2023–24 UEFA Europa League

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2023–24 UEFA Europa League

The 2023–24 UEFA Europa League was the 53rd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 15th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.

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2023–24 UEFA Europa League
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The Aviva Stadium in Dublin hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
8–31 August 2023
Competition proper:
21 September 2023 – 22 May 2024
TeamsCompetition proper: 32+8
Total: 21+36 (from 32 associations)
Final positions
Champions Atalanta (1st title)
Runners-up Bayer Leverkusen
Tournament statistics
Matches played141
Goals scored439 (3.11 per match)
Attendance4,370,262 (30,995 per match)
Top scorer(s)Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille)
10 goals
Best player(s)Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille)[1]
Best young playerFlorian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)[2]
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The final was played at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, with Italian club Atalanta defeating German club Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 to win their first European title. Atalanta became the first Italian team to win the competition since Parma in 1999. Their win also denied Leverkusen's bid to win a continental treble and complete the entire season unbeaten across all competitions. As winners of the tournament, Atalanta automatically qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league stage and also earned the right to play against Real Madrid, the winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, in the 2024 UEFA Super Cup.

This edition was the final season with the format of 32 teams participating in the group stage, after UEFA announced that a brand new format would be introduced for the following edition.[3] Due to the format change, no clubs can be transferred from the Champions League group stage to the UEFA Europa League under the Swiss format, and this edition's winners onwards will no longer be able to defend the title.[4]

Sevilla were the defending champions, but could not defend their title after being eliminated in the group stage of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League.

Association team allocation

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A total of 57 teams from 34 of the 55 UEFA member associations participated in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League. Among them, 15 associations had teams directly qualifying for the Europa League, while for the other 40 associations that did not have any teams directly qualifying, 19 of them have teams playing after being transferred from the Champions League (the only member association which could not have a participant was Liechtenstein, which did not organise a domestic league, and could only enter their cup winner into the Europa Conference League given their association ranking). The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[5]

  • The title holders of the UEFA Europa Conference League were given an entry in the Europa League (if they did not qualify for the Champions League through league performance).
  • Associations 1–5 each had two teams qualify.
  • Associations 6–16 (except Russia)[Note RUS] each had one team qualify.
  • 36 teams eliminated from the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League were transferred to the Europa League.

Association ranking

For the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2022 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2017–18 to 2021–22.[6]

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Europa League, as noted below:

  • (UCL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League
  • (UECL) – Additional berth for UEFA Europa Conference League title holders
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Association ranking for 2023–24 UEFA Europa League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  England 106.641 2 +1 (UECL)
2  Spain 96.141
3  Italy 76.902 +1 (UCL)
4  Germany 75.213
5  France 60.081 +2 (UCL)
6  Portugal 53.382 1 +2 (UCL)
7  Netherlands 49.300 +1 (UCL)
8  Austria 38.850 +1 (UCL)
9  Scotland 36.900 +1 (UCL)
10  Russia 34.482 0 [Note RUS]
11  Serbia 33.375 1 +1 (UCL)
12  Ukraine 31.800 +2 (UCL)
13  Belgium 30.600 +1 (UCL)
14  Switzerland 29.675 +2 (UCL)
15  Greece 28.200 +2 (UCL)
16  Czech Republic 27.800 +1 (UCL)
17  Norway 27.250 0 +1 (UCL)
18  Denmark 27.175
19  Croatia 27.150 +1 (UCL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20  Turkey 27.100 0 +1 (UCL)
21  Cyprus 26.375 +1 (UCL)
22  Israel 24.375 +1 (UCL)
23  Sweden 22.875 +1 (UCL)
24  Bulgaria 19.500 +1 (UCL)
25  Romania 17.150
26  Azerbaijan 17.000 +1 (UCL)
27  Hungary 16.375
28  Poland 15.875 +1 (UCL)
29  Kazakhstan 15.750 +1 (UCL)
30  Slovakia 15.625 +1 (UCL)
31  Slovenia 15.000 +1 (UCL)
32  Belarus 12.500 +1 (UCL)
33  Moldova 11.250 +1 (UCL)
34  Lithuania 10.000 +1 (UCL)
35  Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.125 +1 (UCL)
36  Finland 8.875 +1 (UCL)
37  Luxembourg 8.750
38  Latvia 8.625
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
39  Kosovo 8.166 0
40  Republic of Ireland 8.125
41  Armenia 8.125
42  Northern Ireland 8.083
43  Albania 8.000
44  Faroe Islands 7.250 +1 (UCL)
45  Estonia 7.041
46  Malta 7.000
47  Georgia 7.000
48  North Macedonia 7.000
49  Liechtenstein 6.500
50  Wales 5.500
51  Gibraltar 5.416
52  Iceland 5.375 +1 (UCL)
53  Montenegro 4.875
54  Andorra 4.665
55  San Marino 1.332
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Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.[7]

