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When is the 2025 UEFA Champions League Final?

The Champions League final will crown the champion of the 70th season of Europe's biggest club competition
The UEFA Champions League final will be played at the Allianz Arena, home of Bayern Munich.
The UEFA Champions League final will be played at the Allianz Arena, home of Bayern Munich. | IMAGO/Ulrich Wagner

With the knockout rounds of the competition now underway, it's time to look forwards towards the biggest game of the year in club soccer: the UEFA Champions League final.

Twenty-four teams remain in contention for the most prestigious piece of silverware in club soccer. The newly introduced playoff round will kick off the straight elimination phase of the competition, having left the league phase behind where 12 teams were eliminated from the tournament.

Once the playoff round is over, the round of 16 will commence and the traditional knockout rounds of the Champions League will ensue. Eight teams have already secured safe passage to the final 16, thanks to finishing in the top eight of the league phase.

One of the last two champions will exit the competition before the round of 16. Manchester City and Real Madrid will face-off for the fifth time in six seasons, this time as the highlight fixture of the playoff round.

Following the termination of the playoff round, a final draw will take place on Feb. 21, to fill out the remainder of the bracket that will set every team's path to the Champions League final.


When is the 2025 UEFA Champions League Final?

The 2024-25 UEFA Champions League final will be played on Saturday, May. 31. All of Europe's top 5 league will have concluded by then, with the Premier League, Serie A and La Liga the last ones to finish on May 25.

The venue that'll host the Champions League Final will be the Munich Football Arena, most commonly known as the Allianz Arena home of European giants and title hopefuls, Bayern Munich.

The Allianz Arena will host its second Champions League final, the first since Chelsea defeated Bayern Munich on penalties to lift their first Champions League trophy in 2012.


Champions League Schedule & Key Dates

Event/Round

Month(s)

Qualifying Rounds

June - August

Playoffs

August

League Phase

September - January

Knockout Playoffs

February

Round of 16

March

Quarterfinals

April

Semifinals

April - May

Final

May


Where to Watch the 2025 Champions League Final

  • USA: CBS, Univision, Paramount+
  • UK: TNT Sports, ITV
  • Spain: Movistar+
  • Germany: DAZN, ZDF
  • India: Sony Sports Network
  • Latin America: ESPN, Star+

Champions League Final Venue History

Year

Stadium

Country

2024

Wembley Stadium

England

2023

Ataturk Olympic Stadium

Turkey

2022

Stade de France

France

2021

Estadio do Dragao

Portugal

2020

Estadio da Luz

Portugal

2019

Wanda Metropolitano

Spain


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ROBERTO CASILLAS

Roberto Casillas is a writer for SI FC, focusing primarily on FC Barcelona, the Mexico National Team, Liga MX and all things Latin American football. Born and raised in Mexico City, he developed a deep passion for football from an early age and fell in love with Cruz Azul. The once future star of Mexican football still likes to showcase what’s left of his talent on the Sunday league pitch. He’s also a big fan of the New England Patriots—so much so he moved to the region for four years—, Chicago Cubs and is a life-long Formula 1 follower. When he takes a break from sports, he enjoys traveling the world, watching the latest great TV show, going to concerts and spending plenty of time with friends and family.