2026–27 UEFA Conference League

2026–27 UEFA Conference League
The Beşiktaş Stadium in Istanbul will host the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
7 July – 27 August 2026
Competition proper:
15 October 2026 – 2 June 2027
TeamsCompetition proper: 24+12
Total: 111+54 (from 54 associations)
2027–28 →

The 2026–27 UEFA Conference League is the sixth season of the UEFA Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA.

The winners of the tournament will automatically qualify for the 2027–28 UEFA Europa League league phase, unless they qualify for the 2027–28 UEFA Champions League or Europa League through their league performance.

As the reigning champions, Crystal Palace automatically qualified for the Europa League league phase, and are unable to defend their title as the new format does not allow clubs to transfer from the Europa League into the Conference League from the league phase onwards.

Association team allocation

A total of 165 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations are participating in the 2026–27 UEFA Conference League. The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[1]

Association ranking

For the 2026–27 UEFA Conference League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2025 UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2020–21 to 2024–25.[2]

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
Association ranking for 2026–27 UEFA Conference League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  England 115.196 1
2  Italy 97.231
3  Spain 94.453
4  Germany 86.331
5  France 73.093
6  Netherlands 67.150 +1 (UEL)
7  Portugal 62.266
8  Belgium 56.850 +1 (UEL)
9  Czech Republic 44.100 +1 (UEL)
10  Turkey 43.900 +1 (UEL)
11  Norway 39.687 +1 (UEL)
12  Greece 39.312 +1 (UEL)
13  Austria 36.450 2
14  Scotland 35.550 +2 (UEL)
15  Poland 35.000 +1 (UEL)
16  Denmark 33.981 +2 (UEL)
17  Switzerland 33.625 +2 (UEL)
18  Israel 31.625 +1 (UEL)
19  Cyprus 27.537 +1 (UEL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20  Sweden 27.125 2 +2 (UEL)
21  Croatia 27.025 +1 (UEL)
22  Serbia 25.500 +2 (UEL)
23  Ukraine 24.400 +1 (UEL)
24  Hungary 24.000 +1 (UCL)
25  Romania 23.250 +2 (UEL)
26  Russia 22.632 0 [Note RUS]
27  Slovakia 21.250 2 +1 (UEL)
28  Slovenia 20.343 +1 (UEL)
29  Bulgaria 19.875 +1 (UEL)
30  Azerbaijan 19.625 +1 (UEL)
31  Republic of Ireland 14.968 +2 (UEL)
32  Moldova 14.500 +1 (UCL)
+1 (UEL)
33  Iceland 13.520 +2 (UEL)
34  Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.031 3 +1 (UCL)
35  Armenia 12.250
36  Latvia 12.250 +1 (UCL)
37  Kosovo 12.041 +1 (UCL)
38  Finland 11.750 +1 (UEL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
39  Kazakhstan 11.125 3 +1 (UEL)
40  Faroe Islands 10.750 +1 (UEL)
41  Malta 8.500 +1 (UCL)
42  Northern Ireland 8.333 +1 (UEL)
43  Lithuania 8.250 +1 (UEL)
44  Liechtenstein 8.000 1 [Note LIE]
45  Estonia 7.957 3 +1 (UCL)
46  Albania 7.875 +1 (UEL)
47  Montenegro 7.208 +1 (UCL)
48  Luxembourg 6.875 +1 (UCL)
49  Wales 6.791 +1 (UCL)
50  Georgia 6.625 +1 (UEL)
51  North Macedonia 6.166 2 +1 (UCL)
52  Belarus 6.000 +1 (UCL)
53  Andorra 5.498 +1 (UCL)
54  Gibraltar 5.457 +1 (UEL)
55  San Marino 2.498 +1 (UCL)

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)
  • 11 domestic cup winners from associations 45–55
  • 21 domestic league runners-up from associations 34–55 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE]
  • 20 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 30–50 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE]
Second qualifying round
(98 teams)		 Champions Path
(12 teams)
  • 12 teams eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round
League Path
(86 teams)
  • 11 domestic cup winners from associations 34–44
  • 17 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–33 (except Russia)[Note RUS]
  • 16 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 13–29 (except Russia[Note RUS]
  • 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
  • 6 teams eliminated from Europa League first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(60 teams)		 Champions Path
(8 teams)
  • 6 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)
  • 2 teams eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round[Note UCL Q1]
League Path
(52 teams)
  • 43 winners from the second qualifying round (League Path)
  • 9 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)
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)
  • 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)
  • 16 teams ranked 9–24 from the league phase
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 from European football, and so the following changes to the default access list were made:

