2017–18 UEFA Europa League

2017–18 UEFA Europa League
	The Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu hosted the final
Tournament details
Dates	Qualifying:; 29 June – 24 August 2017; Competition proper:; 14 September 2017 – 16 May 2018
Teams	Competition proper: 48+8; Total: 157+33 (from 55 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Atlético Madrid (3rd title)
Runners-up	Marseille
Tournament statistics
Matches played	205
Goals scored	556 (2.71 per match)
Attendance	4,545,716 (22,174 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Aritz Aduriz; Ciro Immobile; (8 goals each)
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League was the 47th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 9th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.

The last game was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, France.^[1] Atlético Madrid won against Marseille to win their third Europa League title.

As winners, Atlético Madrid played against the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup. They also automatically qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage,^[2] but since they had already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved was given to the third-placed team of the 2017–18 Ligue 1.

Manchester United qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League as winners of the Europa League.^[3] They were unable to defend their title as they qualified for the Champions League knockout phase.

Teams[change | change source]

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:^[4]^[5]

CW: Cup winners
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
LC: League Cup winners
RW: Regular season winners
PW: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
- GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
- PO: Losers from the play-off round
- Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round

Round of 32
CSKA Moscow (UCL GS)	Atlético Madrid (UCL GS)	Spartak Moscow (UCL GS)	RB Leipzig (UCL GS)
Celtic (UCL GS)	Sporting CP (UCL GS)	Napoli (UCL GS)	Borussia Dortmund (UCL GS)
Group stage
Villarreal (5th)	Vitória de Guimarães (4th)	Lugano (3rd)	İstanbul Başakşehir (UCL PO)
Real Sociedad (6th)	Lyon (4th)	Fastav Zlín (CW)	Young Boys (UCL PO)
1. FC Köln (5th)	Lokomotiv Moscow (CW)	Copenhagen (UCL PO)	Nice (UCL PO)
Hertha BSC (6th)	Zorya Luhansk (3rd)	Slavia Prague (UCL PO)	1899 Hoffenheim (UCL PO)
Arsenal (CW)	Zulte Waregem (CW)	Rijeka (UCL PO)	FCSB (UCL PO)
Atalanta (4th)	Vitesse (CW)	Astana (UCL PO)
Lazio (5th)	Konyaspor (CW)	Hapoel Be'er Sheva (UCL PO)
Play-off round
BATE Borisov (UCL Q3)	Rosenborg (UCL Q3)	Sheriff Tiraspol (UCL Q3)	Dynamo Kyiv (UCL Q3)
Legia Warsaw (UCL Q3)	Ludogorets Razgrad (UCL Q3)	Partizan (UCL Q3)	AEK Athens (UCL Q3)
FH (UCL Q3)	Viitorul Constanța (UCL Q3)	Viktoria Plzeň (UCL Q3)	Club Brugge (UCL Q3)
