The UEFA Europa League 2025-26 season is officially set to commence. The draw for the league phase, featuring 36 participating teams, was held on Friday, revealing the highly anticipated matchups for the continent`s second-tier club competition. This innovative league phase format, introduced last season, has significantly reshaped the structure of European tournaments. The prestigious 2026 UEFA Europa League final will culminate at Besiktas Park in Istanbul on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, with the league phase officially kicking off on September 24.
League Phase Schedule
- Matchday 1: 24-25 September 2025
- Matchday 2: 2 October 2025
- Matchday 3: 23 October 2025
- Matchday 4: 6 November 2025
- Matchday 5: 27 November 2025
- Matchday 6: 11 December 2025
- Matchday 7: 22 January 2026
- Matchday 8: 29 January 2026
Europa League Knockout Stage Dates
- Knockout phase play-offs: 19-26 February 2026
- Round of 16: 12-19 March 2026
- Quarter-finals: 9-16 April 2026
- Semifinals: 30 April-7 May 2026
- Final: 20 May 2026
Confirmed Fixtures for Pot One Teams
- AS Roma: Lille (H), Rangers (A), Viktoria Plzen (H), Celtic (A), Midtjylland (H), Nice (A), Stuttgart (H), Panathinaikos (A)
- Porto: Rangers (H), RB Salzburg (A), Crvena zvezda (H), Viktoria Plzen (A), Nice (H), Nottingham Forest (A), Malmo (H), Utrecht (A)
- Rangers: Roma (H), Porto (A), Braga (H), Ferencvaros (A), Ludogorets (H), Sturm Graz (A), Genk (H), Brann (A)
- Feyenoord: Aston Villa (H), Real Betis (A), Celtic (H), Braga (A), Sturm Graz (H), FCSB (A), Panathinaikos (H), Stuttgart (A)
- Lille: Dinamo Zagreb (H), Roma (A), PAOK (H), Crvena zvezda (A), Freiburg (H), Young Boys (A), Brann (H), Celta Vigo (A)
- Dinamo Zagreb: Real Betis (H), Lille (A), Fenerbahce (H), Maccabi Tel Aviv (A), FCSB (H), Midtjylland (A), Celta Vigo (H), Malmo (A)
- Real Betis: Feyenoord (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), Lyon (H), PAOK (A), Nottingham Forest (H), Ludogorets (A), Utrecht (H), Genk (A)
- Red Bull Salzburg: Porto (H), Aston Villa (A), Ferencvaros (H), Lyon (A), Basel (H), Freiburg (A), Go Ahead Eagles (H), Bologna (A)
- Aston Villa: RB Salzburg (H), Feyenoord (A), Maccabi Tel Aviv (H), Fenerbahce (A), Young Boys (H), Basel (A), Bologna (H), Go Ahead Eagles (A)
Confirmed Fixtures for Pot Two Teams
- Fenerbahce: Aston Villa (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), Ferencvaros (H), Viktoria Plzen (A), Nice (H), FCSB (A), Stuttgart (H), Brann (A)
- Braga: Feyenoord (H), Rangers (A), Crvena zvezda (H), Celtic (A), Nottingham Forest (H), Nice (A), Genk (H), Go Ahead Eagles (A)
- Crvena zvezda: Lille (H), Porto (A), Celtic (H), Braga (A), FCSB (H), Sturm Graz (A), Celta Vigo (H), Malmo (A)
- Lyon: RB Salzburg (H), Betis (A), PAOK (H), Maccabi Tel Aviv (A), Basel (H), Young Boys (A), Go Ahead Eagles (H), Utrecht (A)
- PAOK: Real Betis (H), Lille (A), Maccabi Tel Aviv (H), Lyon (A), Young Boys (H), Ludogorets (A), Brann (H), Celta Vigo (A)
