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2010–11 UEFA Europa League

Aviva Stadium in Dublin hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates16 September 2010 – 18 May 2011 (competition proper)
1 July – 26 August 2010 (qualifying)
Teams48+8 (competition proper)
161+33 (total)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Portugal Porto (2nd title)
Runner-upFlag of Portugal Braga
Tournament statistics
Matches played205
Goals scored551 (2.69 per match)
Top scorer(s)Flag of Colombia Radamel Falcao
(17 goals)

The 2010–11 UEFA Europa League was the second season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 40th edition overall including its predecessor, the UEFA Cup. It began on 1 July 2010, with the first qualifying round matches, and concluded on 18 May 2011, with the final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, between Porto and first-time finalists Braga. This was the first all-Portuguese final of a European competition and only the third time that two Portuguese teams faced each other in Europe, following Braga's elimination of Benfica in the semi-finals. Porto defeated Braga 1–0, with a goal from the competition's top goalscorer Radamel Falcao, and won their second title in the competition, after victory in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup.

Association team allocation[]

A total of 194 teams from 53 UEFA associations participated in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. Associations were allocated places according to their 2009 UEFA country coefficient, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2004–05 to 2008–09.

Below is the qualification scheme for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League:

  • Associations 1–6 each have three teams qualify
  • Associations 7–9 each have four teams qualify
  • Associations 10–51 each have three teams qualify, except Liechtenstein, which have one team qualify (as Liechtenstein only have a domestic cup and no domestic league)
  • Associations 52–53 each have two teams qualify (an increase from only one team in the previous season)
  • The top three associations of the 2009–10 UEFA Fair Play ranking each gain an additional berth
  • Moreover, 33 teams eliminated from the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League are transferred to the Europa League.

Association ranking[]

Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1 Flag of England England 79.499 3
2 Flag of Spain Spain 74.266 +1(UCL)
3 Flag of Italy Italy 62.910 +1(UCL)
4 Flag of Germany Germany 56.695
5 Flag of France France 50.168
6 Flag of Russia Russia 47.625 +3(UCL)
7 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 41.850 4 +1(UCL)
8 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 39.130 +2(UCL)
9 Flag of Romania Romania 38.908 +1(UCL)
10 Flag of Portugal Portugal 36.462 3 +2(UCL)
11 Flag of Turkey Turkey 32.225 +1(UCL)
12 Flag of Greece Greece 28.165 +1(UCL)
13 Flag of Scotland Scotland 27.875 +2(UCL)
14 Flag of Belgium Belgium 25.325 +2(UCL)
15 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 25.250 +2(UCL)
16 Flag of Denmark Denmark 24.450 +1(FP)
17 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 21.250 +1(UCL)
18 Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic 20.750 +1(UCL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
19 Flag of Norway Norway 18.800 3 +1(UCL)
20 Flag of Austria Austria 17.825 +1(UCL)
21 Flag of Serbia Serbia 15.250
22 Flag of Israel Israel 15.250
23 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 15.082 +1(UCL)
24 Flag of Sweden Sweden 14.691 +1(FP)
+1(UCL)
25 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 14.665
26 Flag of Poland Poland 12.916 +1(UCL)
27 Flag of Croatia Croatia 12.332 +1(UCL)
28 Flag of Finland Finland 9.790 +1(FP)
+1(UCL)
29 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 9.666
30 Flag of Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 9.499
31 Flag of Latvia Latvia 9.164
32 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 9.082
33 Flag of Belarus Belarus 8.666 +1(UCL)
34 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.665
35 Flag of Hungary Hungary 8.166 +1(UCL)
36 Flag of Iceland Iceland 6.665
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
37 Flag of Moldova Moldova 6.665 3 +1(UCL)
38 Flag of Georgia Georgia 6.664
39 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 5.500 1
40 Flag of North Macedonia Macedonia 5.165 3
41 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 4.498
42 Flag of Estonia Estonia 4.332
43 Flag of Albania Albania 3.999
44 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 3.249 +1(UCL)
45 Flag of Armenia Armenia 2.999
46 Flag of Wales Wales 2.331 +1(UCL)
47 Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2.165
48 Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 2.165
49 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 1.332
50 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 1.000
51 Flag of Andorra Andorra 0.500
52 Flag of Malta Malta 0.499 2
53 Flag of San Marino San Marino 0.250
Notes
  • (FP): Additional fair play berth (Sweden, Denmark, Finland)
  • (UCL): Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League

Distribution[]

The winners of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, Atlético Madrid, were guaranteed a place in the group stage as the title holder, since they did not qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. However, they also qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round through domestic performance, as they were the runners-up of the 2009–10 Copa del Rey to Champions League-qualified Sevilla. As a result, this place in the third qualifying round was vacated, which in turn led to the following changes to the default allocation system in order to compensate for this vacant spot:

  • The domestic cup winners of association 28 (Finland) have been promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
  • The domestic cup winners of associations 52 and 53 (Malta and San Marino) have been promoted from the first qualifying to the second qualifying round.
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League
First qualifying round
(52 teams)
  • 20 domestic league runners-up from associations 33–53 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 29 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 22–51 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 3 teams which qualified via Fair Play rankings
Second qualifying round
(80 teams)
  • 25 domestic cup winners from associations 29–53
  • 14 domestic league runners-up from associations 19–32
  • 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 16–21
  • 6 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 10–15
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 7–9
  • 26 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(70 teams)
  • 13 domestic cup winners from associations 16–28
  • 3 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–18
  • 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 10–15
  • 3 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–9
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 4–6 (League Cup winners for France)
  • 2 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–3 (League Cup winners for England)
    (minus the spot vacated by Atlético Madrid)
  • 40 winners from the second qualifying round
Play-off round
(74 teams)
  • 15 domestic cup winners from associations 1–15
  • 3 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–9
  • 3 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 4–6
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 35 winners from the third qualifying round
  • 15 losers from the Champions League third qualifying round
Group stage
(48 teams)
  • Title holder
  • 37 winners from the play-off round
  • 10 losers from the Champions League play-off round
Knockout phase
(32 teams)
  • 12 group winners from the group stage
  • 12 group runners-up from the group stage
  • 8 third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage

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" qualifiers within the national association) also qualify for the Champions League, their Europa League place is vacated, and the remaining Europa League qualifiers are moved up one place, with the final place (with the earliest starting round) taken by the domestic cup runners-up, provided they do not already qualify for the Champions League or the Europa League. Otherwise, this place is taken by the highest-placed league finishers that have not yet qualified for the Europa League.
  • When the domestic cup winners also qualify for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position is vacated, and the Europa League qualifiers that finish lower in the league are moved up one place, with the final place taken by the highest-placed league finishers that have not yet qualified for the Europa League.
  • A place vacated by the League Cup winners is taken by the highest-placed league finishers that have not yet qualified for the Europa League.
  • A Fair Play place is taken by the highest-ranked team in the domestic Fair Play table that has not yet qualified for the Champions League or the Europa League.

