Nottingham Forest Europa League fixtures, results, squad and schedule 2025/26

After missing out on Champions League qualification on the final day of last season, Nottingham Forest are playing in the Europa League for the first time since 1995/95, when the competition was known as the UEFA Cup.

The Premier League side made two previous appearances in the UEFA Cup, losing in the first round in 1984/85 and losing to Anderlecht in the semi-finals in 1983/84.

Check out Nottingham Forest’s fixtures, results and squad for the 2025/26 Europa League and take a look at the schedule.

Nottingham Forest Europa League fixtures, results 2025/26

Here’s how Forest’s fixtures and results look. They will play Stuttgart or Porto in a potential quarter-final and Real Madrid, Manchester City, Atalanta or Bayern Munich in a potential semi-final.

You can see the full Europa League bracket here.

Nottingham Forest Europa League squad 2025/26

This was Forest’s List A Europa League squad registered until the round of 16 in February 2026, when clubs can add a maximum of three new players within the existing limit of 25.

Goalkeepers: Matz Sels, John Victor

Defenders: Oleksandr Zinchenko, Neco Williams, Willy Boly, Nikola Milenkovic, Morato, Murillo, Nicolo Savona

Midfielders: Elliot Anderson, Nicolas Dominguez, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ibrahim Sangare, Ryan Yates

Forwards: Dilane Bakwa, Igor Jesus, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Douglas Luiz, James McAtee, Dan Ndoye, Chris Wood

List B submissions, comprised of players born after January 1, 2004 who have been eligible to play for the club for an uninterrupted period of two years since their 15th birthday, can also be made until midnight before each match.

Nottingham Forest Europa League schedule 2025/26

In a change from the previous group stage held until 2023/24, each team now plays eight matches in the league phase, all against different opponents.

The top eight sides in the table qualify automatically for the round of 16. The teams finishing in ninth to 24th will compete in a two-legged knockout phase play-off to reach the last 16.

Teams finishing 25th or lower were out of Europe for the season.

Which English clubs are in the Europa League 2025/26?

Forest’s participation comes after they were promoted from the Conference League because of a UEFA ruling against FA Cup winners Crystal Palace, upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Aston Villa qualified by finishing sixth in 2024/25, although they would have been in the Champions League had they not lost at Manchester United on the final day.

When is the Europa League final?

The final will take place on May 20 2025 at the Besiktas Stadium home of 16-time Turkish champions Besiktas.

The stadium hosted a dramatic 2019 Super Cup final, Chelsea and Liverpool each scoring once during regular and extra time before the Reds won on penalties following the 2-2 draw.

How to watch Forest in the Europa League: TV channel, stream

TNT Sports have the live broadcast rights to the Europa League in the UK.

TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment.

How to live stream Forest Europa League games online

TNT Sports’ discovery+ app allows fans to live-stream games on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.