⚽ UEFA Conference League 2026-2027 🥉

[Daniel91]

I don't follow Albanian clubs in European club competitions but I follow clubs from the Ex yu region and in the Champions League all 3 representatives have already been eliminated from the competition.
As for the conference league, they have had half-hearted success so far, Malisheva has advanced to the next round and Decic has been eliminated.
All other representatives, Sarajevo, Velez, Petrovac, Ballkani, MOrnar etc. will have great difficulty qualifying for the next round of the competition.
In the long term, clubs from this region are not competitive and do not achieve good results, with a few exceptions.

[Italian Panic]

The summer qualifying matches always feature some great football, with smaller teams giving their all to realise their dream of officially taking part in a European competition. Often, these are teams on the fringes of the game that harbour some very talented young players keen to make their mark, or, as has already happened, players of a decent standard who have ended up finishing their careers at a smaller club to play without the pressure. I notice that the list of fixtures includes teams that frequently featured in European competitions a few decades ago, particularly during the days of the UEFA Cup – teams such as BATE Borisov, Dinamo Tbilisi and Astana.

[LTU_btc]

I don't follow Albanian clubs in European club competitions but I follow clubs from the Ex yu region and in the Champions League all 3 representatives have already been eliminated from the competition.
As for the conference league, they have had half-hearted success so far, Malisheva has advanced to the next round and Decic has been eliminated.
All other representatives, Sarajevo, Velez, Petrovac, Ballkani, MOrnar etc. will have great difficulty qualifying for the next round of the competition.
In the long term, clubs from this region are not competitive and do not achieve good results, with a few exceptions.

When it comes to Montenegro, poor results isn't strange because it's one of weakest leagues in Europe, in UEFA leagues ranking there is just 4 leagues which is worse. But I see most of ex-Yu clubs getting through - Sarajevo is already leading,while chances for Velez and Balkani isn't bad after draw in 1st leg. Mornar situation is a bit more complicated, but getting eliminated by clubfrom Andorra would be disaster. Only Petrovac have almost no chance.

[snipie]

- Sarajevo is already leading,...

At the end, Sarajevo was kicked by Inter Turku from Finland (because the name might confuse some people).
Interestingly and as usual there are many comebacks in the same match and between the two legs.
Malisheva, Dinamo Tirana and Dinamo Minsk reversed their defeat in the first leg. Additionally, there was also 9 games were the first leg ended with a draw and 3 where teams go through penalties. Honestly if anyone gets a good experience here, he will get richer from these matches.

The Second Qualifying Round  will start next Tuesday to Thursday and there is several famous clubs there like Ajax Amsterdam, Panathinaikos, Başakşehir, AEK Larnaca, Copenhagen, Rapid Wien and Braga.

[Daniel91]

I don't follow Albanian clubs in European club competitions but I follow clubs from the Ex yu region and in the Champions League all 3 representatives have already been eliminated from the competition.
As for the conference league, they have had half-hearted success so far, Malisheva has advanced to the next round and Decic has been eliminated.
All other representatives, Sarajevo, Velez, Petrovac, Ballkani, MOrnar etc. will have great difficulty qualifying for the next round of the competition.
In the long term, clubs from this region are not competitive and do not achieve good results, with a few exceptions.

When it comes to Montenegro, poor results isn't strange because it's one of weakest leagues in Europe, in UEFA leagues ranking there is just 4 leagues which is worse. But I see most of ex-Yu clubs getting through - Sarajevo is already leading,while chances for Velez and Balkani isn't bad after draw in 1st leg. Mornar situation is a bit more complicated, but getting eliminated by clubfrom Andorra would be disaster. Only Petrovac have almost no chance.

Ultimately, this was a very bad weekend for clubs from the Ex Yu region in European club competitions.
After the disaster in the Champions League, it was not much better in the conference league either.
Decic from Montenegro was relegated from Liepaj, Sarajevo was relegated from Inter from Finland, Petrovac from Zalgiris, Sileks from Dinamo Minsk and Mornar from the representatives of Andorra.
Only Malisheva, Velez, Ballkani and Shkëndija survived the first round of conference league qualifications.

[Varnquister]

Göteborg FC will face Levadia. It’s fair to say that Göteborg is the favorite to advance. Swedish teams have the edge against opponents like this. I think Göteborg will take the lead by defeating their opponent in the first match.
Floriana, which was eliminated after suffering a heavy defeat against Shamrock, will be looking for a win against Drita, but I have to say that Drita is the favorite in this round. Since Floriana will be playing at home, there’s a good chance they’ll score in the first match, but I don’t think they’ll advance to the next round.

