Season 2026/2027
Source: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/
The 2026/2027 UEFA Europa League features the single 36-team league phase format.
Here is the full schedule overview for the season, including key qualifying dates, draw schedules, league phase matchdays, and knockout rounds, culminating in the final in Frankfurt, Germany.
📅 Schedule Overview: 2026/2027 UEFA Europa League
1. Qualifying Phase & Play-offs
| Phase / Round | Draw Date | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| First Qualifying Round | June 16, 2026 | July 9, 2026 | July 16, 2026 |
| Second Qualifying Round | June 17, 2026 | July 23, 2026 | July 30, 2026 |
| Third Qualifying Round | July 20, 2026 | August 6, 2026 | August 13, 2026 |
| Play-off Round | August 3, 2026 | August 20, 2026 | August 27, 2026 |
2. League Phase (36 Teams)
- League Phase Draw: August 28, 2026
| Matchday | Dates |
| Matchday 1 | September 16–17, 2026 |
| Matchday 2 | October 15, 2026 |
| Matchday 3 | October 22, 2026 |
| Matchday 4 | November 5, 2026 |
| Matchday 5 | November 26, 2026 |
| Matchday 6 | December 10, 2026 |
| Matchday 7 | January 21, 2027 |
| Matchday 8 | January 28, 2027 |
Format Note: Teams ending in positions 1–8 automatically advance to the Round of 16. Teams placed 9–24 enter the Knockout Phase Play-offs, while teams in positions 25–36 are eliminated from European competition.
3. Knockout Phase & Final
| Round | Draw Date | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| Knockout Play-offs | January 29, 2027 | February 18, 2027 | February 25, 2027 |
| Round of 16 | February 26, 2027 | March 11, 2027 | March 18, 2027 |
| Quarter-finals | February 26, 2027 | April 8, 2027 | April 15, 2027 |
| Semi-finals | February 26, 2027 | April 29, 2027 | May 6, 2027 |
| Final | — | May 26, 2027 at Waldstadion (Frankfurt, Germany) |
Results 2026/27 UEFA Europa League First Qualifying Round
Here are the overall aggregate results from the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League First Qualifying Round (played on July 9 and July 16, 2026):
Aggregate Results
| C | Home Team (1st Leg) | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Aggregate Score | Away Team (1st Leg) | C |
| 🇷🇴 | Universitatea Cluj | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 (2–4 p) | Dynamo Kyiv | 🇺🇦 |
| 🇦🇿 | Qarabağ FK | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 6 – 0 | ÍF Vestri | 🇮🇸 |
| 🇭🇷 | Hajduk Split | 2 – 0 | 1 – 2 | 3 – 2 | MŠK Žilina | 🇸🇰 |
| 🇧🇬 | CSKA Sofia | 3 – 2 | 2 – 1 | 5 – 3 | Derry City | 🇮🇪 |
| 🇸🇮 | NK Aluminij | 0 – 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 – 1 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 🇲🇩 |
| 🇷🇸 | FK Vojvodina | 1 – 2 | 0 – 3 | 1 – 5 | Ferencváros | 🇭🇺 |
Key Takeaways
- Advancing Teams: Dynamo Kyiv, Qarabağ FK, Hajduk Split, CSKA Sofia, Sheriff Tiraspol, and Ferencváros all advanced to the Second Qualifying Round.
- Penalty Shootout Drama: Dynamo Kyiv and Universitatea Cluj played out 210 goalless minutes across both legs before Dynamo Kyiv won 4–2 on penalties in Cluj-Napoca.
Results Second Qualifying Round 1st Leg
| C | Home Team | Score | Away Team | C |
| 🇦🇿 | Qarabağ FK | 0 – 0 | CSKA Sofia | 🇧🇬 |
| 🇲🇩 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 0 – 5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 |
| 🇺🇦 | Dynamo Kyiv | 2 – 3 | PAOK Thessaloniki | 🇬🇷 |
| 🇸🇪 | Hammarby IF | 1 – 1 | RSC Anderlecht | 🇧🇪 |
| 🇳🇴 | Tromsø IL | 0 – 1 | FC Hradec Králové | 🇨🇿 |
| 🇹🇷 | Beşiktaş JK | 1 – 0 | FC Midtjylland | 🇩🇰 |
| 🇳🇱 | FC Twente | 1 – 2 | Ferencváros | 🇭🇺 |
| 🇨🇭 | FC St. Gallen | 2 – 1 | S.L. Benfica | 🇵🇹 |
| 🇭🇷 | Hajduk Split | 2 – 0 | Pafos FC | 🇨🇾 |
Here are the results for the 2026/2027 UEFA Europa League – Second Qualifying Round (2nd Leg) played on July 30, 2026:
Match Results (2nd Leg)
| Home Team | Score (2nd Leg) | Away Team | Aggregate Score | Winner / Advanced |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1 – 0 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 6 – 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Pafos FC | 4 – 0 (AET) | Hajduk Split | 4 – 2 | Pafos FC |
| FC Midtjylland | 0 – 2 | Beşiktaş | 0 – 3 | Beşiktaş |
| FC Hradec Králové | 3 – 1 | Tromsø IL | 4 – 1 | FC Hradec Králové |
| PAOK | 2 – 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | 5 – 2 | PAOK |
| CSKA Sofia | 0 – 0 (5–4 p) | Qarabağ | 0 – 0 | CSKA Sofia |
| Ferencváros | 2 – 2 | FC Twente | 4 – 3 | Ferencváros |
| RSC Anderlecht | 3 – 1 | Hammarby IF | 4 – 2 | RSC Anderlecht |
| Benfica | 5 – 0 | FC St. Gallen | 6 – 2 | Benfica |
Key Match Highlights
- Benfica pulled off a major comeback at the Estádio da Luz, winning 5–0 on the night (6–2 aggregate) with Vangelis Pavlidis scoring 4 goals.
