Atalanta learn Conference League play-off potential opponents

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Susy Campanale | Last updated Aug 3, 2026 8:51 AM ET

Atalanta will begin their Conference League campaign against either Hapoel Tel-Aviv or GKS Katowice after the UEFA play-off draw was completed.

La Dea finished seventh in Serie A last season and therefore drop down from the Champions League to the Conference League, but remain in UEFA competition this term.

Atalanta into Conference League

BERGAMO, ITALY – APRIL 11: General view outside the stadium prior to the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Juventus at Gewiss Stadium on April 11, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

The draw was held this afternoon for the Conference League play-offs, and Atalanta learned their first opponent.

It will be either Israeli side Hapoel Tel-Aviv or GKS Katowice of Poland.

The first leg of the preliminary tie is on Thursday August 6 and Atalanta will find out who they’ll be up against after the second leg on Wednesday August 12.

The play-offs are scheduled to begin on August 20 with the second leg in Bergamo on August 27.

This is a first for La Dea, who won the Europa League in 2024 and reached the Champions League quarter-finals in 2020, but never previously participated in the Conference League.

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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