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2020–21 UEFA Europa League

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50th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
2020–21 UEFA Europa League
TheStadion Gdańsk inGdańsk hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
18 August 2020 – 1 October 2020
Competition proper:
22 October 2020 – 26 May 2021
TeamsCompetition proper: 48+8
Total: 158+55 (from 55 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSpainVillarreal (1st title)
Runners-upEnglandManchester United
Tournament statistics
Matches played204
Goals scored618 (3.03 per match)
Attendance108,617 (532 per match)
Top scorer(s)Pizzi (Benfica)
Borja Mayoral (Roma)
Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)
Yusuf Yazıcı (Lille)
7 goals each
Best playerGerard Moreno (Villarreal)[1]
International football competition

The2020–21 UEFA Europa League was the 50th season of Europe's secondary clubfootball tournament organised byUEFA, and the 12th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to theUEFA Europa League.

Villarreal defeatedManchester United in thefinal, played at theStadion Gdańsk inGdańsk, Poland, 11–10 onpenalties following a 1–1 draw afterextra time, winning the competition for the first time in club history.[2] Villarreal thus automatically qualified for the2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage and earned the right to play in the2021 UEFA Super Cup. The stadium was originally appointed to host the2020 UEFA Europa League Final, but this was moved due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe in 2020.[3]

As the title holders of the Europa League,Sevilla qualified for the2020–21 UEFA Champions League, although they had already qualified before the final through their league performance. They were unable to defend their title as they advanced to theChampions League knockout stage, and were eliminated byBorussia Dortmund in theround of 16.

Association team allocation

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A total of 213 teams from all 55UEFA member associations participated in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. The association ranking based on theUEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[4]

  • Associations 1–50 (except Liechtenstein) each had three teams qualify.
  • Associations 51–55 each had two teams qualify (starting from this season, with association 51 losing one spot and association 55 gaining one spot).[5]
  • Liechtenstein had one team qualify (Liechtenstein organised only a domestic cup and no domestic league).
  • Moreover, 55 teams eliminated from the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League were transferred to the Europa League (default number was 57, but two fewer teams competed in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League).

Association ranking

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For the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2019UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2014–15 to 2018–19.[6]

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:

  • (UCL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League
Association ranking for 2020–21 UEFA Europa League
RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes
1 Spain103.5693
2 England85.462+1 (UCL)
3 Italy74.725
4 Germany71.927
5 France58.498
6 Russia50.549+2 (UCL)
7 Portugal48.232+1 (UCL)
8 Belgium39.900+2 (UCL)
9 Ukraine38.900+2 (UCL)
10 Turkey34.600+1 (UCL)
11 Netherlands32.433+2 (UCL)
12 Austria31.250+2 (UCL)
13 Czech Republic28.675+2 (UCL)
14 Greece27.600+2 (UCL)
15 Croatia27.375+2 (UCL)
16 Denmark27.025
17 Switzerland26.900+1 (UCL)
18 Cyprus24.925+1 (UCL)
19 Serbia22.250+1 (UCL)
RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes
20 Scotland22.1253+1 (UCL)
21 Belarus21.875+1 (UCL)
22 Sweden20.900+1 (UCL)
23 Norway20.200+1 (UCL)
24 Kazakhstan19.250+1 (UCL)
25 Poland19.250+1 (UCL)
26 Azerbaijan19.000+1 (UCL)
27 Israel18.625+1 (UCL)
28 Bulgaria17.500+1 (UCL)
29 Romania15.950+1 (UCL)
30 Slovakia15.625+1 (UCL)
31 Slovenia15.000+1 (UCL)
32 Liechtenstein13.5001
33 Hungary10.5003
34 North Macedonia8.000+1 (UCL)
35 Moldova7.750+1 (UCL)
36 Albania7.500+1 (UCL)
37 Republic of Ireland7.450+1 (UCL)
RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes
38 Finland7.2753+1 (UCL)
39 Iceland7.250+1 (UCL)
40 Bosnia and Herzegovina7.125+1 (UCL)
41 Lithuania6.750+1 (UCL)
42 Latvia5.625+1 (UCL)
43 Luxembourg5.500+1 (UCL)
44 Armenia5.250+1 (UCL)
45 Malta5.125+1 (UCL)
46 Estonia5.000+1 (UCL)
47 Georgia4.750+1 (UCL)
48 Wales4.125+1 (UCL)
49 Montenegro4.125+1 (UCL)
50 Faroe Islands4.000+1 (UCL)
51 Gibraltar4.0002+1 (UCL)
52 Northern Ireland3.875+1 (UCL)
53 Kosovo2.500+1 (UCL)
54 Andorra1.831+1 (UCL)
55 San Marino0.666+1 (UCL)

Distribution

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The following was the access list for this season.[7]

Access list for 2020–21 UEFA Europa League
Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundTeams transferred from Champions League
Preliminary round
(16 teams)
  • 6 domestic cup winners from associations 50–55
  • 7 domestic league runners-up from associations 49–55
  • 3 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 48–50
First qualifying round
(94 teams)
  • 25 domestic cup winners from associations 25–49
  • 30 domestic league runners-up from associations 18–48 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 31 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 16–47 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 8 winners from preliminary round
Second qualifying roundChampions Path
(20 teams)
  • 17 teams eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round
  • 3 teams eliminated from Champions League preliminary round
Main Path
(72 teams)
  • 5 domestic cup winners from associations 20–24
  • 2 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–17
  • 3 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 13–15
  • 9 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–15
  • 2 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 5–6 (League Cup winners for France)
  • 4 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–4 (League Cup winners for England)
  • 47 winners from first qualifying round
Third qualifying roundChampions Path
(18 teams)
  • 10 winners from second qualifying round (Champions Path)
  • 8 teams eliminated from Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path)
Main Path
(52 teams)
  • 6 domestic cup winners from associations 14–19
  • 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–12
  • 1 domestic league fourth-placed team from association 6
  • 36 winners from second qualifying round (Main Path)
  • 3 teams eliminated from Champions League second qualifying round (League Path)
Play-off roundChampions Path
(16 teams)
  • 9 winners from third qualifying round (Champions Path)
  • 5 teams eliminated from Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Path)
  • 2 teams eliminated from Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path)
Main Path
(26 teams)
  • 26 winners from third qualifying round (Main Path)
Group stage
(48 teams)
  • 13 domestic cup winners from associations 1–13
  • 1 domestic league fourth-placed team from association 5
  • 4 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–4
  • 8 winners from play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 13 winners from play-off round (Main Path)
  • 4 teams eliminated from Champions League play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 2 teams eliminated from Champions League play-off round (League Path)
  • 3 teams eliminated from Champions League third qualifying round (League Path)
Knockout phase
(32 teams)
  • 12 group winners from group stage
  • 12 group runners-up from group stage
  • 8 third-placed teams from Champions League group stage

Changes were made to the default access list since the Champions League title holders,Bayern Munich, and the Europa League title holders,Sevilla, which were guaranteed berths in the Champions League group stage, already qualified for the Champions League group stage via their domestic leagues, meaning there were fewer teams transferred from the Champions League due to changes in the Champions League access list. However, as a result of schedule delays to both the 2019–20 and 2020–21 European seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 European season started before the conclusion of the 2019–20 European season. Therefore, the changes to the access list that should have been made based on the Champions League and Europa League title holders could not be certain until matches of the earlier qualifying rounds had been played and/or their draws had been made. UEFA used "adaptive re-balancing" to change the access list once the berths for the Champions League and Europa League title holders were determined, and rounds which had already been drawn or played by the time the title holders were determined would not be impacted (Regulations Article 3.07)[4] The following changes were made:

