UEFA Conference League draw: all you need to know

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Albion into Friday's group stage draw after beating Tromso 4-0 on Thursday.

2026-08-27T22:50+01:00

📷Paul Hazlewood

Albion will find out their league phase opponents in the 2026-27 Conference League on Friday.

The draw takes place at 12 noon BST in Monaco and takes place in a joint event with the Europa League, with the Conference League expected to be the second of the two draws.

How does the draw work?

There are 36 teams in the competition with each team playing six league phase matches.

The 36 teams will be placed into six pots, with pot one being the highest-ranked and six being the lowest.

The pot placements are based on the club's UEFA club coefficient ranking from the five-season period ending at the conclusion of last season.

Each team will face one team from each of the six pots and cannot face a team from the same country as themselves.

The teams who finish in the top eight places will qualify for the last 16. Those between ninth and 24th place will enter the play-off knockout round.

The 12 teams ranked between 25th and 36th place will go out of the competition when the league phase is concluded.

When are the group stage matchdays?

Matchday 1: 15 October 2026

Matchday 2: 22 October 2026

Matchday 3: 5 November 2026

Matchday 4: 26 November 2026

Matchday 5: 10 December 2026

Matchday 6: 17 December 2026

UEFA have said that group stage fixtures will be confirmed no later than Sunday 30 August.

Who else has qualified?

Aarhus, Ajax, Atalanta, Boroc, Braga, Brann, Albion, Copenhagen. Crvena Zvezds, CSKA Sofia, Egnatia, Freiburg, Gent, Getafe, Hadjuk Split, Hearts, Iberia Tblisi, Inter Escaldes, Jablonec, Kairat Almaty, Kauno Zalgiris, KuPS Kuopio, Lincoln Red Imps, Lugano, Midtjylland, Mjallby, Monaco, Nordsjoelland, Pafos, Panathinaikos, Riga, Sint-Truidense, Thun, Trabzonspor, Twente, U. Craiova

When will tickets go on sale?

Once our schedule in the group stage is finalised, we will confirm ticket arrangements.

When can I watch the draw?

The draw will be live on UEFA.com, UEFA.tv and TNT Sports.