UEFA Conference League 2025/26 Season

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Welcome to the non-self-moderated UEFA Conference League 2025/26 Season discussion thread.

Old thread: UEFA Conference League 2023/24 Season
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2022 - First champion: Roma
2023 - West Ham United
2024 - Olympiakos
2025 - Last champion: Chelsea

Which teams do you think has a chance this season?

[püsür]

As for the pure enjoyment of football, I find the conference league very entertaining. The teams that seem most important so far this season are Crystal Palace, Fiorentina, Rayo Vallecano, Strasbourg, and Panathinaikos in my opinion. I couldn't see any surprising results in the recent games. AZ Alkmaar, Sparta Prag and Basaksehir had easy games and good results. These teams will probably advance into the later games in the season, possibly the quarter finals etc. More teams will join after today and it will be more entertaining.

[Phoenix Anka]

As for the pure enjoyment of football, I find the conference league very entertaining. The teams that seem most important so far this season are Crystal Palace, Fiorentina, Rayo Vallecano, Strasbourg, and Panathinaikos in my opinion. I couldn't see any surprising results in the recent games. AZ Alkmaar, Sparta Prag and Basaksehir had easy games and good results. These teams will probably advance into the later games in the season, possibly the quarter finals etc. More teams will join after today and it will be more entertaining.

Competition in the Conference League usually begins after the quarterfinals. The big teams generally progress smoothly until the quarterfinals. Last year, Chelsea easily advanced in this competition and won the final in the same manner. An English team could win this trophy again. In fact, the natural favorites for this trophy are the teams competing in the Premier League, as the quality of the Premier League is far superior to that of this league and its competitors. It's still an interesting tournament to follow. Several Turkish teams are also participating, so we'll be following them closely.

[LGD2Business]

Başakşehir FK easily defeated their weak opponent Cherno More Varna. They won the first match 1-0 and this match 4-0. Çağdaş Atan is a manager who knows what he is doing and keeps his team playing positively.
They have solid attacking players like Miguel Crespo, Nuno Da Costa and Ivan Brnic. I'm confident they will advance to the league stage. In the next round, they will face Viking. They are definitely much better than them. It could be even easier for them than this stage.

[Cryptoprincess101]

You did well for opening a new UEFA Conference League thread before the group stage matches start on the 2nd of October so there is need for us to start discussions of the upcoming Conference League games, though the preliminary and qualification rounds are still ongoing, but the group stages are more important because that is when we will know all the teams that actually qualified. The preliminary matches are just too many and i don't even know how the qualifications will be determined so i will be more interested when the group stage games will kick-off.

[Callido]

The preliminary matches are just too many and i don't even know how the qualifications will be determined so i will be more interested when the group stage games will kick-off.

I'm also confused, too many teams to compete before the actual competition starts. I won't be interested following all matches while small teams play as they may not be interesting to watch.

I just saw that Crystal palace was demoted to play in the Conference League after winning the FA Cup due to multi club ownership, i never knew this rule existed. As one of the biggest club in this conference league, are they going to pass every stage to win at the very end.

[joniboini]

I'm also confused, too many teams to compete before the actual competition starts. I won't be interested following all matches while small teams play as they may not be interesting to watch.

I mean, they're fighting for limited European football spots, so it makes sense that we'll see many play-off matches because the number of teams competing in the actual tournament is limited. I'm not going to act like I'm a football expert, but I don't mind watching those games if they are available to watch. The bigger issue is that no broadcasting station actually streams those matches (probably related to demand tbh).

I just saw that Crystal palace was demoted to play in the Conference League after winning the FA Cup due to multi club ownership, i never knew this rule existed.

Isn't that a punishment? It doesn't have to necessarily exist as rules, right?

[swogerino]

I think quite some games yesterday despite being only in the 2nd qualifying round proved good enough and were decided in the extra times or penalties. I was very surprised at the Hajduk Split vs Zira game that needed extra time to qualify. Now in the 3rd round they have an easy opponent, a team from the country where I live in and not in their level of performing so I think Hajduk will have an easy one again in the third qualifying round, luck was on their side. This team from the country where I live in from many years was a great team once but only recently came back from second league. I maybe will go the stadium anyway to see the match and have some fun.