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Access list for 2023–24 UEFA Europa League
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League
Third qualifying round
(14 teams)
Champions Path
(10 teams)
  • 10 teams eliminated from Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path)
Main Path
(4 teams)
  • 2 domestic cup winners from associations 15–16
  • 2 teams eliminated from Champions League second qualifying round (League Path)
Play-off round
(20 teams)
  • 7 domestic cup winners from associations 7–14 (except Russia)[Note RUS]
  • 5 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)
  • 2 winners from the third qualifying round (Main Path)
  • 6 teams eliminated from Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Path)
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • Europa Conference League title holder
  • 6 domestic cup winners from associations 1–6
  • 1 domestic league fourth-placed team from association 5
  • 4 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–4
  • 10 winners from the play-off round
  • 4 teams eliminated from Champions League play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 2 teams eliminated from Champions League play-off round (League Path)
  • 4 teams eliminated from Champions League third qualifying round (League Path)
Preliminary knockout round
(16 teams)
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage
  • 8 group third-placed teams from Champions League group stage
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 winners from the preliminary knockout round
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Due to the suspension of Russia for the 2023–24 European season, the following changes to the access list were made:

  • The cup winners of associations 13 (Belgium) and 14 (Switzerland) entered the play-off round instead of the third qualifying round.
  • The cup winners of association 16 (Czech Republic) entered the third qualifying round instead of the Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • ECL: Europa Conference League title holders
  • CW: Cup winners
  • 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position of the previous season
  • UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
    • GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
    • CH/LP PO: Losers from the play-off round (Champions/League Path)
    • CH/LP Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round (Champions/League Path)
    • CH/LP Q2: Losers from the second qualifying round (Champions/League Path)

The third qualifying round was divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).

Notes

  1. ^
    Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.[9]
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    Ukraine (UKR): Organization of the 2022–23 Ukrainian Cup was aborted and scratched due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The berth reserved for the cup winners was transferred to the third-placed team in the league, Zorya Luhansk.

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[10][11][12] Matches were scheduled for Thursdays apart from the final, which took place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally could take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts.

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Schedule for 2023–24 UEFA Europa League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Third qualifying round 24 July 2023 10 August 2023 17 August 2023
Play-offs Play-off round 7 August 2023 24 August 2023 31 August 2023
Group stage Matchday 1 1 September 2023 21 September 2023
Matchday 2 5 October 2023
Matchday 3 26 October 2023
Matchday 4 9 November 2023
Matchday 5 30 November 2023
Matchday 6 14 December 2023
Knockout phase Knockout round play-offs 18 December 2023 15 February 2024 22 February 2024
Round of 16 23 February 2024 7 March 2024 14 March 2024
Quarter-finals 15 March 2024 11 April 2024 18 April 2024
Semi-finals 2 May 2024 9 May 2024
Final 22 May 2024 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin
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Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023. The first legs were played on 8 and 10 August, and the second legs were played on 17 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round. The losers were transferred to the Europa Conference League play-off round of their respective path.

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Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023. The first legs were played on 24 August and the second legs were played on 31 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were transferred to the Europa Conference League group stage.

Group stage

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Location of teams of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League group stage
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023, 13:00 CEST, in Monaco. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots each of eight teams, based on their club coefficients. As the winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League, West Ham United entered Pot 1 regardless of their club coefficient (CC).[13] Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

Aris Limassol, Brighton & Hove Albion, BK Häcken, Raków Częstochowa, Servette and TSC made their debut appearances in the group stage and their debut appearances in a UEFA competition group stage. Furthermore, Brighton & Hove Albion qualified for European football for the first time in their history.

