Conference League qualifying: Fixtures, dates, results, how it works

All 36 teams will enter the league phase of the 2025/26 UEFA Conference League via qualifying, with none qualifying directly.

There is a first, second and third qualifying round, then the play-offs. The stage at which teams enter qualifying is based on their association club coefficient rankings. All ties are played over two legs.

We explain how qualifying works and keep track of all the draws, fixtures and results.

First qualifying round

Teams involved
48 (48 enter in this round)

First legs: 10 July 2025
St Joseph's 2-2 Cliftonville
Floriana 2-1 Haverfordwest County
NSÍ Runavík 4-0 HJK Helsinki
Torpedo Kutaisi 4-3 Ordabasy
Željezničar 1-1 Koper
SJK Seinäjoki 1-2 KÍ Klaksvík
Nõmme Kalju 1-1 Partizani
SS Tre Fiori 1-0 Pyunik
St. Patrick's Athletic 1-0 Hegelmann
Dečić 2-0 Sileks 
Sutjeska 1-2 Dynamo Brest
Larne 0-0 Auda
Torpedo-Belaz 3-0 Rabotnicki
Magpies 2-3 Paide 
Birkirkara 1-0 Petrocub
Atlètic Escaldes 2-0 F91 Diddeleng
Valur 3-0 Flora Tallinn
Malisheva 0-1 Víkingur Reykjavík
Racing Union Luxembourg 1-2 Dila Gori
Vllaznia 0-1 Daugavpils
Urartu 1-2 Neman Grodno
Vardar 3-0 La Fiorita
Kauno Žalgiris 3-0 Penybont
Borac 1-4 FC Santa Coloma

Second legs: 17 July 2025
Auda 2-2 Larne (aet, agg: 2-2, Larne win 4-2 on penalties)
HJK Helsinki 5-0 NSÍ Runavík (aet, agg: 5-4)
Ordabasy 1-1 Torpedo Kutaisi (agg: 4-5)
Koper 3-1 Željezničar (agg: 4-2)
KÍ Klaksvík 2-0 SJK Seinäjoki (agg: 4-1)
Partizani 0-1 Nõmme Kalju (aet, agg: 1-2)
Pyunik 5-0 SS Tre Fiori (agg: 5-1)
Hegelmann 0-2 St. Patrick's Athletic (agg: 0-3)
Sileks 2-1 Dečić (agg: 2-3)
Dynamo Brest 0-2 Sutjeska (agg: 2-3)
Haverfordwest County 2-3 Floriana (agg: 3-5)
Rabotnicki 0-1 Torpedo-Belaz (agg: 0-4)
Paide 4-1 Magpies (agg: 7-3) 
Petrocub 3-0 Birkirkara (agg: 3-1)
F91 Diddeleng 2-3 Atlètic Escaldes (agg: 2-5)
Flora Tallinn 1-2 Valur (agg: 1-5)
Víkingur Reykjavík 8-0 Malisheva (agg: 9-0)
Dila Gori 1-0 Racing Union Luxembourg (agg: 3-1)
Daugavpils 2-4 Vllaznia (agg: 3-4)
Neman Grodno 4-0 Urartu (agg: 6-1)
La Fiorita 2-2 Vardar (agg: 2-5)
Penybont 1-1 Kauno Žalgiris (agg: 1-4)
Cliftonville 2-3 St Joseph's (aet, agg: 4-5)
FC Santa Coloma 0-2 Borac (agg: 4-3) 

How does it work?
• The winners of each tie advance to the second qualifying round.
• Defeated sides are eliminated from the competition.

Second qualifying round

Teams involved
Champions Path: 12 (12 of the 14 defeated sides from UEFA Champions League first qualifying round)
Main Path: 88 (56 enter in this round, along with the 24 winners from the first qualifying round Main Path and 8 defeated sides from the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round Main Path)

First legs: 24 July 2025

Champions Path

Levadia Tallinn 1-0 Iberia Tbilisi **
The New Saints 0-1 Differdange **
Olimpija Ljubljana 4-2 Inter Escaldes **
Budućnost Podgorica 0-0 Milsami Orhei **
Žalgiris vs Linfield
Dinamo-Minsk vs Egnatia

