According to the updated regulations, in the 2026-2027 season, 238 teams from the 54 member associations of UEFA will be allowed to participate in the club tournaments of the organization (Russia is excluded from the competitions).
Medianews.az reports that 82 teams will start in the Champions League, 45 in the Europa League, and 111 in the Conference League.
There are four qualifying rounds in each of the three tournaments. Teams eliminated in the first round of the Champions League will move to the Conference League, those eliminated in the subsequent rounds will transfer to the Europa League; teams eliminated in the Europa League qualifiers will jump to the Conference League; in the 36-team league stages, the top 8 will advance to the round of 16, and teams placed 9th to 24th will proceed to the round of 32.
Azerbaijan will participate with 4 teams this season. "Sabah" will start in the first round of the Champions League (July 7-15), "Qarabağ" in the first round of the Europa League (July 9-16), "Neftçi" in the first round of the Conference League (July 9-16), and "Turan Tovuz" from the second round (July 23-30).