2025/26 access list, calendar, qualified teams

[amenina]

Default access list

CL-TH, EL-TH: CL-LS
CO-TH: EL-LS
EPS x 2: CL-LS

1-4: England, Italy, Spain, Germany
CH, N2, N3, N4: CL-LS
CW, N5: EL-LS
N6: CO-PO

5: France
CH, N2, N3: CL-LS
N4: CL-Q3nc
CW, N5: EL-LS
N6: CO-PO

6: Netherlands
CH, N2: CL-LS
N3: CL-Q3nc
CW: EL-LS
N4: EL-Q2
N5: CO-Q2

7: Portugal
CH: CL-LS
N2: CL-Q3nc
CW: EL-LS
N3: EL-Q2
N4: CO-Q2

8-9: Belgium, Turkey
CH: CL-LS
N2: CL-Q3nc
CW: EL-PO
N3: EL-Q2
N4: CO-Q2

10: Czech Republic
CH: CL-LS
N2: CL-Q2nc
CW: EL-PO
N3: EL-Q2
N4: CO-Q2

11-12: Scotland, Switzerland
CH: CL-PO
N2: CL-Q2nc
CW: EL-PO
N3: EL-Q2
N4: CO-Q2

13-14: Austria, Norway
CH: CL-PO
N2: CL-Q2nc
CW: EL-Q3
N3, N4: CO-Q2

15: Greece
CH: CL-Q2
N2: CL-Q2nc
CW: EL-Q3
N3, N4: CO-Q2

16-22: Denmark, Israel, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Poland, Russia
CH: CL-Q2
CW: EL-Q1
N2, N3: CO-Q2
(Note: If Russia remain banned, CW of 16 promoted to EL-Q2)

23-29: Cyprus, Hungary, Sweden, Romania, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Slovakia
CH: CL-Q1
CW: EL-Q1
N2, N3: CO-Q2
(Note: If Russia remain banned, CH of 23-24 promoted to CL-Q2)

30-33: Slovenia, Moldova, Kosovo, Kazakhstan
CH: CL-Q1
CW: EL-Q1
N2: CO-Q2
N3: CO-Q1

34-38: Finland, Ireland, Armenia, Latvia, Faroe Islands
CH: CL-Q1
CW: CO-Q2
N2, N3: CO-Q1

39-50: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Malta, Georgia, Albania, Estonia, Belarus, North Macedonia
CH: CL-Q1 (except for Liechtenstein)
CW, N2, N3: CO-Q1 (CW only for Liechtenstein)
(Note: If Russia remain banned, CW of 39-44 promoted to CO-Q2)

51-55: Andorra, Wales, Montenegro, Gibraltar, San Marino
CH: CL-Q1
CW, N2: CO-Q1

[amenina]

Current ranking of teams possibly promoted due to rebalancing (all teams whose current coefficient above 15.000 listed)

Inside ( ) is their possible starting round in Champions League
Bolded teams eligible for Champions League rebalancing in Champions Path
All teams, except those from France, eligible for Europa League rebalancing

PSG (Q3-nc) 85.000
Porto (Q3-nc) 70.000
Benfica (Q3-nc) 69.000
Club Brugge (Q3-nc) 56.000
Ajax (Q3-nc) 54.000
Feyenoord (Q3-nc) 53.000
Rangers (PO, Q2-nc) 52.000
Marseille (Q3-nc) 48.000
PSV (Q3-nc) 48.000
Slavia Praha (Q2-nc) 47.000
Sporting (Q3-nc) 44.500
Lille (Q3-nc) 42.000
Dinamo Zagreb (Q2) 42.000
AZ (Q3-nc) 42.000
Shakhtar Donetsk (Q2) 41.000
Rennes (Q3-nc) 40.000
Salzburg (PO, Q2-nc) 40.000
Braga (Q3-nc) 39.000
Olympiacos (Q2, Q2-nc) 38.000
Copenhagen (Q2) 37.500
Fenerbahce (Q3-nc) 36.000
Gent (Q3-nc) 35.000
PAOK (Q2, Q2-nc) 34.500
Red Star Belgrade (Q2) 34.000
Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Q2) 33.500
Basel (PO, Q2-nc) 33.000
Qarabag (Q1) 29.000
Ferencvaros (Q1, Q2 if Russia banned) 29.000
Young Boys (PO, Q2-nc) 28.500
Bodo/Glimt (PO, Q2-nc) 28.000
Slovan Bratislava (Q1) 27.500
USG (Q3-nc) 27.000
Viktoria Plzen (Q2-nc) 26.000
Molde (PO, Q2-nc) 26.000
Galatasaray (Q3-nc) 25.500
LASK (PO, Q2-nc) 25.000
Monaco (Q3-nc) 24.000
Midtjylland (Q2) 23.500
Celtic (PO, Q2-nc) 22.000
Lyon (Q3-nc) 21.000
Sparta Praha (Q2-nc) 20.500
Antwerp (Q3-nc) 20.500
Dynamo Kyiv (Q2) 20.500
Ludogorets (Q1) 20.000
Partizan (Q2) 19.500
Lech Poznan (Q2) 19.000
Sheriff Tiraspol (Q1) 18.000
Istanbul Basaksehir (Q3-nc) 18.000
Nice (Q3-nc) 17.000
Maccabi Haifa (Q2) 16.500
Djurgarden (Q1) 16.500
Sivasspor (Q3-nc) 16.500
CFR Cluj (Q1) 16.500
Zorya Luhansk (Q2) 16.000
Legia Warsaw (Q2) 15.500

[TommyChat]

@bert.kassies UEFA added the 4.333 points to Russia on their website.

