2025–26 RC Strasbourg Alsace season
RC Strasbourg Alsace 2025–26 football season
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The 2025–26 season was the 120th season in the history of RC Strasbourg Alsace, and the club's ninth consecutive season in Ligue 1. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Coupe de France and UEFA Conference League.
OwnerBlueCo
PresidentMarc Keller
Head coachLiam Rosenior
(until 6 January)[1]
Gary O'Neil
(from 7 January)[2]
(until 6 January)[1]
Gary O'Neil
(from 7 January)[2]
StadiumStade de la Meinau
| 2025–26 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | BlueCo | |||
| President | Marc Keller | |||
| Head coach | Liam Rosenior (until 6 January)[1] Gary O'Neil (from 7 January)[2] | |||
| Stadium | Stade de la Meinau | |||
| Ligue 1 | 8th | |||
| Coupe de France | Semi-finals | |||
| UEFA Conference League | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Joaquín Panichelli (16) All: Joaquín Panichelli (20) | |||
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Season summary
With five wins and a draw during the league phase of the UEFA Conference League, Strasbourg finished top of the table and advanced to the round of 16.[3]
On 6 January 2026, it was announced that fellow BlueCo owned club Chelsea had appointed Liam Rosenior as their new head coach.[1]
Players
First-team squad
- As of 2 February 2026[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management team
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Gary O'Neil |
| Assistant head coach | Vacant |
| First-team coach | Vacant |
| Goalkeeping coach |  Sébastien Gimenez |
| Fitness coach | Dany Eberhardt |
| Youth coach | Martin Djetou Guillaume Lacour |
| Video analyst |  Hachim Ali M'Bae |
Transfers and contracts
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 2025 | CB |  Andrew Omobamidele | Nottingham Forest | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 26 June 2025 | RW | Sam Amo-Ameyaw | Southampton | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 27 June 2025 | MF |  Pape Demba Diop |  Zulte Waregem | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 2 July 2025 | LB |  Valentín Barco | Brighton & Hove Albion | £7,870,000 | [8] |
| 7 July 2025 | CB | Soumaïla Coulibaly |  Borussia Dortmund | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 16 July 2025 | MF |  Maxi Oyedele | Legia Warsaw | €6,000,000 | [10] |
| 27 July 2025 | FW | Joaquín Panichelli |  Alavés | Undisclosed | [11] |
| 30 July 2025 | LB | Ishé Samuels-Smith | Chelsea | £6,500,000 | [12][13] |
| 9 August 2025 | CB |  Lucas Høgsberg | Nordsjælland | Undisclosed | [14][15] |
| 16 August 2025 | GK | Stefan Bajic | Bristol City | Undisclosed | [14][15] |
| 1 September 2025 | CAM |  Julio Enciso | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed | [16] |
| 1 September 2025 | LB | Ben Chilwell | Chelsea | Undisclosed | [17] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June 2025 | DF | Mamadou Sarr[a] | Chelsea | £12,000,000 | [18] |
| 18 June 2025 | FW |  Jérémy Sebas | Bastia | Undisclosed | [19] |
| 1 July 2025 | CM | Habib Diarra | Sunderland | £30,000,000 | [20] |
| 1 July 2025 | RB | Marvin Senaya | Auxerre | Undisclosed | [21] |
| 1 July 2025 | MF | Jessy Deminguet | Metz | Undisclosed | [22] |
| 1 July 2025 | GK |  Alaa Bellaarouch |  Braga | Undisclosed | [23] |
| 4 July 2025 | GK | Robin Risser | Lens | Undisclosed | [24] |
| 5 July 2025 | CB | Steven Baseya | Alverca | Undisclosed | [25] |
| 13 July 2025 | LB | Thomas Delaine | Le Havre | Undisclosed | [26] |
| 16 July 2025 | FW |  Patrick Ouotro | Nancy | Undisclosed | [27] |
| 24 July 2025 | FW | Aboubacar Ali Abdallah | Francs Borains | Undisclosed | [28] |
| 29 July 2025 | FW | Moïse Sahi Dion | Dender | Undisclosed | [29] |
| 1 September 2025 | LB | Ishé Samuels-Smith | Chelsea | Undisclosed | [30] |
| 1 September 2025 | RW | Dilane Bakwa | Nottingham Forest | Undisclosed | [31] |
- Transfer for 2025–26 season, but eligible to play in 2024–25 season for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
Loaned in
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2025 | GK | Mike Penders |
Chelsea |
[32] |
| 31 July 2025 | AM |  Kendry Páez |
[33] | |
| 1 August 2025 | CB | Mamadou Sarr |
[34] | |
| 2 February 2026 | CB | Aarón Anselmino |
[35] | |
| ST | David Datro Fofana |
[36] |
Loaned out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Ref. |
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| 14 July 2025 | CB | Yoni Gomis | Beveren | [37] |
| 16 July 2025 | MF | Pape Diong | Dunkerque | [38] |
| 12 August 2025 | FW |  Miloš Luković | Las Palmas | [39] |
| 31 August 2025 | MF | Pape Demba Diop | 1. FC Nürnberg | [40] |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 17 August 2025 | 17 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 44.12 |
| Coupe de France | 21 December 2025 | 22 April 2026 | Round of 64 | Semi-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 80.00 |
| UEFA Conference League | 21 August 2025 | 7 May 2026 | Play-off round | Semi-finals | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 57.14 |
| Total | 53 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 92 | 65 | +27 | 50.94 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Rennes | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a] |
