The 2025-26 UEFA Europa League officially commences, with 36 clubs now knowing their opponents for the newly introduced league phase. This updated format, which replaced the traditional group stage last season, represents a significant evolution across all three major European club competitions. The journey for these teams will culminate in the grand final, set for Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at Istanbul`s iconic Besiktas Park. The exciting league phase action is scheduled to kick off on September 24.
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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
When Are the Europa League Knockouts?
- Knockout Phase Play-offs: 19-26 February 2026
- Round of 16: 12-19 March 2026
- Quarter-finals: 9-16 April 2026
- Semifinals: 30 April-7 May 2026
- Final: 20 May 2026
Confirmed Fixtures for Pot One Teams
- AS Roma: Lille (H), Rangers (A), Viktoria Plzen (H), Celtic (A), Midtjylland (H), Nice (A), Stuttgart (H), Panathinaikos (A).
- Porto: Rangers (H), RB Salzburg (A), Crvena zvezda (H), Viktoria Plzen (A), Nice (H), Nottingham Forest (A), Malmo (H), Utrecht (A).
- Rangers: Roma (H), Porto (A), Braga (H), Ferencvaros (A), Ludogorets (H), Sturm Graz (A), Genk (H), Brann (A).
- Feyenoord: Aston Villa (H), Real Betis (A), Celtic (H), Braga (A), Sturm Graz (H), FCSB (A), Panathinaikos (H), Stuttgart (A).
- Lille: Dinamo Zagreb (H), Roma (A), PAOK (H), Crvena zvezda (A), Freiburg (H), Young Boys (A), Brann (H), Celta Vigo (A).
- Dinamo Zagreb: Real Betis (H), Lille (A), Fenerbahce (H), Maccabi Tel Aviv (A), FCSB (H), Midtjylland (A), Celta Vigo (H), Malmo (A).
- Real Betis: Feyenoord (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), Lyon (H), PAOK (A), Nottingham Forest (H), Ludogorets (A), Utrecht (H), Genk (A).
- Red Bull Salzburg: Porto (H), Aston Villa (A), Ferencvaros (H), Lyon (A), Basel (H), Freiburg (A), Go Ahead Eagles (H), Bologna (A).
- Aston Villa: RB Salzburg (H), Feyenoord (A), Maccabi Tel Aviv (H), Fenerbahce (A), Young Boys (H), Basel (A), Bologna (H), Go Ahead Eagles (A).
Confirmed Fixtures for Pot Two Teams
- Fenerbahce: Aston Villa (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), Ferencvaros (H), Viktoria Plzen (A), Nice (H), FCSB (A), Stuttgart (H), Brann (A).
- Braga: Feyenoord (H), Rangers (A), Crvena zvezda (H), Celtic (A), Nottingham Forest (H), Nice (A), Genk (H), Go Ahead Eagles (A).
- Crvena zvezda: Lille (H), Porto (A), Celtic (H), Braga (A), FCSB (H), Sturm Graz (A), Celta Vigo (H), Malmo (A).
- Lyon: RB Salzburg (H), Betis (A), PAOK (H), Maccabi Tel Aviv (A), Basel (H), Young Boys (A), Go Ahead Eagles (H), Utrecht (A).
- PAOK: Real Betis (H), Lille (A), Maccabi Tel Aviv (H), Lyon (A), Young Boys (H), Ludogorets (A), Brann (H), Celta Vigo (A).
- Viktoria Plzen: Porto (H), Roma (A), Fenerbahce (H), Ferencvaros (A), Freiburg (H), Basel (A), Malmo (H), Panathinaikos (A).
- Ferencvaros: Rangers (H), RB Salzburg (A), Viktoria Plzen (H), Fenerbahce (A), Ludogorets (H), Nottingham Forest (A), Panathinaikos (H), Genk (A).
- Celtic: Roma (H), Feyenoord (A), Braga (H), Crvena zvezda (A), Sturm Graz (H), FC Midtjylland (A), Utrecht (H), Bologna (A).
- Maccabi Tel Aviv: Dinamo Zagreb (H), Aston Villa (A), Lyon (H), PAOK (A), Midtjylland (H), Freiburg (A), Bologna (H), Stuttgart (A).
Confirmed Fixtures for Pot Three Teams
- Young Boys: Lille (H), Aston Villa (A), Lyon (H), PAOK (A), Ludogorets (H), FCSB (A), Panathinaikos (H), Stuttgart (A).
- Basel: Aston Villa (H), RB Salzburg (A), Viktoria Plzen (H), Lyon (A), FCSB (H), Freiburg (A), Stuttgart (H), Genk (A).
- Midtjylland: Dinamo Zagreb (H), AS Roma (A), Celtic (H), Maccabi Tel Aviv (A), Sturm Graz (H), Nottingham Forest (A), Genk (H), Brann (A).
- Freiburg: RB Salzburg (H), Lille (A), Maccabi Tel Aviv (H), Viktoria Plzen (A), Basel (H), Nice (A), Utrecht (H), Bologna (A).
- Ludogorets: Real Betis (H), Rangers (A), PAOK (H), Ferencvaros (A), Nice (H), Young Boys (A), Celta (H), Malmo (A).
- Nottingham Forest: Porto (H), Real Betis (A), Ferencvaros (H), Braga (A), Midtjylland (H), Sturm Graz (A), Malmo (H), Utrecht (A).
- Sturm Graz: Rangers (H), Feyenoord (A), Crvena zvezda (H), Celtic (A), Nottingham Forest (H), Midtjylland (A), Brann (H), Panathinaikos (A).
- FCSB: Feyenoord (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), Fenerbahce (H), Crvena zvezda (A), Young Boys (H), Basel (A), Bologna (H), Go Ahead Eagles (A).
- Nice: Roma (H), Porto (A), Braga (H), Fenerbahce (A), Freiburg (H), Ludogorets (A), Go Ahead Eagles (A), Celta Vigo (A).
Confirmed Fixtures for Pot Four Teams
- Bologna: RB Salzburg (H), Aston Villa (A), Celtic (H), Maccabi Tel Aviv (A), Freiburg (H), FCSB (A), Brann (H), Celta Vigo (A).
- Celta Vigo: Lille (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), PAOK (H), Crvena zvezda (A), Nice (H), Ludogorets (A), Bologna (H), Stuttgart (A).
- Stuttgart: Feyenoord (H), AS Roma (A), Maccabi Tel Aviv (H), Fenerbahce (A), Young Boys (H), Basel (A), Celta Vigo (H), Go Ahead Eagles (A).
- Panathinaikos: Roma (H), Feyenoord (A), Viktoria Plzen (H), Ferencvaros (A), Sturm Graz (H), Young Boys (A), Go Ahead Eagles (H), Malmo (A).
- Malmo: Dinamo Zagreb (H), Porto (A), Crvena zvezda (H), Viktoria Plzen (A), Ludogorets (H), Nottingham Forest (A), Panathinaikos (H), Genk (A).
- Go Ahead Eagles: Aston Villa (H), RB Salzburg (A), Braga (H), Lyon (A), FCSB (H), Nice (A), Stuttgart (H), Panathinaikos (A).
- Utrecht: Porto (H), Real Betis (A), Lyon (H), Celtic (A), Nottingham Forest (H), Freiburg (A), Genk (H), Brann (A).
- Genk: Real Betis (H), Rangers (A), Ferencvaros (H), Braga (A), Basel (H), Midtjylland (A), Malmo (H), Utrecht (A).
- Brann: Rangers (H), Lille (A), Fenerbahce (H), PAOK (A), Midtjylland (H), Sturm Graz (A), Utrecht (H), Bologna (A).
