Publication date: 18 Nov 2024
About the UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (UEL, the UEFA Cup) is an international annual football competition. It is considered the second most important competition for football clubs belonging to UEFA after the Champions League. The UEFA Europa League matches are played on Thursdays in the Champions League game weeks and on Wednesdays and Thursdays in the weeks when the Champions League matches are not scheduled. Depending on the venue, the matches start at 19:00 or 21:05 European time.
2024/2025 UEFA Europa League
The 54nd season of the annual UEFA Europa League club competition began on 11 July 2024 and will finish on 21 May 2025. There are 36 teams in the group stage, divided into nine groups of four teams. In each group, the teams play against each other at home and away.
UEL history
The tournament was founded in 1971 and was known as the UEFA Cup. This name was valid until 2009. That year, there was a reorganization, after which the name was changed to UEL.
The first winner of the tournament is Tottenham Hotspur F.C. from London.
26 different clubs have won the UEFA Europa League. Furthermore, Spanish club Sevilla have won the tournament six times.
After 1985 and for the next 12 seasons, Italian clubs surged ahead in football.
Until 1998, the match format was based on 2 games. In 1998, the format was changed to a one-game match on neutral ground.
Winners of previous championships
| The year | Venue | Results/ Winning team |
| 2022/2023 | The final match took place at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland | Atalanta |
| 2021/2022 | The final match took place at the Puskas Ferenc Stadium in Budapest, Hungary | Seville |
| 2020/2021 | The final match took place at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Seville, Spain | Eintracht Frankfurt |
2025/2026 UEL
The dates and venues the next UEL season are still being finalized.
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