2021-22 TOPPS UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CHECKLIST AND DETAILS

2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League takes a more subdued approach than the more plentiful chromium and high-end hobby releases. The flagship-style release brings more traditionally made cards and stresses inserts and set building over modern hits. It’s similar to what Topps is introducing with Bundesliga in 2021-22 as well.

Autographs are very much on the checklist. They’re just not guaranteed in every box or even a major focal point.

2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League Checklist Overview

The central part of the checklist is the base set. Totalling 200 cards, it showcases top players from around the league. Chelsea has a five-card Title Winners subset.

2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League Alphonso Davies

Topps is also bringing the All-Star Rookie Cup Team, a longstanding baseball tradition, to soccer in this set. Standouts from 2020-21 will have a Rookie Cup icon on their cards.

All 200 base cards have more than a dozen parallels:

  • Speckle Foil – (value boxes only)
  • Starball Foil – (hobby only)
  • Aqua Foil – /299
  • Yellow Foil – /250
  • Neon Green Foil – /199
  • Icy Blue Foil – /99 (hobby only)
  • Silver Foil – /75
  • Gold Starball Foil – /50 (hobby only)
  • Orange Foil – /25
  • Icy Black Foil – (hobby only)
  • Red Foil – /5
  • Printing Plates – 1/1
  • Foilfractors – 1/1

Select cards also have Short Print and Super Short Print Variations.

Inserts

2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League has a half-dozen insert sets. Some are easy to find while others are of the case-hit variety.

Road to St. Petersburg (1:4 packs) looks ahead to the UCL Final in May with 20 cards of top players.

Topps likes looking to the company’s past. That’s exactly what 1975-76 Topps Footballers (1:5 packs) does. The retro design is used on current players.

Future Stars (1:6 packs) is a familiar name from recent Topps Chrome UEFA sets. As the name suggests, the checklist is dedicated to young and up-and-coming stars.

Looking to the international pool of Champions League talent, Flags of Foundation (1:8 packs) spotlights players from different parts of the world.

At 1:24 packs, Best of the Best is one of the tougher inserts to find in 2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League. A total of 15 cards make the cut.

2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League Best of the Best Erling Haaland

All five of the above have similar parallels: Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/5), Printing Plates (1/1) and Foilfractors (1/1). Future Stars also has Pink versions that are exclusive to value boxes.

Rounding out the inserts is Perfect10n. Landing 1:144 packs, these are extremely tough. They’re also die-cut. Parallels are limited to Orange (/25), Red (/5) and Foilfractor (1/1).

Autographs

While not a promised box hit, collectors can find signatures in two themes.

Base Autographs are similar in design to the main set. Parallels include Blue (/99), Gold (/50), Black (/10), Red (/5) and Foilfractor (1/1).

In addition to these are Ultimate Stage Autographs, which have the same parallel levels.

2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League soccer cards at a glance:

Cards per pack: Hobby – 8
Packs per box: Hobby – 24
Boxes per case: Hobby – 12
Set size: 200 cards
Release date: April 15, 2022

What to expect in a hobby box:

  • 1975-76 Topps Footballer – 4
  • Best of the Best – 1
  • Flags of Foundation – 3
  • Future Stars – 4
  • Road to St. Petersburg – 6

2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League Checklist

Base Set Checklist

200 cards.
RC indicates players with the RC badge.

2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League Kylian Mbappe

Parallels:

  • Speckle Foil – (value blaster boxes only)
  • Starball Foil – (hobby only)
  • Aqua Foil – /299
  • Yellow Foil – /250
  • Neon Green Foil – /199
  • Icy Blue Foil – /99 (hobby only)
  • Silver Foil – /75
  • Gold Starball Foil – /50 (hobby only)
  • Orange Foil – /25
  • Icy Black Foil – (hobby only)
  • Red Foil – /5
  • Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
  • Foilfractors – 1/1

1 Erling Haaland
2 Christopher Nkunku
3 Josip Stanišić RC
4 Robin Gosens
5 Kenneth Taylor
6 Koke
7 Wout Weghorst
8 Frenkie de Jong
9 Luis Suarez
10 Lionel Messi
11 Tim Weah
12 Luka Sucic
13 Toni Kroos
14 Jude Bellingham RC
15 Renato Sanches
16 Hakim Ziyech – Title Winners Highlights
17 Nicolo  Barella
18 Mohamed Salah
19 Noa Lang
20 Dejan Kulusevski
21 Shola Shoretire RC
22 Liam Delap RC
23 Alvaro Morata
24 Timo Werner
25 Brian Brobbey RC

