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2014–15 UEFA Europa League
The National Stadium in Warsaw hosted the final.
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
1 July – 28 August 2014
Competition proper:
18 September 2014 – 27 May 2015
TeamsCompetition proper: 48+8
Total: 162+33 (from 54 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Sevilla (4th title)
Runners-upUkraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Tournament statistics
Matches played205
Goals scored548 (2.67 per match)
Attendance4,066,128 (19,835 per match)
Top scorer(s)Alan (Red Bull Salzburg)
Romelu Lukaku (Everton)
8 goals each

The 2014–15 UEFA Europa League was the 44th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the sixth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.

The 2015 UEFA Europa League Final was played at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland,[1] with Spanish side and title holders Sevilla defeating Ukrainian side Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3–2 to win a record fourth title.[2]

This season was the first where clubs must comply with UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations in order to participate.[3] Moreover, this season was the first where a club from Gibraltar competed in the tournament, after the Gibraltar Football Association was accepted as the 54th UEFA member at the UEFA Congress in May 2013.[4] They were granted one spot in the Europa League,[5] which was taken by College Europa, the runners-up of the 2014 Rock Cup.

Starting from this edition, the UEFA Europa League winners automatically qualify for the subsequent UEFA Champions League season even if they do not qualify for the Champions League through their domestic performance.[6] Therefore, the winners of this tournament qualify for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. They are guaranteed to enter at least the play-off round, and since the group stage berth reserved for the Champions League title holders will not be used (the winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League are guaranteed to qualify for the group stage through domestic performance), they will be elevated to enter the group stage via this berth.[7]

On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.[8] Another ruling centred in regional instability was also made where Israeli teams were prohibited from hosting any UEFA competitions due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict (whilst the ruling ended a short time after the war, all the country's sides were eliminated before it ended).[9] The rules regarding suspension due to yellow card accumulation were also changed such that all bookings expired on completion of the quarter-finals and were not carried forward to the semi-finals.[10] Moreover, this was the first season in which vanishing spray was used.[11]

Association team allocation

A total of 195 teams from all 54 UEFA member associations participate in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[12]

  • Associations 1–6 each have three teams qualify.
  • Associations 7–9 each have four teams qualify.
  • Associations 10–51 (except Liechtenstein) each have three teams qualify.
  • Associations 52–53 each have two teams qualify.
  • Liechtenstein and Gibraltar each have one team qualify (Liechtenstein organises only a domestic cup and no domestic league; Gibraltar as per decision by the UEFA Executive Committee).[5]
  • The top three associations of the 2013–14 UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking each gain an additional berth.
  • Moreover, 33 teams eliminated from the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League are transferred to the Europa League.

The winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League are given an additional entry as title holders if they do not qualify for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League or Europa League through their domestic performance. However, this additional entry is not necessary for this season since the title holders qualified for European competitions through their domestic performance.

Association ranking

For the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2013 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2008–09 to 2012–13.[13][14]

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Europa League, as noted below:

  • (FP) – Additional berth via Fair Play ranking (Norway, Sweden, Finland)[15]
  • (UCL) – Additional teams transferred from the Champions League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1 Spain Spain 88.025 3 +1(UCL)
2 England England 82.963 +1(UCL)
3 Germany Germany 79.614
4 Italy Italy 64.147 +2(UCL)
5 Portugal Portugal 59.168 +1(UCL)
6 France France 59.000 +1(UCL)
7 Ukraine Ukraine 49.758 4 +1(UCL)
8 Russia Russia 46.332 +1(UCL)
9 Netherlands Netherlands 44.729 +2(UCL)
10 Turkey Turkey 34.500 3 +1(UCL)
11 Belgium Belgium 34.400 +2(UCL)
12 Greece Greece 34.000 +2(UCL)
13 Switzerland Switzerland 28.925 +1(UCL)
14 Cyprus Cyprus 26.833 +1(UCL)
15 Denmark Denmark 25.700 +2(UCL)
16 Austria Austria 25.375 +1(UCL)
17 Czech Republic Czech Republic 23.725 +1(UCL)
18 Romania Romania 23.024 +1(UCL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
19 Israel Israel 22.875 3 +1(UCL)
20 Belarus Belarus 20.875
21 Poland Poland 20.750 +1(UCL)
22 Croatia Croatia 19.583 +1(UCL)
23 Sweden Sweden 15.625 +1(FP)
24 Scotland Scotland 15.191 +1(UCL)
25 Serbia Serbia 14.625 +1(UCL)
26 Slovakia Slovakia 14.208 +1(UCL)
27 Norway Norway 14.175 +1(FP)
28 Bulgaria Bulgaria 12.250
29 Hungary Hungary 11.750 +1(UCL)
30 Slovenia Slovenia 9.708
31 Georgia (country) Georgia 9.166
32 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 8.541 +1(UCL)
33 Finland Finland 8.508 +1(FP)
+1(UCL)
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.833
35 Moldova Moldova 7.666 +1(UCL)
36 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 7.375
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
37 Lithuania Lithuania 6.500 3
38 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 5.958 +1(UCL)
39 Latvia Latvia 5.791
40 Iceland Iceland 5.416
41 Montenegro Montenegro 5.250
42 North Macedonia Macedonia 5.250
43 Albania Albania 4.166
44 Malta Malta 3.958
45 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 3.500 1
46 Luxembourg Luxembourg 3.375 3
47 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 3.083
48 Wales Wales 2.583
49 Estonia Estonia 2.208
50 Armenia Armenia 1.750
51 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 1.583
52 San Marino San Marino 0.666 2
53 Andorra Andorra 0.500
54 Gibraltar Gibraltar 0.000 1

Distribution

Since title holders Sevilla qualified for the Europa League through their domestic performance, the spot which they qualified for in the group stage (as the fifth-placed team of the 2013–14 La Liga) is vacated, and the following changes to the default allocation system were made:[16][17][18]

  • The domestic cup winners of association 7 (Ukraine) were promoted from the play-off round to the group stage.
  • The domestic cup winners of association 16 (Austria) were promoted from the third qualifying round to the play-off round.
  • The domestic cup winners of association 19 (Israel) were promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
  • The domestic cup winners of associations 33 and 34 (Finland and Bosnia and Herzegovina) were promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League
First qualifying round
(78 teams)
  • 20 domestic cup winners from associations 35–54
  • 26 domestic league runners-up from associations 27–53 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 29 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 22–51 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 3 teams which qualified via Fair Play ranking
Second qualifying round
(80 teams)
  • 15 domestic cup winners from associations 20–34
  • 11 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–26
  • 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 16–21
  • 6 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 10–15
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 7–9
  • 39 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(58 teams)
  • 3 domestic cup winners from associations 17–19
  • 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 10–15
  • 3 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–9
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 4–6 (League Cup winners for France)
  • 3 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–3 (League Cup winners for England)
  • 40 winners from the second qualifying round
Play-off round
(62 teams)
  • 9 domestic cup winners from associations 8–16
  • 3 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–9
  • 3 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 4–6
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 29 winners from the third qualifying round
  • 15 losers from the Champions League third qualifying round
Group stage
(48 teams)
  • Title holders
  • 6 domestic cup winners from associations 2–7
  • 31 winners from the play-off round
  • 10 losers from the Champions League play-off round
Knockout phase
(32 teams)
  • 12 group winners from the group stage
  • 12 group runners-up from the group stage
  • 8 third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage

Redistribution rules

A Europa League place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualifies for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rules:[12]

