UEFA Europa League round of 32 stats breakdown
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
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UEFA.com takes a detailed look at the clubs and players involved this season and runs through the standout statistics from previous rounds of 32.
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The clubs
Number of former UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup winning sides in 2015/16 round of 32
11: Anderlecht (1982/83), Galatasaray (1999/2000), Leverkusen (1987/88), Liverpool (3: 1972/73, 1975/76, 2000/01), Napoli (1988/89), Porto (2: 2002/03, 2010/11), Schalke (1996/97), Sevilla (4: 2005/06, 2006/07, 2013/14, 2014/15), Shakhtar Donetsk (2008/09), Tottenham (2: 1971/72, 1983/84), Valencia (2003/04) – 18 titles in total
Number of former UEFA Champions League/European Cup winning sides in 2015/16 round of 32
5: Borussia Dortmund (1996/97), Liverpool (5: 1976/77, 1977/78, 1980/81. 1983/84, 2004/05), Manchester United (3: 1967/68/ 1998/99, 2007/08), Marseille (1992/93), Porto (2: 1986/87, 2003/04) – 12 titles in total
Number of clubs making their springtime UEFA debut in the 2015/16 round of 32
4: Augsburg, Krasnodar, Midtjylland, Molde
Number of clubs who can complete a clean sweep of major UEFA trophies with victory in the 2015/16 round of 32
2: Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United
Number of reigning domestic champions in the 2015/16 round of 32
4: Midtjylland (Denmark), Olympiacos (Greece), Basel (Switzerland), Galatasaray (Turkey)
Number of sides who have won the UEFA Europa League after transferring from the UEFA Champions League group stage
2: Atlético (2009/10), Chelsea (2012/13)
Top scoring team in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League
22: Napoli (an average of 3.67 goals per game)
Sides who have won the UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup the most times
4: Sevilla
3: Internazionale, Juventus, Liverpool
2: Atlético, Feyenoord, IFK Göteborg, Mönchengladbach, Parma, Porto, Real Madrid, Tottenham
1: Ajax, Anderlecht, Bayern München, Chelsea, CSKA Moskva, Eintracht Frankfurt, Galatasaray, Ipswich, Leverkusen, Napoli, PSV, Schalke, Shakhtar, Valencia, Zenit
The players
Top scoring players in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League
6: Raúl Bobadilla (Augsburg), Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Club)
5: José Callejón (Napoli), Franco Di Santo (Schalke), David Lafata (Sparta), Erik Lamela (Tottenham), Dries Mertens (Napoli), Abubakar Oumaru (Partizan)
All time UEFA Europa League top scorer
30: Radamel Falcao (Porto, Atlético)
Most goals in a single UEFA Europa League season
17: Radamel Falcao (Porto), 2010/11 (18 including qualifying goals)
Most appearances in the UEFA Europa League
48: Daniel Carriço (Sporting CP, Sevilla)
Most fouled players in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League
22: Carlitos (Sion)
20: Samuel Castillejo (Villarreal)
19: Breel Embolo (Basel)
Player who has hit the woodwork the most times in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League
3: Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund)
The round
Biggest aggregate win in a round of 32 tie
8-1: Metalist Kharkiv v Salzburg (4-0a, 4-1h), 2011/12
8-1: Dynamo Kyiv v Beşiktaş (4-1a, 4-0h), 2010/11
Biggest deficit retrieved after a round of 32 first-leg defeat
2 goals: Ajax 2-0 Steaua Bucureşti (Steaua won second leg 2-0 at home, and won 4-2 on pens), 2012/13
Biggest winning margin in a round of 32 home first leg
3-0: Levante v Olympiacos, 2012/13
3-0: Rubin Kazan v Hapoel Tel-Aviv, 2009/10
Biggest winning margin in a round of 32 away first leg
0-4: Trabzonspor v Napoli, 2014/15
0-4: Salzburg v Metalist Kharkiv, 2011/12
0-4: Metalist Kharkiv v Leverkusen, 2010/11
Biggest winning margin in a round of 32 home second leg
4-0: Manchester City v Porto, 2011/12
4-0: Dynamo Kyiv v Beşiktaş, 2010/11
4-0: Benfica v Hertha Berlin, 2009/10
4-0: Anderlecht v Athletic Club, 2009/10
Biggest winning margin in a round of 32 away second leg
0-3: Legia Warszawa v Ajax, 2014/15
0-3: CFR Cluj v Internazionale Milano, 2012/13
0-3: PAOK v Udinese, 2011/12
Most appearances in the UEFA Europa League round of 32
6: Ajax (out of a possible seven)
Most round of 32 home wins
4: Benfica & Liverpool
Most round of 32 away wins
3: Atlético & Benfica
Number of round of 32 entrants by country (pre-2015/16)*
21: Spain
20: England, Italy
19: Germany
16: Netherlands, Portugal, Russia
14: Ukraine
12: Belgium
11: Turkey
10: France
9: Greece
7: Czech Republic, Switzerland
5: Austria
4: Denmark, Poland, Romania
2: Belarus, Israel, Scotland
1: Bulgaria, Norway, Slovenia
*teams counted each time they enter; e.g. six of the Netherlands' 16 are Ajax