Summary

The 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League (UEFAEL) is Europe's 2nd most prestigious club football tournament where 32 of the top 33 UEFA F/As (football associations) are represented. (Russia is not represented due to its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.) The 2026-2027 UEFAEL final will be played on 26 May 2027 in Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt, Germany)). The winner will play in the 2026-2027 UEFA Champions 2026-2027League (UEFACL) and in the 2027 UEFA Super Cup against the 2026-2027 UEFACL champion.

The number of club teams that each F/A was able to send to the 2026-2027 UEFAEL was based on the 2026 UEFA F/A Rankings table. This table takes into account how teams from each F/A performed in European competitions from the 2020-2021 through the 2024-2025 seasons.

Losers from various 2026-2027 UEFACL stages enter the 2026-2027 UEFAEL according to the UEFA Europa League Structure below.

Aston Villa (ENG1) is the reigning UEFAEL champion.

During the League Stage, table ranking ties are broken by: (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) head-to-head away goals scored, (5) if more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams, (6) goal difference in all group matches, (7) in-group total goals scored, (8) in-group away goals scored, (9) in-group wins, (10) in-group away wins, (11) disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points), then (12) UEFA club coefficient.

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