The pure density of soccer clubs in Europe is on full display in the UEFA Conference League, which has the biggest opening round of the three UEFA competitions: 52 clubs in 26 ties.
Among them are teams from Malta, Andorra, the Faroe Islands, and Luxembourg.
NSÍ Runavík comes from a Faroese village whose biggest employer is a salmon company. Marsaxlokk FC comes from a Maltese fishing town named for the sirocco, the wind that blows in off the Sahara. Both clubs are in the same competition that ends at Beşiktaş Park in Istanbul. That's the Conference League's whole character.
None of these games will be broadcast in the US, but we'll keep track of results below, and update if and when that changes.
Here's what to know.
2026-27 Conference League Qualifying Dates
- First qualifying round: July 7–9 (first legs) · July 14–16 (second legs)
- Second qualifying round: July 23 (first legs) · July 30 (second legs)
- Third qualifying round: Aug 6 (first legs) · Aug 13 (second legs) - draw July 20
- Playoff round: Aug 20 (first legs) · Aug 27 (second legs) - draw Aug 3
- League phase draw: Aug 28 · Matchday 1: Oct 15
On US TV / Streaming
Paramount+ coverage begins with the league phase in October.
- Paide vs Hegelmann - Thu, July 16, 12:00 p.m. ET · OneFootball ($3.99)
- RFS vs Glentoran - Thu, July 16, 12:30 p.m. ET · OneFootball ($3.99)
- Žalgiris vs Petrovac - Thu, July 16, 1:00 p.m. ET · OneFootball ($3.99)
- Hamrun Spartans vs Runavík - Thu, July 16, 1:30 p.m. ET · OneFootball ($3.99)
First Qualifying Round
First Legs - Tuesday, July 7
- UNA Strassen 1-0 La Fiorita
- Elbasani 1-1 BATE
First Legs - Wednesday, July 8
- Zire 3-0 Torpedo Kutaisi
- Connah's Quay 0-0 Ballkani
- Differdange 0-0 Ilves
First Legs - Thursday, July 9
- Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 2-1 Mornar
- Alashkert 1-1 Elimai
- Dila 3-1 Virtus
- Hegelmann 1-1 Paide
- Kalju 1-0 Linfield
- Liepāja 1-0 Dečić
- Bohemians 2-0 St Joseph's
- Dinamo-Minsk 0-1 Sileks
- Marsaxlokk 0-3 Pyunik
- Velež 1-1 Milsami
- Mondorf 1-2 Dinamo Tbilisi
- Caernarfon 0-5 Levadia Tallinn
- Europa 0-5 Shkëndija
- Stjarnan 3-1 Víkingur
- Vllaznia 2-1 Malisheva
- Glentoran 1-2 RFS
- Penybont 0-1 FC Santa Coloma
- Petrovac 1-3 Žalgiris
- Runavík 1-1 Hamrun Spartans
- Dinamo City 0-1 Astana
- Sarajevo 1-1 Inter Turku
Second Legs - Tuesday, July 14
- La Fiorita vs UNA Strassen - 3:00 p.m. ET (UNA Strassen lead 1-0 on aggregate)
Second Legs - Wednesday, July 15
- Malisheva vs Vllaznia - 10:30 a.m. ET (Vllaznia lead 2-1 on aggregate)
- Dečić vs Liepāja - 2:30 p.m. ET (Liepāja lead 1-0 on aggregate)
Second Legs - Thursday, July 16
- Astana vs Dinamo City - 11:00 a.m. ET (Astana lead 1-0 on aggregate)
- Elimai vs Alashkert - 11:00 a.m. ET (aggregate level 1-1)
- Inter Turku vs Sarajevo - 11:00 a.m. ET (aggregate level 1-1)
- Ilves vs Differdange - 12:00 p.m. ET (aggregate level 0-0)
- Paide vs Hegelmann - 12:00 p.m. ET (aggregate level 1-1) · OneFootball ($3.99)
- Pyunik vs Marsaxlokk - 12:00 p.m. ET (Pyunik lead 3-0 on aggregate)
