2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup

Teams

1. 2018–19 Champions Cup winner, if not already qualified. Saracens have qualified through their league position.
2. 2018–19 Challenge Cup winner, if not already qualified. Clermont have qualified through their league position.
3. 2018–19 Challenge Cup losing finalist, if not already qualified. La Rochelle have qualified through their league position.
4. 2018–19 Challenge Cup losing semi-finalist if not already qualified, or the winner of a play-off between both losing semi-finalists if neither have already qualified. As Harlequins have qualified through their league position, Sale Sharks took this place.
5. Highest ranked non-qualified club by virtue of league position from the same league as the 2018–19 Champions Cup winner. This step will not be needed, as a team will have qualified via one of the previous steps.

• England: seven clubs
• * The top six clubs in the English Premiership
• * Sale Sharks also qualified as Challenge Cup losing semi-finalists because Saracens, Clermont, La Rochelle, and Harlequins all qualified through their league positions
• France: six clubs
• * The top six clubs in the Top 14
• Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales: seven clubs
• * The top three sides in both conferences in the Pro14
• * The next best-placed eligible team in each conference will compete in a one-off play-off game to determine the 7th Pro14 team.

Team details

Team	Coach / Director of Rugby	Captain	Stadium	Capacity	Method of qualification
Bath	Stuart Hooper	Matt Garvey	Recreation Ground	14,509	English Premiership top 6
Benetton	Kieran Crowley	Dean Budd	Stadio Comunale di Monigo	6,700	Pro14 Conference B '
Clermont	Franck Azéma	Morgan Parra	Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin	19,022	Top 14 top 6 '
Connacht	Andy Friend	Jarrad Butler	Galway Sportsgrounds	8,129	Pro14 Conference A '
Exeter Chiefs	Rob Baxter	Jack Yeandle	Sandy Park	13,593	English Premiership top 6 '
Glasgow Warriors	Dave Rennie	Ryan Wilson Callum Gibbins	Scotstoun Stadium	7,351	Pro14 Conference A '
Gloucester	George Skivington	Willi Heinz	Kingsholm Stadium	16,115	English Premiership top 6 '
Harlequins	Paul Gustard	Chris Robshaw	Twickenham Stoop	14,800	English Premiership top 6
La Rochelle	Ronan O'Gara	Victor Vito	Stade Marcel-Deflandre	16,000	Top 14 top 6 '
Leinster	Leo Cullen	Jonathan Sexton	RDS Arena Aviva Stadium	18,500 51,700	Pro14 Conference A '
Lyon	Pierre Mignoni	Baptiste Couilloud Félix Lambey	Matmut Stadium de Gerland	25,000	Top 14 top 6 '
Montpellier	Xavier Garbajosa	Fulgence Ouedraogo	Altrad Stadium	15,697	Top 14 top 6 '
Munster	Johann van Graan	Peter O'Mahony	Thomond Park	25,600	Pro14 Conference A '
Northampton Saints	Chris Boyd	Teimana Harrison Alex Waller	Franklin's Gardens	15,200	English Premiership top 6 '
Ospreys	Allen Clarke	Justin Tipuric	Liberty Stadium	20,827	Pro14 Conference A '
Racing 92	Laurent Travers	Henry Chavancy	Paris La Défense Arena	30,681	Top 14 top 6 '
Sale Sharks	Steve Diamond	Jono Ross	AJ Bell Stadium	12,000	European Challenge Cup '
Saracens	Mark McCall	Brad Barritt	Allianz Park	8,500	English Premiership top 6 '
Toulouse	Ugo Mola	Julien Marchand	Stade Ernest-Wallon	19,500	Top 14 top 6 '
Ulster	Dan McFarland	Iain Henderson	Ravenhill Stadium	18,196	Pro14 Conference B '

Seeding

Rank	Top 14	Premiership	Pro14
1	Toulouse	Saracens	Leinster
2	Clermont	Exeter Chiefs	Glasgow Warriors
3	Lyon	Gloucester	Munster
4	La Rochelle	Northampton Saints	Ulster
5	Racing	Harlequins	Connacht
6	Montpellier	Bath	Benetton
7		Sale Sharks	Ospreys

