2025-26 Topps Inception UEFA Checklist, Teams and Details

2025-26 Topps Inception UEFA Club Competitions Checklist Overview

2025-26 Topps Inception UEFA Club Competitions Soccer returns to Topps' premium artistic format with a checklist built around Europe’s biggest clubs, top women’s stars, and a strong mix of past legends. The product spans players from the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League, giving collectors a broad cross-section of the European game in one release.

As expected from Inception, the design leans heavily on color and visual flair. The release includes a 100-card base set, multiple autograph lines, memorabilia cards, and a handful of insert concepts. Hobby boxes deliver one autograph per box.

2025-26 Topps Inception UEFA Club Competitions Release Details

Cards per pack: Hobby 7
Packs per box: Hobby 1
Boxes per case: Hobby 8
Set size: 100 cards
Release date: July 30, 2026

Topps notes that print runs for cards without serial numbers have not been announced. That applies to the parts of the checklist that do not carry serial numbering.

Base Set Breakdown

The 100-card base set is divided into several subsets that spread across current stars, emerging talent, legends, and international standouts. The subsets are:

First XI - 11 cards
Emerging Stars - 10 cards
Succession - 10 cards
Showman - 9 cards
Star Quality - 50 cards
Superior Legends - 5 cards
Worldwide - 5 cards

Parallels remain a major part of the chase. The base set includes Foil /199, Yellow Foil /150, Magenta Foil /125, Green Foil /99, Pink Foil /75, Blue Foil /49, Purple Foil /25, Red Foil /10, Orange Foil /5, Gold Foil 1/1, and Printing Plates 1/1. Each card has Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black printing plate versions.

The checklist mixes established names with rookies and recent breakout players. Among the featured cards are Lamine Yamal, Declan Rice, Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, Vini Jr., Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham, Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, and several rookie cards marked RC, including Jobe Bellingham, Estêvão Willian, Max Dowman, Lennart Karl, Pio Esposito, Konstantinos Karetsas, Rio Ngumoha, Divine Mukasa, Quentin Ndjantou, and Franco Mastantuono.

Base Set Highlights

First XI includes Gianluigi Donnarumma, Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Alessandro Bastoni, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, Declan Rice, Lamine Yamal, Désiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé, and Raphinha.
Emerging Stars features Jobe Bellingham RC, Estêvão Willian RC, Max Dowman RC, Lennart Karl RC, Pio Esposito RC, Konstantinos Karetsas RC, Rio Ngumoha RC, Divine Mukasa RC, Quentin Ndjantou RC, and Franco Mastantuono RC.
Succession includes Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ibrahim Mbaye, Mika Godts, Rodrigo Mora, and Senny Mayulu.
Showman features Eberechi Eze, Paul Pogba, Cole Palmer, Michael Olise, Florian Wirtz, Phil Foden, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Vini Jr., and Mohammed Kudus.
Superior Legends includes Wendie Renard, Kim Little, Ada Hegerberg, Pernille Harder, and Caroline Graham Hansen.
Worldwide includes George Weah, Ronaldo, Rafael Márquez, Shinji Kagawa, and Zinédine Zidane.

Autographs Across The Checklist

Autographs are spread across multiple themes and tiers, with many signers also appearing in base and memorabilia sections. Several autograph subsets use numbered Foil parallels, while others are limited to specific colors or 1/1 versions.

First XI Autographs, Emerging Stars Autographs, Succession Autographs, Showman Autographs, Superior Legends Autographs, Star Quality Autographs, and Worldwide Autographs all feature Green Foil /99, Pink Foil /75, Blue Foil /49, Purple Foil /25, Red Foil /10, Orange Foil /5, and Gold Foil 1/1 parallels. Dawn Of Greatness Autographs are numbered Purple Foil /25, Red Foil /10, Orange Foil /5, and Gold Foil 1/1. Silver Signings are numbered Purple Foil /25, Red Foil /10, Orange Foil /5, and Gold Foil 1/1. Marks Of Excellence uses Gold Foil /50, Orange Foil /25, Purple Foil /10, Red Foil /5, and Black Foil 1/1.

The product also includes on-card autographs in Silver Signings and hard-signed signatures in Marks Of Excellence. Select base-subset players also have autographed versions, keeping the checklist tied closely to the base designations.

