Ahead of the new season and with the qualifying draws complete adidas have revealed the official Finale match ball for the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League group stage. The official ball of the UEFA Champions League features the same panel design as last season's version although sharp red, silver and black stripes have been added inside the stars.




The Finale ball maintains the Champions League star motif – an iconic feature of all Champions League footballs since it's debut back in 2000/01. The ball has and stars have become a bit of trademark for the competition and will be used by the likes of Barcelona, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Tottenham, oh hang on...

In previous seasons we've seen adidas football boots and goalkeeper gloves released to match the official Champions League ball so the new white/silver/red combo could result in a few tasty colourways later in the season.




The ball will make it's on pitch debut during the first round of Champions League group matches, which get underway on 17th September with the final at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon on Saturday 24th May.

The new adidas UCL Finale 13 match ball is available now from selected online stockists including Pro-Direct Soccer.