2026 UEFA Conference League Final

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2026 UEFA Conference League final

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Event	2025–26 UEFA Conference League
Date	27 May 2026 (2026-05-27)
Venue	Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
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The 2026 UEFA Conference League final will be the final match of the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League, the fifth season of Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the second season since it was renamed from the UEFA Europa Conference League to the UEFA Conference League. It will be played at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany, on 27 May 2026.

The winners will qualify to enter the league phase of the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League, unless they have already qualified for the Champions League or Europa League through their league performance (in which case the access list will be rebalanced).

Venue

Host selection

On 17 May 2023, UEFA opened the bidding process for the final, which was held in parallel with that of the 2027 final. Interested bidders could bid for either one or both of the finals. Additionally, bidding associations could only be appointed one UEFA final in a given year. The proposed venues had to include natural grass and be ranked as a UEFA category four stadium, with a gross capacity of 30,000 to 60,000 preferred. The bidding timeline was as follows:

• 17 May 2023: Applications formally invited
• 17 July 2023: Closing date for registering intention to bid
• 26 July 2023: Bid requirements made available to bidders
• 15 November 2023: Submission of preliminary bid dossier
• 21 February 2024: Submission of final bid dossier
• 22 May 2024: Appointment of host

UEFA announced on 18 July 2023 that six associations had expressed interest in hosting the 2026 and 2027 finals during the first bidding process.

Bidding associations for 2026 and 2027 UEFA Conference League finals

Association	Stadium	City	Capacity	Notes
Germany	Red Bull Arena	Leipzig	45,228	Association also bid for 2026 or 2027 Europa League and 2026 or 2027 Women's Champions League finals (with different venues)
Israel	Teddy Stadium	Jerusalem	31,733
Norway	Ullevaal Stadion	Oslo	27,182	Stadium also bid for 2026 or 2027 Women's Champions League finals Stadium appointed as host of 2026 Women's Champions League final
Scotland	Hampden Park	Glasgow	51,866	Stadium also bid for 2026 or 2027 Europa League and 2026 or 2027 Women's Champions League finals
Switzerland	Stade de Genève	Geneva	30,084
Turkey	Beşiktaş Stadium	Istanbul	42,590	Stadium also bid for 2026 or 2027 Europa League finals Rams Park or Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium (both also in Istanbul) were also included as possible venues prior to official bid submission Stadium appointed as host of 2026 Europa League final and 2027 Conference League final

The Red Bull Arena was selected as the venue by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, on 22 May 2024.

Match

Details

The "home" team (for administrative purposes) will be determined by an additional draw.

27 May 2026 (2026-05-27) 21:00 CEST	TBD	v	TBD	Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Maximum of twelve named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time Maximum of three substitution opportunities, with a fourth allowed in extra time

See also

• 2026 UEFA Champions League Final
• 2026 UEFA Europa League Final
• 2026 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
• 2026 UEFA Women's Europa Cup Final
• 2026 UEFA Super Cup

External links

• Official website