| Gallagher Premiership | Top 14 | Guinness Pro14 | |||
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Team details
| Team | Coach / Director of Rugby | Captain | Stadium | Capacity | Method of qualification |
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| Bath | Stuart Hooper | Matt Garvey | Recreation Ground | 14,509 | English Premiership top 6 (6th) |
| Benetton | Kieran Crowley | Dean Budd | Stadio Comunale di Monigo | 6,700 | Pro14 Conference B (3rd) (QF) |
| Clermont | Franck Azéma | Morgan Parra | Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin | 19,022 | Top 14 top 6 (2nd) (RU) |
| Connacht | Andy Friend | Jarrad Butler | Galway Sportsgrounds | 8,129 | Pro14 Conference A (3rd) (QF) |
| Exeter Chiefs | Rob Baxter | Jack Yeandle | Sandy Park | 13,593 | English Premiership top 6 (1st) (RU) |
| Glasgow Warriors | Dave Rennie | Ryan Wilson Callum Gibbins | Scotstoun Stadium | 7,351 | Pro14 Conference A (1st) (RU) |
| Gloucester | David Humphreys | Willi Heinz | Kingsholm Stadium | 16,115 | English Premiership top 6 (4th) (SF) |
| Harlequins | Paul Gustard | Chris Robshaw | Twickenham Stoop | 14,800 | English Premiership top 6 (5th) |
| La Rochelle | Ronan O’Gara | Victor Vito | Stade Marcel-Deflandre | 16,000 | Top 14 top 6 (5th) (SF) |
| Leinster | Leo Cullen | Jonathan Sexton | RDS Arena Aviva Stadium | 18,500 51,700 | Pro14 Conference A (1st) (CH) |
| Lyon | Pierre Mignoni | Baptiste Couilloud Félix Lambey | Matmut Stadium de Gerland | 25,000 | Top 14 top 6 (3rd) (SF) |
| Montpellier | Xavier Garbajosa | Fulgence Ouedraogo | Altrad Stadium | 15,697 | Top 14 top 6 (6th) (QF) |
| Munster | Johann van Graan | Peter O’Mahony | Thomond Park | 25,600 | Pro14 Conference A (2nd) (SF) |
| Northampton Saints | Chris Boyd | Teimana Harrison Alex Waller | Franklin’s Gardens | 15,200 | English Premiership top 6 (4th) (SF) |
| Ospreys | Allen Clarke | Justin Tipuric | Liberty Stadium | 20,827 | Pro14 Conference A (4th) (PO) |
| Racing 92 | Laurent Travers | Henry Chavancy | Paris La Défense Arena | 30,681 | Top 14 top 6 (4th) (QF) |
| Sale Sharks | Steve Diamond | Jono Ross | AJ Bell Stadium | 12,000 | European Challenge Cup (SF) |
| Saracens | Mark McCall | Brad Barritt | Allianz Stadium | 8,500 | English Premiership top 6 (2nd) (CH) |
| Toulouse | Ugo Mola | Julien Marchand | Stade Ernest-Wallon | 19,500 | Top 14 top 6 (1st) (CH) |
| Ulster | Dan McFarland | Iain Henderson | Ravenhill Stadium | 18,196 | Pro14 Conference B (2nd) (SF) |
Seeding
| Rank | Top 14 | Premiership | Pro14 |
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| 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 (1 Prem) | Leinster (1 Pro14) | Toulouse (1 Top 14) | Exeter Chiefs (2 Prem) | Clermont (2 Top 14) |
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| Tier 2 | Glasgow Warriors (2 Pro14) | Gloucester (3 Prem) | Munster (3 Pro14) | Lyon (3 Top 14) | Ulster (4 Pro14) |
| Tier 3 | Northampton Saints (4 Prem) | La Rochelle (4 Top 14) | Harlequins (5 Prem) | Connacht (5 Pro14) | Racing (5 Top 14) |
| Tier 4 | Bath (6 Prem) | Benetton (6 Pro14) | Montpellier (6 Top 14) | Ospreys (7 Pro14) | Sale Sharks (CC) |
2017-18 European Rugby Champions Cup Teams
Twenty clubs from the three noteworthy European local and territorial associations will contend in the Champions Cup. Nineteen of these will qualify specifically because of their alliance execution.
The distribution of teams is:
- England: 7 clubs
- The top 6 clubs in the English Premiership. (6 clubs)
- The winner of the Champions Cup play-off, Northampton Saints. (1 club)
- France: 6 clubs
- The top 6 clubs in the Top 14. (6 clubs)
- Ireland, Italy, Scotland & Wales: 7 clubs, based on performance in the Pro12.
- The best placed club from each nation. (4 clubs)
- The 3 highest ranked clubs not qualified thereafter. (3 clubs)
The following teams have qualified for the 2017–18 tournament.
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