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
  • Nth: League position
  • P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
  • FP: Fair play
  • UCL: Relegated 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
Round of 32
Flag of Netherlands Twente (UCL GS) Flag of Portugal Benfica (UCL GS) Flag of Scotland Rangers (UCL GS) Flag of Russia Rubin Kazan (UCL GS)
Flag of Switzerland Basel (UCL GS) Flag of Russia Spartak Moscow (UCL GS) Flag of Netherlands Ajax (UCL GS) Flag of Portugal Braga (UCL GS)
Group stage
Flag of Spain Atlético Madrid (TH) Flag of Belgium Anderlecht (UCL PO) Flag of Norway Rosenborg (UCL PO) Flag of Russia Zenit St. Petersburg (UCL PO)
Flag of Austria Red Bull Salzburg (UCL PO) Flag of Spain Sevilla (UCL PO) Flag of Czech Republic Sparta Prague (UCL PO) Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (UCL PO)
Flag of Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (UCL PO) Flag of Italy Sampdoria (UCL PO) Flag of Switzerland Young Boys (UCL PO)
Play-off round
Flag of England Manchester City (5th) Flag of Russia Lokomotiv Moscow (4th) Flag of Greece AEK Athens (3rd) Flag of Romania Unirea Urziceni (UCL Q3)
Flag of England Aston Villa (6th) Flag of Russia CSKA Moscow (5th) Flag of Scotland Dundee United (CW) Flag of Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (UCL Q3)
Flag of Spain Getafe (6th) Flag of Ukraine Tavriya Simferopol (CW) Flag of Belgium Club Brugge (3rd) Flag of Sweden AIK (UCL Q3)
Flag of Spain Villarreal (7th)Note ESP Flag of Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv (3rd) Flag of Switzerland Grasshopper (3rd) Flag of Greece PAOK (UCL Q3)
Flag of Italy Palermo (5th) Flag of Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (3rd) Flag of Kazakhstan Aktobe (UCL Q3) Flag of Scotland Celtic (UCL Q3)
Flag of Italy Napoli (6th) Flag of Netherlands Feyenoord (4th) Flag of Finland HJK Helsinki (UCL Q3) Flag of Turkey Fenerbahçe (UCL Q3)
Flag of Germany Bayer Leverkusen (4th) Flag of Romania Vaslui (3rd) Flag of Wales The New Saints (UCL Q3) Flag of Belgium Gent (UCL Q3)
Flag of Germany Borussia Dortmund (5th) Flag of Romania Steaua București (4th) Flag of Bulgaria Litex Lovech (UCL Q3) Flag of Cyprus Omonia (UCL Q3)
Flag of France Paris Saint-Germain (CW) Flag of Portugal Porto (CW) Flag of Belarus BATE Borisov (UCL Q3) Flag of Poland Lech Poznań (UCL Q3)
Flag of France Lille (4th) Flag of Turkey Trabzonspor (CW) Flag of Hungary Debrecen (UCL Q3)
Third qualifying round
Flag of England Liverpool (7th)Note ENG Flag of Portugal Sporting CP (4th) Flag of Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora (CW) Flag of Cyprus Apollon (CW)
Flag of Italy Juventus (7th) Flag of Turkey Galatasaray (3rd) Flag of Bulgaria CSKA Sofia (2nd) Flag of Sweden IFK Göteborg (2nd)
Flag of Germany Stuttgart (6th) Flag of Greece Aris (4th) Flag of Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň (CW) Flag of Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (CW)
Flag of France Montpellier (5th) Flag of Scotland Hibernian (4th) Flag of Czech Republic Jablonec (2nd) Flag of Poland Jagiellonia Białystok (CW)
Flag of Russia Sibir Novosibirsk (CR) Flag of Belgium Genk (P-W) Flag of Norway Aalesund (CW) Flag of Croatia Hajduk Split (CW)
Flag of Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (4th) Flag of Switzerland Luzern (4th) Flag of Austria Sturm Graz (CW) Flag of Finland Inter Turku (CW)
Flag of Netherlands AZ (5th) Flag of Denmark Nordsjælland (CW) Flag of Serbia Red Star Belgrade (CW)
Flag of Romania Timișoara (5th) Flag of Denmark Odense (2nd) Flag of Israel Maccabi Haifa (2nd)
Second qualifying round
Flag of Ukraine Karpaty Lviv (5th) Flag of Austria Austria Wien (2nd) Flag of Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers (2nd) Flag of Estonia Sillamäe Kalev (2nd)
Flag of Netherlands Utrecht (P-W) Flag of Austria Rapid Wien (3rd) Flag of Latvia Jelgava (CW) Flag of Albania Besa (CW)
Flag of Romania Dinamo București (6th) Flag of Serbia OFK Beograd (3rd) Flag of Latvia Ventspils (2nd) Flag of Kazakhstan Atyrau (CW)
Flag of Portugal Marítimo (5th) Flag of Serbia Spartak Zlatibor Voda (4th) Flag of Slovenia Maribor (CW) Flag of Armenia Mika (2nd)
Flag of Turkey Beşiktaş (4th) Flag of Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (3rd) Flag of Slovenia Gorica (3rd) Flag of Wales Bangor City (CW)
Flag of Greece Olympiacos (5th) Flag of Cyprus APOEL (2nd) Flag of Belarus Dinamo Minsk (2nd) Flag of Northern Ireland Cliftonville (2nd)
Flag of Scotland Motherwell (5th) Flag of Sweden Elfsborg (3rd) Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka (CW) Flag of Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta (CW)
