The draw for the league phase of the Europa Conference League takes place in Monaco on Friday, with Crystal Palace hoping to be part of the event for Uefa’s newest cup competition.
The Eagles were demoted to Europe’s third-string competition due to ownership complications and were tasked with a two-legged play-off against Fredrikstad to book their place in the league phase.
Oliver Glasner guides the Eagles in their first ever major European campaign, with fans and pundits optimistic of the chances of winning the tournament, should they progress against the Norwegian side.
The league phase begins on 2 October and runs until 18 December, with the final taking place in Leipzig on 27 May.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Europa Conference League league phase draw:
When is the Conference League 2025/26 league phase draw?
The draw will be held in Monaco on Friday, 29 August. It follows the Europa League league phase draw, which begins at 12pm BST.
How to watch live Europa League 2025/26 league phase draw
Uefa.com will offer a live stream on their website and YouTube channel.
How does the league phase draw work?
The League Phase has 36 teams with every team playing six games (three at home and three away). The 36 teams are split into six pots of six teams based on their Uefa coefficient ranking, with each team drawn out individually.
The 36 teams comprise of 24 teams (five from the Champions Path and 19 from the League Path (19) of the Conference League Play-Off Rounds. Then 12 teams eliminated from Europa League Play-Off Round to make up 36 teams in total for the League Phase.
They then have six opponents selected via Uefa's automated software, which uses specific fixture-selection criteria. Teams cannot play another team from the same country and are not permitted to face more than two teams from one country.
Those finishing inside the top eight go straight into the last 16, then the next 16 teams advance to the play-off stage, with eight of those 16 teams progressing to the last 16.
Who has qualified for the Conference League 2025/26 league phase?
England: Crystal Palace
Scotland: Aberdeen
Armenia: FC Noah
Austria: Rapid Vienna
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Zrinjski Mostar
Croatia: HNK Rijeka
Cyprus: AEK Larnaca, Omonoia
Czechia: Sparta Prague, Sigma Olomouc
Finland: Kuopion Palloseura
France: Strasbourg
Germany: Mainz
Gibraltar: Lincoln Red Imps
Greece: Aek Athens
Iceland: Breidablik
Italy: Fiorentina
Kosovo: Drita
Malta: Hamrun Spartans
Netherlands: AZ Alkmaar
North Macedonia: Shkendija
Poland: Legia Warsaw, Lech Poznan, Jagiellonia, Rakow
Republic of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers, Shelbourne
Romania: U. Craiova
Slovakia: Slovan Bratislava
Slovenia: NK Celje
Spain: Rayo Vallecano
Sweden: Hacken
Switzerland: Lausanne-Sport
Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk, Dynamo Kyiv
Turkey: Samsunspor
Conference League 2025/26 key dates
Matchday 1: 2 October 2025
Matchday 2: 23 October 2025
Matchday 3: 6 November 2025
Matchday 4: 27 November 2025
Matchday 5: 11 December 2025
Matchday 6: 18 December 2025
Knockout phase play-offs: 19 & 26 February 2026
Round of 16: 12 & 19 March 2026
Quarter-finals: 9 & 16 April 2026
Semi-finals: 30 April & 7 May 2026
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