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Europa League 2026/27

Q: How is the Europa League played this season?

From the schedule published so far, the stages are: 1st Qualifying Round (12 teams, 12 matches) → 2nd Qualifying Round (18 teams, 18 matches) → 3rd Qualifying Round (26 teams, 26 matches) → Play-offs (24 teams, 24 matches) → Group phase (36 teams, 144 matches). Later stages appear here as soon as their matches are set.

Q: How many teams play in the Europa League group phase?

36 teams, with 8 matches each on the schedule so far.

Q: When is the next Europa League match?

Rennes v Olympiakos Piraeus, on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 17:30 (Romanian time).

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Table Fixtures Scorers Teams

134matches/ 224

384goals

2.87goals / match

26draws19%

Benfica and Bayer Leverkusen are level at the top on 9 points.

Table

2026/27

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts	Next
1	Benfica	3	3	0	0	10:2	+8	9	H
2	Bayer Leverkusen	3	3	0	0	8:0	+8	9	H
3	Bournemouth	3	3	0	0	8:1	+7	9	A
4	Ferencvarosi TC	3	3	0	0	9:3	+6	9	A
5	Olympiakos Piraeus	3	3	0	0	4:1	+3	9	A
6	Union St. Gilloise	3	2	1	0	8:1	+7	7	A
7	Juventus	3	2	1	0	9:3	+6	7	A
8	Beșiktaș	3	2	1	0	9:5	+4	7	A
9	Sunderland	3	2	1	0	4:2	+2	7	H
10	AZ Alkmaar	3	2	0	1	6:2	+4	6	H
11	Omonia Nicosia	3	2	0	1	5:4	+1	6	A
12	Lyon	3	2	0	1	5:6	-1	6	A
13	Rennes	3	1	2	0	4:3	+1	5	H
14	Real Sociedad	3	1	1	1	8:3	+5	4	H
15	Crystal Palace	3	1	1	1	8:5	+3	4	H
16	Sparta Praha	3	1	1	1	5:3	+2	4	H
17	Levski Sofia	3	1	1	1	3:3	0	4	H
18	Dinamo Zagreb	3	1	1	1	3:4	-1	4	A
19	Sturm Graz	3	1	1	1	1:3	-2	4	H
20	NEC Nijmegen	3	1	1	1	5:8	-3	4	H
21	Red Bull Salzburg	3	1	1	1	3:6	-3	4	A
22	Anderlecht	3	1	0	2	4:3	+1	3	H
23	1899 Hoffenheim	3	1	0	2	5:5	0	3	A
24	AC Milan	3	1	0	2	4:5	-1	3	H
25	Celta Vigo	3	1	0	2	3:4	-1	3	H
26	OFI	3	1	0	2	3:4	-1	3	A
27	Jagiellonia	3	1	0	2	4:6	-2	3	A
28	Torreense	3	1	0	2	4:7	-3	3	H
29	Celje	3	0	1	2	2:7	-5	1	A
30	Hapoel Beer Sheva	3	0	1	2	1:6	-5	1	H
31	Lillestrom	3	0	1	2	2:9	-7	1	H
32	Lech Poznan	3	0	1	2	1:9	-8	1	A
33	Plzen	3	0	0	3	2:7	-5	0	A
34	Marseille	3	0	0	3	1:6	-5	0	A
35	Celtic	3	0	0	3	3:9	-6	0	H
36	Ararat-Armenia	3	0	0	3	2:11	-9	0	A

Straight to the round of 16 (1–8)Knockout play-offs (9–24)

