2016–17 UEFA Europa League
Friends Arena in Solna will host the final.
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| Dates | 30 June – 25 August 2016 (qualifying) 15 September 2016 – 24 May 2017 (competition proper) |
| Teams | 48+8 (competition proper) 155+33 (expected) (total) (from 54 associations) |
The 2016–17 UEFA Europa League will be the 46th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 8th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.
The 2017 UEFA Europa League Final will be played at the Friends Arena in Solna, Sweden.[1][2]
The winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League will qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, and also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League in the 2017 UEFA Super Cup.
Sevilla won the three most recent tournaments. They qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage as the Europa League title holders, and will not participate in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League unless they finish third in their Champions League group.
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Association team allocation
A total of 188 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations are expected to participate in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League (the participation of teams from Kosovo is to be confirmed) The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[3]
- Associations 1–51 (except Liechtenstein) each have three teams qualify.
- Associations 52–54 (except Gibraltar) each have two teams qualify.
- Liechtenstein and Gibraltar each have one team qualify (Liechtenstein organises only a domestic cup and no domestic league; Gibraltar as per decision by the UEFA Executive Committee).[4]
- Moreover, 33 teams eliminated from the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League are transferred to the Europa League.
- Since the winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Sevilla, qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, their berth in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League (which they qualified for as the seventh-placed team of the 2015–16 La Liga) is vacated and not replaced by any other team.
The UEFA Executive Committee approved in December 2014 changes to the rewards given according to the Respect Fair Play ranking, and starting from the 2016–17 season, the three Fair Play berths were no longer allocated to the Europa League.[5]
Association ranking
For the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2015 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2010–11 to 2014–15.[6][7]
Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Europa League, as noted below:
- (CL) – Additional teams transferred from Champions League
- (EL) – Vacated berth due to Europa League title holders playing in Champions League
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- ^ Kosovo (KOS): Kosovo became a UEFA member on 3 May 2016.[8] UEFA decided that their domestic cup winners could participate in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League only if they could meet licensing criteria under article 15 of the UEFA Club Licensing & Financial Fair Play regulations, which will be confirmed following the assessment made by the UEFA administration within the deadline of 31 May 2016.[9] If Kosovo's entry is allowed, the winners of the 2015–16 Kosovar Cup, Prishtina, will enter the first qualifying round, and the domestic cup winners of association 28 (Maribor of Slovenia) will be moved from the second qualifying round to the first qualifying round.[10]
Distribution
In the default access list, Sevilla enter the third qualifying round (as the seventh-placed team of the 2015–16 La Liga).[3][11] However, since they qualified for the Champions League as the Europa League title holders, the spot which they qualified for in the Europa League third qualifying round is vacated, and the following changes to the default allocation system are made:[12][10]
- The domestic cup winners of association 18 (Cyprus) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
- The domestic cup winners of associations 27 and 28 (Serbia and Slovenia) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
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| First qualifying round (96 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (66 teams) |
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| Third qualifying round (58 teams) |
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| Play-off round (44 teams) |
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| Group stage (48 teams) |
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| Knockout phase (32 teams) |
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Redistribution rules
A Europa League place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualifies for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rules (regulations Articles 3.03 and 3.04):[3]
- When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest-placed" qualifier within the national association with the latest starting round) also qualify for the Champions League, their Europa League place is vacated. As a result, the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place".
- When the domestic cup winners also qualify for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position is vacated. As a result, the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place" if possible.
- For associations where a Europa League place is reserved for the League Cup winners, they always qualify for the Europa League as the "lowest-placed" qualifier. If the League Cup winners have already qualified for European competitions through other methods, this reserved Europa League place is taken by the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions.
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[13]
- CW: Cup winners
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
- LC: League Cup winners
- RW: Regular season winners
- PW: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
- CL: Transferred from Champions League
- GS: Third-placed teams from group stage
- PO: Losers from play-off round
- Q3: Losers from third qualifying round
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Notably two teams will take part in the competition that are not playing in their national top division, Zürich (2nd tier) and Hibernian (2nd tier).
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- ^ Azerbaijan (AZE): Zira and Inter Baku would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the runners-up and fourth-placed team of the 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League respectively, but Zira failed to obtain a UEFA licence as the club has existed professionally for fewer than three seasons,[14][15] and Inter Baku were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.[16] As a result, the berths were given to the fifth-placed team Kapaz and the sixth-placed team Neftçi Baku.
- ^ Bulgaria (BUL): CSKA Sofia would have qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round as the winners of the 2015–16 Bulgarian Cup, but were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.[17] As a result, the runners-up of the 2015–16 A Group, Levski Sofia, entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round, and the first qualifying round berth was given to the fourth-placed team Slavia Sofia.
- ^ Latvia (LVA): Skonto would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the runners-up of the 2015 Latvian Higher League, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.[18][19] As a result, the berth was given to the fifth-placed team Spartaks Jūrmala.
- ^ Malta (MLT): Sliema Wanderers would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the winners of the 2015–16 Maltese FA Trophy, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.[20] As a result, the berth was given to the fourth-placed team of the 2015–16 Maltese Premier League, Balzan.
