More detailed look at potential opponents, etc, will try to update as more teams get confirmed.
First qualifying round
Draw 16 June, first leg 7-8 July, second leg 14-15 July
Confirmed:
Celje (Svn)
Shamrock Rovers (Ire)
KuPS (Fin)
Drita (Kos)
Lincoln Red Imps (Gib)
Borac Banja Luka (Bos)
Vikingur Reykjavik (Ice)
Kairat (Kaz)
Riga (Lat)
KÍ Klaksvik (FI)
Floral (Est)
Larne (NI)
Petrocub Hînceşti (Mol)
The New Saints (Wal)
Inter Club d'Escaldes (And)
Levski Sofia (Bul)
Sabah (Aze)
Kauno Žalgiris (Lit)
Iberia 1999 (Geo)
Tre Fiori (SM)
Vardar (NM)
ML Vitebsk (Blr)
To be confirmed:
Champions of...
Hungary
Romania
Armenia
Malta
Albania
Montenegro
Luxembourg
Second qualifying round
Draw 17 June, first leg 21-22 July, second leg 28-29 July
Champions Path
Confirmed:
Red Star Belgrade (Ser)
Dinamo Zagreb (Cro)
Slovan Bratislava (Svk)
Omonia (Cyp)
AGF (Den)
Thun (Sui)
Mjällby (Swe)
To be confirmed:
Champions of...
Poland
Israel
League Path
Confirmed:
Bodø/Glimt (Nor)
Fenerbahçe (Tur)
To be confirmed:
Runners-up of:
Greece
Austria
Scotland
Poland
Third qualifying round
Draw 20 July, first leg 4-5 August, second leg 11 August
Champions Path
No new entrants
League Path
Confirmed:
Sparta Prague (Cze)
To be confirmed:
Runners-up of:
Portugal
Greece
Belgium
Third place of:
Netherlands
Fourth place of:
France
Play-off round
Draw 3 August, first leg 18-19 August, second leg 25-26 August
Champions Path
Confirmed:
AEK Athens (Gre)
Viking (Nor)
To be confirmed:
Champions of:
Austria
Scotland
League Path
To be confirmed:
Runners-up of:
Portugal*
League Phase
Draw 27 August 2026, matches 8-10 September, 13-14 October, 20-21 October, 3-4 November, 24-25 November, 8-9 December, 19-20 January, 27 January
Confirmed:
Arsenal (Eng)
Manchester City (Eng)
Manchester United (Eng)
Aston Villa (Eng)*
Inter Milan (Ita)
Barcelona (Esp)
Real Madrid (Esp)
Villarreal (Esp)
Atlético Madrid (Esp)
Real Betis (Esp)
Bayern Munich (Ger)
Borussia Dortmund (Ger)
RB Leipzig (Ger)
Paris Saint-Germain (Fra)
Lens (Fra)
PSV Eindhoven (Ned)
Feyenoord (Ned)
Porto (Por)
Slavia Prague (Cze)
Galatasaray (Tur)
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukr)
To be confirmed:
Europa League winners*
Champions of:
Belgium
Additional teams from:
England*
Italy x 3
Germany
France
*Note: if Villa win the Europa League and finish in the top four, Europa League place will not be used. Vacant spot in League phase passes to Portuguese runners-up, two highest ranked clubs in second qualifying round (TBC) will be moved to third qualifying round. If Villa win the Europa League and finish fifth, they will qualify as Europa League winners and 6th placed English team will also qualify for League phase.
Remaining rounds
Knock-out phase play-offs (for teams finishing 9th-24th in League phase), draw 29 January, first leg 16-17 February, second leg 23-24 February
Draw for all remaining rounds 26 February.
Round of 16 (teams finishing top 8 enter here), first leg 9-10 March, second leg 16-17 March
Quarter-Finals, first leg 6-7 April, second leg 13-14 April
Semi-Finals, first leg 27-28 April, second leg 4-5 May
Final, 5 June at Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid
Winners qualify for 2027/28 UEFA Champions League, 2027 UEFA Super Cup, 2027 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and 2029 FIFA Club World Cup.
