How to watch UEFA Champions League in Iceland

Syn holds the non-exclusive broadcast rights for the UEFA Champions League in Iceland, after the broadcaster agreed a deal for the 2024-2027 cycle. The agreement means that Syn is sharing Champions League coverage with Viaplay in Iceland.

Syn’s Champions League coverage is free for Síminn customers in Iceland but is subscription-based for everyone else in the region.

All of Syn’s live Champions League matches are shown on the Syn linear TV channel and their dedicated streaming platform, Syn+, which can be downloaded for free onto smartphones, tablets and other smart devices in Iceland. All Champions League programming on Syn is in Icelandic and comes with live commentary and analysis.

Viaplay has secured exclusive broadcast rights to the UEFA Champions League in Sweden and Denmark until 2027. The pay-TV provider’s deal covers the 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27 Champions League seasons. Viaplay’s acquisition of rights in Sweden represents a significant shift from the 2021-2024 media cycle, during which Telia held the linear and digital broadcast rights in that country. In addition to its exclusive Champions League rights in Sweden and Denmark, Viaplay also has non-exclusive Champions League broadcast rights in Iceland from 2024 to 2027. It shares digital and linear coverage of that competition with Icelandic broadcaster Sýn.

Subscribers in Sweden and Denmark can watch all Champions League matches live on Viaplay’s paid linear channels every season. Viewers based in Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland can stream content using a variety of devices: smart TVs (Samsung, LG, TCL, Hisense, Sony, and Philips), mobiles and tablets (both Android and iOS operating systems), computers (both PCs and Macs), streaming devices (Chromecast, Apple TV, Google TV, and Android TV), and gaming consoles (Playstation, Xbox One). A total of five devices can be registered to a single account, and no more than two streams can be running at the same time.

Football fans in Iceland, Sweden, and Denmark can also stream Viaplay’s UEFA Champions League matches on demand. The matches are generally available up to 48 hours following a live stream, while there is an additional option to rewind an already live broadcast on select devices (PCs, Macs, Android and Apple phones, LG smart TVs, Apple TV, and Chromecast). Specifically, viewers seeking to rewatch a goal or try to catch the start of the match on the same day can rewind a stream in progress for up to four hours. However, if a subscriber in Sweden, Denmark, or Iceland seeks to stream a Champions League match later in the day, more than four hours after it occurred live, they must wait for the stream to conclude and then view it later as a replay.

In Iceland, fans can watch live UEFA Champions League matches on tabii, available on both TV and streaming platforms. Coverage is confirmed for seasons 2024-2027.