European competitions finish this week with the last round of the UEFA Conference League, the third-tier European club competition, finishing the league phase today, Thursday December 18. Today will be when we know the final classification of the six-match league, with the top 8 advancing to the round of 16, and teams ranked 9-24 going to an knock-out play-off.
So far, nine teams have confirmed their place for the next stage, but none know for sure if they will qualify in the top 8. Those are:
Strasbourg
Shaktar Donetsk
Rakow Czestochowa
AEK Athens
Samsunspor
Sparta Prague
Rayo Vallecano
Mainz 05
Meanwhile, the following teams have already been eliminated, and cannot finish in the top 24 anymore:
Dynamo Kyiv
Hacken
Legi
Warsaw
Slovan Bratislava
Hamrun Spartans
Aberdeen
Shelbourne
Shamrock Rovers
Rapid Wien
Every match kicks off at the same time tonight, as the result in one match can have ramifications on the other:
Thursday 18 December 2025: 21:00 CET, 20:00 GMT
Mainz vs Samsunspor
Sparta Praha vs Aberdeen
AEK Athens vs Universitatea Craiova
AEK Larnaca vs Shkëndija
AZ Alkmaar vs Jagiellonia Białystok
Crystal Palace vs KuPS Kuopio
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Rijeka
Dynamo Kyiv vs Noah
Lausanne-Sport vs Fiorentina
Zrinjski vs SK Rapid
Legia Warszawa vs Lincoln Red Imps
Celje vs Shelbourne
Omonoia vs Raków
Strasbourg vs Breidablik
Rayo Vallecano vs Drita
Shamrock Rovers vs Hamrun Spartans
Sigma Olomouc vs Lech Poznań
Slovan Bratislava vs Häcken
Are you following any team from UEFA Conference League this season?