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The Europa League began in 1971 as the UEFA Cup and was the third tier of competition below the Champions League (Then the European Cup) and the Cup Winners Cup. In 1999 the UEFA Cup and Cup Winners Cup were merged, and since the 2010/11 season, the competition has been called the UEFA Europa League.
The Europa League is the second tier of competition, below the Champions League and above the Europa Conference League.
Europa League Structure
Currently, the league consists of a qualifying round, play-off round, group stage, preliminary knockout round and a knockout phase. From the 2024/25 season, this will become 3 qualifying rounds, a play-off round and a group stage.
Teams qualify for the Europa League by domestic routes and enter at different stages of the competition depending on their qualifying path. Teams knocked out of the Champions League join the Europa League from the third qualifying round onwards.
Since 2015 the winners of the Europa League have qualified for the Champions League the following season.
Europa League Performance
The 2022/23 season winners were Sevilla from Spain, extending their record to 7 wins.
The top 3 performing countries as of the 2022/23 season are Spain, with 14 wins and 19 final appearances, followed by England, with 9 wins and 17 finals and Italy, with 9 wins and 16 finals. The top performing team is Spanish club Sevilla having made the finals 7 times and won every time.
The finals have featured teams from the same country on 10 occasions up to the 2022/23 season. Italy 4 times, Spain twice, England twice and Germany and Portugal once each.
Betting on the Europa League
As with most major tournaments, it is popular to bet on the tournament's outright winner as well as the winners of individual games. It is also popular to place bets on the top goalscorer.
Bets on which teams will make the final and the nationality of the final winner are also possible.
How to Watch
In the UK all Europa League matches can be watched on TNT Sports (formerly BT Sport) in a deal that is set to run until 2027.
Key Dates for 2023/24
Matchday 1 - 21st September 2023
Matchday 2 - 5th October 2023
Matchday 3 - 26th October 2023
Matchday 4 - 9th November 2023
Matchday 5 - 30th November 2023
Matchday 6 - 14th December 2023
11th and 18th April 2024 - Game dates quarter-finals:
