was the first time that a team representing Kosovo had won a game in any UEFA competition.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying and play-off rounds, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2018 UEFA club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 19 June 2018. The first legs were played on 10 and 11 July, and the second legs were played on 17 and 18 July 2018. The losers entered the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, except one team were drawn to receive a bye to the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The second qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Path (for league champions) and League Path (for league non-champions). The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2018. The first legs were played on 24 and 25 July, and the second legs were played on 31 July and 1 August 2018. The losers from both Champions Path and League Path entered the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Path (for league champions) and League Path (for league non-champions). The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 23 July 2018. The first legs were played on 7 and 8 August, and the second legs were played on 14 August 2018. The losers from Champions Path entered the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League play-off round, while the losers from League Path entered the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
The play-off round was split into two separate sections: Champions Path (for league champions) and League Path (for league non-champions). The draw for the play-off round was held on 6 August 2018. The first legs were played on 21 and 22 August, and the second legs were played on 28 and 29 August. The losers from both Champions Path and League Path entered the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 30 August 2018 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles (introduced starting this season):


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League round of 32. The matchdays were 18–19 September, 2–3 October, 23–24 October, 6–7 November, 27–28 November, and 11–12 December 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The youth teams of the clubs that qualified for the group stage also participated in the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League on the same matchdays, where they competed in the UEFA Champions League Path (the youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations competed in a separate Domestic Champions Path until the play-offs).


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
A total of fifteen national associations were represented in the group stage. 1899 Hoffenheim, Red Star Belgrade (1991 European champions) and Young Boys made their debut appearances in the group stage (although Red Star Belgrade had appeared in the European Cup group stage).


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 17.01):


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 17 December 2018. The first legs were played on 12, 13, 19 and 20 February, and the second legs were played on 5, 6, 12 and 13 March 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2019. The first legs were played on 9 and 10 April, and the second legs were played on 16 and 17 April 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2019 (after the quarter-final draw). The first legs were played on 30 April and 1 May, and the second legs were played on 7 and 8 May 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
Liverpool's improbable 4–0 comeback win against Barcelona in a return leg fixture at Anfield, having lost the first leg to the Spanish side 3–0 at the Camp Nou, is considered one of the greatest Champions League comebacks of all time.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 1 June 2019 at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Statistics, Squad of the season
On 2 June 2019, the UEFA technical study group selected the following 20 players as the squad of the tournament.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Statistics, Players of the season
Votes were cast for players of the season by coaches of the 32 teams in the group stage, together with 55 journalists selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group, representing each of UEFA's member associations. The coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams. Jury members selected their top three players, with the first receiving five points, the second three and the third one. The shortlist of the top three players was announced on 8 August 2019. The award winners were announced and presented during the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 29 August 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage began on 18 September and ended on 12 December 2018. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 30 August 2018, 18:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles (Regulations Article 13.06):


2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of four groups (A–D, E–H) for maximum television coverage. On each matchday, one set of four groups played their matches on Tuesday, while the other set of four groups played their matches on Wednesday, with the two sets of groups alternating between each matchday. The following pairings were announced by UEFA after the group stage teams were confirmed:


2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
The fixtures were decided after the draw, using a computer draw not shown to public, with the following match sequence (Regulations Article 16.02):


2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
Note: Positions for scheduling do not use the seeding pots, e.g. Team 1 is not necessarily the team from Pot 1 in the draw.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
There were scheduling restrictions: for example, teams from the same city (e.g. Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid) in general were not scheduled to play at home on the same matchday (to avoid them playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control), and teams from "winter countries" (e.g. Russia) were not scheduled to play at home on the last matchday (due to cold weather).


2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, Teams
Below are the participating teams (with their 2018 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their seeding pot. They include:


2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, Format
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered the Europa League round of 32.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 17.01):


2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, Groups
The matchdays were 18–19 September, 2–3 October, 23–24 October, 6–7 November, 27–28 November, and 11–12 December 2018. The scheduled kickoff times were 21:00 CET/CEST, with two matches on each Tuesday and Wednesday scheduled for 18:55 CET/CEST.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, Groups
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
The 2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase began on 12 February and ended on 1 June 2019 with the final at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Spain, to decide the champions of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout phase.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used in the Champions League knockout phase.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
The schedule was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then extra time was played.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
For the quarter-finals and semi-finals, teams from the same city (e.g., Manchester City and Manchester United) were not scheduled to play at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control. To avoid such scheduling conflict, if the two teams were drawn to play at home for the same leg, the order of legs of the tie involving the team with the lower domestic ranking in the qualifying season (e.g., Manchester United for this season) was reversed from the original draw.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Qualified teams
The knockout phase involved the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 17 December 2018, 12:00 CET.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16
Manchester United became the first team in UEFA Champions League history to advance after losing at home by two goals or more in the first leg. Including the European Cup era, only Ajax managed this feat, winning a play-off match they forced in the 1968–69 European Cup quarter-finals against Benfica after losing 1–3 in the first leg at home and winning 3–1 in the second leg away.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16, Summary
The first legs were played on 12, 13, 19 and 20 February, and the second legs were played on 5, 6, 12 and 13 March 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2019, 12:00 CET.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, Summary
The first legs were played on 9 and 10 April, and the second legs were played on 16 and 17 April 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2019, 12:00 CET (after the quarter-final draw).