  • When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest-placed" qualifier within the national association with the latest starting round) also qualify for the Champions League, their Europa League place is vacated. As a result, either of the following teams qualify for the Europa League:
    • The domestic cup runners-up, provided they have not yet qualified for European competitions, qualify for the Europa League as the "lowest-placed" qualifier (with the earliest starting round), with the other Europa League qualifiers moved up one "place" (the 2014–15 season is the last with this particular arrangement).[5]
    • Otherwise, the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place".
  • When the domestic cup winners also qualify for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position is vacated. As a result, the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place" if possible.
  • For associations where a Europa League place is reserved for the League Cup winners, they always qualify for the Europa League as the "lowest-placed" qualifier (or as the second "lowest-placed" qualifier in cases where the cup runners-up qualify as stated above). If the League Cup winners have already qualified for European competitions through other methods, this reserved Europa League place is taken by the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions.
  • A Fair Play place is taken by the highest-ranked team in the domestic Fair Play table which have not yet qualified for European competitions.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[19][20][21]

  • TH: Title holders
  • CW: Cup winners
  • CR: Cup runners-up
  • LC: League Cup winners
  • 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
  • P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
  • FP: Fair Play
  • UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
    • GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
    • PO: Losers from the play-off round
    • Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round
Round of 32
Greece Olympiacos (UCL GS) Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg (UCL GS) Italy Roma (UCL GS) Portugal Sporting CP (UCL GS)
England Liverpool (UCL GS) Belgium Anderlecht (UCL GS) Netherlands Ajax (UCL GS) Spain Athletic Bilbao (UCL GS)
Group stage
Spain SevillaTH (5th) France Guingamp (CW) Romania Steaua București (UCL PO) France Lille (UCL PO)
England Everton (5th) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (CW) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (UCL PO) Italy Napoli (UCL PO)
Germany Wolfsburg (5th) Scotland Celtic (UCL PO) Turkey Beşiktaş (UCL PO)
Italy Fiorentina (4th) Austria Red Bull Salzburg (UCL PO) Belgium Standard Liège (UCL PO)
Portugal Estoril (4th) Denmark AaB (UCL PO) Denmark Copenhagen (UCL PO)
Play-off round
Spain Villarreal (6th) Netherlands PEC Zwolle (CW) Azerbaijan Qarabağ (UCL Q3) Serbia Partizan (UCL Q3)
England Tottenham Hotspur (6th) Netherlands Twente (3rd) Hungary Debrecen (UCL Q3) Cyprus AEL Limassol (UCL Q3)
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach (6th) Turkey Trabzonspor (4th)[Note TUR] Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (UCL Q3) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UCL Q3)
Italy Internazionale (5th) Belgium Lokeren (CW) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (UCL Q3) Netherlands Feyenoord (UCL Q3)
Portugal Nacional (5th) Greece PAOK (3rd) Poland Legia Warsaw (UCL Q3) Switzerland Grasshoppers (UCL Q3)
France Saint-Étienne (4th) Switzerland Zürich (CW) Kazakhstan Aktobe (UCL Q3) Greece Panathinaikos (UCL Q3)
Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv (3rd) Cyprus Apollon Limassol (3rd) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (UCL Q3)
Russia Rostov (CW) Denmark Midtjylland (3rd) Finland HJK (UCL Q3)
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow (3rd) Austria Rapid Wien (2nd) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (UCL Q3)
Third qualifying round
Spain Real Sociedad (7th) France Lyon (5th) Belgium Club Brugge (3rd) Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň (2nd)
England Hull City (CR) Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa (5th) Greece Atromitos (4th) Romania Astra Giurgiu (CW)
Germany Mainz 05 (7th) Russia Dynamo Moscow (4th) Switzerland Young Boys (3rd) Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona (CW)
Italy Torino (7th)[Note ITA] Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (4th) Cyprus Ermis Aradippou (4th)
Portugal Rio Ave (CR) Turkey Karabükspor (7th)[Note TUR] Denmark Brøndby (4th)
Second qualifying round
Ukraine Zorya Luhansk (7th)[Note UKR] Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav (3rd) Poland Ruch Chorzów (3rd) Norway Molde (CW)
Russia Krasnodar (5th) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec (4th) Croatia Rijeka (CW) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia (2nd)
Netherlands Groningen (P-W) Romania Petrolul Ploiești (3rd) Croatia Hajduk Split (3rd) Hungary Győr (2nd)[Note HUN]
Turkey Bursaspor (8th)[Note TUR] Romania CFR Cluj (5th)[Note ROU] Sweden Elfsborg (CW) Slovenia Gorica (CW)
Belgium Zulte Waregem (P-W) Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2nd) Sweden AIK (2nd) Georgia (country) Zestafoni (2nd)
Greece Asteras Tripoli (5th) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv (4th) Scotland St Johnstone (CW) Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku (CW)
Switzerland Luzern (4th) Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk (CW) Scotland Motherwell (2nd) Finland RoPS (CW)
Cyprus Omonia (5th) Belarus Dinamo Minsk (3rd) Serbia Vojvodina (CW) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (CW)
Denmark Esbjerg (5th) Belarus Neman Grodno (4th) Serbia Jagodina (3rd)[Note SRB]
Austria Grödig (3rd) Poland Zawisza Bydgoszcz (CW) Slovakia Košice (CW)
Austria St. Pölten (CR) Poland Lech Poznań (2nd) Slovakia Trenčín (2nd)
First qualifying round
Croatia RNK Split (4th) Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar (4th) Montenegro Čelik Nikšić (3rd) Wales Aberystwyth Town (CR)
Sweden IFK Göteborg (3rd) Moldova Zimbru Chișinău (CW) Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica (4th) Estonia Nõmme Kalju (2nd)
Scotland Aberdeen (3rd) Moldova Tiraspol (2nd) North Macedonia Turnovo (2nd) Estonia Sillamäe Kalev (3rd)
Serbia Čukarički (5th)[Note SRB] Moldova Veris Chișinău (3rd) North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje (3rd) Estonia Santos Tartu (CR)
Slovakia Spartak Trnava (3rd) Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers (CW) North Macedonia Shkëndija (4th) Armenia Pyunik (CW)
Norway Rosenborg (2nd) Republic of Ireland Dundalk (2nd) Albania Flamurtari (CW) Armenia Shirak (2nd)
Norway Haugesund (3rd) Republic of Ireland Derry City (4th)[Note IRL] Albania Kukësi (2nd) Armenia Mika (3rd)
Bulgaria Litex Lovech (3rd) Lithuania Atlantas (2nd) Albania Laçi (3rd) Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta (CW)
Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv (CR) Lithuania Ekranas (3rd) Malta Birkirkara (2nd) Faroe Islands ÍF (2nd)
Hungary Ferencváros (3rd) Lithuania Banga Gargždai (CR) Malta Hibernians (3rd) Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn (3rd)
Hungary Diósgyőr (CR)[Note HUN] Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy (CW) Malta Sliema Wanderers (CR) San Marino Libertas (CW)
Slovenia Koper (2nd) Kazakhstan Astana (2nd) Liechtenstein Vaduz (CW) San Marino Folgore (2nd)
Slovenia Rudar Velenje (3rd) Kazakhstan Kairat (3rd) Luxembourg Differdange 03 (CW) Andorra Sant Julià (CW)
Georgia (country) Sioni Bolnisi (3rd) Latvia Jelgava (CW) Luxembourg Fola Esch (2nd) Andorra UE Santa Coloma (2nd)
Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere (CR) Latvia Daugava Daugavpils (3rd) Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch (4th) Gibraltar College Europa (CR)[Note GIB]
Azerbaijan Inter Baku (2nd) Latvia Daugava Rīga (4th)[Note LVA] Northern Ireland Glenavon (CW) Norway Tromsø (FP)[22]
Azerbaijan Gabala (3rd) Iceland Fram Reykjavík (CW) Northern Ireland Linfield (2nd) Sweden Brommapojkarna (FP)[23]
Finland Honka (2nd) Iceland FH (2nd) Northern Ireland Crusaders (3rd) Finland MYPA (FP)[24]
Finland VPS (3rd) Iceland Stjarnan (3rd) Wales Airbus UK Broughton (2nd)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg (2nd) Montenegro Lovćen Cetinje (CW) Wales Bangor City (P-W)

Notably three teams take part in the competition that do not currently play in their national top-division. They are Santos Tartu (3rd tier), St. Pölten (2nd) and Tromsø (2nd).

