The 2025-26 UEFA Europa League Schedule

Here is the UEFA Europa League schedule for 2025-26 — as well as how to watch the Europa League on TV in the US, and how to buy Europa League tickets from Groundhopper Soccer Guides.

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First, a very quick introduction to the UEFA Europa League.

Tottenham Hotspur won the Europa League in 2025.

What is the UEFA Europa League?

The world of soccer is organized into regions, each of which contains multiple countries with their own leagues. Within each region, there are competitions among both clubs and countries. Countries compete for World Cup qualification as well as regional competitions. In Europe, the latter is the European Championships, or Euros; in South America it’s the Copa America, etc. (This video has a lot more on the organization of worldwide soccer.)

Each region also has one or more annual club competitions made up the best clubs from each country; in Europe, whose region is called UEFA, the top competition is the UEFA Champions League. The Europa League is the No. 2 such competition in Europe, for the second-tier teams from top leagues and top teams from lesser national leagues. There is also a No. 3 European competition called the Europa Conference League.

Here’s a lot more on the Europa League.

Typically, the sixth-place English Premier League club qualifies for the Europa League, along with the winner of the FA Cup; this is what is meant  in England by “getting into Europe.”

Europa League Dates for 2025-26

Starting with the 2024-25 season, the format of the Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League changed significantly. Check out this blog post to see those changes.

2025-26 Europa League Preliminary and Qualifying Rounds

The 2025-26 UEFA Europa League will begin in July 2025 with three qualifying rounds, each consisting of two legs:

• July 10 and 17
• July 24 and July 31
• August 7 and 14

2025-26 Europa League Stage Dates

The draw for the 2025-26 Europa League Group Stage will take place on August 29, 2025. The 36 teams will be organized across four groups of nine, and every club will face two teams from each of the other pots. After 8 games, the top 8 will move on to the round of 16 and teams from 9th to 24th will go into a play-off round which sees each tie play out over two legs. The play-off winners also make it to the round of 16 while the losers go to the UEFA Europa Conference League.

The 2025-26 League Stage dates — all midweek evenings — are:

• September 24-25
• October 2
• October 23
• November 6
• November 27
• December 11
• January 22
• January 29

2025-26 Europa League Knockout round play-offs

The Europa League Knockout Stage begins with the Knockout round play-offs on February 19, 2026. Play-off games — one at each club’s stadium — will be played on the following Thursday nights:

• February 19, 2026
• February 26, 2026

2025-26 Europa League Round of 16

Round of 16 games — one at each club’s stadium — will be played on the following Thursday nights:

• March 12, 2026
• March 19, 2026

2025-26 Europa League Quarterfinals

The two-legged quarterfinal ties will be played:

• April 9, 2026
• April 16, 2026

2025-26 Europa League Semifinals

The two-legged semifinal ties will be played:

• April 30, 2026
• May 7, 2026

2025-26 Europa League Final

The 2025-26 Europa League Final will be played May 20, 2026, at Beşiktaş Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.

Watch the 2025-26 Europa League

In the United States, you can watch the Champions League, Europa League and some of the Europa Conference League in English on Paramount+ by CBS Sports. The Spanish-language rights are held by TUDN, which is part of the Fubo TV service.

Watch soccer, including the Europa League, on Paramount+

Buy Europa League Tickets

Groundhopper Guides is a registered ticketing agent for Europa League tickets, whenever one of our partner clubs are at home.

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