- Viktoria Plzen: Porto (H), Roma (A), Fenerbahce (H), Ferencvaros (A), Freiburg (H), Basel (A), Malmo (H), Panathinaikos (A)
- Ferencvaros: Rangers (H), RB Salzburg (A), Viktoria Plzen (H), Fenerbahce (A), Ludogorets (H), Nottingham Forest (A), Panathinaikos (H), Genk (A)
- Celtic: Roma (H), Feyenoord (A), Braga (H), Crvena zvezda (A), Stum Graz (H), FC Midjylland (A), Utrecht (H), Bologna (A)
- Maccabi Tel Aviv: Dinamo Zagreb (H), Aston Villa (A), Lyon (H), PAOK (A), Midjylland (H), Freiburg (A), Bologna (H), Stuttgart (A)
Confirmed Fixtures for Pot Three Teams
- Young Boys: Lille (H), Aston Villa (A), Lyon (H), PAOK (A), Ludogorets (H), FCSB (A), Panathinaikos (H), Stuttgart (A)
- Basel: Aston Villa (H), RB Salzburg (A), Viktoria Plzen (H), Lyon (A), FCSB (H), Freiburg (A), Stuttgart (H), Genk (A)
- Midtjylland: Dinamo Zagreb (H), AS Roma (A), Celtic (H), Maccabi Tel Aviv (A), Sturm Graz (H), Nottingham Forest (A), Genk (H), Brann (A)
- Freiburg: RB Salzburg (H), Lille (A), Maccabi Tel Aviv (H), Viktoria Plzen (A), Basel (H), Nice (A), Utrecht (H), Bologna (A)
- Ludogorets: Real Betis (H), Rangers (A), PAOK (H), Ferencvaros (A), Nice (H), Young Boys (A), Celta (H), Malmo (A)
- Nottingham Forest: Porto (H), Real Betis (A), Ferencvaros (H), Braga (A), Midtjylland (H), Sturn Graz (A), Malmo (H), Utrecht (A)
- Sturm Graz: Rangers (H), Feyenoord (A), Crvena zvezda (H), Celtic (A), Nottingham Forest (H), Midtjylland (A), Brann (H), Panathinaikos (A)
- FCSB: Feyenoord (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), Fenerbahce (H), Crvena zvezda (A), Young Boys (H), Basel (A), Bologna (H), Go Ahead Eagles (A)
- Nice: Roma (H), Porto (A), Braga (H), Fenerbahce (A), Freiburg (H), Ludogorets (A), Go Ahead Eagles (H), Celta Vigo (A)
Confirmed Fixtures for Pot Four Teams
- Bologna: RB Salzburg (H), Aston Villa (A), Celtic (H), Maccabi Tel Aviv (A), Freiburg (H), FCSB (A), Brann (H), Celta Vigo (A)
- Celta Vigo: Lille (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), PAOK (H), Crvena zvezda (A), Nice (H), Ludogorets (A), Bologna (H), Stuttgart (A)
- Stuttgart: Feyenoord (H), AS Roma (A), Maccabi Tel Aviv (H), Fenerbahce (A), Young Boys (H), Basel (A), Celta Vigo (H), Go Ahead Eagles (A)
- Panathinaikos: Roma (H), Feyenoord (A), Viktoria Plzen (H), Ferencvaros (A), Sturm Graz (H), Young Boys (A), Go Ahead Eagles (H), Malmo (A)
- Malmo: Dinamo Zagreb (H), Porto (A), Crvena zvezda (H), Viktoria Plzen (A), Ludogorets (H), Nottingham Forest (A), Panathinaikos (H), Genk (A)
- Go Ahead Eagles: Aston Villa (H), RB Salzburg (A), Braga (H), Lyon (A), FCSB (H), Nice (A), Stuttgart (H), Panathinaikos (A)
- Utrecht: Porto (H), Real Betis (A), Lyon (H), Celtic (A), Nottingham Forest (H), Freiburg (A), Genk (H), Brann (A)
- Genk: Real Betis (H), Rangers (A), Ferencvaros (H), Braga (A), Basel (H), Midtjylland (A), Malmo (H), Utrecht (A)
- Brann: Rangers (H), Lille (A), Fenerbahce (H), PAOK (A), Midtjylland (H), Sturm Graz (A), Utrecht (H), Bologna (A)
