UEFA Conference League knockout playoffs round draw

By: The Associated Press Posted: 6:33 AM CST Friday, Jan. 16, 2026

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Draw made Friday for the UEFA Conference League knockout playoffs round:

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NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Draw made Friday for the UEFA Conference League knockout playoffs round:

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NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Draw made Friday for the UEFA Conference League knockout playoffs round:

First leg

Feb. 19

FILE - Crystal Palace players celebrate with the trophy after winning the English FA Cup final soccer match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Wembley stadium in London, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Zrinjski Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina) vs. Crystal Palace (England)

KuPS Kuopio (Finland) vs. Lech Poznan (Poland)

Noah (Armenia) vs. AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands)

Jagiellonia Bialystok (Poland) vs. Fiorentina (Italy)

Sigma Olomouc (Czech Republic) vs. Lausanne (Switzerland)

Shkendija (North Macedonia) vs. Samsunspor (Turkey)

Drita (Kosovo) vs. Celje (Slovenia)

Omonoia (Cyprus) vs. Rijeka (Croatia)

Second leg

Feb. 26

Crystal Palace (England) vs. Zrinjski Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

Lech Poznan (Poland) vs. KuPS Kuopio (Finland)

AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) vs. Noah (Armenia)

Fiorentina (Italy) vs. Jagiellonia Bialystok (Poland)

Lausanne (Switzerland) vs. Sigma Olomouc (Czech Republic)

Samsunspor (Turkey) vs. Shkendija (North Macedonia)

Celje (Slovenia) vs. Drita (Kosovo)

Rijeka (Croatia) vs. Omonoia (Cyprus)

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Advanced direct to round of 16

Strasbourg (France), Rakow (Poland), AEK Athens (Greece), Sparta Prague (Czech Republic), Rayo Vallecano (Spain), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), Mainz (Germany), AEK Larnaca (Cyprus).

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