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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | Qualifying: 11 July – 29 August 2024 Competition proper: 25 September 2024 – 21 May 2025 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 25+11 Total: 45+31 (from 41 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tottenham Hotspur (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Manchester United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 189 |
| Goals scored | 557 (2.95 per match) |
| Attendance | 5,619,669 (29,734 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos) Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) Kasper Høgh (Bodø/Glimt) 7 goals each |
| Best player | Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)[1] |
| Best young player | Rayan Cherki (Lyon)[2] |
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The2024–25 UEFA Europa League was the 54th season of Europe's secondary clubfootball tournament organised byUEFA, and the 16th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to theUEFA Europa League.
This was the first season played under a new format, which replaced the 32-team group stage with a 36-team league phase.[3] This increased the total number of matches played in the competition (excluding qualifying rounds) from 141 to 189. The new format also did not allow teams to transfer from the Champions League league or knockout phase to the Europa League knockout phase; as the winner of the Europa League automatically qualifies for the Champions League league phase, the Europa League winners (Atalanta in the2023–24 edition) could no longer defend their title.
Thefinal was played atSan Mamés Stadium inBilbao,Spain, between English clubsTottenham Hotspur andManchester United. Tottenham won 1–0, withBrennan Johnson scoring the only goal of the game shortly before half-time, to win their third UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League title and their first major trophy in 17 years.[4] As the winners of the tournament, Tottenham Hotspur automatically qualified for the2025–26 UEFA Champions League league phase and earned the right to play against2024–25 UEFA Champions League winnersParis Saint-Germain in the2025 UEFA Super Cup.
A total of 76 teams from 41 of the 55UEFA member associations participated in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League. Among them, 32 associations had teams directly qualifying for the Europa League, while for the other 23 associations that did not have any teams directly qualifying, 9 of them had teams playing after being transferred from the Champions League. The association ranking based on theUEFA association coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[5]
For the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2023UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2018–19 to 2022–23.[6]
Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Europa League, as noted below:
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The information here reflects the ongoing suspension of Russia in European football, and so the following changes to the default access were made:
As theEuropa League title holders (Atalanta) qualified via their domestic league's standard berth allocation, the following changes to the default access list were made:
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
The third qualifying round was divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).
Two teams not playing in a national top division took part in the competition:Corvinul Hunedoara (2nd tier) andWisła Kraków (2nd tier).
Notes
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[9] Matches were scheduled for Thursdays, apart from the final, which took place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally could take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts. Compared to past seasons, one exclusive week was introduced where both Wednesday and Thursdays were matchdays, held on 25 and 26 September.[10][11][12]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 18 June 2024 | 11 July 2024 | 18 July 2024 |
| Second qualifying round | 19 June 2024 | 25 July 2024 | 1 August 2024 | |
| Third qualifying round | 22 July 2024 | 8 August 2024 | 15 August 2024 | |
| Play-offs | Play-off round | 5 August 2024 | 22 August 2024 | 29 August 2024 |
| League phase | Matchday 1 | 30 August 2024 | 25–26 September 2024 | |
| Matchday 2 | 3 October 2024 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 24 October 2024 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 7 November 2024 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 28 November 2024 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 12 December 2024 | |||
| Matchday 7 | 23 January 2025 | |||
| Matchday 8 | 30 January 2025 | |||
| Knockout phase | Knockout phase play-offs | 31 January 2025 | 13 February 2025 | 20 February 2025 |
| Round of 16 | 21 February 2025 | 6 March 2025 | 13 March 2025 | |
| Quarter-finals | 10 April 2025 | 17 April 2025 | ||
| Semi-finals | 1 May 2025 | 8 May 2025 | ||
| Final | 21 May 2025 atSan Mamés Stadium,Bilbao | |||
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 18 June 2024.The first legs were played on 11 July, and the second legs were played on 18 July 2024.
The winners of the ties advanced to the second qualifying round. The losers were transferred to theConference League Main Path second qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Botev Plovdiv  | 4–3 |  Maribor | 2–1 | 2–2 |
IF Elfsborg  | 8–2 |  Pafos | 3–0 | 5–2 |
Paks  | 2–4 |  Corvinul Hunedoara | 0–4 | 2–0 |
Sheriff Tiraspol  | 2–2 (5–4p) |  Zira | 0–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Wisła Kraków  | 4–1[a] |  Llapi | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Ružomberok  | 5–3 |  Tobol | 5–2 | 0–1 |
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2024.The first legs were played on 25 July, and the second legs were played on 1 August 2024.
