The general playing schedule for the 2018/19 Champions Hockey League has been revealed today. Next year's 125 games from the Group Stage until the Final will be played over 13 Game Days.

Here's the full overview:

Group Stage

Eight groups of four teams. Each team plays one home and one away game against the other teams in the group. The top two from each group qualify for the Playoffs.

• Game Day 1 30/31 August
• Game Day 2 01/02 September
• Game Day 3 06/07 September
• Game Day 4 08/09 September
• Game Day 5 09/10 October
• Game Day 6 16/17 October

Playoffs

Playoff games are a home and away aggregate-scoring series. Dates are given for the first and return legs:

• Round of 16 06 & 20/21 November
• Quarter-Finals 04/05 December & 11 December
• Semi-Finals 08/09 January & 15/16 January (2019)
• Final 5 February (2019)

The Draw for the 2018/19 Group stage takes place on 16 May. Find out who's already qualified here.