 Puskás Aréna inBudapest will host the final | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | Qualifying: 8 July – 27 August 2025 Competition proper: 16 September 2025 – 30 May 2026 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 36 Total: 82 (from 53 associations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 246 (3.42 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,040,824 (42,234 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) 6 goals |
2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 4 November 2025. | |
The2025–26 UEFA Champions League is the 71st season of Europe's premier clubfootball tournament organised byUEFA, and the 34th season since it was rebranded from theEuropean Cup to theUEFA Champions League.Paris Saint-Germain are the defending champions, having secured their maiden title the previous season.
Thefinal will be played on 30 May 2026 atPuskás Aréna inBudapest,Hungary.[1] It will be the first time Puskás Aréna will host a Champions League final. The stadium previously hosted the2020 UEFA Super Cup, several matches ofUEFA Euro 2020, and the2023 UEFA Europa League final.[2][3] The winners of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the2026–27 UEFA Champions League league phase, the2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final, the2029 FIFA Club World Cup group stage, and earn the right to play against the winners of the2025–26 UEFA Europa League in the2026 UEFA Super Cup.This is the first Champions League season to feature six clubs from one nation, withEngland earning an extra spot throughUEFA coefficient ranking andTottenham Hotspur having won the previous season'sEuropa League.[4]
A total of 82 teams from 53 of the 55UEFA member associations are set to participate in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League (the exceptions beingLiechtenstein which does not organise a domestic league andRussia which is currently suspended). The association ranking based on theUEFA association coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[5]
For the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2024UEFA association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2019–20 to 2023–24.[6] 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:
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| First qualifying round (28 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (30 teams) | Champions Path (24 teams) |
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| League Path (6 teams) |
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| Third qualifying round (20 teams) | Champions Path (12 teams) |
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| League Path (8 teams) |
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| Play-off round (14 teams) | Champions Path (10 teams) |
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| League Path (4 teams) |
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| League phase (36 teams) |
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| Knockout phase play-offs (16 teams) |
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| Round of 16 (16 teams) |
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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:
As theChampions League title holders (Paris Saint-Germain) qualified via their domestic league's standard berth allocation, the following changes to the default access list have been made:
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).
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[9] One "exclusive week" will be held in which Thursday will also be a matchday.[10][11] All matches in other weeks will be played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays apart from Matchday 8 (Wednesday only) and the final.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| 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 atPuskás Aréna,Budapest | |||
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 17 June 2025.The first legs were played on 8 and 9 July, and the second legs were played on 15 and 16 July 2025.
The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path second qualifying round. Twelve of the losing teams were transferred to theConference League Champions Path second qualifying round, and the other two losing teams (selected via a draw) were transferred to theConference League Champions Path third qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Žalgiris  | 2–2 (10–11p) |  Hamrun Spartans | 2–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
KuPS  | 1–0 |  Milsami Orhei | 1–0 | 0–0 |
The New Saints  | 1–2 |  Shkëndija | 0–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Iberia 1999  | 2–6 |  Malmö FF | 1–3 | 1–3 |
FCI Levadia  | 0–2 |  RFS | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Drita  | 4–2 |  Differdange 03 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
Víkingur Gøta  | 2–4 |  Lincoln Red Imps | 2–3 | 0–1 |
Egnatia  | 1–5 |  Breiðablik | 1–0 | 0–5 |
Shelbourne  | 2–1 |  Linfield | 1–0 | 1–1 |
FCSB  | 4–3 |  Inter Club d'Escaldes | 3–1 | 1–2 |
Virtus  | 1–4 |  Zrinjski Mostar | 0–2 | 1–2 |
Olimpija Ljubljana  | 1–3 |  Kairat | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Noah  | 3–2 |  Budućnost Podgorica | 1–0 | 2–2 |
Ludogorets Razgrad  | 3–2 |  Dinamo Minsk | 1–0 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 18 June 2025.The first legs were played on 22 and 23 July, and the second legs were played on 29 and 30 July 2025.
The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round. The losers were transferred to theEuropa League third qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Champions Path | ||||
| RFS | 1–5 | Malmö FF | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Hamrun Spartans | 0–6 |  Dynamo Kyiv | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Pafos  | 2–1 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Lincoln Red Imps | 1–6 |  Red Star Belgrade | 0–1 | 1–5 |
| Noah | 4–6 |  Ferencváros | 1–2 | 3–4 |
Lech Poznań  | 8–1 | Breiðablik | 7–1 | 1–0 |
Copenhagen  | 3–0 | Drita | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Rijeka  | 1–3 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–0 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Shkëndija | 3–1 | FCSB | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Slovan Bratislava  | 6–2 | Zrinjski Mostar | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Shelbourne | 0–4 |  Qarabağ | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| KuPS | 2–3 | Kairat | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| League Path | ||||
Brann  | 2–5 |  Red Bull Salzburg | 1–4 | 1–1 |
Viktoria Plzeň  | 3–2 |  Servette | 0–1 | 3–1 |
Rangers  | 3–1 |  Panathinaikos | 2–0 | 1–1 |
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 21 July 2025.The first legs were played on 5 and 6 August, and the second legs were played on 12 August 2025.