  • Since the Champions League title holder berth in the2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage was vacated, only five losers of the Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Path), instead of the original six, were transferred to the Europa League play-off round (Champions Path). In this case, two losers of Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path), determined by draw, received a bye to the play-off round (Champions Path) instead of entering the third qualifying round (Champions Path).
  • At the time when the draws for the preliminary round and first qualifying round were held on 9 and 10 August 2020, it was not certain whether the Europa League title holder berth in the2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage would be vacated as four of the quarter-finalists of the2019–20 UEFA Europa League,Wolverhampton Wanderers,Bayer Leverkusen,Copenhagen andBasel, did not qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage via their domestic leagues. Therefore, these draws proceeded as normal per the default access list, and the matches drawn, which were played on 18–21 and 25–27 August 2020, were not changed even though after the quarter-finals of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, which were played on 10–11 August 2020, it was confirmed all four semi-finalists,Sevilla,Manchester United,Inter Milan andShakhtar Donetsk, already qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage via their domestic leagues, meaning the Europa League title holder berth would be vacated. As a result, only three losers of the Champions League third qualifying round (League Path), instead of the original four, were transferred to the Europa League group stage, and "adaptive re-balancing" started from the second qualifying round (Main Path), whose draw was held on 31 August 2020, and the following changes to the access list were made:
    • The cup winners of association 13 (Czech Republic), entered the group stage instead of the third qualifying round (Main Path).
    • The cup winners of associations 18 (Cyprus) and 19 (Serbia), entered the third qualifying round (Main Path) instead of the second qualifying round (Main Path).

Redistribution rules

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A Europa League place was vacated when a team qualified for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualified for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place was vacated, it was redistributed within the national association by the following rules:

  • When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest-placed" qualifier within the national association with the latest starting round) also qualified for the Champions League, their Europa League place was vacated. As a result, the highest-placed team in the league which had not yet qualified for European competitions qualified for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finished above them in the league moved up one "place".
  • When the domestic cup winners also qualified for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position was vacated. As a result, the highest-placed team in the league which had not yet qualified for European competitions qualified for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finished above them in the league moved up one "place" if possible.
  • For associations where a Europa League place was reserved for either the League Cup or end-of-season European competition play-offs winners, they always qualified for the Europa League as the "lowest-placed" qualifier. If the League Cup winners had already qualified for European competitions through other methods, this reserved Europa League place was taken by the highest-placed team in the league which had not yet qualified for European competitions.

Teams

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In early April 2020, UEFA announced that due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the deadline for entering the tournament had been postponed until further notice.[8] UEFA also sent a letter to all member associations that domestic leagues must be completed in full without ending prematurely in order to qualify for European competitions.[9] After meeting with the 55 UEFA associations on 21 April 2020, UEFA strongly recommended them to finish domestic top league and cup competitions, although in some special cases where it was not possible, UEFA developed guidelines concerning participation in its club competitions in case of a cancelled league or cup.[10][11] After the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 23 April 2020, UEFA announced that if a domestic competition was prematurely terminated for legitimate reasons in accordance with conditions related to public health or economic problems, the national associations concerned were required to select their participating teams for the 2020–21 UEFA club competitions based on sporting merit in the 2019–20 domestic competitions, and UEFA reserved the right to refuse their admission if UEFA deemed the termination of the competitions not legitimate, or the selection procedure not objective, transparent and non-discriminatory, or the team was perceived by the public as qualifying unfairly. A suspended domestic competition could also be restarted with a different format from the original one in a manner which would still facilitate qualification on sporting merit.[12][13] All leagues were initially to communicate to UEFA by 25 May 2020 whether they intended to restart their competitions,[14] but this deadline was later extended. On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that associations had to enter their teams by 3 August 2020.[3] If a cup was abandoned or not completed by the UEFA registration deadline, the Europa League places were distributed by league positions only.

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • CW: Cup winners
  • 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position of the previous season
  • LC: League Cup winners
  • RW: Regular season winners
  • PW: End-of-season Europa League play-offs winners
  • UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
    • GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
    • CH/LP PO: Losers from the play-off round (Champions/League Path)
    • CH/LP Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round (Champions/League Path)
    • CH/LP Q2: Losers from the second qualifying round (Champions/League Path)
    • Q1: Losers from the first qualifying round
    • PR: Losers from the preliminary round (F: final; SF: semi-finals)
  • Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe as determined by the national association; all teams were subject to approval by UEFA as per the guidelines for entry to European competitions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic[15]

The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round were divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).

