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The 2023–24 UEFA Europa League was the 53rd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, ... 24.375 +1 : 23
The 2023–24 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 8 August and ended on 31 August 2023. [1]A total of 27 teams competed in the qualifying system which included the qualifying phase and the play-off round.
The 2023–24 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 15 February with the knockout round play-offs and ended on 22 May 2024 with the final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, to decide the champions of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League. [1] A total of 24 teams competed in the knockout phase. [2]
The 2023–24 UEFA Europa League group stage began on 21 September 2023 and ended on 14 December 2023. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide 16 of the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League .
As a result, certain sets of teams, such as the top two from the league phase, cannot meet until the final. The structure of each side of the bracket can be summarised as follows, with the exact pairings of the play-offs and round of 16 determined by a draw: [note 2] Knockout phase play-offs Pairing I: 9/10 vs 23/24; Pairing II: 11/12 vs 21/22
The last champions before the UEFA Cup was renamed to UEFA Europa League were Shakhtar Donetsk, who beat Werder Bremen 2–1 after extra time in the 2009 final. [5] Benfica and Marseille have lost the most finals, with three losses in the competition. The current champions are Atalanta, who defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 in the 2024 final.
Qualification for the Europa League league phase: 6 Chelsea: 38 18 9 11 77 63 +14 63 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round [a] 7 Newcastle United: 38 18 6 14 85 62 +23 60 8 Manchester United: 38 18 6 14 57 58 −1 60 Qualification for the Europa League league phase [b] 9 West Ham United: 38 14 10 14 60 74 −14 52 10 Crystal ...
Leverkusen, who had been unbeaten in 51 matches across all competitions in the season, became the first German side to lose a UEFA Cup/Europa League final since Werder Bremen in 2009. As winners, Atalanta earned the right to play against Real Madrid, the winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, in the 2024 UEFA Super Cup.