2025–26 UEFA Europa League

55th season of the UEFA club football tournament

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Dates: Qualifying: , 10 July – 28 August 2025, Competition proper: , 24 September 2025 – 20 May 2026
Teams: Competition proper: 25 +11 , Total: 45 +32 (from 41 associations)
Champions: Aston Villa (1st title)
Runners up: SC Freiburg
Goals scored: 512 (2.71 per match)
Attendance: 4,954,145 (26,212 per match)
Top scorer s: Igor Jesus ( Nottingham Forest ), Petar Stanić ( Ludogorets Razgrad ), 7 goals each
Best player: Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)
Best young player: Johan Manzambi (SC Freiburg)

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The 2025–26 UEFA Europa League was the 55th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 17th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. This was the second season played under a new format, which replaced the 32-team group stage with a 36-team league phase.

The final was played on 20 May 2026 at Beşiktaş Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, with Aston Villa being crowned champions for the first time after defeating SC Freiburg 3–0 in the final.