Vardar (UCL Q3)	Red Bull Salzburg (UCL Q3)	Ajax (UCL Q3)
Third qualifying round
Athletic Bilbao (7th)	Bordeaux (6th)	PSV Eindhoven (3rd)	Universitatea Craiova (5th)^{[Note ROU]}
SC Freiburg (7th)	Zenit Saint Petersburg (3rd)	Fenerbahçe (3rd)	Austria Wien (2nd)
Everton (7th)	Krasnodar (4th)	Sion (4th)	Dinamo Zagreb (2nd)
Milan (6th)	Olimpik Donetsk (4th)	Sparta Prague (3rd)	Arka Gdynia (CW)
Braga (5th)	Oleksandriya (5th)	PAOK (CW)
Marítimo (6th)	Gent (3rd)	Panathinaikos (3rd)
Marseille (5th)	Oostende (PW)	Dinamo București (3rd)
Second qualifying round
Utrecht (PW)	Panionios (5th)	Apollon Limassol (CW)	Bnei Yehuda (CW)
Galatasaray (4th)	Astra Giurgiu (6th)^{[Note ROU]}	Dinamo Brest (CW)	Brøndby (2nd)
Luzern (5th)	Sturm Graz (3rd)	Östersund (CW)	Aberdeen (2nd)
Mladá Boleslav (4th)	Hajduk Split (3rd)	Brann (2nd)	Gabala (2nd)
First qualifying round
Rheindorf Altach (4th)	Ordabasy (4th)	VPS (4th)	Crusaders (2nd)
Osijek (4th)	Botev Plovdiv (CW)	Široki Brijeg (CW)	Coleraine (3rd)
Jagiellonia Białystok (2nd)	Levski Sofia (3rd)	Željezničar Sarajevo (2nd)	Ballymena United (PW)
Lech Poznań (3rd)	Dunav Ruse (4th)^{[Note BUL]}	Sarajevo (3rd)	Levadia Tallinn (2nd)
AEK Larnaca (2nd)	Domžale (CW)	Tirana (CW)	Nõmme Kalju (3rd)
AEL Limassol (4th)	Gorica (2nd)	Partizani Tirana (2nd)	Flora Tallinn (4th)
Shakhtyor Soligorsk (2nd)	Olimpija Ljubljana (3rd)	Skënderbeu Korçë (3rd)	Shirak (CW)
Dinamo Minsk (3rd)	Slovan Bratislava (CW)	Pelister (CW)	Gandzasar Kapan (2nd)
AIK (2nd)	Ružomberok (3rd)	Shkëndija (2nd)	Pyunik (4th)
IFK Norrköping (3rd)	Trenčín (4th)	Rabotnički (3rd)	KÍ (CW)
Odd (3rd)	Vaduz (CW)	Cork City (CW)	NSÍ Runavík (3rd)
Haugesund (4th)	Ferencváros (CW)	Derry City (3rd)^{[Note IRL]}	B36 Tórshavn (4th)
Maccabi Tel Aviv (2nd)	Videoton (2nd)	Shamrock Rovers (4th)	Floriana (CW)
Beitar Jerusalem (3rd)	Vasas (3rd)	Ventspils (CW)	Balzan (2nd)
Lyngby (3rd)	Dacia Chișinău (2nd)	Jelgava (2nd)	Valletta (4th)^{[Note MLT]}
Midtjylland (PW)	Milsami Orhei (3rd)	Liepāja (4th)	Bala Town (CW)
Rangers (3rd)	Zaria Bălți (4th)	Differdange 03 (2nd)	Connah's Quay Nomads (2nd)
St Johnstone (4th)	Valur (CW)	Fola Esch (3rd)	Bangor City (PW)
Inter Baku (3rd)	Stjarnan (2nd)	Progrès Niederkorn (4th)	Lincoln Red Imps (2nd)
Zira (4th)	KR (3rd)	Sutjeska Nikšić (CW)	St Joseph's (3rd)
Red Star Belgrade (2nd)	Torpedo Kutaisi (CW)	Zeta (2nd)	UE Santa Coloma (CW)
Vojvodina (3rd)	Chikhura Sachkhere (2nd)	Mladost Podgorica (3rd)	Sant Julià (2nd)
Mladost Lučani (4th)	Dinamo Batumi (3rd)	Trakai (2nd)	Tre Penne (CW)
Kairat (2nd)	SJK (CW)	Sūduva Marijampolė (3rd)	Folgore (3rd)
Irtysh Pavlodar (3rd)	HJK (2nd)	Atlantas (4th)	Prishtina (2nd)^{[Note KOS]}

Notably two teams take part in the competition that are not playing in their national top division, Tirana (2nd tier) and Vaduz (representing Liechtenstein, playing in Swiss 2nd tier).