  • The cup winners of associations 38 to 44 (Finland, Kazakhstan, the Faroe Islands, Malta, Northern Ireland, Lithuania, and Liechtenstein) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.
  • As a result of corresponding changes to the Champions League access list, one fewer loser from the Champions League first qualifying round was transferred to the Conference League second qualifying round (Champions Path), so one transferred team received a bye to the third qualifying round (Champions Path).

As the Champions League title holders qualified for the Champions League via their domestic league's standard berth allocation, the following changes to the default access list were made:

  • As a result of corresponding changes to the Champions League access list, one fewer loser from the Champions League first qualifying round (two fewer in total) was transferred to the Conference League second qualifying round (Champions Path), so one transferred team (two in total) received a bye to the third qualifying round (Champions Path).

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
  • 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)
    • Q2: Losers from the second qualifying round
    • Q1: Losers from the first qualifying round[3]

The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round were divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).

Qualified teams for 2026–27 UEFA Conference League
Entry round Teams
League phase Belgium Sint-Truiden (EL PO) Turkey Trabzonspor (EL PO) Denmark AGF (EL PO) Switzerland Thun (EL PO)
Sweden Mjällby AIF (EL PO) Serbia Red Star Belgrade (EL PO) Romania Universitatea Craiova (EL PO) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia (EL PO)
Kazakhstan Kairat (EL PO) Lithuania Kauno Žalgiris (EL PO) Albania Egnatia (EL PO) Georgia (country) Iberia 1999 (EL PO)
Play-off round CH Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers (EL CH Q3) Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík (EL CH Q3) Finland KuPS (EL CH Q3) Faroe Islands KÍ (EL CH Q3)
Northern Ireland Larne (EL CH Q3) Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps (EL CH Q3)
MP England Brighton & Hove Albion (8th) Italy Atalanta (7th) Spain Getafe (7th) Germany SC Freiburg (7th)
France Monaco (7th) Czech Republic Hradec Králové (EL MP Q3) Greece PAOK (EL MP Q3) Scotland Heart of Midlothian (EL MP Q3)
Scotland Rangers (EL MP Q3) Poland Górnik Zabrze (EL MP Q3) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (EL MP Q3) Cyprus Pafos (EL MP Q3)
Third qualifying round CH Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes (CL Q1)[Note UCL Q1] San Marino Tre Fiori (CL Q1)[Note UCL Q1]
MP Netherlands Twente (EL Q2) Norway Tromsø (EL Q2) Denmark Midtjylland (EL Q2) Switzerland St. Gallen (EL Q2)
Sweden Hammarby IF (EL Q2) Croatia Hajduk Split (EL Q2) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (EL Q2) Azerbaijan Qarabağ (EL Q2)
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (EL Q2)
Second qualifying round CH Hungary ETO Győr (CL Q1) Moldova Petrocub Hîncești (CL Q1) Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka (CL Q1) Latvia Riga (CL Q1)
Kosovo Drita (CL Q1) Malta Floriana (CL Q1) Estonia Flora (CL Q1) Montenegro Sutjeska (CL Q1)
Luxembourg Atert Bissen (CL Q1) Wales The New Saints (CL Q1) North Macedonia Vardar (CL Q1) Belarus ML Vitebsk (CL Q1)
MP Serbia Vojvodina (EL Q1) Romania Universitatea Cluj (EL Q1) Slovakia Žilina (EL Q1) Slovenia Aluminij (EL Q1)
Republic of Ireland Derry City (EL Q1) Iceland Vestri (EL Q1) Netherlands Ajax (PW) Portugal Braga (4th)
Belgium Gent (PW) Czech Republic Jablonec (5th)[Note CZE] Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir (5th) Norway Brann (4th)
Greece Panathinaikos (4th) Austria Austria Wien (4th) Austria Rapid Wien (PW) Scotland Motherwell (4th)
Scotland Hibernian (5th) Poland Raków Częstochowa (4th) Poland GKS Katowice (5th) Denmark Nordsjælland (3rd)
Denmark Copenhagen (PW) Switzerland Lugano (3rd) Switzerland Sion (4th) Israel Beitar Jerusalem (2nd)
Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv (4th) Cyprus AEK Larnaca (2nd) Cyprus Apollon Limassol (3rd) Sweden GAIS (3rd)
Sweden IFK Göteborg (4th) Croatia Varaždin (3rd) Croatia Rijeka (4th) Serbia Partizan (3rd)
Serbia Železničar Pančevo (4th) Ukraine LNZ Cherkasy (2nd) Ukraine Polissya Zhytomyr (3rd) Hungary Paks (3rd)
Hungary Debrecen (4th) Romania CFR Cluj (3rd) Romania FCSB (PW) Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda (2nd)
Slovakia Spartak Trnava (3rd) Slovenia Koper (2nd) Slovenia Bravo (3rd) Bulgaria CSKA 1948 (2nd)
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad (PW) Azerbaijan Neftçi (4th)[Note AZE] Republic of Ireland Shelbourne (3rd) Moldova Zimbru Chișinău (3rd)
Iceland Valur (2nd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar (CW) Armenia Noah (CW) Latvia Auda (CW)
Kosovo Dukagjini (CW) Finland HJK (CW) Kazakhstan Tobol (CW) Faroe Islands HB (2nd)
Malta Valletta (CW) Northern Ireland Coleraine (CW) Lithuania Panevėžys (CW) Liechtenstein Vaduz (CW)
First qualifying round MP Azerbaijan Zira (5th)[Note AZE] Republic of Ireland Bohemians (4th) Moldova Milsami Orhei (4th) Iceland Stjarnan (3rd)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (3rd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Velež Mostar (4th) Armenia Pyunik (3rd) Armenia Alashkert (4th)
Latvia RFS (2nd) Latvia Liepāja (3rd) Kosovo Malisheva (2nd) Kosovo Ballkani (3rd)
Finland Inter Turku (2nd) Finland Ilves (3rd) Kazakhstan Astana (2nd) Kazakhstan Yelimay (4th)
Faroe Islands NSÍ (3rd) Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta (4th) Malta Marsaxlokk (2nd) Malta Hamrun Spartans (3rd)
Northern Ireland Glentoran (3rd) Northern Ireland Linfield (PW) Lithuania Hegelmann (2nd) Lithuania Žalgiris (3rd)
Estonia FCI Levadia (2nd) Estonia Nõmme Kalju (3rd) Estonia Paide Linnameeskond (4th) Albania Dinamo City (CW)
Albania Elbasani (2nd) Albania Vllaznia (3rd) Montenegro Mornar (CW) Montenegro Petrovac (3rd)
Montenegro Dečić (4th) Luxembourg Differdange 03 (CW) Luxembourg Mondorf-les-Bains (3rd) Luxembourg UNA Strassen (4th)
Wales Caernarfon Town (CW) Wales Connah's Quay Nomads (2nd) Wales Penybont (PW) Georgia (country) Dila Gori (CW)
Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi (3rd) Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi (4th) North Macedonia Sileks (CW) North Macedonia Shkëndija (2nd)
Belarus BATE Borisov (CW) Belarus Dinamo Minsk (2nd) Andorra Atlètic Club d'Escaldes (CW) Andorra FC Santa Coloma (4th)[Note AND]
Gibraltar St Joseph's (2nd) Gibraltar Europa (3rd) San Marino La Fiorita (CW) San Marino Virtus (PW)

Notes

  1. ^
    Champions League (UCL Q1): Two of the Champions League first qualifying round losers will be drawn to receive byes to the third qualifying round (Champions Path), as two fewer losers transfer to the second qualifying round (Champions Path), due to Champions League league phase berths vacated following the Champions League title holders qualifying via league position and the suspension of Russia from the 2026–27 European season.
  2. ^
    Andorra (AND): UE Santa Coloma qualified as 2nd placed team of 2025–26 Primera Divisió for the first qualifying round but failed to obtain a UEFA licence. The berth passed on to the 3rd placed team, Rànger's, who also failed to obtain a UEFA licence. The berth passed on to 4th placed team, FC Santa Coloma.[4]
  3. ^
    Azerbaijan (AZE): Turan Tovuz finished 3rd in 2025–26 Azerbaijan Premier League and qualified for the second qualifying round. UEFA removed the club because of past match-fixing by players.[5] As a result, their place in the competition was passed on to the 4th placed team, Neftçi and subsequently to the 5th place team, Zira.
  4. ^
    Czech Republic (CZE): Hradec Králové originally qualified for the second qualifying round, but were promoted to the Europa League after Karviná's disqualification for their involvement in a match-fixing scandal.
  5. ^
    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 this season.
  6. ^
    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.[6] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.[7]