Notes
  1. ^
    Gibraltar (GIB): A meeting was held by the Gibraltar Football Association to decide whether College Europa (runners-up of the 2014 Rock Cup) or Manchester 62 (runners-up of the 2013–14 Gibraltar Premier Division) would represent Gibraltar in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.[25] The association had to back-track on a decision taken at the beginning of the season as to who would qualify for European competitions, as they were mistaken to go against the competition rules.[26]
  2. ^
    Hungary (HUN): Újpest, the winners of the 2013–14 Magyar Kupa, would have qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.[27] As a result, Győr, the runners-up of the 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round, and the first qualifying round berth was given to Diósgyőr, the runners-up of the cup.
  3. ^
    Italy (ITA): Parma, the sixth-placed team of the 2013–14 Serie A, would have qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.[28] As a result, the berth was given to Torino, the seventh-placed team of the league.[29]
  4. ^
    Latvia (LVA): Skonto, the runners-up of the 2013 Latvian Higher League, would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round, but had been excluded from participating by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body due to overdue payables.[30] As a result, the berth was given to Daugava Rīga, the fourth-placed team of the league.
  5. ^
    Republic of Ireland (IRL): Derry City are a club based in Northern Ireland, but participate in the Europa League through one of the berths for Republic of Ireland as they finished fourth in the 2013 League of Ireland Premier Division (any coefficient points they earn count toward Republic of Ireland and not Northern Ireland).
  6. ^
    Romania (ROU): Dinamo București, the fourth-placed team of the 2013–14 Liga I, would have qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.[31] As a result, the berth was given to CFR Cluj, the fifth-placed team of the league.
  7. ^
    Serbia (SRB): Red Star Belgrade, the champions of the 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga, would have qualified for the Champions League second qualifying round, but was banned by UEFA for breaching UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations.[32] As a result, Partizan, the runners-up of the league, entered the Champions League instead of the Europa League second qualifying round. Moreover, Jagodina, the third-placed team of the league, entered the Europa League second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round, and the first qualifying round berth was given to Čukarički, the fifth-placed team of the league.
  8. ^
    Turkey (TUR): Fenerbahçe, the champions of the 2013–14 Süper Lig, would have qualified for the Champions League, but was banned by UEFA because of the 2011 Turkish football match-fixing scandal.[33][34] As a result, Beşiktaş, the third-placed team of the league, entered the Champions League instead of the Europe League play-off round, and Trabzonspor, the fourth-placed team of the league, entered the Europa League play-off round instead of the third qualifying round. Moreover, Sivasspor, the fifth-placed team of the league, and Eskişehirspor, the runners-up of the 2013–14 Turkish Cup, which would have entered the Europa League third qualifying round and second qualifying round respectively, were also banned by UEFA due to match-fixing.[35] The two berths were given to Karabükspor and Bursaspor, the seventh- and eighth-placed teams of the league respectively, as Kasımpaşa, the sixth-placed team of the league, failed to obtain a UEFA licence.
  9. ^
    Ukraine (UKR): Metalurh Donetsk, the sixth-placed team of the 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League, would have qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round, but had been excluded from participating by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body due to overdue payables.[30] As a result, the berth was given to Zorya Luhansk, the seventh-placed team of the league.

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[16][36]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 23 June 2014 3 July 2014 10 July 2014
Second qualifying round 17 July 2014 24 July 2014
Third qualifying round 18 July 2014 31 July 2014 7 August 2014
Play-off Play-off round 8 August 2014 21 August 2014 28 August 2014
Group stage Matchday 1 29 August 2014
(Monaco) 		18 September 2014
Matchday 2 2 October 2014
Matchday 3 23 October 2014
Matchday 4 6 November 2014
Matchday 5 27 November 2014
Matchday 6 11 December 2014
Knockout phase Round of 32 15 December 2014 19 February 2015 26 February 2015
Round of 16 27 February 2015[37] 12 March 2015 19 March 2015
Quarter-finals 20 March 2015 16 April 2015 23 April 2015
Semi-finals 24 April 2015 7 May 2015 14 May 2015
Final 27 May 2015 at National Stadium, Warsaw

Matches in the qualifying, play-off, and knockout rounds may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase

In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2014 UEFA club coefficients,[38][39][40] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

First qualifying round

The draw for the first and second qualifying rounds was held on 23 June 2014.[41] The first legs were played on 1 and 3 July, and the second legs were played on 8, 10 and 11 July 2014.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sioni Bolnisi Georgia (country) 4–4 (a) Albania Flamurtari 2–3 2–1
Tiraspol Moldova 3–6 Azerbaijan Inter Baku 2–3 1–3
Hibernians Malta 2–9 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 2–4 0–5
Čukarički Serbia 4–0[A] Andorra Sant Julià 4–0 0–0
Čelik Nikšić Montenegro 0–9[A] Slovenia Koper 0–5 0–4
Turnovo North Macedonia 1–4 Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere 0–1 1–3
Shirak Armenia 1–6 Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy 1–2 0–4
Gabala Azerbaijan 0–5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 0–2 0–3
Diósgyőr Hungary 6–2 Malta Birkirkara 2–1 4–1
Vaduz Liechtenstein 4–0 Gibraltar College Europa 3–0 1–0
Veris Chișinău Moldova 0–3 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–0 0–3
UE Santa Coloma Andorra 0–5 North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje 0–3 0–2
Kairat Kazakhstan 1–0 Albania Kukësi 1–0 0–0
Folgore San Marino 1–5 Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 1–2 0–3
RNK Split Croatia 3–1 Armenia Mika 2–0 1–1
Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria 6–0 San Marino Libertas 4–0 2–0
Željezničar Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0[A] Montenegro Lovćen Cetinje 0–0 1–0
Shkëndija North Macedonia 2–3 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 2–1 0–2
Sliema Wanderers Malta 2–3 Hungary Ferencváros 1–1 1–2
Pyunik Armenia 1–6 Kazakhstan Astana 1–4 0–2
Rudar Velenje Slovenia 2–2 (2–3 p) Albania Laçi 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Differdange 03 Luxembourg 2–3 Lithuania Atlantas 1–0 1–3
VPS Finland 2–3 Sweden Brommapojkarna 2–1 0–2
B36 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 2–3 Northern Ireland Linfield 1–2 1–1
Fram Reykjavík Iceland 2–3 Estonia Nõmme Kalju 0–1 2–2
Rosenborg Norway 6–0 Latvia Jelgava 4–0 2–0
Derry City Republic of Ireland 9–0 Wales Aberystwyth Town 4–0 5–0
Aberdeen Scotland 8–0 Latvia Daugava Rīga 5–0 3–0
Santos Tartu Estonia 1–13 Norway Tromsø 0–7 1–6
Crusaders Northern Ireland 5–2 Lithuania Ekranas 3–1 2–1
Stjarnan Iceland 8–0 Wales Bangor City 4–0 4–0
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg 1–5 Republic of Ireland Dundalk 0–2 1–3
MYPA Finland 1–0 Faroe Islands ÍF 1–0 0–0
FH Iceland 6–2 Northern Ireland Glenavon 3–0 3–2
Sillamäe Kalev Estonia 4–4 (a) Finland Honka 2–1 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Banga Gargždai Lithuania 0–4 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 0–0 0–4
Víkingur Gøta Faroe Islands 3–2 Latvia Daugava Daugavpils 2–1 1–1
IFK Göteborg Sweden 2–0 Luxembourg Fola Esch 0–0 2–0
Airbus UK Broughton Wales 2–3[A] Norway Haugesund 1–1 1–2
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d
    Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Second qualifying round

