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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.
| Column 1 |
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| The Aviva Stadium in Dublin hosted the final |
| Qualifying:8–31 August 2023Competition proper:21 September 2023 – 22 May 2024 |
| Competition proper: 32+8Total: 21+36 (from 32 associations) |
| Atalanta (1st title) |
| Bayer Leverkusen |
| 141 |
| 439 (3.11 per match) |
| 4,370,262 (30,995 per match) |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille)10 goals |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) |
| Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) |
| ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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.
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 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. 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.
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.
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:
- 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) each had one team qualify.
- 36 teams eliminated from the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League were transferred to the Europa League.
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.
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
The following is the access list for this season.
| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | Teams transferred from Champions League | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2 domestic cup winners from associations 15–16 | —N/a | 2 teams eliminated from Champions League second qualifying round (League Path) | |
| 7 domestic cup winners from associations 7–14 (except Russia) | 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) | ||
| 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) | |||
| —N/a | 8 group runners-up from the group stage | 8 group third-placed teams from Champions League group stage | |
| —N/a | 8 group winners from the group stage | ||
| 8 winners from the preliminary knockout round |
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.
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).
| Entry round | Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Galatasaray (UCL GS) | Lens (UCL GS) | Braga (UCL GS) | Benfica (UCL GS) |
| Feyenoord (UCL GS) | Milan (UCL GS) | Young Boys (UCL GS) | Shakhtar Donetsk (UCL GS) |
| West Ham United (ECL) | Liverpool (5th) | Brighton & Hove Albion (6th) | Villarreal (5th) |
| Real Betis (6th) | Atalanta (5th) | Roma (6th) | SC Freiburg (5th) |
| Bayer Leverkusen (6th) | Toulouse (CW) | Rennes (4th) | Sporting CP (4th) |
| Rangers (UCL LP PO) | AEK Athens (UCL CH PO) | Panathinaikos (UCL LP PO) | Molde (UCL CH PO) |
| Maccabi Haifa (UCL CH PO) | Raków Częstochowa (UCL CH PO) | Marseille (UCL LP Q3) | Sturm Graz (UCL LP Q3) |
| TSC (UCL LP Q3) | Servette (UCL LP Q3) | ||
| Ajax (3rd) | LASK (3rd) | Aberdeen (3rd) | Čukarički (3rd) |
| Zorya Luhansk (3rd) | Union Saint-Gilloise (3rd) | Lugano (3rd) | Sparta Prague (UCL CH Q3) |
| Dinamo Zagreb (UCL CH Q3) | Aris Limassol (UCL CH Q3) | Slovan Bratislava (UCL CH Q3) | Olimpija Ljubljana (UCL CH Q3) |
| KÍ (UCL CH Q3) | |||
| BK Häcken (UCL CH Q2) | Ludogorets Razgrad (UCL CH Q2) | Qarabağ (UCL CH Q2) | Astana (UCL CH Q2) |
| BATE Borisov (UCL CH Q2) | Sheriff Tiraspol (UCL CH Q2) | Žalgiris (UCL CH Q2) | Zrinjski Mostar (UCL CH Q2) |
| HJK (UCL CH Q2) | Breiðablik (UCL CH Q2) | ||
| Olympiacos (3rd) | Slavia Prague (CW) | Dnipro-1 (UCL LP Q2) | Genk (UCL LP Q2) |
Notes
The schedule of the competition was as follows. 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.
| 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 |
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.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions Path | ||||
| Žalgiris | 1–8 | BK Häcken | 1–3 | 0–5 |
| Qarabağ | 4–2 | HJK | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Zrinjski Mostar | 6–3 | Breiðablik | 6–2 | 0–1 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 7–3 | BATE Borisov | 5–1 | 2–2 |
| Astana | 3–6 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–1 | 1–5 |
| Main Path | ||||
| Olympiacos | 2–1 | Genk | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Slavia Prague | 4–1 | Dnipro-1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
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.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slavia Prague | 3–2 | Zorya Luhansk | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Olympiacos | 6–1 | Čukarički | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–0 | Lugano | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–4 | Ajax | 1–4 | 1–0 |
| BK Häcken | 5–3 | Aberdeen | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| LASK | 3–2 | Zrinjski Mostar | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| KÍ | 2–3 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 1–3 | Qarabağ | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 4–7 | Aris Limassol | 2–1 | 2–6 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 4–5 | Sparta Prague | 3–1 | 1–4 |
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). Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
Brighton & Hove Albion made their debut appearance in European football. Aris Limassol, 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.
A total of 21 national associations were represented in the group stage.
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).
The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023, 13:00 CET. The first legs were played on 15 February, and the second legs were played on 22 February 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feyenoord | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Roma | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Milan | 5–3 | Rennes | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Lens | 2–3 | SC Freiburg | 0–0 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Young Boys | 2–4 | Sporting CP | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Benfica | 2–1 | Toulouse | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Braga | 5–6 | Qarabağ | 2–4 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Galatasaray | 4–6 | Sparta Prague | 3–2 | 1–4 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–5 | Marseille | 2–2 | 1–3 |
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2024, 12:00 CET. The first legs were played on 6 and 7 March, and the second legs were played on 14 March 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta Prague | 2–11 | Liverpool | 1–5 | 1–6 |
| Marseille | 5–3 | Villarreal | 4–0 | 1–3 |
| Roma | 4–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Benfica | 3–2 | Rangers | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| SC Freiburg | 1–5 | West Ham United | 1–0 | 0–5 |
| Sporting CP | 2–3 | Atalanta | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Milan | 7–3 | Slavia Prague | 4–2 | 3–1 |
| Qarabağ | 4–5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | 2–3 |
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2024, 13:00 CET. The first legs were played on 11 April, and the second legs were played on 18 April 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 1–3 | Roma | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Liverpool | 1–3 | Atalanta | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3–1 | West Ham United | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Benfica | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Marseille | 2–1 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2024, 13:00 CET, after the quarter-final draw. The first legs were played on 2 May, and the second legs were played on 9 May 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseille | 1–4 | Atalanta | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Roma | 2–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–2 | 2–2 |
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.
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Marseille | 10 | 1030 |
| 2 | Romelu Lukaku | Roma | 7 | 1082 |
| 3 | Gianluca Scamacca | Atalanta | 6 | 697 |
| João Pedro | Brighton & Hove Albion | 436 | ||
| 5 | Juninho | Qarabağ | 5 | 794 |
| Mohammed Kudus | West Ham United | 771 | ||
| Ademola Lookman | Atalanta | 720 | ||
| Viktor Gyökeres | Sporting CP | 622 | ||
| Darwin Núñez | Liverpool | 459 | ||
| Fotis Ioannidis | Panathinaikos | 435 | ||
| Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 399 | ||
| Victor Boniface | Bayer Leverkusen | 379 | ||
| Michael Gregoritsch | SC Freiburg | 345 | ||
| Patrik Schick | Bayer Leverkusen | 301 |
The UEFA technical study group selected the following players as the team of the tournament.
| .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Mile Svilar | Roma |
| DF | Gianluca Mancini | Roma |
| Jonathan Tah | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Berat Djimsiti | Atalanta | |
| MF | Jeremie Frimpong | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Teun Koopmeiners | Atalanta | |
| Granit Xhaka | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Matteo Ruggeri | Atalanta | |
| FW | Florian Wirtz | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Marseille | |
| Ademola Lookman | Atalanta |
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Florian Wirtz ( Bayer Leverkusen)
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