Europa League 2025-26

[Percy McCarthy]

Will they fuck about with the dates after the draw at all? I’ll need to book the nights off.

I don’t think they did with either conference or CL.

[andyh]

I think the dates are set. The only variable is when we are home or away

[Meanwood Villa]

We won't know the dates of fixtures until the weekend. They were released on the Saturday last season.

[Meanwood Villa]

They were released on the Saturday for Conference too.

[cdbearsfan]

I think the dates are set. The only variable is when we are home or away

The dates aren't set as one of the weeks is spread across two days. There is also the chance of games being moved to Tuesday/Wednesday in order to prevent too many teams from one city/region playing at home on the same day.

[Percy McCarthy]

I think the dates are set. The only variable is when we are home or away

The dates aren't set as one of the weeks is spread across two days. There is also the chance of games being moved to Tuesday/Wednesday in order to prevent too many teams from one city/region playing at home on the same day.

Bloody hell.

[cdbearsfan]

Villa home games should be fine, mate, except for that one week where there are two possible dates.

[Meanwood Villa]

Once they're announced on Saturday they're set in stone as far as I'm aware.

[cdbearsfan]

Yep. Saturday at the latest I think.

[Ads]

Glad we're not playing on Saturday to make fancying around with flights easier.

I hope we're at home that first game in September.

[Lsvilla]

Glad we're not playing on Saturday to make fancying around with flights easier.

I hope we're at home that first game in September.

Preferably away for me - somewhere warm - Porto or Benfica.

[AV82EC]

I'm missing the first two Europa matchdays as I'm away in the US so entirely selfishly I'm hoping we're away in Kazakhstan and at home to a bunch of part time Norwegians.

[Richard]

We won't know the dates of fixtures until the weekend. They were released on the Saturday last season.

By Sunday 31st at the latest according to the official UEFA site.

[AV82EC]

From the UEFA Europa League app:

So what’s different in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League draws?

Not the software: it is the same already in use. Thanks to its flexibility, the system can either draw opponents to all teams one after the other – as in the UEFA Champions League – or draw all pairings instantly with a single press of the button. The latter will be the case for UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League.

What will happen then?

One event, two draws: The UEFA Europa League draw will be followed by the UEFA Conference League draw, both taking place within the same ceremony.
Digital draw system: No physical balls are used on stage. The draw button is pressed once at the beginning of both draws, thus activating the random selection of opponents, including who plays at home and who plays away.
Reveal: After the software has conducted the full draw, the pairings and who plays each fixture home or away will be released progressively, pot after pot, starting with Pot 1, thus maintaining suspense and clarity for viewers.

When will the match calendar be known?

The teams will know all their opponents by the end of the draws, however the fixture lists with match dates and kick-off times will be elaborated afterwards and communicated by Sunday 31 August at the latest.


Hope that clarifies.

[Chris Smith]

Glad we're not playing on Saturday to make fancying around with flights easier.

I hope we're at home that first game in September.

I hope we’re away, my Wedding Anniversary is 25th.