Champions League 2026/27

[cdbearsfan]

Yeah, you can filter them by season on the link below. As of the start of next season we are 12th, 4th among English teams. We are 6th and 2nd in the respective provisional 2027/28 lists, 5th and 2nd 2028/29, 4th and 2nd 29/30.

https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/?year=2027

[cdbearsfan]

Update.

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)
Győr (Hun)

To be confirmed:

Champions of...
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)
Heart of Midlothian (Sco)

To be confirmed:

Runners-up of:
Greece
Austria
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)
Celtic (Sco)

To be confirmed:

Champions of:
Austria

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)
Stuttgart (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
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.

[Rigadon]

This sounds mad, but the confirmed clubs list isn’t intimidating at all. 

[Mellin]

Probably because in the last 18 months we've beaten three of this year's four semi-finalists. The one we haven't played (since 1998 anyway) is the worst of the four. Get a bit of added quality in this summer and anything could happen.

[PeterWithesShin]

It will be very poor if we don't win it. Unai's job should depend on it.

[Tuscans]

[Brazilian Villain]

Like it, Tuscans.

[Brazilian Villain]

I'd like to get one of Real Madrid, Barca or Inter, or an away day at Dortmund or Villarreal.

[cdbearsfan]

Real Madrid and AC Milan are the teams I most want. Probably the only two genuinely global clubs we have never played. Real Madrid at Villa Park, especially, would be amazing. Even with only three stands. Would also like Porto, Benfica (if they qualify), PSV, Dortmund and Red Star to add to our list of former European Cup winners played. Not sure Red Star will get through qualifiers, though.

[walsall villain]

Can I just say I’m liking this thread already. Loved our last bash, can’t wait for more.

[PaulWinch again]

AC Milan are the one for me. Being young in the 90s they hold a mystique as a club and I’d love for us to play them.

[cdbearsfan]

Thought we (as in home fans) were unlucky this season with nearly all the attractive games away and a couple of repeats and a downright unpleasant one at home.

[rob_bridge]

Been smiling all day.

Financially speaking, like it or not it is monumentally important for us to mixing with Big Boys regularly and the more we do it, the more we will get used to it and the more one or two of the other Big6 don't.

[PeterWithesShin]

One sexy team at home and another away and then a load of dross so as we go straight to R16.

[cdbearsfan]

Can someone advise how our value ladder is looking?