The UEFA Europa League returns with a new format for the 2024/25 season, featuring a 36-team league phase instead of the traditional group format.
The draw, held on August 30, 2024, in Monaco, outlined matchups for the upcoming campaign. Teams will play eight matches, split between home and away games against opponents from four seeded pots, avoiding clashes with UEFA Champions League fixtures.
When are the Europa League league phase 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
Knockout round play-off draw: 31 January 2025
Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final draw: 21 February 2025
How did the draw work?
To determine the eight different opponents, teams were seeded in four pots based on their individual club coefficient at the beginning of the season. Each team was then drawn against two opponents from each pot, one of which they will play at home and one away.
In the league phase teams cannot face opponents from their country and could be drawn against a maximum of two sides from the same country.
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