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UCL 2026-27

Champions League access and seeding

Next season access list. View league-phase pots, qualifying rounds, and every UEFA place.
Browse competition season 2026-27
Current season 2025-26 36 league-phase · 7 qualifying placesNext season 2026-27 29 league-phase · 9 qualifying places
UCL 29 league-phase · 2 pending UEL 13 league-phase · 16 pending UECL 0 league-phase · 0 pending
League-phase teams 29 36 total places
Qualifying places 96 7 qualifying rounds
Confirmed clubs 34/36 13 projected
Unconfirmed places 2 waiting on domestic results

League phase

Projected Pot 1

9 teams
Bayern München GER · League-phase, CH Seeded 147.5 Real Madrid ESP · League-phase, N2 Seeded 144.5 Paris Saint-Germain FRA · League-phase, CH Seeded 131 Liverpool ENG · League-phase, N4 Projected 130 Inter ITA · League-phase, CH Seeded 127 Manchester City ENG · League-phase, N2 Seeded 125.5 Arsenal ENG · League-phase, CH Seeded 118 Barcelona ESP · League-phase, CH Seeded 113.25 Bayer Leverkusen GER · League-phase, N4 Seeded 105

Projected Pot 2

9 teams
Atlético Madrid ESP · League-phase, N4 Seeded 104.75 Borussia Dortmund GER · League-phase, N2 Seeded 100.75 Porto POR · League-phase, CH Seeded 80.75 Aston Villa ENG · League-phase, EPS 1 Projected 80 Manchester United ENG · League-phase, N3 Seeded 76.5 Club Brugge BEL · League-phase, CH Seeded 75.25 Real Betis ESP · League-phase, EPS 2 Projected 74.5 Juventus ITA · League-phase, N4 Seeded 72.25 PSV Eindhoven NED · League-phase, CH Seeded 71.25

Projected Pot 3

9 teams
Feyenoord NED · League-phase, N2 Seeded 71 AC Milan ITA · League-phase, N3 Seeded 66 Olympique Lyonnais FRA · League-phase, N3 Projected 65.75 Napoli ITA · League-phase, N2 Seeded 63 RB Leipzig GER · League-phase, N3 Seeded 61 Villarreal CF ESP · League-phase, N3 Seeded 59 Galatasaray TUR · League-phase, CH Seeded 53.5 Slavia Prague CZE · League-phase, CH Seeded 44 Racing Club de Lens FRA · League-phase, N2 Seeded 16.671

Qualifying round seedings

Seeded and unseeded sides, inherited seeding positions, and places waiting for a club.

96 total places
Confirmed clubs 48 Domestic projections 7 Winner keeps seed 41 Club TBD 0 Seed side uncertain 1

Q1

1 draw group
First qualifying round - Champions path Draw 16 Jun · Legs 9 Jul / 16 Jul No draw

Seeded side 16

Shakhtar Donetsk Confirmed entrant 56.3
Slovan Bratislava Confirmed entrant 36
Celje Confirmed entrant 23
Shamrock Rovers Confirmed entrant 19.4
KuPS Confirmed entrant 14
Drita Confirmed entrant 13.6
Lincoln Red Imps Confirmed entrant 13.5
Borac Banja Luka Confirmed entrant 13.1
Víkingur Reykjavík Confirmed entrant 11.8
Kairat Confirmed entrant 11
KÍ Confirmed entrant 10.5
Riga Confirmed entrant 10.5
Universitatea Craiova Confirmed entrant 10.5
Flora Confirmed entrant 10
Larne Confirmed entrant 9
Petrocub Hîncești Confirmed entrant 9

Unseeded side 16

The New Saints Confirmed entrant 9
Inter Club d'Escaldes Confirmed entrant 7.5
Ararat-Armenia Confirmed entrant 7
Levski Sofia Confirmed entrant 7
Differdange 03 Possible finishers projected 6.5 Unseeded Possible: Differdange 03 6.5
Kauno Žalgiris Confirmed entrant 6
Sabah Confirmed entrant 6
Sutjeska Confirmed entrant 6
Győri ETO Confirmed entrant 5.4
Floriana Possible finishers projected 4 Unseeded Possible: Floriana 4
KR Possible finishers projected 3.3 Unseeded Possible: KR 3.3
Tre Fiori Confirmed entrant 2.5
AF Elbasani Possible finishers projected 1.6 Unseeded Possible: AF Elbasani 1.6
Vardar Skopje Confirmed entrant 1.6
ML Vitebsk BL Confirmed entrant Floor 1.3
FC Iberia 1999 Tbilisi Confirmed entrant Floor 1.2
Official access list Known places are loaded; clubs and inherited seeding positions may still change.