Schedule

Schedule for 2026–27 UEFA Conference League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 16 June 2026 9 July 2026 16 July 2026
Second qualifying round 17 June 2026 23 July 2026 30 July 2026
Third qualifying round 20 July 2026 6 August 2026 13 August 2026
Play-offs Play-off round 3 August 2026 20 August 2026 27 August 2026
League phase Matchday 1 28 August 2026 15 October 2026
Matchday 2 22 October 2026
Matchday 3 5 November 2026
Matchday 4 26 November 2026
Matchday 5 10 December 2026
Matchday 6 17 December 2026
Knockout phase Knockout phase play-offs 15 January 2027 18 February 2027 25 February 2027
Round of 16 26 February 2027 11 March 2027 18 March 2027
Quarter-finals N/a 8 April 2027 15 April 2027
Semi-finals 29 April 2027 6 May 2027
Final 2 June 2027 at Beşiktaş Stadium, Istanbul

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 16 June 2026.[8] The first legs were played on 7, 8 and 9 July, and the second legs were played on 14, 15 and 16 July 2026.

The winners of the ties advanced to the second qualifying round.

First qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Velež Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina2–1Moldova Milsami Orhei1–11–0
Bohemians Republic of Ireland2–0Gibraltar St Joseph's2–00–0
Dinamo City Albania4–2Kazakhstan Astana0–14–1 (a.e.t.)
Connah's Quay Nomads Wales2–3Kosovo Ballkani0–02–3
Zira Azerbaijan6–0Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi3–03–0
Differdange 03 Luxembourg1–3Finland Ilves0–01–3
Dinamo Minsk Belarus1–1 (6–5 p)North Macedonia Sileks0–11–0 (a.e.t.)
Liepāja Latvia3–1[a]Montenegro Dečić1–02–1
Elbasani Albania1–1 (4–5 p)Belarus BATE Borisov1–10–0 (a.e.t.)
Glentoran Northern Ireland1–4Latvia RFS1–20–2
Atlètic Club d'Escaldes Andorra4–2[a]Montenegro Mornar2–12–1
Mondorf-les-Bains Luxembourg2–3Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi1–21–1 (a.e.t.)
Petrovac Montenegro2–5Lithuania Žalgiris1–31–2
Caernarfon Town Wales0–10Estonia FCI Levadia0–50–5
Marsaxlokk Malta0–4Armenia Pyunik0–30–1
Hegelmann Lithuania1–4Estonia Paide Linnameeskond1–10–3
Alashkert Armenia3–3 (6–5 p)Kazakhstan Yelimay1–12–2 (a.e.t.)
Stjarnan Iceland5–3[a]Faroe Islands Víkingur3–12–2
Dila Gori Georgia (country)3–2San Marino Virtus3–10–1
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina2–3Finland Inter Turku1–11–2
Europa Gibraltar0–6North Macedonia Shkëndija0–50–1
Nõmme Kalju Estonia3–2Northern Ireland Linfield1–02–2
Penybont Wales0–4Andorra FC Santa Coloma0–10–3
NSÍ Faroe Islands3–2Malta Hamrun Spartans1–12–1
UNA Strassen Luxembourg3–0San Marino La Fiorita1–02–0
Vllaznia Albania2–6Kosovo Malisheva2–10–5
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 17 June 2026.[9] The first legs were played on 21, 22 and 23 July, and the second legs were played on 28, 29 and 30 July 2026.