Notes

^ Bulgaria (BUL): On 29 May 2017 a UEFA letter to the Bulgarian Football Union declared that CSKA Sofia, the runners-up of the 2016–17 First Professional Football League, were not allowed to compete in the Europa League as they were considered to have been re-formed as a new club and thus did not pass the "three-year rule".^[6] As this decision was appealed by CSKA Sofia, the Bulgarian Football Union granted a license to them subject to legal proceedings.^[7]^[8]^[9] A few hours prior to the Europa League first qualifying round draw, UEFA replaced them with Dunav Ruse, the fourth-placed team of the league.^[10]
^ Kosovo (KOS): Besa Pejë would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the winners of the 2016–17 Kosovar Cup, but failed to obtain a UEFA license.^[11] As a result, the berth was given to the runners-up of the 2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo, Prishtina.
^ Malta (MLT): Birkirkara would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the third-placed team of the 2016–17 Maltese Premier League, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.^[12] As a result, the berth was given to the fourth-placed team of the league, Valletta.
^ Republic of Ireland (IRL): Derry City are a club based in Northern Ireland, but will participate in the Europa League through one of the berths for the Republic of Ireland (any coefficient points they earn count toward Republic of Ireland and not Northern Ireland).
^ Romania (ROU): Voluntari would have qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as the winners of 2016–17 Cupa României, and CFR Cluj would have qualified for the second qualifying round as the fourth-placed team of the 2016–17 Liga I, but both failed to obtain a UEFA licence.^[13] As a result, the third qualifying round berth was given to the fifth-placed team of the league, Universitatea Craiova, and the second qualifying round berth was given to the sixth-placed team of the league, Astra Giurgiu.

Round and draw dates[change | change source]

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).^[14]^[15]

Phase	Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Qualifying	First qualifying round	19 June 2017	29 June 2017	6 July 2017
	Second qualifying round	19 June 2017	13 July 2017	20 July 2017
	Third qualifying round	14 July 2017	27 July 2017	3 August 2017
Play-off	Play-off round	4 August 2017	17 August 2017	24 August 2017
Group stage	Matchday 1	25 August 2017 (Monaco)	14 September 2017
	Matchday 2		28 September 2017
	Matchday 3		19 October 2017
	Matchday 4		2 November 2017
	Matchday 5		23 November 2017
	Matchday 6		7 December 2017
Knockout phase	Round of 32	11 December 2017	15 February 2018	22 February 2018
	Round of 16	23 February 2018	8 March 2018	15 March 2018
	Quarter-finals	16 March 2018	5 April 2018	12 April 2018
	Semi-finals	13 April 2018	26 April 2018	3 May 2018
	Final	13 April 2018	16 May 2018 at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Matches in the qualifying, play-off, and knockout rounds may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Group stage[change | change source]

The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2017, 13:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.^[16] The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2017 UEFA club coefficients.

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage. The matchdays were 14 September, 28 September, 19 October, 2 November, 23 November, and 7 December 2017.

Tiebreakers
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 16.01):^[17] Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Away goals scored in all group matches; Wins in all group matches; Away wins in all group matches; Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points); UEFA club coefficient.

