15.01.2026 20:33
The draw for the UEFA Conference League round of 16 playoffs will take place on Friday. Samsunspor earned the right to participate in the draw as a seeded team by finishing the league stage in 12th place. Samsunspor's opponent in the playoff round will be either KuPS Kuopio or Shkendija.
The draw for the UEFA Conference League round of 16 play-off, which will determine Samsunspor's opponent, will take place tomorrow.
DRAW ON FRIDAY
The draw for the play-off round of the third-tier club competition in European football will be held at 15:00 CET at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
SAMSUNSPOR WILL BE A SEED
Teams that finish in the top 8 of the league stage will directly qualify for the round of 16, while teams ranked 9th to 24th will compete in the play-off round for the last 16 tickets. Samsunspor earned the right to be a seeded team in the draw by finishing the league stage in 12th place.
RIVAL EITHER KUOPIO OR SHKENDIJA
Samsunspor will face either the Finnish team KuPS Kuopio or the North Macedonian representative Shkendija in the play-off round. The matches of the round of 16 play-off will be played on February 19 and 26.
Teams competing in the UEFA Conference League are as follows:
Seeded teams:
Samsunspor, AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands), Crystal Palace (England), Fiorentina (Italy), Lausanne-Sport (Switzerland), Celje (Slovenia), Lech Poznan (Poland), Rijeka (Croatia).
Non-seeded teams:
Jagiellonia (Poland), Omonoia (Cyprus), Noah (Armenia), Zrinjski (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Drita (Kosovo), KuPS Kuopio (Finland), Shkendija (North Macedonia), Sigma Olomouc (Czech Republic).???????