EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE FINAL 2026 tickets

Book your 2026 Conference League final tickets through our secure booking system. This will give you the opportunity to watch top quality players at the best of their possibilities. These players are hoping to give their amazing career an extra boost by winning Europe's third tier but increasingly prestigious cup tournament. The Conference League is an exciting competition in club football and winning it will be a significant highlight of a player's career. For many clubs, this is the path to the Europa League of the following season.

2025/26 road to the final

Qualifying rounds

• First qualifying round: 10 & 17 July 2025
• Second qualifying round: 24 & 31 July 2025
• Third qualifying round: 7 & 14 August 2025
• Play-offs: 21 & 28 August 2025

League phase matches

• 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

• Knockout phase play-offs: 19 February 2026
• Round of 16: 12 March 2026
• Quarter-finals: 10 April 2026
• Semi-finals: 1 May 2026
• Final: 27 May 2026 (Leipzig)

Draw dates

• First qualifying round: 17 June 2025
• Second qualifying round: 18 June 2025
• Third qualifying round: 21 July 2025
• Play-offs: 4 August 2025
• League phase: 29 August 2025
• Knockout phase play-offs: TBC
• Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final: 27 February 2026

Final venue

• Location: Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany
• Date: 27 May 2026
• Capacity: 47,069
• Note: The stadium hosted five games at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and four at UEFA EURO 2024, including the dramatic 1-1 draw between Croatia and Italy. This will be a spectacular setting for the Conference League final.

Conference League final statistics & records

Tournament overview

• First tournament: 2021-22 season (inaugural season)
• Original name: UEFA Europa Conference League (renamed to Conference League in 2024)
• Current holders: Chelsea (2025 - their first Conference League title)
• Total different winners: 4 clubs have won the competition
• Format change: League phase introduced in 2024-25 season (36 teams)

All-time winners

• 2022: AS Roma (beat Feyenoord 1-0) - inaugural winners
• 2023: West Ham United (beat Fiorentina 2-1) - first English winners
• 2024: Olympiacos (beat Fiorentina 1-0) - first Greek major European trophy
• 2025: Chelsea (beat Real Betis 4-1) - completed collection of all major European trophies

Most successful clubs

• Most wins: All clubs tied with 1 victory each
• Most finals: Fiorentina (3 finals - 2022, 2023, 2024 - 0 wins)
• Perfect final record: Roma, West Ham, Olympiacos, Chelsea (1-0 each)
• First club to win all major European trophies: Chelsea (Champions League, Europa League, Cup Winners' Cup, Conference League)

Individual player records - Tournament appearances

• Most tournament appearances: Various players across multiple seasons
• Most wins in single campaign: West Ham & Chelsea (13 wins each in their winning campaigns)
• Most goals in single campaign: Chelsea (42 goals in 2024-25)
• Perfect tournament record: West Ham (2022-23: 14 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses)

Final score records

• Biggest final victory: Chelsea 4-1 Real Betis (2025)
• Closest finals: Roma 1-0 Feyenoord (2022), Olympiacos 1-0 Fiorentina (2024)
• Most dramatic final: West Ham 2-1 Fiorentina (2023 - 90th minute winner)
• All finals decided in regular time: No extra time or penalties yet

Individual scoring records

• Top scorers by season:
  • 2021-22: Cyriel Dessers (Feyenoord) - 10 goals
  • 2022-23: Zeki Amdouni (Basel) & Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) - 7 goals
  • 2023-24: Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos) - 11 goals
  • 2024-25: Afimico Pululu (Jagiellonia) - 8 goals
• Hat-tricks in competition: Harry Kane (first Conference League hat-trick vs Mura, 2021)
• Most goals in single match: 3 goals (multiple players achieved)

Managerial records

• Winning managers:
  • José Mourinho (AS Roma, 2022)
  • David Moyes (West Ham, 2023) - first Scottish manager to win UEFA competition since Sir Alex Ferguson
  • José Luis Mendilibar (Olympiacos, 2024)
  • Mauricio Pochettino (Chelsea, 2025)
• Most finals as manager: Vincenzo Italiano (Fiorentina - 3 finals, 0 wins)

Venue & attendance records

• Final venues:
  • 2022: Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania
  • 2023: Fortuna Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
  • 2024: OPAP Arena, Athens, Greece
  • 2025: Stadion Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
  • 2026: Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany
• Notable venues: Each final in a different country so far

Geographic records

• Countries with winners: Italy, England, Greece (1 win each)
• Most successful country: England (2 wins - West Ham, Chelsea)
• Final appearances by country:
  • Italy: 4 appearances (Roma 1, Fiorentina 3)
  • England: 2 appearances (West Ham 1, Chelsea 1)
  • Netherlands, Greece, Spain: 1 appearance each

Special achievements

• Unbeaten campaigns: West Ham (2022-23 - only 1 draw, 14 wins)
• First Greek European trophy: Olympiacos (2024)
• Grand Slam achievement: Chelsea (first club to win all four major European competitions)
• Qualification benefit: Winner qualifies for Europa League
• Historic significance: Created to give more clubs European football opportunities

Recent format changes (2024-25)

• New league phase: Replaced group stage format
• 36 teams: Expanded from 32 to 36 teams
• Qualification system: Top 8 directly through, 9-24 play-offs
• Name change: Dropped "Europa" from name (2024)
• All teams through qualifying: No direct entry to league phase

Competition records

• Biggest victories:
  • West Ham 6-0 AEK Larnaca (2023, Round of 16)
  • Chelsea 8-0 Noah (2024, League Phase)
  • Feyenoord 8-3 Partizan (2022, Round of 16)
• Highest-scoring matches: 12 goals in total (various matches)
• Most goals by team in campaign: Chelsea 42 goals (2024-25)

Historic milestones

• Inaugural winners: AS Roma (2022)
• Young competition: Only 5 seasons (2021-2026)
• Growing prestige: Attracting bigger clubs each season
• Current champions: Chelsea (2025, beat Real Betis 4-1)
• Format evolution: Adapted from group stage to league phase model