Home table

points 3-1-0

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Bournemouth	2	2	0	0	6:0	6
2	Ferencvarosi TC	2	2	0	0	6:2	6
3	Olympiakos Piraeus	2	2	0	0	3:1	6
4	Juventus	2	1	1	0	7:2	4
5	Union St. Gilloise	2	1	1	0	5:1	4
6	Beșiktaș	2	1	1	0	6:3	4
7	Sturm Graz	2	1	1	0	1:0	4
8	Crystal Palace	1	1	0	0	4:0	3
9	Benfica	1	1	0	0	4:1	3
10	1899 Hoffenheim	2	1	0	1	5:3	3
11	Bayer Leverkusen	1	1	0	0	2:0	3
12	Lyon	1	1	0	0	3:2	3
13	AZ Alkmaar	1	1	0	0	2:1	3
14	Rennes	1	1	0	0	2:1	3
15	Sunderland	1	1	0	0	1:0	3
16	OFI	2	1	0	1	2:2	3
17	Dinamo Zagreb	2	1	0	1	3:4	3
18	Jagiellonia	2	1	0	1	3:4	3
19	Omonia Nicosia	2	1	0	1	2:4	3
20	Sparta Praha	1	0	1	0	1:1	1
21	NEC Nijmegen	1	0	1	0	1:1	1
22	Hapoel Beer Sheva	1	0	1	0	0:0	1
23	Celje	2	0	1	1	2:5	1
24	Lech Poznan	2	0	1	1	1:5	1
25	Real Sociedad	1	0	0	1	1:2	0
26	Anderlecht	1	0	0	1	1:2	0
27	Celta Vigo	1	0	0	1	1:2	0
28	Torreense	1	0	0	1	1:2	0
29	Levski Sofia	1	0	0	1	0:1	0
30	Marseille	1	0	0	1	0:1	0
31	AC Milan	1	0	0	1	0:2	0
32	Celtic	2	0	0	2	2:5	0
33	Plzen	2	0	0	2	1:5	0
34	Red Bull Salzburg	1	0	0	1	0:4	0
35	Lillestrom	2	0	0	2	1:8	0
36	Ararat-Armenia	2	0	0	2	1:8	0

Away table

points 3-1-0

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Bayer Leverkusen	2	2	0	0	6:0	6
2	Benfica	2	2	0	0	6:1	6
3	Real Sociedad	2	1	1	0	7:1	4
4	Sunderland	2	1	1	0	3:2	4
5	Levski Sofia	2	1	1	0	3:2	4
6	Red Bull Salzburg	2	1	1	0	3:2	4
7	AZ Alkmaar	2	1	0	1	4:1	3
8	Union St. Gilloise	1	1	0	0	3:0	3
9	Omonia Nicosia	1	1	0	0	3:0	3
10	Sparta Praha	2	1	0	1	4:2	3
11	Ferencvarosi TC	1	1	0	0	3:1	3
12	Anderlecht	2	1	0	1	3:1	3
13	AC Milan	2	1	0	1	4:3	3
14	Beșiktaș	1	1	0	0	3:2	3
15	Bournemouth	1	1	0	0	2:1	3
16	Juventus	1	1	0	0	2:1	3
17	Olympiakos Piraeus	1	1	0	0	1:0	3
18	Celta Vigo	2	1	0	1	2:2	3
19	Torreense	2	1	0	1	3:5	3
20	Lyon	2	1	0	1	2:4	3
21	NEC Nijmegen	2	1	0	1	4:7	3
22	Rennes	2	0	2	0	2:2	2
23	Lillestrom	1	0	1	0	1:1	1
24	Dinamo Zagreb	1	0	1	0	0:0	1
25	Crystal Palace	2	0	1	1	4:5	1
26	OFI	1	0	0	1	1:2	0
27	Jagiellonia	1	0	0	1	1:2	0
28	Plzen	1	0	0	1	1:2	0
29	Ararat-Armenia	1	0	0	1	1:3	0
30	1899 Hoffenheim	1	0	0	1	0:2	0
31	Celje	1	0	0	1	0:2	0
32	Celtic	1	0	0	1	1:4	0
33	Sturm Graz	1	0	0	1	0:3	0
34	Marseille	2	0	0	2	1:5	0
35	Lech Poznan	1	0	0	1	0:4	0
36	Hapoel Beer Sheva	2	0	0	2	1:6	0

How the Europa League 2026/27 works

from the data

Stage	Teams	Matches	Played	When
1st Qualifying Round	12	12	12	Jul 2026
2nd Qualifying Round	18	18	18	Jul 2026
3rd Qualifying Round	26	26	26	Aug 2026
Play-offs	24	24	24	Aug 2026
Group phase (8 matchdays so far)	36	144	54	Sept 2026 – Jan 2027

League phase: 36 teams, up to 8 matches each so far. The table is computed from the results (3 points a win, 1 a draw; order: points, goal difference, goals). The competition's official tie-breakers may differ.