Main Path

Ballkani 4-2 Floriana *
Zire 1-1 Hajduk Split **
Silkeborg 1-1 KA Akureyri **
Dundee United vs UNA Strassen
Larne vs Prishtina
Košice vs Neman Grodno ***
Vaduz vs Dungannon Swifts
Rosenborg vs Banga
Atlètic Escaldes vs Dinamo City
Austria Wien vs Spaeri
Viking vs Koper
AEK Athens vs Hapoel Beer-Sheva
Pyunik vs Győri ETO
Riga vs Dila Gori
Raków Częstochowa vs Žilina
Petrocub vs Sabah
Ararat-Armenia vs Universitatea Cluj
Varaždin vs Santa Clara
Kauno Žalgiris vs Valur 
Paksi vs Maribor
Vllaznia vs Víkingur Reykjavík
Hammarby vs Charleroi 
Radnički 1923 vs KÍ Klaksvík
Novi Pazar vs Jagiellonia Białystok
Polissya vs FC Santa Coloma
Vardar vs Lausanne-Sport
H. Bóltefelag vs Brøndby
Olexandriya vs Partizan 
Hibernians vs Spartak Trnava
St. Patrick's Athletic vs Nõmme Kalju 
Paide vs AIK
Sarajevo vs Universitatea Craiova
Aris Limassol vs Puskás Akadémia 
St Joseph's vs Shamrock Rovers
Ilves Tampere vs AZ Alkmaar
Arda Kardzhali vs HJK Helsinki
Aktobe vs Sparta Praha
Astana vs Zimbru
Dečić vs SK Rapid
Torpedo-Belaz vs Maccabi Haifa
Araz-Naxçıvan vs Aris Thessaloniki
Omonoia vs Torpedo Kutaisi
Cherno More vs İstanbul Başakşehir
Sutjeska vs Beitar Jerusalem

* game played 22 July
** games played 23 July
*** Košice replaced DAC Dunajská Streda 

Second legs: 31 July 2025

Champions Path

Iberia Tbilisi vs Levadia Tallinn *
Differdange vs The New Saints *
Inter Escaldes vs Olimpija Ljubljana *
Linfield vs Žalgiris
Milsami Orhei vs Budućnost Podgorica
Egnatia vs Dinamo-Minsk

Main Path

UNA Strassen vs Dundee United
Prishtina vs Larne
Neman Grodno vs Košice
Dungannon Swifts vs Vaduz 
KA Akureyri vs Silkeborg
Banga vs Rosenborg
Dinamo City vs Atlètic Escaldes
Spaeri vs Austria Wien
Floriana vs Ballkani
Koper vs Viking
Hapoel Beer-Sheva vs AEK Athens
Győri ETO vs Pyunik
Dila Gori vs Riga
Žilina vs Raków Częstochowa
Sabah vs Petrocub
Universitatea Cluj vs Ararat-Armenia
Santa Clara vs Varaždin
Valur vs Kauno Žalgiris 
Maribor vs Paksi
Víkingur Reykjavík vs Vllaznia
Charleroi vs Hammarby 
KÍ Klaksvík vs Radnički 1923
Jagiellonia Białystok vs Novi Pazar
FC Santa Coloma vs Polissya
Lausanne-Sport vs Vardar
Brøndby vs H. Bóltfelag
Partizan vs Olexandriya 
Spartak Trnava vs Hibernians 
Nõmme Kalju vs St. Patrick's Athletic 
AIK vs Paide 
Universitatea Craiova vs Sarajevo
Puskás Akadémia vs Aris Limassol
Shamrock Rovers vs St Joseph's
AZ Alkmaar vs Ilves Tampere 
Hajduk Split vs Zire
HJK Helsinki vs Arda Kardzhali
Sparta Praha vs Aktobe
Zimbru vs Astana
SK Rapid vs Dečić
Maccabi Haifa vs Torpedo-Belaz
Aris Thessaloniki vs Araz-Naxçıvan
Torpedo Kutaisi vs Omonoia
İstanbul Başakşehir vs Cherno More
Beitar Jerusalem vs Sutjeska

* game played 29 July

How does it work?
• The winners of each tie advance to the third qualifying round.
• Defeated sides are eliminated from the competition.

Third qualifying round

Teams involved
Champions Path: 8 (six winners from Conference League second qualifying round Champions Path, two defeated sides from UEFA Champions League first qualifying round)
Main Path: 52 (44 winners from the second qualifying round Main Path, plus eight defeated sides from the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round Main Path)

First legs: 7 August 2025

Champions Path

Olimpija Ljubljana/Inter Escaldes vs Dinamo-Minsk/Egnatia
Budućnost Podgorica/Milsami Orhei vs Virtus
The New Saints/Differdange vs Levadia Tallinn/Iberia Tbilisi
Víkingur vs Žalgiris/Linfield