Qualified teams for 2020–21 UEFA Europa League
Entry roundTeams
R32AustriaRed Bull Salzburg(UCL GS)GreeceOlympiacos(UCL GS)RussiaKrasnodar(UCL GS)UkraineDynamo Kyiv(UCL GS)
UkraineShakhtar Donetsk(UCL GS)NetherlandsAjax(UCL GS)BelgiumClub Brugge(UCL GS)EnglandManchester United(UCL GS)
GSSpainVillarreal(5th)GermanyTSG Hoffenheim(6th)TurkeySivasspor(4th)[Note]IsraelMaccabi Tel Aviv(UCL CH PO)
SpainReal Sociedad(6th/CW)[Note ESP]FranceLille(Abd-4th)[Note FRA]NetherlandsFeyenoord(Abd-3rd)[Note NED]BelgiumGent(UCL LP PO)
EnglandArsenal(CW)FranceNice(Abd-5th)[Note FRA]AustriaWolfsberger AC(3rd)GreecePAOK(UCL LP PO)
EnglandLeicester City(5th)RussiaCSKA Moscow(4th)Czech RepublicSparta Prague(CW)PortugalBenfica(UCL LP Q3)
ItalyNapoli(CW)PortugalBraga(3rd)Czech RepublicSlavia Prague(UCL CH PO)NetherlandsAZ(UCL LP Q3)
ItalyRoma(5th)BelgiumAntwerp(CW)CyprusOmonia(UCL CH PO)AustriaRapid Wien(UCL LP Q3)
GermanyBayer Leverkusen(5th)UkraineZorya Luhansk(3rd)NorwayMolde(UCL CH PO)
POCHCroatiaDinamo Zagreb(UCL CH Q3)SwitzerlandYoung Boys(UCL CH Q3)SerbiaRed Star Belgrade(UCL CH Q3)BelarusDynamo Brest(UCL CH Q3)
AzerbaijanQarabağ(UCL CH Q3)BulgariaLudogorets Razgrad(UCL CH Q2)[Note CH Q2]AlbaniaTirana(UCL CH Q2)[Note CH Q2]
Q3CHScotlandCeltic(UCL CH Q2)PolandLegia Warsaw(UCL CH Q2)RomaniaCFR Cluj(UCL CH Q2)SloveniaCelje(UCL CH Q2)
MoldovaSheriff Tiraspol(UCL CH Q2)Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo(UCL CH Q2)LithuaniaSūduva(UCL CH Q2)Faroe IslandsKÍ(UCL CH Q2)
MPRussiaRostov(5th)PortugalSporting CP(4th)BelgiumCharleroi(Abd-3rd)[Note BEL]UkraineDesna Chernihiv(4th)
TurkeyAlanyaspor(5th)[Note TUR]NetherlandsPSV Eindhoven(Abd-4th)[Note NED]AustriaLASK(4th)GreeceAEK Athens(3rd)[Note GRE]
CroatiaRijeka(CW)DenmarkSønderjyskE(CW)SwitzerlandSt. Gallen(2nd)[Note SUI]CyprusAnorthosis Famagusta(Abd-2nd)[Note CYP]
SerbiaVojvodina(CW)TurkeyBeşiktaş(UCL LP Q2)Czech RepublicViktoria Plzeň(UCL LP Q2)CroatiaLokomotiva Zagreb(UCL LP Q2)
Q2CHSwedenDjurgårdens IF(UCL Q1)KazakhstanAstana(UCL Q1)SlovakiaSlovan Bratislava(UCL Q1)North MacedoniaSileks(UCL Q1)
Republic of IrelandDundalk(UCL Q1)FinlandKuPS(UCL Q1)IcelandKR(UCL Q1)LatviaRiga(UCL Q1)
LuxembourgFola Esch(UCL Q1)ArmeniaArarat-Armenia(UCL Q1)MaltaFloriana(UCL Q1)EstoniaFlora(UCL Q1)
Georgia (country)Dinamo Tbilisi(UCL Q1)WalesConnah's Quay Nomads(UCL Q1)MontenegroBudućnost Podgorica(UCL Q1)GibraltarEuropa(UCL Q1)
Northern IrelandLinfield(UCL Q1)KosovoDrita(UCL PR F)AndorraInter Club d'Escaldes(UCL PR SF)San MarinoTre Fiori(UCL PR SF)
MPSpainGranada(7th)[Note ESP]EnglandTottenham Hotspur(6th)ItalyMilan(6th)GermanyVfL Wolfsburg(7th)
FranceReims(Abd-6th)[Note FRA]RussiaDynamo Moscow(6th)PortugalRio Ave(5th)BelgiumStandard Liège(Abd-5th)[Note BEL]
UkraineKolos Kovalivka(PW)TurkeyGalatasaray(6th)[Note TUR]NetherlandsWillem II(Abd-5th)[Note NED]AustriaHartberg(PW)
Czech RepublicJablonec(4th)Czech RepublicSlovan Liberec(PW)GreeceAris(5th)GreeceOFI(6th)[Note GRE]
CroatiaOsijek(4th)CroatiaHajduk Split(5th)DenmarkCopenhagen(2nd)SwitzerlandBasel(3rd)[Note SUI]
ScotlandRangers(Abd-2nd)[Note SCO]BelarusBATE Borisov(CW)SwedenIFK Göteborg(CW)NorwayViking(CW)
KazakhstanKaisar(CW)
Q1DenmarkAGF(PW)SwitzerlandServette(4th)[Note SUI]CyprusAPOEL(Abd-3rd)[Note CYP]CyprusApollon Limassol(Abd-4th)[Note CYP]
SerbiaPartizan(2nd)SerbiaTSC(4th)ScotlandMotherwell(Abd-3rd)[Note SCO]ScotlandAberdeen(Abd-4th)[Note SCO]
BelarusShakhtyor Soligorsk(3rd)BelarusDinamo Minsk(4th)SwedenMalmö FF(2nd)SwedenHammarby IF(3rd)
NorwayBodø/Glimt(2nd)NorwayRosenborg(3rd)KazakhstanKairat(2nd)KazakhstanOrdabasy(3rd)
PolandCracovia(CW)PolandLech Poznań(2nd)PolandPiast Gliwice(3rd)AzerbaijanNeftçi(Abd-2nd)[Note AZE]
AzerbaijanKeşla(Abd-3rd)[Note AZE]AzerbaijanSumgayit(Abd-4th)[Note AZE]IsraelHapoel Be'er Sheva(CW)IsraelMaccabi Haifa(2nd)
IsraelBeitar Jerusalem(3rd)BulgariaLokomotiv Plovdiv(CW)BulgariaCSKA Sofia(2nd)BulgariaSlavia Sofia(PW)
RomaniaFCSB(CW)RomaniaUniversitatea Craiova(2nd)RomaniaBotoșani(4th)[Note ROU]SlovakiaŽilina(2nd)
SlovakiaDAC Dunajská Streda(3rd)SlovakiaRužomberok(PW)SloveniaMura(CW)SloveniaMaribor(2nd)
SloveniaOlimpija Ljubljana(3rd)LiechtensteinVaduz(Abd-Cup)[Note LIE]HungaryHonvéd(CW)HungaryMOL Fehérvár(2nd)
HungaryPuskás Akadémia(3rd)North MacedoniaShkëndija(Abd-3rd)[Note MKD]North MacedoniaRenova(Abd-4th)[Note MKD]North MacedoniaShkupi(Abd-5th)[Note MKD]
MoldovaPetrocub Hîncești(CW)MoldovaSfîntul Gheorghe(2nd)MoldovaDinamo-Auto(4th)AlbaniaTeuta(CW)
AlbaniaKukësi(2nd)AlbaniaLaçi(3rd)Republic of IrelandShamrock Rovers(CW)Republic of IrelandBohemians(3rd)
Republic of IrelandDerry City(4th)[Note IRL]FinlandIlves(CW)FinlandInter Turku(2nd)FinlandHonka(PW)
IcelandVíkingur Reykjavík(CW)IcelandBreiðablik(2nd)IcelandFH(3rd)Bosnia and HerzegovinaŽeljezničar(Abd-2nd)[Note BIH]
Bosnia and HerzegovinaZrinjski Mostar(Abd-3rd)[Note BIH]Bosnia and HerzegovinaBorac Banja Luka(Abd-4th)[Note BIH]LithuaniaŽalgiris(2nd)LithuaniaRiteriai(3rd)
LithuaniaKauno Žalgiris(4th)LatviaRFS(CW)LatviaVentspils(3rd)LatviaValmiera(4th)
LuxembourgProgrès Niederkorn(Abd-2nd)[Note LUX]LuxembourgDifferdange 03(Abd-3rd)[Note LUX]LuxembourgUnion Titus Pétange(Abd-4th)[Note LUX]ArmeniaNoah(CW)
ArmeniaAlashkert(3rd)ArmeniaShirak(4th)MaltaValletta(Abd-2nd)[Note MLT]MaltaHibernians(Abd-3rd)[Note MLT]
MaltaSirens(Abd-4th)[Note MLT]EstoniaFCI Levadia(2nd)EstoniaNõmme Kalju(3rd)EstoniaPaide Linnameeskond(4th)
Georgia (country)Saburtalo Tbilisi(CW)Georgia (country)Dinamo Batumi(2nd)Georgia (country)Locomotive Tbilisi(4th)WalesThe New Saints(Abd-2nd)[Note WAL]
WalesBala Town(Abd-3rd)[Note WAL]MontenegroSutjeska(Abd-2nd)[Note MNE]
PRWalesBarry Town United(Abd-4th)[Note WAL]MontenegroIskra(Abd-3rd)[Note MNE]MontenegroZeta(Abd-4th)[Note MNE]Faroe IslandsHB(CW)
Faroe IslandsB36(2nd)Faroe IslandsNSÍ(3rd)GibraltarSt Joseph's(Abd-2nd)[Note GIB]GibraltarLincoln Red Imps(Abd-3rd)[Note GIB]
Northern IrelandGlentoran(CW)Northern IrelandColeraine(Abd-2nd)[Note NIR]KosovoPrishtina(CW)KosovoGjilani(2nd)
AndorraFC Santa Coloma(2nd)AndorraEngordany(3rd)San MarinoTre Penne(Abd-3rd)[Note SMR]San MarinoLa Fiorita(Abd-4th)[Note SMR]

