Tournament organisers ERC today officially launch their ticket sales campaign for the 2010 final in the Stade de France.
The draw for next year's tournament will take place in Paris in the week commencing June 8 and both Tigers and 2009 victors Leinster will be among the six seeds that comprise Tier 1.
Tier 1 is made up of the six top ranked teams in the ERC European Rankings. These teams cannot meet each other until the knock-out phase.
The six teams in Tier 1 are Tigers, Leinster, Munster, Toulouse, Bath and Biarritz.
The organisers now know 22 of the 24 teams for next season, with Northampton Saints taking one of the English places after victory in the European Challenge Cup.
The qualifiers so far are:
England: Leicester Tigers, London Irish, Harlequins, Bath, Sale Sharks, Gloucester, Northampton Saints
France: Perpignan, Toulouse, ASM Clermont Auvergne, Stade Français Paris, Biarritz Olympique, Brive
Ireland: Leinster, Munster, Ulster
Wales: Ospreys, Cardiff Blues, Scarlets
Scotland: Edinburgh, Glasgow
Italy: Viadana & Benetton Treviso or Calvisano.
The 24th team in the tournament will be decided next Friday when Newport Gwent Dragons face the losers of the game between Benetton Treviso and Calvisano
Tickets for the 15th Heineken Cup Final in Saint Denis, Paris on Saturday, May 22 are available to buy from 18 Euros. See ercrugby.com for full details.