Q2

2 draw groups
Second qualifying round - Champions path Draw 17 Jun · Legs 23 Jul / 30 Jul No draw

Seeded side 12

Dinamo Zagreb Confirmed entrant 46.5
Red Star Belgrade Confirmed entrant 46.5
Lech Poznań Confirmed entrant 27.3
Omonia Confirmed entrant 21.3
AGF Confirmed entrant 8.4
FC Thun Confirmed entrant Floor 6.9
Mjällby AIF Confirmed entrant Floor 5.9
Beitar Jerusalem Confirmed entrant 5.5
Winner of Q1 champions tie 1 Winner keeps Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q1 champions tie 2 Winner keeps Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q1 champions tie 3 Winner keeps Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q1 champions tie 4 Winner keeps Q1 seed keeps seed TBD

Unseeded side 12

Winner of Q1 champions tie 5 Winner keeps Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q1 champions tie 6 Winner keeps Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q1 champions tie 7 Winner keeps Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q1 champions tie 8 Winner keeps Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q1 champions tie 9 Winner keeps Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q1 champions tie 10 Winner keeps Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q1 champions tie 11 Winner keeps Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q1 champions tie 12 Winner keeps Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q1 champions tie 13 Winner keeps Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q1 champions tie 14 Winner keeps Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q1 champions tie 15 Winner keeps Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q1 champions tie 16 Winner keeps Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Official access list Known places are loaded; clubs and inherited seeding positions may still change.
Second qualifying round - League path Draw 17 Jun · Legs 23 Jul / 30 Jul No draw

Seeded side 3

Bodø/Glimt Confirmed entrant 64
Fenerbahçe Confirmed entrant 57.8
PAOK Possible finishers projected 48.3 Seeded Possible: PAOK 48.3

Unseeded side 3

Celtic Confirmed entrant 44
Sturm Graz Confirmed entrant 28
Górnik Zabrze Confirmed entrant Floor 9.4
Official access list Known places are loaded; clubs and inherited seeding positions may still change.

Q3

2 draw groups
Third qualifying round - Champions path Draw 20 Jul · Legs 6 Aug / 13 Aug No draw

Seeded side 6

Winner of Q2 champions tie 1 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q2 champions tie 2 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q2 champions tie 3 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q2 champions tie 4 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q2 champions tie 5 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q2 champions tie 6 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD

Unseeded side 6

Winner of Q2 champions tie 7 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q2 champions tie 8 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q2 champions tie 9 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q2 champions tie 10 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q2 champions tie 11 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q2 champions tie 12 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Official access list Known places are loaded; clubs and inherited seeding positions may still change.
Third qualifying round - League path Draw 20 Jul · Legs 6 Aug / 13 Aug No draw

Seeded side 4

Benfica Confirmed entrant 90
Lille OSC Possible finishers projected 68.8 Can move Possible: Lille OSC 68.8
Union Saint-Gilloise Confirmed entrant 48
Sparta Prague Confirmed entrant 38.3

Unseeded side 4

NEC Nijmegen Possible finishers projected 13.6 Unseeded Possible: NEC Nijmegen 13.6
Winner of Q2 league tie 1 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q2 league tie 2 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q2 league tie 3 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Official access list Known places are loaded; clubs and inherited seeding positions may still change.

PO

2 draw groups
Play-off round - Champions path Draw 3 Aug · Legs 20 Aug / 27 Aug No draw

Seeded side 5

AEK Athens Confirmed entrant 24
LASK Confirmed entrant 21
Heart of Midlothian Confirmed entrant 11.5
Viking Confirmed entrant 8.2
Winner of Q3 champions tie 1 Winner keeps Q3 seed keeps seed TBD

Unseeded side 5

Winner of Q3 champions tie 2 Winner keeps Q3 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q3 champions tie 3 Winner keeps Q3 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q3 champions tie 4 Winner keeps Q3 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q3 champions tie 5 Winner keeps Q3 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q3 champions tie 6 Winner keeps Q3 seed keeps seed TBD
Official access list Known places are loaded; clubs and inherited seeding positions may still change.
Play-off round - League path Draw 3 Aug · Legs 20 Aug / 27 Aug No draw

Seeded side 2

Winner of Q3 league tie 1 Winner keeps Q3 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q3 league tie 2 Winner keeps Q3 seed keeps seed TBD

