The 2023–24 UEFA Europa League knockout phase will begin on 15 February with the knockout round play-offs and end on 22 May 2024 with the final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, to decide the champions of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League.[1] A total of 24 teams will compete in the knockout phase.[2]

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Qualified teams

The knockout phase involves 24 teams: the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.

Europa League group stage winners and runners-up

Group Winners
(advance to round of 16
and seeded in draw)		 Runners-up
(advance to KO play-offs
and seeded in draw)
A England West Ham United Germany SC Freiburg
B England Brighton & Hove Albion France Marseille
C Scotland Rangers Czech Republic Sparta Prague
D Italy Atalanta Portugal Sporting CP
E England Liverpool France Toulouse
F Spain Villarreal France Rennes
G Czech Republic Slavia Prague Italy Roma
H Germany Bayer Leverkusen Azerbaijan Qarabağ

Champions League group stage third-placed teams

Group Third-placed teams
(advance to KO play-offs
and unseeded in draw)
A Turkey Galatasaray
B France Lens
C Portugal Braga
D Portugal Benfica
E Netherlands Feyenoord
F Italy Milan
G Switzerland Young Boys
H Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk

Format

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, will be played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, then 30 minutes of extra time will be played (the away goals rule is not applied). If the score is still level at the end of extra time, the winners will be decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if the score is level at the end of normal time, extra time will be played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score is still level.[2] The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the knockout round play-offs, the eight group runners-up were seeded, and the eight Champions League group third-placed teams were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight winners of the knockout round play-offs are unseeded. Again, the seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same association can be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals are held together before the quarter-finals are played, the identity of the quarter-final winners will not be known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw will also be held to determine which semi-final winner will be designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).

Schedule

The schedule is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1]

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Knockout round play-offs 18 December 2023, 13:00 15 February 2024 22 February 2024
Round of 16 23 February 2024, 12:00 7 March 2024 14 March 2024
Quarter-finals 15 March 2024, 13:00 11 April 2024 18 April 2024
Semi-finals 2 May 2024 9 May 2024
Final 22 May 2024 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023, 13:00 CET.[1]

Summary

The first legs will be played on 15 February, and the second legs will be played on 22 February 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Feyenoord Netherlands 1 Italy Roma 15 Feb 22 Feb
Milan Italy 2 France Rennes 15 Feb 22 Feb
Lens France 3 Germany SC Freiburg 15 Feb 22 Feb
Young Boys Switzerland 4 Portugal Sporting CP 15 Feb 22 Feb
Benfica Portugal 5 France Toulouse 15 Feb 22 Feb
Braga Portugal 6 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 15 Feb 22 Feb
Galatasaray Turkey 7 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 15 Feb 22 Feb
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 8 France Marseille 15 Feb 22 Feb

Matches

Feyenoord NetherlandsvItaly Roma
Report
Roma ItalyvNetherlands Feyenoord
Report
Milan ItalyvFrance Rennes
Report
Rennes FrancevItaly Milan
Report
Lens FrancevGermany SC Freiburg
Report
SC Freiburg GermanyvFrance Lens
Report
Young Boys SwitzerlandvPortugal Sporting CP
Report
Sporting CP PortugalvSwitzerland Young Boys
Report
Benfica PortugalvFrance Toulouse
Report
Toulouse FrancevPortugal Benfica
Report
Braga PortugalvAzerbaijan Qarabağ
Report
Qarabağ AzerbaijanvPortugal Braga
Report
Galatasaray TurkeyvCzech Republic Sparta Prague
Report
Sparta Prague Czech RepublicvTurkey Galatasaray
Report
Shakhtar Donetsk UkrainevFrance Marseille
Report
Marseille FrancevUkraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Report

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 will be held on 23 February 2024, 12:00 CET.[5] The first legs will be played on 7 March, and the second legs will be played on 14 March 2024.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on 15 March 2024, 13:00 CET.[6] The first legs will be played on 11 April, and the second legs will be played on 18 April 2024.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals will be held on 15 March 2024, 13:00 CET, after the quarter-final draw.[6] The first legs will be played on 2 May, and the second legs will be played on 9 May 2024.

Final

The final will be played on 22 May 2024 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. A draw will be held on 15 March 2024, after the quarter-final and semi-final draw, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[6]

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Notes

  1. ↑ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 25 March 2023 (round of 16), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).
  2. ↑ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2023/24 UEFA Europa League: Matches, draws, final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League, 2023/24 Season". UEFA.com. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Hamburg's Volksparkstadion to host Shakhtar Donetsk UEFA Champions League matches in 2023/24". Bundesliga. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  6. 1 2 3 "UEFA Europa League quarter-final, semi-final and final draws". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
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