Matches

The new UEFA Europa League comprises three qualifying rounds, a play-off round and a 48-team group stage, with five subsequent knockout rounds to be played in the spring.

Qualifying
In matches in the three qualifying rounds and the play-off stage, clubs play two matches against each other on a home and away basis, with the club scoring the greater aggregate of goals qualifying for the next round. In the event of both teams scoring the same number of goals, the team which scores more goals away qualifies.

Group stage
The group stage will see the 48 teams divided into 12 groups of four, who will face each other home and away in the autumn, with the top two sides in each section joining the eight third-placed sides from the UEFA Champions League group stage in the Round of 32.

Knockout phase
From the last 32 until the semi-finals, clubs play two matches against each other on a home and away basis with the same rules as the qualifying and play-off rounds applied.

Final
The final is decided by a single match - which this season will be played in Hamburg.

 

Matchday 5 - 02 December 2009

GroupHomeAway
AFC Timişoara21:05AFC AjaxMore »
ARSC Anderlecht21:05NK Dinamo ZagrebMore »
BValencia CF21:05LOSC Lille MétropoleMore »
BSK Slavia Praha21:05Genoa CFCMore »
CCeltic FC21:05Hapoel Tel-Aviv FCMore »
CHamburger SV21:05SK Rapid WienMore »
GFC Salzburg19:00S.S. LazioMore »
GPFC Levski Sofia19:00Villarreal CFMore »
HFC Sheriff19:00FC Steaua BucureştiMore »
HFC Twente19:00Fenerbahçe SKMore »
IFC BATE Borisov19:00SL BenficaMore »
IAEK Athens FC19:00EvertonMore »

Matchday 5 - 03 December 2009

GroupHomeAway
DFK Ventspils21:05Hertha BSC BerlinMore »
DSporting Clube de Portugal21:05SC HeerenveenMore »
EFulham FC21:05PFC CSKA SofiaMore »
EAS Roma21:05FC Basel 1893More »
FGalatasaray AŞ21:05Panathinaikos FCMore »
FFC Dinamo 1948 Bucureşti21:05SK Sturm GrazMore »
JFC Shakhtar Donetsk19:00Club Brugge KVMore »
JToulouse FC19:00FK PartizanMore »
KPSV Eindhoven19:00AC Sparta PrahaMore »
KFC København19:00CFR 1907 ClujMore »
LFK Austria Wien19:00Athletic ClubMore »
LWerder Bremen19:00CD NacionalMore »

Qualifying round

Group stage

Final Phase

  • Round of 3218 February 201025 February 2010
  • Round of 1611 March 201018 March 2010
  • Quarter-finals01 April 201008 April 2010
  • Semi-finals22 April 201029 April 2010
  • Final12 May 2010
Full season matches »