Flag of Belgium Cercle Brugge (CR) Flag of Slovakia Dukla Banská Bystrica (3rd) Flag of Hungary Videoton (2nd) Flag of Luxembourg Differdange (CW)
Flag of Switzerland Lausanne-Sport (CR) Flag of Poland Wisła Kraków (2nd) Flag of Iceland Breiðablik (CW) Flag of Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica (2nd)
Flag of Denmark Brøndby (3rd) Flag of Croatia Cibalia (3rd) Flag of Moldova Iskra-Stal (2nd) Flag of Andorra UE Sant Julià (CW)
Flag of Bulgaria Levski Sofia (3rd) Flag of Finland Honka (2nd) Flag of Georgia WIT Georgia (CW) Flag of Malta Valletta (CW)
Flag of Czech Republic Baník Ostrava (3rd) Flag of Lithuania Sūduva Marijampolė (3rd) Flag of Liechtenstein Vaduz (CW) Flag of San Marino Tre Penne (2nd)
Flag of Norway Molde (2nd) Flag of Lithuania Šiauliai (4th)Note LTU Flag of North Macedonia Teteks (CW)
Flag of Norway Stabæk (3rd) Flag of Republic of Ireland Sporting Fingal (CW) Flag of Azerbaijan Baku (CW)
First qualifying round
Flag of Israel Bnei Yehuda (CR) Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg (2nd) Flag of Azerbaijan Khazar (4th) Flag of Faroe Islands EB/Streymur (2nd)
Flag of Cyprus Anorthosis (3rd) Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski (4th) Flag of Estonia Narva Trans (3rd) Flag of Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík (4th)
Flag of Sweden Kalmar FF (4th) Flag of Hungary Győri ETO (3rd) Flag of Estonia Flora (CR) Flag of Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (2nd)
Flag of Slovakia Nitra (4th) Flag of Hungary Zalaegerszeg (CR) Flag of Albania Tirana (3rd) Flag of Luxembourg Grevenmacher (3rd)
Flag of Poland Ruch Chorzów (3rd) Flag of Iceland KR Reykjavík (2nd) Flag of Albania Laçi (4th) Flag of Montenegro Mogren (3rd)
Flag of Croatia Šibenik (4th) Flag of Iceland Fylkir (3rd) Flag of Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy (3rd) Flag of Montenegro Zeta (4th)
Flag of Finland TPS (3rd) Flag of Moldova Olimpia (3rd) Flag of Kazakhstan Tobol Kostanay (4th) Flag of Andorra UE Santa Coloma (2nd)
Flag of Lithuania Tauras Tauragė (5th)Note LTU Flag of Moldova Dacia (CR) Flag of Armenia Ulisses (3rd) Flag of Andorra Lusitanos (4th)
Flag of Republic of Ireland Dundalk (5th)Note IRL Flag of Georgia Dinamo Tbilisi (2nd) Flag of Armenia Banants (CR) Flag of Malta Sliema Wanderers (3rd)
Flag of Latvia Skonto (3rd) Flag of Georgia Zestaponi (3rd) Flag of Wales Llanelli (2nd) Flag of San Marino Faetano (3rd)
Flag of Slovenia Olimpija (4th) Flag of North Macedonia Rabotnički (2nd) Flag of Wales Port Talbot Town (3rd) Flag of Sweden Gefle (FP)
Flag of Belarus Dnepr Mogilev (3rd) Flag of North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje (3rd) Flag of Northern Ireland Glentoran (3rd) Flag of Denmark Randers (FP)
Flag of Belarus Torpedo Zhodino (CR) Flag of Azerbaijan Qarabağ (3rd) Flag of Northern Ireland Portadown (CR) Flag of Finland MYPA (FP)
Notes
  • England (ENG): Portsmouth, the runners-up of the 2009–10 FA Cup to Champions League-qualified Chelsea, did not obtain a UEFA licence, meaning they could not qualify for Europe. Portsmouth had appealed to UEFA, the Premier League and the English FA, but the latter two would not allow late applications for the licence. As a result, the seventh-placed team of the 2009–10 Premier League, Liverpool, claimed the Europa League spot in the third qualifying round.
  • Republic of Ireland (IRL): Since the third- and fourth-placed teams of the 2009 League of Ireland, Cork City and Derry City, were dissolved and expelled from the league respectively after the season was completed, the fifth-placed team, Dundalk, claimed the Europa League spot in the first qualifying round.
  • Lithuania (LTU): Vėtra, the runners-up of the 2009 A Lyga and also the runners-up of the 2009–10 Lithuanian Football Cup to Champions League-qualified Ekranas, were denied the UEFA license for the 2010–11 season and therefore could not represent Lithuania in the UEFA Europa League. As a result, all Europa League spots were awarded to teams based on their league positions. Therefore, the fourth-placed team, Šiauliai, were moved from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round, while the fifth-placed team, Tauras Tauragė, claimed the Europa League spot in the first qualifying round.
  • Spain (ESP): Mallorca, the fifth-placed team of the 2009–10 La Liga, were not admitted to the UEFA Europa League due to being immersed in a creditor contest (not by reason of having debt) a situation that does not meet the necessary admission criteria for participating in the UEFA competitions. As a result, the seventh-placed team, Villarreal, claimed the Europa League spot in the play-off round. On 30 July, UEFA's Appeals Body dismissed Mallorca's appeal against the infraction.