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals, Summary
The first legs were played on 30 April and 1 May, and the second legs were played on 7 and 8 May 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 1 June 2019 at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
The 2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 26 June and ended on 29 August 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
A total of 53 teams competed in the qualifying system of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, which includes the qualifying phase and the play-off round, with 43 teams in Champions Path and 10 teams in League Path. The six winners in the play-off round (four from Champions Path, two from League Path) advanced to the group stage, to join the 26 teams that entered in the group stage.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams, Champions Path
The Champions Path includes all league champions which do not qualify directly for the group stage, and consists of the following rounds:


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams, Champions Path
All teams eliminated from the Champions Path enter the Europa League:


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams, Champions Path
Below are the participating teams of the Champions Path (with their 2018 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams, League Path
The League Path includes all league non-champions which do not qualify directly for the group stage, and consists of the following rounds:


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams, League Path
All teams eliminated from the League Path enter the Europa League:


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams, League Path
Below are the participating teams of the League Path (with their 2018 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
Each tie, apart from the preliminary round, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then extra time is played.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out. In the preliminary round, where single-match semi-finals and final are hosted by one of the participating teams, if scores are level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remain tied.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
In the draws for each round, teams are seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots containing the same number of teams. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs (or the administrative "home" team in the preliminary round matches) in each tie decided by draw.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
As the identity of the winners of the previous round is not known at the time of the draws, the seeding is carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advances to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient is to advance, it simply take the seeding of its opponent.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition. Teams from associations with political conflicts as decided by UEFA may not be drawn into the same tie. After the draws, the order of legs of a tie may be reversed by UEFA due to scheduling or venue conflicts.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Schedule
The schedule is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 12 June 2018, 12:00 CEST, to determine the matchups of the semi-finals and the administrative "home" team of each semi-final and final.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Preliminary round, Seeding
A total of four teams were involved in the preliminary round draw. Two teams were seeded and two teams were unseeded for the semi-final round draw.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Preliminary round, Summary
The semi-final round was played on 26 June, and the final round on 29 June 2018, both at the Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 19 June 2018, 12:00 CEST.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 32 teams were involved in the first qualifying round draw: 31 teams entering in this round, and the winners of the preliminary round. They were divided into three groups: two of ten teams, where five teams were seeded and five teams were unseeded, and one of twelve teams, where six teams were seeded and six teams were unseeded.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 10 and 11 July, and the second legs on 17 and 18 July 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2018, 14:00 CEST.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 24 teams were involved in the second qualifying round draw.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 24 and 25 July, and the second legs on 31 July and 1 August 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 23 July 2018, 12:00 CEST.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 20 teams were involved in the third qualifying round draw.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 7 and 8 August, and the second legs on 14 August 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 6 August 2018, 12:00 CEST.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
A total of 12 teams were involved in the play-off round draw.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Summary
The first legs were played on 21 and 22 August, and the second legs on 28 and 29 August 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Champions Path
2–2 on aggregate. Red Star Belgrade won on away goals.


2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Top goalscorers
There were 211 goals scored in 91 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.32 goals per match.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League
The 2018–19 UEFA Europa League was the 48th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 10th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League
The final was played at the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, between English sides Chelsea and Arsenal – which was the first Europa League final to feature two teams from one city. Chelsea defeated Arsenal 4–1 and have earned the right to play against Liverpool, the winners of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League
As winners, Chelsea would also have been qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage; however, since they had already qualified after finishing third in the Premier League, the berth reserved was given to the third-placed team of the 2018–19 Ligue 1 (Lyon) – the 5th-ranked association according to next season's access list.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League
For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used in the competition, where it was implemented in the final.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League
As the title holders of the Europa League, Atlético Madrid qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, although they had already qualified before the final through their league performance. They were unable to defend their title as they advanced to the Champions League knockout stage, and were eliminated by Juventus in the round of 16.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Format changes
On 9 December 2016, UEFA confirmed the reforming plan for the UEFA Champions League for the 2018–2021 cycle, which was announced on 26 August 2016. As per the new regulations, all teams that are eliminated in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds will get a second chance in the Europa League.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation
A total of 213 teams from all 55 UEFA member associations participated in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2017 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2012–13 to 2016–17.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Distribution
In the default access list, originally 17 losers from the Champions League first qualifying round were transferred to the Europa League second qualifying round (Champions Path). However, one fewer loser would be transferred since the Champions League title holders already qualified for the group stage via their domestic league. Therefore, only 19 teams entered the Champions Path second qualifying round (one of the losers from the Champions League first qualifying round would be drawn to receive a bye to the third qualifying round).