[letteredhub]

I just looked at the teams and I don't even know up to 3 teams on the list. This os probably why I haven't followed any of the UEFA conference league as most of the teas are usually from lower tier leagues than we are used to seeing at the Europa league. I'll have to confirm if teams that do very well here can get a genuine chance of playin the UCL one day.

I think that's one of many reasons that led to the creation of the UEFA Conference League to provide a platform for these unpopular leagues teams to also play in Europe's competition since they're by their poor standard of squad depth and quality have no chance of making it to the big UEfa competition like the UCL and UEL level.
I know a few of the teams in the list not because I do watch their league games but that I do bet on some of them in my bets through the data analysis of their current form for the season.

[Slow death]

I'm thinking of betting on some conference league games. Although predicting results at this stage is very difficult, mainly because the players aren't very physically strong, they're coming off vacation or from World Cup games. But even so, I'll make a parlay where I'll bet on Braga to beat FK Zeleznicar Pancevo, I'll also bet on SK Rapid to beat FC Santa Coloma, and I'll also bet on FCSB to beat FK Auda. I'm analyzing Motherwell, I don't know this team, but I see potential in them to win. HNK Rijeka and FK Partizan also have the potential to win. I'll continue analyzing and if I conclude that it's viable, I'll put them in my parlay.

[Varnquister]

Our team, Başakşehir, will play its first match at home against Inter Turku. There is no doubt that our team is the favorite in this match, and we can clearly see this from the odds. Başakşehir will aim to secure a decisive victory in their first home match without making any mistakes. Looking at Inter Turku’s recent matches, they’re a team that doesn’t lose easily—and they might even score against our team—but I believe Başakşehir has the strength to win this match by a wide margin.

[Daniel91]

I just looked at the teams and I don't even know up to 3 teams on the list. This os probably why I haven't followed any of the UEFA conference league as most of the teas are usually from lower tier leagues than we are used to seeing at the Europa league. I'll have to confirm if teams that do very well here can get a genuine chance of playin the UCL one day.

I think that's one of many reasons that led to the creation of the UEFA Conference League to provide a platform for these unpopular leagues teams to also play in Europe's competition since they're by their poor standard of squad depth and quality have no chance of making it to the big UEfa competition like the UCL and UEL level.
I know a few of the teams in the list not because I do watch their league games but that I do bet on some of them in my bets through the data analysis of their current form for the season.

In the past, European club competitions, before the launch of the Champions League and the professionalization of these competitions, also had 3 different competitions, one only for national champions, another for national cup winners and the third for second, third and sometimes fourth placed teams in national leagues.
After that, we only had the Champions League and the European League, but UEFA clearly understood that we needed 1 more competition, the Conference League, which would be an opportunity for smaller clubs and weaker European leagues to also be competitive and achieve some good results and some profit from the competition.
If there were no Conference League, clubs like Zrinjski, Rijeka, Celje and others would not have the opportunity to welcome the spring in the European competition and bring joy and excitement to fans of small clubs and countries.

[Varnquister]

I think Drita is the favorite against their opponent. Floriana isn’t a team we see very often in Europe, but I know Drita fairly well. Even if Drita doesn’t get the result they want in the first match, they’ll at least secure a draw in this game and gain the upper hand.
Atert Bissen will face Györi ETO. Györi ETO has a better roster, and I expect the Hungarian team, Györi, to win both matches against their opponent.

[snipie]

Even if Drita doesn’t get the result they want in the first match, they’ll at least secure a draw in this game and gain the upper hand.

Nice analysis. Drita scored in the second injury time and their opponents scored few minutes after in a match that last +15 minutes than usual..

Atert Bissen will face Györi ETO. Györi ETO has a better roster, and I expect the Hungarian team, Györi, to win both matches against their opponent.

Gyori literally destroyed their opponent and ended the game with 6 goals, three in each half, while the other team scored two goals only. Bissen was playing home. That team from Luxembourg tried to score more but after all their away match will be very hard with 4 goals difference. Gyori almost secured the aggregate here.

[Varnquister]

Göteborg lost at home against their opponent. I have to say that, in my opinion, this was an unexpected result. Having been such heavy favorites, Göteborg—who lost the match after conceding goals in the first half—seems to have made their chances of advancing a bit more difficult. Having lost 2-1 at home, Göteborg will need to win by a two-goal margin on the road. Göteborg may be a team with this kind of potential, but if Levadia defends well, there might not even be any goals in the match.

