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UEFA Europa League

The 2012-13 UEFA Europa League was the 4th 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 2012-13 UEFA Europa League.

Qualifying[]

The 2012-13 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
74 teams >>>    74 teams  
2nd
Qualifying
43 teams >>>
 
   37 winners from 1st Q
   43 new teams
   -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
   80 teams
 
3rd
Qualifying
18 teams >>>
 
   40 winners from 2nd Q
   18 new teams
   -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
   58 teams
 
Play-offs 19 teams >>>
 
 
   29 winners from 3rd Q
   19 new teams
   14 UCL teams
   -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
   62 teams
 
<<< 14 losing teams from 3rd Qualifying Round
Group Stage 7 teams >>>
 
 
   31 winners from Play-offs
     6 new teams
     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 3
   Belgium BEL   Genk
   Czech Republic CZE   Sparta Prague
  Viktoria Plzeň
 
  Viktoria Plzeň
   England ENG   Chelsea 3
  Liverpool
  Newcastle United
  Tottenham
  Chelsea 3
 
  Newcastle United
  Tottenham
  Chelsea 3
 
  Newcastle United
  Tottenham
  Chelsea 3   Chelsea 3
   France FRA   Bordeaux
  Lyon
  Bordeaux
   Germany GER   Bayer Leverkusen
  Hannover
  Mönchengladbach
  Stuttgart
 
 
 
  Stuttgart
   Greece GRE   Olympiacos 3
   Italy ITA   Inter Milan
  Lazio
  Napoli
  Inter Milan
  Lazio
 
  Lazio
   Netherlands NED   Ajax 3
   Portugal POR   Benfica 3   Benfica 3   Benfica 3   Benfica 3   Benfica 3
   Romania ROU   CFR Cluj 3
  Steaua București
 
  Steaua București
   Russia RUS   Anji
  Rubin Kazan
  Zenit 3
  Anji
  Rubin Kazan
  Zenit 3
 
  Rubin Kazan
   Spain ESP   Atlético Madrid
  Levante
 
  Levante
   Switzerland SUI   Basel   Basel   Basel   Basel
   Turkey TUR   Fenerbahçe   Fenerbahçe   Fenerbahçe   Fenerbahçe
   Ukraine UKR   Dnipro
  Dynamo Kyiv 3
  Metalist Kharkiv

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
   Romania   CFR Cluj 3
   Italy   Inter Milan    Italy   Inter Milan
   England   Tottenham    England   Tottenham    England   Tottenham
   France   Lyon
   Ukraine   Dnipro
   Switzerland   Basel    Switzerland   Basel    Switzerland   Basel    Switzerland   Basel
   Russia   Zenit 3    Russia   Zenit 3
   England   Liverpool
   Netherlands   Ajax 3
   Romania   Steaua    Romania   Steaua
   England   Chelsea 3    England   Chelsea 3    England   Chelsea 3    England   Chelsea 3    England   Chelsea 3
  (CHAMPIONS)
   Czech Republic   Sparta Prague
   Spain   Atlético Madrid
   Russia   Rubin Kazan    Russia   Rubin Kazan    Russia   Rubin Kazan
   Spain   Levante    Spain   Levante
   Greece   Olympiacos 3
   Germany   Hannover
   Russia   Anji    Russia   Anji
   England   Newcastle    England   Newcastle    England   Newcastle
   Ukraine   Metalist Kharkiv
   Germany   Leverkusen
   Portugal   Benfica 3    Portugal   Benfica 3    Portugal   Benfica 3    Portugal   Benfica 3    Portugal   Benfica 3
   France   Bordeaux    France   Bordeaux
   Ukraine   Dynamo Kyiv 3
   Italy   Napoli
   Czech Republic   Viktoria Plzeň    Czech Republic   Viktoria Plzeň
   Turkey   Fenerbahçe    Turkey   Fenerbahçe    Turkey   Fenerbahçe    Turkey   Fenerbahçe
   Belarus   BATE Borisov 3
   Germany   Gladbach
   Italy   Lazio    Italy   Lazio    Italy   Lazio
   Germany   Stuttgart    Germany   Stuttgart
   Belgium   Genk

³ Third place finishers in UEFA Champions League Group Stage

Final[]

The final this season was played at Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam where Chelsea defeated Benfica.


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