UEFA Europa League group stage draw - date, how to watch, pots and format
The UEFA Europa League draw takes place on Friday, with three English sides in the draw all hoping to earn European silverware this season.
Liverpool are in the competition for the first time since 2015/16, with their fifth placed finish in the Premier League last season meaning they will compete in the second tier of Europe's elite. They will be joined by Brighton, who finished sixth last season, earning their first ever European campaign under Roberto De Zerbi.
West Ham complete a trio of English sides, with their Europa Conference League win last season securing qualification for a competition they reached the semi-finals of in 2021/22. All three will be hopeful of securing silverware, with Liverpool favourites for success following their rich history of winning continental competitions.
Big names from around Europe will join them in the draw, with the likes of 2021 champions Villarreal among the dangerous names who complete the draw. Jose Mourinho's Roma will also compete, with their final loss to Sevilla last season still fresh in the memory. The final will be held in Dublin, twelve years after it was last hosted in the city, with Porto sealing victory under Andre Villas Boas in 2011..
The likes of Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting Lisbon and Atalanta will all provide a threat, with the prize of a spot in the Champions League on offer for the winners of the competition. The group stages will conclude in December, before a host of third-placed finishers from the Champions League group stages will join them for the knockout stages.
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Here is everything you need to know about the draw...
Dublin's Aviva Stadium will host this season's final (MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP via Getty Images)When is the Europa League draw?
The 2023/24 UEFA Europa League group stage draw takes place on Friday, 1 September at the at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The draw will begin at 12pm UK time.
How to watch the Europa League draw
TNT Sports will broadcast the draw live from Monaco, with all matches in the competition being broadcast live on the new platform. You can subscribe for £29.99 per month, with a subscription to Discovery+, where you will be able to access a range of other channels, including Eurosport as part of the contract.
TNT Sports is also available via BT, EE, Sky, and Virgin Media.
Europa League pots:
Pot 1
- West Ham United
- Liverpool
- Roma
- Villarreal
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Atalanta
Pot 1 or 2
- Sporting CP
- Rennes
Pot 1, 2, 3 or 4
- 2 losers of the Champions League play-off round (Champions Path)
- 1 loser of the Champions League play-off round (League Path)
- 10 winners of the play-off round
Pot 2
- Real Betis
Pot 2 or 3
- Marseille
- Molde
- Brighton & Hove Albion
Pot 3 or 4
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- SC Freiburg
- Maccabi Haifa
- Sturm Graz
- Toulouse
Pot 4
- Serbia TSC
- Switzerland Servette
- Greece Panathinaikos
Draw format:
All 32 qualified teams will be drawn into eight groups of four - the teams will be seeded into four pots each consisting of eight teams, based on their club coefficients. Teams from the same country cannot be drawn together in the same group.
Group stage schedule
- Matchday 1: 21 September 2023
- Matchday 2: 5 October 2023
- Matchday 3: 26 October 2023
- Matchday 4: 9 November 2023
- Matchday 5: 30 November 2023
- Matchday 6: 14 December 2023
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