Results of Matchday 1 of the 2026 UEFA Conference League

Matchday 1 of the 2026 UEFA Conference League season saw a number of matches, with FC Lugano beating FK Crvena Zvezda 3-2, HNK Hajduk Split defeating Ajax 2-1, and Panathinaikos beating Borac Banja Luka 2-1.

Gent also beat Aarhus 1-0, Universitatea Craiova drew with Getafe 1-1, Monaco beat CSKA Sofia 2-1, and Trabzonspor defeated KuPS 4-2.

In other matches, Mjallby AIF beat Inter Club d'Escaldes 2-0, Egnatia Rrogozhinë drew with FC Midtjylland 1-1, Riga drew with Kairat Almaty 1-1, while Brighton secured a big win over Kauno Žalgiris 4-0.

The round also saw SC Freiburg beat FK Jablonec 3-2, Heart Of Midlothian draw with FC Nordsjaelland 1-1, Brann beat Lincoln Red Imps FC 2-1, and FC Copenhagen defeat SC Braga by a big score of 3-0.

The round concluded with Twente beating FC Thun 1-0, Atalanta beating Pafos 3-1, and St. Truiden beating FC Iberia 1999 2-0.

After the end of matchday 1, Brighton topped the table with 3 points on goal difference, having scored 4 goals and conceded none, followed by FC Copenhagen in second place also with 3 points after their 3-0 win and clean sheet, then Trabzonspor in third with 3 points after scoring 4 goals and conceding 2, while Atalanta came fourth with 3 points after their 3-1 win over Pafos.

At the bottom of the table, FC Iberia 1999 came in 34th place with no points after losing 0-2, followed by SC Braga in 35th place with no points after losing 0-3, and Kauno Žalgiris in 36th place with no points after losing 0-4 to Brighton.