| 7 | Monaco | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 54 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round[a] |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 53 | |
| 9 | Toulouse | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 45 | |
| 10 | Lorient | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 45 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[41]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[41]
Notes:
- Since the 2025–26 Coupe de France winners, Lens, qualified for the Champions League via league position, the Europa League spot awarded to the cup winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Conference League spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
1 Matchday 29 (vs Brest) was postponed due to Strasbourg's involvement in the UEFA Conference League.
Matches
| 17 August 2025 1 | Metz | 0–1 | Strasbourg | Longeville-lès-Metz |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 25,009 Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
| 24 August 2025 2 | Strasbourg | 1–0 | Nantes | Strasbourg |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 22,468 Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
| 31 August 2025 3 | Monaco | 3–2 | Strasbourg | Monaco |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 8,718 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 14 September 2025 4 | Strasbourg | 1–0 | Le Havre | Strasbourg |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 22,250 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 21 September 2025 5 | Paris FC | 2–3 | Strasbourg | Paris |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 17,912 Referee: François Letexier |
| 26 September 2025 6 | Strasbourg | 1–2 | Marseille | Strasbourg |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 23,262 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
| 5 October 2025 7 | Strasbourg | 5–0 | Angers | Strasbourg |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 22,171 Referee: Guillaume Paradis |
| 17 October 2025 8 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–3 | Strasbourg | Paris |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,754 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 26 October 2025 9 | Lyon | 2–1 | Strasbourg | Décines-Charpieu |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 49,058 Referee: Eric Wattellier |
| 29 October 2025 10 | Strasbourg | 3–0 | Auxerre | Strasbourg |
| 22:05 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 22,667 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 2 November 2025 11 | Rennes | 4–1 | Strasbourg | Rennes |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,658 Referee: Thomas Léonard |
| 9 November 2025 12 | Strasbourg | 2–0 | Lille | Strasbourg |
| 17:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 29,000 Referee: François Letexier |
| 22 November 2025 13 | Lens | 1–0 | Strasbourg | Lens |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,211 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 30 November 2025 14 | Strasbourg | 1–2 | Brest | Strasbourg |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 30,017 Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
| 6 December 2025 15 | Toulouse | 1–0 | Strasbourg | Toulouse |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 22,031 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 14 December 2025 16 | Strasbourg | 0–0 | Lorient | Strasbourg |
| 17:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 29,951 Referee: Gaël Angoula |
| 3 January 2026 17 | Nice | 1–1 | Strasbourg | Nice |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 18,365 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 18 January 2026 18 | Strasbourg | 2–1 | Metz | Strasbourg |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 30,612 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
| 25 January 2026 19 | Lille | 1–4 | Strasbourg | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 38,551 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 1 February 2026 20 | Strasbourg | 1–2 | Paris Saint-Germain | Strasbourg |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 31,324 Referee: Éric Wattellier |
| 8 February 2026 21 | Le Havre | 2–1 | Strasbourg | Le Havre |
| 17:15CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 18,014 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji |
| 14 February 2026 22 | Marseille | 2–2 | Strasbourg | Marseille |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 59,238 Referee: François Letexier |
| 22 February 2026 23 | Strasbourg | 3–1 | Lyon | Strasbourg |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 27 February 2026 24 | Strasbourg | 1–1 | Lens | Strasbourg |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 7 March 2026 25 | Auxerre | 0–0 | Strasbourg | Auxerre |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,237 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
| 15 March 2026 26 | Strasbourg | 0–0 | Paris FC | Strasbourg |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 29,865 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 22 March 2026 27 | Nantes | 2–3 | Strasbourg | Nantes |
| 21:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 21,878 Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
| 4 April 2026 28 | Strasbourg | 3–1 | Nice | Strasbourg |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Thomas Léonard |
