2025–26 UEFA Champions League
The Puskás Aréna in Budapest will host the final | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying: 8 July – 27 August 2025 Competition proper: 16 September 2025 – 30 May 2026 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 36 Total: 82 (from 53 associations) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The 2025–26 UEFA Champions League will be the 71st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 34th season since it was rebranded from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
The final will be played on 30 May 2026 at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. The winners of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League league phase, the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup finals, the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup group stage, and earn the right to play against the winners of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League in the 2026 UEFA Super Cup.
It will be the first Champions League season with more than five teams from one country, with England being represented by six teams.
Paris Saint-Germain are the defending champions, having secured their inaugural title the previous season.