UEFA Europa League 2023-22 Schedule, Key Dates, Teams and Fixtures for Group Stage
Europa League is back in action for another exciting season. The 2023/22 Europa League season will be the 51st season of the tournament and 13th since it was renamed Europa League. Villareal is the defending champion after winning the final of the 2023 edition. The group stage draw for the Europa Cup is scheduled to be held on 27 August 2023. Get the latest UEFA Europa League 2023-22 draw dates, schedule, fixtures and group stage teams.
When will the Europa League 2023-22 draw take place?
Europa League 2023/22 is set to begin in coming September. The opening fixture of Europa league round one will be played on 16 September 2023.
The final will be played on 18 May 2023. The full schedule and fixtures of Europa League 2023-22 will be out after the draw on UEFA’s official website.
The Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville will host the Europa League final. All fixtures of Europa League 2023/22 will be played on Thursday except the final.
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UEFA Europa League Draw 2023-22 Key Dates for Fixtures
- Qualifying rounds for Europa League 2023/22 will be held from 5 August to 26 August 2023.
- The draw for the Europa League 2023-22 Group stage will take place on 27 August 2023.
- The draw for knockout stage playoffs will be held on 13 December 2023.
- Europa League 2023-22 Round of 16 draws for Europa league 2023/22 will be held on 25 February 2023.
- Europa League 2023-22 Knockout Phase draw will be held on 18 March 2023.
Europa League 2023-22 Draw Dates & Schedule
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Phase |
Round |
Draw date |
First leg |
Second leg |
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Qualifying |
Third qualifying round |
19 July 2023 |
5 August 2023 |
12 August 2023 |
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Play-offs |
2 August 2023 |
19 August 2023 |
26 August 2023 |
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Group stage |
Matchday 1 |
27 August 2023 |
16 September 2023 |
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Matchday 2 |
30 September 2023 |
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Matchday 3 |
21 October 2023 |
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Matchday 4 |
4 November 2023 |
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Matchday 5 |
25 November 2023 |
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Matchday 6 |
9 December 2023 |
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Knockout phase |
Knockout round play-offs |
13 December 2023 |
17 February 2023 |
24 February 2023 |
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Round of 16 |
25 February 2023 |
10 March 2023 |
17 March 2023 |
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Quarter-finals |
18 March 2023 |
7 April 2023 |
14 April 2023 |
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Semi-finals |
28 April 2023 |
5 May 2023 |
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Final |
18 May 2023 at Ramón Sánchez, Seville |
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UEFA Europa League 2023-222 Teams
Europa League 2023/22 will feature some of the best teams across Europe. Villareal is the defending Champion of the Europa League.
- 32 teams will feature in the initial and group stages of Europa League 2023/22.
- The Knockout Phase will feature 8 more teams transferred from the Champions League to Europa League.
The following teams have qualified for Europa League group stage as of now-
| Europa League Teams |
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| Real Sociedad |
| Real Betis |
| Leicester City |
| West Ham United |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Bayer Leverkusen |
| Napoli |
| Lazio |
| Lyon |
| Marseille |
| Braga |
| Lokomotiv Moscow |
As the qualifying rounds for Europa League progress, more teams will make it to the tournament.