All you need to know about Europa League
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Some of you have used our Ask Me Anything service to query key European dates for next season.
Bournemouth, Sunderland and Crystal Palace will play in the Europa League next season, with the league phase draw taking place on Friday, 28 August.
The first round of games will be played on either 16 or 17 September and there will be eight matchdays that culminate on 28 January 2027.
From there, it is knockout football with the final taking place in Frankfurt on 26 May 2027.
League phase games will be played:
16/17 September 2026
15 October 2026
22 October 2026
5 November 2026
26 November 2026
10 December 2026
21 January 2027
28 January 2027
Knockout games will be played:
Knockout phase play-offs - 18 and 25 February 2027
Round of 16 - 11 and 18 March 2027
Quarter-finals - 8 and 15 April 2027
Semi-finals - 29 April and 6 May 2027
Final - 26 May 2027