- Pafos FC overturned a 2–0 first-leg deficit against Hajduk Split, forcing extra time with a stoppage-time goal before sealing a 4–0 victory.
- CSKA Sofia eliminated Qarabağ on penalties (5–4) after 210 minutes of goalless action across both legs.
- Beşiktaş secured a clean 2–0 away victory in Denmark against FC Midtjylland to qualify 3–0 on aggregate.
Results for the 2026/2027 UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round (1st Leg) matches played on August 6, 2026:
🏆 UEFA Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round – First Leg Results
Main Path & Champions Path Results
- Benfica 6 – 1 Hearts
- Maccabi Tel-Aviv 0 – 3 CSKA Sofia
- Thun 3 – 0 Víkingur Reykjavík
- Jagiellonia Białystok 2 – 1 Rangers
- Hradec Králové 0 – 1 Beşiktaş
- PAOK 0 – 1 Anderlecht
- Salzburg 1 – 0 Pafos
- Lech Poznań 1 – 0 Klaksvík
- KuPS Kuopio 1 – 1 Universitatea Craiova
- Lincoln Red Imps 1 – 1 Omonia
(Note: Second legs for these fixtures will be played on August 13, 2026).
The second legs of the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round concluded across August 13–14, 2026. The winners advanced to the Play-off Round, while the eliminated sides dropped down to the UEFA Conference League Play-off Round.
Third Qualifying Round — Second Leg Results
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Aggregate | Winner / Advanced |
| Omonoia FC 🇨🇾 | 1 – 0 | Lincoln Red Imps 🇬🇮 | 2 – 1 | Omonoia FC |
| CS U Craiova 🇷🇴 | 2 – 1 | KuPS 🇫🇮 | 3 – 2 | CS U Craiova |
| Pafos FC 🇨🇾 | 3 – 3 | RB Salzburg 🇦🇹 | 3 – 4 | RB Salzburg |
| Beşiktaş 🇹🇷 | 1 – 0 | FC Hradec Králové 🇨🇿 | 2 – 0 | Beşiktaş |
| Górnik Zabrze 🇵🇱 | 1 – 1 | Ferencváros 🇭🇺 | 1 – 2 | Ferencváros |
| Víkingur Reykjavík 🇮🇸 | 3 – 2 | FC Thun 🇨🇭 | 3 – 5 | FC Thun |
| PFC CSKA Sofia 🇧🇬 | 1 – 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 | 4 – 3 | CSKA Sofia |
| RSC Anderlecht 🇧🇪 | 3 – 2 | PAOK FC 🇬🇷 | 4 – 2 | RSC Anderlecht |
| Rangers F.C. 🏴 | 1 – 1 | Jagiellonia Białystok 🇵🇱 | 2 – 3 | Jagiellonia Białystok |
| Heart of Midlothian 🏴 | 1 – 1 | S.L. Benfica 🇵🇹 | 2 – 7 | S.L. Benfica |
| KF Egnatia 🇦🇱 | 5 – 1 | Shamrock Rovers 🇮🇪 | 6 – 4 | KF Egnatia |
| KÍ Klaksvík 🇫🇴 | 0 – 5 | Lech Poznań 🇵🇱 | 0 – 6 | Lech Poznań |
Note: Iberia Tbilisi (GEO) defeated Larne (NIR) 2–1 on aggregate earlier in the week on Tuesday, August 11.
Key Highlights
- Turnaround of the Round: Albania’s KF Egnatia pulled off a dramatic comeback. After losing the first leg 3–1, they went down to 10 men before half-time in the second leg but dominated with a 5–1 victory to advance 6–4 on aggregate.
- Giant-Killing: Scottish heavyweights Rangers were eliminated after being held to a 1–1 draw at Ibrox by Polish champions Jagiellonia Białystok, who took the tie 3–2 on aggregate.
- Cruising Through: S.L. Benfica effortlessly completed their tie against Hearts following their 6–1 first-leg lead, while Lech Poznań put five past KÍ Klaksvík in the final tie of the round on August 14.