- St Joseph's vs Bohemians - 12:00 p.m. ET (Bohemians lead 2-0 on aggregate)
- Torpedo Kutaisi vs Zire - 12:00 p.m. ET (Zire lead 3-0 on aggregate)
- Levadia Tallinn vs Caernarfon - 12:30 p.m. ET (Levadia Tallinn lead 5-0 on aggregate)
- RFS vs Glentoran - 12:30 p.m. ET (RFS lead 2-1 on aggregate) · OneFootball ($3.99)
- BATE vs Elbasani - 1:00 p.m. ET (aggregate level 1-1)
- Dinamo Tbilisi vs Mondorf - 1:00 p.m. ET (Dinamo Tbilisi lead 2-1 on aggregate)
- FC Santa Coloma vs Penybont - 1:00 p.m. ET (FC Santa Coloma lead 1-0 on aggregate)
- Milsami vs Velež - 1:00 p.m. ET (aggregate level 1-1)
- Víkingur vs Stjarnan - 1:00 p.m. ET (Stjarnan lead 3-1 on aggregate)
- Žalgiris vs Petrovac - 1:00 p.m. ET (Žalgiris lead 3-1 on aggregate) · OneFootball ($3.99)
- Hamrun Spartans vs Runavík - 1:30 p.m. ET (aggregate level 1-1) · OneFootball ($3.99)
- Ballkani vs Connah's Quay - 2:00 p.m. ET (aggregate level 0-0)
- Shkëndija vs Europa - 2:00 p.m. ET (Shkëndija lead 5-0 on aggregate)
- Sileks vs Dinamo-Minsk - 2:00 p.m. ET (Sileks lead 1-0 on aggregate)
- Linfield vs Kalju - 2:45 p.m. ET (Kalju lead 1-0 on aggregate)
- Mornar vs Atlètic Club d'Escaldes - 2:45 p.m. ET (Atlètic Club d'Escaldes lead 2-1 on aggregate)
- Virtus vs Dila - 3:00 p.m. ET (Dila lead 3-1 on aggregate)
Second Qualifying Round
First Legs - Thursday, July 23 · Second Legs - Thursday, July 30
Champions Path
- Borac/Levski Sofia vs Petrocub/Egnatia
- Klaksvík/Atert Bissen vs Víkingur Reykjavík/Győri ETO
- Vitebsk/Universitatea Craiova vs Kairat Almaty/Sutjeska
- Flora Tallinn/Iberia Tbilisi vs Sabah/The New Saints
- Floriana/Shamrock Rovers vs Kauno Žalgiris/Drita
- Vardar/KuPS vs Ararat-Armenia/Riga
Main Path
- Rijeka vs CSKA Sofia/Derry City
- Başakşehir vs Sarajevo/Inter Turku
- Lugano vs Dukagjini
- HJK vs Coleraine
- FCSB vs Auda
- Glentoran/RFS vs Qarabağ/Vestri
- Raków vs Valletta
- Dečić/Liepāja vs Austria Wien
- Debrecen vs Marsaxlokk/Pyunik
- GAIS vs Nordsjælland
- Göteborg vs Caernarfon/Levadia Tallinn
- Hajduk Split/Žilina vs Katowice
- Varaždin vs Jablonec
- Dila/Virtus vs Apollon
- Bravo vs Europa/Shkëndija
- Dynamo Kyiv/Universitatea Cluj vs Brann
- Shelbourne vs Kalju/Linfield
- Valur vs Zrinjski
- Zimbru vs Noah
- Mondorf/Dinamo Tbilisi vs Petrovac/Žalgiris
- Sheriff/Aluminij vs Dinamo City/Astana
- DAC 1904 vs Velež/Milsami
- Elbasani/BATE vs Sion
- Víkingur/Stjarnan vs Differdange/Ilves
- Motherwell vs Havnar Bóltfelag
- Panevėžys vs Tobol
- Vllaznia/Malisheva vs Hibernian
- Neftchi vs Dinamo-Minsk/Sileks
- Paksi vs Panathinaikos
- Železničar Pančevo vs Braga
- Vojvodina/Ferencváros vs Ajax
- Polissya vs Copenhagen
- LNZ Cherkasy vs Gent
- Penybont/FC Santa Coloma vs SK Rapid
- Hapoel Tel-Aviv vs Ludogorets
- Alashkert/Elimai vs CFR Cluj
- Bohemians/St Joseph's vs Connah's Quay/Ballkani
- Hegelmann/Paide vs Zire/Torpedo Kutaisi
- Vaduz vs Mornar/Atlètic Club d'Escaldes
- Spartak Trnava vs CSKA 1948
- Runavík/Hamrun Spartans vs Koper
- AEK Larnaca vs Beitar
- Partizan vs UNA Strassen/La Fiorita