The winners of the ties advanced to the Main Path third qualifying round. The losers were transferred to theConference League Main Path third qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ajax  | 4–1 |  Vojvodina | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Ružomberok | 0–3 |  Trabzonspor | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Wisła Kraków | 2–8 |  Rapid Wien | 1–2 | 1–6 |
Kilmarnock  | 1–2 |  Cercle Brugge | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Molde  | 5–4 |  Silkeborg | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Corvinul Hunedoara | 0–1 |  Rijeka | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Braga  | 7–0 |  Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | 5–0 |
Panathinaikos  | 6–1 | Botev Plovdiv | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 0–3 | IF Elfsborg | 0–1 | 0–2 |
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 22 July 2024.The first legs were played on 6 and 8 August, and the second legs were played on 13, 14 and 15 August 2024.
The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round. The Champions Path losers were transferred to theConference League Champions Path play-off round, while the Main Path losers were transferred to theConference League Main Path play-off round.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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KÍ  | 3–4 |  Borac Banja Luka | 2–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
UE Santa Coloma  | 0–9 |  RFS | 0–2 | 0–7 |
| Celje | 2–3 |  Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
Panevėžys  | 1–5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Petrocub Hîncești | 1–0 |  The New Saints | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Dinamo Minsk  | 3–2 |  Lincoln Red Imps | 2–0 | 1–2 |
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| Partizan | 2–3 |  Lugano | 0–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Molde | 3–1 | Cercle Brugge | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Panathinaikos | 1–1 (12–13p) | Ajax | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Trabzonspor | 0–3 | Rapid Wien | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Braga | 2–1 | Servette | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Rijeka | 1–3 | IF Elfsborg | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih  | 1–3 |  Viktoria Plzeň | 1–2 | 0–1 |
The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2024.The first legs were played on 22 August, and the second legs were played on 29 August 2024.
The winners of the ties advanced to theleague phase. The losers were transferred to theConference League league phase.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Dinamo Minsk | 0–2 | Anderlecht | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 1–7 | Ajax | 1–4 | 0–3 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 6–1 | Petrocub Hîncești | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Lugano | 4–8 | Beşiktaş | 3–3 | 1–5 |
| LASK | 1–2 | FCSB | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| RFS | 3–3 (4–2p) | APOEL | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 8–1 | TSC | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| PAOK | 6–0 | Shamrock Rovers | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Ferencváros | 1–1 (3–2p) | Borac Banja Luka | 0–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Molde | 1–1 (2–4p) | IF Elfsborg | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Braga | 4–3 | Rapid Wien | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2–0 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 | 1–0 |
The league phase draw for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League took place at theGrimaldi Forum inMonaco on 30 August 2024, 13:00CEST.[13][14] The 36 teams were divided into four pots of nine teams each based on theirUEFA club coefficient.
The 36 teams were manually drawn and then automated software digitally drew their eight different opponents at random, determining which of their matches were at home and which ones away. Each team faced two opponents from each of the four pots, one at home and one away. Teams could not face opponents from their own association, and could only be drawn against a maximum of two sides from the same association.[15][16]
RFS made their debut appearance since the introduction of the group stage.
A total of 22 national associations were represented in the league phase.
The top eight ranked teams received a bye to the round of 16. The teams ranked from 9th to 24th contested the knockout phase play-offs, with the teams ranked from 9th to 16th seeded for the draw. Teams ranked from 25th to 36th were eliminated from all competitions, with no access to the2024–25 UEFA Conference League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Lazio | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 19 | Advance toround of 16 (seeded) |
| 2 |  Athletic Bilbao | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 19 | |
| 3 | Manchester United | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 18 | |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 17 | |
| 5 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 16 | |
| 6 |  Lyon | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 15 | |
| 7 | Olympiacos | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 15 | |
| 8 | Rangers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 14 | |
| 9 | Bodø/Glimt | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 14 | Advance toknockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
| 10 | Anderlecht | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 14 | |
| 11 | FCSB | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 14 | |
| 12 | Ajax | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 13 | |
| 13 | Real Sociedad | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 13 | |
| 14 | Galatasaray | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 13 | |
| 15 | Roma | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | |
| 16 | Viktoria Plzeň | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 12 | |
| 17 | Ferencváros | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 12 | Advance toknockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 18 | Porto | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 11 | |
| 19 | AZ | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 11 | |
| 20 | Midtjylland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | |
| 21 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | |
| 22 | PAOK | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 | |
| 23 | Twente | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 | |
| 24 | Fenerbahçe | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 10 | |
| 25 | Braga | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 10 | |
| 26 | IF Elfsborg | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 10 | |
| 27 | TSG Hoffenheim | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 9 | |
| 28 | Beşiktaş | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 9 | |
| 29 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 6 | |
| 30 | Slavia Prague | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 | |
| 31 | Malmö FF | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 5 | |
| 32 | RFS | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 5 | |
| 33 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | |
| 34 | Dynamo Kyiv | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 4 | |
| 35 | Nice | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 3 | |
| 36 | Qarabağ | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 3 |
In theknockout phase, teams played against each other overtwo legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The bracket structure for the knockout phase was partially fixed in advance usingseeding, with teams' positions in the bracket determined by the final standings in the league phase.In the knockout phase, there was no country protection, with teams from the same association able to face each other in any round. Teams could also face opponents they played during the league phase.