Round and draw dates[]

All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 21 June 2010 1 July 2010 8 July 2010
Second qualifying round 15 July 2010 22 July 2010
Third qualifying round 16 July 2010 29 July 2010 5 August 2010
Play-off Play-off round 6 August 2010 19 August 2010 26 August 2010
Group stage Matchday 1 27 August 2010
(Monaco)
16 September 2010
Matchday 2 30 September 2010
Matchday 3 21 October 2010
Matchday 4 4 November 2010
Matchday 5 1–2 December 2010
Matchday 6 15–16 December 2010
Knockout phase Round of 32 17 December 2010 17 February 2011 24 February 2011
Round of 16 10 March 2011 17 March 2011
Quarter-finals 18 March 2011 7 April 2011 14 April 2011
Semi-finals 28 April 2011 5 May 2011
Final 18 May 2011 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin

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.

Seeding[]

The draws for the qualifying rounds, the play-off round and the group stage are all seeded based on the 2010 UEFA club coefficients. The coefficients are calculated on the basis of a combination of 20% of the value of the respective national association’s coefficient for the period from 2005–06 to 2009–10 inclusive and the clubs' individual performances in the UEFA club competitions during the same period. Clubs are ordered by their coefficients and then divided into pots as required.

In the draws for the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, the teams are divided evenly into one seeded and one unseeded pot, based on their club coefficients. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie also being decided randomly. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds take place before the results of the previous round are known. The seeding in each draw is carried out under the assumption that all of the highest-ranked clubs of the previous round are victorious. If a lower-ranked club is victorious, it simply takes the place of its defeated opponent in the next round. Prior to these draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition, while ensuring that teams from the same association not drawn against each other.

In the draw for the group stage, the 48 teams are split into four pots of twelve teams, based on their club coefficients, with the title holder (if participating) automatically placed into Pot 1. Each group contains one team from each pot, but teams from the same association cannot be drawn into the same group.

In the draw for the first knockout stage, the twelve group winners and the four better third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage (based on their match record in the group stage) are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team 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 are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn with each other.

Qualifying rounds[]

Main article:2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

In the qualifying and play-off rounds, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis.

The draw for the first two qualifying rounds was made on 21 June 2010, while the draw for the third qualifying round was made on 16 July 2010.

First qualifying round[]

The first legs were played on 1 July, and the second legs were played on 8 July 2010.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
UE Santa Coloma Flag of Andorra 0–5 Flag of Montenegro Mogren 0–3 0–2
Olimpija Flag of Slovenia 0–5 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 0–2 0–3
Anorthosis Flag of Cyprus 4–0 Flag of Armenia Banants 3–0 1–0
Olimpia Flag of Moldova 1–1 (a)1 Flag of Azerbaijan Khazar 0–0 1–1
Šibenik Flag of Croatia 3–0 Flag of Malta Sliema Wanderers 0–0 3–0
Tobol Flag of Kazakhstan 2–4 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski 1–2 1–2
Ulisses Flag of Armenia 0–1 Flag of Israel Bnei Yehuda 0–0 0–1
Rabotnički Flag of North Macedonia 11–01 Flag of Andorra Lusitanos 5–0 6–0
KF Tirana Flag of Albania 1–0 Flag of Hungary Zalaegerszeg 0–0 1–0 (aet)
Zestaponi Flag of Georgia 5–0 Flag of San Marino Faetano 5–0 0–0
NSÍ Runavík Flag of Faroe Islands 1–4 Flag of Sweden Gefle 0–2 1–2
Torpedo Zhodino Flag of Belarus 6–1 Flag of Iceland Fylkir 3–0 3–1
Randers Flag of Denmark 7–3 Flag of Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 6–1 1–2
Portadown Flag of Northern Ireland 2–1 Flag of Latvia Skonto 1–1 1–0
TPS Flag of Finland 7–1 Flag of Wales Port Talbot Town 3–1 4–0
KR Reykjavík Flag of Iceland 5–2 Flag of Northern Ireland Glentoran 3–0 2–2
Grevenmacher Flag of Luxembourg 4–51 Flag of Republic of Ireland Dundalk 3–3 1–2
Kalmar FF Flag of Sweden 4–0 Flag of Faroe Islands EB/Streymur 1–0 3–0
Llanelli Flag of Wales 4–5 Flag of Lithuania Tauras Tauragė 2–2 2–3 (aet)
Narva Trans Flag of Estonia 0–7 Flag of Finland MYPA 0–2 0–5
Zeta Flag of Montenegro 1–1 (a)1 Flag of Moldova Dacia 1–1 0–0
Laçi Flag of Albania 2–8 Flag of Belarus Dnepr Mogilev 1–1 1–7
Shakhter Karaganda Flag of Kazakhstan 1–3 Flag of Poland Ruch Chorzów 1–2 0–1
Dinamo Tbilisi Flag of Georgia 2–1 Flag of Estonia Flora 2–1 0–0
Nitra Flag of Slovakia 3–5 Flag of Hungary Győri ETO 2–2 1–3
Qarabağ Flag of Azerbaijan 5–2 Flag of North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje 4–1 1–1
  • Note 1: Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Second qualifying round[]