A total of 21 national associations were represented in the group stage.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WHU FRE OLY TSC
1 England West Ham United 6 5 0 1 10 4 +6 15 Advance to round of 16 2–0 1–0 3–1
2 Germany SC Freiburg 6 4 0 2 17 7 +10 12 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 5–0 5–0
3 Greece Olympiacos 6 2 1 3 11 14 3 7 Transfer to Europa Conference League 2–1 2–3 5–2
4 Serbia TSC 6 0 1 5 6 19 13 1 0–1 1–3 2–2
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Source: UEFA

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BHA MAR AJA AEK
1 England Brighton & Hove Albion 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Advance to round of 16 1–0 2–0 2–3
2 France Marseille 6 3 2 1 14 10 +4 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–2 4–3 3–1
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 2 3 10 13 3 5 Transfer to Europa Conference League 0–2 3–3 3–1
4 Greece AEK Athens 6 1 1 4 6 12 6 4 0–1 0–2 1–1
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Source: UEFA

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAN SPP BET ALI
1 Scotland Rangers 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 Advance to round of 16 2–1 1–0 1–1
2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–0 1–0 3–2
3 Spain Real Betis 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 9 Transfer to Europa Conference League 2–3 2–1 4–1
4 Cyprus Aris Limassol 6 1 1 4 7 13 6 4 2–1 1–3 0–1
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Source: UEFA

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATA SCP STU RAK
1 Italy Atalanta 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14 Advance to round of 16 1–1 1–0 2–0
2 Portugal Sporting CP 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 3–0 2–1
3 Austria Sturm Graz 6 1 1 4 4 9 5 4[a] Transfer to Europa Conference League 2–2 1–2 0–1
4 Poland Raków Częstochowa 6 1 1 4 3 10 7 4[a] 0–4 1–1 0–1
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Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference used as a tiebreaker.

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV TOU USG LAS
1 England Liverpool 6 4 0 2 17 7 +10 12 Advance to round of 16 5–1 2–0 4–0
2 France Toulouse 6 3 2 1 8 9 1 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 3–2 0–0 1–0
3 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise 6 2 2 2 5 8 3 8 Transfer to Europa Conference League 2–1 1–1 2–1
4 Austria LASK 6 1 0 5 6 12 6 3 1–3 1–2 3–0
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Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIL REN MHA PAO
1 Spain Villarreal 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2 13 Advance to round of 16 1–0 0–0 3–2
2 France Rennes 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–3 3–0 3–1
3 Israel Maccabi Haifa 6 1 2 3 3 9 6 5 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–2 0–3 0–0
4 Greece Panathinaikos 6 1 1 4 7 10 3 4 2–0 1–2 1–2
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Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SLP ROM SRV SHE
1 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 6 5 0 1 17 4 +13 15 Advance to round of 16 2–0 4–0 6–0
2 Italy Roma 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–0 4–0 3–0
3 Switzerland Servette 6 1 2 3 4 13 9 5 Transfer to Europa Conference League 0–2 1–1 2–1
4 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 6 0 1 5 5 17 12 1 2–3 1–2 1–1
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Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEV QAR MOL HAC
1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 6 0 0 19 3 +16 18 Advance to round of 16 5–1 5–1 4–0
2 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 6 3 1 2 7 9 2 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 1–0 2–1
3 Norway Molde 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–2 2–2 5–1
4 Sweden BK Häcken 6 0 0 6 3 17 14 0 0–2 0–1 1–3
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Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the knockout round play-offs, the eight group runners-up were seeded, and the eight Champions League group third-placed teams were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight winners of the knockout round play-offs were unseeded. Again, the seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner would be designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue).

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Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023, 13:00 CET.[14] The first legs were played on 15 February, and the second legs were played on 22 February 2024.

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Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2024, 12:00 CET.[15] The first legs were played on 6 and 7 March, and the second legs were played on 14 March 2024.

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Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2024, 13:00 CET.[16] The first legs were played on 11 April, and the second legs were played on 18 April 2024.

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Milan Italy1–3Italy Roma0–11–2
Liverpool England1–3Italy Atalanta0–31–0
Bayer Leverkusen Germany3–1England West Ham United2–01–1
Benfica Portugal2–2 (2–4 p)France Marseille2–10–1 (a.e.t.)
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Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2024, 13:00 CET, after the quarter-final draw.[16] The first legs were played on 2 May, and the second legs were played on 9 May 2024.

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Marseille France1–4Italy Atalanta1–10–3
Roma Italy2–4Germany Bayer Leverkusen0–22–2
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Final

The final was played on 22 May 2024 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. A draw was held on 15 March 2024, after the quarter-final and semi-final draw, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[16]

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Atalanta Italy3–0Germany Bayer Leverkusen
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Attendance: 47,135[17]

Statistics

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Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Top goalscorers

Team of the Season

The UEFA technical study group selected the following players as the team of the tournament.[19]

Player of the Season

Young Player of the Season

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