Overview

• The draw begins at 6pm BST on 28 August and will be streamed for free by UEFA worldwide and by TNT Sports in the UK.
• Thirty-six teams are seeded into four coefficient pots, with automated software pairing two opponents from each pot for one home and one away game.
• Clubs cannot face teams from their own association in the league phase and will not be given more than two opponents from any single country.
• Twenty-nine clubs have qualified already, with seven places to be determined by play-off winners.
• UEFA has scheduled league-phase matchdays from 16–18 September to 28 January, knockout rounds in February and March, and a 30 May 2026 final in Budapest, with full fixtures due by 30 August.