2026 UEFA Conference League final: Where is it, who is involved, how to watch
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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The 2025/26 UEFA Conference League final between Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano will take place at Leipzig Stadium in Leipzig, Germany.
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Following finals in Albania, Czechia, Greece and Poland, the UEFA Conference League comes to Germany for the 2025/26 decider between Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano.
Who is in the 2026 Conference League final?
Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano are meeting for the first time having both qualified for their maiden UEFA club competition finals in only their second continental campaigns. Prior to this season, Palace's only European games had come in the 1998 edition of the now defunct UEFA Intertoto Cup, while Rayo's only previous UEFA campaign ended in a quarter-final defeat to Spanish rival Alavés in the 2000/01 UEFA Cup, the forerunner of the UEFA Europa League.
Where is the 2026 Conference League final?
The 2025/26 UEFA Conference League season will conclude at Leipzig Stadium in Leipzig, Germany, bringing an end to another European adventure that encourages fresh talent to flourish.
The home of Bundesliga side Leipzig, Leipzig Stadium hosted four matches at UEFA EURO 2024, and staged games at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. With Leipzig now a major force in German football, the venue has been used regularly in UEFA's top club competitions.
When is the 2026 Conference League final?
The final, concluding the fifth season of UEFA's newest men's club competition, will take place on 27 May 2026.
How to watch the Conference League final
Details of where to watch the Conference League final will be available here in due course.
Will there be extra time and penalties in the Conference League final?
If scores are level at the end of normal time, two 15-minute periods of extra time are played. If one of the teams scores more goals than the other during extra time, that team are declared the winners. If scores remain level after extra time, the winners are determined by a penalty shoot-out.
Where is next season's Conference League final?
2027: Beşiktaş Park, Istanbul
What do the Conference League winners get?
The UEFA Conference League trophy stands 57.5cm tall and weighs 11kg. It consists of 32 hexagonal spines that twist and curve from the trophy base.
The base and top are made from hand-brushed brass with a matte galvanic steel effect, while the spines feature a glossy silver finishing. The trophy was designed in London studio Pentagram.
The 2025/26 winners also gain a place in the league phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League, if they have not qualified via their domestic competition.