The first legs were played on 15 July, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 July 2010.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Cercle Brugge Flag of Belgium 2–2 (a) Flag of Finland TPS 0–1 2–1
Motherwell Flag of Scotland 2–0 Flag of Iceland Breiðablik 1–0 1–0
Anorthosis Flag of Cyprus 3–22 Flag of Croatia Šibenik 0–2 3–0 (aet)
Lausanne-Sport Flag of Switzerland 2–1 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka 1–0 1–1
Šiauliai Flag of Lithuania 0–7 Flag of Poland Wisła Kraków 0–2 0–5
Kalmar FF Flag of Sweden 2–0 Flag of Moldova Dacia 0–0 2–0
Utrecht Flag of Netherlands 5–1 Flag of Albania KF Tirana 4–0 1–1
Gorica Flag of Slovenia 1–4 Flag of Denmark Randers 0–3 1–1
Marítimo Flag of Portugal 6–4 Flag of Republic of Ireland Sporting Fingal 3–2 3–2
Sūduva Marijampolė Flag of Lithuania 2–6 Flag of Austria Rapid Wien 0–2 2–4
Ventspils Flag of Latvia 1–3 Flag of North Macedonia Teteks 0–0 1–3
OFK Beograd Flag of Serbia 3–2 Flag of Belarus Torpedo Zhodino 2–2 1–0
Olimpia Flag of Moldova 1–7 Flag of Romania Dinamo București 0–2 1–5
MYPA Flag of Finland 8–0 Flag of Andorra UE Sant Julià 3–0 5–03
Videoton Flag of Hungary 1–3 Flag of Slovenia Maribor 1–1 0–2
Brøndby Flag of Denmark 3–0 Flag of Liechtenstein Vaduz 3–0 0–0
Stabæk Flag of Norway 3–3 (a) Flag of Belarus Dnepr Mogilev 2–2 1–1
Shamrock Rovers Flag of Republic of Ireland 2–1 Flag of Israel Bnei Yehuda 1–1 1–0
Elfsborg Flag of Sweden 3–1 Flag of Moldova Iskra-Stal 2–1 1–0
KR Reykjavík Flag of Iceland 2–6 Flag of Ukraine Karpaty Lviv 0–3 2–3
Maccabi Tel Aviv Flag of Israel 3–2 Flag of Montenegro Mogren 2–0 1–2
Austria Wien Flag of Austria 3–2 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 2–2 1–0
Tauras Tauragė Flag of Lithuania 1–6 Flag of Cyprus APOEL 0–3 1–3
Molde Flag of Norway 2–2 (a) Flag of Latvia Jelgava 1–0 1–2
Zestaponi Flag of Georgia 3–1 Flag of Slovakia Dukla Banská Bystrica 3–0 0–1
Honka Flag of Finland 2–3 Flag of Wales Bangor City 1–1 1–2
Levski Sofia Flag of Bulgaria 8–0 Flag of Republic of Ireland Dundalk 6–0 2–0
WIT Georgia Flag of Georgia 0–6 Flag of Czech Republic Baník Ostrava 0–6 0–0
Rabotnički Flag of North Macedonia 1–0 Flag of Armenia Mika 1–0 0–0
Atyrau Flag of Kazakhstan 0–5 Flag of Hungary Győri ETO 0–34 0–2
Portadown Flag of Northern Ireland 2–32 Flag of Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–2 1–1
Beşiktaş Flag of Turkey 7–0 Flag of Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta 3–0 4–0
Differdange Flag of Luxembourg 3–5 Flag of Serbia Spartak Zlatibor Voda 3–3 0–2
Dinamo Minsk Flag of Belarus 10–1 Flag of Estonia Sillamäe Kalev 5–1 5–0
Valletta Flag of Malta 1–1 (a) Flag of Poland Ruch Chorzów 1–1 0–0
Baku Flag of Azerbaijan 2–4 Flag of Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 0–35 2–1
Zrinjski Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina 13–3 Flag of San Marino Tre Penne 4–1 9–2
Gefle Flag of Sweden 2–42 Flag of Georgia Dinamo Tbilisi 1–2 1–2
Cliftonville Flag of Northern Ireland 1–02 Flag of Croatia Cibalia 1–0 0–0
Besa Flag of Albania 1–11 Flag of Greece Olympiacos 0–5 1–6
Notes
  • Note 2: Order of legs reversed after original draw.
  • Note 3: Original match abandoned in the 80th minute due to adverse weather conditions, with MYPA leading 1–0. The match was replayed on 23 July 2010 at 18:30 CEST from the beginning.
  • Note 4: UEFA awarded Győri ETO a 3–0 win due to Atyrau fielding a suspended player in the first leg. The original match had ended in a 2–0 win for Győri ETO.
  • Note 5: UEFA awarded Budućnost Podgorica a 3–0 win due to Baku fielding a suspended player in the first leg. The original match had ended in a 2–1 win for Baku.

Third qualifying round[]

The first legs were played on 27 and 29 July, and the second legs were played on 3 and 5 August 2010.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Odense Flag of Denmark 5–3 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski 5–3 0–0
Dnepr Mogilev Flag of Belarus 3–1 Flag of Czech Republic Baník Ostrava 1–0 2–1
Rabotnički Flag of North Macedonia 0–46 Flag of England Liverpool 0–2 0–2
Marítimo Flag of Portugal 10–3 Flag of Wales Bangor City 8–2 2–1
Beroe Stara Zagora Flag of Bulgaria 1–4 Flag of Austria Rapid Wien 1–1 0–3
MYPA Flag of Finland 4–56 Flag of Romania Timișoara 1–2 3–3
CSKA Sofia Flag of Bulgaria 5–1 Flag of Northern Ireland Cliftonville 3–0 2–1
Karpaty Lviv Flag of Ukraine 2–0 Flag of Georgia Zestafoni 1–0 1–0
Shamrock Rovers Flag of Republic of Ireland 0–3 Flag of Italy Juventus 0–2 0–1
Elfsborg Flag of Sweden 7–1 Flag of North Macedonia Teteks 5–0 2–1
Nordsjælland Flag of Denmark 1–3 Flag of Portugal Sporting CP 0–1 1–2
Maribor Flag of Slovenia 6–2 Flag of Scotland Hibernian 3–0 3–2
Red Star Belgrade Flag of Serbia 2–3 Flag of Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–2 1–1
Inter Turku Flag of Finland 3–8 Flag of Belgium Genk 1–5 2–3
Ruch Chorzów Flag of Poland 1–6 Flag of Austria Austria Wien 1–3 0–3
Viktoria Plzeň Flag of Czech Republic 1–4 Flag of Turkey Beşiktaş 1–1 0–3
Olympiacos Flag of Greece 2–2 (a) Flag of Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 0–1
Wisła Kraków Flag of Poland 2–4 Flag of Azerbaijan Qarabağ 0–1 2–3
Sturm Graz Flag of Austria 3–1 Flag of Georgia Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 1–1
Cercle Brugge Flag of Belgium 2–36 Flag of Cyprus Anorthosis 1–0 1–3
Budućnost Podgorica Flag of Montenegro 1–3 Flag of Denmark Brøndby 1–2 0–1
Molde Flag of Norway 4–5 Flag of Germany Stuttgart 2–3 2–2
Maccabi Haifa Flag of Israel 2–3 Flag of Belarus Dinamo Minsk 1–0 1–3
Utrecht Flag of Netherlands 4–1 Flag of Switzerland Luzern 1–0 3–1
Sibir Novosibirsk Flag of Russia 2–2 (a) Flag of Cyprus Apollon 1–0 1–2
Randers Flag of Denmark 3–4 Flag of Switzerland Lausanne-Sport 2–3 1–1
Dinamo București Flag of Romania 3–4 Flag of Croatia Hajduk Split 3–1 0–3
AZ Flag of Netherlands 2–1 Flag of Sweden IFK Göteborg 2–0 0–1
Spartak Zlatibor Voda Flag of Serbia 2–3 Flag of Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2–1 0–2
Győri ETO Flag of Hungary 1–1 (4–3 p) Flag of France Montpellier 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Aalesund Flag of Norway 1–4 Flag of Scotland Motherwell 1–1 0–3
Kalmar FF Flag of Sweden 3–6 Flag of Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1–1 2–5
Galatasaray Flag of Turkey 7–3 Flag of Serbia OFK Beograd 2–2 5–1
Jagiellonia Białystok Flag of Poland 3–4 Flag of Greece Aris 1–2 2–2
APOEL Flag of Cyprus 4–1 Flag of Czech Republic Jablonec 1–0 3–1
Notes
  • Note 6: Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Play-off round[]

