The complete shortlist for the 2026 Ballon d'Or Best Men's Club has been announced.

2026 Best Men's Club Shortlist

Arsenal (England)

Bayern Munich (Germany)

Bodø/Glimt (Norway)

Flamengo (Brazil)

Paris Saint-Germain (France)

Arsenal

With Mikel Arteta’s transformation of the Gunners complete, they ended a 22 year wait for a Premier League title in May, before travelling to Hungary to take PSG all the way to penalties in the Champions League final.

Bayern Munich

Die Roten’s 5-4 Champions League semi-final loss to PSG will live long in the memory, a scintillating game of football for neutrals. There was also a 4-3 victory over Real Madrid and a 6-1 thrashing of Atalanta in that competition. It was thrills, spills and largely success, courtesy of Vincent Kompany’s methodology.

In the Bundesliga meanwhile they were superior throughout, losing only one game all season.

Bodø/Glimt

The Superlaget currently top their league but this well-deserved merit is all about their Champions League heroics in 2025/26, drawing with Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham before beating Atletico Madrid and Manchester City. The Norwegians then went on to beat Inter Milan home and away in their play-off.

Miscast as ‘underdogs’, they were a class apart.

Flamengo

Mengão won the 2025 Copa Libertadores for the third time in six years. Filipe Luis’ side also claimed the Campeonato Brasileiro, narrowly beating out Palmeiras. In March they also won their 40th Campeonato Carioca, beating arch-rivals Fluminense on penalties in the final.

A Brazilian giant roared in 2025/26.

Paris Saint-Germain

PSG won this award last year after winning Ligue 1 and the Champions League. They’ve only went and did it again! Les Parisiens faced tough competition from Lens in the league and Arsenal in the Champions League final but prevailed in no small part due to possessing elite attacking talent.

From Norway to Brazil, these five clubs defined the 2025/26 season. They include both European giants and surprising dark horses, all shortlisted for the Club of the Year award.

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