The 2025-26 UEFA Champions League starts with the first qualifying round on July 8-9, 2025. The league phase (group stage) begins later, with the first matchday played from September 16 to 18, 2025. The entire competition runs until the final on May 30, 2026, in Budapest, Hungary. The official draw for the league phase takes place on August 28, 2025, and the match fixtures are released on August 30, 2025.