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:[5]
| Knockout phase play-offs | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | AZ | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Galatasaray | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | AZ | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ajax(a.e.t.) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | Ajax | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Twente | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Bodø/Glimt | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Bodø/Glimt(a.e.t.) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | Bodø/Glimt | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Olympiacos | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Bodø/Glimt(p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Ferencváros | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lazio | 0 | 3 | 3 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Viktoria Plzeň | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | Viktoria Plzeň | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Lazio | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Fenerbahçe | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Manchester United | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Anderlecht | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | Fenerbahçe | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Rangers(p) | 3 | 0 | 3 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Porto | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Roma | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | Roma | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | PAOK | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Manchester United | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | FCSB | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | FCSB | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Lyon | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Lyon | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Midtjylland | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Manchester United(a.e.t.) | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Real Sociedad | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Manchester United | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 31 January 2025, 13:00CET.[18][19]The first legs were played on 13 February, and the second legs were played on 20 February 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Ferencváros | 1–3 | Viktoria Plzeň | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Twente | 4–6 | Bodø/Glimt | 2–1 | 2–5 (a.e.t.) |
| Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–3 | Ajax | 0–2 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| AZ | 6–3 | Galatasaray | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Porto | 3–4 | Roma | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Fenerbahçe | 5–2 | Anderlecht | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| PAOK | 1–4 | FCSB | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Midtjylland | 3–7 | Real Sociedad | 1–2 | 2–5 |
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025, 13:00CET.[20]The first legs were played on 6 March, and the second legs were played on 13 March 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Viktoria Plzeň | 2–3 | Lazio | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 4–2 | Olympiacos | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Ajax | 2–6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| AZ | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Roma | 3–4 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Fenerbahçe | 3–3 (2–3p) | Rangers | 1–3 | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |
| FCSB | 1–7 | Lyon | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Real Sociedad | 2–5 | Manchester United | 1–1 | 1–4 |
The draw for the order of the quarter-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, 13:00CET, after the round of 16 draw.[20]The first legs were played on 10 April, and the second legs were played on 17 April 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Bodø/Glimt | 3–3 (3–2p) | Lazio | 2–0 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Rangers | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Lyon | 6–7 | Manchester United | 2–2 | 4–5 (a.e.t.) |
The draw for the order of the semi-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, 13:00CET, after the round of 16 and quarter-final draws.[20]The first legs were played on 1 May, and the second legs were played on 8 May 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1 | Bodø/Glimt | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 1–7 | Manchester United | 0–3 | 1–4 |
The final was played on 21 May 2025 at theSan Mamés Stadium inBilbao. The winner of semi-final 1 was designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.
| Rank[22] | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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| 1 |  Ayoub El Kaabi | Olympiacos | 7 | 701 |
| Kasper Høgh | Bodø/Glimt | 1032 | ||
| Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United | 1281 | ||
| 4 | Malick Fofana | Lyon | 6 | 514 |
 Victor Osimhen | Galatasaray | 594 | ||
| Barnabás Varga | Ferencváros | 686 | ||
| Samu Aghehowa | Porto | 767 | ||
| Youssef En-Nesyri | Fenerbahçe | 865 | ||
| Václav Černý | Rangers | 932 | ||
| Rasmus Højlund | Manchester United | 997 |
The UEFA technical study group selected the following players as the team of the tournament.[23]
