All participants of the UEFA Europa League and Conference League 2025/26: full list of clubs and match schedule

On August 28, 2025, the return matches of the playoff round of the UEFA Europa League and Conference League for the 2025/26 season were completed. All the teams that will play in the group stage of the two European tournaments have been determined.

In the new season, one Armenian team — Noah — will take part, just like last year. In addition, three players of the Armenian national team will be represented in foreign clubs.

• Nair Tiknizyan with Serbian Crvena Zvezda will play in the Europa League.

• In the Conference League: Tigran Barseghyan with Slovak Slovan, and Vahan Bichakhchyan with Polish Legia.

Earlier it was reported that in the Champions League 2025/26, Henrikh Mkhitaryan will represent Italian Inter.

Format of the UEFA Europa League and Conference League 2025/26

• Europa League: 36 teams, 8 matches each (24.09.2025 – 29.01.2026).

• Conference League: 36 teams, 6 matches each (02.10.2025 – 18.12.2025).

• The draw will take place on August 29, 2025.

• Both tournaments use the new league phase system: all teams in one table, 24 best teams qualify for playoffs.

Europa League 2025/26 Participants

Austria: Salzburg*, Sturm Graz*
Belgium: Genk
Bulgaria: Ludogorets
Croatia: GNK Dinamo
Czechia: Viktoria Plzeň*
Denmark: Midtjylland
England: Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest
France: Lille, Lyon, Nice*
Germany: Freiburg, Stuttgart
Greece: Panathinaikos, PAOK
Hungary: Ferencváros*
Israel: Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Italy: Bologna, Roma
Netherlands: Feyenoord*, Go Ahead Eagles, Utrecht
Norway: Brann
Portugal: Braga, Porto
Romania: FCSB
Scotland: Celtic*, Rangers*
Serbia: Crvena Zvezda*
Spain: Celta, Real Betis
Sweden: Malmö
Switzerland: Basel*, Young Boys
Türkiye: Fenerbahçe*

Each team will be drawn against two opponents from each seeding pot.

Conference League 2025/26 Participants

This season features a debut country: for the first time, a Maltese team — Hamrun Spartans — qualified for the main stage, eliminating Latvian RFS (3:2).

Only Three European Countries Left Without Clubs in the Main Stage of UEFA Competitions

Armenia: Noah
Austria: SK Rapid
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Zrinjski
Croatia: Rijeka
Cyprus: AEK Larnaca, Omonoia
Czechia: Sigma Olomouc, Sparta Praha
England: Crystal Palace
Finland: KuPS Kuopio
France: Strasbourg
Germany: Mainz
Gibraltar: Lincoln Red Imps
Greece: AEK Athens
Iceland: Breidablik
Italy: Fiorentina
Kosovo: Drita
Malta: Hamrun Spartans
Netherlands: AZ Alkmaar
North Macedonia: Shkëndija
Poland: Jagiellonia Białystok, Lech Poznań, Legia Warszawa, Raków Częstochowa
Republic of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers, Shelbourne
Romania: Universitatea Craiova
Scotland: Aberdeen
Slovakia: Slovan Bratislava
Slovenia: Celje
Spain: Rayo Vallecano
Sweden: Häcken
Switzerland: Lausanne-Sport
Türkiye: Samsunspor
Ukraine: Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk

Each team will be drawn against one opponent from each seeding pot.