Notes

  1. ^
    Champions Path (CH):Tirana andLudogorets Razgrad, two of the ten losers of2020–21 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path), were determined by a draw held on 31 August 2020 after the Europa League second qualifying round draw,[16] to receive a bye to the play-off round.
  2. ^
    Azerbaijan (AZE): The2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League and the2019–20 Azerbaijan Cup were abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan. The second-placed, third-placed and fourth-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment,Neftçi,Keşla andSumgayit, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theAssociation of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, entering the first qualifying round.[17]
  3. ^
    Belgium (BEL): The2019–20 Belgian First Division A was abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Belgium. The third-placed and fifth-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment,Charleroi andStandard Liège, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theRoyal Belgian Football Association, entering the third qualifying round and second qualifying round respectively.[18]
  4. ^
    Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH): The2019–20 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the2019–20 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup were abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The second-placed, third-placed and fourth-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment,Željezničar,Zrinjski Mostar andBorac Banja Luka, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theFootball Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entering the first qualifying round.[19]
  5. ^
    Cyprus (CYP): The2019–20 Cypriot First Division and the2019–20 Cypriot Cup were abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus. The second-placed, third-placed and fourth-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment,Anorthosis Famagusta,APOEL andApollon Limassol, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theCyprus Football Association, entering the third qualifying round (second-placed team) and first qualifying round respectively.[20]
  6. ^
    France (FRA): The2019–20 Ligue 1 was abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in France. The fourth-placed, fifth-placed and sixth-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per matches played for each team,Lille,Nice andReims, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theFrench Football Federation, entering the group stage and second qualifying round (sixth-placed team) respectively.[21]
  7. ^
    Gibraltar (GIB): The2019–20 Gibraltar National League and the2020 Rock Cup were abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Gibraltar. The second-placed and third-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment,St Joseph's andLincoln Red Imps, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theGibraltar Football Association, entering the preliminary round.[22]
  8. ^
    Greece (GRE):
    • The2019–20 Greek Football Cup was not completed by the UEFA registration deadline. However, since both finalists,Olympiacos andAEK Athens, were in the top three of the2019–20 Super League Greece, the result of the final would have no impact on qualification for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.
    • Panathinaikos, the fourth-placed team of the2019–20 Super League Greece, would have qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, but were banned from UEFA club competitions for the first season they would qualify between the 2018–19 and 2020–21 seasons by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body on 24 April 2018 due to overdue payables, which turned out to be the 2020–21 season since they did not qualify for either the 2018–19 or 2019–20 season.[23] As a result,OFI, the sixth-placed team, qualified for this berth.
  9. ^
    Liechtenstein (LIE): The2019–20 Liechtenstein Cup was abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Liechtenstein. The team remaining in the cup with the highest UEFA club coefficient,Vaduz, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theLiechtenstein Football Association, entering the first qualifying round.[24]
  10. ^
    Luxembourg (LUX): The2019–20 Luxembourg National Division and the2019–20 Luxembourg Cup were abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Luxembourg. The second-placed, third-placed and fourth-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment,Progrès Niederkorn,Differdange 03 andUnion Titus Pétange, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theLuxembourg Football Federation, entering the first qualifying round.[25]
  11. ^
    Malta (MLT): The2019–20 Maltese Premier League and the2019–20 Maltese FA Trophy were abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Malta. The second-placed, third-placed and fourth-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment,Valletta,Hibernians andSirens, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theMalta Football Association, entering the first qualifying round.[26]
  12. ^
    Montenegro (MNE): The2019–20 Montenegrin First League and the2019–20 Montenegrin Cup were abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Montenegro. The second-placed, third-placed and fourth-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment,Sutjeska,Iskra andZeta, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theFootball Association of Montenegro, entering the first qualifying round (second-placed team) and preliminary round respectively.[27]
  13. ^
    Netherlands (NED): The2019–20 Eredivisie and the2019–20 KNVB Cup were abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. The third-placed, fourth-placed and fifth-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment,Feyenoord,PSV Eindhoven andWillem II, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theRoyal Dutch Football Association, entering the group stage, third qualifying round and second qualifying round respectively.[28]
  14. ^
    North Macedonia (MKD): The2019–20 Macedonian First Football League and the2019–20 Macedonian Football Cup were abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia. The third-placed, fourth-placed and fifth-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment,Shkëndija,Renova andShkupi, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theFootball Federation of North Macedonia, entering the first qualifying round, as the second-placed team,Sileks, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League to replace the top team,Vardar, who failed to obtain a UEFA licence.[29]
  15. ^
    Northern Ireland (NIR): The2019–20 NIFL Premiership was abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland. The second-placed team of the league at the time of the abandonement,Coleraine, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theIrish Football Association, entering the preliminary round.[30]
  16. ^
    Republic of Ireland (IRL):Derry City are a club based in Northern Ireland but play in the Republic of Ireland's league system, and qualify for the Europa League through one of the berths for the Republic of Ireland.
  17. ^
    Romania (ROU):Astra Giurgiu, the third-placed team of the2019–20 Liga I, would have qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.[31] As a result,Botoșani, the fourth-placed team, qualified for this berth.
  18. ^
    San Marino (SMR): The2019–20 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio and the2019–20 Coppa Titano were abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in San Marino. The second-placed and third-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment,Folgore andTre Penne, were originally selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theSan Marino Football Federation, entering the preliminary round.[32] However,Folgore were banned by UEFA due to previous match-fixing, and were replaced by the fourth-placed team,La Fiorita.[33]
  19. ^
    Scotland (SCO): The2019–20 Scottish Premiership was abandoned and the2019–20 Scottish Cup was not completed by the UEFA registration deadline due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Scotland. The second-placed, third-placed and fourth-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per matches played for each team,Rangers,Motherwell andAberdeen, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theScottish Football Association, entering the second qualifying round (second-placed team) and first qualifying round respectively.[34]
  20. ^
    Spain (ESP): The2019–20 Copa del Rey was not completed by the UEFA registration deadline due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Spain. As a result, the seventh-placed team of the2019–20 La Liga was selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theRoyal Spanish Football Federation, entering the second qualifying round, and the sixth-placed team of the league entered the group stage.[35] The 2019–20 Copa del Rey was ultimately won by Real Sociedad, who entered the group stage as sixth-placed team, in 2021.
  21. ^
    Switzerland (SUI): The2019–20 Swiss Cup was not completed by the UEFA registration deadline due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland. As a result, the fourth-placed team of the2019–20 Swiss Super League was selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theSwiss Football Association, entering the first qualifying round, and the second-placed and third-placed teams of the league entered the third qualifying round and second qualifying round respectively.[36]
  22. ^
    Turkey (TUR):Trabzonspor, the second-placed team of the2019–20 Süper Lig, would have qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, but were banned from all UEFA club competitions for the 2020–21 season by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body on 3 June 2020 due to breaches of theUEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations.[37] Trabzonspor appealed the decision to theCourt of Arbitration for Sport,[38] but on 30 July 2020, it was announced that the ban on them participating in UEFA club competitions was upheld.[39] As a result,Beşiktaş, the third-placed team, qualified for this berth instead of entering the Europa League group stage,Sivasspor, the fourth-placed team, entered the Europa League group stage instead of the third qualifying round,Alanyaspor, the fifth-placed team, entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round, andGalatasaray, the sixth-placed team, qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
  23. ^
    Wales (WAL): The2019–20 Cymru Premier and the2019–20 Welsh Cup were abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Wales. The second-placed, third-placed and fourth-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per matches played for each team,The New Saints,Bala Town andBarry Town United, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League by theFootball Association of Wales, entering the first qualifying round and preliminary round (fourth-placed team) respectively.[40]

Round and draw dates

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The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters inNyon, Switzerland).[41] The tournament would originally have started in June 2020, but was delayed to August due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[42] The new schedule was announced by the UEFA Executive Committee on 17 June 2020.[43] All qualifying matches, including the play-off round, were played as single leg matches, hosted by one of the teams decided by draw.[3][44] Matches were typically played on Thursdays, but could also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays if there were scheduling conflicts.

