UCL 2026-27 round desk

UCL Q2 · Champions path

Champions League second qualifying round. Follow where winners advance and where defeated clubs drop.

Win this round Champions League third qualifying round · Champions path

Lose this round Europa League third qualifying round · Champions path

Route calculator

Where do winners and losers go from here?

Every branch follows UEFA's 2026-27 transfer rules. Opponents remain unknown until the relevant draw is published.

Win 1 tie to guarantee at least Conference League Even if every later tie is lost, the route still ends in the Conference League league phase.

Win 2 ties to guarantee at least Europa League Even if every later tie is lost, the route still ends in the Europa League league phase.

Win 3 ties to guarantee at least Champions League That reaches the Champions League league phase directly.

Current starting point Champions League second qualifying round · Champions path

Win the tie Stay on the upward route

Lose the tie Drop down or exit Europe

1
Immediate destination Europa League third qualifying round · Champions path
2
If the next tie is also lost Conference League play-off round · Champions path
3
If the next tie is also lost Out of Europe

Direct entrants

10 named

Provisional field

Seeded and unseeded sides are calculated across the whole round. UEFA's eventual draw groups can narrow the eligible field.

Not an eligible-opponent list

Club Side Coefficient Basis

CRO Dinamo Zagreb Seeded 46.500 Official

SRB Red Star Belgrade Seeded 46.500 Official

SVK Slovan Bratislava Seeded 36 Official

POL Lech Poznań Seeded 27.250 Official

SVN Celje Seeded 23 Official

CYP Omonia Seeded 21.250 Official

DEN AGF Seeded 8.421 Official

SUI FC Thun Seeded 6.940 Official

SWE Mjällby AIF Seeded 5.925 Official

ISR Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC Seeded 5.500 Official

+16 places still depend on an earlier tie, transfer or unpublished participant.