Tuesday, August 29 saw the draw for the group stage of the Conference League, in which Donetsk's 'Shakhtar' (first pot) and Kyiv's Dynamo (second pot) participated.

The tournament for the season-2025/2026 features 36 clubs, distributed across six pots according to UEFA rankings. Each team will play one match against each opponent from every other pot.

Shakhtar will face Legia (home), Shamrock (away), Rijeka (home), Aberdeen (away), Breidablik (home), and Hamrun Spartans (away).

Dynamo will play against Crystal Palace (home), Fiorentina (away), Zrinjski (home), Omonia (away), Noa (home), and Samsunspor (away).

Conference League-2025/2026. Group Stage

Pot 1: 'Fiorentina' (Italy), 'AZ Alkmaar' (Netherlands), 'Shakhtar' (Ukraine), Slovan (Slovakia), Rapid (Austria), Legia (Poland).

Pot 2: 'Sparta' (Czech Republic), 'Dynamo' (Ukraine), Crystal Palace (England), Lech (Poland), Rayo Vallecano (Spain), Shamrock (Ireland).

Pot 3: Omonia (Cyprus), Mainz (Germany), Strasbourg (France), Jagiellonia (Poland), Celje (Slovenia), Rijeka (Croatia).

Pot 4: Zrinjski (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Lincoln (Gibraltar), KuPS (Finland), AEK (Greece), Aberdeen (Scotland), Drita (Kosovo).

Pot 5: 'Breidablik' (Iceland), Sigma (Czech Republic), Samsunspor (Turkey), Raciborz (Poland), AEK Larnaca (Cyprus), Shkendija (North Macedonia).

Pot 6: Gecken (Sweden), Lausanne (Switzerland), Universitatea Craiova (Romania), Hamrun Spartans (Malta), Noa (Armenia), Shelbourne (Ireland).

Schedule

Round 1: October 2, 2025.

Round 2: October 23, 2025.

Round 3: November 6, 2025.

Round 4: November 27, 2025.

Round 5: December 11, 2025.

Round 6: December 18, 2025.

Play-offs: February 19 and 26, 2026.

Round of 16: March 12 and 19, 2026.

Quarter-finals: April 9 and 16, 2026.

Semifinals: April 30 and May 7, 2026.

Final: May 27, 2026 ('Red Bull Arena', Leipzig).