The group stage draw was originally to be held at theStavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center inAthens, Greece, but UEFA announced on 9 September 2020 that it would be relocated to Nyon.[45]

Schedule for 2020–21 UEFA Europa League
PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
QualifyingPreliminary round9 August 202020 August 2020
First qualifying round10 August 202027 August 2020
Second qualifying round31 August 202017 September 2020
Third qualifying round1 September 202024 September 2020
Play-offPlay-off round18 September 20201 October 2020
Group stageMatchday 12 October 202022 October 2020
Matchday 229 October 2020
Matchday 35 November 2020
Matchday 426 November 2020
Matchday 53 December 2020
Matchday 610 December 2020
Knockout phaseRound of 3214 December 202018 February 202125 February 2021
Round of 1626 February 202111 March 202118 March 2021
Quarter-finals19 March 20218 April 202115 April 2021
Semi-finals29 April 20216 May 2021
Final26 May 2021 atStadion Gdańsk,Gdańsk

The original schedule of the competition, as planned before the pandemic, was as follows (all draws were to be held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).

Original schedule for 2020–21 UEFA Europa League
PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
QualifyingPreliminary round9 June 202025 June 20202 July 2020
First qualifying round16 June 20209 July 202016 July 2020
Second qualifying round17 June 202023 July 202030 July 2020
Third qualifying round20 July 20206 August 202013 August 2020
Play-offPlay-off round3 August 202020 August 202027 August 2020
Group stageMatchday 128 August 2020
(Monaco)		17 September 2020
Matchday 21 October 2020
Matchday 322 October 2020
Matchday 45 November 2020
Matchday 526 November 2020
Matchday 610 December 2020
Knockout phaseRound of 3214 December 202018 February 202125 February 2021
Round of 1626 February 202111 March 202118 March 2021
Quarter-finals19 March 20218 April 202115 April 2021
Semi-finals29 April 20216 May 2021
Final26 May 2021 atEstadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán,Seville

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the following special rules were applicable to the competition:[46][47]

  • If there weretravel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic that prevented the away team from entering the home team's country or returning to their own country, the match could be played at a neutral country or the away team's country that allowed the match to take place.
  • If a team refused to play or was considered responsible for a match not taking place, they were considered to have forfeited the match. If both teams refused to play or were considered responsible for a match not taking place, both teams were disqualified.
  • If a team had players and/or officials tested positive forSARS-2 coronavirus preventing them from playing the match before the deadline set by UEFA, they were considered to have forfeited the match.

On 24 September 2020, UEFA announced that five substitutions would be permitted from the group stage onward, with a sixth allowed in extra time. However, each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions during matches, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time. Consequently, a maximum of twelve players could be listed on the substitute bench.[48]

All qualifying matches were playedbehind closed doors.[44] Following the partial return of fans at the2020 UEFA Super Cup, UEFA announced on 1 October 2020 that matches from the group stage onward could be played at 30% capacity if allowed by the local authorities.[49]Video assistant referees were not introduced for the group stage as planned (now to start in 2021–22), but were still used in the knockout phase.

Qualifying rounds

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Main article:2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

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The draw for the preliminary round was held on 9 August 2020, 13:00CEST.[50]The matches were played on 18, 20 and 21 August 2020. The match between Lincoln Red Imps and Prishtina on 18 August was postponed due to the whole Prishtina team being put into quarantine after eight players had tested positive forSARS-2 coronavirus. The game was rescheduled to 22 August, with Prishtina using UEFA regulations to sign on emergency loan players from rivalKosovar Superleague clubsFeronikel,Llapi,Trepca '89,Flamurtar,Ballkani,Drenica andVushtrria in order to fulfil the fixture.[51] However the rearranged fixture also had to be cancelled after 7 more players tested positive for coronavirus, and Lincoln Red Imps were awarded atechnical 3–0 win by UEFA.

Home teamScoreAway team
Tre Penne San Marino1–3Kosovo Gjilani
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar3–0[a]Kosovo Prishtina
FC Santa Coloma Andorra0–0(a.e.t.)(3–4p)Montenegro Iskra
Engordany Andorra1–3Montenegro Zeta
Glentoran Northern Ireland1–0Faroe Islands HB
St Joseph's Gibraltar1–2Faroe Islands B36
Coleraine Northern Ireland1–0San Marino La Fiorita
NSÍ Faroe Islands5–1Wales Barry Town United
Notes:
  1. ^Lincoln Red Imps were awarded a 3–0 win after the match was cancelled due to Prishtina players testing positive forSARS-CoV-2.[52]

First qualifying round

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The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 10 August 2020, 13:00CEST.[53]Most matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 August 2020, however two matches were postponed to 9 and 10 September 2020.

Home teamScoreAway team
Maribor Slovenia1–1(a.e.t.)(4–5p)Northern Ireland Coleraine
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia2–1 (a.e.t.)Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík
B36 Faroe Islands4–3 (a.e.t.)Estonia FCI Levadia
Riteriai Lithuania3–2 (a.e.t.)Republic of Ireland Derry City
Žalgiris Lithuania2–0Estonia Paide Linnameeskond
Honvéd Hungary2–1 (a.e.t.)Finland Inter Turku
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina3–0Luxembourg Differdange 03
Valletta Malta0–1Wales Bala Town
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar2–0Luxembourg Union Titus Pétange
Rosenborg Norway4–2Iceland Breiðablik
Aberdeen Scotland6–0Faroe Islands NSÍ
Motherwell Scotland5–1Northern Ireland Glentoran
Hammarby IF Sweden3–0Hungary Puskás Akadémia
Malmö FF Sweden2–0Poland Cracovia
Kukësi Albania2–1Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
Ventspils Latvia2–1Moldova Dinamo-Auto
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Belarus0–0(a.e.t.)(1–4p)Moldova Sfîntul Gheorghe
Dinamo Minsk Belarus0–2Poland Piast Gliwice
AGF Denmark5–2Finland Honka
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland2–2(a.e.t.)(12–11p)Finland Ilves
FH Iceland0–2Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda
The New Saints Wales3–1 (a.e.t.)Slovakia Žilina
Vaduz Liechtenstein0–2Malta Hibernians
Servette Switzerland3–0Slovakia Ružomberok
Neftçi Azerbaijan2–1North Macedonia Shkupi
Keşla Azerbaijan0–0(a.e.t.)(4–5p)Albania Laçi
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel3–0Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi
Nõmme Kalju Estonia0–4Slovenia Mura
Bodø/Glimt Norway6–1Lithuania Kauno Žalgiris
MOL Fehérvár Hungary1–1(a.e.t.)(4–2p)Republic of Ireland Bohemians
Apollon Limassol Cyprus5–1Georgia (country) Saburtalo Tbilisi
Maccabi Haifa Israel3–1Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar
Alashkert Armenia0–1North Macedonia Renova
Partizan Serbia1–0Latvia RFS
Lech Poznań Poland3–0Latvia Valmiera
Ordabasy Kazakhstan1–2Romania Botoșani
FCSB Romania3–0Armenia Shirak
Progrès Niederkorn Luxembourg3–0Montenegro Zeta
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria2–1Malta Sirens
Petrocub Hîncești Moldova0–2Serbia TSC
Sumgayit Azerbaijan0–2North Macedonia Shkëndija
Kairat Kazakhstan4–1Armenia Noah
Locomotive Tbilisi Georgia (country)2–1Romania Universitatea Craiova
Teuta Albania2–0Israel Beitar Jerusalem
Borac Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina1–0Montenegro Sutjeska
Iskra Montenegro0–1Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Gjilani Kosovo0–2 (a.e.t.)Cyprus APOEL

