FC Porto to have seven teams in the Champions League in 2026/27 | OneFootball

The success achieved in 2025/26, both on the pitch and on the court, placed the Club among Europe’s elite and, as a result, the senior and under-19 football teams, handball, basketball, roller hockey, volleyball and goalball will compete in the Champions League in 2026/27.

By winning the 31st National Championship in senior football, FC Porto secured direct qualification for the league phase of Europe’s top club competition, with the draw scheduled for 27 August and the start set for 8, 9 or 10 September.

The clean sweep at national level in the sport was completed with the three youth titles. The juniors, who lifted the trophy for the 24th time – an objective that had eluded them since 2018/19 – secured a place in the league phase of the Youth League, whose schedule and opponents will be the same as those of the first team.

In the other sports, the picture is similar. By winning the Portuguese Basketball League, the Club secured direct access to the regular season of the Champions League, which will begin on 6 October and whose draw is set for 8 July in Switzerland. The Dragons, the first Portuguese representatives to compete in the tournament – in its inaugural edition, in 2016/17 – and about to begin their third appearance, will make their debut in the regular season and are part of the group of 16 national champions at this stage of the competition.

The European roller hockey champions will try to retain the title in 2026/27. After the victory over FC Barcelona (3-1) in Coimbra, which confirmed the conquest of a fourth European title, FC Porto is aiming to reach five trophies in the competition and add another piece to those from 1986, 1990, 2023 and 2026, displayed in the Museum. The competition format will undergo changes, with the regular season, whose opening round is scheduled for 26 November, consisting of six matches – three at home and three away. The top four teams will advance directly to the Final 8, while the remaining teams will play a knockout tie to decide who takes the other four quarter-final spots.

The women’s volleyball double winners have their second Champions League appearance on the horizon. After playing in the group stage in 2024/25, the team that won the Portuguese Cup and the National Championship will begin its European campaign in the qualifying rounds.

In handball, there are already opponents to analyse. The European Federation awarded the Club a wildcard, meaning it returns to the competition in which it last took part in 2023/24, to play in the first edition with the format expanded to 24 teams. Drawn in Group A, the side coached by Carlos Martingo will face Hungary’s Veszprém HC, Germany’s Füchse Berlin and Serbia’s RK Partizan in the opening phase, which begins on 9 or 10 September.

Finally, the goalball side that won everything domestically will begin its fourth Champions League appearance after completely dominating the national scene in 2025/26 by winning a third straight league title, the Portuguese Cup, the League Cup and the Super Cup.

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