UEFA Conference LeagueLeague phase2026/27
Conference League standings: the league phase table
The 2026/27 Conference League league phase: 36 clubs and only 6 matches each, ranked in one table.
Panathinaikos lead the Conference League standings with 6 points from 2 matchs. With only 6 league-phase matchdays, one result moves a club several places, so the table is more volatile than the other two competitions' tables.
Data updated Thu, 22 Oct 2026
36TeamsOne league phase table
36Matches playedof 108 across 6 matchdays
107Goalsin the matches played
2.97Goals per matchaverage so far
Conference League league phase table
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 16, place 1 | Panathinaikos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | WW |
| Round of 16, place 2 | Lugano | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| Round of 16, place 3 | Brann | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| Round of 16, place 3 | Trabzonspor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| Round of 16, place 5 | Twente | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| Round of 16, place 6 | Monaco | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| Round of 16, place 7 | Sint-Truidense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | WW |
| Round of 16, place 8 | Hajduk Split | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | WW |
| Play-off, place 9 | Brighton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | WD |
| Play-off, place 10 | Copenhagen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | WD |
| Play-off, place 11 | Univ. Craiova | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | DW |
| Play-off, place 12 | Mjällby | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | WD |
| Play-off, place 13 | Ajax | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | LW |
| Play-off, place 13 | Borac | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | LW |
| Play-off, place 15 | Atalanta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | WL |
| Play-off, place 16 | Braga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | LW |
| Play-off, place 17 | Gent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | WL |
| Play-off, place 18 | Freiburg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 | WL |
| Play-off, place 19 | Nordsjælland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| Play-off, place 20 | Egnatia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| Play-off, place 20 | Riga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| Play-off, place 22 | Crvena Zvezda | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| Play-off, place 23 | CSKA Sofia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| Play-off, place 24 | Jablonec | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| Out, place 25 | Midtjylland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | DL |
| Out, place 26 | Aarhus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| Out, place 27 | Pafos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | LD |
| Out, place 28 | Hearts | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | DL |
| Out, place 28 | Iberia Tbilisi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | LD |
| Out, place 30 | Getafe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 | DL |
| Out, place 31 | Kairat Almaty | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 | DL |
| Out, place 32 | Thun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL |
| Out, place 33 | L. Red Imps | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| Out, place 34 | KuPS Kuopio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| Out, place 35 | Inter Escaldes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| Out, place 36 | Kauno Žalgiris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 | LL |
Swipe the table sideways for played, won, drawn, lost, goals scored and conceded, goal difference and form.
League phase, 2026/27. Ordered as published after 2 matches per club. Form shows up to the last five results, W won, D drawn, L lost.
The Conference League is the third of the men's club competitions and plays a shorter league phase than the other two: 6 matches per club, not eight. Every club still faces a different set of opponents, and a short schedule means that one bad night is a larger share of the whole.
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Kick-off times are UK time.
How the table is divided
As in the other two competitions, the top eight go directly into the round of 16 and places nine to 24 go to the knockout play-offs. With 6 matches played, the points needed to reach those lines are lower than in an eight-match phase.
After 2 matches the eighth place in the published order belongs to Hajduk Split on 6 points, and Brighton are ninth on 4 points, 2 points behind. The line between the play-offs and elimination runs between Jablonec (shown as 24th, on 1 point) and Midtjylland (shown as 25th, on 1 point).
The Conference League is the newest of the three competitions. Its matches earn coefficient points like the others, which makes it a route for associations lower in the ranking to add to their totals.
Analysis
The race to qualify
Around the cut line
The clubs in places 21 to 28 of the published order span 1 point, from 1 to 2. Riga (20th, 2 points, goal difference +0); Crvena Zvezda (22nd, 1 point, goal difference -1); CSKA Sofia (23rd, 1 point, goal difference -1); Jablonec (24th, 1 point, goal difference -1); Midtjylland (25th, 1 point, goal difference -1); Aarhus (26th, 1 point, goal difference -1); Pafos (27th, 1 point, goal difference -2); Hearts (28th, 1 point, goal difference -2).
The line that matters in the lower half falls after the 24th club in the published order. Jablonec, shown as 24th, are last inside it on 1 point, and Midtjylland, shown as 25th, are first outside it on 1 point. The two are level on points, so the tie-break criteria decide which of them is inside the line. Each club still has 4 matches to play in the league phase.
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- Placesfor automatic qualification
- 16
- Placesfor the knockout play-offs
- 12
- Clubsare eliminated after the league phase
What the numbers show
36 of the 108 league-phase matches have been played so far, with 107 goals, or 2.97 per match. Home sides have won 17, 10 have been drawn and visitors have won 9. The widest margin is Brighton 4–0 Kauno Žalgiris. The match with the most goals is Getafe 2–5 Lugano.
Strength on paper and position in the table are not the same thing this early. The eight best-placed clubs have an average club coefficient of 21.843, while the twelve lowest-placed clubs average 13.317, so the order of the table so far follows the order of the coefficients. The club coefficients are listed on the club coefficient page.
Which associations are represented
The 36 clubs come from 30 associations. Denmark has 4, Netherlands has 2, Belgium has 2, Switzerland has 2, Greece has 1. Of those, the association with the most league-phase points so far is Netherlands, on 9 points from its clubs combined. The association totals are in the country ranking.