[bert.kassies]

@bert.kassies UEFA added the 4.333 points to Russia on their website.

Thanks for feedback. Fixed now.

[amenina]

The 2025/26 calendar and provisional access list are enclosed in the following circular letter (zip file): https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/02 ... _44_en.zip

[amirbachar]

The 2025/26 calendar and provisional access list are enclosed in the following circular letter (zip file): https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/02 ... _44_en.zip

Any change from this year?

[Matt7r]

The calendar is slightly different due to the March internationals being a week later than this season. This means that there are two blank midweeks between CL/EL MD8 and the Play off round first legs (it's just one this season) - to compensate there is no blank midweek to play domestic league/cup matches in 2025/26 between the March internationals and the Quarter Final first legs

[amirbachar]

The calendar is slightly different due to the March internationals being a week later than this season. This means that there are two blank midweeks between CL/EL MD8 and the Play off round first legs (it's just one this season) - to compensate there is no blank midweek to play domestic league/cup matches in 2025/26 between the March internationals and the Quarter Final first legs

Thanks

[CaptainMeerkat]

The calendar is slightly different due to the March internationals being a week later than this season. This means that there are two blank midweeks between CL/EL MD8 and the Play off round first legs (it's just one this season) - to compensate there is no blank midweek to play domestic league/cup matches in 2025/26 between the March internationals and the Quarter Final first legs

Yeah, the calendar is much better than last year in terms of free midweeks and gaps between rounds.

I was just wondering though, would it have been possible to move MatchDay 7 a week forward to 13-15 January instead of 20-22?

I know that would mean potentially harsh weather in some places, but those locations probably wouldnt have hosted anyways with teams being home on MD8. Personally, I would prefer a blank midweek between League Stage Rounds.

[Matt7r]

I think you’re right, that would be neater and with winter breaks already squeezed (certainly for the biggest leagues), I don’t think this midweek would fall in their winter breaks.

Clearly in some countries December and January are the off season due to weather and it does concern me that we might end up with some matches unplayable, right at the end of the league phase - how might UEFA address this?

[amenina]

Vikingur of the Faroe Islands are the first team to be assured of qualifying for the 2025/26 UEFA club competitions.

After their win over 4th place NSI today, they are 20 points ahead of them, and NSI only have 6 matches to play, so Vikingur are assured of a top three finish.

They will qualify for one of the following four berths for the Faroe Islands.

CH: CL-Q1
CW: CO-Q2
N2, N3: CO-Q1

[TommyChat]

The 2025/26 calendar and provisional access list are enclosed in the following circular letter (zip file): https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/02 ... _44_en.zip

Any change from this year?

From 2026-27 season the September and October national team windows are merged. The first one will be from 21 September to 6 October so significant changes are expected.

[Matt7r]

The 2025/26 calendar and provisional access list are enclosed in the following circular letter (zip file): https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/02 ... _44_en.zip

Any change from this year?

From 2026-27 season the September and October national team windows are merged. The first one will be from 21 September to 6 October so significant changes are expected.

Main change will be around the timing of the league stage starting (a week earlier than under the current system). Assuming UEFA keep the first two weeks exclusive for Champions and Europe league then I’d expect that these will be before the new 4 match international break with three match days (compared to two now) in the extended gap to the November internationals

At the moment the September internationals form a nice gap between the play off round and the league stage. With this disappearing there will need to be a quicker turnaround between the league stage draw and it kicking off, with probably only one “blank” midweek (able to be used for domestic league/cup matches) between these two stages, so only 10 days between the fixture dates being announced on the Saturday after the draw and the first champions league stage fixtures

[amenina]

Rigas FS of Latvia are assured of qualifying for the 2025/26 UEFA club competitions.

After their win over Valmiera today, they are 32 points ahead of 4th place Auda, who have 10 matches to play, so they are assured of a top three finish.

They will qualify for one of the following four berths for Latvia.

CH: CL-Q1
CW: CO-Q2
N2, N3: CO-Q1

And Rigas FS may also qualify for the league phase of the Champions League by winning this season’s Europa League.

[amenina]

Zalgiris of Lithuania are assured of qualifying for the 2025/26 UEFA club competitions.

After their draw with Hegelmann today, they are 24 points ahead of 4th place Banga, who have 7 matches to play, and 28 points ahead of 5th place Siauliai, who have 9 matches to play, so they are assured of a top three finish.

They will qualify for one of the following four berths for Lithuania.

CH: CL-Q1
CW, N2, N3: CO-Q1
(Note: If Russia remain banned, CW promoted to CO-Q2)