# 2025–26 UEFA Europa League

The 2025–26 UEFA Europa League will be the 55th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 17th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.
The final will be played on 20 May 2026 at Beşiktaş Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.

## Association team allocation

A total of 78 teams from between 33 and 40 of the 55 UEFA member associations are expected to participate in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League. Among them, 33 associations have teams directly qualifying for the Europa League, while for the other 12 associations that do not have any teams directly qualifying may have teams playing after being transferred from the Champions League. The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:
* The title holders of the Europa Conference League were given an entry in the Europa League (if they did not qualify for the Champions League or Europa League via league position).
* Associations 1–12 each have two teams.
* Associations 13–33 (except Russia) each have one team.
* 31 teams eliminated from the 2024–25 Champions League were transferred to the Europa League.

### Association ranking

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

### Distribution

| | | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round | Teams transferred from Champions League |
| First qualifying round (16 teams) | First qualifying round (16 teams) | 16 domestic cup winners from associations 17–33 (except Russia) | | |
| Second qualifying round (16 teams) | Second qualifying round (16 teams) | 1 domestic cup winner from association 16 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–12 1 domestic league fourth-placed team from association 6 | 8 winners from the first qualifying round | |
| Third qualifying round (26 teams) | Champions path (12 teams) | | | 12 losers from Champions League second qualifying round (Champions path) |
| Third qualifying round (26 teams) | League path (14 teams) | 3 domestic cup winners from associations 13–15 | 8 winners from second qualifying round | 3 losers from Champions League second qualifying round (League path) |
| Play-off round (24 teams) | Play-off round (24 teams) | 5 domestic cup winners from associations 8–12 | 13 winners from third qualifying round | 6 losers from Champions League third qualifying round (Champions path) |
| League phase (36 teams) | League phase (36 teams) | Conference League title holders 7 domestic cup winners from associations 1–7 5 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–5 | 12 winners from play-off round | 5 losers from Champions League play-off round (Champions path) 4 losers from Champions League third qualifying round (League path) 2 losers from Champions League play-off round (League path) |
| 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 have been made:
* The cup winners of association 16 (Denmark) 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:
* CON: Conference League title holders
* CW: Cup winners
* 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position of the previous season
* CL: Transferred from the Champions League
** CH/LP PO: Losers from the play-off round (Champions/League Path)
** CH/LP Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round (Champions/League Path)
** CH/LP Q2: Losers from the second qualifying round (Champions/League Path)
The third qualifying round is divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).
Note: Teams in italics may still qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League.
Qualified teams for 2025–26 UEFA Europa League :
| Entry round | Entry round | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams |
| League stage | League stage | (CON) | (CW) | (5th) | (CW) |
| League stage | League stage | (5th) | (CW) | (5th) | (CW) |
| League stage | League stage | (5th) | (CW) | (5th) | (CW) |
| League stage | League stage | (CW) | (CL CH PO) | (CL CH PO) | (CL CH PO) |
| League stage | League stage | (CL CH PO) | (CL CH PO) | (CL LP PO) | (CL LP PO) |
| League stage | League stage | (CL LP Q3) | (CL LP Q3) | (CL LP Q3) | (CL LP Q3) |
| Play-off round | Play-off round | (CW) | (CW) | (CW) | (CW) |
| Play-off round | Play-off round | (CW) | (CL CH Q3) | (CL CH Q3) | (CL CH Q3) |
| Play-off round | Play-off round | (CL CH Q3) | (CL CH Q3) | (CL CH Q3) | |
| Third qualifying round | CH | (CL CH Q2) | (CL CH Q2) | (CL CH Q2) | (CL CH Q2) |
| Third qualifying round | CH | (CL CH Q2) | (CL CH Q2) | (CL CH Q2) | (CL CH Q2) |
| Third qualifying round | CH | (CL CH Q2) | (CL CH Q2) | (CL CH Q2) | (CL CH Q2) |
| Third qualifying round | MP | (CW) | Fredrikstad (CW) | (CW) | (CL LP Q2) |
| Third qualifying round | MP | (CL LP Q2) | (CL LP Q2) | | |
| Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | (4th) | (3rd) | Genk (RL) | (3rd) |
| Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | (3rd) | (3rd) | (3rd) | (CW) |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | (CW) | (CW) | (CW) | (CW) |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | (CW) | (CW) | (CW) | (CW/2nd) |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | (CW) | (CW) | (CW) | (CW) |
| First qualifying round | First qualifying round | (CW) | (CW) | (CW) | Aktobe (CW) |
* ^ Belgium (BEL): Genk have qualified by winning the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League regular season, but may still qualify for the Champions League.
* ^ 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.
* ^ Sweden (SWE): If Malmö FF win the 2024–25 Svenska Cupen, as they have already qualified for the Champions League by winning the 2024 Allsvenskan, the spot for the Europa League from Sweden would go to Hammarby IF, the second-place team of the 2024 Allsvenskan.

## Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows. Matches are scheduled for Thursdays, apart from the final, which takes place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally can take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts. One exclusive week will be held where both Wednesday and Thursdays are matchdays, on 24 and 25 September.
Schedule for 2025–26 UEFA Europa League :
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 17 June 2025 | 10 July 2025 | 17 July 2025 |
| Qualifying | Second qualifying round | 18 June 2025 | 24 July 2025 | 31 July 2025 |
| Qualifying | Third qualifying round | 21 July 2025 | 7 August 2025 | 14 August 2025 |
| Play-offs | Play-off round | 4 August 2025 | 21 August 2025 | 28 August 2025 |
| League phase | Matchday 1 | 29 August 2025 | 24–25 September 2025 | 24–25 September 2025 |
| League phase | Matchday 2 | 29 August 2025 | 2 October 2025 | 2 October 2025 |
| League phase | Matchday 3 | 29 August 2025 | 23 October 2025 | 23 October 2025 |
| League phase | Matchday 4 | 29 August 2025 | 6 November 2025 | 6 November 2025 |
| League phase | Matchday 5 | 29 August 2025 | 27 November 2025 | 27 November 2025 |
| League phase | Matchday 6 | 29 August 2025 | 11 December 2025 | 11 December 2025 |
| League phase | Matchday 7 | 29 August 2025 | 22 January 2026 | 22 January 2026 |
| League phase | Matchday 8 | 29 August 2025 | 29 January 2026 | 29 January 2026 |
| Knockout phase | Knockout round play-offs | 30 January 2026 | 19 February 2026 | 26 February 2026 |
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 27 February 2026 | 12 March 2026 | 19 March 2026 |
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 27 February 2026 | 9 April 2026 | 16 April 2026 |
| Knockout phase | Semi-finals | 27 February 2026 | 30 April 2026 | 7 May 2026 |
| Knockout phase | Final | 27 February 2026 | 20 May 2026 at Beşiktaş Stadium, Istanbul | 20 May 2026 at Beşiktaş Stadium, Istanbul |