UEFA confirmed the complete schedule for the 2026/27 Europa League league phase on August 29, 2026. There are 36 clubs, eight matches for each team and 144 matches in total, spread across eight matchdays of 18 fixtures. The opening matches will be played on September 16, and the final matchday, with all 18 matches kicking off at the same time, takes place on January 28, 2027. For viewers in Brazil, there is an important change midway through the schedule. In the first three matchdays, played before European daylight saving time ends, the 18:45 and 21:00 slots in the Central European reference correspond to 13:45 and 16:00 in Brasília. From the November 5 matchday onward, they become 14:45 and 17:00. Brasília remains on UTC-3; Europe is the side that changes its clocks.
Matchday 1: September 16 and 17, 2026
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
13:45: Ararat-Armenia x Sparta Praha; Omonia x Celta. 16:00: Milan x Benfica; Leverkusen x Celje; H. Beer-Sheva x GNK Dinamo; Olympiacos x Jagiellonia; Anderlecht x Lyon; Sturm Graz x Rennes; Sunderland x AZ Alkmaar.
Thursday, September 17, 2026
13:45: OFI Crete x Hoffenheim; Levski Sofia x Salzburg. 16:00: Beşiktaş x Marseille; Celtic x Ferencváros; Crystal Palace x Lech Poznań; Viktoria Plzeň x Union SG; Juventus x N.E.C.; Lillestrøm x Torreense; Real Sociedad x Bournemouth.
Matchday 2: October 15, 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026
13:45: Sparta Praha x Lillestrøm; AZ Alkmaar x H. Beer-Sheva; Salzburg x Milan; Lech Poznań x Leverkusen; Celje x Omonia; Lyon x Crystal Palace; Union SG x Real Sociedad; Torreense x Sunderland. 16:00: Bournemouth x Sturm Graz; Ferencváros x Viktoria Plzeň; GNK Dinamo x Anderlecht; Jagiellonia x Ararat-Armenia; N.E.C. x Levski Sofia; Marseille x Olympiacos; Celta x Juventus; Benfica x Celtic; Rennes x OFI Crete; Hoffenheim x Beşiktaş.
Matchday 3: October 22, 2026
Thursday, October 22, 2026
13:45: Ararat-Armenia x AZ Alkmaar; Ferencváros x Torreense; GNK Dinamo x N.E.C.; Juventus x Rennes; Lech Poznań x Sunderland; OFI Crete x Leverkusen; Union SG x H. Beer-Sheva; Sturm Graz x Marseille. 16:00: Bournemouth x Milan; Beşiktaş x Crystal Palace; Celtic x Celta; Viktoria Plzeň x Levski Sofia; Jagiellonia x Anderlecht; Lillestrøm x Real Sociedad; Celje x Salzburg; Olympiacos x Sparta Praha; Omonia x Benfica; Hoffenheim x Lyon.
Matchday 4: November 5, 2026
Thursday, November 5, 2026
14:45: Milan x Ferencváros; Sparta Praha x Bournemouth; Crystal Palace x Hoffenheim; Lillestrøm x Viktoria Plzeň; N.E.C. x Omonia; Levski Sofia x Jagiellonia; Real Sociedad x Lyon; Anderlecht x Salzburg; Rennes x Olympiacos. 17:00: AZ Alkmaar x Juventus; Leverkusen x Marseille; Celtic x Beşiktaş; H. Beer-Sheva x OFI Crete; Celta x Union SG; Torreense x Ararat-Armenia; Sturm Graz x Celje; Benfica x Lech Poznań; Sunderland x GNK Dinamo.