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

Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Path
Tre Fiori San MarinoByeN/A——
Inter Club d'Escaldes AndorraByeN/A——
Borac Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina6–3Moldova Petrocub Hîncești3–03–3
Atert Bissen Luxembourg3–7Hungary ETO Győr2–61–1
ML Vitebsk Belarus5–1Montenegro Sutjeska3–02–1
Flora Estonia1–1 (4–2 p)Wales The New Saints1–00–1 (a.e.t.)
Floriana Malta2–3Kosovo Drita1–11–2 (a.e.t.)
Vardar North Macedonia4–8Latvia Riga2–32–5 (a.e.t.)
Main Path
Rijeka Croatia2–0Republic of Ireland Derry City1–01–0
İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey1–3Finland Inter Turku1–10–2
Lugano Switzerland6–1Kosovo Dukagjini1–05–1
HJK Finland8–0Northern Ireland Coleraine5–03–0
FCSB Romania3–7Latvia Auda2–31–4
RFS Latvia5–2Iceland Vestri4–11–1
Raków Częstochowa Poland7–1Malta Valletta3–14–0
Liepāja Latvia1–5Austria Austria Wien0–21–3
Debrecen Hungary1–0Armenia Pyunik1–00–0
GAIS Sweden1–6Denmark Nordsjælland1–00–6
IFK Göteborg Sweden4–3Estonia FCI Levadia1–23–1 (a.e.t.)
Žilina Slovakia3–4Poland GKS Katowice2–11–3
Varaždin Croatia3–4Czech Republic Jablonec3–20–2
Dila Gori Georgia (country)0–7Cyprus Apollon Limassol0–40–3
Bravo Slovenia3–4North Macedonia Shkëndija2–11–3
Universitatea Cluj Romania3–5Norway Brann2–21–3
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland6–4Estonia Nõmme Kalju5–21–2
Valur Iceland3–2Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar1–02–2
Zimbru Chișinău Moldova2–3Armenia Noah1–11–2
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country)5–7Lithuania Žalgiris3–02–7
Aluminij Slovenia1–4Albania Dinamo City1–10–3
DAC Dunajská Streda Slovakia4–0Bosnia and Herzegovina Velež Mostar1–03–0
BATE Borisov Belarus1–5Switzerland Sion1–10–4
Stjarnan Iceland2–2 (4–5 p)Finland Ilves1–01–2 (a.e.t.)
Motherwell Scotland5–0Faroe Islands HB2–03–0
Panevėžys Lithuania2–2 (2–3 p)Kazakhstan Tobol1–11–1 (a.e.t.)
Malisheva Kosovo3–4Scotland Hibernian2–01–4
Neftçi Azerbaijan3–4Belarus Dinamo Minsk2–41–0
Paks Hungary3–4Greece Panathinaikos1–22–2
Železničar Pančevo Serbia0–5Portugal Braga0–10–4
Vojvodina Serbia2–8Netherlands Ajax1–41–4
Polissya Zhytomyr Ukraine4–5Denmark Copenhagen3–31–2
LNZ Cherkasy Ukraine0–0 (2–4 p)Belgium Gent0–00–0 (a.e.t.)
FC Santa Coloma Andorra3–9Austria Rapid Wien1–32–6
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel4–2Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad2–02–2
Alashkert Armenia1–4Romania CFR Cluj1–10–3
Bohemians Republic of Ireland4–4 (5–4 p)Kosovo Ballkani2–12–3 (a.e.t.)
Paide Linnameeskond Estonia2–1Azerbaijan Zira1–01–1
Vaduz Liechtenstein6–0Andorra Atlètic Club d'Escaldes4–02–0
Spartak Trnava Slovakia0–0 (3–5 p)Bulgaria CSKA 19480–00–0 (a.e.t.)
NSÍ Faroe Islands3–3 (4–3 p)Slovenia Koper0–23–1 (a.e.t.)
AEK Larnaca Cyprus3–3 (3–4 p)Israel Beitar Jerusalem0–13–2 (a.e.t.)
Partizan Serbia5–0Luxembourg UNA Strassen4–01–0

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 20 July 2026.[10] The first legs were played on 4, 5 and 6 August, and the second legs were played on 11, 12 and 13 August 2026.

