UEFA Europa League 2019-20 was the 49th season of Europe’s secondary club football tournament organized by UEFA, and the 11th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.
Sevilla FC claimed their sixth UEFA Europa League title by defeating Inter Milan 3-2 in a thrilling final held at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. This victory not only added to Sevilla’s illustrious history in the competition but also secured their place in the 2020 UEFA Super Cup, where they were set to face Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League.
As a result of Sevilla’s triumph in the Europa League, they had already qualified for the group stage of the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League through their strong performance in La Liga. Consequently, the UEFA Europa League berth that is typically awarded to the title holders was passed down to the third-placed team in the 2019-20 Ligue 1 season, which was Rennes. This adjustment was made in accordance with the access list for the next season, reflecting the competitive landscape of European football.
Champions: 
Sevilla (6th title)
Runners-Up: 
Inter Milan
Player of the Season: 
Romelu Lukaku
UEFA Europa League 2019-20 Group stage
Group A
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1. Qualified |  Sevilla | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 |
| 2. Qualified |  APOEL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 |  Qarabağ | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 |
| 4 |  F91 Dudelange | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 4 |
Group B
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1. Qualified |  Malmö FF | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 |
| 2. Qualified |  Copenhagen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 9 |
| 3 |  Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 |  Lugano | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
Group C
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1. Qualified | Basel | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 |
| 2. Qualified | Getafe | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 |  Krasnodar | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 9 |
| 4 |  Trabzonspor | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 |
Group D
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1. Qualified |  LASK | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 |
| 2. Qualified |  Sporting CP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 |  PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 8 |
| 4 |  Rosenborg | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 |
Group E
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1. Qualified |  Celtic | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 |
| 2. Qualified |  CFR Cluj | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 12 |
| 3 |  Lazio | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 |
| 4 |  Rennes | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |
Group F
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1. Qualified |  Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 11 |
| 2. Qualified |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 |
| 4 | Vitória de Guimarães | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 |
Group G
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1. Qualified | Porto | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 |
| 2. Qualified | Rangers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 |
Group H
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1. Qualified | Espanyol | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 11 |
| 2. Qualified |  Ludogorets Razgrad | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 |  Ferencváros | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 |
| 4 |  CSKA Moscow | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 5 |
Group I
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1. Qualified | Gent | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 |
| 2. Qualified | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 |
| 3 | Saint-Étienne | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 |
| 4 | Oleksandriya | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 |
Group J
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1. Qualified | İstanbul Başakşehir | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10 |
| 2. Qualified | AS Roma | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 |
| 4 | Wolfsberger AC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 |
Group K
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1. Qualified | Braga | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 14 |
| 2. Qualified | Wolves | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 |
| 3 |  Slovan Bratislava | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 |
Group L
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1. Qualified | Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 13 |
| 2. Qualified |  AZ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 9 |
| 3 |  Partizan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 |  Astana | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 3 |
UEFA Europa League 2019-20 Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 16 December 2019, 13:00 CET. The first legs were played on 20 February, and the second legs were played on 26, 27 and 28 February 2020.
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| Wolves | 6–3 | Espanyol | 4–0 | 2–3 |
| Sporting CP | 4–5 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 3–1 | 1–4 (a.e.t.) |
| Getafe | 3–2 | Ajax | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 5–2 | Porto | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Copenhagen | 4–2 | Celtic | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| APOEL | 0–4 | Basel | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| CFR Cluj | 1–1
(away goal) | Sevilla | 1–1 | 0–0 |
 Olympiacos | 2–2
(away goal) | Arsenal | 0–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| AZ | 1–3 | LASK | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Club Brugge | 1–6 | Manchester United | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–4 | Inter Milan | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 6–3 | Red Bull Salzburg | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 5–4 | Benfica | 2–1 | 3–3 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 5–1 | Malmö FF | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| AS Roma | 2–1 | Gent | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Rangers | 4–2 | Braga | 3–2 | 1–0 |
UEFA Europa League 2019-20 Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 in the 2019-20 UEFA Europa League took place on 28 February 2020 at 13:00 CET. Initially, six of the eight first-leg matches were held on 12 March 2020. However, due to the escalating concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic across Europe, UEFA decided to postpone the remaining two first legs and all the second-leg fixtures.
On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the postponed second-leg matches would be played on 5-6 August 2020. In July, UEFA confirmed that these second-leg matches would proceed as originally planned at the home team’s stadium. For the two ties where the first legs had not been played, the matches were scheduled to be played as single-leg ties at neutral venues in Germany. This adjustment was part of the broader measures taken to ensure the competition could be completed safely amidst the ongoing pandemic.