- ^ Romania (ROU): CFR Cluj would have qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as the winners of the 2015–16 Cupa României, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence after filing for insolvency in 2015.[21][22] Dinamo București would have qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round as the fourth-placed team of the 2015–16 Liga I, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence after filing for insolvency in 2014.[23][24] Dinamo București appealed to the Romanian Football Federation but the appeal was denied,[25] and an appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport[26] was also rejected.[27] As a result, the third qualifying round berth was given to the fifth-placed team Viitorul Constanța, and the second qualifying round berth was given to the seventh-placed team CSMS Iași, since the sixth-placed team Târgu Mureș were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.[16][22][28]
- ^ Turkey (TUR): Galatasaray would have qualified for the Europa League group stage as the winners of the 2015–16 Turkish Cup, but were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.[29] As a result, the third-placed team of the 2015–16 Süper Lig, Konyaspor, entered the group stage instead of the third qualifying round, the fourth-placed team İstanbul Başakşehir entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round, and the second qualifying round berth was given to the fifth-placed team Osmanlıspor.
- ^ Ukraine (UKR): Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk would have qualified for the Europa League group stage as the third-placed team of the 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League, but were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.[16] As a result, the fourth-placed team Zorya Luhansk entered the group stage instead of the third qualifying round, and the third qualifying round berth was given to the sixth-placed team FC Oleksandriya.
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[3][30]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 20 June 2016 | 30 June 2016 | 7 July 2016 |
| Second qualifying round | 14 July 2016 | 21 July 2016 | ||
| Third qualifying round | 15 July 2016 | 28 July 2016 | 4 August 2016 | |
| Play-off | Play-off round | 5 August 2016 | 18 August 2016 | 25 August 2016 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 26 August 2016 (Monaco) |
15 September 2016 | |
| Matchday 2 | 29 September 2016 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 20 October 2016 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 3 November 2016 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 24 November 2016 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 8 December 2016 | |||
| Knockout phase | Round of 32 | 12 December 2016 | 16 February 2017 | 23 February 2017 |
| Round of 16 | 24 February 2017 | 9 March 2017 | 16 March 2017 | |
| Quarter-finals | 17 March 2017 | 13 April 2017 | 20 April 2017 | |
| Semi-finals | 21 April 2017 | 4 May 2017 | 11 May 2017 | |
| Final | 24 May 2017 at Friends Arena, Solna | |||
Matches in the qualifying, play-off, and knockout rounds may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2016 UEFA club coefficients,[31][32][33] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
UEFA club coefficient of each team shown after "Coeff.".[31][32]
First qualifying round
A total of 96 teams are expected to play in the first qualifying round.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv Coeff. 20.225
Midtjylland Coeff. 14.720
HJK Coeff. 10.980
Dinamo Minsk Coeff. 10.000
Omonia Coeff. 9.935
Neftçi Baku Coeff. 9.725- AEK Larnaca Coeff. 9.435
AIK Coeff. 8.975
Slovan Bratislava Coeff. 8.900
Videoton Coeff. 8.725
Aktobe Coeff. 8.075
Vojvodina Coeff. 7.925- Shakhtyor Soligorsk Coeff. 7.500
- Spartak Trnava Coeff. 7.400
- Brøndby Coeff. 7.220
- IFK Göteborg Coeff. 6.475
- Debrecen Coeff. 6.475
Heart of Midlothian Coeff. 6.460
Ventspils Coeff. 6.075
Admira Wacker Mödling Coeff. 6.020
Lokomotiva Coeff. 5.775
KR Coeff. 5.750
Dila Gori Coeff. 5.625- Aberdeen Coeff. 5.460
Odd Coeff. 5.350- Gabala Coeff. 5.225
Rabotnički Coeff. 5.200
Vaduz Coeff. 4.850- Kairat Coeff. 4.825
Differdange 03 Coeff. 4.800
Shamrock Rovers Coeff. 4.590- St Patrick's Athletic Coeff. 4.590
Zagłębie Lubin Coeff. 4.500- Cracovia Coeff. 4.500
Linfield Coeff. 4.400
Dacia Chișinău Coeff. 4.325- Beitar Jerusalem Coeff. 4.225
- Stabæk Coeff. 4.100
Kukësi Coeff. 4.075- Čukarički Coeff. 3.925
Levadia Tallinn Coeff. 3.850- Nõmme Kalju Coeff. 3.850
Pyunik Coeff. 3.825- Zimbru Chișinău Coeff. 3.825
- Breiðablik Coeff. 3.750