| 19 April 2026 30 | Strasbourg | 0–3 | Rennes | Strasbourg |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 26 April 2026 31 | Lorient | 2–3 | Strasbourg | Lorient |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,674 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 3 May 2026 32 | Strasbourg | 1–2 | Toulouse | Strasbourg |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 30,246 Referee: Gaël Angoula |
Coupe de France
| 21 December 2025 Round of 64 | Strasbourg | 2–1 | Dunkerque | Strasbourg |
| 14:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 27,707 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 10 January 2026 Round of 32 | Avranches | 0–6 | Strasbourg | Avranches |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade René Fenouillère Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
| 5 February 2026 Round of 16 | Strasbourg | 3–1 | Monaco | Strasbourg |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 29,586 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
| 3 March 2026 Quarter-finals | Strasbourg | 2–1 | Reims | Strasbourg |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 29,848 Referee: Éric Wattelier |
| 22 April 2026 Semi-finals | Strasbourg | 0–2 | Nice | Strasbourg |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Referee: François Letexier |
UEFA Conference League
Play-off round
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2025.
| 21 August 2025 First leg | Strasbourg | 0–0 | Brøndby | Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg |
| 20:00 | Report[42] | Attendance: 22,080[43] Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo) |
| 28 August 2025 Second leg | Brøndby | 2–3 (2–3 agg.) | Strasbourg | Brøndby Stadium, Brøndbyvester |
| 20:00 |
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Report[44] | Attendance: 23,930[45] Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia) |
League phase
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Strasbourg |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 16 | Advance to round of 16 (seeded) |
| 2 | Raków Częstochowa |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 14 | |
| 3 |  AEK Athens |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 13 | |
| 4 |  Sparta Prague |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | |
| 5 | Rayo Vallecano |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 13 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 November 2025. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| 2 October 2025 1 | Slovan Bratislava  | 1–2 | Strasbourg | Tehelné pole, Bratislava |
| 21:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 15,204[47] Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy) |
| 23 October 2025 2 | Strasbourg | 1–1 | Jagiellonia Białystok | Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg |
| 18:45 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 21,748 Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia) |
| 6 November 2025 3 | BK Häcken  | 1–2 | Strasbourg | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg[note 1] |
| 21:00 | Report | Attendance: 4,082 Referee: Luca Pairetto (Italy) |
| 27 November 2025 4 | Strasbourg | 2–1 | Crystal Palace | Strasbourg, France |
| 21:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 29,528 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas (Spain) |
| 11 December 2025 5 | Aberdeen  | 0–1 | Strasbourg | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
| 21:00 (20:00 UTC+0) | Report | Attendance: 15,404 Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany) |
| 18 December 2025 6 | Strasbourg | 3–1 |  Breiðablik | Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg |
| 21:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 24,416 Referee: Ondrej Berka (Czechia) |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 took place on 27 February 2026.
| 12 March 2026 First leg | Rijeka  | 1–2 | Strasbourg | Rijeka, Croatia |
| 19:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Rujevica Attendance: 8,154 Referee: Vasilis Fotias (Greece) |
| 19 March 2026 Second leg | Strasbourg | 1–1 (3–2 agg.) | Rijeka | Strasbourg, France |
| 22:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 24,233 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine) |
Quarter-final
| 9 April 2026 First leg | Mainz | 2–0 | Strasbourg | Mainz, Germany |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia) |
| 16 April 2026 Second leg | Strasbourg | 4–0 (4–2 agg.) | Mainz | Strasbourg, France |
| 20:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 30,631 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal) |
Semi-final
| 30 April 2026 First leg | Rayo Vallecano | 1–0 | Strasbourg | Madrid, Spain |
| 20:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Vallecas Stadium Attendance: 14,333 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) |
| 7 May 2026 Second leg | Strasbourg | 0–1 (0–2 agg.) | Rayo Vallecano | Strasbourg, France |
| 20:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 31,071 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
Statistics
Notes
- BK Häcken will play their home matches at Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, instead of their regular stadium, Bravida Arena, Gothenburg, which did not meet UEFA requirements.