We finished the 2025/26 ADMIRAL Bundesliga season in third place and, due to LASK's double win, will therefore start in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers. We are due to start in Q3, but under the following scenario, we could advance directly to the play-offs for the league phase:

Aston Villa wins the UEFA Europa League final AND simultaneously finishes either fifth or sixth in the Premier League.

Overview of dates

Third qualifying round

Draw: 20 July 2026
First leg: 6 August 2026
Second leg: 13 August 2026

Play-offs

Draw: 3 August 2026
First leg: 20 August 2026
Second leg: 27 August 2026

Third place takes us to 2026/27 Europa League qualifying