Autograph Subsets To Know

First XI Autographs: Alessandro Bastoni, Achraf Hakimi, Désiré Doué, Declan Rice, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Lamine Yamal, Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes, Ousmane Dembélé, Vitinha.
Emerging Stars Autographs: Divine Mukasa, Estêvão Willian, Franco Mastantuono, Konstantinos Karetsas, Lennart Karl, Max Dowman, Rio Ngumoha.
Succession Autographs: Archie Gray, Ibrahim Mbaye, Mika Godts, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Rodrigo Mora, Senny Mayulu.
Showman Autographs: Cole Palmer, Eberechi Eze, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Phil Foden, Vini Jr.
Superior Legends Autographs: Ada Hegerberg, Caroline Graham Hansen, Kim Little, Pernille Harder, Wendie Renard.
Worldwide Autographs: George Weah, Rafael Márquez, Ronaldo, Shinji Kagawa, Zinédine Zidane.

Dawn Of Greatness Autographs includes names such as Cesc Fàbregas, Clarence Seedorf, David Beckham, David Trezeguet, Gareth Bale, Neymar Jr, Roberto Baggio, Roberto Carlos, Sergio Agüero, Samuel Eto’o, Toni Kroos, Thiago Silva, and more from the 19-card set.

Inception Dual Autographs pairs include Sergio Agüero/Yaya Touré, Roberto Baggio/Gabriel Batistuta, Désiré Doué/Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Samuel Eto’o/Wesley Sneijder, Toni Kroos/Luka Modrić, Scott McTominay/Kevin de Bruyne, Lionel Messi/Andrés Iniesta, Marco Reus/Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mohamed Salah/Sadio Mané, Fernando Torres/Sergio Agüero, Marco van Basten/Ruud Gullit, George Weah/Kaká, and Lamine Yamal/Neymar Jr.

There are also booklet autographs, including the UWCL Winners Quad Autograph Booklet featuring Kelly Smith, Alex Scott, Leah Williamson, and Alessia Russo for Arsenal FC, and the UCL Winners Quad Autograph Booklet with Zinédine Zidane, Raúl, Jude Bellingham, and Vini Jr. for Real Madrid C.F. Role Models Quad Autograph Booklets include combinations built around Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City, Real Madrid C.F., and FC Barcelona.

Memorabilia Cards And Autographed Relics

Memorabilia plays a major role in the release, with both standalone relics and autographed memorabilia cards. Inception Autographed Patches lead the way and are numbered Green Foil /99, Pink Foil /75, Blue Foil /49, Purple Foil /25, Red Foil /10, Orange Foil /5, and Gold Foil 1/1.

The Inception Autographed Patches checklist spans 43 cards and features players such as Alessandro Bastoni, Ada Hegerberg, Alexia Putellas, Aitana Bonmatí, Bradley Barcola, Cody Gakpo, Cristian Romero, Dani Olmo, Dominic Solanke, Dušan Vlahović, Erling Haaland, Federico Dimarco, Fermín López, Fabián Ruiz, Harry Kane, Ibrahima Konaté, James Maddison, Jan Oblak, John Stones, Jude Bellingham, Luis Díaz, Lennart Karl, Lautaro Martínez, Matheus Nunes, Mohamed Salah, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ousmane Dembélé, Paulo Dybala, Phil Foden, Quim Junyent, Rúben Dias, Rico Lewis, Rio Ngumoha, Rodri, Marcel Sabitzer, Scott McTominay, Vitinha, Virgil van Dijk, Warren Zaïre-Emery, and more.

Other autographed memorabilia sets include Number 1 Patch Autographs, Match Day Memories Autographed Relics, Club Crest Autographed Patches, Autographed Branded Patch Booklets, and Dual Autographed Patch Booklets.

Memorabilia And Relic Highlights

Number 1 Patch Autographs: Oliver Kahn and Thibaut Courtois, with Orange Foil /5 and Gold Foil 1/1 versions. Oliver Kahn also has Goalkeeper Gloves Logo 1/1, while Thibaut Courtois has Goalkeeper Gloves Wrist Strap 1/1.
Match Day Memories Autographed Relics: Alexander Isak, Dida, Jude Bellingham, Kevin de Bruyne, and Phil Foden.
Club Crest Autographed Patches: 24 cards, all 1/1, with multiple entries for Aitana Bonmatí, Alexia Putellas, Cody Gakpo, Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham, Lauren James, Lautaro Martínez, Ousmane Dembélé, Paulo Dybala, Phil Foden, Rio Ngumoha, and Virgil van Dijk.
Inception Autographed Branded Patch Booklets: Alexia Putellas, Beth Mead, Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, and Vitinha.
Dual Autographed Patch Booklets: Thiago Almada/Julián Alvarez, Bradley Barcola/Ousmane Dembélé, Sergio Busquets/Cesc Fàbregas, Hakan Çalhanoğlu/Lautaro Martínez, Paulo Dybala/Francesco Totti, Phil Foden/Erling Haaland, Alexia Putellas/Aitana Bonmatí, Wendie Renard/Ada Hegerberg, and Vitinha/João Neves.

