Europa League participation
Qualification matches for the UEFA Europa League group stages came to an end yesterday. 17 teams had initially booked their places automatically last season including former winners Manchester United (2017), Sevilla (2006, 2007, 2014, 2015 and 2016) and Borussia Monchengladbach (1975, 1979). Ukranian Club Olexandriya are playing in the competition for the first time after qualifying automatically last season.
The teams that qualified automatically last season were joined by four losing teams from the UEFA Champions league third qualifying round and the six defeated clubs in the Champions league playoffs.
The draw for the UEFA Europa league group stages will take place today in Grimaldi in Monaco, France.
The 48 teams to participate in the UEFA Europa League in the 2019/2020 season include:
Spain
Getafe, Sevilla and Espanyol
England
Manchester United, Arsenal and Wolves
Italy
Lazio and As Roma
Germany
Borussia Monchengladbach, Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt
France
Rennes and Saint Etienne
Russia
CSKA Moscow and FC Krasnodar
Portugal
Porto, Sporting CP, Braga and Vitoria SC
Ukraine
Dynamo Kyiv and Oleksandriya
Belgium
Standard Liege and Gent
Turkey
Besiktas, Instanbul Basaksehir and Trabzonspor
Netherlands
PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord and AZ Alkmaar
Austria
Wolfsberger and LASK
Denmark
FC Copenhagen
Switzerland
FC Basel, Lugano and Young Boys
Cyprus
Apoel Nicosia
Serbia
Partizan
Scotland
Celtic and Rangers
Sweden
Malmo
Norway
Rosenborg
Kazakhstan
Astana
Azerbaijan
Qarabag
Bulgaria
Ludogorets
Romania
CFR Cluj
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