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About UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa League 2025/26: Format, Schedule & Teams
The UEFA Europa League 2025/26 features 36 teams competing in the new Swiss-system league format that has replaced the traditional group stage. Each team plays eight games against eight different opponents - two teams from each of the four seeding pots based on UEFA coefficients, with one home and one away game per pot.
League Phase Schedule
- Matchday 1: September 24–25, 2025
- Matchday 2: October 2, 2025
- Matchday 3: October 23, 2025
- Matchday 4: November 6, 2025
- Matchday 5: November 27, 2025
- Matchday 6: December 11, 2025
- Matchday 7: January 22, 2026
- Matchday 8: January 29, 2026
Knockout Phase Dates
- Knockout Phase Play-offs: February 19 & 26, 2026
- Round of 16: March 12 & 19, 2026
- Quarter-finals: April 9 & 16, 2026
- Semi-finals: April 30 & May 7, 2026
- Final: May 20, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey
Qualification System
Teams finishing 1st-8th advance directly to the Round of 16. Teams ranked 9th-24th compete in knockout play-offs for the remaining eight Round of 16 spots. The bottom 12 teams are eliminated from European competition. The tournament winner earns automatic qualification to the following season's Champions League. Follow the latest Europa League standings and detailed UEL Stats throughout the competition.
Key Teams & Top Seeds
Roma enters as one of the tournament favorites, drawn against Lille, Viktoria Plzen, Midtjylland, Stuttgart at home, and Rangers, Celtic, Nice, Panathinaikos away. Porto faces Rangers, Red Star Belgrade, Nice, Malmö at home, with away fixtures against Salzburg, Viktoria Plzen, Nottingham Forest, and Utrecht.
Rangers will host Roma, Braga, Ludogorets, and Genk, while traveling to face Porto, Ferencváros, Sturm Graz, and Brann. Feyenoord has home games against Aston Villa, Celtic, Sturm Graz, and Panathinaikos, with away games against Real Betis, Braga, FCSB, and Stuttgart.
Notable Matchups
The draw has produced several compelling fixtures including Scottish rivals Rangers and Celtic meeting in European competition, while English sides Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest make their Europa League debuts in the new format.
Participating Teams Overview
The competition features clubs from 23 different European associations, with a mix of established European powers and emerging talents. Traditional giants like Roma, Porto, and Feyenoord lead the field alongside ambitious clubs seeking to make their mark on the continental stage.
Teams include representatives from major European leagues: Premier League clubs Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, La Liga's Real Betis and Celta Vigo, Serie A's Roma, Bundesliga's Stuttgart and Freiburg, and Ligue 1's Lille and Nice, among others from across the continent.
FAQ
In the previous season of UEFA Europa League, the title was claimed by Tottenham, while the spotlight also shone brightly on Bruno Fernandes, who led as the top scorer with an impressive tally of 7 goals.
Sevilla holds the record in UEFA Europa League for the most titles, having come out on top 7 times.
Panathinaikos v AS Roma
The top performers of the UEFA Europa League this week are Martin Erlić (FC Midtjylland), Auston Trusty (Celtic) and Niccolò Pisilli (AS Roma)
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