The first legs were played on 17 July, and the second legs were played on 22 and 24 July 2014.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Győr Hungary 1–3 Sweden IFK Göteborg 0–3 1–0
Molde Norway 5–2 Slovenia Gorica 4–1 1–1
Metalurg Skopje North Macedonia 2–2 (a)[B] Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar 0–0 2–2
Nõmme Kalju Estonia 1–3 Poland Lech Poznań 1–0 0–3
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 3–0 Finland MYPA 3–0 0–0
Neman Grodno Belarus 1–3 Iceland FH 1–1 0–2
RNK Split Croatia 2–1[C] Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–1 0–0
Košice Slovakia 0–4[B] Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 0–1 0–3
Víkingur Gøta Faroe Islands 2–1 Norway Tromsø 0–0 2–1
Petrolul Ploiești Romania 5–1 Albania Flamurtari 2–0 3–1
Čukarički Serbia 2–5 Austria Grödig 0–4 2–1
CFR Cluj Romania 1–0 Serbia Jagodina 0–0 1–0
Motherwell Scotland 4–5 Iceland Stjarnan 2–2 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Zestafoni Georgia (country) 0–3[B] Slovakia Spartak Trnava 0–0 0–3
Brommapojkarna Sweden 5–1[B] Northern Ireland Crusaders 4–0 1–1
Aberdeen Scotland 2–1 Netherlands Groningen 0–0 2–1
Bursaspor Turkey 0–0 (1–4 p) Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere 0–0 0–0 (a.e.t.)
Neftchi Baku Azerbaijan 3–2 Slovenia Koper 1–2 2–0
Linfield Northern Ireland 1–2 Sweden AIK 1–0 0–2
Rijeka Croatia 3–1 Hungary Ferencváros 1–0 2–1
Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro 0–2 Cyprus Omonia 0–2 0–0
Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic 6–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 2–1 4–0
Luzern Switzerland 2–2 (4–5 p) Scotland St Johnstone 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Laçi Albania 1–5 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk 0–3 1–2
Rosenborg Norway 4–3 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 1–2 3–1
Atlantas Lithuania 0–3 Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy 0–0 0–3
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2 Norway Haugesund 0–1 3–1
Zulte Waregem Belgium 5–2 Poland Zawisza Bydgoszcz 2–1 3–1
Sillamäe Kalev Estonia 0–9 Russia Krasnodar 0–4 0–5
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 1–1 (a) Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 1–1 0–0
Derry City Republic of Ireland 1–6 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 0–1 1–5
Ruch Chorzów Poland 3–2 Liechtenstein Vaduz 3–2 0–0
Astana Kazakhstan 3–1[C] Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–0 0–1
Trenčín Slovakia 4–3 Serbia Vojvodina 4–0 0–3
Litex Lovech Bulgaria 2–3 Hungary Diósgyőr 0–2 2–1
Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria 2–3 Austria St. Pölten 2–1 0–2
RoPS Finland 3–5[B] Greece Asteras Tripoli 1–1 2–4
Dundalk Republic of Ireland 2–3[B] Croatia Hajduk Split 0–2 2–1
Kairat Kazakhstan 1–2 Denmark Esbjerg 1–1 0–1
Elfsborg Sweden 1–1 (4–3 p) Azerbaijan Inter Baku 0–1 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f
    Order of legs reversed after original draw.
  2. ^ a b
    Order of legs reversed after original draw, due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.[42]

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2014.[43] The first legs were played on 31 July, and the second legs were played on 7 August 2014.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Karabükspor Turkey 1–1 (a) Norway Rosenborg 0–0 1–1
RNK Split Croatia 2–0[D] Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa 2–0 0–0
St Johnstone Scotland 2–3 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–2 1–1
Mainz 05 Germany 2–3 Greece Asteras Tripoli 1–0 1–3
Diósgyőr Hungary 1–8 Russia Krasnodar 1–5 0–3
Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic 2–6 France Lyon 1–4 1–2
Trenčín Slovakia 1–2 England Hull City 0–0 1–2
Omonia Cyprus 4–0 North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje 3–0 1–0
Brommapojkarna Sweden 0–7[D] Italy Torino 0–3 0–4
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 4–2 Austria St. Pölten 1–0 3–2
Stjarnan Iceland 1–0 Poland Lech Poznań 1–0 0–0
Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 3–2 Norway Molde 1–1 2–1
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–3 Greece Atromitos 1–2 3–1 (a.e.t.)
Real Sociedad Spain 5–2 Scotland Aberdeen 2–0 3–2
Astana Kazakhstan 4–1 Sweden AIK 1–1 3–0
Zulte Waregem Belgium 4–7 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2–5 2–2
Grödig Austria 2–2 (a) Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 1–2 1–0
Astra Giurgiu Romania 6–2 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 3–0 3–2
Ruch Chorzów Poland 2–2 (a) Denmark Esbjerg 0–0 2–2
Dynamo Moscow Russia 3–2 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–1 2–1
Young Boys Switzerland 3–0 Cyprus Ermis Aradippou 1–0 2–0
Elfsborg Sweden 5–3 Iceland FH 4–1 1–2
Petrolul Ploiești Romania 5–2 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 1–1 4–1
Víkingur Gøta Faroe Islands 1–9 Croatia Rijeka 1–5 0–4
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 3–0 Romania CFR Cluj 1–0 2–0
Neftchi Baku Azerbaijan 3–2 Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere 0–0 3–2
IFK Göteborg Sweden 0–1 Portugal Rio Ave 0–1 0–0
Club Brugge Belgium 5–0 Denmark Brøndby 3–0 2–0
Shakhter Karagandy Kazakhstan 4–5 Croatia Hajduk Split 4–2 0–3
Notes
  1. ^ a b
    Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Play-off round

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 8 August 2014.[44] The first legs were played on 20 and 21 August, and the second legs were played on 28 August 2014.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–10 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–3 0–7
Apollon Limassol Cyprus 5–2 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–1 4–1
Astana Kazakhstan 0–7 Spain Villarreal 0–3 0–4
Young Boys Switzerland 3–1 Hungary Debrecen 3–1 0–0
PEC Zwolle Netherlands 2–4 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1–1 1–3
Spartak Trnava Slovakia 2–4 Switzerland Zürich 1–3 1–1
Asteras Tripoli Greece 3–3 (a) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–0 1–3
AEL Limassol Cyprus 1–5 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 0–3
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine 2–1 Croatia Hajduk Split 2–1 0–0
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 5–2 Portugal Nacional 2–0 3–2
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 1–1 (a) Netherlands Twente 0–0 1–1
Petrolul Ploiești Romania 2–5 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–3 1–2
HJK Finland 5–4 Austria Rapid Wien 2–1 3–3
Trabzonspor Turkey 2–0 Russia Rostov 2–0 0–0
Zimbru Chișinău Moldova 1–4 Greece PAOK 1–0 0–4
RNK Split Croatia 0–1 Italy Torino 0–0 0–1
Dynamo Moscow Russia 4–3[E] Cyprus Omonia 2–2 2–1
Aktobe Kazakhstan 0–3 Poland Legia Warsaw 0–1 0–2
Lyon France 2–2 (a) Romania Astra Giurgiu 1–2 1–0
Lokeren Belgium 2–2 (a) England Hull City 1–0 1–2
Partizan Serbia 5–3[E] Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku 3–2 2–1
Ruch Chorzów Poland 0–1 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 0–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Elfsborg Sweden 2–2 (a) Portugal Rio Ave 2–1 0–1
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 3–0 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1–0 2–0
Karabükspor Turkey 1–1 (3–4 p) France Saint-Étienne 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Stjarnan Iceland 0–9 Italy Internazionale 0–3 0–6
Panathinaikos Greece 6–2 Denmark Midtjylland 4–1 2–1
Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 4–5[E] Netherlands Feyenoord 1–1 3–4
Grasshoppers Switzerland 1–3 Belgium Club Brugge 1–2 0–1
Real Sociedad Spain 1–3 Russia Krasnodar 1–0 0–3
Rijeka Croatia 4–0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 3–0
Notes
  1. ^
    Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Group stage