[Lillominato89]

The summer qualifying matches always feature some great football, with smaller teams giving their all to realise their dream of officially taking part in a European competition. Often, these are teams on the fringes of the game that harbour some very talented young players keen to make their mark, or, as has already happened, players of a decent standard who have ended up finishing their careers at a smaller club to play without the pressure. I notice that the list of fixtures includes teams that frequently featured in European competitions a few decades ago, particularly during the days of the UEFA Cup – teams such as BATE Borisov, Dinamo Tbilisi and Astana.

It’s all down to the UEFA rankings.
Many teams that used to take part more or less regularly in the old editions of the Champions League now have to contend with their country’s ranking first.
Anyway, yes, you’re right – they’re now on the fringes of world football and, to be honest, I’m a bit sorry to see that.

[Varnquister]

Although Drita scored a goal in the final minutes of the match against Floriana with a player who had just entered the game, they conceded another goal a few minutes later and ended the match with a 1-1 draw. This draw won’t be a disappointment for them, and they will most likely advance to the next round. I expect Drita to defeat Floriana in their home game. Although Drita took more shots than their opponent in this match, they struggled to secure the win.

[Jossque]

Despite getting off to a good start, Neftçi lost 4-2 to their opponent in a match where they were the home favorites. Neftçi had managed to take a 2-0 lead within 8 minutes, but the first half ended 2-1. Dinamo Minsk came out strong in the second half and had taken a 3-2 lead by the 57th minute. The match ended with a 4-2 score in the 77th minute. Neftçi played well in the match and were the favorites going in, but we must note that this home loss to Dinamo Minsk has made it difficult for them to advance to the next round.

[snipie]

I notice that the list of fixtures includes teams that frequently featured in European competitions a few decades ago, particularly during the days of the UEFA Cup – teams such as BATE Borisov, Dinamo Tbilisi and Astana.

It’s all down to the UEFA rankings.
Many teams that used to take part more or less regularly in the old editions of the Champions League now have to contend with their country’s ranking first.
Anyway, yes, you’re right – they’re now on the fringes of world football and, to be honest, I’m a bit sorry to see that.

UEFA, like FIFA, worship money over the game itself. The ranking system is fair when we see it as an indirect call for countries and local federations to improve football over there and put more funds so they can advance in the ranking and get the advantage of the system.
The problem that money created in the first place is teams with way better fit players that have a whole staff dedicated to them to improve and play at high levels. In the other hand, some of the mentioned teams struggle to keep their good players because the other teams will peak them with attractive contracts.
Offer and demand.
Braga won their game and Istanbul Basaksehir just finished the game with a 1 - 1 draw. That's unpleasant and will make their task hard in the second leg away.

[mandown]

Başakşehir played poorly in the first half and fell behind 0–1, but they asserted themselves in the second half, found the equalizer, and brought the score to 1–1.
New signing Emin Bayram scored the equalizer.
The fact that Inter Turku's league season is currently underway gave them a significant advantage.
After the match, Başakşehir manager Nuri Şahin stated that they would defeat Inter Turku in Finland and advance to the next round, but I regretfully do not think that will happen. Had Başakşehir secured an advantageous result today, they might have advanced, but I believe it will be difficult now.

[Daniel91]

The results so far in the conference league were mostly expected, without major surprises.
It can be said that the clubs from the Ex Yu region fared very badly, they all lost, Ballkani, Vardar and Pancevo.
It will be interesting to see what Sutjeska, Velez, Varazdin, Vojvodina, Borac and other clubs can do today.
There are a lot of clubs from leagues that I don't follow, so it's hard to estimate the favorites in all those matches.

[kriminall]

Başakşehir played poorly in the first half and fell behind 0–1, but they asserted themselves in the second half, found the equalizer, and brought the score to 1–1.
New signing Emin Bayram scored the equalizer.
The fact that Inter Turku's league season is currently underway gave them a significant advantage.
After the match, Başakşehir manager Nuri Şahin stated that they would defeat Inter Turku in Finland and advance to the next round, but I regretfully do not think that will happen. Had Başakşehir secured an advantageous result today, they might have advanced, but I believe it will be difficult now.

Inter Turku, who are still playing matches in Finland and are in very good form, could beat Başakşehir, who are not ready, in the return match. Frankly, I was disappointed at the end of this match. Because I thought Başakşehir would win this match in Istanbul. I think they were eliminated in the qualifying rounds last year as well. If they can't participate in the Conference League this year, it would be a great shame for them.