UEFA Champions League

2026/27 Champions League: dates, teams and final

The season began on 7 July 2026, with the final scheduled for Madrid on 5 June 2027.

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The 2026/27 UEFA Champions League began on 7 July 2026 and is scheduled to end with the final at Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid on Saturday, 5 June 2027.

UEFA’s season guide, published on 8 October 2026, identifies the clubs provisionally listed for the league phase and sets out the competition dates. UEFA notes that dates may change and that the club list is subject to final admission.

Provisional league-phase teams

The provisional list includes five English clubs: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United. Spain also has five listed teams: Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, Real Betis, Real Madrid and Villarreal.

Other clubs named by UEFA include Bayern München, Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig and Stuttgart from Germany; Como, Inter, Napoli and Roma from Italy; and Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray from Türkiye. The guide lists clubs from 18 countries in total.

UEFA says the list is based on sporting performance and remains subject to disciplinary or licensing matters and final admission. The source also states that Russian teams remain suspended from UEFA competitions until further notice.

League phase and knockout dates

The league phase is scheduled to run across eight matchdays, beginning on 8–10 September 2026 and ending on 27 January 2027. The intervening matchdays are set for 13/14 October, 20/21 October, 3/4 November, 24/25 November, 8/9 December 2026 and 19/20 January 2027.

The knockout phase play-offs are scheduled for 16/17 and 23/24 February 2027. The round of 16 follows on 9/10 and 16/17 March, with quarter-finals on 6/7 and 13/14 April. Semi-finals are set for 27/28 April and 4/5 May. UEFA cautions that dates are subject to change.

Madrid to host the final

The final is scheduled for Saturday, 5 June 2027, at Estadio Metropolitano, the home of Atlético de Madrid since 2017. UEFA says the 2027 showpiece will be Madrid’s sixth Champions League final and the second held at this stadium.

The venue previously hosted the 2019 final, when Liverpool beat Tottenham 2–0 to claim their sixth title, according to UEFA’s guide.

What the winners receive

UEFA says the 2026/27 winners will receive the Champions League trophy, which is 73.5 centimetres tall and weighs 7.5 kilograms. If they have not qualified through their domestic competition, they will also earn a place in the 2027/28 league phase.

The guide says the winners are due to face the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League winners in the UEFA Super Cup in August 2027.

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The dates and provisional team list are drawn from UEFA’s 2026/27 Champions League season guide, published on 8 October 2026; UEFA says both are subject to change or final admission.

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Usain Bolto

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