Group A[change | change source]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	VIL	AST	SLP	MTA
1	Villarreal	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11	Advance to knockout phase	—	3–1	2–2	0–1
2	Astana	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	10	Advance to knockout phase	2–3	—	1–1	4–0
3	Slavia Prague	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8		0–2	0–1	—	1–0
4	Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	1	1	4	1	8	−7	4		0–0	0–1	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group B[change | change source]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DKV	PAR	YB	SKE
1	Dynamo Kyiv	6	4	1	1	15	9	+6	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	4–1	2–2	3–1
2	Partizan	6	2	2	2	8	9	−1	8	Advance to knockout phase	2–3	—	2–1	2–0
3	Young Boys	6	1	3	2	7	8	−1	6		0–1	1–1	—	2–1
4	Skënderbeu	6	1	2	3	6	10	−4	5		3–2	0–0	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group C[change | change source]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BRA	LUD	IBS	HOF
1	Braga	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	10	Advance to knockout phase	—	0–2	2–1	3–1
2	Ludogorets Razgrad	6	2	3	1	7	5	+2	9	Advance to knockout phase	1–1	—	1–2	2–1
3	İstanbul Başakşehir	6	2	2	2	7	8	−1	8		2–1	0–0	—	1–1
4	1899 Hoffenheim	6	1	2	3	8	10	−2	5		1–2	1–1	3–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group D[change | change source]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MIL	AEK	RJK	AW
1	Milan	6	3	2	1	13	6	+7	11	Advance to knockout phase	—	0–0	3–2	5–1
2	AEK Athens	6	1	5	0	6	5	+1	8	Advance to knockout phase	0–0	—	2–2	2–2
3	Rijeka	6	2	1	3	11	12	−1	7		2–0	1–2	—	1–4
4	Austria Wien	6	1	2	3	9	16	−7	5		1–5	0–0	1–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group E[change | change source]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ATA	LYO	EVE	APL
1	Atalanta	6	4	2	0	14	4	+10	14	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	3–0	3–1
2	Lyon	6	3	2	1	11	4	+7	11	Advance to knockout phase	1–1	—	3–0	4–0
3	Everton	6	1	1	4	7	15	−8	4		1–5	1–2	—	2–2
4	Apollon Limassol	6	0	3	3	5	14	−9	3		1–1	1–1	0–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group F[change | change source]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LOM	KOB	SHE	ZLI
1	Lokomotiv Moscow	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5	11	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–1	1–2	3–0
2	Copenhagen	6	2	3	1	7	3	+4	9^[a]	Advance to knockout phase	0–0	—	2–0	3–0
3	Sheriff Tiraspol	6	2	3	1	4	4	0	9^[a]		1–1	0–0	—	1–0
4	Fastav Zlín	6	0	2	4	1	10	−9	2		0–2	1–1	0–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Head-to-head results: Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2–0 Sheriff Tiraspol.

Group G[change | change source]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PLZ	FCSB	LUG	HBS
1	Viktoria Plzeň	6	4	0	2	13	8	+5	12	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–0	4–1	3–1
2	FCSB	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2	10	Advance to knockout phase	3–0	—	1–2	1–1
3	Lugano	6	3	0	3	9	11	−2	9		3–2	1–2	—	1–0
4	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	6	1	1	4	5	10	−5	4		0–2	1–2	2–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group H[change | change source]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ARS	ZVE	KLN	BATE
1	Arsenal	6	4	1	1	14	4	+10	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	0–0	3–1	6–0
2	Red Star Belgrade	6	2	3	1	3	2	+1	9	Advance to knockout phase	0–1	—	1–0	1–1
3	1. FC Köln	6	2	0	4	7	8	−1	6		1–0	0–1	—	5–2
4	BATE Borisov	6	1	2	3	6	16	−10	5		2–4	0–0	1–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group I[change | change source]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SAL	MAR	KON	VSC
1	Red Bull Salzburg	6	3	3	0	7	1	+6	12	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	0–0	3–0
2	Marseille	6	2	2	2	4	4	0	8	Advance to knockout phase	0–0	—	1–0	2–1
3	Konyaspor	6	1	3	2	4	6	−2	6		0–2	1–1	—	2–1
4	Vitória de Guimarães	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5		1–1	1–0	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group J[change | change source]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ATH	OST	ZOR	HRT
1	Athletic Bilbao	6	3	2	1	8	5	+3	11^[a]	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	0–1	3–2
2	Östersund	6	3	2	1	8	4	+4	11^[a]	Advance to knockout phase	2–2	—	2–0	1–0
3	Zorya Luhansk	6	2	0	4	3	9	−6	6		0–2	0–2	—	2–1
4	Hertha BSC	6	1	2	3	6	7	−1	5		0–0	1–1	2–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Head-to-head results: Östersund 2–2 Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Östersund.

Group K[change | change source]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LAZ	NCE	ZUL	VIT
1	Lazio	6	4	1	1	12	7	+5	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	2–0	1–1
2	Nice	6	3	0	3	12	7	+5	9	Advance to knockout phase	1–3	—	3–1	3–0
3	Zulte Waregem	6	2	1	3	8	13	−5	7		3–2	1–5	—	1–1
4	Vitesse	6	1	2	3	5	10	−5	5		2–3	1–0	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group L[change | change source]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ZEN	RS	ROS	VRD
1	Zenit Saint Petersburg	6	5	1	0	17	5	+12	16	Advance to knockout phase	—	3–1	3–1	2–1
2	Real Sociedad	6	4	0	2	16	6	+10	12	Advance to knockout phase	1–3	—	4–0	3–0
3	Rosenborg	6	1	2	3	6	11	−5	5		1–1	0–1	—	3–1
4	Vardar	6	0	1	5	3	20	−17	1		0–5	0–6	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase[change | change source]