The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round. The losers of the Champions Path were transferred to theEuropa League play-off round. The losers of the League Path were transferred to theEuropa League league phase.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Malmö FF | 0–5 | Copenhagen | 0–0 | 0–5 |
| Kairat | 1–1 (4–3p) | Slovan Bratislava | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Lech Poznań | 2–4 | Red Star Belgrade | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–3 | Ferencváros | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 0–3 | Pafos | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Shkëndija | 1–6 | Qarabağ | 0–1 | 1–5 |
| League Path | ||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2–4 |  Club Brugge | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| Rangers | 4–2 | Viktoria Plzeň | 3–0 | 1–2 |
Nice  | 0–4 |  Benfica | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Feyenoord  | 4–6 |  Fenerbahçe | 2–1 | 2–5 |
The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2025.The first legs were played on 19 and 20 August, and the second legs were played on 26 and 27 August 2025.
The winners of the ties advanced to the league phase. The losers were transferred to theEuropa League league phase.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Ferencváros | 4–5 | Qarabağ | 1–3 | 3–2 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 2–3 | Pafos | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 6–2 | Sturm Graz | 5–0 | 1–2 |
| Celtic | 0–0 (2–3p) | Kairat | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Basel | 1–3 | Copenhagen | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| League Path | ||||
| Fenerbahçe | 0–1 | Benfica | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Rangers | 1–9 | Club Brugge | 1–3 | 0–6 |
BenficaSportingArsenalChelseaTottenhamAtlético MadridReal MadridThe league phase draw for the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League took place at theGrimaldi Forum inMonaco on 28 August 2025. The 36 teams were divided into four pots of nine teams each based on theirUEFA club coefficient, except for the Champions League title holders, who were automatically placed as the top seed in pot 1.
The 36 teams were manually drawn and then automated software drew their eight different opponents at random, determining which of their matches are at home and which ones away. Each team faces two opponents from each of the four pots, one at home and one away. Teams could not face opponents from their own association, and could only be drawn against a maximum of two sides from the same association.[12]
Bodø/Glimt,Kairat,Pafos andUnion Saint-Gilloise made their debut appearances in the league phase/group stage. Kairat, based inAlmaty, became the easternmost team to ever qualify for the Champions League proper,[13][14] and, after being drawn to play away againstSporting CP, broke the record for the longest trip in UEFA competitions, travelling approximately 7,200 kilometres (4,500 mi) from Almaty toLisbon, taking into account that the Portuguese authorities banned incoming flights that travel through Russian airspace, a measure taken due to theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[15] In addition, Bodø/Glimt, based inBodø within theArctic Circle, became the northernmost European team to ever compete in the Champions League.[16] This marks the first time a Norwegian team has participated in the competition proper since the2007–08 season,[17] and will also be the first season since2005–06 in which no Ukrainian sides qualified for the group stage/league phase.[18]
A total of 16 national associations are represented in the league phase.
The top eight ranked teams will receive a bye to the round of 16. The teams ranked from 9th to 24th will contest the knockout phase play-offs, with the teams ranked from 9th to 16th seeded for the draw. Teams ranked from 25th to 36th will be eliminated from all competitions, with no access to the2025–26 UEFA Europa League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 12 | Advance toround of 16 (seeded) |
| 2 |  Arsenal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Inter Milan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 12 | |
| 4 | Manchester City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | |
| 5 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 9 | |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | |
| 7 |  Real Madrid | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | |
| 9 | Galatasaray | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | Advance toknockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 8 | |
| 11 | Barcelona | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 | |
| 12 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | |
| 13 | Sporting CP | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | |
| 14 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 7 | |
| 15 | Qarabağ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
| 16 | Atalanta | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 7 | |
| 17 | Atlético Madrid | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | Advance toknockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 18 | PSV Eindhoven | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | |
| 19 | Monaco | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | |
| 20 | Pafos | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 5 | |
| 21 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | |
| 22 | Club Brugge | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 | |
| 23 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | |
| 24 | Napoli | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | |
| 25 | Marseille | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 26 | Juventus | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 27 | Athletic Bilbao | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 28 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | |
| 29 | Bodø/Glimt | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 | |
| 30 | Slavia Prague | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 | |
| 31 | Olympiacos | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | |
| 32 | Villarreal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 33 | Copenhagen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | |
| 34 | Kairat | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 | |
| 35 | Benfica | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |
| 36 | Ajax | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.
Table correct as of 5 November 2025.
