2026–27 UEFA Champions League

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2026–27 UEFA Champions League
Atleti vs Villarreal - September 2025.jpg
The Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid will host the final.
Tournament details
TeamsCompetition proper: 36
Total: 83 (from 53 associations)
2027–28→
All statistics correct as of 6 October 2025.

The 2026-27 UEFA Champions League will be the 72nd season of Europe's premier football tournament organized by UEFA and the 35th season since it was rebranded from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

Contents

The final will be played on 5 June 2027 at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Spain. [1] It will be the second time the Metropolitano Stadium has hosted the UEFA Champions League final after the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final. The winners of the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2027-28 UEFA Champions League league phase, the 2027 FIFA Intercontinental Cup Final, the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup group stage and earn the right to play against the winners of the 2026-27 UEFA Europa League in the 2027 UEFA Super Cup.

Association team allocation

A total of 83 teams from 53 of the 55 UEFA member associations are set to participate in the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League (the exceptions being Liechtenstein which does not organise a domestic league and Russia which is currently suspended). The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association: [2]

Association ranking

For the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2025 UEFA association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2020–21 to 2024–25. [3] The table reflects Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA.

Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:

Association ranking for 2026–27 UEFA Champions League
RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes
1Flag of England.svg  England 115.1964
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 97.231
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 94.453
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 86.331
5Flag of France.svg  France 73.093
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 67.1503
7Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 62.2662
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 56.850
9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 44.100
10Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 43.900
11Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 39.687
12Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 39.312
13Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 36.450
14Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 35.550
15Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 35.000
16Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 33.9811
17Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 33.625
18Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 31.625
19Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 27.537
RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes
20Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 27.1251
21Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 27.025
22Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 25.500
23Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 24.400
24Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 24.000
25Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 23.250
26Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 22.6320 [Note RUS]
27Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 21.2501
28Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 20.343
29Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 19.875
30Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 19.625
31Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 14.968
32Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 14.500
33Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 13.520
34Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.031
35Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 12.250
36Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 12.250
37Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 12.041
38Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11.750
RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes
39Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 11.1251
40Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 10.750
41Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 8.500
42Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 8.333
43Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 8.250
44Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 8.0000 [Note LIE]
45Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 7.9571
46Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 7.875
47Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 7.208
48Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 6.875
49Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 6.791
50Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 6.625
51Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 6.166
52Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 6.000
53Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 5.498
54Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 5.457
55Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 2.498

Distribution

Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from the previous round
First qualifying round
(30 teams)
Second qualifying round
(30 teams)		Champions Path
(24 teams)
  • 9 champions from associations 15–23
  • 15 winners from the first qualifying round
League Path
(6 teams)
  • 6 runners-up from associations 10–15
Third qualifying round
(20 teams)		Champions Path
(12 teams)
  • 12 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path
(8 teams)
  • 3 runners-up from associations 7–9
  • 1 third-placed team from association 6
  • 1 fourth-placed team from association 5
  • 3 winners from the second qualifying round (League Path)
Play-off round
(14 teams)		Champions Path
(10 teams)
  • 4 champions from associations 11–14
  • 6 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path
(4 teams)
  • 4 winners from the third qualifying round (League Path)
League phase
(36 teams)
  • UEFA Champions League title holders
  • UEFA Europa League title holders
  • 2 associations with the highest coefficients from the previous season receive an extra Champions League league phase berth.
  • 10 champions from associations 1–10
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 5 third-placed teams from associations 1–5
  • 4 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–4
  • 5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 2 winners from the play-off round (League Path)
Knockout phase play-offs
(16 teams)
  • 16 teams ranked 9–24 from the league phase
Round of 16
(16 teams)
  • 8 teams ranked 1–8 from the league phase
  • 8 winners from the knockout phase play-offs

The information here reflects the ongoing suspension of Russia in European football, and so the following changes to the default access list have been made:

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

The label of European Performance Spots and title holders already qualified via league position are superscripted.

The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round are divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).

Qualified teams for 2026–27 UEFA Champions League
Entry roundTeams
League phase TH EL EPS EPS
Flag of England.svg (1st) Flag of England.svg (2nd) Flag of England.svg (3rd) Flag of England.svg (4th)
Flag of Italy.svg (1st) Flag of Italy.svg (2nd) Flag of Italy.svg (3rd) Flag of Italy.svg (4th)
Flag of Spain.svg (1st) Flag of Spain.svg (2nd) Flag of Spain.svg (3rd) Flag of Spain.svg (4th)
Flag of Germany.svg (1st) Flag of Germany.svg (2nd) Flag of Germany.svg (3rd) Flag of Germany.svg (4th)
Flag of France.svg (1st) Flag of France.svg (2nd) Flag of France.svg (3rd) Flag of the Netherlands.svg (1st)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg (2nd) Flag of Portugal (official).svg (1st) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg (1st) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (1st)
Flag of Turkey.svg (1st)
Play-off round CH Flag of Norway.svg (1st) Flag of Greece.svg (1st) Flag of Austria.svg (1st) Flag of Scotland.svg (1st)
Third qualifying round LP Flag of France.svg (4th) Flag of the Netherlands.svg (3rd) Flag of Portugal (official).svg (2nd) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg (2nd)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (2nd)
Second qualifying round CH Flag of Poland.svg (1st) Flag of Denmark.svg (1st) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg (1st) Flag of Israel.svg (1st)
Flag of Cyprus.svg (1st) Flag of Sweden.svg (1st) Flag of Croatia.svg (1st) Flag of Serbia.svg (1st)
Flag of Ukraine.svg (1st)
LP Flag of Turkey.svg (2nd) Flag of Norway.svg (2nd) Flag of Greece.svg (2nd) Flag of Austria.svg (2nd)
Flag of Scotland.svg (2nd) Flag of Poland.svg (2nd)
First qualifying round CH Flag of Hungary.svg (1st) Flag of Romania.svg (1st) Flag of Slovakia.svg (1st) Flag of Slovenia.svg (1st)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg (1st) Flag of Azerbaijan.svg (1st) Flag of Ireland.svg (1st) Flag of Moldova.svg (1st)
Flag of Iceland.svg Víkingur Reykjavík (1st) Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg (1st) Flag of Armenia.svg (1st) Flag of Latvia.svg (1st)
Flag of Kosovo.svg (1st) Flag of Finland.svg (1st) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg (1st) Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg KÍ (1st)
Flag of Malta.svg (1st) Ulster Banner.svg (1st) Flag of Lithuania.svg (1st) Flag of Estonia.svg (1st)
Flag of Albania.svg (1st) Flag of Montenegro.svg (1st) Flag of Luxembourg.svg (1st) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg (1st)
Flag of Georgia.svg (1st) Flag of North Macedonia.svg (1st) Flag of Belarus.svg (1st) Flag of Andorra.svg (1st)
Flag of Gibraltar.svg (1st) Flag of San Marino.svg (1st)
  1. ^
    Liechtenstein (LIE): The seven teams affiliated with the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) all play in the Swiss football league system. The only competition organised by the LFV is the Liechtenstein Football Cup – the winners of which qualify for the UEFA Conference League for the 2026–27 season.
  2. ^
    Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [4] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Landauro, Inti (2025-05-20). "Spain to host 2027 Champions' League final at Atletico Madrid's stadium". Reuters . Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  2. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League, 2025/26 Season". UEFA. 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Association coefficients 2024/25". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ukraine crisis: FIFA and UEFA suspend all Russian clubs and national teams". BBC.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs. However this could change depending on what happens" (Press release). UEFA. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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