EUROPA LEAGUE
Europa League 2024/25 full fixture list: dates and times of every game in UEL league phase
Man United, Spurs, Porto, Lazio and Ajax are some of the high profile sides involved in the 24-25 Europa League.
The 2024/25 Europa League gets underway on Wednesday, 25 September, and we now know exactly when the likes of Manchester United, FC Porto, Ajax, Tottenham, Besiktas and Lazio will be playing each of their eight fixtures in the new league phase.
Understanding the new 2024/25 UEL format
For the first time, 36 teams will take part in the first round, which is now a league phase rather than the group stage we’ve all been so accustomed to. The Swiss model system means teams will play against eight different opponents either home or away (four matches at home, four away), and be ranked in a 36-club table once they have played those eight fixtures.
The top eight teams will advance directly to the round of 16, clubs finishing 9th to 16th will be seeded for the playoff round and face those ranked 17th to 24th, who will be unseeded. The bottom 12 teams will be eliminated.
The initial draw for the first ever league phase threw up some eye-catching ties, including AS Roma against Ajax (matchday 1), Lazio vs Porto (matchday 4), Tottenham vs Rangers (matchday six) and Lazio-Real Sociedad on matchday seven.
Full Europa League 2024/25 league phase draw: dates and times
All times ET.