UEFA Europa League 2014-15

The 2014–15 UEFA Europa League will be the 44th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 6th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.

The 2015 UEFA Europa League Final will be played at the Kazimierz Górski National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland.

This will be the first season where clubs must comply with UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations in order to participate. A team from Gibraltar, whose football association was accepted as the 54th UEFA member at the UEFA Congress in May 2013, will also make its debut in the competition.

Starting from this edition, the UEFA Europa League winners will qualify for the subsequent UEFA Champions League season. Therefore, the winners of this tournament will qualify for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. They will enter at least the play-off round, and will enter the group stage if the berth reserved for the Champions League title holders is not used.

Association team allocation
A total of 194, 195 or 196 teams from all 54 UEFA member associations are expected to participate in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:
 * Associations 1–6 each have three teams qualify.
 * Associations 7–9 each have four teams qualify.
 * Associations 10–51 (except Liechtenstein) each have three teams qualify.
 * Associations 52–53 each have two teams qualify.
 * Liechtenstein and Gibraltar each have one team qualify (Liechtenstein organises only a domestic cup and no domestic league; Gibraltar as per decision by the UEFA Executive Committee)
 * The winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League are given an additional entry as title holders if they do not qualify for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League or Europa League through their domestic performance.
 * The top three associations of the 2013–14 UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking each gain an additional berth.
 * Moreover, 33 teams eliminated from the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League are transferred to the Europa League (or 32 teams if only 14 losers, instead of the default 15, from the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round enter the Europa League play-off round).

Association ranking
For the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2013 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2008–09 to 2012–13.

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Europa League, as noted below:
 * (FP) – Additional berth via Fair Play ranking (associations TBD)
 * (UCL) – Additional teams transferred from the Champions League

Distribution
The following is the default allocation system, and is subject to changes. If the title holders qualify for the Champions League or Europa League through their domestic performance, changes to the default allocation system will be made as certain spots are vacated. When moving entrants to later rounds to compensate for vacated spots, priority is given to the domestic cup winners of the highest-ranked associations.

Redistribution rules
A Europa League place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualifies for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place is vacated, it is 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 qualify for the Champions League, their Europa League place is vacated. As a result, either of the following teams qualify for the Europa League:
 * The domestic cup runners-up, provided they have not yet qualified for European competitions, qualify for the Europa League as the "lowest-placed" qualifier (with the earliest starting round), with the other Europa League qualifiers moved up one "place" (the 2014–15 season will be the last with this particular arrangement).
 * Otherwise, the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place".
 * When the domestic cup winners also qualify for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position is vacated. As a result, the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place" if possible.
 * For associations where a Europa League place is reserved for the League Cup winners, they always qualify for the Europa League as the "lowest-placed" qualifier (or as the second "lowest-placed" qualifier in cases where the cup runners-up qualify as stated above). If the League Cup winners have already qualified for European competitions through other methods, this reserved Europa League place is taken by the highest-placed league team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions.
 * A Fair Play place is taken by the highest-ranked team in the domestic Fair Play table which have not yet qualified for European competitions.

Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
 * TH: Title holders
 * CW: Cup winners
 * CR: Cup runners-up
 * LC: League Cup winners
 * 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
 * P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
 * FP: Fair Play
 * UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
 * GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
 * PO: Losers from the play-off round
 * Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round


 * Notes

Round and draw dates
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise.

Matches in the qualifying, play-off, and knockout rounds may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams will be divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2014 UEFA club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.

First qualifying round
80 teams enter in the first qualifying round.


 * 🇳🇴 Rosenborg CC: 11.355
 * 🇱🇹 Ekranas CC: 7.050
 * 🇮🇸 FH CC: 5.850
 * 🇸🇪 IFK Göteborg CC: 5.765
 * 🇰🇿 Shakhter Karagandy CC: 5.400
 * 🇱🇻 Skonto CC: 4.000
 * 🇫🇮 Honka CC: 3.935
 * 🇮🇪 Sligo Rovers CC: 3.775
 * 🇳🇴 Haugesund CC: 2.855
 * 🇪🇪 Nõmme Kalju CC: 2.825
 * 🇱🇻 Daugava Daugavpils CC: 2.750
 * 🇮🇪 Derry City CC: 2.525
 * 🇰🇿 Astana CC: 1.900
 * 🇮🇸 Fram Reykjavík CC: 1.850
 * 🇫🇴 Víkingur CC: 1.675
 * 🇰🇿 Kairat CC: 1.650
 * 🇮🇪 Dundalk CC: 1.525
 * 🇫🇮 RoPS CC: 1.435
 * 🇫🇮 VPS CC: 1.435
 * 🇮🇸 Stjarnan CC: 1.350
 * 🇫🇴 B36 Tórshavn CC: 1.175
 * 🇪🇪 Sillamäe Kalev CC: 1.075
 * 🇱🇹 Atlantas CC: 1.050
 * 🇫🇴 ÍF CC: 0.925
 * Third-placed team of 2013–14 Prva HNL
 * Third-placed team of 2013–14 Scottish Premiership
 * 🇷🇸 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga
 * 🇸🇰 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Slovak First Football League
 * 🇧🇬 Runners-up of 2013–14 A PFG
 * 🇧🇬 Third-placed team of 2013–14 A PFG
 * 🇭🇺 Runners-up of 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
 * 🇭🇺 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
 * 🇸🇮 Runners-up of 2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga
 * 🇸🇮 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga
 * Runners-up of 2013–14 Umaglesi Liga
 * Third-placed team of 2013–14 Umaglesi Liga
 * 🇦🇿 Runners-up of 2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League
 * 🇦🇿 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League
 * 🇧🇦 Winners of 2013–14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup
 * 🇧🇦 Runners-up of 2013–14 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina


 * 🇧🇦 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 * 🇲🇩 Winners of 2013–14 Moldovan Cup
 * 🇲🇩 Runners-up of 2013–14 Moldovan National Division
 * 🇲🇩 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Moldovan National Division
 * 🇱🇹 Winners of 2013–14 Lithuanian Football Cup
 * 🇱🇻 Winners of 2013–14 Latvian Football Cup
 * 🇲🇪 Winners of 2013–14 Montenegrin Cup
 * 🇲🇪 Runners-up of 2013–14 Montenegrin First League
 * 🇲🇪 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Montenegrin First League
 * 🇲🇰 Winners of 2013–14 Macedonian Cup
 * 🇲🇰 Runners-up of 2013–14 First Macedonian Football League
 * 🇲🇰 Third-placed team of 2013–14 First Macedonian Football League
 * 🇦🇱 Winners of 2013–14 Albanian Cup
 * 🇦🇱 Runners-up of 2013–14 Albanian Superliga
 * 🇦🇱 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Albanian Superliga
 * 🇲🇹 Winners of 2013–14 Maltese FA Trophy
 * 🇲🇹 Runners-up of 2013–14 Maltese Premier League
 * 🇲🇹 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Maltese Premier League
 * 🇱🇮 Winners of 2013–14 Liechtenstein Cup
 * 🇱🇺 Winners of 2013–14 Luxembourg Cup
 * 🇱🇺 Runners-up of 2013–14 Luxembourg National Division
 * 🇱🇺 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Luxembourg National Division
 * Winners of 2013–14 Irish Cup
 * Runners-up of 2013–14 NIFL Premiership
 * Third-placed team of 2013–14 NIFL Premiership
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Winners of 2013–14 Welsh Cup
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Runners-up of 2013–14 Welsh Premier League
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Winners of 2013–14 Welsh Premier League European competition play-offs
 * 🇪🇪 Winners of 2013–14 Estonian Cup
 * 🇦🇲 Winners of 2013–14 Armenian Cup
 * 🇦🇲 Runners-up of 2013–14 Armenian Premier League
 * 🇦🇲 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Armenian Premier League
 * 🇸🇲 Winners of 2013–14 Coppa Titano
 * 🇸🇲 Runners-up of 2013–14 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
 * 🇦🇩 Winners of 2014 Copa Constitució
 * 🇦🇩 Runners-up of 2013–14 Primera Divisió
 * 🇬🇮 Winners of 2014 Rock Cup
 * Fair Play
 * Fair Play
 * Fair Play

Second qualifying round
80 teams play in the second qualifying round: 40 teams which enter in this round, and the 40 winners from the first qualifying round.


 * 🇳🇴 Molde CC: 9.355
 * 🇸🇪 AIK CC: 7.765
 * 🇧🇾 Dinamo Minsk CC: 6.725
 * 🇧🇾 Shakhtyor Salihorsk CC: 5.225
 * 🇺🇦 Fifth-placed team of 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League
 * 🇷🇺 Fifth-placed team of 2013–14 Russian Premier League
 * Winners of 2013–14 Eredivisie European competition play-offs
 * 🇹🇷 Fourth-placed team of 2013–14 Süper Lig
 * 🇧🇪 Winners of 2013–14 Belgian Pro League European competition play-offs
 * Fourth-placed team of 2013–14 Superleague Greece
 * Fourth-placed team of 2013–14 Swiss Super League
 * 🇨🇾 Fourth-placed team of 2013–14 Cypriot First Division
 * Fourth-placed team of 2013–14 Danish Superliga
 * 🇦🇹 Runners-up team of 2013–14 Austrian Football Bundesliga
 * 🇦🇹 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Austrian Football Bundesliga
 * 🇨🇿 Runners-up team of 2013–14 Gambrinus liga
 * 🇨🇿 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Gambrinus liga
 * 🇷🇴 Runners-up team of 2013–14 Liga I
 * 🇷🇴 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Liga I
 * 🇮🇱 Winners of 2013–14 Israel State Cup