Second qualifying round

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The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 31 August 2020, 13:00CEST.[16]The matches were played on 16, 17 and 18 September 2020.

Second qualifying round
Home teamScoreAway team
Champions Path
Inter Club d'Escaldes Andorra0–1Republic of Ireland Dundalk
KuPS Finland1–1(a.e.t.)(4–3p)Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
Linfield Northern Ireland0–1Malta Floriana
Riga Latvia1–0San Marino Tre Fiori
Djurgårdens IF Sweden2–1Gibraltar Europa
Flora Estonia2–1Iceland KR
Sileks North Macedonia0–2Kosovo Drita
Astana Kazakhstan0–1Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica
Ararat-Armenia Armenia4–3 (a.e.t.)Luxembourg Fola Esch
Connah's Quay Nomads Wales0–1Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
Main Path
Hammarby IF Sweden0–3Poland Lech Poznań
Kaisar Kazakhstan1–4Cyprus APOEL
Mura Slovenia3–0Denmark AGF
Maccabi Haifa Israel2–1Kazakhstan Kairat
Locomotive Tbilisi Georgia (country)2–1Russia Dynamo Moscow
Neftçi Azerbaijan1–3Turkey Galatasaray
B36 Faroe Islands2–2(a.e.t.)(5–4p)Wales The New Saints
Coleraine Northern Ireland2–2(a.e.t.)(0–3p)Scotland Motherwell
IFK Göteborg Sweden1–2Denmark Copenhagen
TSC Serbia6–6(a.e.t.)(4–5p)Romania FCSB
Teuta Albania0–4Spain Granada
OFI Greece0–1Cyprus Apollon Limassol
Progrès Niederkorn Luxembourg0–5Netherlands Willem II
Viking Norway0–2Scotland Aberdeen
Standard Liège Belgium2–0[a]Wales Bala Town
Sfîntul Gheorghe Moldova0–1 (a.e.t.)Serbia Partizan
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria2–0Belarus BATE Borisov
Botoșani Romania0–1North Macedonia Shkëndija
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgaria1–2England Tottenham Hotspur
Laçi Albania1–2Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Aris Greece1–2Ukraine Kolos Kovalivka
Honvéd Hungary0–2Sweden Malmö FF
Ventspils Latvia1–5Norway Rosenborg
Riteriai Lithuania1–5Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar0–5Scotland Rangers
Servette Switzerland0–1France Reims
Borac Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina0–2Portugal Rio Ave
Renova North Macedonia0–1Croatia Hajduk Split
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia2–3 (a.e.t.)Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar
Kukësi Albania0–4Germany VfL Wolfsburg
DAC Dunajská Streda Slovakia5–3 (a.e.t.)Czech Republic Jablonec
Piast Gliwice Poland3–2Austria Hartberg
Osijek Croatia1–2Switzerland Basel
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland0–2Italy Milan
Hibernians Malta0–1Hungary MOL Fehérvár
Bodø/Glimt Norway3–1Lithuania Žalgiris
Notes:
  1. ^Bala Town were drawn as the home team in the original draw, but the tie was switched to a home match of Standard Liège due to the inability of Bala Town to secure a suitable venue.[54]

Third qualifying round

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The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 1 September 2020, 13:00CEST.[55]The matches were played on 23 and 24 September 2020.

Third qualifying round
Home teamScoreAway team
Champions Path
Tirana AlbaniaByeN/A
Ludogorets Razgrad BulgariaByeN/A
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina2–1Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova1–1(a.e.t.)(3–5p)Republic of Ireland Dundalk
Ararat-Armenia Armenia1–0 (a.e.t.)Slovenia Celje
Riga Latvia0–1Scotland Celtic
KuPS Finland2–0Lithuania Sūduva
Legia Warsaw Poland2–0Kosovo Drita
KÍ Faroe Islands6–1Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
Djurgårdens IF Sweden0–1Romania CFR Cluj
Floriana Malta0–0(a.e.t.)(2–4p)Estonia Flora
Main Path
Mura Slovenia1–5Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Malmö FF Sweden5–0Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb
Sporting CP Portugal1–0Scotland Aberdeen
Charleroi Belgium2–1 (a.e.t.)Serbia Partizan
Rosenborg Norway1–0Turkey Alanyaspor
VfL Wolfsburg Germany2–0Ukraine Desna Chernihiv
MOL Fehérvár Hungary0–0(a.e.t.)(4–1p)France Reims
Granada Spain2–0Georgia (country) Locomotive Tbilisi
Rijeka Croatia2–0 (a.e.t.)Ukraine Kolos Kovalivka
St. Gallen Switzerland0–1Greece AEK Athens
LASK Austria7–0Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda
Milan Italy3–2Norway Bodø/Glimt
Shkëndija North Macedonia1–3England Tottenham Hotspur
Standard Liège Belgium2–1 (a.e.t.)Serbia Vojvodina
Rostov Russia1–2Israel Maccabi Haifa
Willem II Netherlands0–4Scotland Rangers
Apollon Limassol Cyprus0–5Poland Lech Poznań
Beşiktaş Turkey1–1(a.e.t.)(2–4p)Portugal Rio Ave
FCSB Romania0–2Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel3–0Scotland Motherwell
Copenhagen Denmark3–0Poland Piast Gliwice
Basel Switzerland3–2Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
Galatasaray Turkey2–0Croatia Hajduk Split
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic3–0Denmark SønderjyskE
APOEL Cyprus2–2(a.e.t.)(4–2p)Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria3–1Faroe Islands B36

Play-off round

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Main article:2020–21 UEFA Europa League play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 18 September 2020, 14:00CEST.[56]The matches were played on 1 October 2020.