26 Manuel Ugarte RC
27 Thorgan Hazard
28 Mohamed Daramy RC
29 Ridle Baku
30 Weston McKennie
31 Luis Muriel
32 Theo Hernandez
33 Xavi Simons
34 Curtis Jones RC
35 Luka Modrić
36 Sergio Ramos
37 Jude Bellingham / Erling Haaland – Combo Cards
38 Marcel Sabitzer
39 N’Golo Kant
40 Martin Satriano RC
41 Oscar Mingueza RC
42 Thiago Silva
43 Mason Mount – Title Winners Highlights
44 Matthijs de Ligt
45 Cesar Azpilicueta – Title Winners Highlights
46 Alphonso Davies
47 Renan Lodi
48 Alessandro Bastoni
49 Evanilson
50 Gavi RC

51 Jamal Musiala RC
52 Zlatan Ibrahimović
53 Hannibal Mejbri RC
54 Ansu Fati
55 Samuel Edozie RC
56 Maurits Kjaergaard RC
57 Ederson
58 Joao Felix
59 Charles De Ketelaere RC
60 Sergio Busquets
61 Pedro Goncalves RC
62 Lionel Messi / Neymar Jr – Combo Cards
63 Mario Hermoso
64 Takuhiro Nakai RC
65 Ivan Rakitić
66 Paul Pogba
67 Jan Oblak
68 Pepe RC
69 Ruben Dias
70 Vini Jr.
71 Jules Kound
72 Duvan Zapata
73 Kevin De Bruyne
74 Raphael Guerreiro
75 Fabio Vieira

76 Phil Foden
77 Pierre Kalulu RC
78 Bruno Fernandes
79 Gareth Bale
80 Cole Palmer RC
81 Christian Pulisic – Title Winners Highlights
82 Antony RC
83 Gianluigi Donnarumma
84 Maxence Lacroix
85 Tibo Persyn RC
86 Giorgio Scalvini RC
87 Brahim Diaz
88 Antoine Griezmann
89 Romelu Lukaku
90 Sadio Man
91 Dani Olmo
92 Steffen Tigges RC
93 Stefan de Vrij
94 Rodrygo
95 Tyler Adams
96 Eric Garcia RC
97 Virgil van Dijk
98 Jurrien Timber
99 Amad
100 Cristiano Ronaldo

101 Tiago Tomas RC
102 Kai Havertz – Title Winners Highlights
103 Felix Nmecha RC
104 Ismael Gharbi RC
105 Sven Botman RC
106 David Neres
107 Nico Gonzalez RC
108 Robert Lewandowski
109 Luis Suarez / Antoine Griezmann – Combo Cards
110 Sidney Raebiger RC
111 Sergiño Dest
112 James McAtee RC
113 Phil Foden / Raheem Sterling – Combo Cards
114 İlkay Gündoğan
115 Suso
116 Diego Carlos
117 Ibrahima Konaté RC
118 Francisco Conceição RC
119 Karim Adeyemi
120 Andy Robertson
121 Maximilian Arnold
122 Brenden Aaronson
123 Ilaix Moriba RC
124 Antonio Blanco RC
125 Lautaro Martínez

126 Nuno Mendes RC
127 Donyell Malen
128 Bruno Fernandes / Cristiano Ronaldo – Combo Cards
129 Youssoufa Moukoko RC
130 Lucas Ocampos
131 Dušan Tadić
132 Jack Grealish
133 Jordan Henderson
134 Manuel Akanji
135 Karim Benzema
136 Marvin Park
137 Federico Chiesa
138 Reece James
139 Mason Mount
140 Yusuf Demir RC
141 Eduardo Camavinga
142 Ivan Perišić
143 Christian Pulisic
144 Trent Alexander-Arnold
145 Edinson Cavani
146 Ben Chilwell
147 Fodé Ballo-Touré RC
148 Hakan Çalhanoğlu
149 Manuel Locatelli
150 Neymar Jr

151 Rafael Leão
152 John Stones
153 Giovanni Reyna
154 Anthony Elanga RC
155 Pedri RC
156 Marcus Rashford
157 Lukas Nmecha
158 Joško Gvardiol RC
159 Manuel Neuer
160 Paulo Dybala
161 Benjamin Sesko RC
162 Harvey Elliott
163 Serge Gnabry
164 Alejandro Balde RC
165 Sandro Tonali
166 Miguel Gutierrez RC
167 Edouard Mendy RC
168 Hans Vanaken
169 Ansgar Knauff
170 Leroy San
171 Marquinhos
172 Dayot Upamecano
173 Christopher Scott RC
174 Gerard Piqu
175 Angel Di Maria