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Benfica	3	3	0	0	10:2	9
2	Bayer Leverkusen	3	3	0	0	8:0	9
3	Bournemouth	3	3	0	0	8:1	9
4	Ferencvarosi TC	3	3	0	0	9:3	9
5	Olympiakos Piraeus	3	3	0	0	4:1	9
6	Union St. Gilloise	3	2	1	0	8:1	7
7	Juventus	3	2	1	0	9:3	7
8	Beșiktaș	3	2	1	0	9:5	7
9	Sunderland	3	2	1	0	4:2	7
10	AZ Alkmaar	3	2	0	1	6:2	6
11	Omonia Nicosia	3	2	0	1	5:4	6
12	Lyon	3	2	0	1	5:6	6
13	Rennes	3	1	2	0	4:3	5
14	Real Sociedad	3	1	1	1	8:3	4
15	Crystal Palace	3	1	1	1	8:5	4
16	Sparta Praha	3	1	1	1	5:3	4
17	Levski Sofia	3	1	1	1	3:3	4
18	Dinamo Zagreb	3	1	1	1	3:4	4
19	Sturm Graz	3	1	1	1	1:3	4
20	NEC Nijmegen	3	1	1	1	5:8	4
21	Red Bull Salzburg	3	1	1	1	3:6	4
22	Anderlecht	3	1	0	2	4:3	3
23	1899 Hoffenheim	3	1	0	2	5:5	3
24	AC Milan	3	1	0	2	4:5	3
25	Celta Vigo	3	1	0	2	3:4	3
26	OFI	3	1	0	2	3:4	3
27	Jagiellonia	3	1	0	2	4:6	3
28	Torreense	3	1	0	2	4:7	3
29	Celje	3	0	1	2	2:7	1
30	Hapoel Beer Sheva	3	0	1	2	1:6	1
31	Lillestrom	3	0	1	2	2:9	1
32	Lech Poznan	3	0	1	2	1:9	1
33	Plzen	3	0	0	3	2:7	0
34	Marseille	3	0	0	3	1:6	0
35	Celtic	3	0	0	3	3:9	0
36	Ararat-Armenia	3	0	0	3	2:11	0

22:00ThuPlzen1–2FTLevski Sofia

22:00ThuOmonia Nicosia1–4FTBenfica

22:00ThuOlympiakos Piraeus1–0FTSparta Praha

22:00ThuLillestrom0–6FTReal Sociedad

22:00ThuJagiellonia0–3FTAnderlecht

22:00Thu1899 Hoffenheim3–0FTLyon

22:00ThuCeltic1–2FTCelta Vigo

22:00ThuCelje2–2FTRed Bull Salzburg

22:00ThuBournemouth3–0FTAC Milan

22:00ThuBeșiktaș2–2FTCrystal Palace

Frequently asked questions

How is the Europa League played this season?

From the schedule published so far, the stages are: 1st Qualifying Round (12 teams, 12 matches) → 2nd Qualifying Round (18 teams, 18 matches) → 3rd Qualifying Round (26 teams, 26 matches) → Play-offs (24 teams, 24 matches) → Group phase (36 teams, 144 matches). Later stages appear here as soon as their matches are set.

How many teams play in the Europa League group phase?

36 teams, with 8 matches each on the schedule so far.

When is the next Europa League match?

Rennes v Olympiakos Piraeus, on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 17:30 (Romanian time).