Europa League fixtures, draw dates, knockout rounds for new-look 2024-25 format

The 2024-25 Europa League league phase will get underway on September 25 and then conclude on January 30, with 36 teams participating in the new-look format.

Each team will play eight games against different opponents - four at home and four away - with all of the sides then being ranked in one group to determine whether they will advance to the next stage.

The total number of matches in the league phase will therefore rise to 144, up from 96 in the previous format, and Manchester United are among the favourites to challenge for the trophy this season.

Here, Sports Mole provides the Europa League fixtures, draw dates and the knockout rounds for the new-look competition, which should bring plenty of drama.

Gameweek One

Wednesday September 25

AZ Alkmaar vs. Elfsborg Bodo/Glimt vs. Porto Manchester United vs. FC Twente Galatasaray vs. PAOK Dynamo Kiev vs. Lazio Ludogorets Razgrad vs. Slavia Prague FC Midtjylland vs. Hoffenheim Nice vs. Real Sociedad Anderlecht vs. Ferencvaros

Thursday September 26

Fenerbahce vs. Union SG Malmo vs. Rangers Roma vs. Athletic Bilbao Ajax vs. Besiktas Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Viktoria Plzen Tottenham Hotspur vs. Qarabag FK Braga vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv Lyon vs. Olympiacos FCSB vs. Rigas Futbola Skola

Gameweek Two

Thursday October 3

Lazio vs. Nice Slavia Prague vs. Ajax Real Sociedad vs. Anderlecht Olympiacos vs. Braga Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. FC Midtjylland Ferencvaros vs. Tottenham Hotspur Qarabag FK vs. Malmo Hoffenheim vs. Dynamo Kiev RFS vs. Galatasaray Porto vs. Manchester United Rangers vs. Lyon PAOK vs. FCSB Viktoria Plzen vs. Ludogorets Razgrad Union SG vs. Bodo/Glimt Athletic Bilbao vs. AZ Alkmaar FC Twente vs. Fenerbahce Besiktas vs. Eintracht Franfkurt Elfsborg vs. Roma

Gameweek Three

Wednesday October 23

Braga vs. Bodo/Glimt Galatasaray vs. Elfsborg

Thursday October 24

Roma vs. Dynamo Kiev Eintracht Frankfurt vs. RFS PAOK vs. Viktoria Plzen Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Real Sociedad Ferencvaros vs. Nice Qarabag FK vs. Ajax FC Midtjylland vs. Union SG Porto vs. Hoffenheim Rangers vs. FCSB Tottenham Hotspur vs. AZ Alkmaar Lyon vs. Besiktas Fenerbahce vs. Manchester United Malmo vs. Olympiacos Athletic Bilbao vs. Slavia Prague Anderlecht vs. Ludogorets Razgrad FC Twente vs. Lazio

Gameweek Four

Wednesday November 6

Besiktas vs. Malmo

Thursday November 7

Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Slavia Prague Olympiacos vs. Rangers Galatasaray vs. Tottenham Hotspur Bodo/Glimt vs. Qarabag FK Union SG vs. Roma Ludogorets Razgrad vs. Athletic Bilbao Nice vs. FC Twente FCSB vs. FC Midtjylland Elfsborg vs. Braga Manchester United vs. PAOK Ajax vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv Lazio vs. Porto AZ Alkmaar vs. Fenerbahce Viktoria Plzen vs. Real Sociedad Dynamo Kiev vs. Ferencvaros Hoffenheim vs. Lyon RFS vs. Anderlecht

Gameweek Five

Thursday November 28

Lazio vs. Ludogorets Razgrad AZ Alkmaar vs. Galatasaray Qarabag SK vs. Lyon Dynamo Kiev vs. Viktoria Plzen Athletic Bilbao vs. Elfsborg Anderlecht vs. Porto Besiktas vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv RFS vs. PAOK Manchester United vs. Bodo/Glimt Tottenham Hotspur vs. Roma Slavia Prague vs. Fenerbahce Real Sociedad vs. Ajax Braga vs. Hoffenheim Ferencvaros vs. Malmo FC Midtjylland vs. Eintracht Frankfurt Nice vs. Rangers FC Twente vs. Union SG FCSB vs. Olympiacos

Gameweek Six

Wednesday December 11

Fenerbahce vs. Athletic Bilbao

Thursday December 12

Roma vs. Braga Olympiacos vs. FC Twente PAOK vs. Ferencvaros Viktoria Plzen vs. Manchester United Union SG vs. Nice Ludogorets Razgrad vs. AZ Alkmaar Malmo vs. Galatasaray Hoffenheim vs. FCSB Porto vs. FC Midtjylland Ajax vs. Lazio Rangers vs. Tottenham Hotspur Slavia Prague vs. Anderlecht Real Sociedad vs. Dynamo Kiev Lyon vs. Eintracht Frankfurt Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. RFS Bodo/Glimt vs. Besiktas Elfsborg vs. Qarabag FK

Gameweek Seven

Tuesday January 21

Galatasaray vs. Dynamo Kiev

Wednesday January 22

Besiktas vs. Athletic Bilbao

Thursday January 23

Porto vs. Olympiacos AZ Alkmaar vs. Roma Fenerbahce vs. Lyon Qarabag FK vs. FCSB Viktoria Plzen vs. Anderlecht Bodo/Glimt vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv Malmo vs. FC Twente Hoffenheim vs. Tottenham Hotspur Manchester United vs. Rangers Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Ferencvaros Lazio vs. Real Sociedad PAOK vs. Slavia Prague Union SG vs. Braga Ludogorets Razgrad vs. FC Midtjylland RFS vs. Ajax Elfsborg vs. Nice

Gameweek Eight

Thursday January 30

Roma vs. Eintracht Frankfurt Ajax vs. Galatasaray Rangers vs. Union SG Tottenham Hotspur vs. Elfsborg Slavia Prague vs. Malmo Real Sociedad vs. PAOK Braga vs. Lazio Olympiacos vs. Qarabag FK Lyon vs. Ludogorets Razgrad Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Porto Ferencvaros vs. AZ Alkmaar Dynamo Kiev vs. RFS FC Midtjylland vs. Fenerbahce Athletic Bilbao vs. Viktoria PlzeÅˆ Nice vs. Bodo/Glimt Anderlecht vs. Hoffenheim FC Twente vs. Besiktas FCSB vs. Manchester United

Knockout stage

Knockout round playoffs: 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