UEFA Europa League and Conference League phase draw in full

Just like the Champions League, the Europa League and Conference League will see the number of teams expanded from 32 to 36. The biggest change is a switch from the traditional group stage to a single league phase including all participating teams.

In the Europa League, every club will now be guaranteed a minimum of eight league-stage games against eight different opponents (four home games, four away) rather than the previous six matches against three teams, played on a home-and-away basis.

In the Conference League though, each side will face six different teams (three home games, three away).

In both tournaments, the top eight sides in the league will qualify automatically for the knockout stages, while the teams finishing in ninth to 24th place will compete in a two-legged play-off to secure a place in the last 16 of the competition.

Teams ranked 25-36 are eliminated from all competitions.

2024/25 Europa League: League phase draw pots

Pot 1: Roma, Manchester United, Porto, Ajax, Rangers, Frankfurt, Lazio, Tottenham, Slavia Praha

Pot 2: Real Sociedad, AZ Alkmaar, Braga, Olympiacos, Olympique Lyon, PAOK, Fenerbahçe, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Ferencváros

Pot 3: Qarabağ, Galatasaray, Viktoria Plzeň, Bodø/Glimt, Union SG, Dynamo Kyiv, Ludogorets, Midtjylland, Malmö

Pot 4: Athletic Club, Hoffenheim, Nice, Anderlecht, Twente, Beşiktaş, FCSB, RFS, Elfsborg

2024/25 Conference League: League phase draw pots

Pot 1: Chelsea, Copenhagen, Gent, Fiorentina, LASK Linz, Real Betis

Pot 2: Başakşehir, Molde, Legia Warszawa, Heidenheim, Djurgården, APOEL

Pot 3: SK Rapid, Omonoia, Helsinki, Vitória SC, Astana, Olimpija

Pot 4: Cercle Brugge, Shamrock Rovers, The New Saints, Lugano, Hearts, Mladá Boleslav

Pot 5: Petrocub, St. Gallen, Panathinaikos, TSC, Borac, Jagiellonia

Pot 6: Celje, Larne, Dinamo-Minsk, Pafos, Víkingur, Noah

When are the league phase games?

Europa League

Matchday 1: September 25/26
Matchday 2: October 3
Matchday 3: October 24
Matchday 4: November 7
Matchday 5: November 28
Matchday 6: December 12
Matchday 7: January 23, 2025
Matchday 8: January 30, 2025

Conference League

Matchday 1: October 3
Matchday 2: October 24
Matchday 3: November 7
Matchday 4: November 28
Matchday 5: December 12
Matchday 6: December 19

Europa League

Knockout round play-offs: February 13 & 20, 2025
Round of 16: March 6 & 13, 2025
Quarter-finals: April 10 & 17, 2025
Semi-finals: May 1 & 8, 2025
Final: May 21, 2025

Conference League

Knockout round play-offs: February 13 & 20, 2025
Round of 16: March 6 & 13, 2025
Quarter-finals: April 10 & 17, 2025
Semi-finals: May 1 & 8, 2025
Final: May 28, 2025

The 2024/25 Europa League final will take place at the Estadio de San Mames, Bilbao, while the Conference League final is scheduled at Stadion Wroclaw, Poland.