Qualifying
In matches in the three qualifying rounds and the play-off stage, clubs play two matches against each other on a home-and-away basis. The club which scores the greater aggregate of goals qualifies for the next round, with away goals and then penalties used to determine the winner in the event of a draw.

Group stage
The ten winners in the play-off round ties – five from the best-placed path and five from the champions path – join 22 automatic entrants in the 32-team group stage. The clubs are split into eight groups of four teams, who play home and away against each of their pool opponents between September and December to decide which two teams from each section advance to the first knockout round. The third-place finishers in each group enter the UEFA Europa League round of 32.

Knockout phase
From the last 16 until the semi-finals, clubs play two matches against each other on a home-and-away basis with the same rules as the qualifying and play-off rounds applied. In the last 16, group winners play runners-up other than teams from their own pool or nation, while from the quarter-finals on the draw is free.

Final
The final is decided by a single match, which this season will be played at the Olympiastadion, erlin, Germany on Saturday 6 June 2015.

Further details, including the criteria for separating teams that finish level on points in a group, can be found in the official competition regulations.

Draw schedule
Date	Location	Draw details
23/06/14	Nyon	First and second qualifying rounds
18/07/14	Nyon	Third qualifying round
08/08/14	Nyon	Play-offs
28/08/14	Monaco	Group stage
15/12/14	Nyon	Round of 16
20/03/15	Nyon	Quarter-finals
10/04/15	Nyon	semi-finals, final

Match calendar
Stage	Dates
First qualifying round, 1st leg	01-02/07/14
First qualifying round, 2nd leg	08-09/07/14
Second qualifying round, 1st leg	15-16/07/14
Second qualifying round, 2nd leg	22-23/07/14
Third qualifying round, 1st leg	29-30/07/14
Third qualifying round, 2nd leg	05/06/08/14
Play-off, 1st leg	19-20/08/14
Play-off, 2nd leg	26-27/08/14
Group stage, Matchday 1	16-17/09/14
Group stage, Matchday 2	30/09-01/10/14
Group stage, Matchday 3	21-22/10/14
Group stage, Matchday 4	04-05/11/14
Group stage, Matchday 5	25-26/11/14
Group stage, Matchday 6	09-10/12/14
Round of 16, 1st leg	17-18/02/15 & 24-25/02/15
Round of 16, 2nd leg	10-11/03/15 & 17-18/03/15
Quarter-finals, 1st leg	14-15/04/15
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg	21-22/04/15
Semi-finals, 1st leg	05-06/05/15
Semi-finals, 2nd leg	12-13/05/15
Final (Olympiastadion, Berlin)	06/06/15