Main article:2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round#Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 6 August 2010. The first legs were played on 17 and 19 August, and the second legs were played on 24 and 26 August 2010.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France 5–4 Flag of Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–0 3–4
Bayer Leverkusen Flag of Germany 6–1 Flag of Ukraine Tavriya Simferopol 3–0 3–1
CSKA Moscow Flag of Russia 6–1 Flag of Cyprus Anorthosis 4–0 2–1
Hajduk Split Flag of Croatia 5–2 Flag of Romania Unirea Urziceni 4–1 1–1
Feyenoord Flag of Netherlands 1–2 Flag of Belgium Gent 1–0 0–2
Genk Flag of Belgium 2–7 Flag of Portugal Porto 0–3 2–4
Debrecen Flag of Hungary 4–1 Flag of Bulgaria Litex Lovech 2–0 2–1
Aris Flag of Greece 2–1 Flag of Austria Austria Wien 1–0 1–1
Galatasaray Flag of Turkey 3–3 (a) Flag of Ukraine Karpaty Lviv 2–2 1–1
Palermo Flag of Italy 5–3 Flag of Slovenia Maribor 3–0 2–3
Club Brugge Flag of Belgium 5–3 Flag of Belarus Dinamo Minsk 2–1 3–2
Omonia Flag of Cyprus 2–3 Flag of Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 0–1 2–2
Vaslui Flag of Romania 0–2 Flag of France Lille 0–0 0–2
Napoli Flag of Italy 3–0 Flag of Sweden Elfsborg 1–0 2–0
Sporting CP Flag of Portugal 3–2 Flag of Denmark Brøndby 0–2 3–0
Steaua București Flag of Romania 1–1 (4–3 p)7 Flag of Switzerland Grasshopper 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Liverpool Flag of England 3–1 Flag of Turkey Trabzonspor 1–0 2–1
Celtic Flag of Scotland 2–4 Flag of Netherlands Utrecht 2–0 0–4
Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany 5–0 Flag of Azerbaijan Qarabağ 4–0 1–0
AIK Flag of Sweden 1–2 Flag of Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0–0 1–2
Sturm Graz Flag of Austria 1–3 Flag of Italy Juventus 1–2 0–1
Getafe Flag of Spain 2–1 Flag of Cyprus APOEL 1–0 1–1 (aet)
Dundee United Flag of Scotland 1–2 Flag of Greece AEK Athens 0–1 1–1
AZ Flag of Netherlands 3–2 Flag of Kazakhstan Aktobe 2–0 1–2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Flag of Ukraine 0–1 Flag of Poland Lech Poznań 0–1 0–0
Rapid Wien Flag of Austria 4–3 Flag of England Aston Villa 1–1 3–2
CSKA Sofia Flag of Bulgaria 5–2 Flag of Wales The New Saints 3–0 2–2
Beşiktaş Flag of Turkey 6–0 Flag of Finland HJK Helsinki 2–0 4–0
Slovan Bratislava Flag of Slovakia 2–3 Flag of Germany Stuttgart 0–1 2–2
Sibir Novosibirsk Flag of Russia 1–5 Flag of Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1–0 0–5
BATE Flag of Belarus 5–1 Flag of Portugal Marítimo 3–0 2–1
Lausanne-Sport Flag of Switzerland 2–2 (4–3 p) Flag of Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Győri ETO Flag of Hungary 1–4 Flag of Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 1–2
Odense Flag of Denmark 3–1 Flag of Scotland Motherwell 2–1 1–0
PAOK Flag of Greece 2–1 Flag of Turkey Fenerbahçe 1–0 1–1 (aet)
Villarreal Flag of Spain 7–1 Flag of Belarus Dnepr Mogilev 5–0 2–1
Timișoara Flag of Romania 0–3 Flag of England Manchester City 0–1 0–2
  • Note 7: Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Group stage[]

Main article:2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage

The 48 clubs were drawn into twelve groups of four on 27 August 2010 in Monaco. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are 16 September, 30 September, 21 October, 4 November, 1–2 December, and 15–16 December 2010. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 32, where they are joined by the eight third-placed teams from the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  5. higher number of goals scored;
  6. higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.

Following a trial at last year's UEFA Europa League, UEFA have announced that in both this year's and the 2011–12 competition, two extra officials would be used – with one on each goal line.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 32

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of England Manchester City 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11
Flag of Poland Lech Poznań 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11
Flag of Italy Juventus 6 0 6 0 7 7 0 6
Flag of Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 0 2 4 1 9 −8 2
  JUV LEC MC SAL
Juventus 3–3 1–1 0–0
Lech Poznań 1–1 3–1 2–0
Manchester City 1–1 3–1 3–0
Red Bull Salzburg 1–1 0–1 0–2

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 3 3 0 8 2 +6 12
Flag of Greece Aris 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10
Flag of Spain Atlético Madrid 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8
Flag of Norway Rosenborg 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3
  ARI ATL LEV RBK
Aris 1–0 0–0 2–0
Atlético Madrid 2–3 1–1 3–0
Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 1–1 4–0
Rosenborg 2–1 1–2 0–1

