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{{Short description|39th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA}}
{{future sport|event=UEFA Europa League season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{ infobox football tournament season
{{Infobox international football competition
| title = UEFA Europa League
| tourney_name = UEFA Europa League
| year = 2009–10
| other_title = | year = 2009–10
| image = Europa league.jpg | image = HH imtech arena.jpg
| imagesize = | size = 275px
| caption = The Europa League 2009–10 logo | alt =
| country = ] | caption = The ] in ] hosted the final.
| dates = 17 September 2009 – 12 May 2010 (competition proper)<br />2 July – 27 August 2009 (qualifying)
| num_teams =
| num_teams = 48''+8'' (competition proper)<br />159''+33'' (total)
| defending champions =
| champions = | associations = 53
| champion_other = {{fbaicon|ESP}} ]
| matches =
| goals = | count = 1
| second_other = {{fbaicon|ENG}} ]
| top goal scorer =
| player = | matches = 205
| goals = 539
| attendance =
| top_scorer = ] (])<br />] (])<br/>9 goals each
| player =
| prevseason = ] ''(UEFA Cup)''
| nextseason = ]
}} }}


The '''2009–10 UEFA Europa League''' was the first season of the ], ]'s secondary club ] tournament organised by ]. The competition was previously known as the UEFA Cup, which had been in existence for 38 years.<ref>{{cite news |title=UEFA Cup to become UEFA Europa League |url=http://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/about-uefa/administration/marketing/news/newsid=754085.html |work=uefa.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=26 September 2008 |access-date=23 August 2017 }}</ref>


The '''] 2009–10''' will be the first season under a new name for the competition previously known as ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=754085.html|title=UEFA Cup to become UEFA Europa League|publisher=UEFA|date=]|accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> The ] will be played at the ], home ground of ], in ], ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=676743.html|title=Madrid and Hamburg awarded 2010 finals|publisher=UEFA|date=]|accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> Spain's ] won the tournament for the first time, beating ] – who were playing in their first European final – at the ], home ground of ], in ], Germany.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=676743.html |title=Madrid and Hamburg awarded 2010 finals |work=uefa.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=28 March 2008 |access-date=28 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331135339/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind%3D64/newsid%3D676743.html |archive-date=31 March 2008 |url-status = dead}}</ref>


] were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual finalists Fulham in the round of 32.
==Association Team Allocation==


==Association team allocation==
A total of 160 teams are expected to participate in the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League, from 53 UEFA associations. Countries are allocated places according to their UEFA ].
A total of 192 teams from 53 ] associations participated in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. Associations were allocated places according to their 2008 ], which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2003–04 to 2007–08.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method3/crank2008.html|title=UEFA Country Ranking 2008|access-date=13 February 2009 }}</ref>
The ] title holder will be guaranteed a place in the group stage even if they do not obtain a qualifying place through their domestic league, unless they qualify for the ].


Below iss the qualification scheme for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League:<ref name="regulations">{{cite web |title=Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2009/10 |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/UEFACup/84/52/89/845289_DOWNLOAD.pdf |work=uefa.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations|access-date=7 August 2009 }}</ref>
The allocation system may change depending on the title holder's domestic placing. It is unclear exactly how it would change should the title holders qualify for the Champions League, as the qualifying process is different from previous years and UEFA have not released any information on the matter.
*Associations 1–6 each entered three teams
*Associations 7–9 each entered four teams
*Associations 10–51 each entered three teams, except ] (it organised only a domestic cup competition and no domestic league competition)
*Associations 52–53 plus Liechtenstein each entered one team
*The top three associations of the 2008–09 ] each gained an additional berth
*Moreover, 33 teams eliminated from the ] were transferred to the Europa League


===Association ranking===
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League:
{|
|- valign=top
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Association
!Coeff.
!Teams
!Notes
|-
! 1
| {{fba|ENG}}
| 75.749
|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="6"| 3
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 2
| {{fba|ESP}}
| 75.266
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 3
| {{fba|ITA}}
| 60.410
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 4
| {{fba|FRA}}
| 52.668
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 5
| {{fba|GER}}
| 48.722
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 6
| {{fba|RUS}}
| 43.750
| +2<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 7
| {{fba|ROU}}
| 40.599
|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="3"| 4
| +2<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 8
| {{fba|POR}}
| 39.927
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 9
| {{fba|NED}}
| 38.213
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 10
| {{fba|SCO}}
| 33.375
|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="9"| 3
| +1<small>(FP)</small><br>+1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 11
| {{fba|TUR}}
| 31.725
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 12
| {{fba|UKR}}
| 30.100
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 13
| {{fba|BEL}}
| 26.700
| +2<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 14
| {{fba|GRE}}
| 25.831
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 15
| {{fba|CZE}}
| 25.750
| +2<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 16
| {{fba|SUI}}
| 24.225
|
|-
! 17
| {{fba|BUL}}
| 23.166
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 18
| {{fba|NOR}}
| 22.425
| +1<small>(FP)</small><br>+1<small>(UCL)</small>
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Association
!Coeff.
!Teams
!Notes
|-
! 19
| {{fba|DEN}}
| 20.450
|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="18"| 3
| +1<small>(FP)</small><br>+1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 20
| {{fba|AUT}}
| 17.700
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 21
| {{fba|SRB|2004}}
| 16.750
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 22
| {{fba|ISR}}
| 15.750
|
|-
! 23
| {{fba|SWE}}
| 13.691
|
|-
! 24
| {{fba|SVK}}
| 12.332
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 25
| {{fba|POL}}
| 12.041
|
|-
! 26
| {{fba|HUN}}
| 11.999
|
|-
! 27
| {{fba|CRO}}
| 11.624
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 28
| {{fba|CYP}}
| 10.082
|
|-
! 29
| {{fba|SVN}}
| 9.915
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 30
| {{fba|FIN}}
| 9.623
|
|-
! 31
| {{fba|LVA}}
| 8.831
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 32
| {{fba|BIH}}
| 8.498
|
|-
! 33
| {{fba|LTU}}
| 7.999
|
|-
! 34
| {{fba|MDA}}
| 7.499
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 35
| {{fba|IRL}}
| 7.332
|
|-
! 36
| {{fba|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
| 6.331
|
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Association
!Coeff.
!Teams
!Notes
|-
! 37
| {{fba|ISL}}
| 5.999
|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"| 3
|
|-
! 38
| {{fba|GEO}}
| 5.831
|
|-
! 39
| {{fba|LIE}}
| 5.500
|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| 1
|
|-
! 40
| {{fba|BLR|1995}}
| 5.332
|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="12"| 3
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 41
| {{fba|EST}}
| 4.332
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 42
| {{fba|AZE}}
| 3.832
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 43
| {{fba|ALB}}
| 3.666
|
|-
! 44
| {{fba|ARM}}
| 3.665
|
|-
! 45
| {{fba|KAZ}}
| 2.582
| +1<small>(UCL)</small>
|-
! 46
| {{fba|NIR}}
| 2.332
|
|-
! 47
| {{fba|WAL}}
| 2.331
|
|-
! 48
| {{fba|FRO}}
| 1.832
|
|-
! 49
| {{fba|LUX}}
| 1.498
|
|-
! 50
| {{fba|MLT}}
| 0.832
|
|-
! 51
| {{fba|MNE}}
| 0.500
|
|-
! 52
| {{fba|AND}}
| 0.500
|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"| 1
|
|-
! 53
| {{fba|SMR|1862}}
| 0.250
|
|}
|}


;Notes
*Associations 1-6 each have 3 teams qualify
*(FP): Additional fair play berth (Norway, Denmark, Scotland)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.org/social-responsibility/news/newsid=828673.html|title=Norway confirmed as Fair Play winners|date=11 May 2009|work=uefa.com|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|access-date=11 May 2009}}</ref>
*Associations 7-9 each have 4 teams qualify
*(UCL): Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League
*Associations 10-53 each have 3 teams qualify, except Liechtenstein, Andorra and San Marino (one team each)


===Distribution===
== Round and draw dates ==
Since the winners of the ], ], qualified for the ] through domestic performance, the title holder spot reserved for them in the group stage was vacated. As this was the first edition of the Europa League, it was initially unknown whether UEFA would simply disregard the vacant title holder spot and rearrange entries so that one more team would qualify from the play-off round, or replace the title holders' group stage place with that of the top-ranked association's cup winner and move teams from lower rounds appropriately, as the regulations were unclear on this matter.<ref name="regulations"/> The former set-up was confirmed by UEFA's official list of participants, published on 16 June 2009.<ref name="participants"></ref> As a result, the following changes to the default allocation system were made to compensate for the vacant title holder spot in the group stage:<ref name="access">{{cite news |title=2009/10 UEFA Europa League Access list and calendar |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=788326.html |work=uefa.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=19 December 2008 |access-date=7 September 2009 }}</ref>
* The domestic cup winners of associations 16 and 17 (Switzerland and Bulgaria) were promoted from the third qualifying round to the play-off round.
* The domestic cup winners of associations 28 and 29 (Cyprus and Slovenia) were promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
* The domestic cup winners of associations 52 and 53 (Andorra and San Marino) and the domestic league runners-up of associations 35 and 36 (Republic of Ireland and Macedonia) were promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.