 * 🇮🇱 Runners-up of 2013–14 Israeli Premier League
 * 🇮🇱 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Israeli Premier League
 * 🇧🇾 Winners of 2013–14 Belarusian Cup
 * 🇵🇱 Winners of 2013–14 Polish Cup
 * 🇵🇱 Runners-up of 2013–14 Ekstraklasa
 * 🇵🇱 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Ekstraklasa
 * Winners of 2013–14 Croatian Cup
 * Runners-up of 2013–14 Prva HNL
 * 🇸🇪 Winners of 2013–14 Svenska Cupen
 * Winners of 2013–14 Scottish Cup
 * Runners-up of 2013–14 Scottish Premiership
 * 🇷🇸 Winners of 2013–14 Serbian Cup
 * 🇷🇸 Runners-up of 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga
 * 🇸🇰 Winners of 2013–14 Slovak Cup
 * 🇸🇰 Runners-up of 2013–14 Slovak First Football League
 * 🇧🇬 Winners of 2013–14 Bulgarian Cup
 * 🇭🇺 Winners of 2013–14 Magyar Kupa
 * 🇸🇮 Winners of 2013–14 Slovenian Cup
 * Winners of 2013–14 Georgian Cup
 * 🇦🇿 Winners of 2013–14 Azerbaijan Cup

Third qualifying round
58 teams play in the third qualifying round: 18 teams which enter in this round, and the 40 winners from the second qualifying round.


 * 🇪🇸 Sixth-placed team of 2013–14 La Liga
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winners of 2013–14 Football League Cup
 * 🇩🇪 Sixth-placed team of 2013–14 Bundesliga
 * 🇮🇹 Fifth-placed team of 2013–14 Serie A
 * Fifth-placed team of 2013–14 Primeira Liga
 * 🇫🇷 Winners of 2013–14 Coupe de la Ligue
 * 🇺🇦 Fourth-placed of 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League
 * 🇷🇺 Fourth-placed of 2013–14 Russian Premier League
 * Fourth-placed team of 2013–14 Eredivisie


 * 🇹🇷 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Süper Lig
 * 🇧🇪 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Belgian Pro League
 * Third-placed team of 2013–14 Superleague Greece
 * Third-placed team of 2013–14 Swiss Super League
 * 🇨🇾 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Cypriot First Division
 * Third-placed team of 2013–14 Danish Superliga
 * 🇦🇹 Winners of 2013–14 Austrian Cup
 * 🇨🇿 Winners of 2013–14 Czech Cup
 * 🇷🇴 Winners of 2013–14 Cupa României

Play-off round
62 teams play in the play-off round: 18 teams which enter in this round, the 29 winners from the third qualifying round, and the 15 losers from the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.


 * 🇪🇸 Fifth-placed team of 2013–14 La Liga
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fifth-placed team of 2013–14 Premier League
 * 🇩🇪 Fifth-placed team of 2013–14 Bundesliga
 * 🇮🇹 Fourth-placed team of 2013–14 Serie A
 * Fourth-placed team of 2013–14 Primeira Liga
 * 🇫🇷 Fourth-placed team of 2013–14 Ligue 1
 * 🇺🇦 Winners of 2013–14 Ukrainian Cup
 * 🇺🇦 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League
 * 🇷🇺 Winners of 2013–14 Russian Cup


 * 🇷🇺 Third-placed team of 2013–14 Russian Premier League
 * Winners of 2013–14 KNVB Cup
 * Third-placed team of 2013–14 Eredivisie
 * 🇹🇷 Winners of 2013–14 Turkish Cup
 * 🇧🇪 Winners of 2013–14 Belgian Cup
 * Winners of 2013–14 Greek Football Cup
 * Winners of 2013–14 Swiss Cup
 * 🇨🇾 Winners of 2013–14 Cypriot Cup
 * Winners of 2013–14 Danish Cup

Group stage
48 teams play in the group stage: 7 teams which enter in this stage, the 31 winners from the play-off round, and the 10 losers from the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League play-off round.


 * Winners of 2013–14 UEFA Europa League
 * 🇪🇸 Winners of 2013–14 Copa del Rey
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winners of 2013–14 FA Cup
 * 🇩🇪 Winners of 2013–14 DFB-Pokal


 * 🇮🇹 Winners of 2013–14 Coppa Italia
 * Winners of 2013–14 Taça de Portugal
 * 🇫🇷 Winners of 2013–14 Coupe de France

The 48 teams will be allocated into four pots based on their 2014 UEFA club coefficients, with the title holders, should they enter, being placed in Pot 1 automatically. They will be drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.

In each group, teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up will advance to the round of 32, where they will be joined by the 8 third-placed teams from the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage.

Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams will play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round is 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 will be seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage will be unseeded. The seeded teams will be 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 will be no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other.