2023/24 Europa League group stage draw: Liverpool, West Ham & more learn opponents
- Europa League group stage draw has been confirmed
- Liverpool handed straightforward group with trips to Belgium and France
- Brighton to face Ajax and Marseille in first ever European campaign
The 2023/24 Europa League draw was made on Friday morning as sides like Liverpool, West Ham and Brighton learned their fate.
The Hammers qualified as top seeds after winning last season's Europa Conference League have been paired with Olympiacos, Freiburg and Backa Topola in Group A.
Liverpool have been given an ideal set of teams as they target a fourth success in this competition, facing off against LASK, Union Saint-Gilloise and Toulouse.
Brighton, however, face an incredible challenge to reach the knockout stages. In their first ever European venture, the Seagulls will take on Ajax and Marseille as well as AEK Athens.
Rangers, recently eliminated from Champions League qualifying, face trips to Spain, Czechia and Greece after being drawn alongside Real Betis, Sparta Prague and Aris Limassol.
2023/24 Europa League group stage draw
Group A |
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West Ham |
Olympiacos |
Freiburg |
Backa Topola |
Group B |
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Ajax |
Marseille |
Brighton |
AEK Athens |
Group C |
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Rangers |
Real Betis |
Sparta Prague |
Aris Limassol |
Group D |
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Atalanta |
Sporting CP |
Sturm Graz |
Rakow |
Group E |
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Liverpool |
LASK |
Union Saint-Gilloise |
Toulouse |
Group G |
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Roma |
Slavia Prague |
Sheriff Tiraspol |
Servette |
Group F |
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Villarreal |
Rennes |
Maccabi Haifa |
Panathinaikos |
Group H |
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Bayer Leverkusen |
Qarabag |
Molde |
Hacken |
When is the 2023/24 Europa League group stage played?
- Matchday one - 21 September 2023
- Matchday two - 5 October 2023
- Matchday three - 26 October 2023
- Matchday four - 9 November 2023
- Matchday five - 30 November 2023
- Matchday six - 14 December 2023
When is the 2024 Europa League final?
The Europa League final will be held on 22 May 2024 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The 2011 final took place at the same venue as Porto edge past Portuguese rivals Braga 1-0.