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UEFA Europa League

The 2010-11 UEFA Europa League was the 2nd 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 2010-11 UEFA Europa League.

Qualifying[]

The 2010-11 competition had 4 qualification rounds to reach the group stage. As current UEFA Europa League titleholder, Atlético Madrid automatically qualify for this season's group stage.

New non-UCL teams Teams in
Europa League
New teams from UCL
1st
Qualifying
52 teams >>>    52 teams  
2nd
Qualifying
54 teams >>>
 
   26 winners from 1st Q
   54 new teams
   -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
   80 teams
 
3rd
Qualifying
30 teams >>>
 
   40 winners from 2nd Q
   30 new teams
   -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
   70 teams
 
Play-offs 24 teams >>>
 
 
   35 winners from 3rd Q
   24 new teams
   15 UCL teams
   -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
   74 teams
 
<<< 15 losing teams from 3rd Qualifying Round
Group Stage 1 team >>>
 
 
   37 winners from Play-offs
     1 champion
   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
   Belarus BLR   BATE Borisov
   Belgium BEL   Anderlecht
   Czech Republic CZE   Sparta Prague
   England ENG   Liverpool
  Manchester City
  Liverpool
  Manchester City
   France FRA   Lille
  PSG
 
  PSG
   Germany GER   Bayer Leverkusen
  Stuttgart
  Bayer Leverkusen
   Greece GRE   Aris
  PAOK
   Italy ITA   Napoli
   Netherlands NED   Ajax 3
  PSV Eindhoven
  Twente 3
  Ajax 3
  PSV Eindhoven
  Twente 3
 
  PSV Eindhoven
  Twente 3
   Poland POL   Lech Poznań
   Portugal POR   Benfica 3
  Braga 3
  Porto
  Sporting Lisbon
  Benfica 3
  Braga 3
  Porto
  Benfica 3
  Braga 3
  Porto
  Benfica 3
  Braga 3
  Porto
 
  Braga 3
  Porto
   Russia RUS   CSKA Moscow
  Rubin Kazan 3
  Spartak Moscow 3
  Zenit St Petersburg
  CSKA Moscow
 
  Spartak Moscow 3
  Zenit St Petersburg
 
 
  Spartak Moscow 3
   Scotland SCO   Rangers 3   Rangers 3
   Spain ESP   Sevilla
  Villarreal
 
  Villarreal
 
  Villarreal
 
  Villarreal
   Switzerland SUI   Basel 3
  Young Boys
   Turkey TUR   Beşiktaş
   Ukraine UKR   Dynamo Kyiv
  Metalist Kharkiv
  Dynamo Kyiv   Dynamo Kyiv

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
   Switzerland   Young Boys
   Russia   Zenit    Russia   Zenit
   Netherlands   Twente 3    Netherlands   Twente 3    Netherlands   Twente 3
   Russia   Rubin Kazan 3
   Italy   Napoli
   Spain   Villarreal    Spain   Villarreal    Spain   Villarreal    Spain   Villarreal
   Germany   Leverkusen    Germany   Leverkusen
   Ukraine   Metalist Kharkiv
   Greece   PAOK
   Russia   CSKA Moscow    Russia   CSKA Moscow
   Portugal   Porto    Portugal   Porto    Portugal   Porto    Portugal   Porto    Portugal   Porto
  (CHAMPIONS)
   Spain   Sevilla
   Switzerland   Basel 3
   Russia   Spartak 3    Russia   Spartak 3    Russia   Spartak 3
   Netherlands   Ajax 3    Netherlands   Ajax 3
   Belgium   Anderlecht
   Greece   Aris
   England   Manchester City    England   Manchester City
   Ukraine   Dynamo Kyiv    Ukraine   Dynamo Kyiv    Ukraine   Dynamo Kyiv
   Turkey   Beşiktaş
   Poland   Lech Poznań
   Portugal   Braga 3    Portugal   Braga 3    Portugal   Braga 3    Portugal   Braga 3    Portugal   Braga 3
   England   Liverpool    England   Liverpool
   Czech Republic   Sparta Prague
   Belarus   BATE Borisov
   France   PSG    France   PSG
   Portugal   Benfica 3    Portugal   Benfica 3    Portugal   Benfica 3    Portugal   Benfica 3
   Germany   Stuttgart
   France   Lille
   Netherlands   PSV Eindhoven    Netherlands   PSV Eindhoven    Netherlands   PSV Eindhoven
   Scotland   Rangers 3    Scotland   Rangers 3
   Portugal   Sporting

³ Third place finishers in UEFA Champions League Group Stage

Final[]

The final this season was played at Lansdowne Road Stadium, Dublin where in an all-Portuguese final Porto defeated Braga.


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