The 36 clubs who will compete in the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League have been confirmed after all play-off matches were completed, with the draw scheduled to begin on 27 August.
Paris Saint-Germain will enter the competition as defending champions, while Aston Villa qualify as Europa League winners. England has the strongest representation, with Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Aston Villa all included in the final line-up.
Internazionale, Napoli, Roma and Como will represent Italy, while Spain’s four qualifiers are Barcelona, Real Madrid, Villarreal and Atletico Madrid, alongside Real Betis.
Germany will have Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Stuttgart in the competition. France’s representatives are defending champions Paris Saint-Germain, Lens and Lille.
The Netherlands will be represented by PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord, with Porto and Sporting CP qualifying from Portugal. Belgium’s sole representative is Club Brugge.
Slavia Prague will compete for the Czech Republic, while Turkey has two clubs in Galatasaray and Fenerbahce. Norway’s entrants are Bodø/Glimt and Viking FK, and Greece will be represented by AEK Athens.
LASK are Austria’s representatives, Shakhtar Donetsk will compete for Ukraine, and SK Slovan Bratislava qualify from Slovakia. Qarabag FK complete the list of 36 clubs as Azerbaijan’s representative.
The teams have been divided into four pots for the draw.
Pot 1 contains Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Internazionale, Manchester City, Arsenal, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
Pot 2 features Borussia Dortmund, Roma, Sporting CP, Aston Villa, Porto, Manchester United, Club Brugge, Real Betis and PSV Eindhoven.
Feyenoord, Lille, Bodø/Glimt, Napoli, RB Leipzig, Villarreal, Fenerbahce, Shakhtar Donetsk and Galatasaray are in Pot 3.
Pot 4 consists of Slavia Prague, SK Slovan Bratislava, Stuttgart, AEK Athens, LASK, Como, Lens, Viking FK and Qarabag FK.
The confirmation of the field marks the final stage before attention turns to the draw on 27 August, which will determine the opening league-phase fixtures for the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League.
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