The dust has only just settled on what was an exhilarating 2022/23 Women's Super League season, but attention has already shifted to the 2023/24 campaign as Manchester United prepare to compete in Europe for the first time in their history.
Despite narrowly missing out on the Women's Super League title to Chelsea on the final day of the season, Marc Skinner's side made significant strides last term by competing in their first FA Cup final and securing European qualification. However, only the champions automatically qualify for the group stages of the Champions League, with second and third place required to go through qualification rounds.
England are ranked fourth in the 2022 UEFA women's association coefficients, which is used to allocate places and takes into account performance in European competitions from 2017-18 to 2021–22. The qualification stage is then divided into two rounds with Arsenal, who finished third, set to enter in the first round and United, who finished second, then entering in the second round.
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The WSL runners-up will be joined on the league pathway by Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, BK Hacken, Sparta Prague and Wolfsburg in the second qualifying round, along with the four teams that progress from the first round.
Here's a look at the key dates for the 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League campaign
30 June 2023 - The draw for round one of qualification
*20 July 2023 - Women's World Cup gets underway
*20 August 2023 - Women's World Cup final
6 September 2023 - One-venue mini-tournament semi-finals
9 September 2023 - One-venue mini-tournament final/third place play-off
15 September 2023 - The draw for round two of qualification (Manchester United enter at this stage)
*29/20 September 2023 - WSL season begins
10/11 October 2023 - First leg of round two fixtures
18/19 October 2023 - Second leg of round two fixtures
20 October 2023 - Group stage draw
14/15 November 2023 - Group stage matchday one
22/23 November 2023 - Group stage matchday two
13/14 December 2023 - Group stage matchday three
20/21 December 2023 - Group stage matchday four
24/25 January 2024 - Group stage matchday five
30/31 January 2024 - Group stage matchday six
6 February 2024 - Quarter-final & semi-final draw
19/20 March 2024 - Quarter-final first leg
27/28 March 2024 - Quarter-final second leg
20/21 April 2024 - Semi-final first leg
27/28 April 2024 - Semi-final second leg
24, 25 or 26 May 2024 - Final at the San Mamés in Bilbao