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage
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Teams that have qualified for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League
Red: Group A; Yellow: Group B; Green: Group C; Dark green: Group D;
Purple: Group E; Pink: Group F; Blue: Group G; Orange: Group H;
Brown: Group I; Deep pink: Group J; Cyan: Group K; Spring green: Group L.

The draw for the group stage was held in Monaco on 29 August 2014.[45] The 48 teams were allocated into four pots based on their 2014 UEFA club coefficients,[38][39][40] with the title holders being placed in Pot 1 automatically.[46] They were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 18 September, 2 October, 23 October (one home match of Metalist Kharkiv played on 22 October), 6 November, 27 November, and 11 December 2014.

A total of 26 national associations were represented in the group stage. Wolfsburg, Torino, Feyenoord, Guingamp, Saint-Étienne, Rio Ave, Dynamo Moscow, Krasnodar, Lokeren, Asteras Tripoli, Qarabağ, HJK, Astra Giurgiu, Dinamo Minsk and AaB made their debut appearances in the UEFA Europa League group stage (not counting UEFA Cup group stage appearances), although Wolfsburg had already disputed the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League knockout phase after a third place in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage.

The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage. See 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage#Tiebreakers for tiebreakers if two or more teams are equal on points.

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MGB VIL ZUR APL
1 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 3 3 0 14 4 +10 12 Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 3–0 5–0
2 Spain Villarreal 6 3 2 1 15 7 +8 11 2–2 — 4–1 4–0
3 Switzerland Zürich 6 2 1 3 10 14 −4 7 1–1 3–2 — 3–1
4 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 6 1 0 5 4 18 −14 3 0–2 0–2 3–2 —
Source: Soccerway

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRU TOR HJK KOB
1 Belgium Club Brugge 6 3 3 0 10 2 +8 12 Advance to knockout phase — 0–0 2–1 1–1
2 Italy Torino 6 3 2 1 9 3 +6 11 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
3 Finland HJK 6 2 0 4 5 11 −6 6 0–3 2–1 — 2–1
4 Denmark Copenhagen 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 4 0–4 1–5 2–0 —
Source: Soccerway

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BES TOT AT PAR
1 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 3 3 0 11 5 +6 12 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 1–1 2–1
2 England Tottenham Hotspur 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11 1–1 — 5–1 1–0
3 Greece Asteras Tripolis 6 1 3 2 7 10 −3 6 2–2 1–2 — 2–0
4 Serbia Partizan 6 0 2 4 1 9 −8 2 0–4 0–0 0–0 —
Source: Soccerway

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAL CEL DZG AG
1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 5 1 0 21 8 +13 16 Advance to knockout phase — 2–2 4–2 5–1
2 Scotland Celtic 6 2 2 2 10 11 −1 8 1–3 — 1–0 2–1
3 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 2 0 4 12 15 −3 6 1–5 4–3 — 5–1
4 Romania Astra Giurgiu 6 1 1 4 6 15 −9 4 1–2 1–1 1–0 —
Source: Soccerway

Red Bull Salzburg's 21 goals scored set a new Europa League group stage record.[47]

Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DYM PSV EST PAN
1 Russia Dynamo Moscow 6 6 0 0 9 3 +6 18 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 1–0 2–1
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 0–1 — 1–0 1–1
3 Portugal Estoril 6 1 2 3 7 8 −1 5 1–2 3–3 — 2–0
4 Greece Panathinaikos 6 0 2 4 6 11 −5 2 1–2 2–3 1–1 —
Source: Soccerway

Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT DNI QAR SET
1 Italy Internazionale 6 3 3 0 6 2 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 2–0 0–0
2 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 6 2 1 3 4 5 −1 7 0–1 — 0–1 1–0
3 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 6 1 3 2 3 5 −2 6 0–0 1–2 — 0–0
4 France Saint-Étienne 6 0 5 1 2 3 −1 5 1–1 0–0 1–1 —
Source: Soccerway

Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FEY SEV RIJ STA
1 Netherlands Feyenoord 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 2–0 2–1
2 Spain Sevilla 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 2–0 — 1–0 3–1
3 Croatia Rijeka 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 3–1 2–2 — 2–0
4 Belgium Standard Liège 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–3 0–0 2–0 —
Source: Soccerway

Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EVE WOL KRA LIL
1 England Everton 6 3 2 1 10 3 +7 11 Advance to knockout phase — 4–1 0–1 3–0
2 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 6 3 1 2 14 10 +4 10 0–2 — 5–1 1–1
3 Russia Krasnodar 6 1 3 2 7 12 −5 6 1–1 2–4 — 1–1
4 France Lille 6 0 4 2 3 9 −6 4 0–0 0–3 1–1 —
Source: Soccerway

Group I

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAP YB SPA SLO
1 Italy Napoli 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 13 Advance to knockout phase — 3–0 3–1 3–0
2 Switzerland Young Boys 6 4 0 2 13 7 +6 12 2–0 — 2–0 5–0
3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 10 0–0 3–1 — 4–0
4 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 6 0 0 6 1 20 −19 0 0–2 1–3 0–3 —
Source: Soccerway

Group J

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DYK AAB STE RIO
1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 15 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 3–1 2–0
2 Denmark AaB 6 3 0 3 5 10 −5 9 3–0 — 1–0 1–0
3 Romania Steaua București 6 2 1 3 11 9 +2 7 0–2 6–0 — 2–1
4 Portugal Rio Ave 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 0–3 2–0 2–2 —
Source: Soccerway

Group K

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FIO GUI PAO DMI
1 Italy Fiorentina 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase — 3–0 1–1 1–2
2 France Guingamp 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 1–2 — 2–0 2–0
3 Greece PAOK 6 2 1 3 10 7 +3 7 0–1 1–2 — 6–1
4 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 6 1 1 4 3 14 −11 4 0–3 0–0 0–2 —
Source: Soccerway

Group L

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEG TRA LOK MET
1 Poland Legia Warsaw 6 5 0 1 7 2 +5 15 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 1–0 2–1
2 Turkey Trabzonspor 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 0–1 — 2–0 3–1
3 Belgium Lokeren 6 3 1 2 4 4 0 10 1–0 1–1 — 1–0
4 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 6 0 0 6 3 10 −7 0 0–1 1–2 0–1 —
Source: Soccerway

Knockout phase

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage with the better group records were seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.

Bracket

The 2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 19 February and concluded on 27 May 2015 with the final at Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland to decide the champions of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.[12]

Times up to 28 March 2015 (round of 16) were CET (UTC+1), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times were CEST (UTC+2).

