After the excitement of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, European clubs are already reporting back for the start of the 26/27 season.
Kickoff for the continent’s five major leagues begins in the second half of August, with the final stages of each competition scheduled for May next year.
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So you don’t miss a thing, we’ve put together the opening dates of the main competitions:
La Liga 🇪🇸
Promoted clubs: Racing Santander, Deportivo and Málaga
16/8 – Sunday*
Alavés x Getafe
Atlético de Madrid x Málaga
Celta x Osasuna
Deportivo x Elche
Espanyol x Levante
Barcelona x Athletic Bilbao
Racing Santander x Villarreal
Real Madrid x Real Sociedad
Sevilla x Rayo Vallecano
Valencia x Betis
Reference date for the opening round matches.
Ligue 1 🇫🇷
Promoted clubs: Troyes and Le Mans
20/8 – Thursday
Marseille x Strasbourg
21/8 – Friday
Lens x Auxerre
Nice x Lorient
Troyes x Paris FC
Le Mans x Brest
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Toulouse x Lyon
22/8 – Saturday
Angers x Lille
Le Havre x Monaco
PSG x Rennes
Serie A 🇮🇹
Promoted clubs: Venezia, Frosinone and Monza
21/8 – Friday
Inter x Monza
Udinese x Como
Genoa x Napoli
Parma x Cagliari
22/8 – Saturday
Frosinone x Juventus
Venezia x Lecce
Atalanta x Sassuolo
Torino x Milan
23/8 – Sunday
Bologna x Lazio
Roma x Fiorentina
Premier League 🏴
Promoted clubs: Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Southampton
21/8 – Friday
Arsenal x Coventry City
22/8 – Saturday
Hull City x Manchester United
Everton x Crystal Palace
Ipswich Town x Sunderland
Nottingham Forest x Leeds United
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Brentford x Tottenham
23/8 – Sunday
Brighton x Aston Villa
Manchester City x Bournmeouth
Newcastle x Liverpool
24/8 – Monday
Fulham x Chelsea
Bundesliga 🇩🇪
Promoted clubs: Schalke 04, Elversberg and Paderborn
28/8 – Friday
Bayern x Stuttgart
29/8 – Saturday
Leipzig x Borussia Mönchengladbach
Mainz x Paderborn
Union Berlin x Eintracht Frankfurt
Cologne x Hoffenheim
Elversberg x Bayer Leverkusen
Borussia Dortmund x Hamburg
30/8 – Sunday
Freiburg x Werder Bremen
Augsburg x Schalke 04
🏆 Continental Competitions
UEFA Super Cup (Final): August 12 (PSG x Aston Villa)
Champions League: September 8 (League phase; the qualifiers have already started)
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Europa League: September 16 (League phase; the qualifiers have already started)
Conference League: October 15 (League phase; the qualifiers have already started)
⚽ Domestic Cups and Super Cups
August 1: English League Cup
August 8: Coppa Italia and FA Cup
August 16: French Super Cup Final (Lens x PSG) and English Super Cup Final (Arsenal x City)
August 21: German Cup
August 22: German Super Cup Final (Dortmund x Bayern)
September 26: Copa del Rey (Spain)
February 2 and 7, 2027: Spanish Super Cup Final
(TBD) French Cup (Preliminary round)
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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