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Portugal Sporting CP 6 4 0 2 14 6 +8 12
Flag of France Lille 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 8
Flag of Belgium Gent 6 2 1 3 8 13 −5 7
Flag of Bulgaria Levski Sofia 6 2 1 3 6 11 −5 7
  GNT LS LIL SCP
Gent 1–0 1–1 3–1
Levski Sofia 3–2 2–2 1–0
Lille 3–0 1–0 1–2
Sporting CP 5–1 5–0 1–0

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Spain Villarreal 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 12
Flag of Greece PAOK 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 11
Flag of Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 2 1 3 4 5 −1 7
Flag of Belgium Club Brugge 6 0 3 3 4 8 −4 3
  BRG DZ PAOK VLR
Club Brugge 0–2 1–1 1–2
Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 0–1 2–0
PAOK 1–1 1–0 1–0
Villarreal 2–1 3–0 1–0

Group E[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
Flag of Belarus BATE 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10
Flag of Netherlands AZ 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7
Flag of Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5
  AZ BTE DK SHF
AZ 3–0 1–2 2–1
BATE 4–1 1–4 3–1
Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 2–2 0–0
Sheriff Tiraspol 1–1 0–1 2–0

Group F[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Russia CSKA Moscow 6 5 1 0 18 3 +15 16
Flag of Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 2 3 1 12 12 0 9
Flag of Italy Palermo 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7
Flag of Switzerland Lausanne-Sport 6 0 1 5 5 16 −11 1
  CSM LAU PAL SPP
CSKA Moscow 5–1 3–1 3–0
Lausanne-Sport 0–3 0–1 1–3
Palermo 0–3 1–0 2–2
Sparta Prague 1–1 3–3 3–2

Group G[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 6 0 0 18 6 +12 18
Flag of Belgium Anderlecht 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7
Flag of Greece AEK Athens 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7
Flag of Croatia Hajduk Split 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3
  AEK AND HAJ ZNT
AEK Athens 1–1 3–1 0–3
Anderlecht 3–0 2–0 1–3
Hajduk Split 1–3 1–0 2–3
Zenit St. Petersburg 4–2 3–1 2–0

Group H[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Germany Stuttgart 6 5 0 1 16 6 +10 15
Flag of Switzerland Young Boys 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 9
Flag of Spain Getafe 6 2 1 3 4 8 −4 7
Flag of Denmark Odense 6 1 1 4 8 14 −6 4
  GET OB STU YB
Getafe 2–1 0–3 1–0
Odense 1–1 1–2 2–0
Stuttgart 1–0 5–1 3–0
Young Boys 2–0 4–2 4–2

Group I[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 4 2 0 10 3 +7 14
Flag of Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11
Flag of Italy Sampdoria 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5
Flag of Hungary Debrecen 6 1 0 5 4 13 −9 3
  DEB MET PSV SAM
Debrecen 0–5 1–2 2–0
Metalist Kharkiv 2–1 0–2 2–1
PSV Eindhoven 3–0 0–0 1–1
Sampdoria 1–0 0–0 1–2

Group J[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of France Paris Saint-Germain 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12
Flag of Spain Sevilla 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
Flag of Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 2 3 1 10 7 +3 9
Flag of Ukraine Karpaty Lviv 6 0 1 5 4 15 −11 1
  DOR KAR PSG SEV
Borussia Dortmund 3–0 1–1 0–1
Karpaty Lviv 3–4 1–1 0–1
Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 2–0 4–2
Sevilla 2–2 4–0 0–1

Group K[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of England Liverpool 6 2 4 0 8 3 +5 10
Flag of Italy Napoli 6 1 4 1 8 9 −1 7
Flag of Romania Steaua București 6 1 3 2 9 11 −2 6
Flag of Netherlands Utrecht 6 0 5 1 5 7 −2 5
  LIV NAP STE UTR
Liverpool 3–1 4–1 0–0
Napoli 0–0 1–0 0–0
Steaua București 1–1 3–3 3–1
Utrecht 0–0 3–3 1–1

Group L[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Portugal Porto 6 5 1 0 14 4 +10 16
Flag of Turkey Beşiktaş 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13
Flag of Austria Rapid Wien 6 1 0 5 5 12 −7 3
Flag of Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 6 1 0 5 4 10 −6 3
  BJK CSS POR RPD
Beşiktaş 1–0 1–3 2–0
CSKA Sofia 1–2 0–1 0–2
Porto 1–1 3–1 3–0
Rapid Wien 1–2 1–2 1–3

Knockout phase[]

Main article:2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.

The draw for the round of 32 and round of 16 was held on 17 December 2010. The draws for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final (to determine the "home" team) were held on 18 March 2011.

Bracket[]

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
 Flag of Greece PAOK 0 1 1  
 Flag of Russia CSKA Moscow 1 1 2      Flag of Russia CSKA Moscow 0 1 1  
 Flag of Spain Sevilla 1 1 2    Flag of Portugal Porto 1 2 3  
 Flag of Portugal Porto (a) 2 0 2        Flag of Portugal Porto 5 5 10  
 Flag of Belgium Anderlecht 0 0 0        Flag of Russia Spartak Moscow 1 2 3  
 Flag of Netherlands Ajax 2 3 5      Flag of Netherlands Ajax 0 0 0
 Flag of Switzerland Basel 2 1 3    Flag of Russia Spartak Moscow 1 3 4  
 Flag of Russia Spartak Moscow 3 1 4        Flag of Portugal Porto 5 2 7  
 Flag of Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 0 0 0        Flag of Spain Villarreal 1 3 4  
 Flag of Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2 4 6      Flag of Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2 1 3  
 Flag of Italy Napoli 0 1 1    Flag of Spain Villarreal 3 2 5  
 Flag of Spain Villarreal 0 2 2        Flag of Spain Villarreal 5 3 8
 Flag of Russia Rubin Kazan 0 2 2        Flag of Netherlands Twente 1 1 2  
 Flag of Netherlands Twente 2 2 4      Flag of Netherlands Twente 3 0 3
 Flag of Switzerland Young Boys 2 1 3    Flag of Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 0 2 2  
 Flag of Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 3 4        Flag of Portugal Porto 1
 Flag of Portugal Benfica 2 2 4        Flag of Portugal Braga 0
 Flag of Germany Stuttgart 1 0 1      Flag of Portugal Benfica 2 1 3  
 Flag of Belarus BATE Borisov 2 0 2    Flag of France Paris Saint-Germain 1 1 2  
 Flag of France Paris Saint-Germain (a) 2 0 2        Flag of Portugal Benfica 4 2 6  
 Flag of France Lille 2 1 3        Flag of Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 2 3  
 Flag of Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 3 5      Flag of Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0 1 1
 Flag of Scotland Rangers (a) 1 2 3    Flag of Scotland Rangers 0 0 0  
 Flag of Portugal Sporting CP 1 2 3        Flag of Portugal Benfica 2 0 2
 Flag of Turkey Beşiktaş 1 0 1        Flag of Portugal Braga (a) 1 1 2  
 Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 4 4 8      Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2 0 2  
 Flag of Greece Aris 0 0 0    Flag of England Manchester City 0 1 1  
 Flag of England Manchester City 0 3 3        Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1 0 1
 Flag of Poland Lech Poznań 1 0 1        Flag of Portugal Braga (a) 1 0 1  
 Flag of Portugal Braga 0 2 2      Flag of Portugal Braga 1 0 1
 Flag of Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0 0 0    Flag of England Liverpool 0 0 0  
 Flag of England Liverpool 0 1 1  


