2023–24 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
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 or 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 involve 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) |
Qualified (round TBD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A |  West Ham United SC Freiburg
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| B |  Marseille Brighton & Hove Albion
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| C | |||
| D |  Atalanta
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 Sporting CP
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| E | Liverpool
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| F | Rennes Villarreal
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| G |  Slavia Prague Roma
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| H | Bayer Leverkusen
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 Qarabağ
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Champions League group stage third-placed teams
| Group | Third-placed teams (advance to KO play-offs and unseeded in draw) |
|---|---|
| A |  Galatasaray
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| B | Lens
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| C | Braga
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| D | Benfica
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| E |  Feyenoord
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| F | Milan
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| G |  Young Boys
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| H |  Shakhtar Donetsk
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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 are seeded, and the eight Champions League group third-placed teams are unseeded. 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 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 could 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 will be held on 18 December 2023, 13:00 CET.[3] The first legs will be played on 15 February 2024 and the second legs will be played on 22 February 2024.
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 will be held on 23 February 2024, 12:00 CET.[4] The first legs will be played on 7 March 2024 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.[5] The first legs will be played on 11 April 2024 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.[5] The first legs will be played on 2 May 2024 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 draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[5]
| Atalanta | 3–0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
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Report |
Notes
References
- ^ a b "2023/24 UEFA Europa League: Matches, draws, final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League, 2023/24 Season". UEFA.com. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League knockout round play-off draw". UEFA.com.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
- ^ a b c "UEFA Europa League quarter-final, semi-final and final draws". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
- ^ "Full Time Report Final – Atalanta v Bayer Leverkusen" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.