2024-09-27 11:30:00
With the arrival of another season of European football, we will once again have another edition of the UEFA Europa League, a traditional competition for midfielders on the Old Continent. And this time, with a big new feature: A completely different competition format, which will have more games and promises greater technical balance between the participants.
Unlike previous editions, clubs will play more games in the 1st phase, going from 6 to 8. Furthermore, the number of participants in the league phase has also increased, going from 32 to 36.
With the draw already carried out, we will have a greater number of games between the teams considered favorites for the competition title. With the increase in matches, UEFA intends to have greater revenue from sponsorships and, mainly, an increase in revenue from broadcasting rights quotas.
And the complete calendar of games for the qualifying phase has already been defined and officially released by UEFA. Therefore, check below the schedule, dates and details of the new competition format.
UEFA Europa League: See the qualifying round fixtures
1st round (September 25th and 26th, 2024)
2nd round (October 3, 2024)
3rd round (October 23 and 24, 2024)
4th round (November 6th and 7th, 2024)
5th round (November 28, 2024)
6th round (December 11th and 12th, 2024)
7th round (January 21, 22 and 23, 2025)
8th round (January 30, 2025)
New UEFA Europa League format
After the possibility of creating a new continental league, the Club Super League, UEFA negotiated with the European football elite a new format for the Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Conference League. Now, the objective is to have more games between teams of the same technical level.
During the qualifying phase, each team will have 8 duels, 4 as home team and 4 as visitor. The opponents and hosts were drawn using software that respected the following criteria:
- 2 opponents from each pot (defined by UEFA ranking);
- Maximum of 2 teams from the same country;
- Not facing national opponents
The classification has also changed. Unlike previous years, where there were 8 groups of 4 teams each, with the best scorer advancing to the round of 16 and the 2nd placed team competing in a playoff against a 3rd placed team in the Champions League groups, from this season onwards there will be only one table. classification.
The 36 teams will compete in straight points. At the end of the 8 rounds, the tournament will progress as follows:
- From 1st to 8th place: Direct classification for the round of 16;
- From 9th to 24th place: They compete in a playoff in round-trip games;
In this new format, there will be no places for the UEFA Conference League. Therefore, from 25th to 36th place, teams will be directly eliminated from the tournament.
From the round of 16 onwards, the competition follows the traditional format: Round-trip clashes, defined by draw, until the final in a single game. This season, the stage for the decision will be the San Mamés Stadium, home of Athletic Club de Bilbao.
The dates for all phases of the UEFA Europa League are established as follows:
- 1st round of the league stage: September 25th and 26th, 2024
- 2nd round of the league stage: October 3, 2024
- 3rd round of the league stage: October 23 and 24, 2024
- 4th round of the league stage: November 6th and 7th, 2024
- 5th round of the league stage: November 28, 2024
- 6th round of the league stage: December 11th and 12th, 2024
- 7th round of the league stage: January 21, 22 and 23, 2025
- 8th round of the league stage: January 30, 2025
- Playoffs: February 13, 2025 (departure) / February 20, 2025 (return)
- Round of 16: March 6, 2025 (departure) / March 13, 2025 (return)
- Quarterfinals: April 10, 2025 (one way) / April 17, 2025 (back)
- Semifinal: May 1, 2025 (departure) / May 8, 2025 (return)
- Final: May 21, 2025
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