UEFA Europa League fixtures 2025/26: Schedule of matchdays, results for UEL games this season

Filled with some of the more notable clubs from across the continent, the UEFA Europa League is one of the most prestigious football competitions in the world.

Often considered a gateway to the Champions League, the Europa League winner not only lifts a major European trophy, but gains access to the world's most lucrative and visible tournaments in football history.

Fans savour deep runs in European competition, and players can increase their global profile exponentially by performing well on the continental stage.

The Sporting News brings you a full roundup of the 2025/26 schedule, which will be filled out as the campaign progresses, starting with the league-phase draw on Friday, August 29.

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UEFA Europa League fixtures 2025/26: Schedule of matchdays

The league phase of the 2025/26 Europa League will begin in mid-September. Teams will play eight league-phase games hoping to put themselves in position to secure a knockout-stage place.

The top eight teams in the table will advance straight to the Round of 16, earning a bye through the playoff round. Teams finishing 9th-16th in the table will advance to the knockout-playoff round where they will be seeded in the draw, selected to face one of the clubs finishing 17th-24th in the table. Teams finishing 25th-36th will be eliminated from European competition, and are not eligible to drop to the Conference League.

From there, the eight knockout-playoff round winners will advance to the Round of 16 where they will meet the eight direct qualifiers. At that point, the knockout bracket will be set by the final draw, and the remaining teams will contest the latter stages of the competition to determine the 2025/26 Europa League champions!

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When are the Europa League league-phase fixtures confirmed?

The precise dates of all games in the league phase are not announced as part of the draw. UEFA usually finalises the schedule over the next 48 hours or so before releasing the confirmed dates.

The Champions League fixtures are set to be released on Saturday, August 30, and it's likely that the Europa League fixtures will also be released shortly after.

The Sporting News will update the below fixture schedules for each matchweek once the details are known.

UEFA Europa League fixtures, results 2025/26

League Phase

The Europa League league-phase draw took place on Friday, August 29 to set the matchups for the entirety of the eight-game schedule.

However, the fixture list themselves are not known until they are released a few days later, with dates and kickoff times determined over the few days after the draw was completed. When those are released, this section will be updated.

All the below kickoff times are Central European Time (CET), which is six hours ahead of Eastern Time.

Matchday One

Matchday Two

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Matchday Three

Matchday Four

Matchday Five

Matchday Six

Matchday Seven

Matchday Eight

Knockout Playoff round

The Europa League knockout playoff draw will take place on January 30, 2026 alongside the Champions League one, at which point the seeded teams (clubs finishing 9-16 in the League Phase table) will each be drawn against one unseeded team (clubs finishing 17-24 in the League Phase table).

First leg:

Second leg:

Round of 16

The Europa League knockout phase draw will take place February 27, 2026 on the heels of the Champions League one, and will set the bracket for the entire rest of the Europa League tournament. In this event, the Round of 16 matchups will be set, as will all the rest of the potential matchups for the quarterfinals, semifinals and final.

First leg:

Second leg:

Quarterfinals

First leg:

Second leg:

Semifinals

First leg:

Second leg:

Final