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Distribution
In addition, originally three losers from the Champions League second qualifying round (League Path) were transferred to the Europa League third qualifying round (Main Path). However, one fewer loser would be transferred since the Europa League title holders already qualified for the group stage via their domestic league. As a result, the following changes to the access list was made:


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Distribution, Redistribution rules
A Europa League place was vacated when a team qualified for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualified for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place was vacated, it was redistributed within the national association by the following rules:


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Teams
Notably one team that was not playing a national top division took part in the competition; Vaduz (representing Liechtenstein) played in 2017–18 Swiss Challenge League, which is Switzerland's second tier.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Round and draw dates
Matches in the qualifying (including preliminary and play-off) and knockout rounds could also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Round and draw dates
From this season, the kick-off times starting from the group stage were slightly changed to 18:55 CET and 21:00 CET. Kick-off times starting from the quarter-finals were 21:00 CEST.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Preliminary round
In the preliminary round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2018 UEFA club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. The draw for the preliminary round was held on 12 June 2018. The first legs were played on 26 and 28 June, and the second legs were played on 5 July 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying and play-off rounds, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2018 UEFA club coefficients (for Main Path), or based on which round they qualified from (for Champions Path), and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 20 June 2018. The first legs were played on 10, 11 and 12 July, and the second legs were played on 17, 18 and 19 July 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The second qualifying round is split into two separate sections: Champions Path (for league champions) and Main Path (for cup winners and league non-champions). The draw for the second qualifying round (Champions Path) was held on 19 June, and the draw for the second qualifying round (Main Path) was held on 20 June 2018. The first legs were played on 26 July, and the second legs were played on 31 July, 1 and 2 August 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The third qualifying round is split into two separate sections: Champions Path (for league champions) and Main Path (for cup winners and league non-champions). The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 23 July 2018. The first legs were played on 7 and 9 August, and the second legs were played on 16 August 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Play-off round
The play-off round is split into two separate sections: Champions Path (for league champions) and Main Path (for cup winners and league non-champions). The draw for the play-off round was held on 6 August 2018. The first legs were played on 23 August, and the second legs were played on 30 August 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2018 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams are seeded into four pots based on their 2018 UEFA club coefficients.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 32 where they are joined by the eight third-placed teams of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage. The matchdays are 20 September, 4 October, 25 October, 8 November, 29 November, and 13 December 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
A total of 27 national associations were represented in the group stage. Akhisarspor, Chelsea, F91 Dudelange, Jablonec, Rangers, RB Leipzig, Sarpsborg 08, Spartak Moscow and Spartak Trnava made their debut appearances in the UEFA Europa League group stage (although Chelsea, Rangers, RB Leipzig and Spartak Moscow had already competed in the UEFA Europa League knockout phase after a third place in the UEFA Champions League group stage, while Rangers and Spartak Moscow had appeared in the UEFA Cup group stage). Akhisarspor and Sarpsborg 08 made their debuts in any European football. F91 Dudelange were the first team from Luxembourg to play in either the Champions League or Europa League group stage.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 16.01):


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 17 December 2018. The first legs were played on 12 and 14 February, and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 February 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 22 February 2019. The first legs were played on 7 March, and the second legs were played on 14 March 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2019. The first legs were played on 11 April, the second legs were played on 18 April 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2019 (after the quarter-final draw). The first legs were played on 2 May, and the second legs were played on 9 May 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Final
The final was held on 29 May 2019 at the Olympic Stadium in Baku. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Statistics, Squad of the season
The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Statistics, Player of the season
Votes were cast by coaches of the 48 teams in the group stage, together with 55 journalists selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group, representing each of UEFA's member associations. The coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams. Jury members selected their top three players, with the first receiving five points, the second three and the third one. The shortlist of the top three players was announced on 8 August 2019. The award winner was announced during the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage draw in Monaco on 30 August 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage
The 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage began on 20 September and ended on 13 December 2018. A total of 48 teams competed in the group stage to decide 24 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2018, 13:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2018 UEFA club coefficients.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of six groups (A–F, G–L) for maximum television coverage. On each matchday, one set of six groups played their matches at 18:55 CET/CEST, while the other set of six groups played their matches at 21:00 CET/CEST, with the two sets of groups alternating between each matchday. The following pairings were announced by UEFA after the group stage teams were confirmed:


2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
The fixtures were decided after the draw, using a computer draw not shown to public, with the following match sequence (Regulations Article 15.02):


2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
Note: Positions for scheduling do not use the seeding pots, e.g., Team 1 is not necessarily the team from Pot 1 in the draw.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
There were scheduling restrictions: for example, teams from the same city (e.g., Arsenal and Chelsea) in general were not scheduled to play at home on the same matchday (to avoid them playing at home on the same day, due to logistics and crowd control), and teams from "winter countries" (e.g., Russia) were not scheduled to play at home on the last matchday (due to cold weather).


