Four Clubs Set for Historic UEFA Champions League Debuts in 2026/27 Main Phase

🇮🇹 Como

🇦🇹 LASK Linz

Sabah

🇳🇴 Viking

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Champions League Draw

The 2026/27 UEFA Champions League main phase will welcome four clubs making historic first appearances: Serie A side Como, Austrian club LASK Linz, Azerbaijan's Sabah and Norwegian club Viking. Como secured direct qualification for the main phase after finishing fourth in the 2025/26 Serie A season; Linz overturned Celtic with a 5-4 aggregate victory in the play-offs, Viking eliminated Dinamo Zagreb 5-3 on aggregate, and Sabah defeated Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6-4 on aggregate to become the second club from Azerbaijan to reach the Champions League main phase. The arrival of these four new teams adds further interest to the Champions League main phase draw, which will take place in Monaco on August 27. All four clubs will be placed in Pot 4 and will look to write a new chapter on Europe's biggest stage.

Type: Official competition update

Matchup or Topic: 2026/27 UEFA Champions League main phase draw and first-time participants

Match Result: This is not a match post and does not involve a specific match result. The four clubs (Como, Linz, Sabah and Viking) have all successfully qualified for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League main phase.

Key Players and Data: Como finished fourth in the 2025/26 Serie A season and qualified for the Champions League main phase for the first time. Linz overturned Celtic 5-4 on aggregate in the play-offs to reach the Champions League main phase for the first time. Sabah defeated Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6-4 on aggregate in the play-offs to qualify for the Champions League main phase for the first time, becoming the second club from Azerbaijan to reach the main phase. Viking defeated Dinamo Zagreb 5-3 on aggregate in the play-offs to qualify for the Champions League main phase for the first time.

Additional Highlight: The 2026/27 UEFA Champions League main phase draw is scheduled to take place in Monaco on August 27, and the four clubs mentioned above will all be placed in Pot 4.