Europa League 2024/25 format, fixtures, dates and knockout stage qualification as Man Utd, Tottenham, Rangers compete

Manchester United and Tottenham have automatically qualified for this season’s Europa League; Chelsea will take part in the UEFA Conference League

The 2024/25 Europa League campaign is under way and the 54th edition is the first in a revamped format.

Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers are competing in Europe’s second tier club competition this term and are vying to reach the knockout stage.

The biggest change relates to the competition’s group stage, which has become a single 36-team ‘league stage’.

Each club will face eight different teams, with four home fixtures and four away.

The top eight overall advance directly to the round of 16.

Teams that finish ninth to 24th will then compete in the knockout play-offs, with victors progressing to the last 16.

The knockout phase remains the same, with teams competing in a two-legged tie in the last 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals before the one-legged final in Bilbao on May 21.

Get Sky Sports | Stream Sky Sports with NOW

When do Europa League ‘league stage’ fixtures take place?

Matchday 1: September 25-26 2024
Matchday 2: October 3 2024
Matchday 3: October 24 2024
Matchday 4: November 7 2024
Matchday 5: November 28 2024
Matchday 6: December 12 2024
Matchday 7: January 23 2025
Matchday 8: January 30 2025

Europa League table 2024/25 – who is on course to qualify?

Man Utd’s Europa League fixtures and results

Man Utd 1-1 Twente

Porto 3-3 Man Utd

Fenerbahce 1-1 Man Utd

Man Utd 2-0 PAOK

November 28: Man Utd vs Bodo/Glimt, Old Trafford, kick-off, 8pm

December 12: Viktoria Plzen vs Man Utd, Doosan Arena, kick-off 5.45pm

January 23: Man Utd vs Rangers, Old Trafford, kick-off 8pm

January 30: FCSB vs Man Utd, National Arena, kick-off 8pm

Tottenham’s Europa League fixtures and results

Tottenham 3-0 Qarabag

Ferencvaros 1-2 Tottenham

Tottenham 1-0 AZ Alkmaar

Galatasaray 2-3 Tottenham

28 November 28: Tottenham vs Roma, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, kick-off 8pm

12 December 12: Rangers vs Tottenham, Ibrox Stadium, kick-off 8pm

January 23: Hoffenheim vs Tottenham, PreZero Arena, kick-off 5.45pm

January 30: Tottenham vs Elfsborg, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, kick-off 8pm

Rangers’ Europa League fixtures and results

Malmo 0-2 Rangers

Rangers 1-4 Lyon

Rangers 4-0 FCSB

Olympiakos 1-1 Rangers

November 28: Nice vs Rangers, Allianz Riviera, kick-off 8pm

December 12: Rangers vs Tottenham, Ibrox Stadium, kick-off 8pm

January 23, 2025: Manchester United vs Rangers, Old Trafford, kick-off 8pm

January 30, 2025: Rangers vs Union SG, Ibrox Stadium, kick-off 8pm

When is the Europa League knockout stage?

Knockout play-offs: February 13 and February 20, 2025
Round of 16: March 6 and March 13, 2025
Quarter-finals: April 10 and April 17, 2025
Semi-finals: May 1 and May 8, 2025
Final: May 21, 2025

Where is the 2025 Europa League final?

The 2024/25 Europa League campaign will conclude at the Estadio de San Mames in Bilbao, Spain, on May 21 2025.

What about the 2024/25 Conference League?

A third season-long European club competition was introduced in 2021/22 in the form of the Europa Conference League.

Chelsea are part of qualifying for this year’s edition, alongside Kilmarnock from Scotland. Hearts will also be involved if they fail to qualify for the Europa League.

In the Europa Conference League – renamed the UEFA Conference League – teams will have six matches against six different opponents in the league phase. Games will be played between September and December.

Conference League table – who is on course to qualify?

When do Conference League ‘league stage’ fixtures take place?

Matchday 1: October 3, 2024
Matchday 2: October 24, 2024
Matchday 3: November 7, 2024
Matchday 4: November 28, 2024
Matchday 5: December 12, 2024
Matchday 6: December 19, 2024