{| class="wikitable"
== Qualifying rounds ==
|-
=== First qualifying round ===
!
The following 50 teams are eligible to compete in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
!Teams entering in this round
!Teams advancing from previous round
!Teams transferred from Champions League
|-
!First qualifying round<br> (46 teams)
|
*14 domestic league runners-up from associations 37–51 (except Liechtenstein)
*29 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 22–51 (except Liechtenstein)
*3 teams which qualified via ]
|
|
|-
!Second qualifying round<br> (80 teams)
|
*24 domestic cup winners from associations 30–53
*18 domestic league runners-up from associations 19–36
*6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 16–21
*6 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 10–15
*3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 7–9
|
*23 winners from the first qualifying round
|
|-
!Third qualifying round<br> (70 teams)
|
*12 domestic cup winners from associations 18–29
*3 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–18
*6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 10–15
*3 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–9
*3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 4–6 (League Cup winners for France)
*3 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–3 (League Cup winners for England)
|
*40 winners from the second qualifying round
|
|-
!Play-off round<br> (76 teams)
|
*17 domestic cup winners from associations 1–17
*3 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–9
*3 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 4–6
*3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–3
|
*35 winners from the third qualifying round
|
*15 losers from the Champions League third qualifying round
|-
!Group stage<br> (48 teams)
|
|
*38 winners from the play-off round
|
*10 losers from the Champions League play-off round
|-
!Knockout phase<br> (32 teams)
|
|
*12 group winners from the group stage
*12 group runners-up from the group stage
|
*8 third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage
|}


===Redistribution rules===
{{col-start}}
A Europa League place was vacated when a team qualified for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualified for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place was vacated, it was redistributed within the national association by the following rules:<ref name="regulations"/>
{{col-2}}
* When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest-placed" qualifier within the national association) also qualified for the Champions League, their Europa League place was vacated, and the remaining Europa League qualifiers were moved up one place, with the final place (with the earliest starting round) taken by the domestic cup runners-up, provided they did not already qualify for the Champions League or the Europa League. Otherwise, this place was taken by the highest-placed league finisher which did not qualify for the Europa League yet.
*{{flagicon|ISR}} 3rd placed team of ]
* When the domestic cup winners also qualified for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position was vacated, and the Europa League qualifiers which finished lower in the league were moved up one place, with the final place taken by the highest-placed league finisher which did not qualify for the Europa League yet.
*{{flagicon|SWE}} ]
* A place vacated by the League Cup winners was taken by the highest-placed league finisher which did not qualify for the Europa League yet.
*{{flagicon|SVK}} 3rd placed team of ]
* A Fair Play place was taken by the highest-ranked team in the domestic Fair Play table which did not qualify for the Champions League or Europa League yet.
*{{flagicon|POL}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|HUN}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|CRO}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|CYP}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|SVN}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} ]
*{{flagicon|LVA}} ]
*{{flagicon|BIH}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|LTU}} ]
*{{flagicon|MDA}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|IRL}} ]
*{{flagicon|IRL}} ]
*{{flagicon|MKD}} 2nd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|MKD}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|ISL}} ]
*{{flagicon|ISL}} ]
*{{flagicon|GEO}} 2nd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|GEO}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|BLR}} ]
*{{flagicon|BLR}} ]
*{{flagicon|EST}} ]
*{{flagicon|EST}} ]
{{col-2}}
*{{flagicon|AZE}} 2nd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|AZE}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|ALB}} 2nd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|ALB}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|ARM}} ]
*{{flagicon|ARM}} ]
*{{flagicon|KAZ}} ]
*{{flagicon|KAZ}} ]
*{{flagicon|NIR}} 2nd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|NIR}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|WAL}} 2nd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|WAL}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|FRO}} ]
*{{flagicon|FRO}} ]
*{{flagicon|LUX}} 2nd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|LUX}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|MLT}} 2nd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|MLT}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|MNE}} 2nd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|MNE}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|AND}} Winners of ]
*{{flagicon|SMR}} Winners of ]
*{{flagicon}} ]
*{{flagicon}} ]
*{{flagicon}} ]
{{col-2}}
{{col-end}}


===Second qualifying round=== ===Teams===
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:<ref name="participants" />
The following 55 teams are eligible to participate in the second qualifying round. Also entering are the 25 winners from the previous round.
* TH: Title holders
* CW: Cup winners
* CR: Cup runners-up
* LC: League Cup winners
* Nth: League position
* P-W: End-of-season European competition play-off winners
* FP: Fair play
* UCL: Relegated 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


