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2019/20 Europa League match and draw calendar

All the key dates for the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League campaign culminating in Cologne.

The 2020 UEFA Europa League final will take place at Stadion Köln
The 2020 UEFA Europa League final will take place at Stadion Köln ©Sportsfile

JUNE 2019

11 June: Preliminary round draw, Nyon
18 June: First qualifying round draw (Main path), Nyon
19 June: Second qualifying round draw (Champions and Main paths), Nyon

27 June: Preliminary round, first leg

JULY 2019

4 July: Preliminary round, second leg
11 July: First qualifying round, first leg
18 July: First qualifying round, second leg
22 July: Third qualifying round draw, Nyon
25 July: Second qualifying round, first leg

AUGUST 2019

The play-off draw took place in August 2019
The play-off draw took place in August 2019©UEFA via Getty Images

1 August: Second qualifying round, second leg
5 August: Play-off round draw, Nyon
8 August: Third qualifying round, first leg
15 August: Third qualifying round, second leg
22 August: Play-off round, first leg
29 August: Play-off round, second leg
30 August: Group stage draw, Monaco

SEPTEMBER 2019

19 September: Group stage, matchday one

OCTOBER 2019

3 October: Group stage, matchday two
24 October: Group stage, matchday three

NOVEMBER 2019

7 November: Group stage, matchday four
28 November: Group stage, matchday five

DECEMBER 2019

12 December: Group stage, matchday six
16 December: Round of 32 draw, Nyon

FEBRUARY 2020

Who will lift the trophy in Cologne in August?
Who will lift the trophy in Cologne in August?©Getty Images

20 February: Round of 32, first leg
27 February: Round of 32, second leg
28 February: Round of 16 draw, Nyon

MARCH 2020

12 March: Round of 16, first leg

JULY 2020

10 July: Quarter-final and semi-final draws

AUGUST 2020

5/6 August: Round of 16, second legs and one-off ties (home teams' stadiums)
10/11 August: Quarter-finals (Cologne, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Gelsenkirchen)
16/17 August: Semi-finals (Cologne & Düsseldorf)
21 August: Final (Stadion Köln, Cologne)

All dates are provisional and subject to change by UEFA