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Which teams have qualified for UEFA Champions League 2025/26? Updated list, results of playoff second legs

Kyle Bonn

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Which teams have qualified for UEFA Champions League 2025/26? Updated list, results of playoff second legs image

The new season of the UEFA Champions League began in early July before the FIFA Club World Cup, technically taking place in 2024/25, had even finished.

Teams from all across Europe have been battling to earn a coveted spot in arguably the world's most esteemed club competition, especially the lucrative league phase, the draw for which takes place on August 28.

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This will be the second season of the expanded competition, with the inaugural edition of the new format garnering high praise for its drama and theatrics.

The Sporting News brings you an updated look at who has qualified for the next edition of the UEFA Champions League as the qualifiers get underway.

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How many teams qualify for the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League?

There will be 36 teams in the league phase of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League.

Twenty-five clubs secure an automatic place in the competition by virtue of their domestic-league placing in the 2024/25 season. The tournament holders, plus the winners of the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League, also qualify automatically.

Seven other teams earned a spot via the qualifying rounds, and the final two places are assigned to those leagues with the strongest coefficient ranking. That means there is one extra team from England and Spain given a place in the league phase.

MORE: All the latest Champions League news | How does the 2025/26 Champions League work?

Teams qualified for UEFA Champions League in 2025/26

League Phase

ClubNationQualified Via
TottenhamEnglandEuropa League winners
LiverpoolEngland1st — Premier League
ArsenalEngland2nd — Premier League
Manchester CityEngland3rd — Premier League
ChelseaEngland4th — Premier League
Newcastle UnitedEngland5th — Premier League
BarcelonaSpain1st — La Liga
Real MadridSpain2nd — La Liga
Atletico MadridSpain3rd — La Liga
Athletic ClubSpain4th — La Liga
VillarrealSpain5th — La Liga
Bayern MunichGermanyBundesliga
Bayer LeverkusenGermanyBundesliga
Eintracht FrankfurtGermany3rd — Bundesliga
Borussia DortmundGermany4th — Bundesliga
NapoliItalySerie A
Inter MilanItalySerie A (position TBD)
AtalantaItaly3rd — Serie A
JuventusItaly4th — Serie A
Paris Saint-GermainFrance1st — Ligue 1
MarseilleFrance2nd — Ligue 1
MonacoFrance3rd — Ligue 1
PSVNetherlands1st — Eredivisie
AjaxNetherlands2nd — Eredivisie
Sporting CPPortugal1st — Primeira Liga
GalatasarayTurkey1st — Super Lig
Slavia PragueCzechia1st — First League
Union SGBelgium1st — Pro League
OlympiacosGreeceUCL rebalancing rule*
KairatKazakhstanUCL playoff winner
PafosCyprusUCL playoff winner
Bodo/GlimtNorwayUCL playoff winner
Club BruggeBelgiumUCL playoff winner
CopenhagenDenmarkUCL playoff winner
BenficaPortugalUCL playoff winner
QarabagAzerbaijanUCL playoff winner

*Olympiacos granted league-phase spot because 2025 UCL finalists had already qualified

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Qualifying Rounds

CP = Champions Path — For clubs that win their league title
LP = League Path — For clubs that do not win a league championship

ClubNationQualified ViaRound Entering
CelticScotland1st — PremiershipPlayoff Round
BaselSwitzerland1st — Super LeaguePlayoff Round
Sturm GrazAustria1st — BundesligaPlayoff Round
Bodo/GlimtNorway1st — EliteserienPlayoff Round
NiceFrance4th — Ligue 13rd Qualifying Round
FeyenoordNetherlands3rd — Eredivisie3rd Qualifying Round
Benfica/Sporting CPPortugal2nd — Primeria Liga3rd Qualifying Round
Club BruggeBelgium2nd — Pro League3rd Qualifying Round
FenerbahceTurkey2nd — Super Lig3rd Qualifying Round
CopenhagenDenmark1st — Superliga2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
Maccabi Tel AvivIsrael1st — Premier League2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
Dynamo KyivUkraine1st — Premier League2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
Red Star BelgradeSerbia1st — SuperLiga2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
QarabagAzerbaijan1st — Az. Premier League2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
RijekaCroatia1st — Football League2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
Lech PoznanPoland1st — Ekstraklasa2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
PafosCyprus1st — First Division2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
FerencvarosHungary1st — NB 12nd Qualifying Round (CP)
Slovan BratislavaSlovakia1st — Slovak First League2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
Viktoria PlzenCzechia2nd — First League2nd Qualifying Round (LP)
RangersScotland2nd — Premiership2nd Qualifying Round (LP)
ServetteSwitzerland2nd — Super League2nd Qualifying Round (LP)
Red Bull SalzburgAustria2nd — Bundesliga2nd Qualifying Round (LP)
BrannNorway2nd — Eliteserien2nd Qualifying Round (LP)
PanathinaikosGreeceSuper League2nd Qualifying Round (LP)
Malmo FFSweden1st — Allsvenskan1st Qualifying Round
FCSBRomania1st — SuperLiga1st Qualifying Round
Ludogorets RazgradBulgaria1st — First League1st Qualifying Round
Olimpija LjubljanaSlovenia1st — PrvaLiga1st Qualifying Round
Milsami OrheiMoldova1st — Super Liga1st Qualifying Round
DritaKosovo1st — Superleague1st Qualifying Round
KairatKazakhstan1st — Premier League1st Qualifying Round
KuPSFinland1st — Veikkausliiga1st Qualifying Round
ShelbourneRep. of Ireland1st — Premier Division1st Qualifying Round
NoahArmenia1st — Premier League1st Qualifying Round
RFSLatvia1st — Higher League1st Qualifying Round
Vikingur GotaFaroe Islands1st — Premier League1st Qualifying Round
Zrinjski MostarBosnia & Herzegovina1st — Premier League1st Qualifying Round
BreidablikIceland1st — Besta deild karla1st Qualifying Round
LinfieldNorthern Ireland1st — Premiership1st Qualifying Round
Differdange 03Luxembourg1st — National Division1st Qualifying Round
ZalgirisLithuania1st — A Liga1st Qualifying Round
Hamrun SpartansMalta1st — Premier League1st Qualifying Round
Iberia 1999Georgia1st — Erovnuli Liga1st Qualifying Round
EgnatiaAlbania1st — Kategoria Superiore1st Qualifying Round
FCI LevadiaEstonia1st — Meistriliiga1st Qualifying Round
Dinamo MinskBelarus1st — Premier League1st Qualifying Round
ShkendijaNorth Macedonia1st — First League1st Qualifying Round
Inter Club d'EscaldesAndorra1st — Primera Divisio1st Qualifying Round
The New SaintsWales1st — Cymru Premier1st Qualifying Round
Buducnost PodgoricaMontenegro1st — First League1st Qualifying Round
Lincoln Red ImpsGibraltar1st — Football League1st Qualifying Round
VirtusSan Marino1st — Campionato di Calcio1st Qualifying Round

