Official Europa League and Conference League: 2025-26 league phase fixtures confirmed

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Sam Wilson | Last updated Aug 30, 2025 3:14 PM ET

The fixture lists for both the Europa League and Conference League have been confirmed by UEFA, revealing the dates and times for all the matches, including those of Roma, Bologna and Fiorentina from Serie A.

UEFA have announced the dates and times for both the Conference League and Europa League on their official website as the former begins on October 2 and the latter on September 24.

Dates and times for 2025-26 Europa League and Conference League confirmed

After the final round of qualifying matches took place during the week, the draw was made on Friday and Roma and Bologna discovered who they would be playing in this season’s Europa League. Fiorentina, meanwhile, discovered their opposition as Italy’s sole entrant into Europe’s third cup.

Bologna kick off Europa League with tricky trip to Aston Villa

Bologna have potentially the most fascinating tie in the opening round, with a trip to Villa Park in England to take on Unai Emery’s Aston Villa. The Midlands side reached the knockout stages of last season’s Champions League but found themselves outside of a place in Europe’s top competition this season.

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