Round of 32[change | change source]

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 11 December 2017, 13:00 CET.^[18] The first legs were played on 13 and 15 February, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 February 2018.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Borussia Dortmund	4–3	Atalanta	3–2	1–1
Nice	2–4	Lokomotiv Moscow	2–3	0–1
Copenhagen	1–5	Atlético Madrid	1–4	0–1
Spartak Moscow	3–4	Athletic Bilbao	1–3	2–1
AEK Athens	1–1 (a)	Dynamo Kyiv	1–1	0–0
Celtic	1–3	Zenit Saint Petersburg	1–0	0–3
Napoli	3–3 (a)	RB Leipzig	1–3	2–0
Red Star Belgrade	0–1	CSKA Moscow	0–0	0–1
Lyon	4–1	Villarreal	3–1	1–0
Real Sociedad	3–4	Red Bull Salzburg	2–2	1–2
Partizan	1–3	Viktoria Plzeň	1–1	0–2
FCSB	2–5	Lazio	1–0	1–5
Ludogorets Razgrad	0–4	Milan	0–3	0–1
Astana	4–6	Sporting CP	1–3	3–3
Östersund	2–4	Arsenal	0–3	2–1
Marseille	3–1	Braga	3–0	0–1

Round of 16[change | change source]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2018, 13:00 CET.^[19] The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2018.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Lazio	4–2	Dynamo Kyiv	2–2	2–0
RB Leipzig	3–2	Zenit Saint Petersburg	2–1	1–1
Atlético Madrid	8–1	Lokomotiv Moscow	3–0	5–1
CSKA Moscow	3–3 (a)	Lyon	0–1	3–2
Marseille	5–2	Athletic Bilbao	3–1	2–1
Sporting CP	3–2	Viktoria Plzeň	2–0	1–2 (aet)
Borussia Dortmund	1–2	Red Bull Salzburg	1–2	0–0
Milan	1–5	Arsenal	0–2	1–3

Quarter-finals[change | change source]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018, 13:00 CET.^[20] The first legs were played on 5 April, and the second legs were played on 12 April 2018.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	RB Leipzig	3–5	Marseille	1–0	2–5
Arsenal	6–3	CSKA Moscow	4–1	2–2
Atlético Madrid	2–1	Sporting CP	2–0	0–1
Lazio	5–6	Red Bull Salzburg	4–2	1–4

Semi-finals[change | change source]

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 CEST.^[21] The first legs were played on 26 April, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2018.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Marseille	3–2	Red Bull Salzburg	2–0	1–2 (aet)
Arsenal	1–2	Atlético Madrid	1–1	0–1

Final[change | change source]

The final was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu on 16 May 2018. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.^[21]

16 May 2018

20:45 CEST

Marseille	0–3	Atlético Madrid
	Report	Griezmann 21', 49' Gabi 89'

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 55,768^[22]

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Statistics[change | change source]

Statistics do not include the qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Top goalscorers[change | change source]

Rank	Player	Team	Goals	Minutes played
1	Ciro Immobile	Lazio	8	582
1	Aritz Aduriz	Athletic Bilbao	8	801
3	Júnior Moraes	Dynamo Kyiv	7	742
4	Mario Balotelli	Nice	6	528
	Antoine Griezmann	Atlético Madrid		631
	Aleksandr Kokorin	Zenit Saint Petersburg		698
	André Silva	Milan		722
	Emiliano Rigoni	Zenit Saint Petersburg		775
	Manuel Fernandes	Lokomotiv Moscow		900
10	Harlem Gnohéré	FCSB	5	344
	Willian José	Real Sociedad		384
	Patrick Twumasi	Astana		717
	Valon Berisha	Red Bull Salzburg		1138
	Moanes Dabour	Red Bull Salzburg		1286

