The annual football club competition the UEFA Europa League organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations for eligible European Football teams and the league have successfully completed 52 seasons. The 2024 UEFA Europa League will be the 53rd season organized by UEFA Football Association. Earlier UEFA Europa League was known as the UEFA Cup and the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League is the 15th season since it was renamed.
The 2024–25 UEFA Europa League final match will be played at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland and the winning team will get a chance to play for the European Champions League and also be eligible to play against winners of the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League.
This season is the fourth season since 1999-2000 which follows the final edition of the UEFA Cup. 36 teams are qualified for the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League.
UEFA is ready to abolish the away goals rule from this season which has been established in 1965. UEFA has announced this news on 24 June 2021 and there will be extra time. If two teams score the same number of goals the winner will be chosen by a penalty shoot-out.
2024 UEFA Europa League Teams
There will be 78 teams from between 33 and 48 from which the 55 UEFA member associations which expected to participate in the season of 2024 UEFA Europa League. From 55 teams, 16 teams have directly qualified for the Europa League.
2024 UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
- The first qualifying round will be held on 11 and 18th July 2024.
- The second qualifying round is on 25th July and 1st August 2024.
- Third qualifying round on 8th and 15th August 2024.
- Play-offs started on 22nd and 29th August 2024.
List of dates for 2024-25 UEFA Europa League stage matches
| Matchday 1 | 25/26 September 2024 |
| Matchday 2 | 3 October 2024 |
| Matchday 3 | 24 October 2024 |
| Matchday 4 | 7 November 2024 |
| Matchday 5 | 28 November 2024 |
| Matchday 6 | 12 December 2024 |
| Matchday 7 | 23 January 2025 |
| Matchday 8 | 30 January 2025 |
2024 UEFA Europa League Knockout phase
- Knockout round play-offs – from 13 February 2025 to 20 February 2025
- Round of 16 – from 6 March 2025 to 13 March 2025
- Quarter-finals – from 10 April 2025 to 17 April 2025
- Semi-finals – from 1 May 2025 to 8 May 2025
- Final – 21 May 2025 at San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
The final match of the UEFA Europa League will conclude at Estadio de San Mamés in Bilbao, Spain, on 21 May 2025.
2024-25 UEFA Europa League Ticket
You can book your 2024-25 UEFA Europa League Ticket, UEFA EURO, the UEFA Champions League Final, and more. The 2024 UEFA Europa League Final match ticket will not be available before next year.
