CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2026 tickets

Book your 2026 Champions League final tickets through our secure booking system. This will give you the opportunity to watch top quality players at the best of their possibilities. These players are hoping to give their amazing career an extra boost by winning the biggest cup tournament. The Champions League is the holy grail in club football and winning it will be the highlight of a player’s career. The only thing that can make a career even better is winning the World Cup with their country.

2025/26 road to the final

Qualifying rounds

• First qualifying round: 8/9 & 15/16 July 2025
• Second qualifying round: 22/23 & 29/30 July 2025
• Third qualifying round: 5/6 & 12 August 2025
• Play-offs: 19/20 & 26/27 August 2025

League phase matches

• Matchday 1: 16–18 September 2025
• Matchday 2: 30 September–1 October 2025
• Matchday 3: 21/22 October 2025
• Matchday 4: 4/5 November 2025
• Matchday 5: 25/26 November 2025
• Matchday 6: 9/10 December 2025
• Matchday 7: 20/21 January 2026
• Matchday 8: 28 January 2026

Knockout phase

• Knockout phase play-offs: 17/18 & 24/25 February 2026
• Round of 16: 10/11 & 17/18 March 2026
• Quarter-finals: 7/8 & 14/15 April 2026
• Semi-finals: 28/29 April & 5/6 May 2026
• Final: 30 May 2026 (Budapest)

Draw dates

• First qualifying round: 17 June 2025
• Second qualifying round: 18 June 2025
• Third qualifying round: 21 July 2025
• Play-offs: 4 August 2025
• League phase: 28 August 2025
• Knockout phase play-offs: 30 January 2026
• Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final: 27 February 2026

Final venue

• Location: Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary
• Date: 30 May 2026
• Note: This will be the first time that the final of Europe's premier club competition is held in Hungary. The stadium also hosted the UEFA Europa League final in 2023.

Champions League final statistics & records

Tournament overview

• First tournament: 1955-56 season (European Cup era)
• Champions League era: Started 1992-93 season
• Current holders: Paris Saint-Germain (2025 - their first win)
• Total different winners: 24 clubs have won the competition
• Format change: League phase introduced in 2024-25 season

Most successful clubs

• Most wins: Real Madrid (15 victories)
• Most consecutive wins: Real Madrid (5 straight titles, 1956-1960)
• Second most wins: AC Milan (7 victories)
• Third most wins: Bayern Munich & Liverpool (6 victories each)
• Most final defeats: Juventus (7 defeats)
• Most finals without winning: Atlético Madrid (3 finals, 0 wins)

Individual player records - Final appearances

• Most final appearances: Francisco Gento & Paolo Maldini (8 finals each)
• Most wins by player: Francisco Gento (6 wins with Real Madrid)
• Champions League era most wins: 6 players tied with 6 wins each:
  • Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
  • Toni Kroos (Bayern, Real Madrid)
  • Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)
  • Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United, Real Madrid)
• Oldest final player: Dino Zoff (41 years, 86 days - 1983)

Final score records

• Biggest final victory (Champions League): PSG 5-0 Inter Milan (2025)
• Biggest final victory (All-Time): PSG 5-0 Inter Milan (2025)
• Most goals in a final: 10 goals (Real Madrid 7-3 Frankfurt, 1960)
• Most dramatic final: Liverpool 3-3 AC Milan (Liverpool won on penalties, 2005)
• Hat-tricks in finals: 3 total
  • Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid vs Frankfurt, 1960)
  • Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid vs Frankfurt, 1960)
  • Pierino Prati (AC Milan vs Ajax, 1969)

Individual scoring records

• Most final goals: Ferenc Puskás (7 goals in finals)
• Most finals scored in: Alfredo Di Stéfano (5 consecutive finals, 1956-1960)
• Champions League era most final goals: Cristiano Ronaldo (4 goals)
• Most goals by single player in final: Ferenc Puskás (4 goals vs Frankfurt, 1960)

Managerial records

• Most final appearances as manager: Marcello Lippi (4 finals with Juventus)
• Most wins as manager: Several managers tied with 2 wins:
  • Carlo Ancelotti (AC Milan, Real Madrid)
  • Bob Paisley (Liverpool)
  • Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid)
• Most successful Madrid manager: Miguel Muñoz (2 wins, 1960 & 1966)

Venue & attendance records

• Most finals hsted (City): London (8 finals)
• Most finals hosted (Stadium): Original Wembley Stadium (5 finals)
• Most different final venues (Country): Germany (5 different stadiums)
• Notable venues: Wembley, San Siro, Santiago Bernabéu, Allianz Arena

Geographic records

• Most winning countries: Spain (20 wins from 2 clubs)
• Most different winning clubs: England (6 different clubs)
• Countries with winners: 10 different nations
• Countries in finals: 13 different nations

Special achievements

• Penalty Shootout Finals: 5 occasions (1986, 1988, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2005)
• Defending Champions rule: Changed in 2005 (Liverpool case)
• Qualification evolution:
  • 1955: Only league champions
  • 1997: Runners-up included
  • 1999: 3rd/4th place teams included
• Team bans: English clubs banned 1985-1990 (Heysel disaster)

Recent format changes (2024-25)

• New League phase: Replaced group stage format
• Expanded field: More teams participate in league phase
• Qualification system: Top 8 qualify directly, next 16 play-offs

Historic milestones

• First winners: Real Madrid (1956)
• First non-Spanish winners: Fiorentina (runners-up 1957, Real Madrid won)
• First British winners: Celtic (1967)
• First Non-European final player: Various South American players
• COVID-19 impact: 2020 final behind closed doors, 2021 limited capacity