2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup
| 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Countries | England France Ireland Scotland South Africa Wales |
| Tournament format(s) | Modified round-robin and knockout |
| Date | 5 December 2025 – 23 May 2026 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 24 |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Attendance | 710,104 (14,794 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 38,044 – Leinster v La Rochelle 10 January 2026 |
| Lowest attendance | 4,965 – Sale Sharks v Glasgow Warriors 5 December 2025 |
| Tries scored | 389 (8.1 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Thomas Ramos (Toulouse) 53 points |
| Top try scorer(s) | Gaël Dréan (Toulon) Kalvin Gourgues (Toulouse) George Hendy (Northampton Saints) Matthieu Jalibert (Bordeaux Bègles) Salesi Rayasi (Bordeaux Bègles) 4 tries |
| Final | |
| Venue | San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao |
The 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the 2025–26 Investec Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) will be the twelfth season of the European Rugby Champions Cup, the annual club rugby union competition run by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) for professional clubs. It will be the 31st season of the pan-European professional club rugby competition.
The final will be played at San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao.
Bordeaux Bègles enter the competition as defending champions with Northampton Saints entering as beaten finalists.