2025–26 UEFA Champions League

The 2025–26 UEFA Champions League is the 71th season of Europe's top club football tournament. It is organized by UEFA, the football authority in Europe. This season is also the 33rd since they changed its name from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. The final will be played on 30 May 2026 at  in Budapest, Hungary.

Schedule
 Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Qualifying First qualifying round 17 June 2025 8–9 July 2025 15–16 July 2025 Second qualifying round 18 June 2025 22–23 July 2025 29–30 July 2025 Third qualifying round 21 July 2025 5–6 August 2025 12 August 2025 Play-offs Play-off round 4 August 2025 19–20 August 2025 26–27 August 2025 League phase Matchday 1 28 August 2025 16–18 September 2025 Matchday 2 30 September – 1 October 2025 Matchday 3 21–22 October 2025 Matchday 4 4–5 November 2025 Matchday 5 25–26 November 2025 Matchday 6 9–10 December 2025 Matchday 7 20–21 January 2026 Matchday 8 28 January 2026 Knockout phase Knockout phase play-offs 30 January 2026 17–18 February 2026 24–25 February 2026 Round of 16 27 February 2026 10–11 March 2026 17–18 March 2026 Quarter-finals 7–8 April 2026 14–15 April 2026 Semi-finals 28–29 April 2026 5–6 May 2026 Final 30 May 2026 at , Budapest

Teams
 Entry round Teams League phase Paris Saint-Germain TH Tottenham Hotspur  Liverpool  Arsenal  Manchester City  Chelsea  Newcastle United  Napoli  Inter Milan  Atalanta  Juventus  Barcelona  Real Madrid  Atlético Madrid  Athletic Bilbao  Villarreal  Bayern Munich  Bayer Leverkusen  Eintracht Frankfurt  Borussia Dortmund  Marseille  Monaco  PSV Eindhoven  Ajax  Sporting CP    Galatasaray  Slavia Prague  Olympiacos Play-off round Celtic  Basel  Sturm Graz    Third qualifying round  Nice  Feyenoord  Benfica  Club Brugge  Fenerbahçe  Second qualifying round  Copenhagen  Maccabi Tel Aviv  Dynamo Kyiv  Red Star Belgrade   Rijeka    Pafos  Ferencváros  Qarabağ  Slovan Bratislava   Viktoria Plzeň  Rangers  Servette  Red Bull Salzburg    Panathinaikos  First qualifying round  Malmö FF  FCSB  Ludogorets Razgrad  Olimpija Ljubljana  Milsami Orhei        Shelbourne                        Levadia Tallinn  Dinamo Minsk    Inter Club d'Escaldes   The New Saints    Lincoln Red Imps  Virtus 

Qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path second qualifying round. Twelve of the losing teams were transferred to the Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round, and the other two losing teams (selected via a draw) were transferred to the Conference League Champions Path third qualifying round.

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Second qualifying round
The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round. The losers were transferred to the Europa League third qualifying round.

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Third qualifying round
The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round. The losers of the Champions Path were transferred to the Europa League play-off round. The losers of the League Path were transferred to the Europa League league phase.

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Play-off round
The winners of the ties will advance to the league phase. The losers will be transferred to the Europa League league phase.

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League phase

Knockout phase
Knockout phase play-offs

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Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

References

External links

Category:UEFA Champions League seasons
Category:2025–26 in European football