Full List: Every team confirmed for 2026/27 UEFA Champions League

With domestic campaigns officially concluded across Europe’s major leagues, attention now shifts to the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League, which is beginning to take shape.

A total of 29 teams have already secured automatic qualification for the competition’s expanded 36-team league phase, avoiding the difficult summer qualifying rounds.

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The highly anticipated tournament will feature more than 80 clubs from UEFA’s 55 member associations competing through different qualification pathways based on domestic league positions and UEFA coefficient rankings.

The 2026/27 Champions League campaign will begin with preliminary qualifying fixtures in June 2026 before culminating in the final at Metropolitano Stadium, home of Atlético Madrid, on June 5, 2027.

A total of 29 clubs qualify automatically for the league phase, including the winners of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, while the remaining seven places will be decided through qualifying rounds and playoffs.

Qualified Teams for 2026/27 UEFA Champions League

England

Arsenal
Manchester City
Manchester United
Aston Villa
Liverpool

Germany

Bayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund
RB Leipzig
VfB Stuttgart

Spain

Barcelona
Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid
Villarreal
Real Betis

Italy

Inter Milan
S.S.C. Napoli
A.S. Roma
Como 1907

France

Paris Saint-Germain
RC Lens
Lille OSC

Portugal

Porto

Netherlands

PSV Eindhoven
Feyenoord

Turkey

Galatasaray S.K.

Czech

SK Slavia Prague

Ukraine

Shakhtar Donetsk

Several more clubs are expected to complete the 36-team lineup following the conclusion of UEFA’s qualifying and playoff rounds later this year.