{| class="wikitable"
{{col-start}}
|-
{{col-2}}
!colspan="4"|Round of 32
*{{flagicon|ROM}} 5th placed team of ]
|-
*{{flagicon|POR}} 5th placed team of ]
|{{fbaicon|ITA}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|NED}} Winners of UEFA Europa League play-offs in ]
|{{fbaicon|GER}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|SCO}} 4th placed team of ]
|{{fbaicon|FRA}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|TUR}} 4th placed team of ]
|{{fbaicon|ESP}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|UKR}} 4th placed team of ]
|-
*{{flagicon|BEL}} 4th placed team of ]
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|GRE}} 3rd placed team of Champions League Playoff in the ]
|{{fbaicon|RUS}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|CZE}} 4th placed team of ]
|{{fbaicon|ROU}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|SUI}} 3rd placed team of ]
|{{fbaicon|BEL}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|BUL}} 3rd placed team of ]
|-
*{{flagicon|NOR}} ]
!colspan="4"|Group stage
*{{flagicon|DEN}} 2nd placed team of ]
|-
*{{flagicon|DEN}} 3rd placed team of ]
|{{fbaicon|ROU}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|AUT}} 2nd placed team of ]
|{{fbaicon|POR}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|AUT}} 3rd placed team of ]
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|SRB}} 2nd placed team of ]
|{{fbaicon|BEL}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|SRB}} 3rd placed team of ]
|-
*{{flagicon|ISR}} 2nd placed team of ]
|{{fbaicon|GRE}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|SWE}} ]
|{{fbaicon|BUL}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|SVK}} 2nd placed team of ]
|{{fbaicon|DEN}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|POL}} 2nd placed team of ]
|{{fbaicon|AUT}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|HUN}} 2nd placed team of ]
|-
*{{flagicon|CRO}} 2nd placed team of ]
|{{fbaicon|LVA}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|CYP}} Winners of ]
|{{fbaicon|MDA}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|CYP}} 2nd placed team of ]
|
*{{flagicon|SVN}} Winners of ]
|
{{col-2}}
|-
*{{flagicon|SVN}} 2nd placed team of ]
!colspan="4"|Play-off round
*{{flagicon|FIN}} ]
|-
*{{flagicon|FIN}} ]
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|LVA}} ]
|{{fbaicon|RUS}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|LVA}} ]
|{{fbaicon|BEL}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|BIH}} Winners of ]
|{{fbaicon|SVN}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|BIH}} 2nd placed team of ]
|-
*{{flagicon|LTU}} Winners of ]
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|LTU}} ]
|{{fbaicon|ROU}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|MDA}} Winners of ]
|{{fbaicon|GRE}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|MDA}} 2nd placed team of ]
|{{fbaicon|BLR|1995}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|IRL}} ]
|-
*{{flagicon|MKD}} Winners of ]
|{{fbaicon|ESP}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|ISL}} ]
|{{fbaicon|ROU}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|GEO}} Winners of ]
|{{fbaicon|CZE}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|LIE}} Winners of ]
|{{fbaicon|EST}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|BLR}} Winners of ]
|-
*{{flagicon|EST}} Winners of ]
|{{fbaicon|ESP}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|AZE}} Winners of ]
|{{fbaicon|POR}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|ALB}} Winners of ]
|{{fbaicon|SUI}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|ARM}} Winners of ]
|{{fbaicon|AZE}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|KAZ}} ]
|-
*{{flagicon|NIR}} Winners of ]
|{{fbaicon|ITA}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|WAL}} Winners of ]
|{{fbaicon|POR}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|FRO}} ]
|{{fbaicon|BUL}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|LUX}} Winners of ]
|{{fbaicon|KAZ}} ] <small>(])</small>
*{{flagicon|MLT}} Winners of ]
|-
*{{flagicon|MNE}} Winners of ]
|{{fbaicon|ITA}} ] <small>(])</small>
{{col-2}}
|{{fbaicon|NED}} ] <small>(])</small>
{{col-end}}
|{{fbaicon|CZE}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|RUS}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|FRA}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|NED}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|NOR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|NED}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|FRA}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|SRB|2004}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|TUR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|GER}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|TUR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|SVK}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|UKR}} ] <small>(])</small><sup>]</sup>
|-
|{{fbaicon|GER}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|UKR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|CRO}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|CZE}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|RUS}} ] <small>(])</small>
|
|
|
|-
!colspan="4"|Third qualifying round
|-
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|NED}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|BUL}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|SWE}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|ESP}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|NOR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|SVK}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|ITA}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|TUR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|NOR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|POL}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|FRA}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|UKR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|DEN}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|HUN}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|GER}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|BEL}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|AUT}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|CRO}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|RUS}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|GRE}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|SRB|2004}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|CYP}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|ROU}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|CZE}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|ISR}} ] <small>(])</small>{{Cref2|Note ISR}}
|{{fbaicon|SVN}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|POR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|SUI}} ] <small>(])</small>
|
|
|-
!colspan="4"|Second qualifying round
|-
|{{fbaicon|ROU}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|AUT}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|LVA}} ] <small>(])</small>{{Cref2|Note LVA}}
|{{fbaicon|BLR|1995}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|POR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|SRB|2004}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|BIH}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|EST}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|NED}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|SRB|2004}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|BIH}} ] <small>(])</small>{{Cref2|Note BIH}}
|{{fbaicon|AZE}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|ISR}} ] <small>(])</small>{{Cref2|Note ISR}}
|{{fbaicon|LTU}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|ALB}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|TUR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|SWE}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|LTU}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|ARM}} ] <small>(])</small>{{Cref2|Note ARM}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|UKR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|SVK}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|MDA}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|KAZ}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|BEL}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|POL}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|MDA}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|NIR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|GRE}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|HUN}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|IRL}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|WAL}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|CZE}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|CRO}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|IRL}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|FRO}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|SUI}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|CYP}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|MKD}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|LUX}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|BUL}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|SVN}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|MKD}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|MLT}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|NOR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|FIN}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|ISL}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|MNE}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|DEN}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|FIN}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|GEO}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|AND}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|DEN}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|LVA}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|LIE}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|SMR|1862}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|AUT}} ] <small>(])</small>
|
|
|
|-
!colspan="4"|First qualifying round
|-
|{{fbaicon|ISR}} ] <small>(])</small>{{Cref2|Note ISR}}
|{{fbaicon|MDA}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|AZE}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|FRO}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|SWE}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|IRL}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|ALB}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|FRO}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|SVK}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|MKD}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|ALB}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|LUX}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|POL}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|ISL}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|ARM}} ] <small>(])</small>{{Cref2|Note ARM}}
|{{fbaicon|LUX}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|HUN}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|ISL}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|ARM}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|MLT}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|CRO}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|GEO}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|KAZ}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|MLT}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|CYP}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|GEO}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|KAZ}} ] <small>(])</small>{{Cref2|Note KAZ}}
|{{fbaicon|MNE}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|SVN}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|BLR|1995}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|NIR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|MNE}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|FIN}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|BLR|1995}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|NIR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|NOR}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|LVA}} ] <small>(])</small>{{Cref2|Note LVA}}
|{{fbaicon|EST}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|WAL}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|DEN}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|BIH}} ] <small>(])</small>{{Cref2|Note BIH}}
|{{fbaicon|EST}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|WAL}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} ] <small>(])</small>
|-
|{{fbaicon|LTU}} ] <small>(])</small>
|{{fbaicon|AZE}} ] <small>(])</small>
|
|
|}
{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}
{{Cnote2|Note ARM|'''Armenia (ARM)''': ], which finished second in the ], did not obtain a UEFA license, so ], which finished third, were moved up to the second qualifying round, while ], which finished fourth, took the first qualifying round spot.}}
{{Cnote2|Note BIH|'''Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)''': ], which finished third in the ], did not obtain a UEFA license, so ], which finished fourth, were moved up to the second qualifying round. ], which finished fifth, also did not obtain a UEFA license, so ], which finished sixth, took the first qualifying round spot.}}
{{Cnote2|Note ISR|'''Israel (ISR)''': ] winners ] (which also finished third in the ]) did not obtain a UEFA license. Since ], the cup runners-up, qualified for the Champions League as the league champions, all three Israeli Europa League spots were redistributed based on league position, with second-placed ] moving up to the third qualifying round, fourth-placed ] moving up to the second qualifying round, and fifth-placed ] taking the first qualifying round spot.}}
{{Cnote2|Note KAZ|'''Kazakhstan (KAZ)''': ], the ] runners-up, merged with ] to form ]. However, the new club did not obtain a UEFA license. Following the denied license and withdrawal of three higher-placed teams in the ], ], which finished ninth, took the first qualifying round spot.}}
{{Cnote2|Note LVA|'''Latvia (LVA)''': ], the ] winners, merged with ]. ], which finished third in the ], were moved up to the second qualifying round, while Dinaburg, which finished fourth, took the first qualifying round spot.}}
{{Cnote2 End}}


==Round and draw dates==
===Third qualifying round===
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in ], ] unless stated otherwise.<ref name="access" />
The following 30 teams are eligible to participate in the third qualifying round. Also entering are the 40 winners from the previous round.


{| class="wikitable"
{{col-start}}
|-
{{col-2}}
!Phase
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ]
!Round
*{{flagicon|ESP}} 6th placed team of ]
!Draw date
*{{flagicon|ITA}} 6th placed team of ]
!First leg
*{{flagicon|FRA}} Winners of ]
!Second leg
*{{flagicon|GER}} 5th placed team of ]
|-
*{{flagicon|RUS}} ]
|rowspan=3|Qualifying
*{{flagicon|ROM}} 4th placed team of ]
|First qualifying round
*{{flagicon|POR}} 4th placed team of ]
|rowspan=2|22 June 2009
*{{flagicon|NED}} 4th placed team of ]
|2 July 2009
*{{flagicon|SCO}} 3rd placed team of ]
|9 July 2009
*{{flagicon|TUR}} 3rd placed team of ]
|-
*{{flagicon|UKR}} 3rd placed team of ]
|Second qualifying round
*{{flagicon|BEL}} 3rd placed team of ]
|16 July 2009
*{{flagicon|GRE}} Runners-up of Champions League Playoff in the ]
|23 July 2009
*{{flagicon|CZE}} 3rd placed team of ]
|-
{{col-2}}
|Third qualifying round
*{{flagicon|SUI}} Winners of ]
|17 July 2009
*{{flagicon|SUI}} 2nd placed team of ]
|30 July 2009
*{{flagicon|BUL}} Winners of ]
|6 August 2009
*{{flagicon|BUL}} 2nd placed team of ]
|-
*{{flagicon|NOR}} ]
|Play-off
*{{flagicon|NOR}} ]
|Play-off round
*{{flagicon|DEN}} Winners of ]
|7 August 2009
*{{flagicon|AUT}} Winners of ]
|20 August 2009
*{{flagicon|SRB}} Winners of ]
|27 August 2009
*{{flagicon|ISR}} Winners of ]
|-
*{{flagicon|SWE}} ]
|rowspan=6|Group stage
*{{flagicon|SVK}} Winners of ]
|Matchday 1
*{{flagicon|POL}} Winners of ]
|rowspan=6|28 August 2009<br />(])
*{{flagicon|HUN}} Winners of ]
|colspan=2|17 September 2009
*{{flagicon|CRO}} Winners of ]
|-
{{col-2}}
|Matchday 2
{{col-end}}
|colspan=2|1 October 2009
|-
|Matchday 3
|colspan=2|22 October 2009
|-
|Matchday 4
|colspan=2|5 November 2009
|-
|Matchday 5
|colspan=2|2–3 December 2009
|-
|Matchday 6
|colspan=2|16–17 December 2009
|-
|rowspan=5|Knockout phase
|Round of 32
|rowspan=2|18 December 2009
|18 February 2010
|25 February 2010
|-
|Round of 16
|11 March 2010
|18 March 2010
|-
|Quarter-finals
|rowspan=3|19 March 2010
|1 April 2010
|8 April 2010
|-
|Semi-finals
|22 April 2010
|29 April 2010
|-
|Final
|colspan=2|12 May 2010 at ], ]
|}

==Qualifying rounds==
{{main|2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round|l1=2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds}}

In the qualifying phase and the play-off round, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis.