2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage, Teams
Below were the participating teams (with their 2018 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their seeding pot. They included:


2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage, Format
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams of the Champions League group stage.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 16.01):


2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage, Groups
The matchdays were 20 September, 4 October, 25 October, 8 November, 29 November, and 13 December 2018. The scheduled kickoff times were 18:55 and 21:00 CET/CEST, except for a few matches whose kickoff times were 16:50 CET/CEST.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage, Groups
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
The 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 12 February and ended on 29 May 2019 with the final at the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, to decide the champions of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used in the competition, where it was implemented in the final.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
The schedule was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then extra time is played.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if the score is level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by penalty shoot-out if the score remains tied.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
For the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, teams from the same city (e.g., Chelsea and Arsenal) are not scheduled to play at home on the same day, due to logistics and crowd control. To avoid such scheduling conflict, an adjustment had to be made by UEFA.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
For the round of 32, since both teams were drawn to play at home for the second leg, the home match of the team which were not domestic cup champions in the qualifying season, or the team with the lower domestic ranking (if neither team were the domestic cup champions, e.g. Arsenal FC for this season), was moved to an earlier time on Thursday.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
For the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals if the two teams are drawn to play at home for the same leg, the order of legs of the tie involving the team with the lower priority – in this case Arsenal FC because Chelsea won the FA Cup last season – is reversed from the original draw.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Qualified teams
The knockout phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the twelve groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 17 December 2018, 13:00 CET.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 32, Summary
The first legs were played on 12 and 14 February, and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 February 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 22 February 2019, 13:00 CET.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 16, Summary
The first legs were played on 7 March, and the second legs were played on 14 March 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2019, 13:00 CET.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, Summary
The first legs were played on 11 April, and the second legs were played on 18 April 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2019, 13:00 CET (after the quarter-final draw).


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Semi-finals, Summary
The first legs were played on 2 May, and the second legs were played on 9 May 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 29 May 2019 at the Olympic Stadium in Baku. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
The 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 26 June and ended on 30 August 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
A total of 178 teams competed in the qualifying system of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, which includes the qualifying phase and the play-off round, with 35 teams in Champions Path and 143 teams in Main Path. The 21 winners in the play-off round (8 from Champions Path, 13 from Main Path) advanced to the group stage, to join the 17 teams that entered in the group stage, the 6 losers of the Champions League play-off round (4 from Champions Path, 2 from League Path), and the 4 League Path losers of the Champions League third qualifying round.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams, Champions Path
The Champions Path included all league champions which were eliminated from the Champions Path qualifying phase of the Champions League, and consisted of the following rounds:


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams, Champions Path
Below are the participating teams (with their 2018 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams, Main Path
The Main Path included all cup winners and league non-champions which did not qualify directly for the group stage, and consisted of the following rounds:


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams, Main Path
Below are the participating teams (with their 2018 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
Each tie is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then extra time is played.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
For the Champions Path, in the draws for each round, teams (whose identity is not known at the time of the draws) are divided into seeded and unseeded pots, which may contain different numbers of teams, based on the following principles:


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
In the beginning of the draws, a seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw, until one of the pots is empty. Afterwards, the remaining teams from the non-empty pot are drawn against each other, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
For the Main Path, in the draws for each round, teams are seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots containing the same number of teams. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
As the identity of the winners of the previous round is not known at the time of the draws, the seeding is carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advances to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient is to advance, it simply take the seeding of its opponent.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition. Teams from the same association or from associations with political conflicts as decided by UEFA may not be drawn into the same tie. After the draws, the order of legs of a tie may be reversed by UEFA due to scheduling or venue conflicts.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Schedule
The schedule was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Schedule
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 12 June 2018, 13:00 CEST.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Preliminary round, Seeding
A total of 14 teams were involved in the preliminary round draw. Seven teams were seeded and seven teams were unseeded. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie, and if such a pairing was drawn or was set to be drawn in the final tie, the second team drawn in the current tie would be moved to the next tie.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Preliminary round, Matches
The first legs were played on 26 and 28 June, and the second legs on 5 July 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 20 June 2018, 12:00 CEST.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 94 teams were involved in the first qualifying round draw: 87 teams entering in this round, and the seven winners of the preliminary round. They were divided into nine groups: seven of ten teams, where five teams were seeded and five teams were unseeded, and two of twelve teams, where six teams were seeded and six teams were unseeded. Numbers were pre-assigned for each team by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with ten teams and one run for all groups with twelve teams.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Matches
The first legs were played on 10, 11 and 12 July, and the second legs on 17, 18 and 19 July 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round Champions Path was held on 19 June 2018, 16:00 CEST, and the draw for the second qualifying round Main Path was held on 20 June 2018, 14:50 CEST.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 18 teams were involved in the second qualifying round Champions Path draw.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
They were divided into three groups of six teams, where five teams were seeded and one team were unseeded. Teams from Serbia and Kosovo, and Bosnia Herzegovina and Kosovo, could not be drawn into the same tie, and if such a potential pairing was drawn, the second team drawn in the current tie would be moved to the next tie.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 74 teams were involved in the second qualifying round Main Path draw: 27 teams entering in this round, and the 47 winners of the first qualifying round. They were divided into seven groups: five of ten teams, where five teams were seeded and five teams were unseeded, and two of twelve teams, where six teams were seeded and six teams were unseeded. Numbers were pre-assigned for each team by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with ten teams and one run for all groups with twelve teams.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Matches
The first legs were played on 26 July, and the second legs on 31 July, 1 and 2 August 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round Champions Path was held on 23 July 2018, 12:45 CEST, and the draw for the third qualifying round Main Path was held on 23 July 2018, 14:00 CEST.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 20 teams were involved in the third qualifying round Champions Path draw.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
They were divided into two groups of ten teams, where five teams were seeded and five teams were unseeded.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 52 teams were involved in the third qualifying round Main Path draw: 13 teams entering in this round, the 37 winners of the second qualifying round Main Path, and the two Champions League losers of the second qualifying round League Path. They were divided into five groups: four of ten teams, where five teams were seeded and five teams were unseeded, and one of twelve teams, where six teams were seeded and six teams were unseeded. Numbers were pre-assigned for each team by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with ten teams and one run for all groups with twelve teams.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Matches
The first legs were played on 7 and 9 August, and the second legs on 16 August 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 6 August 2018, 13:30 CEST.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
A total of 16 teams were involved in the play-off round Champions Path draw.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
They were divided into two groups of eight teams, where three teams were seeded and five teams were unseeded.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
A total of 26 teams, all winners of the third qualifying round Main Path, were involved in the play-off round Main Path draw. They were divided into three groups: two of eight teams, where four teams were seeded and four teams were unseeded, and one of ten teams, where five teams were seeded and five teams were unseeded. Numbers were pre-assigned for each team by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with eight teams and one run for all groups with ten teams.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Matches
The first legs were played on 23 August, and the second legs on 30 August 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Top goalscorers
There were 848 goals scored in 314 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.7 goals per match.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Champions Path)
This page summarises the Champions Path matches of 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Champions Path)
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)
This page summarises the Main Path matches of 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.


