2024/25 Europa League all you need to know: Teams, format, dates, draws, final
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The 2024/25 campaign will be the 54th season of this club competition, the 16th since it was rebranded from UEFA Cup to UEFA Europa League, and the first under the new format. It kicked off on 11 July 2024 and runs until the final on Wednesday 21 May 2025.
What is the new Europa League format?
The biggest change is to the group stage, which will become a single 36-team league phase. Each side faces eight different teams (four at home, four away). The top eight overall advance directly to the round of 16; sides finishing from ninth to 24th will contest the knockout phase play-offs, with the victors going through to the last 16. From then on it is a straight knockout.
Which teams are involved in the 2024/25 Europa League?
Seven domestic cup winners qualified automatically along with five other teams by virtue of their domestic league placing, with the holders of the UEFA Europa Conference League (Olympiacos) also guaranteed a spot.
Netherlands (3): Ajax, AZ, Twente
Türkiye (3): Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray
Belgium (2): Anderlecht, Union Saint-Gilloise
Czechia (2): Slavia Praha, Viktoria Plzeň
England (2): Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur
France (2): Nice, Lyon
Germany (2): Eintracht Frankfurt, Hoffenheim
Greece (2): Olympiacos, PAOK
Italy (2): Lazio, Roma
Portugal (2): Braga, Porto
Spain (2): Athletic Club, Real Sociedad
Sweden (2): Elfsborg, Malmö
Azerbaijan (1): Qarabağ
Bulgaria (1): Ludogorets
Denmark (1): Midtjylland
Hungary (1): Ferencváros
Israel (1): M. Tel-Aviv
Latvia (1): RFS
Norway (1): Bodø/Glimt
Romania (1): FCSB
Scotland (1): Rangers
Ukraine (1): Dynamo Kyiv
How did 2024/25 Europa League qualifying work?
The stage at which the teams entered qualifying was based on their association club coefficient ranking. All ties were played over two legs.
Twelve sides entered the league phase via August's Europa League play-off round, in addition to 11 losing teams from the Champions League qualifying round.
When were the 2024/25 Europa League qualifiers?
First qualifying round: 11 & 18 July 2024
Second qualifying round: 25 July & 1 August 2024
Third qualifying round: 8 & 15 August 2024
Play-offs: 22 & 29 August 2024
Where is the Europa League final in 2025?
The 2024/25 UEFA Europa League season concludes at Bilbao's Estadio de San Mamés. The home of Athletic Club staged its first major European decider last summer, Barcelona's 2-0 win against Lyon in the 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League final.
The 2024/25 winners gain a place in the league phase of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League, if they have not qualified via their domestic competition. They will also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup.
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