Standalone memorabilia sets include Inception Patches, Match Day Memories Relics, UWCL Final Goal Net Relics, and UWCL Final Corner Flag Relics. The UWCL relic cards are all 1/1 and feature Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly, Leah Williamson, Mariona Caldentey, and Stina Blackstenius for Arsenal FC.

Dark Flow Insert

Dark Flow is one of the product’s main insert chases. The set includes 49 players, and every card is a 1/1. The checklist spans legends and current stars across Europe, including George Weah, Marco van Basten, Clarence Seedorf, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Thierry Henry, Bukayo Saka, Max Dowman, Jobe Bellingham, Estêvão Willian, Cole Palmer, Pedri, Raphinha, Lionel Messi, Lamine Yamal, Ronaldinho, Harry Kane, Michael Olise, Lennart Karl, Arjen Robben, Pio Esposito, Lautaro Martínez, Ronaldo, Andrea Pirlo, Kenan Yıldız, Zinédine Zidane, Konstantinos Karetsas, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Florian Wirtz, Rio Ngumoha, Hugo Ekitike, Alexander Isak, Steven Gerrard, Rodri, Erling Haaland, Wayne Rooney, George Best, Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Vini Jr., Franco Mastantuono, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappé, Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Kevin de Bruyne, and Diego Maradona.

Team Set Checklists

Topps also provides team-by-team checklist breakdowns for collectors chasing a specific club. Parallels are not included in the team set lists, so collectors still need the main checklist for parallel specifics and insertion rates.

Among the clubs highlighted in the team checklists are AC Milan, ACF Fiorentina, AFC Ajax, Arsenal FC, AS Monaco, AS Roma, Atlético de Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Celtic FC, Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona, FC Bayern München, F.C. Internazionale Milano, F.C. Porto, Juventus, KRC Genk, Liverpool FC, Manchester City, Manchester United, OL Lyonnes, Paris Saint-Germain, PSV Eindhoven, Real Madrid C.F., SL Benfica, SSC Napoli, and Tottenham Hotspur.

The club pages confirm how the product is organized around each team’s base cards, autographs, relics, and inserts. For example, Arsenal FC includes Declan Rice, Max Dowman RC, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Eberechi Eze, Martin Ødegaard, Bukayo Saka, Martin Zubimendi, Viktor Gyökeres, Kim Little, Thierry Henry in Dark Flow, and multiple autograph and relic entries across the checklist. Real Madrid C.F. features Franco Mastantuono RC, Álvaro Carreras, Vini Jr., Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Federico Valverde, Zinédine Zidane, and several autograph and memorabilia hits.

Other club pages spotlight Liverpool FC with Rio Ngumoha RC, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo, and multiple autograph and relic entries; Manchester City with Gianluigi Donnarumma, Divine Mukasa RC, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Rodri, and related booklet and relic cards; and Paris Saint-Germain with Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, Désiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and several autograph combinations.

Because the checklist is built around both men’s and women’s football, the product also gives meaningful space to OL Lyonnes and FC Barcelona, with names such as Ada Hegerberg, Wendie Renard, Alexia Putellas, Aitana Bonmatí, Caroline Graham Hansen, and Lauren James appearing in autograph and memorabilia formats.

What Collectors Should Watch For

2025-26 Topps Inception UEFA Club Competitions continues the brand’s formula of premium design, strong autograph volume, and a checklist that mixes current stars with legends and emerging talent. The one-autograph hobby box format keeps the product centered on the hit, while the 1/1-heavy insert and memorabilia lineup adds another layer of chase value.

With rookies, star signers, booklet autographs, hard-signed Marks Of Excellence cards, and a wide range of club-specific checklist entries, the release offers a deep selection for collectors focused on Europe’s top competitions and the players shaping them.