Round of 32[]

The first legs were played on 15 and 17 February, and the second legs were played on 22, 23 and 24 February 2011.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Napoli Flag of Italy 1–2 Flag of Spain Villarreal 0–0 1–2
Rangers Flag of Scotland 3–3 (a) Flag of Portugal Sporting CP 1–1 2–2
Sparta Prague Flag of Czech Republic 0–1 Flag of England Liverpool 0–0 0–1
Anderlecht Flag of Belgium 0–5 Flag of Netherlands Ajax 0–3 0–2
Lech Poznań Flag of Poland 1–2 Flag of Portugal Braga 1–0 0–2
Beşiktaş Flag of Turkey 1–8 Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1–4 0–4
Basel Flag of Switzerland 3–4 Flag of Russia Spartak Moscow 2–3 1–1
Young Boys Flag of Switzerland 3–4 Flag of Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–1 1–3
Aris Flag of Greece 0–3 Flag of England Manchester City 0–0 0–3
PAOK Flag of Greece 1–2 Flag of Russia CSKA Moscow 0–1 1–1
Sevilla Flag of Spain 2–2 (a) Flag of Portugal Porto 1–2 1–0
Rubin Kazan Flag of Russia 2–4 Flag of Netherlands Twente 0–2 2–2
Lille Flag of France 3–5 Flag of Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2–2 1–3
Benfica Flag of Portugal 4–1 Flag of Germany Stuttgart 2–1 2–0
BATE Borisov Flag of Belarus 2–2 (a) Flag of France Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 0–0
Metalist Kharkiv Flag of Ukraine 0–6 Flag of Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0–4 0–2

Round of 16[]

The first legs were played on 10 March, and the second legs were played on 17 March 2011.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Benfica Flag of Portugal 3–2 Flag of France Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 1–1
Dynamo Kyiv Flag of Ukraine 2–1 Flag of England Manchester City 2–0 0–1
Twente Flag of Netherlands 3–2 Flag of Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 3–0 0–2
CSKA Moscow Flag of Russia 1–3 Flag of Portugal Porto 0–1 1–2
PSV Eindhoven Flag of Netherlands 1–0 Flag of Scotland Rangers 0–0 1–0
Bayer Leverkusen Flag of Germany 3–5 Flag of Spain Villarreal 2–3 1–2
Ajax Flag of Netherlands 0–4 Flag of Russia Spartak Moscow 0–1 0–3
Braga Flag of Portugal 1–08 Flag of England Liverpool 1–0 0–0
  • Note 8: Order of legs reversed after original draw due to proximity between the cities of Porto and Braga.

Quarter-finals[]

The first legs were played on 7 April, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2011.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Porto Flag of Portugal 10–3 Flag of Russia Spartak Moscow 5–1 5–2
Benfica Flag of Portugal 6–3 Flag of Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 4–1 2–2
Villarreal Flag of Spain 8–2 Flag of Netherlands Twente 5–1 3–1
Dynamo Kyiv Flag of Ukraine 1–1 (a)9 Flag of Portugal Braga 1–1 0–0
  • Note 9: Order of legs reversed after original draw due to proximity between the cities of Porto and Braga.

Semi-finals[]

The first legs were played on 28 April, and the second legs were played on 5 May 2011.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Benfica Flag of Portugal 2–2 (a)10 Flag of Portugal Braga 2–1 0–1
Porto Flag of Portugal 7–4 Flag of Spain Villarreal 5–1 2–3
  • Note 10: Order of legs reversed after original draw due to proximity between the cities of Porto and Braga.

Final[]

Main article:2011 UEFA Europa League Final

The final was played on 18 May 2011 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Due to UEFA rules against corporate sponsorship outside the federation, for the final the stadium was referred to as the "Dublin Arena".

18 May 2011
19:45 IST
Porto Flag of Portugal 1–0 Flag of Portugal Braga Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 45,391
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Falcao Goal 44' Report

Top goalscorers[]

The top scorers from the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League (excluding qualifying rounds and play-off round) are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals Minutes played
1 Flag of Colombia Radamel Falcao Flag of Portugal Porto 17 1098
2 Flag of Italy Giuseppe Rossi Flag of Spain Villarreal 11 1037
3 Flag of Czech Republic Tomáš Necid Flag of Russia CSKA Moscow 6 526
4 Flag of Mali Frédéric Kanouté Flag of Spain Sevilla 5 461
Flag of Ivory Coast Wilfried Bony Flag of Czech Republic Sparta Prague 526
Flag of Brazil Nilmar Flag of Spain Villarreal 572
Flag of Latvia Artjoms Rudņevs Flag of Poland Lech Poznań 621
Flag of Uruguay Edinson Cavani Flag of Italy Napoli 667
Flag of Colombia Fredy Guarín Flag of Portugal Porto 808
Flag of Ukraine Artem Milevskiy Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 967
Flag of Hungary Balázs Dzsudzsák Flag of Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 973

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