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Europa League and European Conference League group stage draws: When are Man United, Arsenal and West Ham facing off? | | Football News

Group stage draws for the Europa League and European Conference League will take place on Friday, with Manchester United, Arsenal and West Ham set to find their first opponents.

When is the drawing?

The 2022/23 UEFA Europa League group stage draw will take place on Friday 26 August at 12:00pm BST. The drawing ceremony will be held in Istanbul, Turkey.

The European Conference League draw will begin at 1:30pm.

Which teams are participating in the Europa League draw?

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Manchester United will return to the Europa League after reaching the final of the 2020/21 competition.

The final 10 teams in the group stage were decided in the second leg of the playoff qualifying round on Thursday night, with all 32 confirmed teams finishing.

The Premier League has two representatives in the group stage.

William Saliba celebrates with his teammates after a 3-0 record
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Arsenal are back in the European competition they missed in 2021/22

  • Austria: Sturm Graz
  • Azerbaijan: Karabag
  • Belgium: Union Saint Giroise
  • Bulgaria: Ludogorets
  • Cyprus: AEK Larnaca, Omonia
  • Denmark: Mid Yulan
  • England: Manchester United, Arsenal
  • France: Rennes, Nantes, Monaco
  • Finland: HJK Helsinki
  • Germany: Union Berlin, Freiburg
  • Greece: Olympiacos
  • Hungary: Ferencbarros
  • Italy: Rome, Lazio
  • Moldova: FC Sheriff
  • Netherlands: Feyenoord, PSV
  • Norway: Bodo/Glimt
  • Portugal: Braga
  • Serbia: Red Star Belgrade
  • Spain: Real Sociedad, Real Betis
  • Sweden: Malmö FF
  • Switzerland: FC Zurich
  • Ukraine: Dynamo Kyiv
  • turkey: Trabzonspor, Fenerbahçe

How does the Europa League draw work?

32 clubs will be seeded into four pots of eight teams, with club coefficient rankings established at the beginning of the season.

Clubs from the same country cannot play against each other and each group contains one side from each of the four pots.

  • Pot 1: Roma, Manchester United, Arsenal, Lazio, Braga, Red Star Belgrade, Dynamo Kyiv, Olympiacos
  • Pot 2: Feynold, PSV, Rennes, Monaco, Real Sociedad, Karabakh, Malmö, Ludogorets
  • Pot 3: Real Betis, Midjuran, Bodo/Glimt, Ferencvaros, Union Berlin, SC Freiburg, Fenerbahce
  • Pot 4: Nantes, HJK, Sturm Graz, AEK Larnaca, Omonia, Zurich, Union Saint Giroise, Trabzonspor

What is the Europa League format?

The group winner advances directly to the Round of 16, while the group runner-up advances to the play-offs in the knockout round, where they will face eight Champions League transfers in third place in their group.

The third-placed team moves to the European Conference League, where they face the group runner-up of that competition in the knockout round playoffs.

When are the Europa League group stage matches?

The full fixture list for the group stage will be revealed after the draw, but UEFA has confirmed matchday dates.

Section 1: September 8
Section 2: September 15th
Section 3: October 6th
Section 4: October 13th
Section 5: October 27
Section 6: November 3rd

when is the key european league draw a date?

Knockout Round Playoffs: November 7
Round 16: February 24th
Quarterfinals and Semifinals: March 17th

Main dates of the Europa League

The 2022/23 Europa League Final will take place on 31 May 2023 at the Puskas Arena Park in Budapest, Hungary.

Knockout Round Playoffs: February 16th and 23rd
Round 16: March 9th and 16th
quaterfinals: April 13th and 20th
Semifinals: May 11 & 18
Last: May 31 (Budapest)

Jose Mourinho wins the European Conference League in Rome
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Jose Mourinho has won the European Conference League with Roma, who are in Pot 1 of this year’s Europa League group stage draw.

Which teams are in the draw for the European Conference League?

The European Conference League draw will follow the European League draw on Friday at 1:30pm.

The 32 teams in the draw are:

  • Armenia: Pynik
  • Austria: austria vienna
  • Belgium: Ghent, Anderlecht
  • Cyprus: Apollo
  • Czech Republic: Slavia Prague, Slovak
  • Denmark: Silkeborg
  • England: west ham
  • France: good
  • Germany: cologne
  • Ireland: shamrock
  • Israel: Hapoel Beer Sheva
  • Italy: Fiorentina
  • Kosovo: vulcani
  • Latvia: RFS
  • Liechtenstein: Vaduz
  • Lithuania: Zalgiris
  • Netherlands: AZ Alkmaar
  • Norway: Molde
  • Poland: Lev Poznan
  • Romania: Cluj, FCSB
  • Scotland: Hearts
  • Serbia: partisan
  • Slovakia: Slavia Bratislava
  • Spain: Villarreal
  • Sweden: Ju Gardens
  • Switzerland: Basel
  • turkey: Istanbul Basaksehir, Sivasspor
  • Ukraine: Dnipro-1

How does the European Conference League draw work?

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West Ham qualified for the European Conference League for the first time with a 6-1 aggregate victory over Viborg in qualifying.

Similar to the Europa League draw, the 32 clubs in the group stage will be seeded into four pots of eight teams to establish club coefficient rankings at the beginning of the season.

Clubs from the same country cannot play against each other and each group contains one side from each of the four pots.

  • Pot 1: Villarreal, Basel, Slavia Prague, Arizona Alkmaar, Ghent, Istanbul Basaksehir, Partisan, west ham
  • Pot 2: Cluj, Molde, FCSB, Fiorentina, Cologne, Hapoel Beer Sheva, Apollon, Slavia Bratislava
  • Pot 3: Nice, Anderlecht, Zargiris, Austria Vienna, Hertz, Shamrock, Sivasspor, Vaduz
  • Pot 4: Dnipro-1, Lech Poznan, Slovacko, Silkeborg, Djugardens, Pyunik, RFS, Ballkani

What is the format of the European Conference League?

The group winner advances directly to the Round of 16, while the group runner-up advances to the knockout round play-offs where they will face the eight Europa League transfers in third place in their group.

When are the Europa League group stage matches?

The full fixture list for the group stage will be revealed after the draw, but UEFA has confirmed matchday dates.

Section 1: September 8
Section 2: September 15th
Section 3: October 6th
Section 4: October 13th
Section 5: October 27
Section 6: November 3rd

When are the key european conference leagues draw a date?

Knockout Round Playoffs: November 7
Round 16: February 24th
Quarterfinals and Semifinals: March 17th

All major European Conference League dates

The final of the 2022/23 European Conference League will take place on 7 June 2023 at the Eden Arena in Prague.

Knockout Round Playoffs: February 16th and 23rd
Round 16: March 9th and 16th
quaterfinals: April 13th and 20th
Semifinals: May 11th and 18th
Last: June 7 (Prague)

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