Medianews.az has reviewed the schedule of UEFA club tournaments for the 2026-2027 season.
In the Champions League, the first round is scheduled for July 7-15, the second round for July 21-29, the third round for August 4-11, and the fourth round for August 18-26.
The league stage will start on September 8 and end on January 27.
The round of 32 will be held on February 16-24, the round of 16 on March 9-17, the quarterfinals on April 6-14, and the semifinals on April 27-May 5.
Madrid will host the final on June 5.
In the Europa League, the first round will be held on July 9-16, the second round on July 23-30, the third round on August 6-13, and the fourth round on August 20-27.
The league stage will continue from September 10 to January 28.
The round of 32 is scheduled for February 18-25, the round of 16 for March 11-18, the quarterfinals for April 8-15, and the semifinals for April 29-May 6.
The final will be played in Frankfurt on May 26.
In the Conference League, the first round is from July 9-16, the second round July 23-30, the third round August 6-13, the fourth round August 20-27; the league stage covers October 15-December 17.
The round of 32 will be on February 18-25, the round of 16 on March 11-18, the quarterfinals on April 8-15, and the semifinals on April 29-May 6.
The final will take place on June 2 in Istanbul.
Teams eliminated in the first round of the Champions League will move to the Conference League, while those eliminated in the later rounds will move to the Europa League; teams eliminated in the Europa League qualifiers will drop to the Conference League.
In the 36-team league stages, the top 8 teams are expected to advance to the round of 16, while those placing 9th to 24th will enter the round of 32.
Azerbaijan has entered the season with 4 teams.
"Sabah" will face Wales' "New Saints" in the first round of the Champions League.
"Qarabağ" will play against "Vestri" (Iceland) in the first round of the Europa League.
"Zirə" will try to overcome "Torpedo" (Georgia) in the first round of the Conference League.
Neftçi, who qualified for the second round of the Conference League, will face either "Dinamo" (Minsk, Belarus) or "Sileks" (North Macedonia).
Toğrul Əli,
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