The UEFA Europa League 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.
Teams
No.
Club
League origin
Path
1
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Winner
2
2023–24 FA Cup Winner
3
Premier League (5th)
4
2023–24 Copa del Rey Winner
5
La Liga (6th)
6
Bundesliga (6th)
7
Bundesliga (7th)
8
Serie A (6th)
9
Serie A (7th)
10
Ligue 1 (5th)
11
Ligue 1 (6th)
12
Eredivisie (4th)
13
2023–24 Taça de Portugal Winner
14
UEFA Champions League play-off
15
UEFA Champions League play-off
16
UEFA Champions League play-off
17
UEFA Champions League play-off
18
UEFA Champions League play-off
19
UEFA Champions League play-off
20
UEFA Champions League play-off
21
UEFA Champions League Q3
22
UEFA Champions League Q3
23
UEFA Champions League Q3
24
UEFA Champions League Q3
25
UEFA Europa League play-off
26
UEFA Europa League play-off
27
UEFA Europa League play-off
28
UEFA Europa League play-off
29
UEFA Europa League play-off
30
UEFA Europa League play-off
31
UEFA Europa League play-off
32
UEFA Europa League play-off
33
UEFA Europa League play-off
34
UEFA Europa League play-off
35
UEFA Europa League play-off
36
UEFA Europa League play-off
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.
The top eight sides in the league will qualify automatically for the knockout phase and will receive a bye to the round of 16, while the teams finishing in 9th to 24th place will compete in a two-legged first round play-off to secure their path to the round of 16, with teams ranked 9th–16th being seeded and hosting the second leg at home while teams ranked 17th to 24th hosting the first leg. The winners will join the top eight, who host the second leg at home, in the round of 16. Meanwhile, teams that finish 25th or lower will be eliminated from all competitions, with no access to the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League.
