 Beşiktaş Stadium inIstanbul will host the final. | |
| Event | 2025–26 UEFA Europa League |
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| Date | 20 May 2026 (2026-05-20) |
| Venue | Beşiktaş Stadium,Istanbul |
←2025 2027 → | |
The2026 UEFA Europa League final will be the final match of the2025–26 UEFA Europa League, the 55th season of Europe's secondary clubfootball tournament organised byUEFA, and the 17th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to theUEFA Europa League. It will be played atBeşiktaş Stadium inIstanbul, Turkey,[1] on 20 May 2026.[2]
The winners will earn the right to play against the winners of the2025–26 UEFA Champions League in the2026 UEFA Super Cup. The winners will also qualify to enter the league phase of the2026–27 UEFA Champions League, unless they have already qualified for the Champions League through their league performance (in which case the access list will be rebalanced).
On 17 May 2023, UEFA opened the bidding process for the final, which was held in parallel with that of the2027 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 aUEFA category four stadium, with a gross capacity of 40,000 to 60,000 preferred. The bidding timeline was as follows:[2]
UEFA announced on 18 July 2023 that four associations had expressed interest in hosting the 2026 and 2027 finals during the first bidding process.[3]
| Association | Stadium | City | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | Waldstadion | Frankfurt | 53,800 | Association also bid for2026 or2027 Conference League and2026 or2027 Women's Champions League finals (with different venues) Merkur Spiel-Arena inDüsseldorf,Arena AufSchalke inGelsenkirchen,Red Bull Arena inLeipzig orMHPArena inStuttgart were also included as possible venues prior to official bid submission Stadium appointed as host of2027 Europa League final; association appointed as host of2026 Conference League final |
 Romania | Arena Națională | Bucharest | 55,634 | |
 Scotland | Hampden Park | Glasgow | 51,866 | Stadium also bid for2026 or2027 Conference League and2026 or2027 Women's Champions League finals |
 Turkey | Beşiktaş Stadium | Istanbul | 42,684 | Stadium also bid for2026 or2027 Conference League finals Rams Park orŞükrü Saracoğlu Stadium (both also in Istanbul) were also included as possible venues prior to official bid submission |
Beşiktaş Stadium was selected as the venue by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting inDublin, Republic of Ireland, on 22 May 2024.[4][1]
The winner of semi-final 1 will be designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.
Winner SF1 | v | Winner SF2 |
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Match rules[5]
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