See the latest Europa League draw article.
From next season, the UEFA Cup will be known as the UEFA Europa League (previous discussion on name change).
Apart from the name change, the event has been overhauled and will now feature 12 groups of four teams, with each team playing the other three sides and the two top competitors moving on. Title holders and ten clubs removed from the UEFA Champions League play-off round will take part in the group stage.
To qualify for the UEFA Europa League group stage, four preliminary rounds will take place.
2009/10 UEFA Europa League match calendar:
First qualifying round, 1st leg – 02.07.2009
First qualifying round, 2nd leg – 09.07.2009
Second qualifying round, 1st leg – 16.07.2009
Second qualifying round, 2nd leg – 23.07.2009
Third qualifying round, 1st leg – 30.07.2009
Third qualifying round, 2nd leg – 06.08.2009
Play-off round, 1st leg – 20.08.2009
Play-off round, 2nd leg – 27.08.2009
Group stage, Matchday 1 – 17.09.2009
Group stage, Matchday 2 – 01.10.2009
Group stage, Matchday 3 – 22.10.2009
Group stage, Matchday 4 – 05.11.2009
Group stage, Matchday 5 – 02/03.12.2009
Group stage, Matchday 6 – 16/17.12.2009
Round of 32, first leg – 18.02.2010
Round of 32, second leg – 25.02.2010
Round of 16, first leg – 11.03.2010
Round of 16, second leg – 18.03.2010
Quarter-finals, first leg – 01.04.2010
Quarter-finals, second leg – 08.04.2010
Semi-finals, first leg – 22.04.2010
Semi-finals, second leg – 29.04.2010
Final (Arena Hamburg, Germany) – 12.05.2010
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