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2026–27 Isthmian League
2026–27 Isthmian League: the Pitching In Isthmian League season, four divisions of 22 clubs (Premier, North, South Central, South East) at NLS Steps 3/4; allocations announced 14 May 2026, season from 8 August 2026.
2026–27 J1 League
2026–27 J1 League (2026/27明治安田Ｊ１リーグ): first fall-spring J1 season, 7 Aug 2026–6 Jun 2027, 20 clubs, 38 matchdays; Kashima defending champions, Kashiwa led after MD9, record five Japanese clubs in ACL Elite.
2026–27 J2 League
2026–27 J2 League, Meiji Yasuda J2: 29th Japanese second-tier season, first on the autumn–spring calendar, running 8 August 2026 to 23 May 2027 with 20 clubs, 38 matchdays, and license-gated promotion to J1.
2026–27 J3 League
2026–27 J3 League (Meiji Yasuda J3), Japan's third-tier football season, first on the new August–May calendar: 20 clubs, 38 matchdays, 380 matches, Aug 8 2026 to May 23 2027, with J3–JFL playoffs in June 2027.
2026–27 Japan Football League
2026–27 Japan Football League (28th JFL): Japan's fourth-tier amateur league's first autumn-spring season, 16 teams, 29 Aug 2026 to 23 May 2027, after the 2026 JFL CUP won by Okinawa SV.
2026–27 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season
Johor Darul Ta'zim's 2026–27 season: five-competition campaign under Xisco Muñoz starting with a world-record 109-match unbeaten league run and a perfect six-match Super League start; data covers August to October 2026.
2026–27 Jordanian Pro League
2026–27 Jordanian Pro League (الدوري الأردني للمحترفين), 74th edition, 10 clubs, 3 September 2026 to 15 May 2027, three-stage format, 27 matches each; defending champion Al-Hussein Irbid; new four-team Super Cup and JPFL.
2026–27 Kategoria Superiore
2026–27 Kategoria Superiore (Abissnet Superiore), the 88th Albanian top-flight season, 22 Aug 2026–9 May 2027, ten clubs, new three-phase format with halved points, defending champions Egnatia, UEFA coefficient rank 44.
2026–27 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)
2026–27 King's Cup (King's Cup of Saudi Arabia), the Saudi knockout cup founded 1956, 32 teams from the top two divisions. Al Hilal defend the title; round of 16 set for 30 November–1 December 2026.
2026–27 Kuwaiti Premier League
2026–27 Kuwaiti Premier League (Zain Premier League, دوري زين الممتاز), Kuwait's top football division, expanded to 12 teams; starts 25 August 2026; Kuwait Club defends the title.
2026–27 La Liga
2026–27 La Liga (LALIGA EA SPORTS 2026/27), Spanish top division, 14 August 2026 to 30 May 2027, 20 teams, 38 matchdays; Barcelona defend the title, promoted Racing, Deportivo, Málaga.
2026–27 LASK season
2026–27 LASK season: Austrian double winners' campaign, first-ever Champions League qualification via 5-4 aggregate playoff win over Celtic; league phase losses to AEK Athens and Liverpool; coach Dietmar Kühbauer.
2026–27 League Cup (Indonesia)
2026–27 League Cup (Piala Liga), first edition of Indonesia's new I.League cup for 38 Super League and Championship clubs, successor to Piala Indonesia, running 3 November 2026 to 19 May 2027.
2026–27 Leeds United F.C. season
2026-27 Leeds United F.C. season, Leeds' second straight Premier League campaign under Daniel Farke with captain Ethan Ampadu. Seventh with 9 points after six matches; beat Newcastle 4-1, lost 6-3 at Chelsea in the Carabao Cup.
2026–27 Leicester City F.C. season
2026-27 Leicester City F.C. season: the club's first League One (third-tier) campaign since 2009 after back-to-back relegations, under manager Russell Martin on a contract to 2029, opening away to Notts County and sitting 17th after eight games.
