Celtic in the Europa League: When is the Europa League draw and who could Celtic face

What next as Celtic blow their Champions League chance in Austria

Celtic have plunged into the Europa League after blowing a four-goal lead in their Champions League play-off to lose 5-4 on aggregate to LASK.

The Hoops travelled to Austria with a 3-0 lead from the first leg at Celtic Park which became 4-0 after Callum McGregor's deflected effort on 21 minutes put them ahead on the night.

But a collapse of epic proportions followed as Celtic conceded four times to goals from Moses Usor (32), Robert Ljubicic (48), Samuel Adeniran (58) and Florian Flecker (90) to take the tie into extra-time.

Adeniran then struck his second of the night in the 109th minute to send LASK into the Champions League and condemn Celtic to an all-time European low as they dropped into the Europa League for a second successive season.

Attention will now turn to the Europa League draw and who Celtic could face.

When is the Europa League draw?

The Europa League league phase draws take place from 12pm UK time on Friday, August 28, 2026 at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco.

How to watch the Europa League draw

The Europa League draw will be broadcast on TNT Sports 4 and will also be live streamed for free on Uefa.com.

Who could Celtic face in the Europa League

The Europa League will involve a 36-team league phase with each side playing eight matches. The clubs will be split into four pots based on their Uefa club coefficient ranking. Teams will play two clubs from each pot, facing four sides at home and four away.

So far there are 20 confirmed teams in the Europa League. These are:

Pot 1

Bayer Leverkusen

Juventus

Milan

AZ Alkmaar

Olympiacos

Pot 1/2

Real Sociedad

Marseille

Union Saint-Gilloise

Celtic

Pot 2/3

Sparta Prague

Rennes

Sturm Graz

Crystal Palace

Bournemouth

Pot 3

Sunderland

Pot 3/4

Celta Vigo

TSG Hoffenheim

Torreense

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

NEC

The winners of the following Europa League play-off ties will also enter the league phase:

Ararat-Armenia v Universitatea Craiova (agg 1-1)

Iberia 1999 v Jagiellonia Białystok (agg 0-4)

Kauno Žalgiris v Besiktas (agg 0-3)

Lillestrøm v Egnatia Rrogozhine (agg 0-0)

Omonia Nicosia v Sint-Truiden (agg 0-1)

Red Bull Salzburg v Mjallby (agg 1-0)

Viktoria Plzen v Red Star Belgrade (agg 0-3)

AGF v Benfica (agg 1-3)

CSKA Sofia v OFI (agg 0-3)

Thun v Lech Poznań (agg 0-7)

Anderlecht v Kairat (agg 3-0)

Ferencváros v Trabzonspor (agg 1-0)

The losers of the following Champions League play-off ties will also drop into the Europa League:

AEK Athens v Levski Sofia (agg 0-0)

Celje v Slovan Bratislava (agg 1-1)

Lyon v Fenerbahce (agg 1-1)

Viking v Dinamo Zagreb (agg 2-2)