[Tonimez]

As a lower tier of the European championship cups the winners are promoted to the Europa league it is not certain who the choice would fall on this time. Currently, is my favourite to win the trophy is Crystal palace as many other teams in the race are almost minority so far. Crystal palace was supposed to be playing in the Europa League at the first instance after winning the FA cup but were demoted to the conference league. If they maintain the hunger for trophy mindset which they exhibited last season in the FA cup tournament, this year's conference league would definitely end up in Selhurst Park on the 27th may, 2026.

[MK-74]

Everyone expected Başakşehir FK to win.
Their opponents were relatively weaker, and they secured convincing victorie in Istanbul to advance to the next round.

Başakşehir FK will now face Norwegian side Viking, who are a tough opponent, they’re currently leading the Norwegian league. Başakşehir needs to prepare very well for this matchup.
To be honest, I think Başakşehir's chances are quite low.

Since Beşiktaş lost to Shakhtar Donetsk yesterday, they will now compete in the UEFA Conference League.
They will play a qualifier against Irish side St. Patrick's.
Beşiktaş must prepare well for this match, as St. Patrick’s have already played 25 league games this season and are in strong physical condition.

[Merit.s]

The preliminary matches are just too many and i don't even know how the qualifications will be determined so i will be more interested when the group stage games will kick-off.

I'm also confused, too many teams to compete before the actual competition starts. I won't be interested following all matches while small teams play as they may not be interesting to watch.

I just saw that Crystal palace was demoted to play in the Conference League after winning the FA Cup due to multi club ownership, i never knew this rule existed. As one of the biggest club in this conference league, are they going to pass every stage to win at the very end.

I believe that Crystal Palace will be the winners of the Conference Cup next season, because they have the quality. They are bigger than the league, and that's not the right competition for them. This give them a hedge against other clubs in the competition. Crystal Palace will unleash their anger on any club that crosses their path based on the fact that they were demoted to a lower league.

[justinlamode]

It's rather too early to call the winner this year, I remember we called Real Madrid, Liverpool and Barcelona last season champions league but none of those teams qualified for the final. From knockout stage, it will be easier to call the winner or the finalists. Now is still qualifiers in which we don't even know all the teams that will be competing for the cup this year.

[Jewan420]

I believe that Crystal Palace will be the winners of the Conference Cup next season, because they have the quality. They are bigger than the league, and that's not the right competition for them. This give them a hedge against other clubs in the competition. Crystal Palace will unleash their anger on any club that crosses their path based on the fact that they were demoted to a lower league.

Football is a very volatile field. It is not always certain that things will happen as we expect. Crystal Palace are the favourites to win the title next season, but that is not yet certain. I do not believe that history will always repeat itself. It is not impossible that a new team can win the UEFA Conference League title. I am just saying that it is too early to announce the champions. We must wait until the end.

[silpersurfer]

As a lower tier of the European championship cups the winners are promoted to the Europa league it is not certain who the choice would fall on this time. Currently, is my favourite to win the trophy is Crystal palace as many other teams in the race are almost minority so far. Crystal palace was supposed to be playing in the Europa League at the first instance after winning the FA cup but were demoted to the conference league. If they maintain the hunger for trophy mindset which they exhibited last season in the FA cup tournament, this year's conference league would definitely end up in Selhurst Park on the 27th may, 2026.

In addition to Crystal Palace, I also noticed that AZ Alkmaar from the Eredivisie and Besiktas from the Turkish Super League are also participating in this competition. If both teams manage to qualify, I am quite confident that they will be strong contenders in the race for the UEFA Europa Conference League title. These are teams that previously played in the UEFA Europa League last season, They have ample experience playing in Europe.

Meanwhile, for the other teams, I am not very familiar with the clubs participating in the UEFA Conference League qualifying round. The other team I am somewhat familiar with is Santa Clara, a club playing in the Portuguese League. In this qualifying round, when facing Varazdin, I did not see them showing a strong enough dominance. However, since they advanced to the next round, I hope their performance can continue to improve.
 

[Joy_learns_crypto]

It's rather too early to call the winner this year, I remember we called Real Madrid, Liverpool and Barcelona last season champions league but none of those teams qualified for the final. From knockout stage, it will be easier to call the winner or the finalists. Now is still qualifiers in which we don't even know all the teams that will be competing for the cup this year.

It’s a prediction it could be right or wrong, Many PSG fans would have predicted that their team will win, if you are supporting a big team like Barcelona, Real Madrid, Liverpool, PSG you will predict that your team will win.
I followed the UEFA conference league last season because of Chelsea, before last season I don’t have a clue about who wins the UEFA conference league.

