2027–28 UEFA Champions League

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The 2027–28 UEFA Champions League will be the 73rd season of Europe's premier football tournament organised by UEFA and the 36th season since it was rebranded from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League. The season will begin July 2027 with qualifiers and the league phase will start September 2027.

DatesJuly 2027 – June 2028
TeamsCompetition proper: 36
Total: 83 (from 53 associations)
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2027–28 UEFA Champions League
Tournament details
DatesJuly 2027 – June 2028
TeamsCompetition proper: 36
Total: 83 (from 53 associations)
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The final will be held June 2028. The winners of the 2027–28 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2028–29 UEFA Champions League league phase and earn the right to play against the winners of the 2027–28 UEFA Europa League in the 2028 UEFA Super Cup.

Association team allocation

A total of 83 teams from 53 of the 55 UEFA member associations are set to participate in the 2027–28 UEFA Champions League (the exceptions being Liechtenstein which does not organise a domestic league and Russia which is currently suspended). The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[1]

  • Associations 1–5 each have four teams.
  • Association 6 has three teams.
  • Associations 7–15 each have two teams.
  • Associations 16–55 (except Russia[Note RUS] and Liechtenstein[Note LIE]) each have one team.
  • The winners of the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League and 2026–27 UEFA Europa League are each given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2027–28 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league.
  • The two associations with the best coefficients in the previous season will each have one European Performance Spot into the league phase. The winners of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League cannot fill the European Performance Spots.

Association ranking

For the 2027–28 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2026 UEFA association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2021–22 to 2025–26.[2] 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:

  • (EPS) – European Performance Spot, the additional berths for associations who finish in the top 2 of the 2026–27 association coefficients
  • (TH) – Additional berth for UEFA Champions League title holders
  • (EL) – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders
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Association ranking for 2027–28 UEFA Champions League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  England 119.519 4
2  Italy 99.946
3  Spain 97.046
4  Germany 92.902
5  France 83.498
6  Portugal 73.166 3
7  Netherlands 67.929 2
8  Belgium 62.250
9  Turkey 51.875
10  Czech Republic 48.525
11  Greece 48.412
12  Poland 46.750
13  Denmark 42.106
14  Norway 41.237
15  Cyprus 35.693
16  Switzerland 34.700 1
17  Austria 33.850
18  Scotland 32.050
19  Sweden 29.625
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20  Croatia 28.156 1
21  Israel 27.500
22  Hungary 27.187
23  Ukraine 25.912
24  Serbia 25.750
25  Romania 25.250
26  Slovenia 24.468
27  Azerbaijan 22.937
28  Russia 22.632 0 [Note RUS]
29  Slovakia 22.375 1
30  Bulgaria 21.062
31  Republic of Ireland 17.343
32  Iceland 16.520
33  Armenia 15.062
34  Moldova 14.625
35  Finland 14.000
36  Kosovo 13.989
37  Kazakhstan 13.750
38  Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.718
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
39  Latvia 12.875 1
40  Faroe Islands 9.750
41  Malta 9.000
42  Liechtenstein 8.500 0 [Note LIE]
43  Estonia 8.207 1
44  Albania 8.125
45  North Macedonia 7.759
46  Lithuania 7.750
47  Northern Ireland 7.250
48  Gibraltar 7.124
49  Andorra 6.832
50  Belarus 6.625
51  Luxembourg 6.625
52  Montenegro 6.583
53  Georgia 6.000
54  Wales 5.624
55  San Marino 2.831
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Distribution

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Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from the previous round
First qualifying round
(30 teams)
Second qualifying round
(30 teams)		 Champions Path
(24 teams)
  • 9 champions from associations 15–23
  • 15 winners from the first qualifying round
League Path
(6 teams)
  • 6 runners-up from associations 10–15
Third qualifying round
(20 teams)		 Champions Path
(12 teams)
  • 12 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path
(8 teams)
  • 3 runners-up from associations 7–9
  • 1 third-placed team from association 6
  • 1 fourth-placed team from association 5
  • 3 winners from the second qualifying round (League Path)
Play-off round
(14 teams)		 Champions Path
(10 teams)
  • 4 champions from associations 11–14
  • 6 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path
(4 teams)
  • 4 winners from the third qualifying round (League Path)
League phase
(36 teams)
  • UEFA Champions League champion
  • UEFA Europa League champion
  • 2 associations with the highest coefficients from the previous season receive an extra Champions League league phase berth.
  • 10 champions from associations 1–10
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 5 third-placed teams from associations 1–5
  • 4 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–4
  • 5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 2 winners from the play-off round (League Path)
Knockout phase play-offs
(16 teams)
  • 16 teams ranked 9–24 from the league phase
Round of 16
(16 teams)
  • 8 teams ranked 1–8 from the league phase
  • 8 winners from the knockout phase play-offs
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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:

