The key Champions League fixtures for a season are usually announced right after the main draw is held, and well before the first matchday kicks off.

So, when are the fixtures announced?

For recent and upcoming seasons with the new league-phase format, the pattern has been:

  • The main Champions League draw (which determines who plays whom) is held in late August , after the qualifying play‑offs finish.
  • For the 2025–26 season, for example, the league‑phase draw was on 28 August 2025.
  • Broadcasters and UEFA then release the full detailed fixture list (dates and kick‑off times) shortly afterward; for 2025–26, the full league‑phase fixtures were published around the end of August 2025 , just a couple of weeks before the opening matchday on 16–18 September.

So if you’re asking “when will Champions League fixtures be announced” for a typical upcoming season, you can expect:

  1. Draw date: Late August, once qualifying is done.
  1. Full fixtures (complete list): Within days of that draw, still in late August, well before the first round of league‑phase games in mid‑September.

Quick forum-style take

Fans on forums usually watch two milestones: first, the draw day (who you get), then the fixture drop (exact dates), which tends to follow quickly, still in late August, giving a few weeks to plan trips and TV schedules before the mid‑September kick‑off.

TL;DR: Champions League fixtures are typically announced in late August , right after the main draw, with full, detailed schedules out before the first games in mid‑September.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.