2026/27 Champions League: Teams, dates, draws, format, final
mercoledì 26 agosto 2026
Intro articolo
Everything you need to know as Europe’s elite club competition enters its 72nd season.
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The UEFA Champions League, formerly the European Cup, enters its 72nd season in 2026/27, its 35th under its current name and third under the league phase format.
The 2026/27 edition kicked off on 7 July 2026 and concludes with the final at Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid on Saturday 5 June 2027.
Please note that dates are subject to change.
Which teams are in the league phase of the 2026/27 Champions League?
Austria: LASK
Azerbaijan: Sabah
Belgium: Club Brugge
Czechia: Slavia Praha
England: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Man United
France: Lens, Lille, Paris
Germany: Bayern München, Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig, Stuttgart
Greece: AEK Athens
Italy: Como, Inter, Napoli, Roma
Netherlands: Feyenoord, PSV
Norway: Bodø/Glimt, Viking
Portugal: Porto, Sporting CP
Slovakia: Slovan Bratislava
Spain: Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, Real Betis, Real Madrid, Villarreal
Türkiye: Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray
Ukraine: Shakhtar
The list above is provisional, based purely on sporting performance and does not account for any potential disciplinary or licensing matters. Therefore, the above is still pending final admittance of clubs to the relevant competitions. All Russian teams are suspended from participation in UEFA competitions until further notice.
When are the league phase matches in the 2026/27 Champions League?
Matchday 1: 8–10 September 2026
Matchday 2: 13/14 October 2026
Matchday 3: 20/21 October 2026
Matchday 4: 3/4 November 2026
Matchday 5: 24/25 November 2026
Matchday 6: 8/9 December 2026
Matchday 7: 19/20 January 2027
Matchday 8: 27 January 2027
When are the 2026/27 Champions League knockout phase matches?
Knockout phase play-offs: 16/17 & 23/24 February 2027
Round of 16: 9/10 & 16/17 March 2027
Quarter-finals: 6/7 & 13/14 April 2027
Semi-finals: 27/28 April & 4/5 May 2027
Final: 5 June 2027
When and where is the Champions League final in 2027?
The Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid provides the stage as the winners of the 2026/27 Champions League are crowned on Saturday 5 June 2027.
London is the only city to have hosted more finals than the Spanish capital (2027 will be Madrid’s sixth final), and this will be the second time that the Estadio Metropolitano, home of Atlético de Madrid since 2017, has held the showpiece. In 2019, Liverpool defeated Tottenham 2-0 at the ground to earn their sixth title.
What do the 2026/27 Champions League winners get?
The UEFA Champions League trophy, which stands 73.5cm tall and weighs 7.5kg.
The 2026/27 victors also gain a place in the league phase of the 2027/28 Champions League if they have not qualified via their domestic competition. In August 2027, they will face the winners of the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League in the UEFA Super Cup.
