# 2025–26 UEFA Conference League

The 2025–26 UEFA Conference League will be the fifth season of the UEFA Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA.
This will be the second UEFA Conference League played under a new format involving a 36-team league phase. The new format also does not allow teams to transfer from the Europa League league or knockout phase to the Conference League knockout phase, and thus Conference League winners can no longer defend their title as the winner of the Conference League automatically qualifies for the Europa League league phase.
The final will be played at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany. The winners of the tournament will automatically qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League league phase, unless they qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League through their league performance. In such case, the access list will be rebalanced.

## Association team allocation

A total of 167 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations are participating in the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League. The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:
* Associations 1–12 each have one team.
* Associations 13–33 and 51–55 (except Russia) each have two teams.
* Associations 34–50 each have three teams (except Liechtenstein, which has one).
* 15 teams eliminated from the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League and 41 teams eliminated from the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League will be transferred to the Conference League.

### Association ranking

For the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2024 UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2019–20 to 2023–24.
Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Conference League, as noted below:
* (UCL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League
* (UEL) – Additional/vacated teams transferred from/to the UEFA Europa League
| Rank | Association | Coeff. | Teams |
| 1 | England | 104.303 | 1 |
| 2 | Italy | 90.284 | 1 |
| 3 | Spain | 89.489 | 1 |
| 4 | Germany | 86.624 | 1 |
| 5 | France | 66.831 | 1 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 61.300 | 1 |
| 7 | Portugal | 56.316 | 1 |
| 8 | Belgium | 48.800 | 1 |
| 9 | Turkey | 38.600 | 1 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 36.050 | 1 |
| 11 | Scotland | 36.050 | 1 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 32.975 | 1 |
| 13 | Austria | 32.600 | 2 |
| 14 | Norway | 31.625 | 2 |
| 15 | Greece | 31.525 | 2 |
| 16 | Denmark | 31.450 | 2 |
| 17 | Israel | 31.125 | 2 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 28.000 | 2 |
| 19 | Serbia | 27.780 | 2 |
| Rank | Association | Coeff. | Teams |
| 20 | Croatia | 25.525 | 2 |
| 21 | Poland | 25.375 | 2 |
| 22 | Russia | 22.965 | 0 |
| 23 | Cyprus | 22.100 | 2 |
| 24 | Hungary | 21.875 | 2 |
| 25 | Sweden | 21.500 | 2 |
| 26 | Romania | 21.375 | 2 |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 20.375 | 2 |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 20.125 | 2 |
| 29 | Slovakia | 19.625 | 2 |
| 30 | Slovenia | 13.250 | 2 |
| 31 | Moldova | 13.125 | 2 |
| 32 | Kosovo | 11.541 | 2 |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 11.500 | 2 |
| 34 | Finland | 11.125 | 3 |
| 35 | Republic of Ireland | 10.875 | 3 |
| 36 | Armenia | 10.625 | 3 |
| 37 | Latvia | 10.625 | 3 |
| 38 | Faroe Islands | 10.375 | 3 |
| Rank | Association | Coeff. | Teams |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.000 | 3 |
| 40 | Liechtenstein | 10.000 | 1 |
| 41 | Iceland | 9.583 | 3 |
| 42 | Northern Ireland | 9.208 | 3 |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 8.625 | 3 |
| 44 | Lithuania | 8.500 | 3 |
| 45 | Malta | 8.250 | 3 |
| 46 | Georgia | 7.625 | 3 |
| 47 | Albania | 7.375 | 3 |
| 48 | Estonia | 7.207 | 3 |
| 49 | Belarus | 6.625 | 3 |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 6.000 | 3 |
| 51 | Andorra | 5.998 | 2 |
| 52 | Wales | 5.791 | 2 |
| 53 | Montenegro | 5.708 | 2 |
| 54 | Gibraltar | 4.957 | 2 |
| 55 | San Marino | 1.832 | 2 |

### Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.
| | | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | Teams transferred from Champions League | Teams transferred from Europa League |
| First qualifying round (52 teams) | First qualifying round (52 teams) | 11 domestic cup winners from associations 45–55 21 domestic league runners-up from associations 34–55 (except Liechtenstein) 20 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 30–50 (except Liechtenstein) | | | |
| Second qualifying round (102 teams) | Champions path (14 teams) | | | 14 teams eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round | |
| Second qualifying round (102 teams) | League path (88 teams) | 11 domestic cup winners from associations 34–44 17 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–33 (except Russia) 16 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 13–29 (except Russia) 9 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–15 1 domestic league fifth-placed team from association 6 | 26 winners from the first qualifying round | | 8 teams eliminated from Europa League first qualifying round |
| Third qualifying round (60 teams) | Champions path (8 teams) | | 7 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions path) | 1 team eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round | |
| Third qualifying round (60 teams) | League path (52 teams) | | 44 winners from the second qualifying round (League path) | | 8 teams eliminated from Europa League second qualifying round |
| Play-off round (48 teams) | Champions path (10 teams) | | 4 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions path) | | 6 teams eliminated from Europa League third qualifying round (Champions path) |
| Play-off round (48 teams) | League path (38 teams) | 5 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–5 (EFL Cup winners for England) | 26 winners from the third qualifying round (League path) | | 7 teams eliminated from Europa League third qualifying round (League path) |
| League phase (36 teams) | League phase (36 teams) | | 5 winners from the play-off round (Champions path) 19 winners from the play-off round (League path) | | 12 teams eliminated from Europa League play-off round |
| Knockout phase play-offs (16 teams) | Knockout phase play-offs (16 teams) | | 16 teams ranked 9–24 from the league phase | | |
| Round of 16 (16 teams) | Round of 16 (16 teams) | | 8 teams ranked 1–8 from the league phase 8 winners from the knockout phase play-offs | | |
The information here reflects the ongoing suspension of Russia in European football, and so the following changes to the default access list were made:
* The cup winners of associations 39 to 44 (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg and Lithuania) will enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.

### Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
* CW: Domestic cup winners
* 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position of the previous season
* LC: League cup winners
* RW: Regular season winners
* PW: End-of-season Conference League play-offs winners
* CL: Transferred from the Champions League
** Q1: Losers from the first qualifying round
* EL: Transferred from the Europa League
** PO: Losers from the play-off round
** CH/MP Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round (Champions/Main Path)
** MP Q2: Losers from the second qualifying round (Main Path)
** MP Q1: Losers from the first qualifying round (Main Path)
The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round were divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).
Note: Teams in italics may still qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League or 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.
Qualified teams for 2025–26 UEFA Conference League :
| Entry round | Entry round | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams |
| League phase | League phase | (EL PO) | (EL PO) | (EL PO) | (EL PO) |
| League phase | League phase | (EL PO) | (EL PO) | (EL PO) | (EL PO) |
| League phase | League phase | (EL PO) | (EL PO) | (EL PO) | (EL PO) |
| Play-off round | CH | (EL CH Q3) | (EL CH Q3) | (EL CH Q3) | (EL CH Q3) |
| Play-off round | CH | (EL CH Q3) | (EL CH Q3) | | |
| Play-off round | MP | Newcastle United (LC) | (6th) | (6th) | (6th) |
| Play-off round | MP | (6th) | (EL MP Q3) | (EL MP Q3) | (EL MP Q3) |
| Play-off round | MP | (EL MP Q3) | (EL MP Q3) | (EL MP Q3) | (EL MP Q3) |
| Third qualifying round | CH | (CL Q1) | | | |
| Third qualifying round | MP | (EL MP Q2) | (EL MP Q2) | (EL MP Q2) | (EL MP Q2) |
| Third qualifying round | MP | (EL MP Q2) | (EL MP Q2) | (EL MP Q2) | (EL MP Q2) |
| Second qualifying round | CH | (CL Q1) | (CL Q1) | (CL Q1) | (CL Q1) |
| Second qualifying round | CH | (CL Q1) | (CL Q1) | (CL Q1) | (CL Q1) |
| Second qualifying round | CH | (CL Q1) | (CL Q1) | (CL Q1) | (CL Q1) |
| Second qualifying round | CH | (CL Q1) | (CL Q1) | | |
| Second qualifying round | MP | (EL MP Q1) | (EL MP Q1) | (EL MP Q1) | (EL MP Q1) |
| Second qualifying round | MP | (EL MP Q1) | (EL MP Q1) | (EL MP Q1) | (EL MP Q1) |
| Second qualifying round | MP | (PW) | (4th) | (PW) | (4th) |
| Second qualifying round | MP | (PW) | (4th) | (4th) | (3rd) |
| Second qualifying round | MP | (PW) | Viking (3rd) | Rosenborg (4th) | (3rd) |
| Second qualifying round | MP | (4th) | (2nd) | (PW) | (2nd) |
| Second qualifying round | MP | (3rd) | (2nd) | (3rd) | (2nd) |
| Second qualifying round | MP | (3rd) | (2nd) | (3rd) | (2nd) |
| Second qualifying round | MP | (3rd) | (2nd) | (3rd) | (2nd) |
| Second qualifying round | MP | (3rd) | Hammarby IF (2nd/3rd) | AIK (3rd/4th) | (2nd) |
| Second qualifying round | MP | (PW) | (2nd) | (PW) | (2nd) |
| Second qualifying round | MP | (3rd) | (2nd) | (3rd) | (2nd) |
| Second qualifying round | MP | (2nd) | (2nd) | Astana (2nd) | Ilves (2nd) |
| Second qualifying round | MP | Drogheda United (CW) | (CW) | Riga (2nd) | HB (CW) |
| Second qualifying round | MP | (CW) | (CW) | KA (CW) | (CW) |
| Second qualifying round | MP | (CW) | Banga (CW) | | |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | (3rd) | (3rd) | (3rd) | Ordabasy (4th) |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | HJK (3rd) | SJK (PW) | Shamrock Rovers (2nd) | St Patrick's Athletic (3rd) |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | (2nd) | (3rd) | Auda (3rd) | Daugavpils (5th) |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | KÍ (2nd) | NSÍ (4th) | (2nd) | (3rd) |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | Víkingur Reykjavík (2nd) | Valur (3rd) | (2nd) | (PW) |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | (2nd) | (3rd) | Hegelmann (2nd) | Kauno (3rd) |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | (CW) | (2nd) | (3rd) | Spaeri (CW) |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | Torpedo Kutaisi (2nd) | Dila Gori (3rd) | (CW) | (2nd) |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | (3rd) | (CW) | Nõmme Kalju (2nd) | Paide Linnameeskond (3rd) |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | (CW) | Neman Grodno (2nd) | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino (3rd) | (CW) |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | (2nd) | (3rd) | (CW) | (2nd) |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | (CW) | (PW) | (CW) | (2nd) |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | (CW) | (2nd) | (CW) | (PW) |
Notes
* ^ England (ENG): Newcastle United have qualified by winning the 2024–25 EFL Cup, but may still qualify for the Champions League or Europa League by virtue of league position.
* ^ Sweden (SWE): If Malmö FF wins the 2024–25 Svenska Cupen, as the have already qualified by winning the 2024 Allsvenskan for the Champions League, the spot for the Europa League from Sweden would go to the second-place team of 2024 Allsvenskan, Hammarby IF. Then, the fourth-place team of 2024 Allsvenskan, Djurgårdens IF would qualify to Conference League
* ^ Liechtenstein (LIE): The seven teams affiliated with the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) all played in the Swiss football league system. The only competition organised by the LFV was the Liechtenstein Football Cup – the winners of which qualified for the UEFA Conference League for the 2025–26 season.
* ^ Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.
* ^ Wales (WAL): 2nd Place will get Conference League, If The New Saints wins the 2024–25 Welsh Cup.