The draw for the UEFA Europa League league phase took place today (Friday, August 29).
A day after the Champions League first-phase schedule was laid out, teams in Europe’s secondary competition will discover their opponents across the first eight matchdays.
Last season’s finalists might not be involved (Tottenham are in the Champions League, and Manchester United did not qualify for Europe), but there are plenty of major clubs taking part. Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are the Premier League’s representatives, while Rangers, Celtic, Lyon, Roma, and Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce are all involved.
The Sporting News has the complete league-phase draw below.
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UEFA Europa League draw 2025/26: League phase
| Club | Pot 1 opponents | Pot 2 opponents | Pot 3 opponents | Pot 4 opponents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Home | Away | Home | Away | Home | Away | |
| AS Roma (ROM) | LIL | RAN | PLZ | CEL | MID | NIC | STU | PAN |
| Porto (POR) | RAN | SLZ | RSB | PLZ | NIC | FOR | MAL | UTR |
| Rangers (RAN) | ROM | POR | BRG | FER | LUD | STG | GEN | BRN |
| Feyenoord (FEY) | AVL | BET | CEL | BRG | STG | SB | PAN | STU |
| LOSC Lille (LIL) | ZAG | ROM | PAO | RSB | FRE | YNG | BRN | VIG |
| Dinamo Zagreb (ZAG) | BET | LIL | FEN | TEL | SB | MID | VIG | MAL |
| Real Betis (BET) | FEY | ZAG | LYO | PAO | FOR | LUD | UTR | GEN |
| RB Salzburg (SLZ) | POR | AVL | FER | LYO | BSL | FRE | EAG | BOL |
| Aston Villa (AVL) | SLZ | FEY | TEL | FEN | YNG | BSL | BOL | EAG |
| Fenerbahce (FEN) | AVL | ZAG | FER | PLZ | NIC | SB | STU | BRN |
| Braga (BRG) | FEY | RAN | RSB | CEL | FOR | NIC | GEN | EAG |
| Red Star Belgrade (RSB) | LIL | POR | CEL | BRG | SB | STG | VIG | MAL |
| Lyon (LYO) | SLZ | BET | PAO | TEL | BSL | YNG | EAG | UTR |
| PAOK (PAO) | BET | LIL | TEL | LYO | YNG | LUD | BRN | VIG |
| Viktoria Plzen (PLZ) | POR | ROM | FEN | FER | FRE | BSL | MAL | PAN |
| Ferencvaros (FER) | RAN | SLZ | PLZ | FEN | LUD | FOR | PAN | GEN |
| Celtic (CEL) | ROM | FEY | BRG | RSB | STG | MID | UTR | BOL |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv (TEL) | ZAG | AVL | LYO | PAO | MID | FRE | BOL | STU |
| BSC Young Boys (YNG) | LIL | AVL | LYO | PAO | LUD | SB | PAN | STU |
| Basel (BSL) | AVL | SLZ | PLZ | LYO | SB | FRE | STU | GEN |
| Midtjylland (MID) | ZAG | ROM | CEL | TEL | STG | FOR | GEN | BRN |
| Freiburg (FRE) | SLZ | LIL | TEL | PLZ | BSL | NIC | UTR | BOL |
| Ludogorets (LUD) | BET | RAN | PAO | FER | NIC | YNG | VIG | MAL |
| Nottingham Forest (FOR) | POR | BET | FER | BRG | MID | STG | MAL | UTR |
| Sturm Graz (STG) | RAN | FEY | RSB | CEL | FOR | MID | BRN | PAN |
| FCSB (SB) | FEY | ZAG | FEN | RSB | YNG | BSL | BOL | EAG |
| OGC Nice (NIC) | ROM | POR | BRA | FEN | FRE | LUD | EAG | VIG |
| Bologna (BOL) | SLZ | AVL | CEL | TEL | FRE | SB | BRN | VIG |
| Celta Vigo (VIG) | LIL | ZAG | PAO | RSB | NIC | LUD | BOL | STU |
| Stuttgart (STU) | FEY | ROM | TEL | FEN | YNG | BSL | VIG | EAG |
| Panathinaikos (PAN) | ROM | FEY | PLZ | FER | STG | YNG | EAG | MAL |
| Malmo (MAL) | ZAG | POR | RSB | PLZ | LUD | FOR | PAN | GEN |
| Go Ahead Eagles (EAG) | AVL | SLZ | BRG | LYO | SB | NIC | STU | PAN |
| Utrecht (UTR) | POR | BET | LYO | CEL | FOR | FRE | GEN | BRN |
| Genk (GEN) | BET | RAN | FER | BRG | BSL | MID | MAL | UTR |
| Brann (BRN) | RAN | LIL | FEN | PAO | MID | STG | UTR | BOL |
UEFA Europa League draw pots
Below are the 36 teams in the draw for the Europa League “league phase”. The teams were divided into four seeding pots, and each side will be drawn to face one team from each pot.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AS Roma (ITA) | Fenerbahce (TUR) | BSC Young Boys (SWI) | Bologna (ITA) |
| Porto (POR) | Braga (POR) | Basel (SWI) | Celta Vigo (ESP) |
| Rangers (SCO) | Red Star Belgrade (SRB) | Midtjylland (NOR) | Stuttgart (GER) |
| Feyenoord (NED) | Lyon (FRA) | Freiburg (GER) | Panathinaikos (GRE) |
| Lille (FRA) | PAOK (GRE) | Ludogorets (HUN) | Malmo (SWI) |
| Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) | Viktoria Plzen (CZE) | Nottingham Forest (ENG) | Go Ahead Eagles (NED) |
| Real Betis (ESP) | Ferencvaros (HUN) | Sturm Graz (AUS) | Utrecht (NED) |
| RB Salzburg (AUS) | Celtic (SCO) | FCSB (ROM) | Genk (BEL) |
| Aston Villa (ENG) | Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) | Nice (FRA) | Brann (NOR) |