Champions Cup 2025: groups, calendar, ranking, TV program… All the information

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Champions Cup 2025 groups calendar TV program All the information

The European Rugby Cup made its comeback this weekend with many French clubs involved.

After the autumn tour and the international matches, the Top 14 is on break again with the big return of the Champions Cup. Winner last season, Toulouse puts its title back on the line with a match against Ulster for the first day. The format has not changed. 24 clubs are involved and divided into four groups of six. 16 teams will aim for the round of 16, in this case the four best ranked in each group. Each team fifth in its group will be transferred to the round of 16 of the Challenge Cup and the sixth will be eliminated. Important detail, two teams from the same league cannot compete against each other. For example, Union Bordeaux Bègles placed in pool A cannot face Stade Toulousain. Eight French clubs are involved in this Champions Cup, here are the groups:

The chickens

  • Pool A: Union Bordeaux-Bègles, ToulouseExeter, Leicester, Durban Sharks, Ulster
  • Pool B: Leinster, La Rochelle, ClermontBristol, Bath, Treviso
  • Pool C: Blue Bulls, CastresMunster, Northampton, Saracens, French Stadium
  • Pool D: Glasgow, Harlequins, Racing 92Dirty, Stormers, Toulon

Ranking

Group A

  1. Toulouse 5 pts

  2. Sharks 5 pts
  3. Union Bordeaux-Bègles 5pts
  4. Leicester 1pt
  5. Exeter 0pt

Pool B

  1. Clermont 5pts
  2. Leinster 5pts
  3. La Rochelle 4pts
  4. Bath 1pt
  5. Bristol 0pt
  6. Treviso 0pt

Pool C

  1. Northampton 5pts
  2. Munster 5pts
  3. Saracens 5pts
  4. Bulls 0pt
  5. French Stadium 0pt
  6. Castres 0pt

Pool D

  1. Glasgow 5pts
  2. Racing 92 4pts
  3. Toulon 4pts
  4. Stormers
  5. Harlequins
  6. Dirty

Calendar

  • Day 2: December 13/14/15, 2024
  • Day 3: January 10/11/12, 2025
  • Day 4: January 17/18/19, 2025
  • Round of 16: April 4/5/6, 2025
  • Quarter-finals: 11/12/13 April 2025
  • Semi-finals: May 2/3/4, 2025
  • Champions Cup final: May 24, 2025, at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff

The 16 clubs will be ranked in descending order, first according to their position in their group, then according to the number of points they have accumulated, in order to establish a general ranking from 1 to 16. The group winners will be ranked from 1 to 4, the runners-up will be ranked from 5 to 8 and so on.

  • Round of 16 1: Club ranked no. 1 – Club ranked no. 16
  • Round of 16 2: Club ranked no. 2 – Club ranked no. 15
  • Round of 16 3: Club ranked no. 3 – Club ranked no. 14
  • Round of 16 4: Club ranked no. 4 – Club ranked no. 13
  • Round of 16 5: Club ranked no. 5 – Club ranked no. 12 Round of 16 6: Club ranked no. 6 – Club ranked no. 11
  • Round of 16 7: Club ranked no. 7 – Club ranked no. 10
  • Round of 16 8: Club ranked No. 8 – Club ranked No. 9
  • QF 1: winner of the round of 16 1 – winner of the round of 16 8
  • QF 2: winner of the 8th final 2 – winner of the 8th final 7
  • QF 3: winner of the 8th final 3 – winner of the 8th final 6
  • QF 4: winner of the 8th final 4 – winner of the 8th final 5
  • DF 1: winner of QF 1 – winner of QF 4
  • DF 2: winner of QF 2 – winner of QF 3

TV program

Day 2

Pool 1

  • Ulster vs Bordeaux-Bègles – Saturday December 14 at 4:15 p.m. on France 2
  • Leicester vs Sharks – Sunday December 15 at 6:30 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Exeter vs Toulouse – Sunday December 15 at 6:30 p.m. on France 2 and BeINSport

Pool 2

  • Leinster vs Clermont – Saturday December 14 at 6:30 p.m. on BeINSport
  • La Rochelle vs Bristol – Saturday December 14 at 9:00 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Treviso vs Bath – Sunday December 15 at 2:00 p.m. on BeINSport

Pool 3

  • Castres vs Munster – Friday December 13 at 9:00 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Blues Bulls vs Northampton – Saturday December 14 at 2:00 p.m. on BeINSport
  • French Stadium vs Saracens – Sunday December 15 at 4:15 p.m. on France TV

Pool 4

  • Dirty vs. Racing 92 – Friday December 13 at 9:00 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Harlequins vs Stormers – Saturday December 14 at 9:00 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Toulon vs Glasgow – Sunday December 15 at 2:00 p.m. on BeINSport

Day 3

Pool 1

  • Exeter vs Bordeaux-Bègles – Saturday January 11 at 4:15 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Sharks vs Toulouse – Saturday January 11 at 4:15 p.m. on BeINSport and France TV
  • Leicester vs Ulster – Saturday January 11 at 9:00 p.m. on BeINSport

Pool 2

  • La Rochelle vs Leinster – Sunday January 12 at 4:15 p.m. on BeINSport and France TV
  • Bristol vs Treviso – Sunday January 12 at 4:15 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Bath vs Clermont – Sunday January 12 at 6:30 p.m. on BeINSport

Pool 3

  • Munster vs Saracens – Saturday January 11 at 6:30 p.m. on BeINSport
  • French Stadium vs Northampton – Saturday January 11 at 6:30 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Castres vs Blues Bulls – Saturday January 11 at 6:30 p.m. on BeINSport

Pool 4

  • Glasgow vs Racing 92 – Friday January 10 at 9:00 p.m. on
  • Stormers vs Sale – Saturday January 11 at 2:00 p.m. on
  • Toulon vs Harlequins – Sunday January 12 at 2:00 p.m. on

Day 4

Pool 1

  • Ulster vs Exeter – Friday January 17, 2025 at 9:00 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Bordeaux-Bègles vs Sharks – Sunday January 19, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Toulouse vs Leicester – Sunday January 19, 2025 at 4:15 p.m. on BeINSport and France TV

Pool 2

  • Clermont vs Bristol – Saturday January 18, 2025 at 4:15 p.m. on BeINSport and France TV
  • Leinster vs Bath – Saturday January 18, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Treviso vs La Rochelle – Saturday January 18, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. on BeINSport

Pool 3

  • Blues Bulls vs French Stadium – Saturday January 18, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Northampton vs Munster – Saturday January 18, 2025 at 4:15 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Saracens vs Castres – Sunday January 19, 2025 at 4:15 p.m. on BeINSport

Pool 4

  • Harlequins vs Glasgow – Saturday January 18, 2025 at 9:00 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Racing 92 vs Stormers – Saturday January 18, 2025 at 9:00 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Dirty vs. Toulon – Sunday January 19, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. on BeINSport

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