Where Is The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League Final Being Played?

Following on from Real Madrid lifting a record-extending 15th UEFA Champions League title at Wembley last season, we at SportsCasting are taking a look at where the 2024/25 final will be played.

Where Is The 2024/25 Champions League Final Being Played?

Allianz Arena – Munich, Germany

The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League final will be played at the 70,000 capacity Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, the home of six-time champions and 33-time Bundesliga winners FC Bayern Munich.

Now the Champions League, but formerly the European Cup, this season will mark the 70th edition of Europe’s premier club football competition, and will be the first of its kind played under the new Swiss-system format.

English Premier League champions Manchester City are the early favourites among bookmakers to lift the title come the end of the season, with last season’s record-champions Real Madrid ranked as second favourites.

Pep Guardiola’s side were eliminated by Los Blancos in the quarter-finals last term, losing 4-3 on penalties after a 4-4 draw, as Madrid went on to beat Bayern in the semi-finals, and fellow German side Borussia Dortmund in the final at Wembley Stadium.

This year’s final will be the second European Cup final to be held at the Allianz Arena, and the fifth overall to be held in Munich, with the 1979, 1993, and 1997 finals being played at the Olympiastadion. It will also be the ninth to take place in Germany, with Stuttgart, Gelsenkirchen, and Berlin all previously hosting.

When Is The 2024/25 Champions League Final?

The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League final will be played on May 31st, 2025. As has become standard for what many consider to be the season’s showpiece match, the game will kick-off at 8pm UK time.

2024/25 UEFA Champions League Schedule

Qualifying:

• First qualifying round: 9/10 & 16/17 July 2024
• Second qualifying round: 23/24 & 30/31 July 2024
• Third qualifying round: 6/7 & 13 August 2024
• Play-off round: 20/21 & 27/28 August 2024

League Phase:

• Matchday 1: 17-19 September 2024
• Matchday 2: 1/2 October 2024
• Matchday 3: 22/23 October 2024
• Matchday 4: 5/6 November 2024
• Matchday 5: 26/27 November 2024
• Matchday 6: 10/11 December 2024
• Matchday 7: 21/22 January 2025
• Matchday 8: 29 January 2025

Knockout Stage:

• Knockout round play-offs: 11/12 & 18/19 February 2025
• Round of 16: 4/5 & 11/12 March 2025
• Quarter-finals: 8/9 & 15/16 April 2025
• Semi-finals: 29/30 April & 6/7 May 2025
• Final: 31 May 2025

When Was The Last Champions League Final Held At The Allianz Arena?

The Allianz Arena has played host to just one UEFA Champions League final previously, which was contested by the stadium’s occupants Bayern Munich and Premier League side Chelsea at the end of the 2011/12 season.

Bayern were in control for the majority of the match, and looked to have snatched a victory thanks to Thomas Muller’s 83rd minute opener, however Didier Drogba refused to back down and headed home the leveller after 88 minutes to send the tie into extra-time.

After a goalless additional period, a penalty shootout was required to decide the winner. It would be that man Drogba that made the decisive contribution once again, smashing his spot-kick past Manuel Neuer to secure the Blues’ first ever UEFA Champions League title.

German-Hosted Champions League/European Cup Finals

• 1958/59: Real Madrid 2-0 Reims – Neckarstadion (Stuttgart)
• 1978/79: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Malmo FF – Olympiastadion (Munich)
• 1987/88: PSV Eindhoven 0-0 (6-5 on penalties) Benfica – Neckarstadion (Stuttgart)
• 1992/93: Marseille 1-0 AC Milan – Olympiastadion (Munich)
• 1996/97: Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Juventus – Olympiastadion (Munich)
• 2003/04: Porto 3-0 Monaco – Arena AufSchalke (Gelsenkirchen)
• 2011/12: Chelsea 1-1 (4-3 on penalties) Bayern Munich – Allianz Arena (Munich)
• 2014/15: Barcelona 3-1 Juventus – Olympiastadion (Berlin)
• 2024/25: TBC vs TBC – Allianz Arena (Munich)