After Chelsea's win in Champions League final last season the most significant European football club competition start again. The 2012/2013 Champions League final will be held at Wembley.

For the biggest clubs the new season of Champions League - the group stage begins on 18-19 September, 2012.

However, many football clubs start Champions League competition from qualifying rounds: first, second and third called play-offs. The winners of third round will advance to the group stage phase.

First Champions League qualifying round: 3-10 July, 2012.

First leg results
Dudelange (MLT) - Tre Penne (LUX) 7-0
Valletta (SMR) - Lusitans (MLT) 8-0
Linfield (BEL) – B36 (NIR)  0 - 0

Second Champions League qualifying round: 17-25 July, 2012.

Dudelange/Tre Penne - FC Salzburg (AUS)
Valletta/Lusitans - FK Partizan (SRB)
Ulisses    (HUN) - FC Sheriff (ARM)
Flora (ITA) - FC Basel 1893 (SWI)
HJK Helsinki (FIN) - Reykjavík (ISL)
Neftçi (AZE) - FC Zestafoni (GEO)
Liberec    FC (CZE) - FC Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ)
AEL Limassol FC (CYP) - Linfield/B36
MŠK Žilina (SVK) - Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (ISR)
The New Saints FC (WAL) - Helsingborgs IF (SWE)
Skënderbeu (ALB) - Debreceni VSC (HUN)
Referee: Nikolai Yordanov (BUL) – Stadium: Skënderbeu, Korca (ALB)
Molde FK (NOR) - FK Ventspils (LAT)
Shamrock Rovers FC (IRE)- FK Ekranas (LIT)
FC BATE Borisov (BLR) - FK Vardar (FYROM)
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) - GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
NK Maribor (SVN) - K Željezničar (B-H)
FK Budućnost Podgorica     (HUN) - WKS Śląsk Wroclaw (POL)

Third Champions League qualifying round: 21-29 August, 2012.
Fixtures tbn.