Stage Round Draw dates Match dates Preliminary stage Preliminary round 1 17 January 2022 5 April 2022 (S) Preliminary round 2 12 April 2022 (S) Play-off stage Play-off round 19 April 2022 (S, E) Group stage Matchday 1 18 May 2022 (W, S), 24 June 2022 (C, A, E) Matchday 2 21 May 2022 (W, S), 27 June 2022 (C, A, E) Matchday 3 24 May 2022 (W, S), 30 June 2022 (C, A, E) Knockout stage Zonal semi-finals 9–10 August 2022 (A), 5–6 September 2022 (W) Zonal finals TBD 16–17 August 2022 (C) 23–24 August 2022 (A), 4 October 2022 (W) Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 6–7 September 2022 Inter-zone play-off final 5 October 2022 Final 22 October 2022