Uefa europa league: introduced in 1971 as the UEFA Cup

uefa 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.. uefa champions league nữ Một điểm thú vị là đội vô địch Europa League sẽ có vé thẳng vào vòng bảng Champions League mùa sau. Đây là động lực khiến các đội đá cực máu lửa ngay cả khi không vô địch quốc nội. trận đấu uefa nations league The format involves a league phase and a knockout phase consisting of preliminary knockout play-offs, followed by a round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final (all of the knockout games except the final are played over two legs). The league phase consists of each team playing a total of eight matches, with four at home and four away. The top eight teams from the league phase receive a bye to the round of 16, while the teams ranked 9th to 24th contest the knockout play-offs with the winners advancing to the round of 16. The teams ranked 25th to 36th in the league phase and the losers of the play-offs are eliminated from the competition. [ 64 ]