Summary of the Europa League football standings for the 2025-26 season, updated as of 12 Dec 2025 GMT+7.
Olympique Lyon leads the standings with 15 points, tied with second-place Midtjylland and third-place Aston Villa, but Lyon has a better goal difference.
Following them is fourth-place Real Betis with 14 points, tied with fifth-place Freiburg and sixth-place Ferencváros.
Another English Premier League team, "The Forest," Nottingham Forest, has 11 points and is ranked 11th, holding onto the playoff zone but still with a chance to finish in the top 8 and qualify automatically for the Round of 16.
At the bottom, the worst performing club is Nice from France, having lost all 6 matches, with zero points, sitting at the bottom of the table in 36th place.
For the Europa League group stage, teams ranked 1 to 8 qualify automatically for the Round of 16, while those ranked 9 to 24 must compete in playoffs to determine the remaining 8 teams advancing to the Round of 16.
