Meet the Europa League inaugural league phase teams
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Ajax (NED)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 24
How they qualified: Play-offs (W7-1agg vs Jagiellonia)
Last season: Group stage, Europa Conference League round of 16 (L0-4agg vs Aston Villa)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1991/92)
Anderlecht (BEL)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 107
How they qualified: Play-offs (W2-0agg vs Dinamo-Minsk)
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1982/83)
Athletic Club (ESP)
UEFA coefficient ranking: N/A
How they qualified: Fifth in Spanish La Liga
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1976/77, 2011/12)
AZ Alkmaar (NED)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 41
How they qualified: Fourth in Dutch Eredivisie
Last season: Europa Conference League group stage
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1980/81)
Beşiktaş (TUR)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 123
How they qualified: Play-offs (W8-4agg vs Lugano)
Last season: Europa Conference League group stage
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarter-finals (2002/03, 2016/17)
Bodø/Glimt (NOR)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 66
How they qualified: Champions League play-offs (L2-3agg vs Crvena Zvezda)
Last season: Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs (L2-3agg vs Ajax)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Group stage (2022/23)
Braga (POR)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 42
How they qualified: Play-offs (W4-3agg vs SK Rapid)
Last season: Champions League group stage, Europa League knockout round play-offs (L5-6agg vs Qarabağ)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (2010/11)
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 68
How they qualified: Champions League play-offs (L1-3agg vs Salzburg)
Last season: Europa Conference League play-offs (L2-4agg vs Beşiktaş)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (2008/09)
Elfsborg (SWE)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 302
How they qualified: Play-offs (D1-1agg vs Molde, W4-2 on pens)
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Group stage/League phase (2007/08, 2013/14, 2024/25)
FCSB (ROU)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 142
How they qualified: Play-offs (W2-1agg vs LASK)
Last season: Europa Conference League third qualifying round (L0-2agg vs Nordsjælland)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (2005/06)
Fenerbahçe (TUR)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 53
How they qualified: Champions League third qualifying round (L2-3agg vs Lille)
Last season: Europa Conference League quarter-finals (D3-3agg vs Olympiacos, L2-3 on pens)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (2012/13)
Ferencváros (HUN)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 55
How they qualified: Play-offs (D1-1agg vs Borac, W3-2 on pens)
Last season: Champions League first qualifying round, Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs (L0-2agg vs Olympiacos)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (1971/72)
Frankfurt (GER)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 28
How they qualified: Sixth in German Bundesliga
Last season: Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs (L3-4agg vs Union SG)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1979/80, 2021/22)
Galatasaray (TUR)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 60
How they qualified: Champions League play-offs (L2-4agg vs Young Boys)
Last season: Champions League group stage, Europa League knockout round play-offs (L4-6agg vs Sparta Praha)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1999/2000)
Hoffenheim (GER)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 98
How they qualified: Seventh in German Bundesliga
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 32 (2020/21)
Lazio (ITA)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 32
How they qualified: Seventh in Italian Serie A
Last season: Champions League round of 16 (L1-3agg vs Bayern)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1997/98)
Ludogorets (BUL)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 70
How they qualified: Play-offs (W6-1agg vs Petrocub)
Last season: Champions League second qualifying round, Europa League play-offs, Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs (L0-1agg to Servette)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2013/14)
Lyon (FRA)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 47
How they qualified: Sixth in French Ligue 1
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (2016/17)
M. Tel-Aviv (ISR)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 54
How they qualified: Play-offs (W8-1agg vs TSC)
Last season: Europa Conference League round of 16 (L5-7agg vs Olympiacos)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League: Round of 32 (2013/14, 2020/21)
Malmö (SWE)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 88
How they qualified: Champions League play-offs (L0-4agg vs Sparta Praha)
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 32 (2018/19, 2019/20)
Manchester United (ENG)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 11
How they qualified: English FA Cup winners
Last season: Champions League group stage
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (2016/17)
Midtjylland (DEN)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 71
How they qualified: Champions League play-offs (L3-4agg vs Slovan Bratislava)
Last season: Europa Conference League play-offs (D4-4agg vs Legia, L5-6 on pens)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 32 (2015/16), Knockout round play-offs (2022/23)
Nice (FRA)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 100
How they qualified: Fifth in French Ligue 1
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (1973/74)
Olympiacos (GRE)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 44
How they qualified: Europa Conference League winners
Last season: Group stage, Europa Conference League winners (W1-0 vs Fiorentina)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (1989/90, 2004/05, 2011/12, 2016/17, 2019/20, 2020/21)
PAOK (GRE)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 51
How they qualified: Play-offs (W6-0agg vs Shamrock Rovers)
Last season: Europa Conference League quarter-finals (L0-3agg vs Club Brugge)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 32 (1982/83, 1983/84, 1991/92, 1997/98, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2016/17)
Porto (POR)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 21
How they qualified: Third in Portuguese Primeira Liga
Last season: Champions League round of 16 (D1-1agg vs Arsenal, L2-4 on pens)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (2002/03, 2010/11)
Qarabağ (AZE)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 57
How they qualified: Champions League play-offs (L0-5agg vs GNK Dinamo)
Last season: Champions League second qualifying round, Europa League round of 16 (L4-5agg vs Leverkusen)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2023/24)
Rangers (SCO)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 26
How they qualified: Champions League third qualifying round (L1-3agg vs Dynamo Kyiv)
Last season: Champions League play-offs, Europa League round of 16 (L2-3 vs Benfica)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (2007/08, 2021/22)
Real Sociedad (ESP)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 38
How they qualified: Sixth in Spanish La Liga
Last season: Champions League round of 16 (L1-4agg vs Paris)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarter-finals (1988/89)
RFS (LVA)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 171
How they qualified: Play-offs (D3-3agg vs APOL, W4-2 on pens)
Last season: Europa Conference League second qualifying round (L1-4agg vs Sabah)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: League phase (2024/25)
Roma (ITA)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 6
How they qualified: Sixth in Italian Serie A
Last season: Semi-finals (L2-4agg vs Leverkusen)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1990/91, 2022/23)
Slavia Praha (CZE)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 35
How they qualified: Champions League play-offs (L2-3agg vs Lille)
Last season: Europa League round of 16 (L3-7agg vs Milan)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (1995/96)
Tottenham (ENG)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 34
How they qualified: Fifth in English Premier League
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1971/72, 1983/84)
Twente (NED)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 119
How they qualified: Champions League third qualifying round (L4-5agg vs Salzburg)
Last season: Europa Conference League play-offs (L1-6agg vs Fenerbahçe)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1974/75)
Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 67
How they qualified: Champions League third qualifying round (L1-4agg vs Slavia Praha)
Last season: Group stage, Europa Conference League round of 16 (L1-3agg vs Fenerbahçe)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarter-finals (2022/23)
Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 64
How they qualified: Play-offs (W2-0agg vs Hearts)
Last season: Europa Conference League quarter-finals (L0-2agg vs Fiorentina)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League: Round of 16 (2012/13, 2013/14, 2017/18)
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