Source:^[23]

Top assists[change | change source]

Rank	Player	Team	Assists	Minutes played
1	Dimitri Payet	Marseille	7	811
2	Sergio Canales	Real Sociedad	6	557
3	Luis Alberto	Lazio	5	644
3	Stefan Lainer	Red Bull Salzburg	5	1290
5	Theo Walcott	Arsenal	4	424
	Xabi Prieto	Real Sociedad		483
	Raphael Holzhauser	Austria Wien		536
	Bruno Fernandes	Sporting CP		567
	Mesut Özil	Arsenal		609
	Hakan Çalhanoğlu	Milan		613
	Aleksei Miranchuk	Lokomotiv Moscow		784

Source:^[24]

Squad of the season[change | change source]

Pos.	Player	Team
GK	Jan Oblak	Atlético Madrid
GK	Rui Patrício	Sporting CP
DF	Leonardo Bonucci	Milan
	Diego Godín	Atlético Madrid
	Stefan Lainer	Red Bull Salzburg
	Luiz Gustavo	Marseille
	Bouna Sarr	Marseille
MF	Bruno Fernandes	Sporting CP
	Naby Keïta	RB Leipzig
	Koke	Atlético Madrid
	Saúl Ñíguez	Atlético Madrid
	Gabi	Atlético Madrid
	Diadie Samassékou	Red Bull Salzburg
FW	Gelson Martins	Sporting CP
	Antoine Griezmann	Atlético Madrid
	Ciro Immobile	Lazio
	Dimitri Payet	Marseille
	Timo Werner	RB Leipzig

Related pages[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

↑ "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
↑ "Evolution of UEFA club competitions from 2018". UEFA.com. 26 August 2016.
↑ "Europa League win earns Manchester United a Champions League spot". UEFA.com. 24 May 2017.
↑ "Qualification for European Cup Football 2017/2018". Bert Kassies. Archived from the original on 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
↑ "Who is in this season's UEFA Europa League?". UEFA.com. 13 July 2017.
↑ "УЕФА отхвърли молбата на БФС за участие на ЦСКА-София в евротурнирите". Bulgarian Football Union. 29 May 2017. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
↑ "Решение СТК 01.06.2017 г". Bulgarian Football Union. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
↑ "Становище на СТК". Bulgarian Football Union. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
↑ "CAS rejects request for interim measures in the arbitration PFC CSKA Sofia / UEFA" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. 16 June 2017.
↑ "Огромна изненада: УЕФА изкара ЦСКА-София и вкара Дунав в Европа". sportal.bg. 19 June 2017.
↑ "FFK: Besa nuk do të përfitojë nga UEFA, paratë e Kupës së Kosovës i shkojnë Prishtinës". almakos.com. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
↑ "Birkirkara FC denied UEFA license, Valletta FC to play Europa League". Malta Today. 9 May 2017.
↑ "Federaţia Română de Fotbal a decis cine poate juca la toamnă în cupele europene". adevarul.ro. 19 April 2017.
↑ "UEFA European Football Calendar 2017/2018". Bert Kassies. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
↑ "2017/18 Europa League match and draw calendar". UEFA.com. 11 January 2017.
↑ "Group stage draw". UEFA.com.
↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2017/18 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.
↑ "Round of 32 draw". UEFA.com.
↑ "Round of 16 draw". UEFA.com.
↑ "Quarter-final draw". UEFA.com.
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 "Semi-final and final draws". UEFA.com.
↑ "Full Time Summary Final – Marseille v Atlético Madrid" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
↑ "Statistics — Tournament phase — Players — Goals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
↑ "Statistics — Tournament phase — Players — Goals (Assists)". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

Other websites[change | change source]

UEFA Europa League (official website)