===First qualifying round===
{{#lst:2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round|Q1}}

===Second qualifying round===
{{#lst:2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round|Q2}}

===Third qualifying round===
{{#lst:2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round|Q3}}


==Play-off round== ==Play-off round==
{{main|2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round#Play-off round|l1=2009–10 UEFA Europa League play-off round}}
The following 24 teams are eligible to participate in the play-off round. Also entering are the 35 winners from the previous round along with the 15 losers from the ] 3rd qualifying round (10 champions and 5 non-champions)
{{#lst:2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round|PO}}
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
*{{flagicon|ENG}} Winners of ]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} 5th placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|ESP}} Winners of ]
*{{flagicon|ESP}} 5th placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} Winners of ]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} 5th placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|FRA}} Winners of ]
*{{flagicon|FRA}} 4th placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|GER}} Winners of ]
*{{flagicon|GER}} 4th placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|RUS}} Winners of ]
*{{flagicon|RUS}} ]
*{{flagicon|ROM}} Winners of ]
{{col-2}}
*{{flagicon|ROM}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|POR}} Winners of ]
*{{flagicon|POR}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|NED}} Winners of ]
*{{flagicon|NED}} 3rd placed team of ]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} Winners of ]
*{{flagicon|TUR}} Winners of ]
*{{flagicon|UKR}} Winners of ]
*{{flagicon|BEL}} Winners of ]
*{{flagicon|GRE}} Winners of ]
*{{flagicon|CZE}} Winners of ]
*{{flagicon}} 15 teams from ] third qualifying round.
{{col-2}}
{{col-end}}


==Group stage== ==Group stage==
{{mainarticle|UEFA Europa League 2009–10 group stage}} {{Main|2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage}}
The following teams are eligible to participate in the group stage:
*{{flagicon}} ]
*{{flagicon}} 10 losers from the ] play-off round
*{{flagicon}} 37 winners from the play-off round


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The group stage of the competition will consist of 12 groups of 4 teams.
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The following teams are expected to participate in the knockout phase:

*{{flagicon}} 12 group-winners from the group stage
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*{{flagicon}} 12 runners-up from the group stage
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{{Location map~|Europe|lat=37.983972|long=23.727806|label=<div style="font-size:80%;">'''Athens'''<!--AEK, Panathinaikos--></div>|mark=Black pog.svg|position=right}}

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{{Location map~|Europe|lat=41.9|long=12.5|label=<div style="font-size:80%;">'''Rome'''<!--Lazio, Roma--></div>|mark=Black pog.svg|position=right}}

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The draw for the group stage was held at the ] in ] on 28 August 2009. A total of 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four. Teams were divided into four pots,<ref>{{cite web |title=Contenders await group stage fate |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=878172.html |publisher=UEFA.com |date=28 August 2009 }}</ref> based on their ]. Clubs from the same pot or the same association cannot be drawn into the same group.

A total of 24 associations were represented in the group stage. This was the first time teams from Latvia or Moldova qualified for the group stage of any European competition.

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The matchdays were 17 September, 1 October, 22 October, 5 November, 2–3 December, and 16–17 December 2009. The top two in each group advanced to the knockout phase. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:<ref name="regulations"/>
#higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
#superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
#higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
#superior goal difference from all group matches played;
#higher number of goals scored;
#higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.

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==Knockout phase==
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===Bracket===
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===Round of 32=== ===Round of 32===
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===Round of 16=== ===Round of 16===
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===Quarter-finals=== ===Quarter-finals===
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===Semi-finals=== ===Semi-finals===
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===Final=== ===Final===
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==Statistics==
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Top scorers and assists (excluding qualifying rounds and play-off round):
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===Top goalscorers===
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!Rank<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com:80/uefaeuropaleague/season=2010/statistics/round=2000037/players/type=topscorers/index.html |title=Top scorers |publisher=] |date=12 May 2010 |access-date=13 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026155851/http://www.uefa.com:80/uefaeuropaleague/season=2010/statistics/round=2000037/players/type=topscorers/index.html |archive-date=26 October 2011}}</ref>
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!Goals
!Minutes played
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|align=left|{{fbaicon|GER}} ]
|rowspan=2|9
|692
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|align=left|{{fbaicon|POR}} ]
|995
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|rowspan=7|3
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|align=left|{{fbaicon|BEL}} ]
|rowspan=7|6
|487
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|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} ]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} ]
|544
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|align=left|{{flagicon|URU}} ]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} ]
|599
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|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} ]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} ]
|710
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} ]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|GER}} ]
|870
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} ]
|1027
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} ]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} ]
|1276
|-
|rowspan=6|10
|align=left|{{flagicon|CIV}} ]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA}} ]
|rowspan=6|5
|282
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} ]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|POR}} ]
|525
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} ]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|SUI}} ]
|531
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|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} ]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|UKR}} ]
|690
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|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|GRE}} ]
|720
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|789
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===Top assists===
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|6
|661
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|6
|972
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|align="left"|{{fbaicon|ENG}} ]
|4
|515
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|4
|551
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|4
|559
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39th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA

2009–10 UEFA Europa League
The Volksparkstadion in Hamburg hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates17 September 2009 – 12 May 2010 (competition proper)
2 July – 27 August 2009 (qualifying)
Teams48+8 (competition proper)
159+33 (total) (from 53 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Atlético Madrid (1st title)
Runners-upEngland Fulham
Tournament statistics
Matches played205
Goals scored539 (2.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen)
Óscar Cardozo (Benfica)
9 goals each
← 2008–09 (UEFA Cup) 2010–11 →
International football competition

The 2009–10 UEFA Europa League was the first season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The competition was previously known as the UEFA Cup, which had been in existence for 38 years.

Spain's Atlético Madrid won the tournament for the first time, beating Fulham – who were playing in their first European final – at the Volksparkstadion, home ground of Hamburger SV, in Hamburg, Germany.

Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual finalists Fulham in the round of 32.

Association team allocation

A total of 192 teams from 53 UEFA associations participated in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. Associations were allocated places according to their 2008 UEFA country coefficient, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2003–04 to 2007–08.

Below iss the qualification scheme for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League:

  • Associations 1–6 each entered three teams
  • Associations 7–9 each entered four teams
  • Associations 10–51 each entered three teams, except Liechtenstein (it organised only a domestic cup competition and no domestic league competition)
  • Associations 52–53 plus Liechtenstein each entered one team
  • The top three associations of the 2008–09 UEFA Fair Play ranking each gained an additional berth
  • Moreover, 33 teams eliminated from the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League were transferred to the Europa League

Association ranking

Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  England 75.749 3 +1(UCL)
2  Spain 75.266 +1(UCL)
3  Italy 60.410 +1(UCL)
4  France 52.668 +1(UCL)
5  Germany 48.722 +1(UCL)
6  Russia 43.750 +2(UCL)
7  Romania 40.599 4 +2(UCL)
8  Portugal 39.927 +1(UCL)
9  Netherlands 38.213 +1(UCL)
10  Scotland 33.375 3 +1(FP)
+1(UCL)
11  Turkey 31.725 +1(UCL)
12  Ukraine 30.100 +1(UCL)
13  Belgium 26.700 +2(UCL)
14  Greece 25.831 +1(UCL)
15  Czech Republic 25.750 +2(UCL)
16  Switzerland 24.225
17  Bulgaria 23.166 +1(UCL)
18  Norway 22.425 +1(FP)
+1(UCL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
19  Denmark 20.450 3 +1(FP)
+1(UCL)
20  Austria 17.700 +1(UCL)
21  Serbia 16.750 +1(UCL)
22  Israel 15.750
23  Sweden 13.691
24  Slovakia 12.332 +1(UCL)
25  Poland 12.041
26  Hungary 11.999
27  Croatia 11.624 +1(UCL)
28  Cyprus 10.082
29  Slovenia 9.915 +1(UCL)
30  Finland 9.623
31  Latvia 8.831 +1(UCL)
32  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.498
33  Lithuania 7.999
34  Moldova 7.499 +1(UCL)
35  Republic of Ireland 7.332
36  Macedonia 6.331
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
37  Iceland 5.999 3
38  Georgia 5.831
39  Liechtenstein 5.500 1
40  Belarus 5.332 3 +1(UCL)
41  Estonia 4.332 +1(UCL)
42  Azerbaijan 3.832 +1(UCL)
43  Albania 3.666
44  Armenia 3.665
45  Kazakhstan 2.582 +1(UCL)
46  Northern Ireland 2.332
47  Wales 2.331
48  Faroe Islands 1.832
49  Luxembourg 1.498
50  Malta 0.832
51  Montenegro 0.500
52  Andorra 0.500 1
53  San Marino 0.250
Notes
  • (FP): Additional fair play berth (Norway, Denmark, Scotland)
  • (UCL): Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League

Distribution

Since the winners of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, Shakhtar Donetsk, qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League through domestic performance, the title holder spot reserved for them in the group stage was vacated. As this was the first edition of the Europa League, it was initially unknown whether UEFA would simply disregard the vacant title holder spot and rearrange entries so that one more team would qualify from the play-off round, or replace the title holders' group stage place with that of the top-ranked association's cup winner and move teams from lower rounds appropriately, as the regulations were unclear on this matter. The former set-up was confirmed by UEFA's official list of participants, published on 16 June 2009. As a result, the following changes to the default allocation system were made to compensate for the vacant title holder spot in the group stage:

  • The domestic cup winners of associations 16 and 17 (Switzerland and Bulgaria) were promoted from the third qualifying round to the play-off round.
  • The domestic cup winners of associations 28 and 29 (Cyprus and Slovenia) were promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
  • The domestic cup winners of associations 52 and 53 (Andorra and San Marino) and the domestic league runners-up of associations 35 and 36 (Republic of Ireland and Macedonia) were promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League
First qualifying round
(46 teams)
  • 14 domestic league runners-up from associations 37–51 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 29 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 22–51 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 3 teams which qualified via Fair Play rankings
Second qualifying round
(80 teams)
  • 24 domestic cup winners from associations 30–53
  • 18 domestic league runners-up from associations 19–36
  • 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 16–21
  • 6 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 10–15
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 7–9
  • 23 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(70 teams)
  • 12 domestic cup winners from associations 18–29
  • 3 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–18
  • 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 10–15
  • 3 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–9
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 4–6 (League Cup winners for France)
  • 3 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–3 (League Cup winners for England)
  • 40 winners from the second qualifying round
Play-off round
(76 teams)
  • 17 domestic cup winners from associations 1–17
  • 3 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–9
  • 3 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 4–6
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 35 winners from the third qualifying round
  • 15 losers from the Champions League third qualifying round
Group stage
(48 teams)
  • 38 winners from the play-off round
  • 10 losers from the Champions League play-off round
Knockout phase
(32 teams)
  • 12 group winners from the group stage
  • 12 group runners-up from the group stage
  • 8 third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage

Redistribution rules

A Europa League place was vacated when a team qualified for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualified for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place was vacated, it was redistributed within the national association by the following rules:

  • When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest-placed" qualifier within the national association) also qualified for the Champions League, their Europa League place was vacated, and the remaining Europa League qualifiers were moved up one place, with the final place (with the earliest starting round) taken by the domestic cup runners-up, provided they did not already qualify for the Champions League or the Europa League. Otherwise, this place was taken by the highest-placed league finisher which did not qualify for the Europa League yet.
  • When the domestic cup winners also qualified for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position was vacated, and the Europa League qualifiers which finished lower in the league were moved up one place, with the final place taken by the highest-placed league finisher which did not qualify for the Europa League yet.
  • A place vacated by the League Cup winners was taken by the highest-placed league finisher which did not qualify for the Europa League yet.
  • A Fair Play place was taken by the highest-ranked team in the domestic Fair Play table which did not qualify for the Champions League or Europa League yet.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • TH: Title holders
  • CW: Cup winners
  • CR: Cup runners-up
  • LC: League Cup winners
  • Nth: League position
  • P-W: End-of-season European competition play-off winners
  • FP: Fair play
  • UCL: Relegated 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
Italy Juventus (UCL GS) Germany VfL Wolfsburg (UCL GS) France Marseille (UCL GS) Spain Atlético Madrid (UCL GS)
England Liverpool (UCL GS) Russia Rubin Kazan (UCL GS) Romania Unirea Urziceni (UCL GS) Belgium Standard Liège (UCL GS)
Group stage
Romania Timișoara (UCL PO) Portugal Sporting CP (UCL PO) Scotland Celtic (UCL PO) Belgium Anderlecht (UCL PO)
Greece Panathinaikos (UCL PO) Bulgaria Levski Sofia (UCL PO) Denmark Copenhagen (UCL PO) Austria Red Bull Salzburg (UCL PO)
Latvia Ventspils (UCL PO) Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (UCL PO)
Play-off round
England Everton (5th) Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg (5th) Belgium Genk (CW) Slovenia Maribor (UCL Q3)
England Aston Villa (6th) Romania CFR Cluj (CW) Greece AEK Athens (3rd) Belarus BATE Borisov (UCL Q3)
Spain Villarreal (5th) Romania Dinamo București (3rd) Czech Republic Teplice (CW) Estonia Levadia Tallinn (UCL Q3)
Spain Valencia (6th) Portugal Benfica (3rd) Switzerland Sion (CW) Azerbaijan Baku (UCL Q3)
Italy Lazio (CW) Portugal Nacional (4th) Bulgaria Litex Lovech (CW) Kazakhstan Aktobe (UCL Q3)
Italy Genoa (5th) Netherlands Heerenveen (CW) Czech Republic Slavia Prague (UCL Q3) Russia Dynamo Moscow (UCL Q3)
France Guingamp (CW) Netherlands Ajax (3rd) Norway Stabæk (UCL Q3) Netherlands Twente (UCL Q3)
France Toulouse (4th) Scotland Heart of Midlothian (3rd) Serbia Partizan (UCL Q3) Turkey Sivasspor (UCL Q3)
Germany Werder Bremen (CW) Turkey Trabzonspor (3rd) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (UCL Q3) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (UCL Q3)
Germany Hertha BSC (4th) Ukraine Vorskla Poltava (CW) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (UCL Q3) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (UCL Q3)
Russia Amkar Perm (4th)
Third qualifying round
England Fulham (7th) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (4th) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia (2nd) Sweden IFK Göteborg (CW)
Spain Athletic Bilbao (CR) Scotland Aberdeen (4th) Norway Vålerenga (CW) Slovakia Košice (CW)
Italy Roma (6th) Turkey Fenerbahçe (4th) Norway Fredrikstad (2nd) Poland Lech Poznań (CW)
France Lille (5th) Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv (3rd) Denmark Odense (2nd) Hungary Honvéd (CW)
Germany Hamburger SV (5th) Belgium Club Brugge (3rd) Austria Austria Wien (CW) Croatia Hajduk Split (2nd)
Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara (6th) Greece PAOK (4th) Serbia Vojvodina (2nd) Cyprus APOP Kinyras (CW)
Romania Vaslui (5th) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec (3rd) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv (2nd) Slovenia Interblock (CW)
Portugal Braga (5th) Switzerland Young Boys (2nd)
Second qualifying round
Romania Steaua București (6th) Austria Sturm Graz (4th) Latvia Skonto (3rd) Belarus Naftan Novopolotsk (CW)
Portugal Paços de Ferreira (CR) Serbia Red Star Belgrade (3rd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Slavija (CW) Estonia Flora (CW)
Netherlands NAC Breda (P-W) Serbia Sevojno (CR) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (4th) Azerbaijan Qarabağ (CW)
Scotland Falkirk (CR) Israel Maccabi Netanya (4th) Lithuania Sūduva (CW) Albania Flamurtari (CW)
Turkey Galatasaray (5th) Sweden IF Elfsborg (2nd) Lithuania Kaunas (2nd) Armenia Gandzasar Kapan (3rd)
Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk (4th) Slovakia Žilina (2nd) Moldova Dacia Chișinău (2nd) Kazakhstan Tobol (2nd)
Belgium Gent (4th) Poland Legia Warsaw (2nd) Moldova Iskra-Stal (3rd) Northern Ireland Crusaders (CW)
Greece AEL (5th) Hungary Újpest (2nd) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic (2nd) Wales Bangor City (CW)
Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc (4th) Croatia Rijeka (3rd) Republic of Ireland Derry City (3rd) Faroe Islands HB (2nd)
Switzerland Basel (3rd) Cyprus Omonia (2nd) North Macedonia Rabotnicki (CW) Luxembourg Differdange 03 (2nd)
Bulgaria Cherno More (3rd) Slovenia Gorica (2nd) North Macedonia Milano (2nd) Malta Sliema Wanderers (CW)
Norway Tromsø (3rd) Finland HJK (CW) Iceland KR (CW) Montenegro Petrovac (CW)
Denmark Brøndby (3rd) Finland Honka (2nd) Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi (CW) Andorra FC Santa Coloma (CW)
Denmark AaB (CR) Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs (2nd) Liechtenstein Vaduz (CW) San Marino Juvenes/Dogana (CW)
Austria Rapid Wien (2nd)
First qualifying round
Israel Bnei Yehuda (5th) Moldova Zimbru Chișinău (4th) Azerbaijan Simurq (3rd) Faroe Islands B36 (3rd)
Sweden Helsingborgs IF (4th) Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers (4th) Albania Vllaznia (2nd) Faroe Islands NSÍ (4th)
Slovakia Spartak Trnava (3rd) North Macedonia Renova (3rd) Albania Dinamo Tirana (3rd) Luxembourg Grevenmacher (3rd)
Poland Polonia Warsaw (4th) Iceland Keflavík (2nd) Armenia Mika (4th) Luxembourg Käerjéng 97 (CR)
Hungary Haladás (3rd) Iceland Fram (3rd) Armenia Banants (CR) Malta Birkirkara (2nd)
Croatia Slaven Belupo (4th) Georgia (country) Olimpi Rustavi (3rd) Kazakhstan Irtysh (3rd) Malta Valletta (3rd)
Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta (3rd) Georgia (country) Zestaponi (4th) Kazakhstan Okzhetpes (9th) Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica (2nd)
Slovenia Rudar Velenje (3rd) Belarus Dinamo Minsk (2nd) Northern Ireland Linfield (2nd) Montenegro Sutjeska (3rd)
Finland Lahti (3rd) Belarus MTZ-RIPO Minsk (3rd) Northern Ireland Lisburn Distillery (4th) Norway Rosenborg (FP)
Latvia Dinaburg (4th) Estonia Narva Trans (3rd) Wales Llanelli (2nd) Denmark Randers (FP)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg (6th) Estonia Nõmme Kalju (4th) Wales The New Saints (3rd) Scotland Motherwell (FP)
Lithuania Vėtra (3rd) Azerbaijan Inter Baku (2nd)
  1. Armenia (ARM): Ararat Yerevan, which finished second in the 2008 Armenian Premier League, did not obtain a UEFA license, so Gandzasar Kapan, which finished third, were moved up to the second qualifying round, while Mika, which finished fourth, took the first qualifying round spot.
  2. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH): Sloboda Tuzla, which finished third in the 2008–09 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, did not obtain a UEFA license, so Sarajevo, which finished fourth, were moved up to the second qualifying round. Borac Banja Luka, which finished fifth, also did not obtain a UEFA license, so Široki Brijeg, which finished sixth, took the first qualifying round spot.
  3. Israel (ISR): 2008–09 Israel State Cup winners Beitar Jerusalem (which also finished third in the 2008–09 Israeli Premier League) did not obtain a UEFA license. Since Maccabi Haifa, the cup runners-up, qualified for the Champions League as the league champions, all three Israeli Europa League spots were redistributed based on league position, with second-placed Hapoel Tel Aviv moving up to the third qualifying round, fourth-placed Maccabi Netanya moving up to the second qualifying round, and fifth-placed Bnei Yehuda taking the first qualifying round spot.
  4. Kazakhstan (KAZ): Almaty, the 2008 Kazakhstan Cup runners-up, merged with Megasport to form Lokomotiv Astana. However, the new club did not obtain a UEFA license. Following the denied license and withdrawal of three higher-placed teams in the 2008 Kazakhstan Premier League, Okzhetpes, which finished ninth, took the first qualifying round spot.
  5. Latvia (LVA): Daugava Daugavpils, the 2008 Latvian Football Cup winners, merged with Dinaburg. Skonto, which finished third in the 2008 Latvian Higher League, were moved up to the second qualifying round, while Dinaburg, which finished fourth, took the first qualifying round spot.

