Which teams have qualified for UEFA Champions League 2025/26? Updated list as England, Spain earn extra place

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With the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League tournament down to just four remaining teams, many of Europe's biggest clubs have their eyes on next season.

Teams from all across Europe are battling to earn a coveted spot in arguably the world's most esteemed club competition, especially the lucrative league phase.

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 current campaign nears a close.

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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 will earn a spot via the qualifying rounds, and the final two places are assigned to those leagues with the strongest coefficient ranking. At the moment, that will see one extra team from England and Spain given a place in the league phase.

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Teams qualified for UEFA Champions League in 2025/26

List of qualified teams updated as of Friday, May 9.

League Phase

ClubNationQualified Via
 TBDChampions League winners
 TBDEuropa League winners
LiverpoolEngland1st — Premier League
 England2nd — Premier League
 England3rd — Premier League
 England4th — Premier League
 England5th — Premier League
BarcelonaSpainLa Liga (position TBD)
Real MadridSpainLa Liga (position TBD)
 Spain3rd — La Liga
 Spain4th — La Liga
 Spain5th — La Liga
Bayern MunichGermanyBundesliga
Bayer LeverkusenGermanyBundesliga
 Germany3rd — Bundesliga
 Germany4th — Bundesliga
NapoliItalySerie A
 Italy2nd — Serie A
 Italy3rd — Serie A
 Italy4th — Serie A
Paris Saint-GermainFrance1st — Ligue 1
 France2nd — Ligue 1
 France3rd — Ligue 1
 Netherlands1st — Eredivisie
 Netherlands2nd — Eredivisie
Benfica/Sporting CPPortugal1st — Primeira Liga
Galatasaray/FenerbahceTurkey1st — Super Lig
Slavia PragueCzechia1st — First League
 Belgium1st — Pro League

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
 Switzerland1st — Super LeaguePlayoff Round
 Austria1st — BundesligaPlayoff Round
Bodo/GlimtNorway1st — EliteserienPlayoff Round
 France4th — Ligue 13rd Qualifying Round
 Netherlands3rd — Eredivisie3rd Qualifying Round
Benfica/Sporting CPPortugal2nd — Primeria Liga3rd Qualifying Round
 Belgium2nd — Pro League3rd Qualifying Round
Galatasaray/FenerbahceTurkey2nd — Super Lig3rd Qualifying Round
OlympiacosGreece1st — Super League2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
 Denmark1st — Superliga2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
 Israel1st — Premier League2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
 Ukraine1st — Premier League2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
Red Star BelgradeSerbia1st — SuperLiga2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
 Crostia1st — Football League2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
 Poland1st — Ekstraklasa2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
 Cyprus1st — First Division2nd Qualifying Round (CP)
 Hungary1st — NB 12nd Qualifying Round (CP)
 Czechia2nd — First League2nd Qualifying Round (LP)
RangersScotland2nd — Premiership2nd Qualifying Round (LP)
 Switzerland2nd — Super League2nd Qualifying Round (LP)
 Austria2nd — Bundesliga2nd Qualifying Round (LP)
BrannNorway2nd — Eliteserien2nd Qualifying Round (LP)
 Greece2nd — Super League2nd Qualifying Round (LP)
Malmo FFSweden1st — Allsvenskan1st Qualifying Round
 Romania1st — SuperLiga1st Qualifying Round
Ludogorets RazgradBulgaria1st — First League1st Qualifying Round
QarabagAzerbaijan1st — Premier League1st Qualifying Round
 Slovakia1st — Slovakia1st Qualifying Round
 Slovenia1st — PrvaLiga1st Qualifying Round
 Moldova1st — Super Liga1st Qualifying Round
 Kosovo1st — Superleague1st Qualifying Round
 Kazakhstan1st — Premier League1st Qualifying Round
KuPSFinland1st — Veikkausliiga1st Qualifying Round
ShelbourneRep. of Ireland1st — Premier Division1st Qualifying Round
 Armenia1st — Premier League1st Qualifying Round
RFSLatvia1st — Higher League1st Qualifying Round
Vikingur GotaFaroe Islands1st — Premier League1st Qualifying Round
 Bosnia & 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
 Malta1st — Premier League1st Qualifying Round
Iberia 1999Georgia1st — Erovnuli Liga1st Qualifying Round
 Albania1st — Kategoria Superiore3rd Qualifying Round
FCI LevadiaEstonia1st — Meistriliiga3rd Qualifying Round
Dinamo MinskBelarus1st — Premier League3rd Qualifying Round
 North Macedonia1st — First League3rd Qualifying Round
 Andorra1st — Primera Divisio3rd Qualifying Round
The New SaintsWales1st — Cymru Premier3rd Qualifying Round
Buducnost PodgoricaMontenegro1st — First League3rd Qualifying Round
Lincoln Red ImpsGibraltar1st — Football League3rd Qualifying Round
VirtusSan Marino1st — Campionato di Calcio3rd Qualifying Round

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