Matchday 5: November 26, 2026
Thursday, November 26, 2026
14:45: Beşiktaş x H. Beer-Sheva; Salzburg x Ararat-Armenia; Viktoria Plzeň x Benfica; GNK Dinamo x Leverkusen; Olympiacos x Milan; Marseille x Levski Sofia; Union SG x Lech Poznań; Celta x Bournemouth. 17:00: Sparta Praha x AZ Alkmaar; Crystal Palace x Real Sociedad; Ferencváros x Celje; Juventus x Omonia; N.E.C. x Rennes; OFI Crete x Anderlecht; Lyon x Lillestrøm; Torreense x Celtic; Sunderland x Jagiellonia; Hoffenheim x Sturm Graz.
Matchday 6: December 10, 2026
Thursday, December 10, 2026
14:45: AZ Alkmaar x Sturm Graz; Ararat-Armenia x N.E.C.; H. Beer-Sheva x Juventus; Jagiellonia x Crystal Palace; Marseille x Celta; Omonia x Celtic; Anderlecht x Hoffenheim; Rennes x GNK Dinamo. 17:00: Milan x Sunderland; Bournemouth x Viktoria Plzeň; Leverkusen x Beşiktaş; Salzburg x Sparta Praha; Lech Poznań x Ferencváros; Celje x Olympiacos; Lyon x Union SG; Levski Sofia x Lillestrøm; Real Sociedad x Torreense; Benfica x OFI Crete.
Matchday 7: January 21, 2027
Thursday, January 21, 2027
14:45: Beşiktaş x Union SG; Ararat-Armenia x Celje; Ferencváros x Juventus; Jagiellonia x Lyon; Lillestrøm x Bournemouth; N.E.C. x Benfica; Olympiacos x Hoffenheim; Real Sociedad x Viktoria Plzeň; Sturm Graz x OFI Crete. 17:00: AZ Alkmaar x GNK Dinamo; Leverkusen x Salzburg; Celtic x Marseille; Crystal Palace x Sparta Praha; H. Beer-Sheva x Celta; Lech Poznań x Torreense; Levski Sofia x Milan; Anderlecht x Sunderland; Rennes x Omonia.
Matchday 8: January 28, 2027
Thursday, January 28, 2027
17:00: Milan x Ararat-Armenia; Sparta Praha x Rennes; Bournemouth x H. Beer-Sheva; Salzburg x Crystal Palace; Viktoria Plzeň x Jagiellonia; GNK Dinamo x Sturm Graz; Juventus x Real Sociedad; Celje x N.E.C.; OFI Crete x Lech Poznań; Marseille x Anderlecht; Lyon x Leverkusen; Omonia x Beşiktaş; Union SG x Celtic; Celta x Lillestrøm; Torreense x Olympiacos; Benfica x AZ Alkmaar; Sunderland x Levski Sofia; Hoffenheim x Ferencváros.
Why matches are one hour later in Brazil in November
The change is not an alteration to the competition's base kickoff times. It comes from the time zone difference. In 2026, daylight saving time in the European Union ends on October 25 at 01:00 UTC. Until that change, Central Europe operates on CEST, UTC+2; afterward, it returns to CET, UTC+1. Because Brasília remains on UTC-3, the difference drops from five hours to four. In practice, before October 25, simply subtract five hours from the European slots: 18:45 becomes 13:45 and 21:00 becomes 16:00. After the change, subtract four hours: 18:45 becomes 14:45 and 21:00 becomes 17:00. Matchday 3, on October 22, is still in the first scenario; Matchday 4, on November 5, is already in the second. Brazil has not observed daylight saving time since 2019, and the official Brasília time reference remains UTC-3. That is why the adjustment happens even though Brazilian viewers do not change their own clocks.
How to use this schedule without getting the time zone wrong
The times above have already been converted to Brasília time and do not need any further adjustment. This avoids a common mistake when consulting European pages: copying a time shown for Portugal, the United Kingdom or Central Europe without accounting for the seasonal change in the time difference. The schedule used here is the one published by UEFA on August 29, 2026. UEFA itself keeps its schedules subject to operational changes, so any later rescheduling should take precedence over this version. For the original schedule, the reference source remains the official UEFA Europa League fixtures page.
