Pots Confirmed for the 2025/26 Champions League Draw

A new Champions League season is here. After PSG won last season’s title, attention now turns to the 2025/26 campaign,new dreams, renewed rivalries, and fresh storylines.

So far, 32 teams have secured a place in the League Phase. On Tuesday, Kairat Almaty, FK Bodø/Glimt, and Pafos joined the original 29 qualifiers, leaving four spots to be decided on Wednesday. The official draw will be held Thursday, August 28.

Seeding is based on UEFA club coefficients. The line-up below may change depending on the final qualifying results.

Pot 1 (CL winner + top UEFA coefficients)

• Real Madrid
  
• Manchester City
  
• Bayern Munich
  
• Liverpool
  
• PSG
  
• Inter Milan
  
• Chelsea
  
• Borussia Dortmund
  
• Barcelona
  

Pot 2

• Arsenal
  
• Bayer Leverkusen
  
• Atlético Madrid
  
• Benfica*
  
• Atalanta
  
• Villarreal
  
• Juventus
  
• Eintracht Frankfurt
  
• Club Brugge*
  

Pot 3

• Tottenham Hotspur
  
• PSV Eindhoven
  
• Ajax
  
• Napoli
  
• Sporting CP
  
• Olympiacos
  
• Slavia Praha
  
• FK Bodø/Glimt
  
• Olympique Marseille
  

Pot 4

• Copenhagen*
  
• Pafos
  
• AS Monaco
  
• Ferencváros*
  
• Galatasaray
  
• Kairat Almaty
  

Note: Final pots will be confirmed after Wednesday’s qualifiers.