Manchester United will face Real Sociedad, Sheriff Tiraspol and Omonoia in group stage of the 2022-23 UEFA Europa League.
26 August, 2022 17:03 IST
26 August, 2022 17:03 IST
Representative Image: The draw ceremony for the UEFA Europa League 2022-23 was held on Friday. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES
Manchester United will face Real Sociedad, Sheriff Tiraspol and Omonoia in group stage of the 2022-23 UEFA Europa League.
Manchester United will face Real Sociedad, Sheriff Tiraspol and Omonoia in group stage of the 2022-23 UEFA Europa League.
As per the draw ceremony held in Istanbul on Friday for the 14th edition of the tournament since being rebranded from UEFA Cup, Eric ten Hag’s side is in Group E. Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal will play against PSV Eindhoven, Bodo/Glimt and FC Zurich in Group A.
The group stage begins on September 8 and ends on November 3. The knockout stage starts on February 16, 2023 with the final set to take place at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on May 31, 2023.
UEFA Europa League 2022-23 Groups
Group A
Arsenal, PSV Eindhoven, Bodo/Glimt, FC Zurich
Group B
Dynamo Kyiv, Rennes, Fenerbahce, AEK Larnaca
Group C
AS Roma, Ludogorets, Real Betis, HJK
Group D
Braga, Malmo, Union Berlin, St Gilloise
Group E
Manchester United, Real Sociedad, Sheriff Tiraspol, Omonoia
Group F
Lazio, Feyenoord, Midtjylland, Sturm
Group G
Olympiakos, Qarabag, Freiburg, Nantes
Group H
Crvena Zvezda, Monaco, Ferencvaros, Trabzonspor
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This page shows the list of seeded and unseeded clubs for draws in the qualifying rounds and the group stage of the Europa League 2022/2023. The UEFA Club Ranking of 2022 determines the seeding of the clubs in the tables below. See Qualification 2022/2023 for a list of qualified clubs, and Access List 2022/2023 for an overview of berths per country. More detailed information may also be found in the EL regulations [pdf or online].
This seeding list is according to the format of the 2021-24 period. All clubs eliminated in the qualifying round and play-off round of the Europa League are transferred to the Europa Conference League. For details, see the new Access List 2022/2023 and 2021-24 qualifying scheme. The qualifying round of the Europa League is split into two sections: one for champions and one for non-champions. The new Europa league has no 1st and 2nd qualifying round.
Russian clubs are suspended from participation in UEFA competitions. The access list will be re-balanced as follows:
- The champion of Scotland [Celtic] moves from CL-PO to CL-GS,
- The champion of Turkey [Trabzonspor] moves from CL-Q3 to CL-PO,
- The champion of Cyprus [Apollon Limassol] moves from CL-Q2 to CL-Q3,
- The champions of Croatia [Dinamo Zagreb] and Switzerland [FC Zürich] move from CL-Q1 to CL-Q2,
- The runners-up of Austria [Sturm Graz] and Scotland [Glasgow Rangers] move from CL-Q2nc to CL-Q3nc,
- The cup winner of Turkey [Sivasspor] and the 3rd team of Denmark [Silkeborg IF] move from EL-Q3 to EL-PO,
- The runner-up of Serbia [Partizan Belgrade] moves from ECL-Q2 to EL-Q3,
- The cup winners of Czechia [1.FC Slovácko], Croatia [Hajduk Split], and Switzerland [FC Lugano] move from ECL-Q2 to ECL-Q3,
- The cup winners [or runners-up] of Poland [Raków Czestochowa], Slovenia [NK Koper], Slovakia [Spartak Trnava], Liechtenstein [FC Vaduz], Lithuania [Suduva Marijampole], Luxembourg [Racing Union Luxembourg], Bosnia-Herzegovina [Velez Mostar], Ireland [St. Patrick's Athletic], North Macedonia [Makedonija GjP], and Armenia [Ararat-Armenia] move from ECL-Q1 to ECL-Q2,
- As a result there will be only 16 CL-Q1 losers in ECL-Q2ch, one of them gets a bye to ECL-Q3ch [to be determined by a draw].
The Europa Conference League title holder [AS Roma] qualified already for the EL group stage by the domestic league. The access list will be re-balanced as follows:
- The cup winner of the Netherlands [Feyenoord] moves from EL-PO to EL-GS,
- The cup winner of Cyprus [Omonia Nicosia] moves from EL-Q3 to EL-PO,
- The cup winner of Czechia [1.FC Slovácko] moves from ECL-Q3 to EL-Q3,
- The cup winner of Greece [Panathinaikos] moves from ECL-Q2 to ECL-Q3,
- The cup winners [or runners-up] of Latvia [Valmieras FK] and Albania [Vllaznia Shkodër] move from ECL-Q1 to ECL-Q2.
Seeded clubs coef. Unseeded clubs coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Partizan Belgrade Srb 24.500 Fenerbahçe @2 Tur 14.500 1.FC Slovácko Cze 5.560 AEK Larnaca @2 Cyp 7.500
Clubs in EL-Q3 that qualify directly are seeded above clubs eliminated from CL-Q2nc. Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. See UEFA Europa League 3rd qualifying round draw for more info.
No seeding coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- Olympiakos Piraeus @2 Gre 41.000 Malmö FF @2 Swe 23.500 NK Maribor @2 Slo 14.000 Slovan Bratislava @2 Svk 13.000 HJK Helsinki @2 Fin 8.500 F91 Dudelange @2 Lux 8.500 Shamrock Rovers @2 Irl 7.000 Linfield Belfast @2 Nir 7.000 FC Zürich @2 Sui 7.000 FK Shkupi @2 Mac 4.500
No clubs are seeded for EL-Q3ch. An open draw is held to determine pairings.