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

Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Path
Tre Fiori San Marino1–9Kosovo Drita1–40–5
Borac Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina2–2 (4–2 p)Belarus ML Vitebsk1–01–2 (a.e.t.)
Inter Club d'Escaldes Andorra6–0[a]Estonia Flora2–04–0
Riga Latvia2–1Hungary ETO Győr1–01–1
Main Path
Inter Turku Finland4–3Liechtenstein Vaduz2–12–2
Žalgiris Lithuania2–9Croatia Hajduk Split2–50–4
Partizan Serbia5–1Kazakhstan Tobol3–02–1
Panathinaikos Greece3–2Bulgaria CSKA 19481–12–1 (a.e.t.)
Ajax Netherlands5–3Republic of Ireland Shelbourne3–12–2
Auda Latvia1–4Albania Dinamo City1–00–4
Noah Armenia3–4Switzerland Sion2–21–2
Braga Portugal1–0Belarus Dinamo Minsk1–00–0
Valur Iceland0–7Denmark Nordsjælland0–20–5
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova2–8Switzerland St. Gallen1–31–5
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel3–2Poland GKS Katowice2–01–2
Beitar Jerusalem Israel3–3 (2–4 p)Austria Austria Wien1–22–1 (a.e.t.)
CFR Cluj Romania1–7Norway Tromsø0–51–2
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine1–2Azerbaijan Qarabağ1–00–2
Brann Norway4–3Cyprus Apollon Limassol0–14–2 (a.e.t.)
Lugano Switzerland4–2Faroe Islands NSÍ2–02–2
Raków Częstochowa Poland1–0Sweden Hammarby IF0–01–0
HJK Finland1–3Scotland Motherwell1–10–2
Hibernian Scotland2–1North Macedonia Shkëndija2–10–0
IFK Göteborg Sweden1–2Belgium Gent0–11–1
Paide Linnameeskond Estonia1–6Austria Rapid Wien1–40–2
Bohemians Republic of Ireland2–5Denmark Midtjylland0–22–3
Debrecen Hungary1–8Denmark Copenhagen0–31–5
Jablonec Czech Republic4–1Latvia RFS2–02–1
Rijeka Croatia2–1Finland Ilves1–01–1
Twente Netherlands9–3Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda6–03–3
Notes:
  1. ↑ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 3 August 2026.[11] The first legs were played on 20 August, and the second legs were played on 26 and 27 August 2026.

The winners of the ties advanced to the league phase.

Play-off round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Path
Víkingur Reykjavík Iceland2–6Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka1–31–3
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland1–2Finland KuPS1–10–1
Drita Kosovo2–2 (2–4 p)Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes2–20–0 (a.e.t.)
KÍ Faroe Islands1–2Latvia Riga0–01–2
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar3–2Northern Ireland Larne0–23–0 (a.e.t.)
Main Path
Motherwell Scotland2–7Germany SC Freiburg1–31–4
Górnik Zabrze Poland3–7France Monaco2–31–4
Inter Turku Finland1–4Denmark Copenhagen0–01–4
Heart of Midlothian Scotland4–4 (4–3 p)Austria Rapid Wien2–22–2 (a.e.t.)
Tromsø Norway0–4England Brighton & Hove Albion0–00–4
Hajduk Split Croatia5–4Poland Raków Częstochowa2–23–2 (a.e.t.)
Panathinaikos Greece4–3Czech Republic Hradec Králové2–22–1 (a.e.t.)
Gent Belgium3–2Scotland Hibernian0–03–2
PAOK Greece3–4Norway Brann1–12–3
Atalanta Italy1–0Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv0–01–0
Midtjylland Denmark6–1Croatia Rijeka2–04–1
Rangers Scotland1–1 (3–4 p)Czech Republic Jablonec1–00–1 (a.e.t.)
Nordsjælland Denmark4–2Switzerland St. Gallen1–03–2
Dinamo City Albania3–5Cyprus Pafos1–12–4 (a.e.t.)
Sion Switzerland5–9Netherlands Ajax2–43–5
Braga Portugal2–0Austria Austria Wien2–00–0
Twente Netherlands4–2Azerbaijan Qarabağ0–14–1 (a.e.t.)
Getafe Spain4–3Serbia Partizan3–11–2
Lugano Switzerland3–2Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv2–11–1

League phase

The Conference League league phase will feature 36 teams: the 24 winners of the Conference League play-off round and the 12 losing teams from the Europa League play-off round.

AGF, Egnatia, Iberia 1999, Inter Club d'Escaldes, Kauno Žalgiris, Mjällby, Riga and Sint-Truiden will make their debut appearances in a major UEFA competition group stage or league phase. Inter Club d'Escaldes will be the first team from Andorra to play in a major UEFA competition group or league phase.

