Meet the Europa League inaugural league phase teams

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Ajax (NED)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 24

How they qualified: Play-offs (W7-1agg vs Jagiellonia)

Last season: Group stage, Europa Conference League round of 16 (L0-4agg vs Aston Villa)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1991/92)


Anderlecht (BEL)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 107

How they qualified: Play-offs (W2-0agg vs Dinamo-Minsk)

Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1982/83)


Athletic Club (ESP)


UEFA coefficient ranking: N/A

How they qualified: Fifth in Spanish La Liga

Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1976/77, 2011/12)


AZ Alkmaar (NED)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 41

How they qualified: Fourth in Dutch Eredivisie

Last season: Europa Conference League group stage

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1980/81)


Beşiktaş (TUR)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 123

How they qualified: Play-offs (W8-4agg vs Lugano)

Last season: Europa Conference League group stage

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarter-finals (2002/03, 2016/17)


Bodø/Glimt (NOR)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 66

How they qualified: Champions League play-offs (L2-3agg vs Crvena Zvezda)

Last season: Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs (L2-3agg vs Ajax)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Group stage (2022/23)


Braga (POR)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 42

How they qualified: Play-offs (W4-3agg vs SK Rapid)

Last season: Champions League group stage, Europa League knockout round play-offs (L5-6agg vs Qarabağ)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (2010/11)


Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 68

How they qualified: Champions League play-offs (L1-3agg vs Salzburg)

Last season: Europa Conference League play-offs (L2-4agg vs Beşiktaş)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (2008/09)


Elfsborg (SWE)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 302

How they qualified: Play-offs (D1-1agg vs Molde, W4-2 on pens)

Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Group stage/League phase (2007/08, 2013/14, 2024/25)


FCSB (ROU)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 142

How they qualified: Play-offs (W2-1agg vs LASK)

Last season: Europa Conference League third qualifying round (L0-2agg vs Nordsjælland)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (2005/06)


Fenerbahçe (TUR)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 53

How they qualified: Champions League third qualifying round (L2-3agg vs Lille)

Last season: Europa Conference League quarter-finals (D3-3agg vs Olympiacos, L2-3 on pens)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (2012/13)


Ferencváros (HUN)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 55

How they qualified: Play-offs (D1-1agg vs Borac, W3-2 on pens)

Last season: Champions League first qualifying round, Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs (L0-2agg vs Olympiacos)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (1971/72)


Frankfurt (GER)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 28

How they qualified: Sixth in German Bundesliga

Last season: Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs (L3-4agg vs Union SG)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1979/80, 2021/22)


Galatasaray (TUR)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 60

How they qualified: Champions League play-offs (L2-4agg vs Young Boys)

Last season: Champions League group stage, Europa League knockout round play-offs (L4-6agg vs Sparta Praha)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1999/2000)


Hoffenheim (GER)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 98

How they qualified: Seventh in German Bundesliga

Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 32 (2020/21)


Lazio (ITA)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 32

How they qualified: Seventh in Italian Serie A

Last season: Champions League round of 16 (L1-3agg vs Bayern)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1997/98)


Ludogorets (BUL)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 70

How they qualified: Play-offs (W6-1agg vs Petrocub)

Last season: Champions League second qualifying round, Europa League play-offs, Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs (L0-1agg to Servette)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2013/14)


Lyon (FRA)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 47

How they qualified: Sixth in French Ligue 1

Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (2016/17)


M. Tel-Aviv (ISR)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 54

How they qualified: Play-offs (W8-1agg vs TSC)

Last season: Europa Conference League round of 16 (L5-7agg vs Olympiacos)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League: Round of 32 (2013/14, 2020/21)


Malmö (SWE)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 88

How they qualified: Champions League play-offs (L0-4agg vs Sparta Praha)

Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 32 (2018/19, 2019/20)


Manchester United (ENG)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 11

How they qualified: English FA Cup winners

Last season: Champions League group stage

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (2016/17)


Midtjylland (DEN)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 71

How they qualified: Champions League play-offs (L3-4agg vs Slovan Bratislava)

Last season: Europa Conference League play-offs (D4-4agg vs Legia, L5-6 on pens)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 32 (2015/16), Knockout round play-offs (2022/23)


Nice (FRA)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 100

How they qualified: Fifth in French Ligue 1

Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (1973/74)


Olympiacos (GRE)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 44

How they qualified: Europa Conference League winners

Last season: Group stage, Europa Conference League winners (W1-0 vs Fiorentina)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (1989/90, 2004/05, 2011/12, 2016/17, 2019/20, 2020/21)


PAOK (GRE)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 51

How they qualified: Play-offs (W6-0agg vs Shamrock Rovers)

Last season: Europa Conference League quarter-finals (L0-3agg vs Club Brugge)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 32 (1982/83, 1983/84, 1991/92, 1997/98, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2016/17)


Porto (POR)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 21

How they qualified: Third in Portuguese Primeira Liga

Last season: Champions League round of 16 (D1-1agg vs Arsenal, L2-4 on pens)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (2002/03, 2010/11)


Qarabağ (AZE)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 57

How they qualified: Champions League play-offs (L0-5agg vs GNK Dinamo)

Last season: Champions League second qualifying round, Europa League round of 16 (L4-5agg vs Leverkusen)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2023/24)


Rangers (SCO)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 26

How they qualified: Champions League third qualifying round (L1-3agg vs Dynamo Kyiv)

Last season: Champions League play-offs, Europa League round of 16 (L2-3 vs Benfica)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (2007/08, 2021/22)


Real Sociedad (ESP)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 38

How they qualified: Sixth in Spanish La Liga

Last season: Champions League round of 16 (L1-4agg vs Paris)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarter-finals (1988/89)


RFS (LVA)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 171

How they qualified: Play-offs (D3-3agg vs APOL, W4-2 on pens)

Last season: Europa Conference League second qualifying round (L1-4agg vs Sabah)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: League phase (2024/25)


Roma (ITA)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 6

How they qualified: Sixth in Italian Serie A

Last season: Semi-finals (L2-4agg vs Leverkusen)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1990/91, 2022/23)


Slavia Praha (CZE)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 35

How they qualified: Champions League play-offs (L2-3agg vs Lille)

Last season: Europa League round of 16 (L3-7agg vs Milan)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (1995/96)


Tottenham (ENG)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 34

How they qualified: Fifth in English Premier League

Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1971/72, 1983/84)


Twente (NED)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 119

How they qualified: Champions League third qualifying round (L4-5agg vs Salzburg)

Last season: Europa Conference League play-offs (L1-6agg vs Fenerbahçe)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1974/75)


Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 67

How they qualified: Champions League third qualifying round (L1-4agg vs Slavia Praha)

Last season: Group stage, Europa Conference League round of 16 (L1-3agg vs Fenerbahçe)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarter-finals (2022/23)


Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)


UEFA coefficient ranking: 64

How they qualified: Play-offs (W2-0agg vs Hearts)

Last season: Europa Conference League quarter-finals (L0-2agg vs Fiorentina)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League: Round of 16 (2012/13, 2013/14, 2017/18)

  • Galatasaray

  • Tottenham Hotspur

  • Besiktas JK

  • Lyon

  • FC Porto

  • Fenerbahce

  • UEFA Europa League

  • AFC Ajax

  • Eintracht Frankfurt

  • AS Roma

  • Real Sociedad

  • TSG Hoffenheim

  • Manchester United

  • Lazio

  • Athletic Bilbao

  • Nice

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