2026–27 Liga 3 (Portugal)
The 2026–27 Liga 3 is the sixth season of Liga 3, the third tier of Portuguese football, beginning on 9 August 2026, with Amarante FC as defending champions.
2026–27 Liga de Ascenso de El Salvador
2026–27 Liga de Ascenso de El Salvador (Liga de Ascenso Copa FOX), new second tier created by FESFUT merging Segunda and Tercera; 24 teams in two regional groups, 22 matchdays, promotion frozen two years, began 28 August 2026.
2026–27 Liga de Expansión MX season
2026-27 Liga de Expansión MX season, Mexican second tier. 16 teams, three new clubs (Alacranes de Durango, Piratas, Cruz Azul Hidalgo); Apertura ran 24 July to 28 November 2026 with promotion to Liga MX closed by Article 35.
2026–27 Liga F
2026–27 Liga F, fifth professional season of Spain's top women's league, 16 teams, 30 matchdays, 30 Aug 2026 to 23 May 2027; Barcelona leads, Valencia and Alavés promoted.
2026–27 Liga III
2026–27 Liga III, styled Superscore Liga 3, the third tier of Romanian football: starts 29 August 2026, calendar approved 21 August 2026, 21 county-champion play-off winners promoted from Liga 4.
2026–27 Liga Nusantara
The 2026–27 Liga Nusantara is the upcoming third-tier season of Indonesian semi-professional football, in which 24 clubs compete from October 2026 to February 2027 for promotion to the Championship.
2026–27 Liga Portugal 2
2026–27 Liga Portugal 2 (Liga Portugal 2 Meu Super), 37th season of Portugal's second football tier, 8 August 2026 to 16 May 2027; 18 teams including three B teams, 34 matchdays, top two promoted, playoffs on 29 May and 6 June 2027.
2026–27 Ligue 1
2026–27 Ligue 1 (Ligue 1 McDonald's), 89th edition of the French football championship, 23rd under the Ligue 1 name: 18 clubs, 34 matchdays, 21–23 August 2026 to 29 May 2027, promoted Le Mans and Troyes, PSG defending champions with 14 titles.
2026–27 Ligue 3
2026-27 Ligue 3 (Ligue 3 Betclic), the renamed Championnat National: FFF-run professional third tier, 18 clubs including Amiens SC, SC Bastia and promoted AS Cannes, 34 matchdays from 7 August 2026.
2026–27 Lille OSC season
2026–27 Lille OSC season (LOSC): French club's Ligue 1 and Champions League campaign under new coach Davide Ancelotti after a third-place 2026 finish; opened away at Angers, 2nd after 7 matchdays, Önal headline signing.
2026–27 Lincoln City F.C. season
2026-27 Lincoln City F.C. season: the Imps' first Championship campaign since 1961, after winning League One with 103 points under Michael Skubala; opened at Middlesbrough, lost 6-0 to West Ham.
2026–27 Liverpool F.C. season
2026–27 Liverpool F.C. season: Liverpool's Premier League, Champions League, Carabao Cup, and FA Cup campaign under new head coach Andoni Iraola, appointed June 2026 after Arne Slot's sacking following a fifth-place 2025–26 finish; opened with a 2–2 draw at Newcastle.
2026–27 Liverpool F.C. Women season
2026–27 Liverpool F.C. Women season: Liverpool's WSL campaign under Gareth Taylor in the expanded 14-team league, opened with a 4-0 win at Charlton after an 11th-place 2025-26 finish.
2026–27 Lowland Football League
2026–27 Lowland Football League: first season of the split Lowland League East and Lowland League West at Tier 5 of Scottish football, approved by the Scottish FA on 29 July 2025, alongside the Highland League, with a new Lowland League Cup and free-to-air broadcasts.
2026–27 Luton Town F.C. season
2026-27 Luton Town F.C. season: the Hatters' second straight EFL League One campaign under first-time manager Jack Wilshere, opened with a 4-3 win at Reading on 15 August 2026 after a seventh-place 2025-26 finish and EFL Trophy win.