Round and draw dates

All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[48]

Round Draw date and time First leg Second leg
Round of 32 15 December 2014, 13:00[49] 19 February 2015 26 February 2015
Round of 16 27 February 2015, 13:00[50] 12 March 2015 19 March 2015
Quarter-finals 20 March 2015, 13:00[51] 16 April 2015 23 April 2015
Semi-finals 24 April 2015, 12:00[52] 7 May 2015 14 May 2015
Final 27 May 2015 at Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw

Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Format

The knockout phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the twelve groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.[12]

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.

The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage with the better group records were seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.

On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.[53] Therefore, a Ukrainian club (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk or Dynamo Kyiv) and a Russian club (Dynamo Moscow or Zenit Saint Petersburg) would not be drawn into the same tie in any round except the final.

Qualified teams

Europa League group stage winners and runners-up

Group Winners
(Seeded in round of 32 draw) 		Runners-up
(Unseeded in round of 32 draw)
A Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Spain Villarreal
B Belgium Club Brugge Italy Torino
C Turkey Beşiktaş England Tottenham Hotspur
D Austria Red Bull Salzburg Scotland Celtic
E Russia Dynamo Moscow Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
F Italy Internazionale Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
G Netherlands Feyenoord Spain Sevilla
H England Everton Germany VfL Wolfsburg
I Italy Napoli Switzerland Young Boys
J Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Denmark AaB
K Italy Fiorentina France Guingamp
L Poland Legia Warsaw Turkey Trabzonspor

Champions League group stage third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 A Greece Olympiacos 6 3 0 3 10 13 −3 9 Seeded in round of 32 draw
2 G Portugal Sporting CP 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7
3 H Spain Athletic Bilbao 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7
4 C Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7
5 D Belgium Anderlecht 6 1 3 2 8 10 −2 6 Unseeded in round of 32 draw
6 F Netherlands Ajax 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5
7 B England Liverpool 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5
8 E Italy Roma 6 1 2 3 8 14 −6 5
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Club coefficient.[54]

Bracket

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
Germany VfL Wolfsburg 2 0 2
Portugal Sporting CP 0 0 0
Germany VfL Wolfsburg 3 2 5
Italy Internazionale 1 1 2
Scotland Celtic 3 0 3
Italy Internazionale 3 1 4
Germany VfL Wolfsburg 1 2 3
Italy Napoli 4 2 6
Turkey Trabzonspor 0 0 0
Italy Napoli 4 1 5
Italy Napoli 3 0 3
Russia Dynamo Moscow 1 0 1
Belgium Anderlecht 0 1 1
Russia Dynamo Moscow 0 3 3
Italy Napoli 1 0 1
Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1 1 2
Denmark AaB 1 0 1
Belgium Club Brugge 3 3 6
Belgium Club Brugge 2 3 5
Turkey Beşiktaş 1 1 2
England Liverpool 1 0 1(4)
Turkey Beşiktaş (p) 0 1 1(5)
Belgium Club Brugge 0 0 0
Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0 1 1
Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2 2 4
Greece Olympiacos 0 2 2
Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (aet; a) 1 1 2
Netherlands Ajax 0 2 2
Netherlands Ajax 1 3 4
Poland Legia Warsaw 0 0 0
Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2
Spain Sevilla 3
Spain Villarreal 2 3 5
Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1 1 2
Spain Villarreal 1 1 2
Spain Sevilla 3 2 5
Spain Sevilla 1 3 4
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 2 2
Spain Sevilla 2 2 4
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 2 3
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0 0 0
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 3 4
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2 0 2
Italy Torino 0 1 1
Italy Torino 2 3 5
Spain Athletic Bilbao 2 2 4
Spain Sevilla 3 2 5
Italy Fiorentina 0 0 0
Switzerland Young Boys 1 1 2
England Everton 4 3 7
England Everton 2 2 4
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1 5 6
France Guingamp 2 1 3
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1 3 4
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1 0 1
Italy Fiorentina 1 2 3
England Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 1
Italy Fiorentina 1 2 3
Italy Fiorentina 1 3 4
Italy Roma 1 0 1
Italy Roma 1 2 3
Netherlands Feyenoord 1 1 2

Round of 32

The draw was held on 15 December 2014.[55][56]

Summary

The first legs were played on 19 February, and the second legs were played on 26 February 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Young Boys Switzerland 2–7 England Everton 1–4 1–3
Torino Italy 5–4 Spain Athletic Bilbao 2–2 3–2
Sevilla Spain 4–2 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 3–2
VfL Wolfsburg Germany 2–0 Portugal Sporting CP 2–0 0–0
Ajax Netherlands 4–0 Poland Legia Warsaw 1–0 3–0
AaB Denmark 1–6 Belgium Club Brugge 1–3 0–3
Anderlecht Belgium 1–3 Russia Dynamo Moscow 0–0 1–3
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine 4–2 Greece Olympiacos 2–0 2–2
Trabzonspor Turkey 0–5 Italy Napoli 0–4 0–1
Guingamp France 3–4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 1–3
Villarreal Spain 5–2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 3–1
Roma Italy 3–2 Netherlands Feyenoord 1–1 2–1
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 0–4 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 0–1 0–3
Liverpool England 1–1 (4–5 p) Turkey Beşiktaş 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Tottenham Hotspur England 1–3 Italy Fiorentina 1–1 0–2
Celtic Scotland 3–4 Italy Internazionale 3–3 0–1

Matches

Young Boys Switzerland1–4England Everton
Hoarau 10' Report Lukaku 24', 39', 58'
Coleman 28'
Attendance: 20,835[57]
Everton England3–1Switzerland Young Boys
Lukaku 25' (pen.), 30'
Mirallas 42'		 Report Sanogo 13'
Attendance: 25,058[58]

Everton won 7–2 on aggregate.

Torino Italy2–2Spain Athletic Bilbao
López 18', 42' Report Williams 9'
Gurpegui 73'
Attendance: 25,725[59]
Athletic Bilbao Spain2–3Italy Torino
Iraola 44'
De Marcos 61'		 Report Quagliarella 16' (pen.)
López 45+2'
Darmian 68'
Attendance: 44,180[60]
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Torino won 5–4 on aggregate.

Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany2–3Spain Sevilla
Xhaka 19'
Hazard 29'		 Report Bacca 8'
Vitolo 26', 79'
Attendance: 45,337[62]

Sevilla won 4–2 on aggregate.

VfL Wolfsburg Germany2–0Portugal Sporting CP
Dost 46', 63' Report
Attendance: 19,207[63]
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Sporting CP Portugal0–0Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Report
Attendance: 23,097[64]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

VfL Wolfsburg won 2–0 on aggregate.

Ajax Netherlands1–0Poland Legia Warsaw
Milik 35' Report
Attendance: 46,761[65]
Legia Warsaw Poland0–3Netherlands Ajax
Report Milik 11', 43'
Viergever 13'
Attendance: 20[66][B]

Ajax won 4–0 on aggregate.

AaB Denmark1–3Belgium Club Brugge
Helenius 71' (pen.) Report Oulare 25'
Refaelov 29'
Petersen 61' (o.g.)
Attendance: 8,102[67]
Club Brugge Belgium3–0Denmark AaB
Vázquez 11'
Oularé 64'
Bolingoli-Mbombo 74'		 Report
Attendance: 11,804[68]

Club Brugge won 6–1 on aggregate.

Anderlecht Belgium0–0Russia Dynamo Moscow
Report
Attendance: 17,317[69]
Dynamo Moscow Russia3–1Belgium Anderlecht
Kozlov 47'
Yusupov 64'
Kurányi 90+5'		 Report Mitrović 29'
Attendance: 12,316[70]

Dynamo Moscow won 3–1 on aggregate.

