[2] As in the past two Champions League seasons, the eight highest ranked nations got two entries to the tournament.

With those teams always easing through their groups, with the exception of Umeå in 2010–11, UEFA decided to give those a direct entry to the round of 32.

As a result, eight nations which under previous rules would have had direct entry to that round now had to go through the qualifying stage.

Unlike the men's Champions League, not every association have entered teams in the past, so the exact number of clubs in each round was only known shortly before the draw.

The match against the fourth-placed team in the group does not count for the purposes of the runners-up table.

The tie-breakers in this ranking are: Debutants Peamount and 2004–05 quarter-finalists Bobruichanka qualified for the round of 32 as best runners-up.

When determining the best runners-up, matches against the fourth placed team in the group is not taken into account.

A change made to last year, when Breiðablik UBK and FCF Juvisy met in qualifying and the round of 32.