Domestic Twenty20 teams from India, Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies will be playing in Airtel Champions League Twenty20 2011 edition. 7 teams have already qualified for the group stages of the Airtel Champions League T20 2011 season. The last three spots will be occupied by 3 teams chosen through the qualifying matches.

Airtel Champions League T20 2011 qualifying system:

• 6 Teams divided into two pools
• Top three finishers qualify for group stages
• Top two finishers from each pool of round robin method will qualify for group stage
• Third highest ranked team will be selected based on points and net run rate
• Qualifier matches will be held in Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium

Airtel Champions League T20 2011 : Group Stages

• 10 teams divided into two groups each consisting of 5 teams
• Top 2 form each group move on to semifinals stage
• A total of 23 matches will be played including the 2 semifinals and finals
• Group stage matches will be hosted by Eden Gardens (Kolkata ), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bangalore) and M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai)

Champions League T20 2011 : Group A

• Chennai Super Kings (defending CLT20 Champions)
• Cape Cobras (South Africa's Pro20 Series Champions)
• NSW Blues (2009 Champions)
• Mumbai Indians
• The fifth team from the group will be the team that finishes top of Pool B in the qualifier.

Champions League T20 2011 : Group B

• Royal Challengers Bangalore (IPL runners-up)
• Warriors from South Africa (2010 CLT20 runner-up)
• South Australian Redbacks (Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash Champions)
• The remaining two places will be filled by the top finisher in pool A and the 3rd highest qualifier

Airtel Champions League T20 2011 : Matches to be played

• 7 two-legged matches
• Two Semi Finals will be hosted by in Bangalore and Chennai
• Final of the Champions League T20 2011 will be played in Chennai

Champions League T20 2011 Teams in Qualifiers:

• Kolkata Knight Riders (India)
• Trinidad and Tobago (West Indies)
• Auckland Aces (New Zealand)
• Sri Lanka (To be confirmed)
• England 1 (To be confirmed)
• England 2 (To be confirmed)