Priority 1 coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- AA Gent Bel 27.500 Austria Wien Aut 7.770 Hearts FC Sco 7.380 Sivasspor Tur 6.500 SC Dnipro-1 Ukr 6.360 Silkeborg IF Den 5.435 Priority 2 coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- Ludogorets Razgrad @3 Bul 23.000 Sheriff Tiraspol @3 Mol 22.500 Ferencváros @3 Hun 15.500 Apollon Limassol @3 Cyp 14.000 Zalgiris Vilnius @3 Lit 8.000 Pyunik Yerevan @3 Arm 4.250 Priority 3 coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- Olympiakos Piraeus @2 Gre 41.000 Malmö FF @2 Swe 23.500 HJK Helsinki @2 Fin 8.500 FC Zürich @2 Sui 7.000 Shamrock Rovers @2 Irl 7.000 Priority 4 coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- Fenerbahçe @2 Tur 14.500 AEK Larnaca @2 Cyp 7.500 Omonia Nicosia Cyp 7.000
After rebalancing of the access list Omonia Nicosia got a bye for EL-Q3, but for the purpose of the draw they were still put in the Priority 4 group. The teams are drawn in accordance with the priorities in the following order:
1] P1 teams are drawn against P4 teams.
2] The remaining P1 teams are drawn against P3 teams.
3] The remaining P3 teams are drawn against P2 teams.
4] The
remaining P2 teams are drawn against each other.
Once the play-off round has been completed, the 32 remaining clubs are drawn into eight groups of four. For the purpose of the draw the clubs are divided into 4 pots. The ECL title-holder is placed in pot 1, and then all pots are filled according to the club ranking.
Pot 1 coef. Pot 2 coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- AS Roma Ita 100.000 Feyenoord Ned 40.000 Manchester United Eng 105.000 Stade Rennais Fra 33.000 Arsenal Eng 80.000 PSV Eindhoven @4 Ned 33.000 Lazio Ita 53.000 AS Monaco @3 Fra 26.000 Sporting Braga Por 46.000 Real Sociedad Esp 26.000 Red Star Belgrade @4 Srb 46.000 Qarabag FK @4 Azb 25.000 Dinamo Kyiv @4 Ukr 44.000 Malmö FF @2 Swe 23.500 Olympiakos Piraeus @2 Gre 41.000 Ludogorets Razgrad @3 Bul 23.000 Pot 3 coef. Pot 4 coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Sheriff Tiraspol @3 Mol 22.500 FC Nantes Fra 12.016 Real Betis Esp 21.000 HJK Helsinki @2 Fin 8.500 FC Midtjylland @3 Den 19.000 Sturm Graz @3 Aut 7.770 Bodø/Glimt @4 Nor 17.000 AEK Larnaca @2 Cyp 7.500 Ferencváros @3 Hun 15.500 Omonia Nicosia *4 Cyp 7.000 Union Berlin Ger 15.042 FC Zürich @2 Sui 7.000 SC Freiburg Ger 15.042 Union Saint-Gilloise @3 Bel 6.120 Fenerbahçe @2 Tur 14.500 Trabzonspor @4 Tur 5.500
Clubs from the same association will not be drawn into the same group and are paired to play on separate days as much as possible. The groups A-D are assigned a red colour and the groups E-H are blue. When a paired club is drawn into a group the other paired club can only be drawn into a group with another colour. See last year's UEFA Europa League group stage draw for more info.
A computer draw determines the fixtures such that each club plays one home and one away match against each other club in its group. A club does not play more than two home or two away matches in a row and each club plays one home match and one away match on the first two matchdays and the last two matchdays.
The eight group-winners of the group stage qualify for the round of 16. The eight runners-up of the group stage qualify for the knockout round play-offs of the Europa League. The clubs that finish this stage in third position in their group qualify for the knockout play-offs of the Europa Conference League. The clubs that finish this stage in fourth position in their group are eliminated.
In the knockout round play-offs the runners-up of the Europa League group stage are seeded above the teams that finish third in the UEFA Champions League group stage. Clubs from the same association can not be drawn against each other.
2nd in EL group 3rd in CL group ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- PSV Eindhoven @4 Ned 33.000 Ajax # Ned 82.500 Stade Rennais Fra 33.000 Bayer Leverkusen # Ger 53.000 AS Roma Ita 100.000 FC Barcelona # Esp 114.000 Union Berlin Ger 15.042 Sporting CP Lisbon # Por 55.500 Manchester United Eng 105.000 FC Salzburg # Aut 71.000 FC Midtjylland @3 Den 19.000 Shakhtar Donetsk # Ukr 71.000 FC Nantes Fra 12.016 Sevilla # Esp 91.000 AS Monaco @3 Fra 26.000 Juventus # Ita 107.000
For the round of 16, the group winners are seeded above the eight winners of the knockout round play-offs. Clubs from the same association can not be drawn against each other.
1st in EL group winner of knockout round play-offs ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Arsenal Eng 80.000 . Fenerbahçe @2 Tur 14.500 . Real Betis Esp 21.000 . Union Saint-Gilloise @3 Bel 6.120 . Real Sociedad Esp 26.000 . Feyenoord Ned 40.000 . SC Freiburg Ger 15.042 . Ferencváros @3 Hun 15.500 .
For the draw of the quarter-finals and semi-finals no clubs will be seeded.
KEY:
*3 | = | club started in 3rd qualifying round |
*4 | = | club started in play-off round |
@2 | = | club eliminated in CL 2nd qualifying round |
@3 | = | club eliminated in CL 3rd qualifying round |
@4 | = | club eliminated in CL 4th qualifying round |
# | = | qualified for knockout round play-offs from group stage of the Champions League |
*! | = | Russian clubs are suspended |