2025–26 UEFA Conference League

The 2025–26 UEFA Conference League is the fifth season of the UEFA Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The final will be played at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany. The winners of the tournament will qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League league phase, unless they qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League or Europa League through their league performance. In that case, the access list will be rebalanced.

Schedule
 Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Qualifying First qualifying round 17 June 2025 10 July 2025 17 July 2025 Second qualifying round 18 June 2025 24 July 2025 31 July 2025 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 2 October 2025 Matchday 2 23 October 2025 Matchday 3 6 November 2025 Matchday 4 27 November 2025 Matchday 5 11 December 2025 Matchday 6 18 December 2025 Knockout phase Knockout phase play-offs 16 January 2026 19 February 2026 26 February 2026 Round of 16 27 February 2026 12 March 2026 19 March 2026 Quarter-finals 9 April 2026 16 April 2026 Semi-finals 30 April 2026 7 May 2026 Final 27 May 2026 at Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

Qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
The winners of the ties advanced to the second qualifying round.

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Second qualifying round
The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round.

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Third qualifying round
The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round.

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Play-off round
The winners of the ties will advance to the league phase.

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League phase

Knockout phase
Knockout phase play-offs

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Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

References

Category:2025–26 in European football