176 Jonathan David RC
177 Juan Cuadrado
178 Marco Reus
179 Daniel Maldini
180 Alisson Becker
181 Pepe
182 Bright Arrey-Mbi RC
183 Harry Maguire
184 Omar Richards RC
185 Isaac Lihadji RC
186 Kai Havertz
187 Sergio Agüero
188 Daniel Braganca RC
189 Edouard Michut RC
190 Joshua Kimmich
191 Youssef En-Nesyri
192 Raheem Sterling
193 Ignace Van der Brempt RC
194 Dominik Szoboszlai
195 Giorgio Chiellini
196 Kaio Jorge RC
197 Goncalo Inacio RC
198 Mason Greenwood
199 Ryan Gravenberch RC
200 Kylian Mbappé

Short Print Variations Checklist

25 cards.

2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League Kylian Mbappe SP

1 Erling Haaland
12 Luka Sucic
13 Toni Kroos
25 Brian Brobbey
30 Weston McKennie
46 Alphonso Davies
54 Ansu Fati
58 João Félix
71 Jules Koundé
76 Phil Foden
78 Paul Scholes
100 Cristiano Ronaldo
118 Francisco Conceição
123 Ilaix Moriba
126 Nuno Mendes
139 Mason Mount
143 Christian Pulisic
150 Neymar Jr
155 Pedri
165 Sandro Tonali
170 Leroy Sané
176 Jonathan David
179 Paolo Maldini
192 Raheem Sterling
200 Kylian Mbappé

Super Short Print Variations Checklist

10 cards.

2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League Kylian Mbappe SSP

1 Erling Haaland
46 Alphonso Davies
58 João Félix
108 Robert Lewandowski
143 Christian Pulisic
145 Eric Cantona
150 Neymar Jr
166 Roberto Carlos
198 Mason Greenwood
200 Kylian Mbappé

2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League Checklist – Autographs

Base Autographs Checklist

25 cards.

Parallels:

  • Blue – /99
  • Gold – /50
  • Black – /10
  • Red – /5
  • FoilFractor – 1/1

BA-AE Anthony Elanga
BA-AF Ansu Fati
BA-AK Ansgar Knauff
BA-AL Aymeric Laporte
BA-CP Cole Palmer
BA-CR Cristiano Ronaldo
BA-CS Christopher Scott
BA-DO Dani Olmo
BA-DS Dominik Szoboszlai
BA-EH Erling Haaland
BA-FT Ferran Torres
BA-HM Hannibal Mejbri
BA-IM Ilaix Moriba
BA-JH Jordan Henderson
BA-KC Kingsley Coman
BA-LG Leon Goretzka
BA-LM Lautaro Martínez
BA-MM Mason Mount
BA-N Neymar Jr
BA-NM Nuno Mendes
BA-PG Pedro Gonçalves
BA-PK Pierre Kalulu
BA-SD Sergiño Dest
BA-TK Toni Kroos
BA-TW Timo Werner

Ultimate Stage Autographs Checklist

25 cards.

Parallels:

  • Blue – /99
  • Gold – /50
  • Black – /10
  • Red – /5
  • FoilFractor – 1/1

US-A Antony
US-BC Ben Chilwell
US-DB Daniel Bragança
US-E Ederson
US-EH Eden Hazard
US-EM Edouard Michut
US-GC Giorgio Chiellini
US-IG İlkay Gündoğan
US-JB Jude Bellingham
US-JK Joshua Kimmich
US-KJ Kaio Jorge
US-LM Lionel Messi
US-MK Mohamed Simakan
US-MM Mason Mount
US-MR Marco Reus
US-MS Maarten Stekelenburg
US-P Pedri
US-RD Rúben Dias
US-RL Robert Lewandowski
US-TH Theo Hernández
US-V Vini Jr.
US-VVD Virgil van Dijk
US-WM Weston McKennie
US-XS Xaver Schlager
US-YD Yusuf Demir

2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League Checklist – Inserts

1975-76 Topps Footballer Checklist

20 cards.

