UEFA Europa League 2024-25 is the 54th edition of UEFA’s secondary club football tournament and the 16th since its rebranding from the UEFA Cup. This season introduces a new format, replacing the traditional 32-team group stage with a 36-team league phase. As a result, the number of matches (excluding qualifiers) has increased from 141 to 189. Under this new system, clubs eliminated from the Champions League can no longer move into the Europa League knockout rounds. Additionally, the Europa League titleholders—such as Atalanta, who won in 2023–24—are now unable to defend their title if they qualify directly for the Champions League.
The final is set to take place on May 21, 2025, at San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao, Spain. The winner will earn a spot in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League league phase and will also face the Champions League winner in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup.
Defending Champions: 
Atalanta
UEFA Europa League 2024-25 teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- ECL: Europa Conference League title holders
- CW: Cup winners
- 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position of the previous season
- UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
CH/LP PO: Losers from the play-off round (Champions/League Path)
CH/LP Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round (Champions/League Path)
CH/LP Q2: Losers from the second qualifying round (Champions/League Path)
The third qualifying round was divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).
UEFA Europa League 2024-25 point table | standings
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points Qualification
1 Lazio8 6 1 1 17 5 +12 19 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
2 
Athletic Bilbao8 6 1 1 15 7 +8 19 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
3 
Manchester United8 5 3 0 16 9 +7 18 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
4 Tottenham Hotspur8 5 2 1 17 9 +8 17 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
5 
Eintracht Frankfurt8 5 1 2 14 10 +4 16 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
6 
Lyon8 4 3 1 16 8 +8 15 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
7 
Olympiacos8 4 3 1 9 3 +6 15 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
8 
Rangers8 4 2 2 16 10 +6 14 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
9 
Bodø/Glimt8 4 2 2 14 11 +3 14 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10 
Anderlecht8 4 2 2 14 12 +2 14 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
11 
FCSB8 4 2 2 10 9 +1 14 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
12 
Ajax8 4 1 3 16 8 +8 13 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
13 Real Sociedad8 4 1 3 13 9 +4 13 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
14 
Galatasaray8 3 4 1 19 16 +3 13 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
15 Roma8 3 3 2 10 6 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
16 
Viktoria Plzeň8 3 3 2 13 12 +1 12 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
17 
Ferencváros8 4 0 4 15 15 0 12 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18 
Porto8 3 2 3 13 11 +2 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
19 AZ8 3 2 3 13 13 0 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
20 
Midtjylland8 3 2 3 9 9 0 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
21 Union Saint-Gilloise8 3 2 3 8 8 0 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
22 PAOK8 3 1 4 12 10 +2 10 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
23 Twente8 2 4 2 8 9 −1 10 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
24 Fenerbahçe8 2 4 2 9 11 −2 10 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
25 Braga8 3 1 4 9 12 −3 10
26 
IF Elfsborg8 3 1 4 9 14 −5 10
27 TSG Hoffenheim8 2 3 3 11 14 −3 9
28 Beşiktaş8 3 0 5 10 15 −5 9
29 
Maccabi Tel Aviv8 2 0 6 8 17 −9 6
30 Slavia Prague8 1 2 5 7 11 −4 5
31 Malmö FF8 1 2 5 10 17 −7 5
32 
RFS8 1 2 5 6 13 −7 5
33 
Ludogorets Razgrad8 0 4 4 4 11 −7 4
34 
Dynamo Kyiv8 1 1 6 5 18 −13 4
35 Nice8 0 3 5 7 16 −9 3
36 
Qarabağ8 1 0 7 6 20 −14 3
UEFA Europa League 2024-25 Knockout phase play-offs
In the knockout phase of the competition, teams compete in two-legged ties—one home and one away—except for the final, which is decided in a single match. The knockout bracket is partially pre-determined using a seeding system, with teams’ placements based on their final standings in the league phase.
There is no country protection during the knockout rounds, meaning clubs from the same national association can be drawn against each other at any stage. Additionally, teams may face opponents they already encountered in the league phase.
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Ferencváros1–3 Viktoria Plzeň1–0 0–3
Twente4–6 Bodø/Glimt2–1 2–5 (a.e.t.)
Union Saint-Gilloise2–3 Ajax0–2 2–1 (a.e.t.)
AZ6–3 Galatasaray4–1 2–2
Porto3–4 Roma1–1 2–3
Fenerbahçe5–2 Anderlecht3–0 2–2
PAOK1–4 FCSB1–2 0–2
Midtjylland3–7 Real Sociedad1–2 2–5
UEFA Europa League 2024-25 Round of 16 matches
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Viktoria Plzeň2–3 Lazio1–2 1–1
Bodø/Glimt4–2 Olympiacos3–0 1–2
Ajax2–6 Eintracht Frankfurt1–2 1–4
AZ2–3 Tottenham Hotspur1–0 1–3
Roma3–4 Athletic Bilbao2–1 1–3
Fenerbahçe3–3
2–3 (penalties) Rangers1–3 2–0 (a.e.t.)
FCSB1–7 Lyon1–3 0–4
Real Sociedad2–5 Manchester United1–1 1–4
UEFA Europa League 2024-25 Quarter- finals
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Bodø/Glimt3–3
3–2 (penalties) Lazio2–0 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Tottenham Hotspur2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt1–1 1–0
Rangers0–2 Athletic Bilbao0–0 0–2
Lyon6–7 Manchester United2–2 4–5 (a.e.t.)
UEFA Europa League 2024-25 semi finals
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Tottenham Hotspur5-1 Bodø/Glimt3-1 2-0
Athletic Bilbao1-7 Manchester United0-3 1-4
UEFA Europa League 2024-25 final match
21 May 2025 21:00 UTC+2 | San Mamés, Bilbao
 Tottenham Hotspur |
VS | Manchester United |
UEFA Europa League 2024-25 Top Goal Scorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Bruno Fernandes Manchester United7
2 
Ayoub El Kaabi Olympiacos7
3 Kasper Høgh Bodø/Glimt7
4 Malick Fofana Lyon6
5 
Victor Osimhen Galatasaray6
The draw mechanism for each round of the knockout phase is structured as follows:
- In the knockout phase play-off draw, the eight teams that finished the league phase in positions 9–16 were designated as seeded, while those finishing in positions 17–24 were unseeded. The draw was divided into four sections according to the predetermined bracket structure. Each seeded team within a section was paired with one of two possible unseeded opponents. As part of the seeding advantage, the seeded teams hosted the second leg of their respective ties.
- In the Round of 16 draw, the eight teams that finished the league phase in positions 1–8 were seeded, while the eight winners from the knockout phase play-offs were unseeded. As with the previous round, the draw was divided into four sections following the predetermined bracket format. Each seeded team within a section was matched against one of two possible unseeded opponents, and the seeded teams were granted the advantage of hosting the second leg.
- For the quarter-finals and semi-finals, the matchups were fully determined in advance according to the tournament bracket. A draw was held solely to decide which team would host the first leg of each tie. In the final, which is played at a neutral venue, the winner of semi-final 1 will be considered the “home” team for administrative purposes.