2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League
The 2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League was the 33rd edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament, and the 18th edition organized by UEFA. It was also the first edition since the tournament was rebranded from "UEFA Futsal Cup" to "UEFA Futsal Champions League". The final tournament took place at the Almaty Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 26–28 April 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League
Two-time defending champions Inter FS were unable to defend their title as they succumbed 5–3 to Sporting CP in the semi-finals. Appearing in their third consecutive final, Sporting CP defeated final tournament hosts Kairat 2–1 to claim their first title in the competition. Barcelona beat Inter FS 3–1 to finish in the third place.


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Association team allocation
The format remained the same as the previous season, as the top three-ranked associations according to the UEFA Futsal National Team coefficient rankings can enter two teams. The title holders qualified automatically, and thus their association could also enter a second team. If the title holders were from the top three-ranked associations, the fourth-ranked association can also enter two teams. All other associations could enter one team (the winners of their regular top domestic futsal league, or in special circumstances, the runners-up).


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For this season, the associations were allocated places according to the coefficient ranking of their men's senior national teams, calculated based on the following:


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
Since the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Inter FS, were from the top three-ranked associations, the fourth-ranked association could also enter two teams. As a result, Spain, Portugal, Russia and Kazakhstan entered two teams.


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Association team allocation, Distribution
Following expansion of the tournament, the top-ranked teams no longer receive byes to the elite round, and the number of teams in the main round is increased from 24 to 32. Teams are ranked according to their UEFA club coefficients, computed based on results of the last three seasons, to decide on the round they enter:


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Association team allocation, Distribution
The elite round remains to be contested by 16 teams (twelve teams from Path A and four teams from Path B), drawn into four groups of four, where the group winners and runners-up from main round Path A are seeded into the top two pots and kept apart if they are from the same group. The winners of each group advance to the final tournament, which is played in the same knockout format between four teams as before.


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Association team allocation, Teams
A record total of 57 teams from 53 associations entered this season's competition. Two associations had no league as of 2017–18 (Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein).


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Association team allocation, Teams
The 23 highest-ranked teams entered the main round, while the 34 lowest-ranked teams entered the preliminary round. The coefficient ranking was also used for seeding in the preliminary round and main round draws, where each team was assigned a seeding position according to their ranking for the respective draw. Nine teams were pre-selected as hosts for the preliminary round and eight teams were pre-selected as hosts for the main round.


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Association team allocation, Teams
The draws for the preliminary round and main round were held on 5 July 2018, 14:15 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Format
In the preliminary round, main round, and elite round, each group was played as a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts.


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Format
In the final tournament, the four qualified teams played in knockout format (semi-finals, third place match, and final), either at a host selected by UEFA from one of the teams, or at a neutral venue if none of the teams wished to host.


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Format, Tiebreakers
In the preliminary round, main round, and elite round, teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Schedule
In the preliminary round, main round and elite round, the schedule of each group is as follows, with one rest day between matchdays 2 and 3 for four-team groups, and no rest days for three-team groups (Regulations Articles 19.04, 19.05 and 19.06):


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Schedule
Note: For scheduling, the hosts are considered as Team 1, while the visiting teams are considered as Team 2, Team 3, and Team 4 according to their coefficient rankings.


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Preliminary round
The winners of each group advance to the main round Path B to join the seven teams which receive byes (another 16 teams receive byes to the main round Path A).


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Preliminary round
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Main round
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Main round, Path A
The top three teams of each group in Path A advance to the elite round.


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Main round, Path B
The winners of each group in Path B advance to the elite round.