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 1–3 | Copenhagen | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Olympiacos | 1–2 | Wolves | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Rangers | 1–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 1–5 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Inter Milan | 2–0 | Getafe | | |
| Sevilla | 2–0 | AS Roma | | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–4 | Basel | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| LASK | 1–7 | Manchester United | 0–5 | 1–2 |
Europa League 2019-20 Quarter-finals
| Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
| 10 August 2020 | Manchester United | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Copenhagen |
| 10 August 2020 | Inter Milan | 2–1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 11 August 2020 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 4–1 | Basel |
| 11 August 2020 | Wolves | 0–1 | Sevilla |
Europa League 2019-20 Semi finals
| Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
| 16 August 2020 | Sevilla | 2–1 | Manchester United |
| 17 August 2020 | Inter Milan | 5–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
UEFA Europa League 2019-20 Final match
21 August 2020 21:00 CEST, RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
| Sevilla |
3–2 |
Inter Milan |
De Jong  12′, 33′
Lukaku 74′ (o.g.) |
|
Lukaku 5′ (pen.)
Godín 36′ |
Europa League 2019-20 Top goal scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Bruno Fernandes | Sporting CP
Manchester United | 8 |
| 2 | Romelu Lukaku | Inter Milan | 7 |
| 3 | Diogo Jota | Wolves | 6 |
| 4 |  Andraž Šporar | Slovan Bratislava
Sporting CP | 6 |
| 5 |  Daichi Kamada | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 |
| 6 |  Alfredo Morelos | Rangers | 6 |
| 7 |  Edin Višća | İstanbul Başakşehir | 6 |
| 8 | Munir | Sevilla | 5 |
Europa League 2019-20 most assist providers
| Rank | Player | Club | Assist |
| 1 |  Galeno | Braga | 6 |
| 2 | Juan Mata | Manchester United | 5 |
| 3 | Uroš Matić | APOEL | 4 |
| 4 | Bruno Fernandes | Sporting CP
Manchester United | 4 |
UEFA Europa League 2019-20 squad of the season
The UEFA technical study group selected the following 23 players as the squad of the tournament.
| Position | Player | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Samir Handanović | Inter Milan |
| Goalkeeper |  Yassine Bounou | Sevilla |
| Goalkeeper | Karl-Johan Johnsson | Copenhagen |
| Defender | Sergio Reguilón | Sevilla |
| Defender | Jesús Navas | Sevilla |
| Defender | Stefan de Vrij | Inter Milan |
| Defender | Conor Coady | Wolves |
| Defender | Jules Koundé | Sevilla |
| Defender | Jonathan Tah | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Midfielder | Bruno Fernandes | Sporting CP
Manchester United |
| Midfielder |  Éver Banega | Sevilla |
| Midfielder | Kai Havertz | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Midfielder | Fred | Manchester United |
| Midfielder | Taison | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Midfielder | Nicolò Barella | Inter Milan |
| Midfielder |  Marcelo Brozović | Inter Milan |
| Midfielder | Fabian Frei | Basel |
| Forward | Romelu Lukaku | Inter Milan |
| Forward | Lautaro Martínez | Inter Milan |
| Forward | Marcus Rashford | Manchester United |
| Forward | Lucas Ocampos | Sevilla |
| Forward | Munir | Sevilla |
| Forward | Luuk de Jong | Sevilla |
UEFA Europa League 2019-20 summary
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019-20 UEFA Europa League was suspended in mid-March 2020. The tournament resumed in August, with the quarter-finals onward being played as single-match knockout ties at neutral venues in Germany, including the RheinEnergieStadion, MSV-Arena, Merkur Spiel-Arena, and Arena AufSchalke. These matches were held behind closed doors between 10 and 21 August 2020. The video assistant referee (VAR) system was also implemented from the knockout stage onwards.
Chelsea, the title holders from the previous Europa League season, had already qualified for the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League through their Premier League performance. As a result, they could not defend their Europa League title, as they advanced to the Champions League knockout stage instead. Chelsea’s campaign in the Champions League ended in the round of 16, where they were eliminated by Bayern Munich, who eventually went on to win the competition.
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
The 2019-20 UEFA Europa League faced significant disruptions due to the varying rates of COVID-19 transmission across Europe. During the Round of 16 first leg ties, matches were affected differently based on local conditions:
– Postponed Matches: The severity of the pandemic in Italy led to the postponement of games involving Inter Milan and A.S. Roma.
– Behind Closed Doors: Matches hosted in Greece, Germany, and Austria were played without spectators.
– Normal Conditions: Games in Turkey and Scotland proceeded as usual, with fans in attendance.
On 15 March 2020, UEFA announced that all Round of 16 second leg ties were indefinitely postponed, and a task force was set up to reschedule the remaining matches. Initially, the final was supposed to take place on 27 May 2020 at the Stadion Energa Gdańsk in Poland. However, on 23 March, UEFA announced that the final would be moved to 2021, with Gdańsk still as the host city.
The Europa League was scheduled to resume on 5 August 2020, with the competition concluding on 21 August. The remaining matches were organized as a last-eight tournament held in Germany across four venues. These matches, including the remaining Round of 16 fixtures (where the first leg had already been played), were played as single-leg ties in a mini-tournament format. All matches took place behind closed doors due to the ongoing pandemic in Europe.
