The is the season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. This is the first season played under a new format, which replaces the 32-team group stage with a 36-team league phase. This increase the total number of matches played in the competition proper from 141 to 189.
The final will be played on at the . The winners of the UEFA Europa League automatically qualify for the UEFA Champions League league phase and earn the right to play against the winners of the UEFA Champions League in the UEFA Super Cup.
League phase
Each team will play eight matches, four at home and four away, against eight different opponents, with all 36 teams ranked in a single league table. Teams will be separated into four pots based on their UEFA club coefficients, and each team will play two teams from each of the four pots – one at home and one away. The top eight ranked teams will receive a bye to the round of 16. The teams ranked from 9th to 24th will contest the knockout phase play-offs, with the teams ranked from 9th to 16th seeded for the draw. Teams ranked from 25th to 36th are eliminated from all competitions, with no access to the UEFA Conference League.