The leading clubs in the Conference League table
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1st, Panathinaikos (Greece). 6 points from 2 matches: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with 7 goals scored and 2 conceded. The club coefficient of 33.250 puts the club 63rd in the club ranking. 4 league-phase matches remain.
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2nd, Lugano (Switzerland). 6 points from 2 matches: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with 8 goals scored and 4 conceded. The club coefficient of 25.250 puts the club 80th in the club ranking. 4 league-phase matches remain.
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3rd, Brann (Norway). 6 points from 2 matches: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with 6 goals scored and 2 conceded. The club coefficient of 16.250 puts the club 122nd in the club ranking. 4 league-phase matches remain.
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3rd, Trabzonspor (Türkiye). 6 points from 2 matches: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with 6 goals scored and 2 conceded. The club coefficient of 12.500 puts the club 141st in the club ranking. 4 league-phase matches remain.
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5th, Twente (Netherlands). 6 points from 2 matches: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with 5 goals scored and 1 conceded. The club coefficient of 17.500 puts the club 108th in the club ranking. 4 league-phase matches remain.
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6th, Monaco (France). 6 points from 2 matches: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with 5 goals scored and 1 conceded. The club coefficient of 45.000 puts the club 47th in the club ranking. 4 league-phase matches remain.
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7th, Sint-Truidense (Belgium). 6 points from 2 matches: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with 3 goals scored and 0 conceded. The club coefficient of 12.490 puts the club 145th in the club ranking. 4 league-phase matches remain.
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8th, Hajduk Split (Croatia). 6 points from 2 matches: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with 3 goals scored and 1 conceded. The club coefficient of 12.500 puts the club 140th in the club ranking. 4 league-phase matches remain.
Conference League matchday by matchday
Matchday 1: 18 matches, 53 goals, 2.94 per match, 12 home wins. Matchday 2: 18 matches, 54 goals, 3.00 per match, 5 home wins.
A table of this length is read at matchday level. The matchday with the most goals per match so far is Matchday 2, with 3.00. The lines drawn on the table (top eight, ninth to 24th) are set at the end of the final matchday, and the points needed to reach each of them become visible only late in the phase.
Projected Conference League finish: top eight and top 24
| Club | Top 8 | Top 24 | Exp. pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco | 87% | >99% | 14.1 |
| Panathinaikos | 78% | >99% | 13 |
| Lugano | 74% | >99% | 12.8 |
| Copenhagen | 66% | >99% | 12.4 |
| Atalanta | 61% | >99% | 12.3 |
| Twente | 52% | 99% | 11.4 |
| Braga | 47% | 99% | 11.7 |
| Brann | 44% | 99% | 11 |
| Hajduk Split | 43% | 99% | 11.2 |
| Freiburg | 43% | 98% | 11.5 |
| Trabzonspor | 42% | 99% | 10.9 |
| Sint-Truidense | 32% | 98% | 10.4 |
| Ajax | 29% | 96% | 10.3 |
| Gent | 26% | 94% | 10.2 |
| Brighton | 20% | 91% | 9.2 |
| Univ. Craiova | 14% | 89% | 9 |
The 16 clubs with the highest chance of the round of 16. Expected points over a full league phase. 6,000 simulated seasons, data updated Thu, 22 Oct 2026.
How to read the projection
A simulation of the matches still to be played, repeated 6,000 times, gives each club a chance of finishing in the top eight, which means a place in the round of 16, and in the top 24, which means at least the play-offs. Monaco (87%), Panathinaikos (78%), Lugano (74%), Copenhagen (66%), Atalanta (61%), Twente (52%) are the clubs with at least an even chance of the top eight.
The play-off line is still open for Pafos (68% to reach the top 24), Mjällby (66% to reach the top 24), Riga (59% to reach the top 24), Getafe (59% to reach the top 24), Egnatia (51% to reach the top 24), Jablonec (44% to reach the top 24). 2 clubs have a chance of ten percent or less of finishing in the top 24, among them Inter Escaldes, Kauno Žalgiris.
The match probabilities behind the projection come from a rating model based on club coefficients. On 172 completed matches that were kept aside while it was being set up, its score was 9.3% better than a baseline of overall home, draw and away shares, and it picked the right outcome 56% of the time. With only 2 matches played the projection is wide, and it narrows as the phase goes on. It does not replace the table: it is a view of how the table could end.
Questions about the Conference League standings
Who is first in the Conference League table?
Panathinaikos are first on 6 points after 2 matchs.
Why does the Conference League have fewer matchdays?
Its league phase is shorter by design: 6 matches per club, each against a different opponent, instead of eight.
How are the qualification places decided?
The top eight reach the round of 16 and positions nine to 24 enter the knockout play-offs. The remaining clubs are eliminated.
How many clubs take part?
36 clubs from 30 associations play in the league phase.
Which association has the most clubs?
Denmark has 4, the highest number in the table.
How many goals per match so far?
2.97 goals per match across 36 completed matches.
Does the Conference League count for the coefficient?
Yes. Results earn points for the club and for its association, and they are included in the five-season totals of both rankings.
What is the latest completed matchday?
Matchday 2, with 18 matches played.