[Phoenix Anka]

I believe that Crystal Palace will be the winners of the Conference Cup next season, because they have the quality. They are bigger than the league, and that's not the right competition for them. This give them a hedge against other clubs in the competition. Crystal Palace will unleash their anger on any club that crosses their path based on the fact that they were demoted to a lower league.

Football is a very volatile field. It is not always certain that things will happen as we expect. Crystal Palace are the favourites to win the title next season, but that is not yet certain. I do not believe that history will always repeat itself. It is not impossible that a new team can win the UEFA Conference League title. I am just saying that it is too early to announce the champions. We must wait until the end.

Two teams from the Premier League won this trophy. As we've seen in this tournament, teams from the major leagues have a significant advantage. It wouldn't even be surprising if Premier League teams directly qualified for the finals. Chelsea won all their matches last year, making it to the finals, and won the championship comfortably. We could see similar results with Crystal this year.

[Adiljutt156]

Başakşehir FK easily defeated their weak opponent Cherno More Varna. They won the first match 1-0 and this match 4-0. Çağdaş Atan is a manager who knows what he is doing and keeps his team playing positively.
They have solid attacking players like Miguel Crespo, Nuno Da Costa and Ivan Brnic. I'm confident they will advance to the league stage. In the next round, they will face Viking. They are definitely much better than them. It could be even easier for them than this stage.

The aggregate of that match was 5 -0 because there was one goal on penalty and many players did well from team of İstanbul Başakşehir football team because that team did excellent in this match and they did back to back goals in this match but no person could do more than 1 goal in this match because Brnić was a person who did first goal of the match and he did this goal at 17 minutes when it was requirement of team and he did this goal at the start of the match and after that we saw more goals in this match And Crespo did second goal of the match and he did goal at 31 minutes and after we saw more goals in this match.Back to back goals were supporting for the team because team required that kind of performance and we saw that effort.

[Moreno233]

Football is a very volatile field. It is not always certain that things will happen as we expect. Crystal Palace are the favourites to win the title next season, but that is not yet certain. I do not believe that history will always repeat itself. It is not impossible that a new team can win the UEFA Conference League title. I am just saying that it is too early to announce the champions. We must wait until the end.

Two teams from the Premier League won this trophy. As we've seen in this tournament, teams from the major leagues have a significant advantage. It wouldn't even be surprising if Premier League teams directly qualified for the finals. Chelsea won all their matches last year, making it to the finals, and won the championship comfortably. We could see similar results with Crystal this year.

If Crystal Palace can sustain the momentum they played the FA Cup final, I have no doubt that they will be among the favorite to win the Conference League this year. Although some of the players that made it happened are no more there, which might change the dynamics a little. But for sure, English Premiership teams are always difficult to face in those external competitions. 

[masulum]

It's rather too early to call the winner this year, I remember we called Real Madrid, Liverpool and Barcelona last season champions league but none of those teams qualified for the final. From knockout stage, it will be easier to call the winner or the finalists. Now is still qualifiers in which we don't even know all the teams that will be competing for the cup this year.

You're absolutely right! It's indeed a bit early to determine a winner from now. But that's where the fun of football, isn't it? These early predictions bring interesting discussions, and there are also betting offer that have been open since the start of the season on several casino to bet who the winner with higher odds than final matches odds. So, i think, it's oke to discuss who will win.

[traderethereum]

It's rather too early to call the winner this year, I remember we called Real Madrid, Liverpool and Barcelona last season champions league but none of those teams qualified for the final. From knockout stage, it will be easier to call the winner or the finalists. Now is still qualifiers in which we don't even know all the teams that will be competing for the cup this year.

It’s a prediction it could be right or wrong, Many PSG fans would have predicted that their team will win, if you are supporting a big team like Barcelona, Real Madrid, Liverpool, PSG you will predict that your team will win.
I followed the UEFA conference league last season because of Chelsea, before last season I don’t have a clue about who wins the UEFA conference league.

Many fans want their favorite team to win so it is normal if we see a tight competition among the teams. This event will make them show their best performance especially for those who didn't get a good result in the previous events. They want to avenge their losses before and I am sure they will train hard and be a good team. Many targets that they want to achieve in this event so we need to wait to see what will happen later. While you can prepare your balance to bet and improve your skills to analyze.