Europa League 2023/24: All You Need to Know About Playoff Draw

Introduction

The UEFA Europa League is the second-tier club competition in European football, behind the UEFA Champions League. The competition was founded in 1971 as the UEFA Cup and was renamed the UEFA Europa League in 2009.

The Europa League is contested by clubs from all UEFA member associations, with the winners qualifying for the following season's Champions League. The competition is played in a group stage format, followed by a knockout phase.

Europa League 2023/24 Playoff Draw

The draw for the 2023/24 Europa League play-off round will be held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Monday, August 7th, 2023.

The draw will determine the matchups for the two-legged play-off round, which will be played on August 18th and 25th, 2023.

The winners of the play-off round will advance to the group stage of the 2023/24 Europa League.

Teams in the Playoff Draw

The teams in the play-off draw will include the following:

• Eight teams that finished third in their Champions League group stage
• Eight teams that finished second in their Europa Conference League group stage
• Eight teams that won their Europa Conference League play-off round

Format of the Playoff Draw

The draw will be conducted in a seeded format, with the teams from the Champions League group stage seeded and the teams from the Europa Conference League group stage and play-off round unseeded.

The seeded teams will be drawn first, followed by the unseeded teams.

The teams will be drawn into two pots, with one pot containing the seeded teams and the other pot containing the unseeded teams.

One team from each pot will be drawn into each matchup.

Conclusion

The Europa League play-off draw will be a key moment in the 2023/24 season, as it will determine the matchups for the group stage.

The draw will be held on Monday, August 7th, 2023, at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.