
UEFA Europa League 2023:The Europa League 2023 is the 52nd season of UEFA's secondary club football tournament in Europe. UEFA changed its name 14 seasons ago from UEFA Cup to UEFA Europa League. Teams who qualify for the finals will play the final match at Puskas Arena, Budapest, Hungary. Originally, Budapest was supposed to host the finale for UEFA 2022 Europa League. But UEFA had to make shifts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The winner of the Europa League 2023 will directly enter the UEFA Champions League 2023. They will also have an opportunity to play against the winner of the UEFA Champions League winner in the UEFA Super Cup 2023.
UEFA Europa League 2022-23 commenced on August 4, 2022. The final will be on May 31, 2023. Teams played the third qualifying round on August 4 and August 11, 2022. Later, the playoffs happened on August 18 and August 25, 2022. The qualifiers featured around 27 teams across two rounds.
Other than the final match, matches are generally on Thursdays. They are between the time slots 18:45 CET (11:15 AM IST) and 21:00 CET (01:30 AM IST).
Knockout Playoffs: February 16 and February 23
Round of 16: March 9 and March 16
Quarter-finals: April 13 and April 20
Semi-Finals: May 11 and May 18
Final: May 31
Budapest will host the UEFA Europa League 2023 final match at the Puskas Arena.
The round of 16 draws ceremony will take place at UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on February 24, 2023. The ceremony will commence at 13:00 CET. However, the first leg is on March 9, and the second is on March 16.
Group stage winners (seeded)
Arsenal (ENG)
Betis (ESP)
Fenerbahçe (TUR)
Ferencváros (HUN)
Feyenoord (NED)
Freiburg (GER)
Real Sociedad (ESP)
Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL)
Knockout round playoff winners (unseeded)
Ajax (NED) / Union Berlin (GER)
Barcelona (ESP) / Man United (ENG)
Juventus (ITA) / Nantes (FRA)
Leverkusen (GER) / Monaco (FRA)
Salzburg (AUT) / Roma (ITA)
Sevilla (ESP) / PSV Eindhoven (NED)
Shakhtar (UKR) / Rennes (FRA)
Sporting CP (POR) / Midtjylland (DEN)