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine2–0Greece Olympiacos
Kankava 50'
Rotan 54'		 Report
Attendance: 5,837[71]
Olympiacos Greece2–2Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Mitroglou 14'
Domínguez 90' (pen.)		 Report Fedetskyi 22'
Kalinić 90+2'
Attendance: 24,854[72]

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 4–2 on aggregate.

Trabzonspor Turkey0–4Italy Napoli
Report Henrique 6'
Higuaín 20'
Gabbiadini 27'
Zapata 90+2'
Attendance: 21,096[73]
Napoli Italy1–0Turkey Trabzonspor
De Guzmán 19' Report
Attendance: 14,410[74]
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Napoli won 5–0 on aggregate.

Guingamp France2–1Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Beauvue 72'
Diallo 75'		 Report Veloso 19'
Attendance: 16,191[75]
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine3–1France Guingamp
Teodorczyk 31'
Buyalskyi 46'
Husyev 75' (pen.)		 Report Mandanne 66'
Attendance: 54,308[76]

Dynamo Kyiv won 4–3 on aggregate.

Villarreal Spain2–1Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Uche 32'
Cheryshev 54'		 Report Soriano 48' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,532[77]
Red Bull Salzburg Austria1–3Spain Villarreal
Djuricin 18' Report Vietto 33', 76'
G. dos Santos 79'
Attendance: 26,020[78]
Referee: Kenn Hansen (Denmark)

Villarreal won 5–2 on aggregate.

Roma Italy1–1Netherlands Feyenoord
Gervinho 22' Report Kazim-Richards 55'
Attendance: 29,292[79]
Feyenoord Netherlands1–2Italy Roma
Manu 57' Report Ljajić 45+2'
Gervinho 60'
Attendance: 45,000[80]

Roma won 3–2 on aggregate.

PSV Eindhoven Netherlands0–1Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Report Hulk 64'
Attendance: 21,000[81]
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia3–0Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Rondón 28', 67'
Hulk 48'		 Report
Attendance: 17,194[82]

Zenit Saint Petersburg won 4–0 on aggregate.

Liverpool England1–0Turkey Beşiktaş
Balotelli 85' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 43,353[83]

1–1 on aggregate. Beşiktaş won 5–4 on penalties.

Tottenham Hotspur England1–1Italy Fiorentina
Soldado 6' Report Basanta 36'
Attendance: 34,235[85]
Fiorentina Italy2–0England Tottenham Hotspur
Gómez 54'
Salah 71'		 Report
Attendance: 29,886[86]

Fiorentina won 3–1 on aggregate.

Celtic Scotland3–3Italy Internazionale
Armstrong 24'
Campagnaro 26' (o.g.)
Guidetti 90+3'		 Report Shaqiri 4'
Palacio 13', 45'
Attendance: 58,500[87]
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Internazionale Italy1–0Scotland Celtic
Guarín 88' Report
Attendance: 37,133[88]

Internazionale won 4–3 on aggregate.

Notes
  1. ^
    Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk played their home match at Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, instead of their regular stadium, Dnipro-Arena, Dnipropetrovsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
  2. ^
    The Legia Warsaw v Ajax match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by UEFA.[89]

Round of 16

The draw was held on 27 February 2015.[90][91]

Summary

The first legs were played on 12 March, and the second legs were played on 19 March 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Everton England 4–6 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 2–5
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine 2–2 (a) Netherlands Ajax 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–1 Italy Torino 2–0 0–1
VfL Wolfsburg Germany 5–2 Italy Internazionale 3–1 2–1
Villarreal Spain 2–5 Spain Sevilla 1–3 1–2
Napoli Italy 3–1 Russia Dynamo Moscow 3–1 0–0
Club Brugge Belgium 5–2 Turkey Beşiktaş 2–1 3–1
Fiorentina Italy 4–1 Italy Roma 1–1 3–0

Matches

Everton England2–1Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Naismith 39'
Lukaku 82' (pen.)		 Report Husyev 14'
Attendance: 26,150[92]
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine5–2England Everton
Yarmolenko 21'
Teodorczyk 35'
Veloso 37'
Husyev 56'
Antunes 76'		 Report Lukaku 29'
Jagielka 82'
Attendance: 67,553[93]

Dynamo Kyiv won 6–4 on aggregate.

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine1–0Netherlands Ajax
Zozulya 30' Report
Attendance: 10,581[94]
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Ajax Netherlands2–1 (a.e.t.)Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Bazoer 60'
Van der Hoorn 117'		 Report Konoplyanka 97'
Attendance: 51,756[95]

2–2 on aggregate. Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won on away goals.

Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia2–0Italy Torino
Witsel 38'
Criscito 53'		 Report
Attendance: 17,271[96]
Torino Italy1–0Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Glik 90' Report
Attendance: 24,736[97]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Zenit Saint Petersburg won 2–1 on aggregate.

VfL Wolfsburg Germany3–1Italy Internazionale
Naldo 28'
De Bruyne 63', 76'		 Report Palacio 6'
Attendance: 25,374[98]
Internazionale Italy1–2Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Palacio 71' Report Caligiuri 24'
Bendtner 89'
Attendance: 38,800[99]

VfL Wolfsburg won 5–2 on aggregate.

Villarreal Spain1–3Spain Sevilla
Vietto 48' Report Vitolo 1'
Mbia 26'
Gameiro 50'
Attendance: 19,930[100]
Sevilla Spain2–1Spain Villarreal
Iborra 69'
Suárez 83'		 Report G. dos Santos 73'
Attendance: 28,784[101]

Sevilla won 5–2 on aggregate.

Napoli Italy3–1Russia Dynamo Moscow
Higuaín 25', 31' (pen.), 55' Report Kurányi 2'
Attendance: 17,727[102]
Dynamo Moscow Russia0–0Italy Napoli
Report
Attendance: 17,356[103]

Napoli won 3–1 on aggregate.

Club Brugge Belgium2–1Turkey Beşiktaş
De Sutter 62'
Refaelov 79' (pen.)		 Report Töre 46'
Attendance: 12,977[104]
Beşiktaş Turkey1–3Belgium Club Brugge
Ramon 48' Report De Sutter 61'
Bolingoli-Mbombo 80', 90'
Attendance: 65,110[105]

Club Brugge won 5–2 on aggregate.

Fiorentina Italy1–1Italy Roma
Iličić 17' Report Keita 77'
Attendance: 23,357[106]
Roma Italy0–3Italy Fiorentina
Report Gonzalo 10' (pen.)
Alonso 18'
Basanta 22'
Attendance: 30,591[107]

Fiorentina won 4–1 on aggregate.

Notes
  1. ^
    Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk played their home match at Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, instead of their regular stadium, Dnipro-Arena, Dnipropetrovsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.

Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 20 March 2015.[108][109]

Summary

The first legs were played on 16 April, and the second legs were played on 23 April 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sevilla Spain 4–3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–1 2–2
Club Brugge Belgium 0–1[F] Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0–0 0–1
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 1–3 Italy Fiorentina 1–1 0–2
VfL Wolfsburg Germany 3–6 Italy Napoli 1–4 2–2
Notes
  1. ^
    Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches

Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia2–2Spain Sevilla
Rondón 48'
Hulk 72'		 Report Bacca 6' (pen.)
Gameiro 85'
Attendance: 18,121[111]

Sevilla won 4–3 on aggregate.

Club Brugge Belgium0–0Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Report
Attendance: 29,000[112]

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 1–0 on aggregate.

Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine1–1Italy Fiorentina
Lens 36' Report Babacar 90+2'
Attendance: 65,535[114]
Fiorentina Italy2–0Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Gómez 43'
Vargas 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 28,058[115]

Fiorentina won 3–1 on aggregate.

