2025–26 UEFA Europa League

Imagine a giant football party where the best teams from all over Europe come to play! The UEFA Europa League is like a super-exciting tournament where these teams try to win a shiny trophy. This year, it's the 2025–26 season, and it's the 55th time this big game has happened! It's also the 17th time it's been called the Europa League, because before, it had a different name.

The biggest game of the whole tournament, the final, will be played in a super cool stadium called Beşiktaş Stadium. This stadium is in a city called Istanbul, which is in a country called Turkey. Think of it like the grand finale of a big school play, but with thousands of cheering fans and amazing football players!

This year's tournament is extra special because they changed how the games are played! Instead of having small groups of teams play each other, now there's a bigger 'league phase' with 36 teams. It's like going from playing tag in a small circle to a much bigger game of chase across the whole playground!

The team that won last year, Tottenham Hotspur, won't be able to win it again this year. That's because when a team wins the Europa League, they get to play in an even bigger tournament called the Champions League next year. And with the new way the games are played, teams can't switch between the tournaments easily anymore.