2024/25 Europa League all you need to know: Teams, format, dates ...
All you need to know about the 54th season of this club competition, the 16th as the Europa League and the first under a new format.
www.uefa.comHere are the latest updates on the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league phase.
- Format and schedule: The 2024–25 season introduced a single-league phase (instead of multiple groups) to determine the 24 knockout spots. The league phase ran from late September 2024 to late January 2025. This change was part of UEFA’s refreshed format for the competition. [cite ]
- Key results and standings: The league phase featured 36 teams competing for 24 knockout-round berths, with clubs from across 23 associations taking part. Early notable results included rapid wins and tight matches that helped separate the advancing clubs from those eliminated in the phase. [cite ]
- Debuts and highlights: RFS made their Europa League group-stage debut under the new format, marking a milestone for that club in this competition. Several traditional entrants continued to perform strongly, with matchups producing several high-scoring or dramatic outcomes. [cite ]
- Final phase qualification: The top 24 teams from the league phase advanced to the knockout stage, where they faced off in a series of rounds culminating in the final to determine the title. The specific knockout brackets and matchups were determined by the league-phase results. [cite ]
If you’d like, I can pull exact matchday-by-match results, a current standings table, or a visual chart of how teams progressed from the league phase to the knockout rounds.