  • The champion of association 23 (Ukraine) will enter the second qualifying round (Champions Path) instead of the first qualifying round.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • TH: Champions League title holders
  • EL: Europa League title holders
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions of the previous season
  • EPS: European Performance Spots – the additional berths given to clubs from the two associations with the highest coefficient points in 2026–27

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).

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Qualified teams for 2027–28 UEFA Champions League
Entry round Teams
League phase TH EL EPS EPS
England (1st) England (2nd) England (3rd) England (4th)
Italy (1st) Italy (2nd) Italy (3rd) Italy (4th)
Spain (1st) Spain (2nd) Spain (3rd) Spain (4th)
Germany (1st) Germany (2nd) Germany (3rd) Germany (4th)
France (1st) France (2nd) France (3rd) Portugal (1st)
Portugal (2nd) Netherlands (1st) Belgium (1st) Turkey (1st)
Czech Republic (1st)
Play-off round CH Greece (1st) Poland (1st) Denmark (1st) Norway (1st)
Third qualifying round LP France (4th) Portugal (3rd) Netherlands (2nd) Belgium (2nd)
Turkey (2nd)
Second qualifying round CH Cyprus (1st) Switzerland (1st) Austria (1st) Scotland (1st)
Sweden (1st) Croatia (1st) Israel (1st) Hungary (1st)
Ukraine (1st)
LP Czech Republic (2nd) Greece (2nd) Poland (2nd) Denmark (2nd)
Norway (2nd) Cyprus (2nd)
First qualifying round CH Serbia (1st) Romania (1st) Slovenia (1st) Azerbaijan (1st)
Slovakia (1st) Bulgaria (1st) Republic of Ireland (1st) Iceland (1st)
Armenia (1st) Moldova (1st) Finland (1st) Kosovo (1st)
Kazakhstan (1st) Bosnia and Herzegovina (1st) Latvia (1st) Faroe Islands (1st)
Malta (1st) Estonia (1st) Albania (1st) North Macedonia (1st)
Lithuania (1st) Northern Ireland (1st) Gibraltar (1st) Andorra (1st)
Belarus (1st) Luxembourg (1st) Montenegro (1st) Georgia (country) (1st)
Wales (1st) San Marino (1st)
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  1. ^
    Liechtenstein (LIE): The seven teams affiliated with the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) all play in the Swiss football league system. The only competition organised by the LFV is the Liechtenstein Football Cup – the winners of which qualify for the UEFA Conference League for the 2027–28 season.
  2. ^
    Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.[4]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[5]

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Schedule for 2026–27 UEFA Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 15 June 2027 6-7 July 2027 13-14 July 2027
Second qualifying round 16 June 2027 20-21 July 2027 27-28 July 2027
Third qualifying round 19 July 2027 3-4 August 2027 10 August 2027
Play-offs Play-off round 2 August 2027 17-18 August 2027 24-25 August 2027
League phase Matchday 1 26 August 2027 7-9 September 2027
Matchday 2 12-13 October 2027
Matchday 3 19-20 October 2027
Matchday 4 2-3 November 2027
Matchday 5 23-24 November 2027
Matchday 6 7-8 December 2027
Matchday 7 18-19 January 2028
Matchday 8 26 January 2028
Knockout phase Knockout phase play-offs 28 January 2028 15-16 February 2028 22-23 February 2028
Round of 16 25 February 2028 7-8 March 2028 14-15 March 2028
Quarter-finals N/a 4-5 April 2028 11-12 April 2028
Semi-finals 25-26 April 2028 2-3 May 2028
Final 27 May 2028
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