Tier 1	Saracens	Leinster	Toulouse	Exeter Chiefs	Clermont
Tier 2	Glasgow Warriors	Gloucester	Munster	Lyon	Ulster
Tier 3	Northampton Saints	La Rochelle	Harlequins	Connacht	Racing
Tier 4	Bath	Benetton	Montpellier	Ospreys	Sale Sharks

• Each pool will consist of four clubs, one from each Tier in the draw.
• Each pool must have one from each league drawn from Tier 1, 2, or 3. No pool will have a second team from the same league until the allocation of Tier 4 takes place.
• Where two Pro14 clubs compete in the same pool, they must be from different countries.

  Pool stage

1. Where teams have played each other
2. # The club with the greater number of competition points from only matches involving tied teams.
3. # If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from those matches.
4. # If equal, the club that scored the most tries in those matches.
5. Where teams remain tied and/or have not played each other in the competition
6. # The club with the best aggregate points difference from the pool stage.
7. # If equal, the club that scored the most tries in the pool stage.
8. # If equal, the club with the fewest players suspended in the pool stage.
9. # If equal, the drawing of lots will determine a club's ranking.

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Pool 5

Ranking of pool leaders and runners-up

Knock-out stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

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Final

Attendances

• Does not include the attendance at the final as it takes place at a neutral venue.

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bath	3	37,048	12,349	13,289	11,700	85%
Benetton	3	10,820	3,607	3,861	3,114	54%
Clermont	3	53,037	17,679	19,004	16,332	93%
Connacht	3	21,145	7,048	8,129	6,229	87%
Exeter Chiefs	3	33,394	11,131	12,632	10,217	83%
Glasgow Warriors	3	21,503	7,168	7,351	6,801	98%
Gloucester	3	35,371	11,790	12,837	10,875	73%
Harlequins	3	40,613	13,538	13,808	13,205	91%
La Rochelle	3	47,178	15,726	16,000	15,500	98%
Leinster	3	75,259	25,086	42,041	15,080	87%
Lyon	3	43,711	14,570	15,517	13,446	58%
Montpellier	3	31,568	10,523	11,366	9,900	67%
Munster	3	70,525	23,508	25,600	19,891	92%
Northampton Saints	3	39,108	13,036	13,735	12,603	86%
Ospreys	3	19,784	6,595	7,295	5,487	32%
Racing 92	3	48,388	16,129	20,275	10,113	53%
Sale Sharks	3	24,885	8,295	11,090	6,087	69%
Saracens	3	24,531	8,177	8,500	7,531	96%
Toulouse	3	50,140	16,713	18,780	15,100	86%
Ulster	3	51,071	17,024	17,923	15,466	94%

Player scoring

• Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes.

  Most points

Rank	Player	Team		Points
1	John Cooney	Ulster	6	71
2	Dan Biggar	Northampton Saints	5	68
3	Thomas Ramos	Toulouse	6	61
4	Joe Simmonds	Exeter Chiefs	6	60
5	Adam Hastings	Glasgow Warriors	6	56
6	Morgan Parra	Clermont	6	53
7	J. J. Hanrahan	Munster	5	44
8	Ross Byrne	Leinster	6	37
9	Freddie Burns	Bath	6	34
10	Maxime Machenaud	Racing 92	5	32

Most tries

Rank	Player	Team		Tries
1	Teddy Thomas	Racing 92	4	6
1	Sam Simmonds	Exeter Chiefs	5	6
1	Garry Ringrose	Leinster	6	6
2	George Moala	Clermont	5	5
2	Alivereti Raka	Clermont	5	5
2	John Cooney	Ulster	6	5
2	Romain Ntamack	Toulouse	6	5
3	Hame Faiva	Benetton	6	4
3	Juan Imhoff	Racing 92	6	4
3	Virimi Vakatawa	Racing 92	6	4

Season records

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Player

Attendances