Parallels:

  • Pink – (value blaster boxes only)
  • Gold – /50
  • Orange – /25
  • Red – /5
  • FoilFractor – 1/1
  • Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)

75-01 Karim Benzema
75-02 Kai Havertz
75-03 Sadio Mané
75-04 Pierre Kalulu
75-05 Leroy Sané
75-06 Hannibal Mejbri
75-07 Francisco Conceição
75-08 Giovanni Reyna
75-09 Dominik Szoboszlai
75-10 Matthijs de Ligt
75-11 Lukas Nmecha
75-12 Neymar Jr
75-13 Dušan Tadić
75-14 Lionel Messi
75-15 Luis Suárez
75-16 Mohamed Daramy
75-17 Eduardo Camavinga
75-18 Gianluigi Donnarumma
75-19 Manuel Locatelli
75-20 Benjamin Sesko

Best of the Best Checklist

15 cards.

Parallels:

  • Gold – /50
  • Orange – /25
  • Red – /5
  • FoilFractor – 1/1
  • Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)

BB-01 Erling Haaland
BB-02 Neymar Jr
BB-03 Marcus Rashford
BB-04 Cristiano Ronaldo
BB-05 Juan Cuadrado
BB-06 Toni Kroos
BB-07 Edouard Mendy
BB-08 Alphonso Davies
BB-09 Federico Bernardeschi
BB-10 Hans Hateboer
BB-11 Phil Foden
BB-12 Erling Haaland
BB-13 Lionel Messi
BB-14 Lionel Messi
BB-15 Antoine Griezmann

Flags of Foundation Checklist

20 cards.

2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League Flags of Foundation Christian Pulisic

Parallels:

  • Gold – /50
  • Orange – /25
  • Red – /5
  • FoilFractor – 1/1
  • Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)

FF-01 Ansu Fati
FF-02 Takuhiro Nakai
FF-03 Shola Shoretire
FF-04 Neymar Jr
FF-05 Christian Pulisic
FF-06 Mohamed Salah
FF-07 Kylian Mbappé
FF-08 Erling Haaland
FF-09 Kaio Jorge
FF-10 Nuno Mendes
FF-11 Serge Gnabry
FF-12 Kevin De Bruyne
FF-13 Jonathan David
FF-14 Zlatan Ibrahimović
FF-15 Nicolò Barella
FF-16 João Félix
FF-17 Giovanni Reyna
FF-18 Ivan Rakitić
FF-19 Lautaro Martínez
FF-20 Brenden Aaronson

Future Stars Checklist

15 cards.

Parallels:

  • Gold – /50
  • Orange – /25
  • Red – /5
  • FoilFractor – 1/1
  • Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)

FS-01 Pedri
FS-02 Jude Bellingham
FS-03 Federico Chiesa
FS-04 Jamal Musiala
FS-05 Youssoufa Moukoko
FS-06 Xavi Simons
FS-07 Nicolò Barella
FS-08 Charles De Ketelaere
FS-09 Sandro Tonali
FS-10 Ryan Gravenberch
FS-11 Jules Koundé
FS-12 Ferran Torres
FS-13 Curtis Jones
FS-14 Amad
FS-15 Antony

Perfect10n Checklist

10 cards.

Parallels:

  • Orange – /25
  • Red – /5
  • FoilFractor – 1/1

PF-01 Sadio Mané
PF-02 Christian Pulisic
PF-03 Leroy Sané
PF-04 Paulo Dybala
PF-05 Lautaro Martínez
PF-06 Luka Modrić
PF-07 Neymar Jr
PF-08 Marcus Rashford
PF-09 Noa Lang
PF-10 Jack Grealish

Road to St. Petersburg Checklist

20 cards.

2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League Road to St Letersburg Youssoufa Moukoko

Parallels:

  • Gold – /50
  • Orange – /25
  • Red – /5
  • FoilFractor – 1/1
  • Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)

RSP-01 Vini Jr.
RSP-02 Mauro Icardi
RSP-03 Anthony Elanga
RSP-04 Phil Foden
RSP-05 Trent Alexander-Arnold
RSP-06 Kenneth Taylor
RSP-07 Ansgar Knauff
RSP-08 Weston McKennie
RSP-09 Harvey Elliott
RSP-10 Thomas Müller
RSP-11 Timo Werner
RSP-12 Robert Lewandowski
RSP-13 Youssoufa Moukoko
RSP-14 Pedro Gonçalves
RSP-15 Ángel Di María
RSP-16 Rafael Leão
RSP-17 Tim Weah
RSP-18 Lionel Messi
RSP-19 Romelu Lukaku
RSP-20 Benjamin Sesko


1 comment

  • Andrew Watson

    I have a 2022 topps uefa 1975 retro Messi with the blue back, 1:1172 packs. What do you value my card at for insurance purposes to get it graded? I haven’t seen another one. Thanks

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