Champions League qualifying schedule, results

Home score listed first in all scorelines. First team listed in matchups is home in first leg, away in second leg.

Playoffs

Match1st leg2nd leg score
Red Star 2-3 Pafos1-21-1
Rangers 1-9 Club Brugge1-30-6
Ferencvaros 4-5 Qarabag1-33-2
Celtic vs. Kairat
Kairat won 3-2 on pens		0-00-0
Basel 1-3 Copenhagen1-10-2
Bodo/Glimt 6-2 Sturm Graz5-01-2
Fenerbahce 0-1 Benfica0-00-1

Round Three

Match1st leg score2nd leg score
Lech Poznan 2-4 Red Star1-31-1
Kairat 1-1 Slovan Bratislava
Kairat won 4-3 on pens		1-00-1
Rangers 4-2 Viktoria Plzen3-01-2
Shkendija 1-6 Qarabag0-11-5
Dynamo Kiev 0-3 Pafos0-10-2
Ludogorets 0-3 Ferencvaros0-00-3
Malmo 0-5 Copenhagen0-00-5
Salzburg 2-4 Club Brugge0-12-3
Feyenoord 2-5 Fenerbahce2-15-2
Nice 0-4 Benfica0-20-2

Round Two

Aggregate result1st leg score2nd leg score
KuPS 2-3 Kairat2-00-3
Noah 4-6 Ferencvaros1-23-4
Lincoln Red Imps 1-6 Red Star0-10-5
Copenhagen 3-0 Drita2-01-0
Viktoria Plzen 3-2 Servette0-13-1
RFS 1-5 Malmo1-40-1
Pafos 2-1 Maccabi Tel-Aviv1-11-0
Hamrun 0-6 Dynamo Kiev0-30-3
Shkendija 3-1 FCSB1-02-1
Slovan Bratislava 6-2 Zrinjski4-02-2
Lech Poznan 8-1 Breidablik7-11-0
Rijeka 1-3 Ludogorets0-01-3
Rangers 3-1 Panathinaikos2-01-1
Brann 2-5 Salzburg1-41-1
Shelbourne 0-4 Qarabag0-30-1

Round One

Aggregate result1st leg score2nd leg score
KuPS 1-0 Milsami1-00-0
Saburtalo 2-6 Malmo1-31-3
Noah 3-2 Buducnost Podgorica1-02-2
Levadia 0-2 RFS0-10-1
Olimpija 1-3 Kairat1-10-2
The New Saints 1-2 Shkendija0-01-2
Vikingur 2-4 Lincoln Red Imps2-30-1
Drita 4-2 FC Differdange 031-03-2
Egnatia 1-5 Breidablik1-00-5
Virtus 1-4 Zrinjski0-21-2
Zalgiris 2-2 Hamrun
Hamrun won 11-10 on penalties		2-00-2
Ludogorets 3-2 Dinamo Minsk1-02-2
FCSB 4-3 Inter d'Escaldes3-11-2
Shelbourne 2-1 Linfield1-01-1

Kyle Bonn

Kyle Bonn is a Syracuse University broadcast journalism graduate with over a decade of experience covering soccer globally. Kyle specializes in soccer tactics and betting, with a degree in data analytics. Kyle also does TV broadcasts for Wake Forest soccer, and has had previous stops with NBC Soccer and IMG College. When not covering the game, he has long enjoyed loyalty to the New York Giants, Yankees, and Fulham. Kyle enjoys playing racquetball and video games when not watching or covering sports.