Round and draw dates

All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 22 June 2009 2 July 2009 9 July 2009
Second qualifying round 16 July 2009 23 July 2009
Third qualifying round 17 July 2009 30 July 2009 6 August 2009
Play-off Play-off round 7 August 2009 20 August 2009 27 August 2009
Group stage Matchday 1 28 August 2009
(Monaco) 		17 September 2009
Matchday 2 1 October 2009
Matchday 3 22 October 2009
Matchday 4 5 November 2009
Matchday 5 2–3 December 2009
Matchday 6 16–17 December 2009
Knockout phase Round of 32 18 December 2009 18 February 2010 25 February 2010
Round of 16 11 March 2010 18 March 2010
Quarter-finals 19 March 2010 1 April 2010 8 April 2010
Semi-finals 22 April 2010 29 April 2010
Final 12 May 2010 at Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds

In the qualifying phase and the play-off round, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis.

First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 22 June 2009. The first legs were played on 2 July, and the second legs were played on 9 July 2009.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sutjeska Montenegro 2–3 Belarus MTZ-RIPO Minsk 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Lahti Finland 4–3 Albania Dinamo Tirana 4–1 0–2
Grevenmacher Luxembourg 0–6 Lithuania Vėtra 0–3 0–3
NSÍ Faroe Islands 1–6 Norway Rosenborg 0–3 1–3
Haladás Hungary 2–2 (a) Kazakhstan Irtysh 1–0 1–2
Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland 2–3 Albania Vllaznia 1–2 1–1
Olimpi Rustavi Georgia (country) 4–0 Faroe Islands B36 2–0 2–0
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 7–1 Luxembourg Käerjéng 97 5–0 2–1
Slaven Belupo Croatia 1–0 Malta Birkirkara 1–0 0–0
Zimbru Chișinău Moldova 3–2 Kazakhstan Okzhetpes 1–2 2–0
Lisburn Distillery Northern Ireland 1–11 Georgia (country) Zestaponi 1–5 0–6
Helsingborgs IF Sweden 4–2 Armenia Mika 3–1 1–1
Valletta Malta 5–2 Iceland Keflavík 3–0 2–2
Dinaburg Latvia 2–1 Estonia Nõmme Kalju 2–1 0–0
Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro 1–2 Poland Polonia Warsaw 0–2 1–0
Narva Trans Estonia 1–6 Slovenia Rudar Velenje 0–3 1–3
Motherwell Scotland 3–1 Wales Llanelli 0–1 3–0
Banants Armenia 1–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 0–2 1–0
Spartak Trnava Slovakia 5–2 Azerbaijan Inter Baku 2–1 3–1
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 3–2 North Macedonia Renova 2–1 1–1
Randers Denmark 7–0 Northern Ireland Linfield 4–0 3–0
Simurq Azerbaijan 0–4 Israel Bnei Yehuda 0–1 0–3
Fram Iceland 4–2 Wales The New Saints 2–1 2–1
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 22 June 2009, immediately after the first qualifying round draw. The first legs were played on 14 and 16 July, and the second legs were played on 23 July 2009.

Both the first and second legs between Bnei Yehuda and Dinaburg and between Rapid Wien and Vllaznia were under investigation by UEFA and German authorities for possible match-fixing.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rosenborg Norway 0–1 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 0–0 0–1
Zimbru Chișinău Moldova 0–1 Portugal Paços de Ferreira 0–0 0–1
Juvenes/Dogana San Marino 0–5 Poland Polonia Warsaw 0–1 0–4
Sturm Graz Austria 3–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 2–1 1–1
Basel Switzerland 7–1 Andorra FC Santa Coloma 3–0 4–1
Honka Finland 3–0 Wales Bangor City 2–0 1–0
Žilina Slovakia 3–0 Moldova Dacia Chișinău 2–0 1–0
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 3–4 Montenegro Petrovac 2–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland 2–1 Malta Valletta 1–1 1–0
Omonia Cyprus 8–1 Faroe Islands HB 4–0 4–1
Gorica Slovenia 1–2 Finland Lahti 1–0 0–2
Sigma Olomouc Czech Republic 3–1 Iceland Fram 1–1 2–0
Legia Warsaw Poland 4–0 Georgia (country) Olimpi Rustavi 3–0 1–0
Falkirk Scotland 1–2 Liechtenstein Vaduz 1–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
IF Elfsborg Sweden 3–0 Hungary Haladás 3–0 0–0
Rapid Wien Austria 8–0 Albania Vllaznia 5–0 3–0
Naftan Novopolotsk Belarus 2–2 (a) Belgium Gent 2–1 0–1
Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia 3–4 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 2–1 1–3
Differdange 03 Luxembourg 1–3 Croatia Rijeka 1–0 0–3
Sūduva Lithuania 1–2 Denmark Randers 0–1 1–1
Vėtra Lithuania 3–2 Finland HJK 0–1 3–1
Milano North Macedonia 2–12 Croatia Slaven Belupo 0–4 2–8
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 1–4 Norway Tromsø 0–0 1–4
KR Iceland 3–1 Greece AEL 2–0 1–1
Brøndby Denmark 4–2 Estonia Flora 0–1 4–1
AaB Denmark 1–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Slavija 0–0 1–3
Steaua București Romania 4–1 Hungary Újpest 2–0 2–1
Metalurh Donetsk Ukraine 5–1 Belarus MTZ-RIPO Minsk 3–0 2–1
Crusaders Northern Ireland 3–5 North Macedonia Rabotnicki 1–1 2–4
Bnei Yehuda Israel 5–0 Latvia Dinaburg 4–0 1–0
NAC Breda Netherlands 8–0 Armenia Gandzasar Kapan 6–0 2–0
Cherno More Bulgaria 4–0 Moldova Iskra-Stal 1–0 3–0
Sevojno Serbia 1–1 (a) Lithuania Kaunas 0–0 1–1
Flamurtari Albania 2–8 Scotland Motherwell 1–0 1–8
Zestaponi Georgia (country) 3–4 Sweden Helsingborgs IF 1–2 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Skonto Latvia 1–2 Republic of Ireland Derry City 1–1 0–1
Sliema Wanderers Malta 0–3 Israel Maccabi Netanya 0–0 0–3
Tobol Kazakhstan 1–3 Turkey Galatasaray 1–1 0–2
Rudar Velenje Slovenia 0–5 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 0–1 0–4
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–0 1–1
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 17 July 2009. The first legs were played on 28 and 30 July, and the second legs were played on 4 and 6 August 2009.