Play-off round
Home teamScoreAway team
Champions Path
Young Boys Switzerland3–0Albania Tirana
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia3–1Estonia Flora
CFR Cluj Romania3–1Finland KuPS
Ararat-Armenia Armenia1–2Serbia Red Star Belgrade
Dynamo Brest Belarus0–2Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina0–1Scotland Celtic
Legia Warsaw Poland0–3Azerbaijan Qarabağ
Dundalk Republic of Ireland3–1Faroe Islands KÍ
Main Path
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel1–0Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
Basel Switzerland1–3Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
Rio Ave Portugal2–2(a.e.t.)(8–9p)Italy Milan
Rosenborg Norway0–2Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Sporting CP Portugal1–4Austria LASK
Copenhagen Denmark0–1Croatia Rijeka
AEK Athens Greece2–1Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Charleroi Belgium1–2Poland Lech Poznań
Malmö FF Sweden1–3Spain Granada
Tottenham Hotspur England7–2Israel Maccabi Haifa
Slovan Liberec Czech Republic1–0Cyprus APOEL
Standard Liège Belgium3–1Hungary MOL Fehérvár
Rangers Scotland2–1Turkey Galatasaray

Group stage

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Main article:2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage
Location of teams of the2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage.
Brown: Group A; Green: Group B; Deep Pink: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Red: Group E; Cyan: Group F; Blue: Group G; Purple: Group H;
Pink: Group I; Turquoise: Group J; Spring Green: Group K; Orange: Group L.

A total of 48 teams played in the group phase: 18 teams which entered in this phase, the 21 winners of the play-off round (eight from Champions Path, thirteen from Main Path), the six losers of the2020–21 UEFA Champions League play-off round (four from Champions Path, two from League Path), and the three League Path losers of the2020–21 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

The draw for the group phase was held on 2 October 2020, 13:00CEST.[57] The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2020UEFA club coefficients.[58]

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in around-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams of the2020–21 UEFA Champions League group phase.

Antwerp,Granada,Leicester City,Omonia andSivasspor made their debut appearances in the group stage. Furthermore, Granada qualified for any European competition for the first time in the club's history.

Location ofBenelux teams of the2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage.
Yellow: Group D; Red: Group E; Cyan: Group F; Turquoise: Group J; Spring Green: Group K; Orange: Group L.
Tiebreakers
Teams were ranked according topoints (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 16.01):[4]
  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Wins in all group matches;
  10. Away wins in all group matches;
  11. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  12. UEFA club coefficient.

Group A

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationROMYBCLJCSS
1ItalyRoma6411135+813Advance toknockout phase—3–15–00–0
2SwitzerlandYoung Boys631297+2101–2—2–13–0
3RomaniaCFR Cluj6123410−65[a]0–21–1—0–0
4BulgariaCSKA Sofia612337−45[a]3–10–10–2—
Source:UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^abHead-to-head points: CFR Cluj 4, CSKA Sofia 1.

Group B

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationARSMOLRWDUN
1EnglandArsenal6600205+1518Advance toknockout phase—4–14–13–0
2NorwayMolde6312911−2100–3—1–03–1
3AustriaRapid Wien62131113−271–22–2—4–3
4Republic of IrelandDundalk6006819−1102–41–21–3—
Source:UEFA

Group C

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationLEVSLPHBSNCE
1GermanyBayer Leverkusen6501218+1315Advance toknockout phase—4–04–16–2
2Czech RepublicSlavia Prague64021110+1121–0—3–03–2
3IsraelHapoel Be'er Sheva6204713−662–43–1—1–0
4FranceNice6105816−832–31–31–0—
Source:UEFA

Group D

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationRANBENSTLLCH
1ScotlandRangers6420137+614Advance toknockout phase—2–23–21–0
2PortugalBenfica6330189+9123–3—3–04–0
3BelgiumStandard Liège6114714−740–22–2—2–1
4PolandLech Poznań6105614−830–22–43–1—
Source:UEFA

Group E

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationPSVGRAPAOKOMO
1NetherlandsPSV Eindhoven6402129+312Advance toknockout phase—1–23–24–0
2SpainGranada632163+3110–1—0–02–1
3GreecePAOK613287+164–10–0—1–1
4CyprusOmonia6114512−741–20–22–1—
Source:UEFA

Group F

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationNAPRSOAZRJK
1ItalyNapoli632174+311Advance toknockout phase—1–10–12–0
2SpainReal Sociedad623154+190–1—1–02–2
3NetherlandsAZ622275+281–10–0—4–1
4CroatiaRijeka6114612−641–20–12–1—
Source:UEFA

Group G

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationLEIBRAZORAEK
1EnglandLeicester City6411145+913[a]Advance toknockout phase—4–03–02–0
2PortugalBraga64111410+413[a]3–3—2–03–0
3UkraineZorya Luhansk6204611−561–01–2—1–4
4GreeceAEK Athens6105715−831–22–40–3—
Source:UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^abHead-to-head points: Leicester City 4, Braga 1.

Group H

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationMILLOSCSPPCEL
1ItalyMilan6411127+513Advance toknockout phase—0–33–04–2
2FranceLille6321148+6111–1—2–12–2
3Czech RepublicSparta Prague62041012−260–11–4—4–1
4ScotlandCeltic61141019−941–33–21–4—
Source:UEFA

Group I

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationVILMTASIVQRB
1SpainVillarreal6510175+1216Advance toknockout phase—4–05–33–0[a]
2IsraelMaccabi Tel Aviv632167−1111–1—1–01–0
3TurkeySivasspor6204911−260–11–2—2–0
4AzerbaijanQarabağ6015413−911–31–12–3—
Source:UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^The Villarreal v Qarabağ match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Villarreal after being cancelled as several players of the Qarabağ squad tested positive for theSARS-CoV-2.

Group J

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationTOTANTLASKLUD
1EnglandTottenham Hotspur6411155+1013Advance toknockout phase—2–03–04–0
2BelgiumAntwerp640285+3121–0—0–13–1
3AustriaLASK63121112−1103–30–2—4–3
4BulgariaLudogorets Razgrad6006719−1201–31–21–3—
Source:UEFA

Group K

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationDZGWACFEYCSM
1CroatiaDinamo Zagreb642091+814Advance toknockout phase—1–00–03–1
2AustriaWolfsberger AC631276+1100–3—1–01–1
3NetherlandsFeyenoord612348−450–21–4—3–1
4RussiaCSKA Moscow603338−530–00–10–0—
Source:UEFA

Group L

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationHOFZVELIBGNT
1GermanyTSG Hoffenheim6510172+1516Advance toknockout phase—2–05–04–1
2SerbiaRed Star Belgrade632194+5110–0—5–12–1
3Czech RepublicSlovan Liberec6213413−970–20–0—1–0
4BelgiumGent6006415−1101–40–21–2—
Source:UEFA

Knockout phase

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Main article:2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

In theknockout phase, teams played against each other overtwo legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage with the better group records were seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner was designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue).

Bracket

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Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
AustriaWolfsberger AC101
EnglandTottenham Hotspur448EnglandTottenham Hotspur202
RussiaKrasnodar202CroatiaDinamo Zagreb(a.e.t.)033
CroatiaDinamo Zagreb314CroatiaDinamo Zagreb011
UkraineDynamo Kyiv112SpainVillarreal123
BelgiumClub Brugge101UkraineDynamo Kyiv000
AustriaRed Bull Salzburg011SpainVillarreal224
SpainVillarreal224SpainVillarreal202
GreeceOlympiacos415EnglandArsenal101
NetherlandsPSV Eindhoven224GreeceOlympiacos112
PortugalBenfica123EnglandArsenal303
EnglandArsenal134EnglandArsenal145
Czech RepublicSlavia Prague022Czech RepublicSlavia Prague101
EnglandLeicester City000Czech RepublicSlavia Prague123
BelgiumAntwerp325ScotlandRangers10126 May –Gdańsk
ScotlandRangers459SpainVillarreal(p)1 (11)
SpainGranada213EnglandManchester United1 (10)
ItalyNapoli022SpainGranada213
NorwayMolde325NorwayMolde022
GermanyTSG Hoffenheim303SpainGranada000
SpainReal Sociedad000EnglandManchester United224
EnglandManchester United404EnglandManchester United112
SerbiaRed Star Belgrade213ItalyMilan101
ItalyMilan(a)213EnglandManchester United628
FranceLille112ItalyRoma235
NetherlandsAjax224NetherlandsAjax325
SwitzerlandYoung Boys426SwitzerlandYoung Boys000
GermanyBayer Leverkusen303NetherlandsAjax112
PortugalBraga011ItalyRoma213
ItalyRoma235ItalyRoma325
IsraelMaccabi Tel Aviv000UkraineShakhtar Donetsk011
UkraineShakhtar Donetsk213

