Europa League 2026/2027: Live Score, AI Match Predictions, Lineups & H2H

About Europa League 2026

Europa League 2026 is the 55th season of the second-tier European club competition, contested by top sides from across the continent. The 2025-26 campaign runs from qualifying in July to the final in Istanbul on 20 May 2026. Tottenham Hotspur entered as defending champion, while Aston Villa emerged as the new winner.

Competition Format

The competition proper uses a 36-team league phase with each side playing eight matches in a Swiss-style schedule. The top eight advance directly to the round of 16, teams placed 9th to 24th enter a knockout play-off, and the bottom 12 are eliminated. From the round of 16 it is a straight two-legged knockout, ending with a single final.

• 36 teams compete in a league phase with 8 matchdays.
• Qualifying runs from 10 July to 28 August 2025.
• The competition proper runs 24 September 2025 to 20 May 2026.
• The top 8 advance to the round of 16; teams 9-24 contest a two-legged play-off.
• The final is a single match at a neutral venue.

Teams and History

Aston Villa won the 2025-26 final, defeating SC Freiburg 3-0 at Beşiktaş Stadium in Istanbul. Tottenham Hotspur entered as defending champion after the previous campaign, and the competition also featured regular contenders from England, Germany, Spain and Italy.

Sevilla remains the most successful club in the competition's history, although recent seasons have seen new winners lift the trophy.

Arena Sports Insights provides AI-powered match previews, live scores, expected lineups, head-to-head records and performance analytics for every match in the second-tier European club competition.

Europa League 2026/2027 Teams

• Benfica
• Beşiktaş JK
• CSKA Sofia
• Dynamo Kyiv
• FC Hradec Králové
• FC Midtjylland
• FC St. Gallen 1879
• FC Twente
• Ferencváros TC
• Hammarby IF
• HNK Hajduk Split
• Maccabi Tel Aviv
• Pafos FC
• PAOK
• Qarabağ FK
• RSC Anderlecht
• Sheriff Tiraspol
• Tromsø IL

Recent & Upcoming Matches