VfL Wolfsburg Germany1–4Italy Napoli
Bendtner 80' Report Higuaín 15'
Hamšík 23', 64'
Gabbiadini 77'
Attendance: 25,112[116]
Napoli Italy2–2Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Callejón 50'
Mertens 65'		 Report Klose 71'
Perišić 73'
Attendance: 27,262[117]

Napoli won 6–3 on aggregate.

Notes
  1. ^
    Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk played their home match at Olympic Stadium, Kyiv instead of their regular stadium, Dnipro-Arena, Dnipropetrovsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.

Semi-finals

The draw was held on 24 April 2015.[118][119]

Summary

The first legs were played on 7 May, and the second legs were played on 14 May 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Napoli Italy 1–2 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1–1 0–1
Sevilla Spain 5–0 Italy Fiorentina 3–0 2–0

Matches

Napoli Italy1–1Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
López 50' Report Seleznyov 81'
Attendance: 41,095[120]
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine1–0Italy Napoli
Seleznyov 58' Report
Attendance: 62,344[121]

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 2–1 on aggregate.

Sevilla Spain3–0Italy Fiorentina
Vidal 17', 52'
Gameiro 75'		 Report
Attendance: 35,840[122]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Fiorentina Italy0–2Spain Sevilla
Report Bacca 22'
Carriço 27'
Attendance: 32,466[123]

Sevilla won 5–0 on aggregate.

Notes
  1. ^
    Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk played their home match at Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, instead of their regular stadium, Dnipro-Arena, Dnipropetrovsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.

Final

Main article: 2015 UEFA Europa League final

The final was played on 27 May 2015 at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland. A draw was held on 24 April 2015, after the semi-final draw, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[118]

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine2–3Spain Sevilla
Kalinić 7'
Rotan 44'		 Report Krychowiak 28'
Bacca 31', 73'
Attendance: 45,000[124]

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The draw for the round of 32 was held on 15 December 2014.[1] The first legs were played on 19 February, and the second legs were played on 26 February 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Young Boys Switzerland 2–7 England Everton 1–4 1–3
Torino Italy 5–4 Spain Athletic Bilbao 2–2 3–2
Sevilla Spain 4–2 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 3–2
Wolfsburg Germany 2–0 Portugal Sporting CP 2–0 0–0
Ajax Netherlands 4–0 Poland Legia Warsaw 1–0 3–0
AaB Denmark 1–6 Belgium Club Brugge 1–3 0–3
Anderlecht Belgium 1–3 Russia Dynamo Moscow 0–0 1–3
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine 4–2 Greece Olympiacos 2–0 2–2
Trabzonspor Turkey 0–5 Italy Napoli 0–4 0–1
Guingamp France 3–4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 1–3
Villarreal Spain 5–2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 3–1
Roma Italy 3–2 Netherlands Feyenoord 1–1 2–1
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 0–4 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 0–1 0–3
Liverpool England 1–1 (4–5 p) Turkey Beşiktaş 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Tottenham Hotspur England 1–3 Italy Fiorentina 1–1 0–2
Celtic Scotland 3–4 Italy Internazionale 3–3 0–1

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 27 February 2015.[2] The first legs were played on 12 March, and the second legs were played on 19 March 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Everton England 4–6 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 2–5
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine 2–2 (a) Netherlands Ajax 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–1 Italy Torino 2–0 0–1
Wolfsburg Germany 5–2 Italy Internazionale 3–1 2–1
Villarreal Spain 2–5 Spain Sevilla 1–3 1–2
Napoli Italy 3–1 Russia Dynamo Moscow 3–1 0–0
Club Brugge Belgium 5–2 Turkey Beşiktaş 2–1 3–1
Fiorentina Italy 4–1 Italy Roma 1–1 3–0

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 20 March 2015.[3] The first legs were played on 16 April, and the second legs were played on 23 April 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sevilla Spain 4–3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–1 2–2
Club Brugge Belgium 0–1[F] Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0–0 0–1
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 1–3 Italy Fiorentina 1–1 0–2
Wolfsburg Germany 3–6 Italy Napoli 1–4 2–2
Notes
  1. ^
    Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals and final (to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes) was held on 24 April 2015.[4] The first legs were played on 7 May, and the second legs were played on 14 May 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Napoli Italy 1–2 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1–1 0–1
Sevilla Spain 5–0 Italy Fiorentina 3–0 2–0

Final

Main article: 2015 UEFA Europa League Final
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine2–3Spain Sevilla
Kalinić 7'
Rotan 44'		 Report Krychowiak 28'
Bacca 31', 73'
Attendance: 45,000[5]

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Top goalscorers

Despite leaving European football halfway through the season, Red Bull Salzburg's Alan was the joint top scorer
Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 Brazil Alan Austria Red Bull Salzburg 8 423
Belgium Romelu Lukaku England Everton 634
3 Colombia Carlos Bacca Spain Sevilla 7 765
Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín Italy Napoli 833
5 Greece Stefanos Athanasiadis Greece PAOK 6 516
France Guillaume Hoarau Switzerland Young Boys 605
Spain Jonathan Soriano Austria Red Bull Salzburg 613
Argentina Luciano Vietto Spain Villarreal 732
Israel Lior Refaelov Belgium Club Brugge 789
10 Romania Raul Rusescu Romania Steaua București 5 147
England Harry Kane England Tottenham Hotspur 422
Czech Republic David Lafata Czech Republic Sparta Prague 440
Croatia Andrej Kramarić Croatia Rijeka 505
France Claudio Beauvue France Guingamp 720
Senegal Demba Ba Turkey Beşiktaş 729
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Germany Wolfsburg 981

Source: UEFA.com[7]

Top assists

Rank Player Team Assists Minutes played
1 Argentina Luciano Vietto Spain Villarreal 6 732
Ukraine Andriy Yarmolenko Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 933
3 Turkey Colin Kazim-Richards Netherlands Feyenoord 5 560
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Germany Wolfsburg 5 981
5 Greece Vasilis Torosidis Italy Roma 4 297
England Leighton Baines England Everton 4 450
Romania Alexandru Chipciu Romania Steaua București 4 450
Slovenia Kevin Kampl Austria Red Bull Salzburg 4 540
Israel Lior Refaelov Belgium Club Brugge 4 789
Turkey Gökhan Töre Turkey Beşiktaş 4 886

Source: UEFA.com[8]

Squad of the Season

The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament:[9]

Pos. Player Team
GK Ukraine Denys Boyko Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Spain Sergio Rico Spain Sevilla
DF Brazil Douglas Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Algeria Faouzi Ghoulam Italy Napoli
France Timothée Kolodziejczak Spain Sevilla
Spain Raúl Albiol Italy Napoli
Spain Aleix Vidal Spain Sevilla
MF Spain Borja Valero Italy Fiorentina
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Germany Wolfsburg
Argentina Éver Banega Spain Sevilla
Slovakia Marek Hamšík Italy Napoli
Poland Grzegorz Krychowiak Spain Sevilla
Ukraine Ruslan Rotan Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Cameroon Stéphane Mbia Spain Sevilla
FW Brazil Alan Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Colombia Carlos Bacca Spain Sevilla
Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín Italy Napoli
Ukraine Yevhen Konoplyanka Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

See also

References

  1. ^ "Europa League round of 32 draw". UEFA.com. 15 December 2014.
  2. ^ "UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw". UEFA.com. 27 February 2015.
  3. ^ "UEFA Europa League quarter-final draw". UEFA.com. 20 March 2015.
  4. ^ "UEFA Europa League semi-final draw". UEFA.com. 24 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Full Time Report" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Atkinson to referee UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Assists". UEFA.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Experts' UEFA Europa League squad of the season". UEFA.com. 28 May 2015.
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