europa league Introduced in 1971 as the UEFA Cup , it replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup . From the 2004–05 season a group stage was added before the knockout phase. The competition took on its current name in 2009 , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] following a change in format. [ 3 ] The 2009 re-branding included a merge with the UEFA Intertoto Cup , producing an enlarged competition format, with an expanded group stage and a change in qualifying criteria. In the 2024–25 season, the group stage was replaced with an expanded league phase of 36 teams.. tỷ số europa league Europa League từng chứng kiến không ít pha lội ngược dòng huyền thoại, khiến người xem đứng ngồi không yên. xếp hạng europa league In the 2009–10 season , the competition was rebranded as the UEFA Europa League to raise its profile. [ 1 ] Eight more teams qualified for the group stage, which consisted of 12 groups with four teams each (in a double round-robin); the top two teams in each group advanced. The competition was then similar to the previous format, with four rounds of two-legged knockout rounds and a one-off final held at a neutral ground which met UEFA's Category Four stadium criteria . Matches are generally played on Thursdays. The final was played in May, on the Wednesday ten days before the Champions League final.