Unseeded side 2

Winner of Q3 league tie 3 Winner keeps Q3 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of Q3 league tie 4 Winner keeps Q3 seed keeps seed TBD
Official access list Known places are loaded; clubs and inherited seeding positions may still change.
Show full access list 36 matching places
Club / placeAssoc.Pot / routeStatusHow they qualifyCoefficient
Bayern München GERPot 1Seeded
League-phase, CH League phase · League-phase access place · CH
147.5
Real Madrid ESPPot 1Seeded
League-phase, N2 League phase · League-phase access place · N2
144.5
Paris Saint-Germain FRAPot 1Seeded
League-phase, CH League phase · League-phase access place · CH
131
Liverpool ENGPot 1Projected
League-phase, N4 League phase · League-phase access place · N4 Possible: Liverpool 130.0
130.0 possible club range
Inter ITAPot 1Seeded
League-phase, CH League phase · League-phase access place · CH
127
Manchester City ENGPot 1Seeded
League-phase, N2 League phase · League-phase access place · N2
125.5
Arsenal ENGPot 1Seeded
League-phase, CH League phase · League-phase access place · CH
118
Barcelona ESPPot 1Seeded
League-phase, CH League phase · League-phase access place · CH
113.25
Bayer Leverkusen GERPot 1Seeded
League-phase, N4 League phase · League-phase access place · N4
105
Atlético Madrid ESPPot 2Seeded
League-phase, N4 League phase · League-phase access place · N4
104.75
Borussia Dortmund GERPot 2Seeded
League-phase, N2 League phase · League-phase access place · N2
100.75
Porto PORPot 2Seeded
League-phase, CH League phase · League-phase access place · CH
80.75
Aston Villa ENGPot 2Projected
League-phase, EPS 1 League phase · League-phase access place · EPS 1
80
Manchester United ENGPot 2Seeded
League-phase, N3 League phase · League-phase access place · N3
76.5
Club Brugge BELPot 2Seeded
League-phase, CH League phase · League-phase access place · CH
75.25
Real Betis ESPPot 2Projected
League-phase, EPS 2 League phase · League-phase access place · EPS 2
74.5
Juventus ITAPot 2Seeded
League-phase, N4 League phase · League-phase access place · N4
72.25
PSV Eindhoven NEDPot 2Seeded
League-phase, CH League phase · League-phase access place · CH
71.25
Feyenoord NEDPot 3Seeded
League-phase, N2 League phase · League-phase access place · N2
71
AC Milan ITAPot 3Seeded
League-phase, N3 League phase · League-phase access place · N3
66
Olympique Lyonnais FRAPot 3Projected
League-phase, N3 League phase · League-phase access place · N3 Possible: Olympique Lyonnais 65.8
65.8 possible club range
Napoli ITAPot 3Seeded
League-phase, N2 League phase · League-phase access place · N2
63
RB Leipzig GERPot 3Seeded
League-phase, N3 League phase · League-phase access place · N3
61
Villarreal CF ESPPot 3Seeded
League-phase, N3 League phase · League-phase access place · N3
59
Galatasaray TURPot 3Seeded
League-phase, CH League phase · League-phase access place · CH
53.5
Slavia Prague CZEPot 3Seeded
League-phase, CH League phase · League-phase access place · CH
44
Racing Club de Lens FRAPot 3Seeded
League-phase, N2 League phase · League-phase access place · N2
16.671
Benfica PORLeague pathProjected
Third qualifying round, league path, N2 Qualifying · Q3 league path candidate · N2
90
Lille OSC FRALeague pathProjected
Third qualifying round, league path, N4 Qualifying · Q3 league path candidate · N4 Possible: Lille OSC 68.8
68.8 possible club range
Bodø/Glimt NORLeague pathProjected
Second qualifying round, league path, N2 Qualifying · Q2 league path candidate · N2
64
Fenerbahçe TURLeague pathProjected
Second qualifying round, league path, N2 Qualifying · Q2 league path candidate · N2
57.75
Shakhtar Donetsk UKRChampions pathProjected
First qualifying round, champions path, CH Qualifying · Q1 champions path candidate · CH
56.25
PAOK GRELeague pathProjected
Second qualifying round, league path, N2 Qualifying · Q2 league path candidate · N2 Possible: PAOK 48.3
48.3 possible club range
Union Saint-Gilloise BELLeague pathProjected
Third qualifying round, league path, N2 Qualifying · Q3 league path candidate · N2
48
Champions League title-holder place UE UE UEFANot assigned to a potProjected
League-phase, Champions League title-holder League phase · League-phase access place · Champions League title-holder
0
Europa League title-holder place UE UE UEFANot assigned to a potProjected
League-phase, Europa League title-holder League phase · League-phase access place · Europa League title-holder
0