79 teams are entering into the new season

May is the last month where all national football championships are concluded (mostly at the end) so all teams are known for the next season's Champions league. In colder climates, like Scandinavian countries, leagues are starting from March until November so the official champion is from the previous season. Here is the complete list of teams from all 55 UEFA members which will participate in the strongest European cup competition for 2016/17:

Spain: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Villarreal, Sevilla => 5.

England: Leicester, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester City => 4.

Germany: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Moenchengladbach => 4.

Italy: Juventus, Napoli, Roma => 3.

Portugal: Benfica, Sporting CP, Porto => 3.

France: PSG, Olympique Lyon, Monaco => 3.

Russia: CSKA Moscow, FK Rostov => 2.

Ukraine: Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk => 2.

Netherlands: PSV Eindhoven, Ajax => 2.

Belgium: Club Brugge, Anderlecht => 2.

Switzerland: Basel, Young Boys Bern => 2.

Turkey: Besiktas, Fenerbahce => 2.

Greece: Olympiakos, PAOK => 2.

Czech Republic: Viktoria Plzen, Sparta Prague => 2.

Romania: Astra Giurgiu, Steaua => 2.

Austria: FC Salzburg =>1.

Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb => 1.

Cyprus: APOEL => 1.

Poland: Legia = > 1.

Israel: Hapoel Beer-Sheva => 1.

Belarus: BATE Borisov => 1.

Denmark: FC Copenhagen => 1.

Scotland: Celtic => 1.

Sweden: IFK Norrkoping => 1.

Bulgaria: Ludogorets Razgrad => 1.

Norway: Rosenborg => 1.

Serbia: Red Star => 1.

Slovenia: Olimpija Ljubljana => 1.

Azerbaijan: Qarabag Agdam => 1.

Slovakia: Trencin => 1.

Hungary: Ferencvaros => 1.

Kazakhstan: Astana => 1.

Moldova: Sheriff Tiraspol => 1.

Georgia: Dinamo Tbilisi => 1.

Finland: SJK => 1.

Iceland: FH Hafnarfjordur => 1.

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Zrinjski Mostar => 1.

FYR Macedonia: Vardar => 1.

Republic of Ireland: Dundalk => 1.

Montenegro: Mladost => 1.

Albania: Skenderbeu = > 1.

Luxembourg: F91 Dudelange => 1.

Northern Ireland: Crusaders = > 1.

Lithuania: Zalgiris => 1.

Latvia: FK Liepaja => 1.

Malta: Valletta FC => 1.

Estonia: Flora Tallinn => 1.

Faroe Islands: B36 Torshavn => 1.

Wales: TNS (The New Saints) => 1.

Armenia: Alashkert => 1.

Andorra: Santa Coloma => 1.

San Marino: Tre Penne => 1.

Gibraltar: Lincoln Red Imps => 1.

Kosovo: Feronikeli => 1.

These 79 clubs will compete in the competition only if all obtains UEFA licence. For the first time in the tournament Spain is represented by 5 clubs thanks to Sevilla lifting the trophy in Basel becoming Europe league champions last month. Because the country does not have a league system, Liechtenstein is not included in the Champion league. All clubs are staring from various stages in the tournament thanks to coefficients from past years.

20 June is decided to be the draw for the first two qualifying rounds while 8 days later it will be the first games who will officially kick-off the new 2016/17 season with the first qualifying round in its usual midweek days - Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The final is on Saturday, 03 June 2017.