Europa League knockout records and stats: Clubs, players, matches, goals

Europa League records: Players

Most appearances

39 Kevin Gameiro (Sevilla, Atlético de Madrid, Valencia)
39 Eduardo Salvio (Atlético de Madrid, Benfica)
37 Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United, Arsenal, Roma)
33 Óscar Cardozo (Benfica, Trabzonspor, Olympiacos) 
33 Juan Mata (Valencia, Chelsea, Manchester United)
32 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Barcelona)
32 Daniel Carriço (Sporting CP, Sevilla)
32 Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon, Arsenal)
31 Dani Parejo (Getafe, Valencia, Villarreal)
31 Mario Gaspar (Villarreal)
31 Taison (Metalist Kharkhiv, Shakhtar Donetsk)

Most goals

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20 Radamel Falcao (Porto, Atlético de Madrid)
19 Kevin Gameiro (Sevilla, Atlético de Madrid, Valencia)
18 Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon, Arsenal)
16 Óscar Cardozo (Benfica)
16 Romelu Lukaku (Anderlecht, Everton, Inter)
15 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Barcelona)
12 Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP, Manchester United)
12 Edin Džeko (Wolfsburg, Manchester City, Roma)
12 Fernando Torres (Liverpool, Chelsea, Atlético de Madrid)
10 Carlos Bacca (Sevilla, Villarreal)
10 Eduardo Salvio (Atlético Madrid, Benfica)

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Most goals in a game

2012 final: Radamel Falcao helps Atlético to glory

4 Radamel Falcao (Porto v Villarreal, 28/04/11)
3 Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen v Twente, 25/02/10)
3 David Villa (Werder Bremen v Valencia, 18/03/10)
3 Radamel Falcao (Porto v Spartak Moskva, 07/04/11)
3 Manuel Fernandes (Lokomotiv Moskva v Nice, 15/02/18)
3 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Viktoria Plzeň v Schalke, 16/02/12)
3 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke v Twente, 15/03/12)
3 Libor Kozák (Lazio v Stuttgart, 14/03/13)
3 Paco Alcácer (Valencia v Basel, 10/04/14)
3 Romelu Lukaku (Young Boys v Everton, 19/02/15)
3 Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli v Dinamo Moskva, 12/03/15)
3 Edin Džeko (Villarreal v Roma, 16/02/17)
3 Zlatan Ibrahimović (Manchester United v Saint-Étienne, 16/02/17)
3 Lars Stindl (Fiorentina v Borussia Mönchengladbach, 23/02/17)
3 Nabil Fekir (Lyon v AZ Alkmaar, 23/03/17)
3 Manuel Fernandes (Nice v Lokomotiv Moskva, 15/02/18)
3 Ciro Immobile (Lazio v FCSB, 22/02/18)
3 Olivier Giroud (Chelsea v Dynamo Kyiv, 13/03/19)
3 João Félix (Benfica v Eintracht Frankfurt, 11/04/19)
3 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Valencia v Arsenal, 09/05/19)
3 Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt v Salzburg, 20/02/20)
3 Diogo Jota (Wolves v Espanyol, 20/02/20)
3 Mislav Oršić (Dinamo Zagreb v Tottenham, 18/03/21)

Most goals in a tie

5 Radamel Falcao (Porto v Villarreal, 2010/11)
5 Romelu Lukaku (Everton v Young Boys, 2014/15)
4 Radamel Falcao (Porto v Spartak Moskva, 2010/11)
4 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke v Viktoria Plzeň, 2011/12)
4 Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal v Sparta Praha, 2015/16)
4 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Valencia v Arsenal, 2018/19)
4 Edinson Cavani (Man. United vs Roma, 2020/21)

Europa League records: Clubs

Most matches

2013 final highlights: Benfica 1-2 Chelsea

43 Sevilla
42 Benfica
41 Villarreal
34 Valencia
33 Ajax

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Most round of 32/knockout round play-off appearances (ties, max. 13)

9 Ajax
9 Napoli*
9 Olympiacos*
8 Sporting CP
8 Villarreal
8 Salzburg
7 Benfica
7 Braga*
7 Dynamo Kyiv
7 Sevilla*
7 Shakhtar Donetsk
7 Zenit*

Most round of 16 appearances

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6 Sevilla*
5 Basel*
5 Benfica
5 Dynamo Kyiv
5 Manchester United
5 Valencia
5 Villarreal
5 Zenit

Most quarter-final appearances

5 Benfica
4 Valencia
4 Sevilla
4 Villarreal
3 Arsenal
3 Atlético de Madrid
3 Basel
3 Manchester United

Most semi-final appearances

4 Sevilla
3 Arsenal
3 Atlético de Madrid
3 Benfica
3 Manchester United
3 Valencia
3 Villarreal

Most wins (match)

25 Sevilla
24 Villarreal
23 Benfica
20 Atlético de Madrid
18 Valencia
17 Manchester United
16 Ajax

Most defeats (match)

14 Ajax
14 Olympiacos
13 Braga
13 Salzburg
13 Zenit
12 Napoli

Most goals scored

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74 Sevilla
71 Benfica
64 Valencia
64 Villarreal
60 Manchester United
54 Atlético de Madrid

