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Your support makes all the difference.The Europa League is nearly upon us for the new 2023/24 season, with the group stage draw set to take place in Monaco on Friday.
Four British sides will be in the hat: Liverpool and Brighton finished fifth and sixth respectively in the Premier League to qualify for the Europa League, while West Ham won the Europa Conference League to book their spot. Rangers finished runners-up in the Scottish Premiership to reach the Champions League play-offs, but they lost to PSV Eindhoven.
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For the final time before the competition takes on the new Swiss-system format next season, 32 teams will be split into eight groups of four. Each group will contain one team from each of the four seeded pots, and clubs from the same national league will not be drawn together in the same group.
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When is the Europa League draw?
The draw for the group stage will take place in Monaco on Friday 1 September, at 12pm BST.
Which clubs have qualified?
There were 22 clubs qualified directly for the Europa League group stage, with ten play-offs deciding the remaining places.
England: Brighton, Liverpool, West Ham
Spain: Real Betis, Villarreal
France: Marseille, Rennes, Toulouse
Italy: Atalanta, Roma
Germany: Freiburg, Leverkusen
Austria: Sturm Graz, LASK
Azerbaijan: Qarabag
Belgium: Union Saint Gilloise
Czechia: Sparta Prague, Slavia Prague
Cyprus: Aris Limassol
Greece: AEK Athens, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos
Israel: Maccabi Haifa
Moldova: Sheriff
Netherlands: Ajax
Norway: Molde
Poland: Rakow Częstochowa
Portugal: Sporting CP
Scotland: Rangers
Serbia: TSC
Sweden: Hacken
Switzerland: Servette
What are the Europa League group stage dates?
Matchday 1: 21 September
Matchday 2: 5 October
Matchday 3: 26 October
Matchday 4: 9 November
Matchday 5: 30 November
Matchday 6: 14 December
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