UEFA Europa League 2023/24 was a memorable one. Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen reached the final.
Despite making an unbeaten record the whole season, Xabi Alonso's men were defeated 3-0 in the final match and Atalanta won their first major European title at Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
Next season's Europa League will have a new format as well as the Champions League and the Europa Conference League.
The new season will kick off with a qualifying round on 11 July – 29 August 2024 while the season will kick off on 25 September 2024 – 21 May 2025.
When is the Europa League 2023/24?
The 2024/25 Europa League will begin on September 25, 2024, and run until May 21, 2025.
Europa League 2024/25 group stage draw results
TBD
2023/24 Europa League teams by nation
Europa League 2023/24 Group Stage
England: Tottenham, Manchester United
Spain: Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad
Germany: Eintracht Frankfurt, TSG Hoffenheim
Italy: AS Roma
France: Nice, Lyon
Portugal: Porto
Netherlands: AZ Alkmaar
When is the 2024/25 Europa League draw?
First qualifying round: 18 June 2024
Second qualifying round: 19 June 2024
Third qualifying round: 22 July 2024
Play-offs: 5 August 2024
League phase: 29 August 2024
Knockout round play-offs: 31 January 2025
Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final: 21 February 2025
When are 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
When are the 2024/25 Europa League group stage matches?
Matchday 1: 25/26 September 2024
Matchday 2: 3 October 2024
Matchday 3: 24 October 2024
Matchday 4: 7 November 2024
Matchday 5: 28 November 2024
Matchday 6: 12 December 2024
Matchday 7: 23 January 2025
Matchday 8: 30 January 2025
Where is the 2024/25 Europa League final?
The final of the tournament will be at the Estadio de San Mamés in Bilbao, Spain, on 21 May 2025.
When are the 2024/25 Europa League knockout stages?
- Knockout round play-offs: 13 & 20 February 2025
- Round of 16: 6 & 13 March 2025
- Quarter-finals: 10 & 17 April 2025
- Semi-finals: 1 & 8 May 2025
- Final: 21 May 2025
What is the Europa League format?
This season's competition will mark the end of the current format of 32 teams competing in the group stage, as UEFA has announced that the new format will have a 36-team league phase.
The new format will also be different in the sense that teams can no longer transfer to the Europa League knockout stage from the Champions League knckout stage. In this case, last tournament's winneres Atalanta cannot defend their title.
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