Široki Brijeg Coeff. 3.675
Beroe Stara Zagora Coeff. 3.625
Domžale Coeff. 3.625- Ordabasy Coeff. 3.575
- Fola Esch Coeff. 3.550
- Cliftonville Coeff. 3.400
Rudar Pljevlja Coeff. 3.225
HB Coeff. 3.225- Gorica Coeff. 3.125
- Chikhura Sachkhere Coeff. 3.125
- Shirak Coeff. 3.075
- Budućnost Podgorica Coeff. 2.975
- Kapaz Coeff. 2.975
Birkirkara Coeff. 2.966- Shkëndija Coeff. 2.950
- Víkingur Gøta Coeff. 2.725
- Slavia Sofia Coeff. 2.625
- MTK Budapest Coeff. 2.475
- Hibernians Coeff. 2.466
- Spartak Myjava Coeff. 2.400
Sūduva Marijampolė Coeff. 2.175- Jeunesse Esch Coeff. 2.050
- RoPS Coeff. 1.980
- Jelgava Coeff. 1.825
- Teuta Durrës Coeff. 1.825
- Zaria Bălți Coeff. 1.825
- Valur Coeff. 1.750
- IFK Mariehamn Coeff. 1.730
Lusitanos Coeff. 1.699- Atlantas Coeff. 1.675
- Samtredia Coeff. 1.625
- Spartaks Jūrmala Coeff. 1.575
- Partizani Tirana Coeff. 1.575
- Banants Coeff. 1.575
- NSÍ Runavík Coeff. 1.475
- Trakai Coeff. 1.425
- Radnik Bijeljina Coeff. 1.425
- Sloboda Tuzla Coeff. 1.425
- Glenavon Coeff. 1.400
- Cork City Coeff. 1.340
La Fiorita Coeff. 1.316
Bala Town Coeff. 1.200- Sileks Coeff. 1.200
- UE Santa Coloma Coeff. 1.199
- Bokelj Coeff. 0.975
- Balzan Coeff. 0.966
- Infonet Tallinn Coeff. 0.850
- Folgore Coeff. 0.816
Europa FC Coeff. 0.700- Llandudno Coeff. 0.700
- Connah's Quay Nomads Coeff. 0.700
Second qualifying round
A total of 66 teams are expected to play in the second qualifying round: 18 teams which enter in this round, and the 48 winners of the first qualifying round.
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Genk Coeff. 36.000- Maribor Coeff. 21.625
- Austria Wien Coeff. 19.020
- Partizan Coeff. 16.925
- Maccabi Haifa Coeff. 11.725
- Hajduk Split Coeff. 10.775
Grasshopper Coeff. 9.755- Strømsgodset Coeff. 7.850
Osmanlıspor Coeff. 6.920
Slavia Prague Coeff. 6.585- BK Häcken Coeff. 5.975
Panionios Coeff. 5.940
CSMS Iași Coeff. 5.076- Piast Gliwice Coeff. 5.000
- Levski Sofia Coeff. 4.375
- Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino Coeff. 4.250
- Hibernian Coeff. 3.960
- SønderjyskE Coeff. 3.720
Third qualifying round
A total of 58 teams are expected to play in the third qualifying round: 25 teams which enter in this round, and the 33 winners of the second qualifying round.
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AZ Coeff. 43.612
Lille Coeff. 29.549- Saint-Étienne Coeff. 26.049
- Gent Coeff. 25.000
Krasnodar Coeff. 24.216- Rapid Wien Coeff. 23.520
- Slovan Liberec Coeff. 22.085
- Spartak Moscow Coeff. 19.216
West Ham United Coeff. 16.256
Hertha BSC Coeff. 16.035- Panathinaikos Coeff. 14.940
- Rijeka Coeff. 14.275
Sassuolo Coeff. 14.087
Rio Ave Coeff. 13.616
Vorskla Poltava Coeff. 11.976- Arouca Coeff. 10.616
- Apollon Limassol Coeff. 10.435
- Mladá Boleslav Coeff. 10.085
- FC Oleksandriya Coeff. 8.976
- Luzern Coeff. 8.775
- AEK Athens Coeff. 7.940
- İstanbul Başakşehir Coeff. 7.920
- Heracles Almelo Coeff. 7.112
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu Coeff. 7.076
- Viitorul Constanța Coeff. 5.076
Play-off round
A total of 44 teams are expected to play in the play-off round: the 29 winners of the third qualifying round, and the 15 losers of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.
Group stage
The 48 teams are drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams are seeded into four pots based on their 2016 UEFA club coefficients.[31][32][33]
In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 32, where they are joined by the eight third-placed teams of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage.
A total of 48 teams play in the group stage: 16 teams which enter in this stage, the 22 winners of the play-off round, and the 10 losers of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League play-off round.
UEFA club coefficient of each team shown after "Coeff.".[31][32]
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- Schalke 04 Coeff. 96.035
- Zenit Saint Petersburg Coeff. 93.216
- Manchester United Coeff. 82.256
Athletic Bilbao Coeff. 75.142- Internazionale Coeff. 58.087
- Fiorentina Coeff. 57.087
- Braga Coeff. 43.116
- Standard Liège Coeff. 27.500
- Celta Vigo Coeff. 21.142
- Feyenoord Coeff. 19.112
- Mainz 05 Coeff. 18.035
- Zürich Coeff. 17.755
- Southampton Coeff. 16.756
- Nice Coeff. 12.049
- Zorya Luhansk Coeff. 11.976
- Konyaspor Coeff. 6.920
Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
- In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage with the better group records are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other.
See also
References
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