Most goals conceded

53 Villarreal
47 Salzburg
44 Benfica
43 Athletic Club
43 Sevilla
40 Porto
39 Sporting CP
38 Ajax
38 Lazio

Biggest win (match)

Highlights: Watch Lyon put seven past AZ

7-1 Lyon vs AZ Alkmaar (23/02/17)
6-0 Valencia vs Rapid Wien (18/02/16)
5-0 Inter vs Shakhtar (17/08/20)
5-0 Manchester United vs LASK (12/03/20)
5-0 United vs Club Brugge (27/02/20)
5-0 Chelsea vs Dynamo Kyiv (14/03/19)
5-0 Valencia vs Basel (10/04/14)

Biggest win (aggregate)

10-0 Valencia vs Rapid Wien (6-0, 4-0) - 2015/16
11-2 Lyon vs AZ Alkmaar (4-1, 7-1) - 2016/17
8-0 Chelsea vs Dynamo Kyiv (3-0, 0-5) - 2018/19
10-3 Porto vs Spartak Moskva (5-1, 5-2) - 2010/11
8-1 Atlético de Madrid vs Lokomotiv Moskva (3-0, 5-1) - 2017/18
8-1 Metalist Kharkiv vs Salzburg (4-0, 4-1) - 2011/12
8-1 Dynamo Kyiv vs Beşiktaş (4-1, 4-0) - 2010/11

Most goals in a tie

14 Rangers 9-5 Antwerp (2020/21)
13 Porto 10-3 Spartak Moskva (2010/11)
13 Lyon 11-2 AZ Alkmaar (2016/17)
13 Man. United 8-5 Roma (2020/21)
11 Slavia Praha 6-5 Sevilla (2018/19)
11 Salzburg 6-5 Lazio (2017/18)
11 Porto 7-4 Villarreal (2010/11)  
11 Hamburg 6-5 Anderlecht (2009/10)

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Biggest first-leg deficits recovered

Valencia complete biggest aggregate win

0-3 Valencia 5-0 Basel (h, 2013/14)

Fastest goal

13.21 seconds Vitolo (Villarreal vs Sevilla) - 12/03/15

Fastest red card

3:14 Nick Viergever (Udinese v AZ Alkmaar) - 15/03/12

Ties decided in extra time

Valencia 0-1, 3-0 Club Brugge (3-1 agg) - 2009/10
Wolfsburg 1-1, 2-1 Rubin Kazan (3-2 agg) - 2009/10
Atlético de Madrid 1-0, 1-2 Liverpool (2-2 agg, Atlético win on away goals) - 2009/10
Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Fulham (final) - 2009/10
Schalke 1-1, 3-1 Viktoria Plzeň (4-2 agg) - 2011/12
Tottenham Hotspur 3-0, 1-4 Internazionale Milano (4-4 agg, Tottenham win on away goals) - 2012/13
Rubin Kazan 0-0, 2-0 Levante (2-0 agg) - 2012/13  
Valencia 0-3, 5-0 Basel (5-3 agg) - 2013/14  
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1-0, 1-2 Ajax (2-2 agg; Dnipro win on away goals) - 2014/15
Anderlecht 1-0, 2-1 Olympiacos (3-1 agg) - 2015/16
Celta Vigo 0-1, 2-0 Shakhtar Donetsk (2-1 agg) - 2016/17
Manchester United 1-1, 2-1 Anderlecht (3-2 agg) - 2016/17
Ajax 2-0, 2-3 Schalke (4-3 agg) - 2016/17
Sporting CP 2-0, 1-2 Viktoria Plzeň (3-2 agg) - 2017/18
Marseille 2-0, 1-2 Salzburg (3-2 agg) - 2017/18
Slavia Praha 2-2, 4-3 Sevilla (6-5 agg) - 2018/19
Benfica 0-1, 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb (3-1 agg) - 2018/19
Sporting CP 3-1, 1-4 İstanbul Başakşehir (4-5 agg) - 2019/20
Olympiacos 0-1, 2-1 Arsenal (2-2 agg; Olympiacos win on away goals) - 2019/20
Manchester United 1-0 Copenhagen - 2019/20
Dinamo Zagreb 0-2, 3-0 Tottenham (3-2 agg) - 2020/21
West Ham 0-1, 2-0 Sevilla (2-1 agg) - 2021/22
Frankfurt 2-1, 1-1 Real Betis (3-2 agg) - 2021/22
Rangers 0-1, 3-1 Braga (3-2 agg) - 2021/22

Ties decided by penalty shoot-out

FCSB 4-2 Ajax (2-2 agg) - 2012/13      
Basel 4-1 Tottenham (4-4 agg) - 2012/13  
Sevilla 4-3 Real Betis (2-2 agg) - 2013/14
Sevilla 4-2 Benfica (final, 0-0 aet) - 2013/14    
Beşiktaş 5-4 Liverpool (1-1 agg) - 2014/15
Sevilla 5-4 Athletic Club (3-3 agg) - 2015/16  
Lyon 7-6 Beşiktaş (3-3 agg) - 2016/17
Chelsea 4-3 Eintracht (4-4 agg) - 2018/19
Villarreal 11-10 Manchester United (final, 1-1 aet) - 2020/21
Braga 3-2 Sheriff (2-2 agg) - 2021/22
Eintracht 5-4 Rangers (final, 1-1 aet) - 2021/22