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Elite round
The draw for the elite round was held on 12 October 2018, 14:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, containing one Path A group winners (seeding position 1), one Path A group runners-up (seeding position 2), and two teams which were either Path A group third-placed teams or Path B group winners (seeding positions 3 or 4).


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Elite round
First, the four teams which were pre-selected as hosts (marked by (H) below) were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 12 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions (teams, including hosts, which were neither Path A group winners nor runners-up were allocated to first seeding position 4, then seeding position 3). Winners and runners-up from the same Path A group could not be drawn in the same group, but third-placed teams could be drawn in the same group as winners or runners-up from the same Path A group. Teams from the same association could be drawn against each other.


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Elite round
The winners of each group advance to the final tournament.


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Elite round
Times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Final tournament
The hosts of the final tournament were selected from the four qualified teams. Kairat were chosen as hosts at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Dublin, Republic of Ireland on 3 December 2018, with the final tournament taking place at the Almaty Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 26 and 28 April 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Final tournament, Qualified teams
In the following table, all final tournaments were in the Futsal Cup era. Only final tournaments in four-team format starting from 2007 are shown.


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Final tournament, Final draw
The draw for the final tournament was held on 1 February 2019, at half-time of the Kazakhstan v Croatia friendly (kick-off 19:30 local time), at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty. The four teams were drawn into two semi-finals without any restrictions.


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Final tournament, Bracket
In the semi-finals and final, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary; however, no extra time was used in the third place match (Regulations Article 17.01 and 17.02).


2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League, Final tournament, Bracket
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2018–19 UEFA Nations League
The 2018–19 UEFA Nations League was the inaugural season of the UEFA Nations League, an international association football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. The league phase of the competition was played between September and November 2018, with the finals tournament for the group winners from League A taking place in Portugal in June 2019. Team performances in the league phase were used to seed teams for the qualifying group stage of UEFA Euro 2020, and awarded berths in the play-offs, which decided four of the twenty-four final tournament slots.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Format
The format and schedule of the UEFA Nations League was formally approved by the UEFA Executive Committee on 4 December 2014. According to the approved format, the 55 UEFA national teams were divided into four divisions (called "leagues"): 12 teams in League A, 12 teams in League B, 15 teams in League C, and 16 teams in League D. For the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, teams were divided according to their UEFA national team coefficients after the conclusion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (play-off results were not included), with the highest-ranked teams playing in League A, etc.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Format
Each league was divided into four groups of three or four teams, so each team played four or six matches within their group (using the home-and-away round-robin format), on double matchdays in September, October and November 2018.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Format
In the top division, League A, teams competed to become the UEFA Nations League champions. The four group winners of League A qualified for the Nations League Finals in June 2019, which was played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off, and final. The semi-final pairings, along with the administrative home teams for the third place play-off and final, were determined by means of an open draw on 3 December 2018. Host country Portugal was selected among the four qualified teams on 3 December 2018 by the UEFA Executive Committee, with the winners of the final crowned as the Nations League champions.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Format
Teams also competed for promotion and relegation to a higher or lower league. In each league, the four group winners (except League A) were promoted, while the last-placed teams of each group (except League D) were initially to be relegated; the exception was in League C, where due to different sized groups, the three fourth-placed teams and the lowest-ranking third-placed team were initially to be relegated. However, due to a revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated, and some second-placed and third-placed teams were also promoted.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Format, Tiebreakers for group ranking
If two or more teams in the same group were equal on points on completion of the league phase, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied:


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Format, Tiebreakers for group ranking
To determine the worst third-placed team in League C, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied:


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Format, Criteria for league ranking
Individual league rankings were established according to the following criteria:


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Format, Criteria for league ranking
In order to rank teams in leagues composed of different sized groups, the following procedure applied:


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Format, Criteria for league ranking
The ranking of the top four teams in League A was determined by their finish in the Nations League Finals (first to fourth).


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Format, Criteria for overall ranking
For the purposes of the European Championship qualifying group stage draw and the European qualifying play-offs, overall UEFA Nations League rankings were established as follows:


