{"id":78669,"date":"2025-08-05T07:28:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T06:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=78669"},"modified":"2025-08-05T07:30:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T06:30:59","slug":"uefa-champions-league-2025-26-playoff-round-draw-fixtures-format-and-key-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/uefa-champions-league-2025-26-playoff-round-draw-fixtures-format-and-key-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Playoff Round Draw: Fixtures, Format and Key Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The stage is set for the final hurdle before the UEFA Champions League 2015\/26 league phase. The draw for the 2025\/26 playoff round was conducted on Monday, August 4 at UEFA&rsquo;s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The playoff round features 14 teams competing across two separate paths &ndash; the Champions Path and the League Path <\/p><p>Twenty-nine clubs have already secured their places in the 36-team UEFA Champions League league phase. The remaining seven spots will be filled by the winners of the upcoming two-legged playoff ties. The two-legged ties will take place on <strong>19\/20 and 26\/27 August<\/strong>. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just four teams have won the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#UCL<\/a> having started in the qualifying rounds&hellip; &#128562; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mGXvgMHssW\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/mGXvgMHssW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague\/status\/1952293433562812507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 4, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the Champions League Playoff Round Works<\/h2><p>The Champions Path consists of clubs that won their respective domestic leagues but are not granted direct entry to the league phase. On the other hand, the League Path includes runners-up and third-placed finishers from stronger leagues.<\/p><p>Each tie is played over two legs (home and away) and the aggregate winner over the two legs progresses to the Champions League. The seven losing sides will drop into the UEFA Europa League league phase.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/borussia-dortmund-2025-26-season-preview-team-updates-new-signings-what-to-expect-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>ALSO READ: Borussia Dortmund 2025&ndash;26 Season Preview: Team Updates, New Signings, What to Expect, and More<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Champions Path Fixtures<\/h2><p><strong>PFC Ludogorets 1945\/Ferencv&aacute;rosi TC<\/strong>&nbsp;vs KF Shk&euml;ndija \/Qaraba&#287; FK<br><strong>KKS Lech Pozna&#324;\/FK Crvena Zvezda<\/strong>&nbsp;vs FC Dynamo Kyiv\/Pafos FC<br><strong>FK Bod&oslash;\/Glimt<\/strong>&nbsp;vs SK Sturm Graz<br><strong>Celtic FC<\/strong>&nbsp;vs FC Kairat Almaty\/&Scaron;K Slovan Bratislava<br>FC Basel 1893 vs&nbsp;<strong>Malm&ouml; FF\/F.C. Copenhagen<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Seeded teams in bold.<\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">League Path Fixtures<\/h2><p>Feyenoord\/Fenerbah&ccedil;e SK vs&nbsp;<strong>OGC Nice\/SL Benfica<br><\/strong>Rangers FC\/FC Viktoria Plze&#328; vs&nbsp;<strong>FC Salzburg\/Club Brugge KV<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Seeded teams in bold.<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Play-off round draw set &#9989;<br><br>&#9917;&#65039; Match dates: 19\/20 and 26\/27 August<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#UCLdraw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JtoL95M0KL\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/JtoL95M0KL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague\/status\/1952369345331380397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 4, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Playoff Round Key Dates<\/h2><p><strong>First qualifying round:&nbsp;<\/strong>July 8\/9 and 15\/16 2025<br><strong>Second qualifying round:<\/strong>&nbsp;July 22\/23 and 29\/30 2025<br><strong>Third qualifying round:&nbsp;<\/strong>August 5\/6 and 12 2025<br><strong>Play-offs:<\/strong>&nbsp;August 19\/20 and 26\/27 2025<\/p><p><strong>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/uefa-changes-champions-league-home-advantage-rule-in-knockout-stages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>UEFA Changes Champions League Home Advantage Rule in Knockout Stages<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>With the coveted Champions League spots on the line, Europe&rsquo;s clubs are just two games away from the continental elite. 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