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UEFA Europa League

The 2011-12 UEFA Europa League was the 3rd 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 2011-12 UEFA Europa League.

Qualifying[]

The 2011-12 competition had 4 qualification rounds to reach the group stage.

New non-UCL teams Teams in
Europa League
New teams from UCL
1st
Qualifying
50 teams >>>    50 teams  
2nd
Qualifying
55 teams >>>
 
   25 winners from 1st Q
   55 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
 
 
  Standard Liège
   Czech Republic CZE   Viktoria Plzeň 3
   England ENG   Man City 3
  Man United 3
  Stoke City
  Man City 3
  Man United 3
   Germany GER   Hannover
  Schalke
  Hannover
  Schalke
  Hannover
  Schalke
   Greece GRE   Olympiacos 3
  PAOK
  Olympiacos 3
   Italy ITA   Lazio
  Udinese
 
  Udinese
   Netherlands NED   Ajax 3
  AZ Alkmaar
  PSV Eindhoven
  Twente
 
  AZ Alkmaar
  PSV Eindhoven
  Twente
 
  AZ Alkmaar
   Poland POL   Legia Warsaw
  Wisła Kraków
   Portugal POR   Braga
  Porto 3
  Sporting Lisbon
 
 
  Sporting Lisbon
 
 
  Sporting Lisbon
 
 
  Sporting Lisbon
   Romania ROU   Steaua București
   Russia RUS   Lokomotiv Moscow
  Rubin Kazan
   Spain ESP   Athletic Bilbao
  Atlético Madrid
  Valencia 3
  Athletic Bilbao
  Atlético Madrid
  Valencia 3
  Athletic Bilbao
  Atlético Madrid
  Valencia 3
  Athletic Bilbao
  Atlético Madrid
  Valencia 3
  Athletic Bilbao
  Atlético Madrid
   Turkey TUR   Beşiktaş
  Trabzonspor 3
  Beşiktaş
   Ukraine UKR   Metalist Kharkiv   Metalist Kharkiv   Metalist Kharkiv

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
   Greece   PAOK
   Italy   Udinese    Italy   Udinese
   Netherlands   AZ Alkmaar    Netherlands   AZ Alkmaar    Netherlands   AZ Alkmaar
   Belgium   Anderlecht
   England   Stoke City
   Spain   Valencia 3    Spain   Valencia 3    Spain   Valencia 3    Spain   Valencia 3
   Netherlands   PSV Eindhoven    Netherlands   PSV Eindhoven
   Turkey   Trabzonspor 3
   Portugal   Braga
   Turkey   Beşiktaş    Turkey   Beşiktaş
   Spain   Atlético Madrid    Spain   Atlético Madrid    Spain   Atlético Madrid    Spain   Atlético Madrid    Spain   Atlético Madrid
  (CHAMPIONS)
   Italy   Lazio
   Belgium   Club Brugge
   Germany   Hannover    Germany   Hannover    Germany   Hannover
   Belgium   Standard Liège    Belgium   Standard Liège
   Poland   Wisła Kraków
   Romania   Steaua
   Netherlands   Twente    Netherlands   Twente
   Germany   Schalke    Germany   Schalke    Germany   Schalke
   Czech Republic   Viktoria Plzeň 3
   Russia   Lokomotiv
   Spain   Athletic Bilbao    Spain   Athletic Bilbao    Spain   Athletic Bilbao    Spain   Athletic Bilbao    Spain   Athletic Bilbao
   England   Man United 3    England   Man United 3
   Netherlands   Ajax 3
   Portugal   Porto 3
   England   Man City 3    England   Man City 3
   Portugal   Sporting    Portugal   Sporting    Portugal   Sporting    Portugal   Sporting
   Poland   Legia Warsaw
   Austria   Salzburg
   Ukraine   Metalist Kharkiv    Ukraine   Metalist Kharkiv    Ukraine   Metalist Kharkiv
   Greece   Olympiacos 3    Greece   Olympiacos 3
   Russia   Rubin Kazan

³ Third place finishers in UEFA Champions League Group Stage

Final[]

The final this season was played at Arena Națională, Bucharest where in an all-Spanish final Atlético Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao.


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