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Format, UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
The 2018–19 UEFA Nations League was linked with UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying, providing teams another chance to qualify for UEFA Euro 2020.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Format, UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
The main qualifying process began in March 2019 instead of immediately in September 2018 following the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and ended in November 2019. The format remained largely the same, although only 20 of the 24 spots for the finals tournament were decided from the main qualifying process, leaving four spots still to be decided.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Format, UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
The 55 teams were drawn into 10 groups after the completion of the UEFA Nations League (five groups of five teams and five groups of six teams, with the four UEFA Nations League Finals participants guaranteed to be drawn into groups of five teams), with the top two teams in each group qualifying. The draw seeding was based on the overall rankings of the Nations League. The qualifiers were played on double matchdays in March, June, September, October and November 2019.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Format, UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
Following the qualifying group stage, the qualifying play-offs took place in October and November 2020. Unlike previous editions, the participants of the play-offs were not decided based on results from the qualifying group stage. Instead, 16 teams were selected based on their performance in the Nations League. These teams were divided into four paths, each containing four teams, with one team from each path qualifying for the final tournament. Each league had its own play-off path if at least four teams were available. The Nations League group winners automatically qualified for the play-off path of their league.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Format, UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
If a group winner had already qualified through the conventional qualifying group stage, they were replaced by the next best-ranked team in the same league. However, if there were not enough teams in the same league, then the spot would go to the next best team in the overall ranking. However, group winners could not face teams from a higher league.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Format, UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
Each play-off path featured two single-leg semi-finals, and one single-leg final. The best-ranked team hosted the fourth-ranked team, and the second-ranked team hosted the third-ranked team. The host of the final was decided by a draw, with semi-final winner 1 or 2 hosting the final. The four play-off path winners joined the 20 teams which had already qualified for UEFA Euro 2020.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Schedule
Below was the schedule of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Schedule
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 24 January 2018 following the draw.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Seeding
All 55 UEFA national teams were eligible to compete in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League. The 55 members at the time were divided into the four "Leagues" (12 teams in League A, 12 teams in League B, 15 teams in League C, and 16 teams in League D) according to their UEFA national team coefficients after the conclusion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (not including the play-offs), with the highest-ranked teams playing in League A, etc. The seeding pots for the draw were announced on 7 December 2017.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Seeding
The draw for the league phase took place at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland on 24 January 2018, 12:00 CET.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Seeding
For political reasons, Armenia and Azerbaijan (due to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict), as well as Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine), could not be drawn in the same group. Due to winter venue restrictions, a group could contain a maximum of two of the following teams: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania. Due to excessive travel restrictions, any group could contain a maximum of one of the following pairs: Andorra and Kazakhstan, Faroe Islands and Kazakhstan, Gibraltar and Kazakhstan, Gibraltar and Azerbaijan.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, League A, Nations League Finals
The host of the Nations League Finals, Portugal, was selected from the four qualified teams. The semi-finals pairings were determined by means of an open draw, along with the administrative home teams for the third place play-off and final. The draw took place on 3 December 2018, 14:30 CET (13:30 local time), at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. For scheduling purposes, the semi-final pairing involving the host team was considered to be semi-final 1.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, League A, Nations League Finals
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Overall ranking
The overall ranking was used for seeding in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying group stage draw.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Prize money
The prize money to be distributed was announced in March 2018, with a total of €76.25 million in solidarity and bonus fees due to be distributed to the 55 participating national teams. However, in October 2018, the solidarity fees and bonus payments for group winners were increased by 50%, while the bonuses for the teams appearing in the Nations League Finals also increased, resulting in a total of €112.875 million in prize money.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Prize money
In addition, the group winners of each league received the following bonus fees:


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Prize money
The four group winners of League A, which participated in the Nations League Finals, also received the following bonus fees based on performance:


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Prize money
This meant that the maximum amount of solidarity and bonus fees was €10.5 million for a team from League A, €3 million for a team from League B, €2.25 million for a team from League C, and €1.5 million for a team from League D.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs
Teams who failed in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying group stage could still qualify for the final tournament via the play-offs. Each league in the UEFA Nations League was allocated one of the four remaining UEFA Euro 2020 places. Four teams from each league who had not already qualified for the European Championship finals competed in the play-offs of their league, which were played in October and November 2020. The play-off berths were first allocated to each group winner, and if any of the group winners had already qualified for the European Championship finals, then to the next best ranked team of the league, etc.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs
The team selection process determined the 16 teams that competed in the play-offs based on a set of criteria. Teams in bold advanced to the play-offs.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
The 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A was the top division of the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the inaugural season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. League A culminated with the Nations League Finals in June 2019, which crowned Portugal as the inaugural champions of the UEFA Nations League.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, Format
League A consisted of the top 12 ranked UEFA members, split into four groups of three. The winners of each group advanced to the UEFA Nations League Finals. The third-placed team of each group was initially to be relegated to the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B, but remained in League A following UEFA's reformatting of the next edition's groups.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, Format
The Nations League Finals took place in June 2019 and was played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off, and final. The semi-final pairings, along with the administrative home teams for the third place play-off and final, were determined by means of an open draw on 3 December 2018. Host country Portugal was selected among the four qualified teams on 3 December 2018 by the UEFA Executive Committee, with the winners of the final crowned as the inaugural champions of the UEFA Nations League.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, Format
The four group winners were drawn into groups of five teams for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying competition (in order to accommodate for the Nations League Finals). In addition, League A was allocated one of the four remaining UEFA Euro 2020 places. Four teams from League A which had not already qualified for the European Championship finals competed in the play-offs, which were played in October and November 2020.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, Format
The play-off berths were first allocated to the group winners, and if any of the group winners had already qualified for the European Championship finals, then to the next best ranked team of the league, etc. If there were fewer than four teams in League A which had not already qualified for the European Championship finals, the play-off berths would be allocated to the next best ranked team of the following league, etc. The play-offs consisted of two "one-off" semi-finals (best-ranked team vs. fourth best-ranked team and second best-ranked team vs. third best-ranked team, played at home of higher-ranked teams) and one "one-off" final between the two semi-final winners (venue drawn in advance between semi-final 1 and 2).


