How to watch UEFA Europa League via IPTV in the USA
Our IPTV subscription includes the CBS Sports channel feed, which is the primary US broadcaster for UEFA Europa League. All UEL matches — group stage (Thursday afternoons ET), knockout rounds, semi-finals, and the Europa League Final — are available through CBS Sports in our IPTV lineup. UEFA Conference League is also included. From $14.99/month.
The UEFA Europa League is UEFA's second-tier club competition, sitting below the Champions League in prestige but featuring clubs of significant quality and global recognition. Since its rebrand from the UEFA Cup in 2009, the Europa League has evolved into one of European football's most exciting knockout competitions.
Unlike the Champions League (which features only the elite league champions and top finishers), the Europa League provides a pathway for clubs finishing 5th–7th in major European leagues, as well as clubs that drop out of the Champions League group stage. This means you often see major clubs like Arsenal (in seasons they miss the top four), Roma, Lazio, Villarreal, and Bayer Leverkusen competing.
In the USA, CBS Sports Group holds the rights to the Europa League alongside the Champions League, making CBS Sports the destination for all UEFA club football. Our IPTV subscription includes CBS Sports, meaning all Europa League broadcasts in the US market are accessible.
Europa League broadcast times in the USA
The Europa League plays on Thursday evenings in Europe, which translates to Thursday afternoon viewing for US fans — a convenient slot that avoids conflicting with primetime US sports:
- 11:45 AM ET (5:45 PM CET) — Early Thursday slot, typically a CBS Sports secondary game
- 2:00 PM ET (8:00 PM CET) — Main Thursday slot, the marquee Europa League fixture on CBS Sports
This Thursday 2:00 PM ET timing makes Europa League football accessible for workers who can stream from a phone or tablet during an afternoon break, making it one of the more "lifestyle-compatible" European football competitions for US fans.
Europa League format
- Group Stage (Sep–Dec) — 32 clubs in 8 groups of 4, playing home and away against each group opponent. Top 2 advance to Round of 32; 3rd place drops to Conference League playoff.
- Round of 32 (Feb) — Group stage winners get byes; Group runners-up face UCL group stage 3rd-place clubs. Single-leg first round.
- Round of 16 (Mar) — Two-legged ties. The surviving 16 clubs continue from here.
- Quarter & Semi-Finals (Apr) — Two-legged ties. The four semi-finalists are determined by April.
- Europa League Final (May) — Neutral venue, single-match final. Broadcast live on CBS Sports in the USA.