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 [2018–19 2018–19 Top 14 season|Top 14 season|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
Seeding The twenty competing teams are seeded and split into four tiers, each containing five teams. For the purpose of creating the tiers, clubs are ranked based on their domestic league performances and on their qualification for the knockout phases of their championships, so a losing quarter-finalist in the Top 14 would be seeded below a losing semi-finalist, even if they finished above them in the regular season. Rank Top 14 Premiership Pro14 1 Pool stage The draw took place on 19 June 2019, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Teams in the same pool play each other twice, at home and away, in the group stage that begins on the weekend of 15–17 November 2019, and continues through to 17–19 January 2020. The five pool winners and three best runners-up progress to the quarter finals. Teams are awarded group points based on match performances. Four points are awarded for a win, two points for a draw, one attacking bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one defensive bonus point for losing a match by seven points or fewer. In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the following tie-breakers are used, as directed by EPCR: Where teams have played each other # The club with the greater number of competition points from only matches involving tied teams. # If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from those matches. # If equal, the club that scored the most tries in those matches. Where teams remain tied and/or have not played each other in the competition # The club with the best aggregate points difference from the pool stage. # If equal, the club that scored the most tries in the pool stage. # If equal, the club with the fewest players suspended in the pool stage. # If equal, the drawing of lots will determine a club's ranking. Winner of each pool, advance to quarter-finals. Three second-place teams with the highest number of points advance to quarter-finals. Player scoring Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes. Most points Rank Player Team Points 1 Most tries Rank Player Team Tries 1 Season records Team ;Largest home win – 41 points 44–3 Saracens at home to Ospreys on 23 November 2019 ;Largest away win – 38 points 45–7 Glasgow Warriors away to Sale Sharks on 18 January 2020 ;Most points scored – 53 points 53–21 Clermont at home to Harlequins on 16 November 2019 ;Most tries in a match – 8 Clermont at home to Bath on 15 December 2019 ;Most conversions in a match – 6 Clermont at home to Harlequins on 16 November 2019 Leinster at home to Northampton Saints on 14 December 2019 Clermont at home to Bath on 15 December 2019 Glasgow Warriors away to Sale Sharks on 18 January 2020 ;Most penalties in a match – 6 Northampton Saints at home to Lyon on 17 November 2019 ;Most drop goals in a match – 1 Toulouse away to Gloucester on 15 November 2019 Connacht away to Toulouse on 23 November 2019 Clermont at home to Ulster on 11 January 2020 Player ;Most points in a match – 20 Dan Biggar for Northampton Saints at home to Lyon on 17 November 2019 ;Most tries in a match – 3 Garry Ringrose for Leinster at home to Benetton on 16 November 2019 Garry Ringrose for Leinster at home to Northampton Saints on 14 December 2019 ;Most conversions in a match – 6 Adam Hastings for Glasgow Warriors away to Sale Sharks on 18 January 2020 ;Most penalties in a match – 6 Dan Biggar for Northampton Saints at home to Lyon on 17 November 2019 ;Most drop goals in a match – 1 Zack Holmes for Toulouse away to Gloucester on 15 November 2019 Conor Fitzgerald for Connacht away to Toulouse on 23 November 2019 Camille Lopez for Clermont at home to Ulster on 11 January 2020 Attendances ;Highest – 42,041 Leinster at home to Northampton Saints on 14 December 2019 ;Lowest – 3,114 Benetton at home to Lyon on 14 December 2019 ;Highest average attendance — 25,086 Leinster ;Lowest average attendance — 3,607 Benetton