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UEFA Europa League

The 2009-10 UEFA Europa League was the 1st season of the competition replacing the UEFA Cup. Over the course of the season, nearly 200 teams from 53 UEFA member associations participated in the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League.

Qualifying[]

The 2009-10 competition had 4 qualification rounds to reach the group stage.

New non-UCL teams Teams in
Europa League
New teams from UCL
1st
Qualifying
46 teams >>>    46 teams  
2nd
Qualifying
57 teams >>>
 
   23 winners from 1st Q
   57 new teams
   -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
   80 teams
 
3rd
Qualifying
30 teams >>>
 
   40 winners from 2nd Q
   30 new teams
   -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
   70 teams
 
Play-offs 26 teams >>>
 
 
   35 winners from 3rd Q
   26 new teams
   15 UCL teams
   -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
   76 teams
 
<<< 15 losing teams from 3rd Qualifying Round
Group Stage    38 winners from Play-offs
   10 UCL teams
   -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
   48 teams
<<< 10 losing teams from Play-off Round
Knockout Stage    12 Group Stage winners
   12 Group Stage runners-up
     8 UCL teams
   -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
   32 teams
 
<<< 8 third place Group Stage teams

Group Stage[]

The 48 teams form 12 groups of 4 teams, playing a home and away series.

Knockout Stage[]

The top 2 teams from each group are joined by the 8 third-place finishers (indicated by ³) from each group of the UEFA Champions League to form a 32 team knockout stage. Each team play two matches against each other on a home-and-away basis.

Country Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
   Austria AUT   Salzburg
   Belgium BEL   Anderlecht
  Club Brugge
  Standard Liège 3
  Anderlecht
 
  Standard Liège 3
 
 
  Standard Liège 3
   Denmark DEN   Copenhagen
   England ENG   Everton
  Fulham
  Liverpool 3
 
  Fulham
  Liverpool 3
 
  Fulham
  Liverpool 3
 
  Fulham
  Liverpool 3
 
  Fulham
   France FRA   Lille
  Marseille 3
  Lille
  Marseille 3
   Germany GER   Hamburg
  Hertha Berlin
  Werder Bremen
  Wolfsburg 3
  Hamburg
 
  Werder Bremen
  Wolfsburg 3
  Hamburg
 
 
  Wolfsburg 3
  Hamburg
   Greece GRE   Panathinaikos   Panathinaikos
   Italy ITA   Juventus 3
  Roma
  Juventus 3
   Israel ISR   Hapoel Tel Aviv
   Netherlands NED   Ajax
  PSV Eindhoven
  Twente
   Portugal POR   Benfica
  Sporting Lisbon
  Benfica
  Sporting Lisbon
  Benfica
   Romania ROU   Unirea Urziceni 3
   Russia RUS   Rubin Kazan 3   Rubin Kazan 3
   Spain ESP   Athletic Bilbao
  Atlético Madrid 3
  Valencia
  Villarreal
 
  Atlético Madrid 3
  Valencia
 
  Atlético Madrid 3
  Valencia
 
  Atlético Madrid 3
 
  Atlético Madrid 3
   Turkey TUR   Fenerbahçe
  Galatasaray
   Ukraine UKR   Shakhtar Donetsk

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
   Denmark   Copenhagen
   France   Marseille 3    France   Marseille 3
   Portugal   Benfica    Portugal   Benfica    Portugal   Benfica
   Germany   Hertha Berlin
   Romania   Unirea 3
   England   Liverpool 3    England   Liverpool 3    England   Liverpool 3    England   Liverpool 3
   France   Lille    France   Lille
   Turkey   Fenerbahçe
   England   Everton
   Portugal   Sporting    Portugal   Sporting
   Spain   Atlético Madrid 3    Spain   Atlético Madrid 3    Spain   Atlético Madrid 3    Spain   Atlético Madrid 3    Spain   Atlético Madrid 3
  (CHAMPIONS)
   Turkey   Galatasaray
   Belgium   Club Brugge
   Spain   Valencia    Spain   Valencia    Spain   Valencia
   Germany   Werder Bremen    Germany   Werder Bremen
   Netherlands   Twente
   Israel   Hapoel Tel Aviv
   Russia   Rubin Kazan 3    Russia   Rubin Kazan 3
   Germany   Wolfsburg 3    Germany   Wolfsburg 3    Germany   Wolfsburg 3
   Spain   Villarreal
   Ukraine   Shakhtar
   England   Fulham    England   Fulham    England   Fulham    England   Fulham    England   Fulham
   Italy   Juventus 3    Italy   Juventus 3
   Netherlands   Ajax
   Spain   Athletic Bilbao
   Belgium   Anderlecht    Belgium   Anderlecht
   Germany   Hamburg    Germany   Hamburg    Germany   Hamburg    Germany   Hamburg
   Netherlands   PSV Eindhoven
   Austria   Salzburg
   Belgium   Standard Liège 3    Belgium   Standard Liège 3    Belgium   Standard Liège 3
   Greece   Panathinaikos    Greece   Panathinaikos
   Italy   Roma

³ Third place finishers in UEFA Champions League Group Stage

Final[]

The final this season was played at Volksparkstadion, Hamburg where Atlético Madrid defeated Fulham, becoming the first team to win the UEFA Europa League


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