2011 Continental Club Football Calendar

Earlier this week, we published our 2011 international tournament calendar for the national teams. Here is the same for the clubs – all the known dates for the biggest club tournaments in 2011. Biggest take-home message from this list: April and May are insanely busy, with continental matches almost every day. This list will be missing some dates for 2011-12 tournaments like next year’s UEFA Champions League which hasn’t yet set matchdates:

By Tournament

2010-11 UEFA Champions League – European clubs
Round of 16: 15-16 February, 22-23 February, 8-9 March, 15-16 March
Quarterfinals: 5-6 April, 12-13 April
Semifinals: 26-27 April, 3-4 May
Final: 28 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium, London
More information: UEFA Champions League | Champions League Fixtures | Champions League Travel | Champions League Tickets

2011-11 UEFA Europa League – European clubs (second-tier)
Round of 32: 17,24 February
Round of 16: 10,17 March
Quarterfinals: 7,14 April
Semifinals: 28 April, 5 May
Final: 18 May 2011 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin
More information: Europa League

2011 Copa Libertadores – South American and Mexican clubs
Qualification round: 25 January to 5 February 2011
Group Stage: Weekly matchdays from 9 February – 20 April
Round of 16: 27 April and 4 May
Quarterfinals: 11 May and 18 May
Semifinals: 25 May and 1 June
Finals: 15 June and 22 June
More information: Copa Libertadores

2011 Copa Sudamericana – South American clubs (second-tier)
Dates not yet set.
More information: Copa Sudamericana

2011 CONCACAF Champions League – North American, Central American and Caribbean clubs
Quarterfinals: 22-24 February, 1-3 March
Semifinals: 15-17 March, 5-7 April
Finals: 19-21 April, 26-28 April

2011 AFC Champions League – Asian clubs
Qualifying Playoffs: 12-13, 19 February
Group stage: Matchdays on 1-2 March, 15-16 March, 5-6 April, 19-20 April, 3-4 May and 10-11 May
Round of 16: 24-25 May
Quarterfinals: 14 September, 27-28 September
Semifinals: 19, 26 October
Final: 4 or 5 November

2011 CAF Champions League – African clubs
Preliminary Qualifying Round: 28-30 January, 11-13 February
First Qualifying Round: 18-20 March, 1-3 April
Second Qualifying Round: 22-24 April, 6-8 May
Group Stage: Matchdays on 15-17 July, 29-31 July, 12-14 August, 26-28 August, 9-11 September, 16-18 September
Semifinals: 30 September-2 October, 14-16 October
Final: 4-6 November, 11-13 November

By Month

January
25 Jan: Copa Libertadores Qualification Round begins
28-30 Jan: African Champions League Prelim. Qualifying, 1st leg

February
Copa Libertadores Group Stage – matchdays on the 9th, 16th and 23rd
5 Feb: Copa Libertadores Qualification Round ends
11-13 Feb: African Champions League Prelim. Qualifying, 2nd leg
12-13, 19 Feb: Asian Champions League Qualifying Playoffs
15-16, 22-23 Feb: UEFA Champions League Round of 16, 1st leg
17 Feb: UEFA Europa League Round of 32, 1st leg
22-24 Feb: CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals, 1st leg
24 Feb: UEFA Europa League Round of 32, 2nd leg

March
Asian Champions League Group Stage – matchdays on the 1st, 2nd, 15th and 16th
Copa Libertadores Group Stage – matchdays on the 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th
1-3 Mar: CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals, 2nd leg
8-9, 15-16 Mar: UEFA Champions League Round of 16, 2nd leg
10 Mar: UEFA Europa League Round of 16, 1st leg
15-17 Mar: CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals, 1st leg
17 Mar: UEFA Europa League Round of 16, 2nd leg
18-20 Mar: African Champions League First Qualifying Round, 1st leg

April
Copa Libertadores Group Stage – matchdays on the 6th, 13th and 20th
Asian Champions League Group Stage – matchdays on the 5th, 6th, 19th and 20th
1-3 Apr: African Champions League First Qualifying Round, 2nd leg
5-6 Apr: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals, 1st leg
5-7 Apr: CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals, 2nd leg
7 Apr: UEFA Europa League Quarterfinals, 1st leg
12-13 Apr: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals, 2nd leg
14 Apr: UEFA Europa League Quarterfinals, 2nd leg
19-21 Apr: CONCACAF Champions League Final, 1st leg
22-24 Apr: African Champions League Second Qualifying Round, 1st leg
26-27 Apr: UEFA Champions League Semifinals, 1st leg
26-28 Apr: CONCACAF Champions League Final, 2nd leg
27 Apr: Copa Libertadores Round of 16, 1st leg
28 Apr: UEFA Europa League Semifinals, 1st leg

May
Asian Champions League Group Stage – matchdays on the 3rd, 4th, 10th and 11th
3-4 May: UEFA Champions League Semifinals, 2nd leg
4 May: Copa Libertadores Round of 16, 2nd leg
5 May: UEFA Europa League Semifinals, 2nd leg
6-8 May: African Champions League Second Qualifying Round, 2nd leg
11 May: Copa Libertadores Quarterfinals, 1st leg
18 May: Copa Libertadores Quarterfinals, 2nd leg
18 May: UEFA Europa League Final in Dublin
24-25 May: Asian Champions League Round of 16
25 May: Copa Libertadores Semifinals, 1st leg
28 May: UEFA Champions League Final at Wembley

June
1 Jun: Copa Libertadores Semifinals, 2nd leg
15,22 Jun: Copa Libertadores Finals

July
African Champions League Group Stage – matchdays on the 15th, 16th, 17th, 29th, 30th and 31st

August
African Champions League Group Stage – matchdays on the 12th, 13th, 14th, 26th, 27th and 28th

September
African Champions League Group Stage – matchdays on the 9th, 10th, 11th, 16th, 17th and 18th
14 Sep: Asian Champions League Quarterfinals, 1st leg
27-28 Sep: Asian Champions League Quarterfinals, 2nd leg
30 Sep-2 Oct: African Champions League Semifinals, 1st leg

October
14-16 Oct: African Champions League Semifinals, 2nd leg
19 Oct: Asian Champions League Semifinals, 1st leg
26 Oct: Asian Champions League Semifinals, 2nd leg

November
4/5 Nov: Asian Champions League Final
4-6 Nov: African Champions League Final, 1st leg
11-13 Nov: African Champions League Final, 2nd leg

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