A total of 30 national associations will be represented in the league phase.

Table

The top eight ranked teams receive a bye to the round of 16. The teams ranked from 9th to 24th contest the knockout phase play-offs, with the teams ranked from 9th to 16th seeded for the draw. Teams ranked from 25th to 36th are eliminated from European competition.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Denmark AGF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
2 Netherlands Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Italy Atalanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Portugal Braga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Norway Brann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 England Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Denmark Copenhagen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10 Albania Egnatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Belgium Gent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Spain Getafe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Croatia Hajduk Split 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Georgia (country) Iberia 1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Czech Republic Jablonec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18 Kazakhstan Kairat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Lithuania Kauno Žalgiris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Finland KuPS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Switzerland Lugano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Denmark Midtjylland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sweden Mjällby AIF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 France Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Denmark Nordsjælland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Cyprus Pafos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Greece Panathinaikos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Latvia Riga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Germany SC Freiburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Belgium Sint-Truiden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Switzerland Thun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Turkey Trabzonspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Netherlands Twente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Romania Universitatea Craiova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 15 October 2026. Source: UEFA[12]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Results

Matchday 1
Home teamScoreAway team
Lugano Switzerland15 OctSerbia Red Star Belgrade
Hajduk Split Croatia15 OctNetherlands Ajax
Gent Belgium15 OctDenmark AGF
Egnatia Albania15 OctDenmark Midtjylland
KuPS Finland15 OctTurkey Trabzonspor
Mjällby AIF Sweden15 OctAndorra Inter Club d'Escaldes
Panathinaikos Greece15 OctBosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria15 OctFrance Monaco
Riga Latvia15 OctKazakhstan Kairat
Universitatea Craiova Romania15 OctSpain Getafe
Atalanta Italy15 OctCyprus Pafos
Brighton & Hove Albion England15 OctLithuania Kauno Žalgiris
Copenhagen Denmark15 OctPortugal Braga
Twente Netherlands15 OctSwitzerland Thun
Heart of Midlothian Scotland15 OctDenmark Nordsjælland
Sint-Truiden Belgium15 OctGeorgia (country) Iberia 1999
SC Freiburg Germany15 OctCzech Republic Jablonec
Brann Norway15 OctGibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
Matchday 2
Home teamScoreAway team
Kairat Kazakhstan22 OctGreece Panathinaikos
Iberia 1999 Georgia (country)22 OctSweden Mjällby AIF
Nordsjælland Denmark22 OctBulgaria CSKA Sofia
Red Star Belgrade Serbia22 OctDenmark Copenhagen
Jablonec Czech Republic22 OctEngland Brighton & Hove Albion
Kauno Žalgiris Lithuania22 OctNorway Brann
Getafe Spain22 OctSwitzerland Lugano
Inter Club d'Escaldes Andorra22 OctRomania Universitatea Craiova
Pafos Cyprus22 OctLatvia Riga
Trabzonspor Turkey22 OctScotland Heart of Midlothian
Ajax Netherlands22 OctItaly Atalanta
AGF Denmark22 OctAlbania Egnatia
Monaco France22 OctGermany SC Freiburg
Midtjylland Denmark22 OctBelgium Sint-Truiden
Thun Switzerland22 OctCroatia Hajduk Split
Borac Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina22 OctFinland KuPS
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar22 OctNetherlands Twente