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, Format, Seeding
Teams were allocated to League A according to their UEFA national team coefficients after the conclusion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying group stage on 11 October 2017. Teams were split into three pots of four teams, ordered based on their UEFA national team coefficient. The seeding pots for the draw were announced on 7 December 2017.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, Format, Seeding
The group draw took place at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland on 24 January 2018, 12:00 CET.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, Groups
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 24 January 2018 following the draw.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, Groups
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, Nations League Finals
The host of the Nations League Finals, Portugal, was selected from the four qualified teams. The semi-finals pairings were determined by means of an open draw, along with the administrative home teams for the third place play-off and final. The draw took place on 3 December 2018, 14:30 CET (13:30 local time), at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. For scheduling purposes, the semi-final pairing involving the host team was considered to be semi-final 1.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, Nations League Finals
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, Goalscorers
There were 81 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 2.89 goals per match.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, Overall ranking
The 12 League A teams were ranked 1st to 12th overall in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League according to the following rules:


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, Prize money
The prize money to be distributed was announced in March 2018. Each team in League A received a solidarity fee of €1.5 million. In addition, the four group winners received double this amount via a €1.5M bonus fee.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, Prize money
The four group winners of League A, which participated in the Nations League Finals, also received the following fees based on performance:


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, Prize money
This meant that the maximum amount of solidarity and bonus fees for a team from League A was €7.5M.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, Qualifying play-offs
The four best teams in League A according to the overall ranking that did not qualify for UEFA Euro 2020 through the qualifying group stage were set to compete in the play-offs, with the winners qualifying for the final tournament. As Iceland were the only team in League A that did not qualify, the remaining three slots were allocated to teams from another league, according to the overall ranking.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League B
The 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B was the second division of the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the inaugural season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League B, Format
League B consisted of 12 UEFA members ranked from 13 to 24, split into four groups of three. The winners of each group were promoted to the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A. The third-placed team of each group was initially to be relegated to the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C, but remained in League B following UEFA's reformatting of the next edition's groups.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League B, Format
In addition, League B was allocated one of the four remaining UEFA Euro 2020 places. Four teams from League B which had not already qualified for the European Championship finals competed in the play-offs for each division, which were played in October and November 2020. The play-off berths were first allocated to the group winners, and if any of the group winners had already qualified for the European Championship finals, then to the next best ranked team of the division, etc.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League B, Format
If there were fewer than four teams in League B which had not already qualified for the European Championship finals, the play-off berths would be allocated via one of two methods. If League B had a group winner selected for the play-offs, the next best team in the overall ranking from a lower league would be selected. If League B had no group winner available, the best team in the overall ranking would be selected. The play-offs consisted of two "one-off" semi-finals (best-ranked team vs. fourth best-ranked team and second best-ranked team vs. third best-ranked team, played at home of higher-ranked teams) and one "one-off" final between the two semi-final winners (venue drawn in advance between semi-final 1 and 2).


2018–19 UEFA Nations League B, Format, Seeding
Teams were allocated to League B according to their UEFA national team coefficients after the conclusion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying group stage on 11 October 2017. Teams were split into three pots of four teams, ordered based on their UEFA national team coefficient. The seeding pots for the draw were announced on 7 December 2017.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League B, Format, Seeding
The group draw took place at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland on 24 January 2018, 12:00 CET. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine could not be drawn into the same group (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine).


2018–19 UEFA Nations League B, Groups
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 24 January 2018 following the draw.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League B, Groups
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).


2018–19 UEFA Nations League B, Goalscorers
There were 48 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League B, Overall ranking
The 12 League B teams were ranked 13th to 24th overall in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League according to the following rules:


2018–19 UEFA Nations League B, Prize money
The prize money to be distributed was announced in March 2018. Each team in League B received a solidarity fee of €1 million. In addition, the four group winners received double this amount with a €1M bonus fee. This meant that the maximum amount of solidarity and bonus fees for a team from League B was €2M.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League B, Qualifying play-offs
The four best teams in League B according to the overall ranking that did not qualify for UEFA Euro 2020 through the qualifying group stage competed in the play-offs, with the winners qualifying for the final tournament. If there had been fewer than four teams in League B that had not qualified, the remaining slots would have been allocated to teams from another league, according to the overall ranking.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
The 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C was the third division of the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the inaugural season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League C, Format
League C consisted of 15 UEFA members ranked from 25 to 39, which were split into four groups (one group of three and three groups of four). The top two teams of each group were promoted to the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B, and the bottom four ranked teams were initially relegated to the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D (the bottom teams of Group 2, 3, and 4, along with the lowest ranked third-placed team of League C). However, following UEFA announcement of format changes for the next edition's groups in September 2019, none of the 2018–19 League C teams were relegated to League D.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League C, Format
In addition, League C was allocated one of the four remaining UEFA Euro 2020 places. The play-off berths were first allocated to each Nations League group winner, and if any of the group winners had already qualified for the European Championship finals, then to the next best ranked team of the league, etc. As Finland already qualified for the European Championship finals through regular qualifiers, the seven best ranked teams from League C competed in the play-offs, played in October and November 2020.