The next Europa League draw & where to watch
The Europa League draw for the playoff round of qualifiers - which is the final stage of the qualifying process - has been conducted. You can follow the remaining qualifiers with Flashscore.
However, the third qualifying round (preceding the playoff round) still needs to take place and will not be completed until August 14th.
The next Europa League draw will take place on August 29th, after the qualification process is complete. That draw will be for determining the League Phase fixtures. You will be able to watch that live on UEFA.com.
The following sides have already qualified for the 25/26 Europa League (in alphabetical order):
Aston Villa (ENG), Bologna (ITA), Celta Vigo (ESP), Dinamo Zagreb (CRO), Freiburg (GER), Go Ahead Eagles (NED), Lille (FRA), Nottingham Forest (ENG), Olympique Lyonnais (FRA), Porto (POR), Real Betis (ESP), Roma (ITA), Stuttgart (GER).
Joining the listed 13 sides will be the 12 winners of the playoff round of qualifiers, plus 11 clubs that will drop down from the Champions League qualification process - four losers from the third round, and all seven losers from the playoff round.
As mentioned, the Europa League's third qualifying round has not yet concluded and precedes the final playoff round.
Follow the rest of the 25/26 Europa League qualifiers with Flashscore.
Key dates for the 25/26 UEFA Europa League
Draw for the playoff round: August 4th
Third qualifying round: August 5th-7th (first legs), August 14th (second legs)
Playoff round: August 21st (first legs), August 28th (second legs)
Draw for League Phase fixtures: August 29th
League Phase first matchday: September 24th-25th
League Phase last matchday: January 29th, 2026
Draw for knockout playoffs: January 30th
Knockout playoffs: February 19th (first legs), February 26th (second legs)
Final draw (for Round of 16 and beyond): February 27th, 2026
Round of 16: March 12th (first legs), March 19th (second legs)
Quarter-finals: April 9th (first legs), April 16th (second legs)
Semi-finals: April 30th (first legs), May 7th (second legs)
Final: May 20th
When & where is the 25/26 Europa League final
The Europa League final will take place on Wednesday, May 20th, 2026, at the Besiktas Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. The stadium is an all-seater with a capacity of approximately 42,590 spectators.
The winners of the final will enter the League Phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League.
UEFA Europa League format explained
Ahead of the 2024/25 season, there was a big overhaul of UEFA’s cup competitions. Gone are the days of the group stage with pools - a 36-team 'League Phase' has replaced that format in the Champions League and Europa League.
This season, just like last, each of the 36 teams plays eight matches. The top eight at the end of the League Phase automatically qualify for the round of 16, while the bottom eight are eliminated and do not drop down to the Conference League.
Meanwhile, the teams that finished between ninth and 24th go into the knockout playoff round to decide which further eight will complete the round of 16. The final draw for the knockout stages takes place after the knockout playoff round.
The round of 16 sees the top eight (seeded) teams drawn against the other (unseeded) teams. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final follow as per typical cup competitions.