2024–25 UEFA Europa League
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The 2024–25 UEFA Europa League will be the 54th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 16th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. This will be the first season played under a new format, which replaces the 32-team group stage with a 36-team league phase.[1] The new format also does not allow teams to transfer from the Champions League to the Europa League knockout stage, and thus Europa League winners (Atalanta in the 2023–24 edition) cannot defend their title.
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Dates | Qualifying: 11 July – 29 August 2024 Competition proper: 25 September 2024 – 21 May 2025 |
Teams | Competition proper: 36 Total: 46+32 (from 33–48 associations) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The final will be played on 21 May 2025 at San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao, Spain.[2] The winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League will automatically qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League league phase and earn the right to play against the winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup.