47th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League was the 47th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 9th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.
![]() The Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu hosted the final | |
Tournament details | |
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Dates | Qualifying: 29 June – 24 August 2017 Competition proper: 14 September 2017 – 16 May 2018 |
Teams | Competition proper: 48+8 Total: 157+33 (from 55 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 205 |
Goals scored | 556 (2.71 per match) |
Attendance | 4,545,716 (22,174 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (8 goals each) |
The last game was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, France.[1] Atlético Madrid won against Marseille to win their third Europa League title.
As winners, Atlético Madrid played against the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup. They also automatically qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage,[2] but since they had already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved was given to the third-placed team of the 2017–18 Ligue 1.
Manchester United qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League as winners of the Europa League.[3] They were unable to defend their title as they qualified for the Champions League knockout phase.
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[4][5]
Round of 32 | |||
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Group stage | |||
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Play-off round | |||
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Third qualifying round | |||
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Second qualifying round | |||
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First qualifying round | |||
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Notably two teams take part in the competition that are not playing in their national top division, Tirana (2nd tier) and Vaduz (representing Liechtenstein, playing in Swiss 2nd tier).
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[14][15]
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualifying | First qualifying round | 19 June 2017 | 29 June 2017 | 6 July 2017 |
Second qualifying round | 13 July 2017 | 20 July 2017 | ||
Third qualifying round | 14 July 2017 | 27 July 2017 | 3 August 2017 | |
Play-off | Play-off round | 4 August 2017 | 17 August 2017 | 24 August 2017 |
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 25 August 2017 (Monaco) |
14 September 2017 | |
Matchday 2 | 28 September 2017 | |||
Matchday 3 | 19 October 2017 | |||
Matchday 4 | 2 November 2017 | |||
Matchday 5 | 23 November 2017 | |||
Matchday 6 | 7 December 2017 | |||
Knockout phase | Round of 32 | 11 December 2017 | 15 February 2018 | 22 February 2018 |
Round of 16 | 23 February 2018 | 8 March 2018 | 15 March 2018 | |
Quarter-finals | 16 March 2018 | 5 April 2018 | 12 April 2018 | |
Semi-finals | 13 April 2018 | 26 April 2018 | 3 May 2018 | |
Final | 16 May 2018 at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu |
Matches in the qualifying, play-off, and knockout rounds may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2017, 13:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[16] The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2017 UEFA club coefficients.
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage. The matchdays were 14 September, 28 September, 19 October, 2 November, 23 November, and 7 December 2017.
Tiebreakers |
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Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 16.01):[17]
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LOM | KOB | SHE | ZLI | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATH | OST | ZOR | HRT | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 11 December 2017, 13:00 CET.[18] The first legs were played on 13 and 15 February, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 February 2018.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Borussia Dortmund ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
3–2 | 1–1 |
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Nice ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
2–3 | 0–1 | |||||
Copenhagen ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
1–4 | 0–1 | |||||
Spartak Moscow ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
1–3 | 2–1 | |||||
AEK Athens ![]() |
1–1 (a) | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–0 | |||||
Celtic ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–3 | |||||
Napoli ![]() |
3–3 (a) | ![]() |
1–3 | 2–0 | |||||
Red Star Belgrade ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–1 | |||||
Lyon ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
3–1 | 1–0 | |||||
Real Sociedad ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
2–2 | 1–2 | |||||
Partizan ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–2 | |||||
FCSB ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–5 | |||||
Ludogorets Razgrad ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–1 | |||||
Astana ![]() |
4–6 | ![]() |
1–3 | 3–3 | |||||
Östersund ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 2–1 | |||||
Marseille ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 0–1 |
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2018, 13:00 CET.[19] The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2018.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Lazio ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–0 |
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RB Leipzig ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–1 | |||||
Atlético Madrid ![]() |
8–1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 5–1 | |||||
CSKA Moscow ![]() |
3–3 (a) | ![]() |
0–1 | 3–2 | |||||
Marseille ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
3–1 | 2–1 | |||||
Sporting CP ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–2 (aet) | |||||
Borussia Dortmund ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–2 | 0–0 | |||||
Milan ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
0–2 | 1–3 |
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018, 13:00 CET.[20] The first legs were played on 5 April, and the second legs were played on 12 April 2018.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | RB Leipzig ![]() |
3–5 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–5 |
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Arsenal ![]() |
6–3 | ![]() |
4–1 | 2–2 | |||||
Atlético Madrid ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–1 | |||||
Lazio ![]() |
5–6 | ![]() |
4–2 | 1–4 |
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 CEST.[21] The first legs were played on 26 April, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2018.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Marseille ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–2 (aet) |
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Arsenal ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–1 |
The final was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu on 16 May 2018. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.[21]
Marseille ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Statistics do not include the qualifying rounds and play-off round.
Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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1 | ![]() |
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8 | 582 |
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801 | ||
3 | ![]() |
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7 | 742 |
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6 | 528 |
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631 | ||
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698 | ||
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722 | ||
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775 | ||
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900 | ||
10 | ![]() |
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5 | 344 |
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384 | ||
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717 | ||
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1286 |
Source:[23]
Rank | Player | Team | Assists | Minutes played |
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1 | ![]() |
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7 | 811 |
2 | ![]() |
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6 | 557 |
3 | ![]() |
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5 | 644 |
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1290 | ||
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4 | 424 |
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483 | ||
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536 | ||
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567 | ||
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609 | ||
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613 | ||
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784 |
Source:[24]
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