2025–26 UEFA Conference League qualifying

The qualifying phase and play-off round were split into two paths – the Champions Path and the Main Path. The Champions Path contained teams which were eliminated from the Champions League Champions Path, and the Europa League Champions Path and the Main Path contained teams which qualified through their domestic league or as domestic cup winners, as well as teams eliminated from the Europa League Main Path. Each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level at the end of normal time of the second leg, extra time was played, and if the same number of goals was scored by both teams during extra time, the tie was decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots containing the same number of teams. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw. As the identity of the winners of the previous round may not have been known at the time of the draws, the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advanced to the subsequent round, which meant if the team with the lower coefficient advanced, it simply took the seeding of its opponent. Prior to the draws, UEFA could form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, purely for the convenience of the draw and not to resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition. Teams from associations with political conflicts as decided by UEFA could not be drawn into the same tie. After the draws, the order of legs of a tie could be reversed by UEFA due to scheduling or venue conflicts. ==Schedule==

The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Thursdays, though exceptionally could take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts. ==Teams==

Champions Path The Champions Path included league champions which were eliminated from the Champions Path qualifying phase of the Champions League and the Champions Path qualifying phase of the Europa League and consisted of the following rounds: • Second qualifying round (12 teams): 12 of the 14 losers of the Champions League first qualifying round (two of the teams received a bye to the third qualifying round). • Third qualifying round (8 teams): 6 winners of the second qualifying round, and 2 losers of the Champions League first qualifying round that received a bye. • Play-off round (10 teams): 4 winners of the third qualifying round, and 6 losers of the Europa League Champions Path third qualifying round. Below were the participating teams of the Champions Path (with their 2025 UEFA club coefficients, not used as seeding for the Champions Path, however), grouped by their starting rounds. ;Notes Main Path The Main Path included league non-champions and domestic cup winners and consisted of the following rounds: • First qualifying round (48 teams): 48 teams which entered in this round. • Second qualifying round (88 teams): 56 teams which entered in this round, 8 losers of the Europa League Main Path first qualifying round, and 24 winners of the first qualifying round. • Third qualifying round (52 teams): 8 losers of the Europa League Main Path second qualifying round, 44 winners of the second qualifying round and one winner of the first qualifying round. • Play-off round (38 teams): 5 teams which entered this round, 7 losers of the Europa League Main Path third qualifying round, and 26 winners of the third qualifying round. Below were the participating teams of the League Path (with their 2025 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds. ;Notes ==First qualifying round==

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 17 June 2025. Seeding A total of 48 teams played in the first qualifying round. Seeding of the teams was based on their 2025 UEFA club coefficients. Teams were pre-assigned numbers by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups. The first team drawn in each tie was designated the home team for the first leg. Summary Matches ==Second qualifying round==

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 18 June 2025. Seeding A total of 100 teams played in the second qualifying round. Seeding of the teams was based on their 2025 UEFA club coefficients. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team for the first leg. ;Notes Summary Matches ==Third qualifying round==

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 21 July 2025. Seeding A total of 60 teams played in the third qualifying round. Seeding of the teams was based on their 2025 UEFA club coefficients. Before the draw, UEFA formed groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team for the first leg. ;Notes Summary Matches ==Play-off round==

The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2025. Seeding A total of 48 teams played in the play-off round. Seeding of the teams was based on their 2025 UEFA club coefficients. Before the draw, UEFA formed groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team for the first leg. ;Notes Summary Matches ==References==