📅 Find out when Europe's top football leagues start in 26/27

After the excitement of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, European clubs are already back in training ahead of the start of the 26/27 season.

The opening kick-off of the continent’s five major leagues will take place from the second half of August, with the final stages of each tournament scheduled for May next year. 

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So you don’t miss anything, we’ve put together the opening dates of the main competitions:

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La Liga 🇪🇸

Promoted clubs: Racing Santander, Deportivo and Málaga 

Atlético de Madrid x Málaga

Barcelona x Athletic Bilbao

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Racing Santander x Villarreal

Real Madrid x Real Sociedad

Sevilla x Rayo Vallecano

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Reference date for the opening round matches. 

Ligue 1 🇫🇷

Promoted clubs: Troyes and Le Mans 

Marseille x Strasbourg

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Serie A 🇮🇹

Promoted clubs: Venezia, Frosinone and Monza

Frosinone x Juventus

Premier League 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Promoted clubs: Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Southampton

Arsenal x Coventry City

Hull City x Manchester United

Everton x Crystal Palace

Ipswich Town x Sunderland

Nottingham Forest x Leeds United 

Brentford x Tottenham

Brighton x Aston Villa

Manchester City x Bournmeouth

Newcastle x Liverpool

Bundesliga 🇩🇪

Promoted clubs: Schalke 04, Elversberg and Paderborn

Leipzig x Borussia Mönchengladbach

Union Berlin x Eintracht Frankfurt

Cologne x Hoffenheim

Elversberg x Bayer Leverkusen

Borussia Dortmund x Hamburg

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) 

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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  • Deportivo La Coruña
  • Coventry City
  • Málaga
  • Venezia
  • Troyes
  • Schalke 04
  • Paderborn
  • Le Mans
  • Southampton
  • Ipswich Town
  • Elversberg
  • Monza
  • Frosinone
  • Racing de Santander
  • UEFA Super Cup
  • Premier League
  • Ligue 1
  • Serie A
  • UEFA Conference League
  • LaLiga
  • Bundesliga
  • UEFA Champions League
  • UEFA Europa League

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