Main Path

Dečić/SK Rapid vs Dundee United/UNA Strassen
Aktobe/Sparta Praha vs Ararat-Armenia/Universitatea Cluj
Ilves Tampere/AZ Alkmaar vs Vaduz/Dungannon Swifts
Lugano/CFR Cluj vs Celje/AEK Larnaca
Radnički 1923/KÍ Klaksvík vs Košice/Neman Grodno
Riga/Dila Gori vs Sutjeska/Beitar Jerusalem
Vllaznia/Víkingur Reykjavík vs H. Bóltfelag/Brøndby
Zire/Hajduk Split vs Atlètic Escaldes/Dinamo City
Anderlecht/Häcken vs Sheriff Tiraspol/Utrecht
Vardar/Lausanne-Sport vs Zimbru/Astana
Larne/Prishtina vs Varaždin/Santa Clara
Aris Limassol/Puskás Akadémia vs AEK Athens/Hapoel Beer-Sheva
Viking/Koper vs Cherno More/İstanbul Başakşehir
Araz-Naxçıvan/Aris Thessaloniki vs Omonoia/Torpedo Kutaisi
Ballkani/Floriana vs St Joseph's/Shamrock Rovers
Raków Częstochowa/Žilina vs Torpedo-Belaz/Maccabi Haifa
AIK/Paide vs Pyunik/Győri ETO
Sarajevo/Universitatea Craiova vs Hibernians/Spartak Trnava
Polissya/FC Santa Coloma vs Paksi/Maribor
Levski Sofia/Braga vs Petrocub/Sabah
Silkeborg/KA Akureyri vs Novi Pazar/Jagiellonia Białystok
Oleksandriya/Partizan vs Midtjylland/Hibernian
Baník Ostrava/Legia Warszawa vs Austria Wien/Spaeri
Rosenborg/Banga vs Hammarby/Charleroi
St. Patrick's Athletic/Nõmme Kalju vs Beşiktaş/Shakhtar Donetsk
Kauno Žalgiris/Valur vs Arda Kardzhali/HJK Helsinki

Second legs: 14 August 2025

Champions Path

Dinamo-Minsk/Egnatia vs Olimpija Ljubljana/Inter Escaldes
Virtus vs Budućnost Podgorica/Milsami Orhei
Levadia Tallinn/Iberia Tbilisi vs The New Saints/Differdange
Žalgiris/Linfield vs Víkingur

Main Path

Dundee United/UNA Strassen vs Dečić/SK Rapid
Ararat-Armenia/Universitatea Cluj vs Aktobe/Sparta Praha
Vaduz/Dungannon Swifts vs Ilves Tampere/AZ Alkmaar
Celje/AEK Larnaca vs Lugano/CFR Cluj
Košice/Neman Grodno vs Radnički 1923/KÍ Klaksvík
Sutjeska/Beitar Jerusalem vs Riga/Dila Gori
H. Bóltfelag/Brøndby vs Vllaznia/Víkingur Reykjavík
Atlètic Escaldes/Dinamo City vs Zire/Hajduk Split
Sheriff/Utrecht vs Anderlecht/Häcken
Zimbru/Astana vs Vardar/Lausanne-Sport
Varaždin/Santa Clara (POR) vs Larne/Prishtina
AEK Athens/Hapoel Beer-Sheva vs Aris Limassol/Puskás Akadémia
Cherno More/İstanbul Başakşehir vs Viking/Koper
Omonoia/Torpedo Kutaisi vs Araz-Naxçıvan/Aris Thessaloniki
St Joseph's/Shamrock Rovers vs Ballkani/Floriana
Torpedo-Belaz/Maccabi Haifa vs Raków/Žilina
Pyunik/Győri ETO vs AIK/Paide
Hibernians/Spartak Trnava vs Sarajevo/Universitatea Craiova
Paksi/Maribor vs Polissya/FC Santa Coloma
Petrocub/Sabah vs Levski Sofia/Braga
Novi Pazar/Jagiellonia Białystok vs Silkeborg/KA Akureyri
Midtjylland/Hibernian vs Olexandriya/Partizan
Austria Wien/Spaeri vs Baník Ostrava/Legia Warszawa
Hammarby/Charleroi vs Rosenborg/Banga
Beşiktaş/Shakhtar Donetsk - St. Patrick's Athletic/Kalju
Arda Kardzhali /HJK Helsinki vs Kauno Žalgiris/Valur

How does it work?
• The winners of each tie advance to the play-off round.
• Defeated sides are eliminated from the competition.

Play-off round

Teams involved
Champions path: 10 (four winners from UEFA Conference League third qualifying round Champions Path, six defeated sides from UEFA Europa League third qualifying round Champions Path)
Main path: 38 (five enter in this round plus 26 winners from the third qualifying round Main Path and seven defeated sides from the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round Main Path)

Dates
Draw: 4 August 2025
First legs: 21 August 2025
Second legs: 28 August 2025

How does it work?
• The winners of each tie advance to the league phase.
• Defeated sides are eliminated from the competition.

League phase draw

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The league phase draw for the 2025/26 UEFA Conference League takes place at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, on Friday 29 August.

The draw will feature the 24 winners of the play-off round ties and the 12 losers from the UEFA Europa League play-offs.