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The Europa League and Europa Conference League group-stage draws are coming up, with West Ham, Liverpool, Brighton, Aston Villa and Rangers set to discover their first opponents.
The 2023/24 UEFA Europa League group stage draw will take place from midday on Friday, September 1.
The Europa Conference League draw follows later the same day.
There are 32 teams in the Europa League draw, including last season's Europa Conference League winners West Ham, plus Liverpool and Brighton, who made the cut based on their Premier League finishing position in 2022/23.
Pot 1
West Ham
Liverpool
Roma
Ajax
Villarreal
Leverkusen
Atalanta
Rangers
Pot 2
Sporting CP
Slavia Prague
Rennes
Olympiacos
Real Betis
LASK
Marseille
Qarabag
Pot 3
Molde
Brighton
Sheriff Tiraspol
Union SG
Freiburg
Sparta Prague
Maccabi Haifa
Sturm Graz
Pot 4
Toulouse
AEK Athens
TSC Bačka Topola
Servette
Panathinaikos
Raków Czestochowa
Aris Limassol
Häcken
The 32 clubs are seeded into four pots of eight teams, with the club coefficient rankings established at the beginning of the season.
Clubs from the same country cannot be drawn against each other, with each group containing one side from each of the four pots.
The group winners advance directly to the round of 16 while the group runners-up progress to the knockout round play-offs, where they will face eight teams transferring from the Champions League having finished third in their groups.
Third-placed teams transfer to the Europa Conference League, where they will face the group runners-up from that competition in the knockout round play-offs.
The full fixture list for the group stage will be revealed after the draw but UEFA has confirmed the matchday dates.
Matchday 1: September 21
Matchday 2: October 5
Matchday 3: October 26
Matchday 4: November 9
Matchday 5: November 30
Matchday 6: December 14
The 2023/24 UEFA Europa League season will conclude at the Dublin Arena in the Republic of Ireland.
Knockout out round play-offs: February 15 & 22
Round of 16: March 7 & 14
Quarter-finals: April 11 & 18
Semi-finals: May 2 & 9
Final: May 22
There are 32 teams in the Europa Conference League draw, including Aston Villa and Aberdeen.
Pot 1
Frankfurt
Dinamo Zagreb
Club Brugge
AZ Alkmaar
Gent
Fenerbahçe
LOSC Lille
Ferencváros
Pot 2
PAOK
Slovan Bratislava
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Viktoria Plzen
Aston Villa
Ludogorets
Fiorentina
Bodø/Glimt
Pot 3
Genk
Zorya Luhansk
Astana
Beşiktas
HJK Helsinki
Legia Warszawa
Spartak Trnava
Olimpija Ljubljana
Pot 4
Zrinjski
KÍ Klaksvík
Aberdeen
Čukarički
Lugano
Breidablik
Nordsjælland
Ballkani
Much the same as the Europa League draw, the 32 clubs in the group stages are seeded into four pots of eight teams, with the club coefficient rankings established at the beginning of the season.
Clubs from the same country cannot be drawn against each other, with each group containing one side from each of the four pots.
The group winners advance directly to the round of 16 with the group runners-up progressing to the knockout round play-offs, where they will face eight teams transferring from the Europa League having finished third in their groups.
The full fixture list for the group stage will be revealed after the draw but UEFA has confirmed the matchday dates.
Matchday 1: September 21
Matchday 2: October 5
Matchday 3: October 26
Matchday 4: November 9
Matchday 5: November 30
Matchday 6: December 14
The Agia Sofia Stadium in Athens (AEK stadium) will host the 2024 final, which will be played on 29 May 2024.
Knockout out round play-offs: February 15 & 22
Round of 16: March 7 & 14
Quarter-finals: April 11 & 18
Semi-finals: May 2 & 9
Final: May 29