UEFA Europa League: Livescore

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 matches against eight different opponents - two teams from each of the four seeding pots based on UEFA coefficients, with one home and one away fixture per pot.

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

Knockout Phase Dates

• Knockout Phase Play-offs: 19 & 26 February 2026
• Round of 16: 12 & 19 March 2026
• Quarter-finals: 9 & 16 April 2026
• Semi-finals: 30 April & 7 May 2026
• Final: 20 May 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 matches 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.