Once the final teams qualified for the main draw on Tuesday and Wednesday evening, all 32 teams participating in the 2022/2023 Champions League season became known. Thanks to their 36th league title, Ajax was already assured of a ticket.
The draw can be viewed live on UEFA.com and UEFA.tv.
Group 1
Coach Alfred Schreuder's team is in group 1 in the draw and will therefore avoid FC Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, FC Porto, AC Milan and Eintracht Frankfurt.
The rest of the group looks like this:
Group 1:
Ajax, Bayern München, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, FC Porto, AC Milan, Eintracht Frankfurt
Group 2:
FC Barcelona, Liverpool, Chelsea, Juventus, Atlético Madrid, Sevilla, Tottenham Hotspur, RB Leipzig
Group 3:
Borussia Dortmund, Napoli, Internazionale, Sporting CP, Bayer Leverkusen, Shakhtar Donetsk, RB Salzburg, Benfica,
Group 4:
Club Brugge, Celtic, Maccabi Haifa, Viktoria Plzen, Rangers FC, Olympique Marseille, FC Kopenhagen, Dinamo Zagreb
Early September
The first group matches are scheduled for 6 and 7 September. In addition, teams from the same countries cannot meet and Russian teams are excluded from participation. The schedule of play is as follows.
Round 1: 6 and 7 September 2022
Round 2: 13 and 14 September 2022
Round 3: 4 and 5 October 2022
Round 4: 11 and 12 October 2022
Round 5: 25 and 26 October 2022
Round 6: 1 and 2 November 2022
In pictures | Ajax fans queue for third jersey
Ajax launched its third jersey on Wednesday morning. The shirt, which is a tribute to Amsterdam's street culture, its impact on the sense of community in Amsterdam and the 'golden generation', went down well with fans.