Round of 32

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The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020, 13:00CET.[59]The first legs were played on 18 February, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 February 2021.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Wolfsberger AC Austria1–8England Tottenham Hotspur1–40–4
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine2–1Belgium Club Brugge1–11–0
Real Sociedad Spain0–4England Manchester United0–40–0
Benfica Portugal3–4England Arsenal1–12–3
Red Star Belgrade Serbia3–3 (a)Italy Milan2–21–1
Antwerp Belgium5–9Scotland Rangers3–42–5
Slavia Prague Czech Republic2–0England Leicester City0–02–0
Red Bull Salzburg Austria1–4Spain Villarreal0–21–2
Braga Portugal1–5Italy Roma0–21–3
Krasnodar Russia2–4Croatia Dinamo Zagreb2–30–1
Young Boys Switzerland6–3Germany Bayer Leverkusen4–32–0
Molde Norway5–3Germany TSG Hoffenheim3–32–0
Granada Spain3–2Italy Napoli2–01–2
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel0–3Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk0–20–1
Lille France2–4Netherlands Ajax1–21–2
Olympiacos Greece5–4Netherlands PSV Eindhoven4–21–2

Round of 16

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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 26 February 2021, 13:00CET.[60]The first legs were played on 11 March, and the second legs were played on 18 March 2021.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Ajax Netherlands5–0Switzerland Young Boys3–02–0
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine0–4Spain Villarreal0–20–2
Roma Italy5–1Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk3–02–1
Olympiacos Greece2–3England Arsenal1–31–0
Tottenham Hotspur England2–3[a]Croatia Dinamo Zagreb2–00–3 (a.e.t.)
Manchester United England2–1Italy Milan1–11–0
Slavia Prague Czech Republic3–1Scotland Rangers1–12–0
Granada Spain3–2Norway Molde2–01–2
Notes:
  1. ^Order of legs between Tottenham Hotspur and Dinamo Zagreb were reversed after original draw, in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Arsenal v Olympiacos second leg in the same city on 18 March, as Arsenal were the domestic cup winners and given higher priority over Tottenham Hotspur.[61][62]

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 March 2021, 13:00CET.[63]The first legs were played on 8 April, and the second legs were played on 15 April 2021.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Granada Spain0–4England Manchester United0–20–2
Arsenal England5–1Czech Republic Slavia Prague1–14–0
Ajax Netherlands2–3Italy Roma1–21–1
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia1–3Spain Villarreal0–11–2

Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-finals was held on 19 March 2021, 13:00CET, after the quarter-final draw.[63]The first legs were played on 29 April, and the second legs were played on 6 May 2021.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Manchester United England8–5Italy Roma6–22–3
Villarreal Spain2–1England Arsenal2–10–0

Final

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Main article:2021 UEFA Europa League final

The final was played on 26 May 2021 at theStadion Gdańsk inGdańsk. A draw was held on 19 March 2021, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[63]

VillarrealSpain1–1 (a.e.t.)EnglandManchester United
Report
Penalties
11–10
Attendance: 9,412[64]

Statistics

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Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Top goalscorers

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Rank[65]PlayerTeamGoalsMinutes played
1PortugalPizziPortugalBenfica7385
TurkeyYusuf YazıcıFranceLille625
SpainBorja MayoralItalyRoma659
SpainGerard MorenoSpainVillarreal879
5UruguayEdinson CavaniEnglandManchester United6368
IsraelMu'nas DabburGermanyTSG Hoffenheim468
BrazilCarlos ViníciusEnglandTottenham Hotspur499
SpainPaco AlcácerSpainVillarreal519
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEdin DžekoItalyRoma566
Ivory CoastNicolas PépéEnglandArsenal903
CroatiaMislav OršićCroatiaDinamo Zagreb976

Top assists

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Rank[66]PlayerTeamAssistsMinutes played
1BrazilGalenoPortugalBraga5571
NigeriaSamuel ChukwuezeSpainVillarreal772
SpainGerard MorenoSpainVillarreal879
4EnglandJoe WillockEnglandArsenal4344
IsraelLior RefaelovBelgiumAntwerp636
ColombiaAlfredo MorelosScotlandRangers717
PortugalBruno FernandesEnglandManchester United748
NorwayMagnus Wolff EikremNorwayMolde816
Ivory CoastNicolas PépéEnglandArsenal903
CroatiaLovro MajerCroatiaDinamo Zagreb909

Squad of the season

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The UEFA technical study group selected the following 23 players as the squad of the tournament.[67]

Pos.PlayerTeam
GKCroatiaDominik LivakovićCroatiaDinamo Zagreb
SpainPau LópezItalyRoma
ArgentinaGerónimo RulliSpainVillarreal
DFSpainRaúl AlbiolSpainVillarreal
EnglandHarry MaguireEnglandManchester United
EnglandAaron Wan-BissakaEnglandManchester United
ItalyGianluca ManciniItalyRoma
ItalyLeonardo SpinazzolaItalyRoma
SpainAlfonso PedrazaSpainVillarreal
SpainPau TorresSpainVillarreal
MFPortugalBruno FernandesEnglandManchester United
SpainDani ParejoSpainVillarreal
ItalyLorenzo PellegriniItalyRoma
FrancePaul PogbaEnglandManchester United
FranceÉtienne CapoueSpainVillarreal
CroatiaMislav OršićCroatiaDinamo Zagreb
Czech RepublicLukáš ProvodCzech RepublicSlavia Prague
ScotlandScott McTominayEnglandManchester United
FWSpainGerard MorenoSpainVillarreal
UruguayEdinson CavaniEnglandManchester United
SerbiaDušan TadićNetherlandsAjax
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEdin DžekoItalyRoma
Ivory CoastNicolas PépéEnglandArsenal

Player of the season

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Votes were cast by coaches of the 48 teams in the group stage, together with 55 journalists selected by theEuropean Sports Media (ESM) group, representing each of UEFA's member associations. The coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams. Jury members selected their top three players, with the first receiving five points, the second three and the third one. The shortlist of the top three players was announced on 13 August 2021.[68] The award winner was announced during the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage draw in Turkey on 27 August 2021.

RankPlayerTeam(s)Points
Shortlist of top three
1SpainGerard Moreno[1]SpainVillarreal289
2PortugalBruno FernandesEnglandManchester United160
3UruguayEdinson CavaniEnglandManchester United44
Players ranked 4–10
4FrancePaul PogbaEnglandManchester United36
5SpainPau TorresSpainVillarreal34
6SpainRaúl AlbiolSpainVillarreal19
7SpainDani ParejoSpainVillarreal18
8ItalyLeonardo SpinazzolaItalyRoma14
9FranceÉtienne CapoueSpainVillarreal8
Ivory CoastNicolas PépéEnglandArsenal

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