After the successful commencement of the various European leagues, fans are glad to know that the Europa League group stage draw is taking place. As always, fans are treated to more excitement as new teams will be seen while other major household names will make a return this year.
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While most clubs that have played in the Champions League consider playing in the Europa League as being demoted, it is a good thing as they get a chance to secure a direct pass to the Champions League, if they win. The Europa League draw took place this Friday bringing together some of the top names in the European stage.
Manchester United and Arsenal will all be playing in this stage alongside other big names across Europe. Last year saw two English teams, Chelsea vs Arsenal, tussle it out for the coveted trophy with the Blues carrying the day. What should fans expect in this year’s tournament?
Europa League draw 2019/2020
The 2019/2020 Europa League group stage draw kicked off at 1300 hours CEST on August 30, 2019. The much-awaited event went down in Monaco at the Grimaldi Forum. The Europa League live streaming event was live on UEFA official site.
UEFA Europa League teams for 2019/2020
Here are the Europa League teams:
- England: Arsenal, Manchester United
- Spain: Sevilla, Getafe
- Italy: Lazio, Roma
- Germany: Wolfsburg, Borussia Monchengladbach
- Russia: CSKA Moskva, Krasnodar
- France: Rennes, Saint-Étienne
- Cyprus: APOEL
- Portugal: Porto, Sporting CP
- Ukraine: Dynamo Kyiv, Alexandria
- Turkey: Istanbul Başakşehir, Beşiktaş
- Belgium: Standard Liège
- Norway: Rosenborg
- Australia: Wolfsberg, LASK
- Sweden: Basel, Young Boys, Lugano
- Romania: CRF Cluj
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Club coefficients
Club coefficients are calculated from the points garnered by the clubs in the last five years. It is also derived through the association coefficient over the same period. Whichever of the two is used to create pods.
How does the Europa League draw work?
The draw has been a common practice but will follow the 2018/2019 conventions on pooling of teams. The rules direct that a pool creation process should be based purely on their respective coefficients.
- Forty-eight teams will be split into four different pots.
- The pots are divided according to the specific club coefficients.
- There will be 12 eventual groups that will play with each of the groups containing one team.
- No two teams from the same association will be pooled together.
Clubs qualified in this season’s draw
According to the UEFA confederation, the teams will be broken into four different pots consisting of teams based on their coefficients. Here are the current clubs that will contend for the coveted trophy.
- Sevilla (ESP) - Coefficient 104.000
- Arsenal (ENG) - Coefficient 101.000
- Porto (POR) - Coefficient 93.000
- Roma (ITA) - Coefficient 81.000
- Manchester United (ENG) - Coefficient 78.000
- Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) - Coefficient 65.000
- Beşiktaş (TUR) - Coefficient 62.000
- Basel (SUI) - Coefficient 54.500
- Sporting CP (POR) - Coefficient 50.000
- CSKA Moskva (RUS) - Coefficient 48.000
- Wolfsburg (GER) - Coefficient 40.000
- Lazio (ITA) - 37.000
- Krasnodar (RUS) - 34.500
- Borussia Monchengladbach (GER) - 29.000
- Young Boys (SUI) - 27.500
- APOEL (CYP) - 25.500
- Saint-Étienne (FRA) - 23.000
- Getafe (ESP) - 20.713
- Standard Liège (BEL) - 17.500
- Rennes (FRA) - 11.699
- Rosenborg (NOR) - 11.500
- İstanbul Başakşehir (TUR) - 10.500
- Olexandriya (UKR) - 7.780
- Wolfsberg (AUT) - 6.250
- LASK (AUT) - 6.250
- Lugano (SUI) - 6.000
- CFR Cluj (ROU) - 3.500
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Europa League draw dates
The Friday event will see different teams that made it to the league pooled for different dates. All the fixtures will be known after the event. It will run from September, 2019 till May, 2020. Here is the group stage calendar.
- 19 September - Matchday one
- 3 October - Matchday two
- 24 October - Matchday three
- 7 November - Matchday four
- 28 November - Matchday five
- 12 December - Matchday six
- December 16- Round of 32 draw
- February 20 first leg - Round of 32
- February 27 second leg: Round of 32
- February 28: Round of 16 draws at Nyon
- March 12 first leg: Round of 16
- March 19 second leg: Round of 16
- March 20: Quarter-final and semi-final draw
- April 9 first leg: Quarter-finals
- April 16 second leg: Quarter-finals
- April 30: Semi-finals, first leg
- May 7 second leg: Semi-finals
- May 27: Europa League final – at the Gdansk Stadium
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Europa League groups
The groups for Europa 2019/2020 are already out, and it will bring together some of the newest teams while also announcing some of the big names. Here are the pools for the tournament:
Group A
- Sevilla, APOEL, Qarabag, Dudelange
Group B
- Dynamo Kyiv, Copenhagen, Malmo, Lugano
Group C
- Basel, Krasnodar, Getafe, Trabzonspor
Group D
- Sporting Lisbon, PSV Eindhoven, Rosenborg, Lask
Group E
- Lazio, Celtic, Rennes, Cluj
Group F
- Arsenal, Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard Liege, Victoria
Group G
- Porto, Young Boys, Feyenoord, Rangers
Group H
- CSKA Moscow, Ludogoretss, Espanyol, Ferenacravos
Group I
- Wolfsburg, Gent, St Etienne, Oleksandriya
Group J
- Roma, Borussia Monchengladbach, Istanbul Bakasehit, Wolfsberger
Group K
- Besiktas, Braga, Wolves, Slovan Bratislava
Group L
- Manchester United, Astana, partisan Belgrade, AZ Alkmaar
Awards and trophies
The ceremony will also be graced with some of the best players of the tournament. There were mixed reactions especially towards the end as Chelsea and Arsenal made it to the finals. In their honour, a category to reward the player of the season will be announced and will take over from Antoine Griezmann who is the current titleholder. Here are some of the players in the list:
- Olivier Giroud (Chelsea)
- Eden hazard (Real Madrid, former Chelsea superstar)
- Luka Jovic (Real Madrid)
This season’s Europa League fixtures will go down as from mid-September 2019 and will continue until May 2020. Some of the favourite teams to watch out for include Manchester United and Arsenal. The Europa League group stage draw will also see the announcement of the best players in various categories.
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