The UEFA Champions League 2025 is the 71st season of Europe’s premier club soccer tournament, organised by UEFA. The first game of the tournament started on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, and will continue through Saturday, May 30, 2026.

The UEFA Champions League is where top clubs from various national leagues compete for the continental title. Formerly known as the European Cup, the tournament was rebranded in 1992 to its current format. It is the most-watched club competition in the world and the third most-watched football competition overall, behind only the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship.

Spanish clubs have the most victories (20 wins), followed by England (15 wins), Italy (12 wins), Germany (8 wins), the Netherlands (6 wins), and Portugal (4 wins). (9) England has the most winning teams, with six clubs having won the title. As of October 10, 2025, FC Bayern Munich is at the top of the Bundesliga standings with 18 points. They have won all six of their matches played so far in the 2025-26 season.