[cnote_Note_BUL] Bulgaria (BUL): On 29 May 2017 a UEFA letter to the Bulgarian Football Union declared that CSKA Sofia, the runners-up of the 2016–17 First Professional Football League, were not allowed to compete in the Europa League as they were considered to have been re-formed as a new club and thus did not pass the "three-year rule".^[6] As this decision was appealed by CSKA Sofia, the Bulgarian Football Union granted a license to them subject to legal proceedings.^[7]^[8]^[9] A few hours prior to the Europa League first qualifying round draw, UEFA replaced them with Dunav Ruse, the fourth-placed team of the league.^[10]

[cnote_Note_KOS] Kosovo (KOS): Besa Pejë would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the winners of the 2016–17 Kosovar Cup, but failed to obtain a UEFA license.^[11] As a result, the berth was given to the runners-up of the 2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo, Prishtina.

[cnote_Note_MLT] Malta (MLT): Birkirkara would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the third-placed team of the 2016–17 Maltese Premier League, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.^[12] As a result, the berth was given to the fourth-placed team of the league, Valletta.

[cnote_Note_IRL] Republic of Ireland (IRL): Derry City are a club based in Northern Ireland, but will participate in the Europa League through one of the berths for the Republic of Ireland (any coefficient points they earn count toward Republic of Ireland and not Northern Ireland).

[cnote_Note_ROU] Romania (ROU): Voluntari would have qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as the winners of 2016–17 Cupa României, and CFR Cluj would have qualified for the second qualifying round as the fourth-placed team of the 2016–17 Liga I, but both failed to obtain a UEFA licence.^[13] As a result, the third qualifying round berth was given to the fifth-placed team of the league, Universitatea Craiova, and the second qualifying round berth was given to the sixth-placed team of the league, Astra Giurgiu.

[table_hth_KOB0.29733801553833-18] 1.0 ^1.1 Head-to-head results: Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2–0 Sheriff Tiraspol.

[table_hth_ATH0.65276314488275-19] 1.0 ^1.1 Head-to-head results: Östersund 2–2 Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Östersund.

[1] "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

[2] "Evolution of UEFA club competitions from 2018". UEFA.com. 26 August 2016.

[3] "Europa League win earns Manchester United a Champions League spot". UEFA.com. 24 May 2017.

[qualification-4] "Qualification for European Cup Football 2017/2018". Bert Kassies. Archived from the original on 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2018-05-30.

[5] "Who is in this season's UEFA Europa League?". UEFA.com. 13 July 2017.

[6] "УЕФА отхвърли молбата на БФС за участие на ЦСКА-София в евротурнирите". Bulgarian Football Union. 29 May 2017. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[7] "Решение СТК 01.06.2017 г". Bulgarian Football Union. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[8] "Становище на СТК". Bulgarian Football Union. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[9] "CAS rejects request for interim measures in the arbitration PFC CSKA Sofia / UEFA" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. 16 June 2017.

[10] "Огромна изненада: УЕФА изкара ЦСКА-София и вкара Дунав в Европа". sportal.bg. 19 June 2017.

[11] "FFK: Besa nuk do të përfitojë nga UEFA, paratë e Kupës së Kosovës i shkojnë Prishtinës". almakos.com. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[12] "Birkirkara FC denied UEFA license, Valletta FC to play Europa League". Malta Today. 9 May 2017.

[13] "Federaţia Română de Fotbal a decis cine poate juca la toamnă în cupele europene". adevarul.ro. 19 April 2017.

[14] "UEFA European Football Calendar 2017/2018". Bert Kassies. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2018-05-31.

[calendar-15] "2017/18 Europa League match and draw calendar". UEFA.com. 11 January 2017.

[drawGS-16] "Group stage draw". UEFA.com.

[regulations-17] "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2017/18 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.

[drawR32-20] "Round of 32 draw". UEFA.com.

[drawR16-21] "Round of 16 draw". UEFA.com.

[drawQF-22] "Quarter-final draw". UEFA.com.

[drawSF-23] 21.0 ^21.1 "Semi-final and final draws". UEFA.com.

[attendance-24] "Full Time Summary Final – Marseille v Atlético Madrid" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

[25] "Statistics — Tournament phase — Players — Goals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[26] "Statistics — Tournament phase — Players — Goals (Assists)". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

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