The UEFA Champions League draw for the 2025-26 season will take place on Thursday, August 28, 2025, in Monaco. The draw ceremony will begin at 5:00 PM UK time (noon ET) and will decide the matchups for the league phase of the competition.
The draw will involve 36 teams divided into four pots based on their UEFA coefficients. Each team will be drawn to play eight league phase matches, facing two opponents from each pot, with matches scheduled to start from September 16, 2025. The full fixtures list will be released by August 30, 2025.
In summary:
- Date: August 28, 2025 (Thursday)
- Time: 5:00 PM UK time / 12:00 PM ET
- Location: Monaco (Grimaldi Forum)
- Format: 36 teams, eight matches each in the league phase
- Fixture release: August 30, 2025
This marks the second season under the new single league phase format with 36 teams.