The first leg between Fenerbahçe and Honvéd and the second leg between Interblock and Metalurh Donetsk were under investigation by UEFA and German authorities for possible match-fixing.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Helsingborgs IF Sweden 3–3 (4–5 p) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Fredrikstad Norway 3–7 Poland Lech Poznań 1–6 2–1
Rijeka Croatia 1–4 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 1–2 0–2
Roma Italy 10–2 Belgium Gent 3–1 7–1
Vaslui Romania 3–1 Cyprus Omonia 2–0 1–1
Slavija Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–5 Slovakia Košice 0–2 1–3
IFK Göteborg Sweden 2–4 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–3 1–1
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 2–0 Bulgaria Cherno More 1–0 1–0
Metalurh Donetsk Ukraine 5–0 Slovenia Interblock 2–0 3–0
Vålerenga Norway 2–2 (a) Greece PAOK 1–2 1–0
Rapid Wien Austria 4–3 Cyprus APOP Kinyras 2–1 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Honka Finland 1–3 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 0–1 1–2
Vaduz Liechtenstein 0–3 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 0–1 0–2
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland 3–3 (a) Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara 1–0 2–3
Randers Denmark 1–4 Germany Hamburger SV 0–4 1–0
Tromsø Norway 4–1 Croatia Slaven Belupo 2–1 2–0
Brøndby Denmark 3–3 (a) Poland Legia Warsaw 1–1 2–2
Vojvodina Serbia 3–5 Austria Austria Wien 1–1 2–4
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 2–1 Republic of Ireland Derry City 1–0 1–1
Steaua București Romania 6–1 Scotland Motherwell 3–0 3–1
Žilina Slovakia 2–1 Croatia Hajduk Split 1–1 1–0
Braga Portugal 1–4 Sweden IF Elfsborg 1–2 0–2
Aberdeen Scotland 1–8 Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc 1–5 0–3
Rabotnicki North Macedonia 3–7 Denmark Odense 3–4 0–3
Sevojno Serbia 0–4 France Lille 0–2 0–2
Petrovac Montenegro 1–7 Austria Sturm Graz 1–2 0–5
Fenerbahçe Turkey 6–2 Hungary Honvéd 5–1 1–1
Bnei Yehuda Israel 2–0 Portugal Paços de Ferreira 1–0 1–0
Club Brugge Belgium 4–3 Finland Lahti 3–2 1–1
Athletic Bilbao Spain 2–2 (a) Switzerland Young Boys 0–1 2–1
KR Iceland 3–5 Switzerland Basel 2–2 1–3
Maccabi Netanya Israel 1–10 Turkey Galatasaray 1–4 0–6
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 4–5 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 2–0 2–5
Polonia Warsaw Poland 1–4 Netherlands NAC Breda 0–1 1–3
Vėtra Lithuania 0–6 England Fulham 0–3 0–3
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw

Play-off round

Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Europa League play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2009. The first legs were played on 20 August, and the second legs were played on 25 and 27 August 2009.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
PAOK Greece 1–1 (a) Netherlands Heerenveen 1–1 0–0
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 4–2 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 4–0 0–2
Werder Bremen Germany 8–3 Kazakhstan Aktobe 6–3 2–0
Everton England 5–1 Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc 4–0 1–1
BATE Borisov Belarus 4–1 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–1 4–0 (aet)
NAC Breda Netherlands 2–9 Spain Villarreal 1–3 1–6
Lech Poznań Poland 1–1 (3–4 p) Belgium Club Brugge 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Fulham England 3–2 Russia Amkar Perm 3–1 0–1
Galatasaray Turkey 6–1 Estonia Levadia Tallinn 5–0 1–1
Teplice Czech Republic 2–3 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–2 1–1
Metalurh Donetsk Ukraine 4–5 Austria Austria Wien 2–2 2–3 (aet)
Twente Netherlands 3–1 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 3–1 0–0
Košice Slovakia 4–10 Italy Roma 3–3 1–7
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 2–1 Russia Dynamo Moscow 0–0 2–1
Genk Belgium 3–6 France Lille 1–2 2–4
Bnei Yehuda Israel 0–2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–1 0–1
Lazio Italy 3–1 Sweden IF Elfsborg 3–0 0–1
Trabzonspor Turkey 2–3 France Toulouse 1–3 1–0
Partizan Serbia 3–1 Slovakia Žilina 1–1 2–0
Baku Azerbaijan 2–8 Switzerland Basel 1–3 1–5
Ajax Netherlands 7–1 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 5–0 2–1
Sivasspor Turkey 0–5 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0–3 0–2
Brøndby Denmark 3–4 Germany Hertha BSC 2–1 1–3
Athletic Bilbao Spain 4–3 Norway Tromsø 3–2 1–1
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–3 Romania CFR Cluj 1–1 1–2
Rapid Wien Austria 2–2 (a) England Aston Villa 1–0 1–2
Steaua București Romania 5–1 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 3–0 2–1
Maribor Slovenia 0–3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–2 0–1
Nacional Portugal 5–4 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 4–3 1–1
Genoa Italy 4–2 Denmark Odense 3–1 1–1
Dinamo București Romania 3–3 (9–8 p) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 0–3 3–0 (aet)
Guingamp France 2–8 Germany Hamburger SV 1–5 1–3
Sion Switzerland 2–4 Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–2 2–2
Sturm Graz Austria 2–1 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 1–1 1–0
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 4–2 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 3–0 1–2
Benfica Portugal 5–2 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava 4–0 1–2
Vaslui Romania 2–4 Greece AEK Athens 2–1 0–3
Stabæk Norway 1–7 Spain Valencia 0–3 1–4
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.
  2. The match was abandoned at 0–2 in the 88th minute after one Dinamo București fan entered the playing field and other fans invaded the running track around the pitch. The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body awarded a default 0–3 defeat against Dinamo during an emergency meeting on 25 August. After advancing to the group stage, Dinamo were punished by having their first two home matches in the group stage played behind closed doors.

Group stage

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Galatasarayclass=notpageimage| Location of teams of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage.
Red: Group A; Yellow: Group B; Green: Group C; Dark green: Group D;
Purple: Group E; Pink: Group F; Blue: Group G; Orange: Group H;
Brown: Group I; Deep pink: Group J; Cyan: Group K; Spring green: Group L.

The draw for the group stage was held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 28 August 2009. A total of 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four. Teams were divided into four pots, based on their club coefficient. Clubs from the same pot or the same association cannot be drawn into the same group.

A total of 24 associations were represented in the group stage. This was the first time teams from Latvia or Moldova qualified for the group stage of any European competition.

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The matchdays were 17 September, 1 October, 22 October, 5 November, 2–3 December, and 16–17 December 2009. The top two in each group advanced to the knockout phase. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  5. higher number of goals scored;
  6. higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.

During this stage of the tournament, matches featured five on-field officials – with two additional officials monitoring play around the penalty area as part of a FIFA-sanctioned experiment.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AND AJX DZ TIM
1 Belgium Anderlecht 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11 Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 0–1 3–1
2 Netherlands Ajax 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 1–3 — 2–1 0–0
3 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 2 0 4 6 8 −2 6 0–2 0–2 — 1–2
4 Romania Timișoara 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 5 0–0 1–2 0–3 —
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. On 29 October 2009, UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body ruled that Dinamo Zagreb would have to play their next two home matches in the UEFA Europa League behind closed doors due to the actions of their supporters in their match at Timișoara. They also deducted three points from the Croatian club's points tally in Group A. The club appealed, but the appeal was not heard until after the first closed-doors game against Ajax. After the appeal was heard, UEFA replaced the three-point deduction with a €75,000 fine, and a three-year suspended ban from European competition, while the two-match stadium ban remained unchanged.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL LIL GEN SLV
1 Spain Valencia 6 3 3 0 12 8 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 3–2 1–1
2 France Lille 6 3 1 2 15 9 +6 10 1–1 — 3–0 3–1
3 Italy Genoa 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 1–2 3–2 — 2–0
4 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 6 0 3 3 5 13 −8 3 2–2 1–5 0–0 —
Source: Soccerway

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HTA HSV CEL RAP
1 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 6 4 0 2 13 8 +5 12 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 2–1 5–1
2 Germany Hamburger SV 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 4–2 — 0–0 2–0
3 Scotland Celtic 6 1 3 2 7 7 0 6 2–0 0–1 — 1–1
4 Austria Rapid Wien 6 1 2 3 8 14 −6 5 0–3 3–0 3–3 —
Source: Soccerway

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SCP HER HVN VEN
1 Portugal Sporting CP 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 1–1 1–1
2 Germany Hertha BSC 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10 1–0 — 0–1 1–1
3 Netherlands Heerenveen 6 2 2 2 11 7 +4 8 2–3 2–3 — 5–0
4 Latvia Ventspils 6 0 3 3 3 10 −7 3 1–2 0–1 0–0 —
Source: Soccerway

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROM FUL BSL CSK
1 Italy Roma 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 2–1 2–0
2 England Fulham 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 1–1 — 1–0 1–0
3 Switzerland Basel 6 3 0 3 10 7 +3 9 2–0 2–3 — 3–1
4 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 6 0 1 5 2 12 −10 1 0–3 1–1 0–2 —
Source: Soccerway

