Season 2026/2027
Source: https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/
2026/2027 UEFA Conference League Phase
This image illustrates the 36-team single-league table format used in UEFA club football competitions (specifically styled after the UEFA Conference League green theme), outlining how teams qualify for the knockout phase based on their standings.
Overall Purpose & Meaning
- Single 36-Team League: Instead of splitting clubs into traditional groups of four, all 36 participating clubs compete in a single overarching table.
- Blank Pre-Season State: Every club is currently showing 0 for Matches Played (P), Goal Difference (GD), and Points (PTS). The clubs are sorted in alphabetical order before the matchdays begin.
Qualification Rules (Sidebar Breakdown)
- Positions 1–8: “Straight to R16”
- The top 8 teams at the end of the league phase earn an automatic, direct spot in the Round of 16 knockout stage.
- Positions 9–24: “Knockout Phase Play-Off Places”
- Teams finishing 9th through 24th enter a two-legged play-off round.
- The 8 winners from these ties fill the remaining spots in the Round of 16.
- Positions 25–36: “Elimination Places”
- Teams finishing in 25th place or below are completely eliminated from European competition for the season (there is no drop-down into another tournament).
Column Headers
- POS: Position / Rank in the league
- CLUB: Team Name and Crest
- P: Played (Matches completed)
- GD: Goal Difference (Goals Scored minus Goals Conceded)
- PTS: Total Points (3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss)
The image displays the 2026/27 UEFA Conference League League Phase fixture schedule for Matchdays 1 through 4.
Fixture Overview
Matchday One — Thursday, 15 October 2026
- 18:45 CET
- FC Lugano vs. FK Crvena Zvezda
- HNK Hajduk Split vs. AFC Ajax
- KAA Gent vs. AGF Aarhus
- KF Egnatia vs. FC Midtjylland
- KuPS Kuopio vs. Trabzonspor A.Ş.
- Mjällby AIF vs. Inter Club d’Escaldes
- Panathinaikos FC vs. FK Borac
- PFC CSKA Sofia vs. AS Monaco
- Riga FC vs. FC Kairat Almaty
- Universitatea Craiova vs. Getafe CF
- 21:00 CET
- Atalanta BC vs. Pafos FC
- Brighton & Hove Albion vs. FK Kauno Žalgiris
- F.C. Copenhagen vs. SC Braga
- FC Twente vs. FC Thun
- Heart of Midlothian FC vs. FC Nordsjælland
- K. Sint-Truidense VV vs. FC Iberia 1999 Tbilisi
- SC Freiburg vs. FK Jablonec
- SK Brann vs. Lincoln Red Imps FC
Matchday Two — Thursday, 22 October 2026
- 16:30 CET
- FC Kairat Almaty vs. Panathinaikos FC
- 18:45 CET
- FC Iberia 1999 Tbilisi vs. Mjällby AIF
- FC Nordsjælland vs. PFC CSKA Sofia
- FK Crvena Zvezda vs. F.C. Copenhagen
- FK Jablonec vs. Brighton & Hove Albion
- FK Kauno Žalgiris vs. SK Brann
- Getafe CF vs. FC Lugano
- Inter Club d’Escaldes vs. Universitatea Craiova
- Pafos FC vs. Riga FC
- Trabzonspor A.Ş. vs. Heart of Midlothian FC
- 21:00 CET
- AFC Ajax vs. Atalanta BC
- AGF Aarhus vs. KF Egnatia
- AS Monaco vs. SC Freiburg
- FC Midtjylland vs. K. Sint-Truidense VV
- FC Thun vs. HNK Hajduk Split
- FK Borac vs. KuPS Kuopio
- Lincoln Red Imps FC vs. FC Twente
- SC Braga vs. KAA Gent
Matchday Three — Thursday, 5 November 2026
- 18:45 CET
- AGF Aarhus vs. SC Braga
- Atalanta BC vs. FC Kairat Almaty
- FC Midtjylland vs. AFC Ajax
- FC Thun vs. Heart of Midlothian FC
- FK Crvena Zvezda vs. Inter Club d’Escaldes
- KuPS Kuopio vs. KAA Gent
- Lincoln Red Imps FC vs. HNK Hajduk Split
- Mjällby AIF vs. FK Borac
- Trabzonspor A.Ş. vs. SC Freiburg
- 21:00 CET
- AS Monaco vs. FC Nordsjælland
- F.C. Copenhagen vs. FC Iberia 1999 Tbilisi
- FC Lugano vs. FK Kauno Žalgiris
- FC Twente vs. Pafos FC
- Getafe CF vs. Brighton & Hove Albion
- K. Sint-Truidense VV vs. SK Brann
- Panathinaikos FC vs. PFC CSKA Sofia
- Riga FC vs. FK Jablonec
- Universitatea Craiova vs. KF Egnatia
Matchday Four — Thursday, 26 November 2026
- 16:30 CET
- FC Kairat Almaty vs. Mjällby AIF
- 18:45 CET
- AFC Ajax vs. FC Thun
- Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Universitatea Craiova
- FC Iberia 1999 Tbilisi vs. Getafe CF
- FK Jablonec vs. FC Lugano
- FK Kauno Žalgiris vs. Riga FC
- Heart of Midlothian FC vs. AS Monaco
- KF Egnatia vs. Lincoln Red Imps FC
- Pafos FC vs. FC Midtjylland
- SK Brann vs. AGF Aarhus
- 21:00 CET
- FC Nordsjælland vs. Panathinaikos FC
- FK Borac vs. Atalanta BC
- HNK Hajduk Split vs. K. Sint-Truidense VV
- Inter Club d’Escaldes vs. F.C. Copenhagen
- KAA Gent vs. FK Crvena Zvezda
- PFC CSKA Sofia vs. Trabzonspor A.Ş.
- SC Braga vs. KuPS Kuopio
- SC Freiburg vs. FC Twente
FOOTBALL: 2026–27 UEFA Conference League
Structure & Promotion / Relegation Pathways