Braga Portugal22 OctBelgium Gent
Matchday 3
Home teamScoreAway team
AGF Denmark5 NovPortugal Braga
Atalanta Italy5 NovKazakhstan Kairat
Midtjylland Denmark5 NovNetherlands Ajax
Thun Switzerland5 NovScotland Heart of Midlothian
Red Star Belgrade Serbia5 NovAndorra Inter Club d'Escaldes
KuPS Finland5 NovBelgium Gent
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar5 NovCroatia Hajduk Split
Mjällby AIF Sweden5 NovBosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka
Trabzonspor Turkey5 NovGermany SC Freiburg
Monaco France5 NovDenmark Nordsjælland
Copenhagen Denmark5 NovGeorgia (country) Iberia 1999
Lugano Switzerland5 NovLithuania Kauno Žalgiris
Twente Netherlands5 NovCyprus Pafos
Getafe Spain5 NovEngland Brighton & Hove Albion
Sint-Truiden Belgium5 NovNorway Brann
Panathinaikos Greece5 NovBulgaria CSKA Sofia
Riga Latvia5 NovCzech Republic Jablonec
Universitatea Craiova Romania5 NovAlbania Egnatia
Matchday 4
Home teamScoreAway team
Kairat Kazakhstan26 NovSweden Mjällby AIF
Ajax Netherlands26 NovSwitzerland Thun
Brighton & Hove Albion England26 NovRomania Universitatea Craiova
Iberia 1999 Georgia (country)26 NovSpain Getafe
Jablonec Czech Republic26 NovSwitzerland Lugano
Kauno Žalgiris Lithuania26 NovLatvia Riga
Heart of Midlothian Scotland26 NovFrance Monaco
Egnatia Albania26 NovGibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
Pafos Cyprus26 NovDenmark Midtjylland
Brann Norway26 NovDenmark AGF
Nordsjælland Denmark26 NovGreece Panathinaikos
Borac Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina26 NovItaly Atalanta
Hajduk Split Croatia26 NovBelgium Sint-Truiden
Inter Club d'Escaldes Andorra26 NovDenmark Copenhagen
Gent Belgium26 NovSerbia Red Star Belgrade
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria26 NovTurkey Trabzonspor
Braga Portugal26 NovFinland KuPS
SC Freiburg Germany26 NovNetherlands Twente
Matchday 5
Home teamScoreAway team
Kairat Kazakhstan10 DecRomania Universitatea Craiova
Copenhagen Denmark10 DecSwitzerland Lugano
Iberia 1999 Georgia (country)10 DecSerbia Red Star Belgrade
Getafe Spain10 DecAndorra Inter Club d'Escaldes
KuPS Finland10 DecBulgaria CSKA Sofia
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar10 DecDenmark Midtjylland
Riga Latvia10 DecItaly Atalanta
SC Freiburg Germany10 DecGreece Panathinaikos
Brann Norway10 DecPortugal Braga
Trabzonspor Turkey10 DecCzech Republic Jablonec
AGF Denmark10 DecNetherlands Twente
Brighton & Hove Albion England10 DecFrance Monaco
Thun Switzerland10 DecBelgium Gent
Heart of Midlothian Scotland10 DecBosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka
Hajduk Split Croatia10 DecDenmark Nordsjælland
Sint-Truiden Belgium10 DecNetherlands Ajax
Egnatia Albania10 DecLithuania Kauno Žalgiris
Mjällby AIF Sweden10 DecCyprus Pafos
Matchday 6
Home teamScoreAway team
Ajax Netherlands17 DecSpain Getafe
Monaco France17 DecGibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
Atalanta Italy17 DecSweden Mjällby AIF
Lugano Switzerland17 DecBelgium Sint-Truiden
Midtjylland Denmark17 DecCroatia Hajduk Split
Nordsjælland Denmark17 DecFinland KuPS
Twente Netherlands17 DecKazakhstan Kairat
Borac Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina17 DecLatvia Riga
Red Star Belgrade Serbia17 DecTurkey Trabzonspor
Jablonec Czech Republic17 DecGeorgia (country) Iberia 1999
Kauno Žalgiris Lithuania17 DecGermany SC Freiburg
Inter Club d'Escaldes Andorra17 DecDenmark AGF
Gent Belgium17 DecNorway Brann
Pafos Cyprus17 DecScotland Heart of Midlothian
Panathinaikos Greece17 DecEngland Brighton & Hove Albion
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria17 DecSwitzerland Thun
Braga Portugal17 DecAlbania Egnatia
Universitatea Craiova Romania17 DecDenmark Copenhagen

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Association coefficients 2024/25". Union of European Football Associations. July 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Update on multi-club ownership cases for admission to the 2025/26 UEFA club competitions". Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Marc Escolà (23 May 2026). "Inter, Atlètic Escaldes i FC Santa Coloma disputaran Europa la temporada vinent" [Inter, Atlètic Escaldes and FC Santa Coloma will play in Europe next season]. Altaveu (in Catalan). Retrieved 3 June 2026.
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