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GAL PAN DB STM
1 Turkey Galatasaray 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 4–1 1–1
2 Greece Panathinaikos 6 4 0 2 7 4 +3 12 1–3 — 3–0 1–0
3 Romania Dinamo București 6 2 0 4 4 12 −8 6 0–3 0–1 — 2–1
4 Austria Sturm Graz 6 1 1 4 3 6 −3 4 1–0 0–1 0–1 —
Source: Soccerway

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SBG VIL LAZ LS
1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 6 0 0 9 2 +7 18 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 2–1 1–0
2 Spain Villarreal 6 3 0 3 8 6 +2 9 0–1 — 4–1 1–0
3 Italy Lazio 6 2 0 4 9 10 −1 6 1–2 2–1 — 0–1
4 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 6 1 0 5 1 9 −8 3 0–1 0–2 0–4 —
Source: Soccerway

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FEN TWE SHF STE
1 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 5 0 1 8 3 +5 15 Advance to knockout phase — 1–2 1–0 3–1
2 Netherlands Twente 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 0–1 — 2–1 0–0
3 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 6 1 2 3 4 5 −1 5 0–1 2–0 — 1–1
4 Romania Steaua București 6 0 4 2 3 6 −3 4 0–1 1–1 0–0 —
Source: Soccerway

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEN EVE BTE AEK
1 Portugal Benfica 6 5 0 1 13 3 +10 15 Advance to knockout phase — 5–0 2–0 2–1
2 England Everton 6 3 0 3 7 9 −2 9 0–2 — 0–1 4–0
3 Belarus BATE Borisov 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7 1–2 1–2 — 2–1
4 Greece AEK Athens 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4 1–0 0–1 2–2 —
Source: Soccerway

Group J

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHA BRU TOU PTZ
1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 4 1 1 14 3 +11 13 Advance to knockout phase — 0–0 4–0 4–1
2 Belgium Club Brugge 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 1–4 — 1–0 2–0
3 France Toulouse 6 2 1 3 6 11 −5 7 0–2 2–2 — 1–0
4 Serbia Partizan 6 1 0 5 6 14 −8 3 1–0 2–4 2–3 —
Source: Soccerway

Group K

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSV FCK PRA CLU
1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 14 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 1–0 1–0
2 Denmark Copenhagen 6 3 1 2 7 4 +3 10 1–1 — 1–0 2–0
3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7 2–2 0–3 — 2–0
4 Romania CFR Cluj 6 1 0 5 4 10 −6 3 0–2 2–0 2–3 —
Source: Soccerway

Group L

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRM ATH NCL AUS
1 Germany Werder Bremen 6 5 1 0 17 6 +11 16 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 4–1 2–0
2 Spain Athletic Bilbao 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 0–3 — 2–1 3–0
3 Portugal Nacional 6 1 2 3 11 12 −1 5 2–3 1–1 — 5–1
4 Austria Austria Wien 6 0 2 4 4 16 −12 2 2–2 0–3 1–1 —
Source: Soccerway

Knockout phase

Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.

The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage with the better group records were seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner was designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue).

Bracket

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Belgium Club Brugge101
Spain Valencia (a.e.t.)033 Spain Valencia (a)145
Netherlands Twente112Germany Werder Bremen145
Germany Werder Bremen044 Spain Valencia202
Spain Atlético Madrid123Spain Atlético Madrid (a)202
Turkey Galatasaray112 Spain Atlético Madrid (a)022
England Everton202Portugal Sporting CP022
Portugal Sporting CP134 Spain Atlético Madrid (a.e.t.; a)112
Germany Hertha BSC101England Liverpool022
Portugal Benfica145 Portugal Benfica123
Denmark Copenhagen112France Marseille112
France Marseille336 Portugal Benfica213
France Lille213England Liverpool145
Turkey Fenerbahçe112 France Lille101
England Liverpool134England Liverpool033 12 May – Hamburg
Romania Unirea Urziceni011 Spain Atlético Madrid (a.e.t.)2
Germany Hamburger SV (a)123England Fulham1
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven033 Germany Hamburger SV336
Spain Athletic Bilbao101Belgium Anderlecht145
Belgium Anderlecht145 Germany Hamburger SV235
Greece Panathinaikos336Belgium Standard Liège112
Italy Roma224 Greece Panathinaikos101
Belgium Standard Liège303Belgium Standard Liège314
Austria Red Bull Salzburg202 Germany Hamburger SV011
Netherlands Ajax101England Fulham022
Italy Juventus202 Italy Juventus314
England Fulham213England Fulham145
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk112 England Fulham213
Russia Rubin Kazan303Germany VfL Wolfsburg101
Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv000 Russia Rubin Kazan112
Spain Villarreal213Germany VfL Wolfsburg (a.e.t.)123
Germany VfL Wolfsburg246

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 took place on 18 December 2009. The first legs were played on 16 and 18 February, and the second legs were played on 23 and 25 February 2010.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rubin Kazan Russia 3–0 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–0 0–0
Athletic Bilbao Spain 1–5 Belgium Anderlecht 1–1 0–4
Copenhagen Denmark 2–6 France Marseille 1–3 1–3
Panathinaikos Greece 6–4 Italy Roma 3–2 3–2
Atlético Madrid Spain 3–2 Turkey Galatasaray 1–1 2–1
Ajax Netherlands 1–2 Italy Juventus 1–2 0–0
Club Brugge Belgium 1–3 Spain Valencia 1–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)
Fulham England 3–2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 1–1
Liverpool England 4–1 Romania Unirea Urziceni 1–0 3–1
Hamburger SV Germany 3–3 (a) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1–0 2–3
Villarreal Spain 3–6 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 1–4
Standard Liège Belgium 3–2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 3–2 0–0
Twente Netherlands 2–4 Germany Werder Bremen 1–0 1–4
Lille France 3–2 Turkey Fenerbahçe 2–1 1–1
Everton England 2–4 Portugal Sporting CP 2–1 0–3
Hertha BSC Germany 1–5 Portugal Benfica 1–1 0–4

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 took place on 18 December 2009, immediately after the round of 32 draw. The first legs were played on 11 March, and the second legs were played on 18 March 2010.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hamburger SV Germany 6–5 Belgium Anderlecht 3–1 3–4
Rubin Kazan Russia 2–3 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Atlético Madrid Spain 2–2 (a) Portugal Sporting CP 0–0 2–2
Benfica Portugal 3–2 France Marseille 1–1 2–1
Panathinaikos Greece 1–4 Belgium Standard Liège 1–3 0–1
Lille France 1–3 England Liverpool 1–0 0–3
Juventus Italy 4–5 England Fulham 3–1 1–4
Valencia Spain 5–5 (a) Germany Werder Bremen 1–1 4–4

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 March 2010. The first legs were played on 1 April, and the second legs were played on 8 April 2010.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fulham England 3–1 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 1–0
Hamburger SV Germany 5–2 Belgium Standard Liège 2–1 3–1
Valencia Spain 2–2 (a) Spain Atlético Madrid 2–2 0–0
Benfica Portugal 3–5 England Liverpool 2–1 1–4

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 19 March 2010, immediately after the quarter-final draw. The first legs were played on 22 April, and the second legs were played on 29 April 2010.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hamburger SV Germany 1–2 England Fulham 0–0 1–2
Atlético Madrid Spain 2–2 (a) England Liverpool 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)

Final

Main article: 2010 UEFA Europa League final

The final took place on 12 May 2010 at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany. A draw was held on 19 March 2010, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.

Atlético Madrid Spain2–1 (a.e.t.)England Fulham
Forlán 32', 116' Report Davies 37'
Volksparkstadion, HamburgAttendance: 49,000Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Statistics

Top scorers and assists (excluding qualifying rounds and play-off round):

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals Minutes played
1 Peru Claudio Pizarro Germany Werder Bremen 9 692
Paraguay Óscar Cardozo Portugal Benfica 995
3 Belgium Jonathan Legear Belgium Anderlecht 6 487
Spain Fernando Llorente Spain Athletic Bilbao 544
Uruguay Diego Forlán Spain Atlético Madrid 599
Spain David Villa Spain Valencia 710
Croatia Mladen Petrić Germany Hamburger SV 870
England Bobby Zamora England Fulham 1027
Hungary Zoltán Gera England Fulham 1276
10 Ivory Coast Gervinho France Lille 5 282
Portugal Rúben Micael Portugal Nacional 525
Switzerland Alexander Frei Switzerland Basel 531
Brazil Luiz Adriano Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 690
France Djibril Cissé Greece Panathinaikos 720
Spain Juan Mata Spain Valencia 789


Top assists

Rank Name Team Assists Minutes played
1 Germany Mesut Özil Germany Werder Bremen 6 661
Argentina Ángel Di María Portugal Benfica 6 972
3 Norway Bjørn Helge Riise England Fulham 4 515
Uruguay Luis Suárez Netherlands Ajax 4 551
Spain David Silva Spain Valencia 4 559

See also

References

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