Where to watch the Europa League draw. Draws for different stages of the Champions League
One of the most exciting and anticipated events that takes place during the UEFA Champions League is the draw to determine which teams will take to the field to determine the current season's leader.
Rules qualifying rounds and draws are determined by the UEFA Organizing Committee for Governance and Compliance. The executive bodies of the association monitor the progress of the process and compliance with all norms and requirements.
Draws for different stages of the Champions League
The 2018-2019 Champions League season started on June 26, 2018 with the first match of the semi-finals. But the opening was preceded by preparatory procedures, including the first stage of the draw. All stages of this process are carried out directly at the headquarters of the union, which is called “House European football" It is located in Switzerland, in the suburb of Geneva - Nyon. Responsibility for organizing and conducting all stages of the procedure lies with Theodore Theodoridis, UEFA Secretary General.
All draws are carried out in three stages:
- qualification;
- group stage;
- playoffs
The start of the draw started from the qualifying stage.
Qualification
This stage includes five rounds: preliminary, first, second, third and playoffs.
The draws for the above rounds took place on the following dates:
- preliminary – June 12;
- the first and second - June 19 (at the same moment);
- third – July 23;
- playoffs – August 6.
Starting from the second qualifying round, qualification is divided into two main areas: the League Representative Path and the Champion Path. The difference is this:
- The Path of Champions includes teams that are domestic football champions in their country.
- The League Representative Path includes clubs that are not national champions but are represented in the association rankings based on UEFA coefficient table performance.
Group stage
There are six draws during this stage, all of which will take place at the same time. This will happen in Monaco on August 30, 2018. During this process, all teams will be divided into eight different groups, each of which will include four clubs. The two winning teams will advance to the playoffs, and the third-place winner will advance to the 1/16 finals of the Europa League.
Playoffs
Although this stage is structurally divided into four rounds, the draw will only take place three times because the winners of the semi-final games will advance to the final. One of the semi-finals will be held on April 30 – May 1, 2019, and the second – on May 7-8, 2019.
For the remaining rounds of the 2018-2019 Football Champions League playoff stage, the draws will take place on the following dates:
- 1/8 finals – December 17, 2018;
- quarterfinals – March 15, 2019;
- semi-finals – April 19, 2019.
There are certain conditions for the draw for the 1/8 finals of the Champions League:
- teams from the same country and teams from the same group are not allowed to play in the same match;
- group winners play matches with teams that received second place;
- The first-place teams play the first matches of this stage away.
Champions League Final
After these matches, the draw for the quarter finals does not provide for any restrictions, that is, clubs can be representatives of the same country or association. After the quarter-finals, the semi-finals are held, and the final game, scheduled for June 1, 2019, will put an end to the 2018-2019 Football Champions League.
The venue will be the home stadium of the Spanish football club Atlético Madrid. This location was selected in advance with the participation of the UEFA commission among all applicant stadiums that submitted their applications in the prescribed manner. The Wanda Metropolitano stadium, located in Madrid, is open after reconstruction completed in 2017. The commission established compliance with all regulated requirements and the presence of five stars according to the UEFA rating.
Third round draw results: video
Group A: Bayer (Germany), Ludogorets (Bulgaria), Zurich (Switzerland), AEK (Larnaca, Cyprus).
Group B: Red Bull Salzburg (Austria), Celtic (Scotland), RB Leipzig (Germany), Rosenborg (Norway).
Group C: Zenit (Russia), “Copenhagen” (Denmark), “Bordeaux” (France), “Slavia” (Prague, Czech Republic).
Group D: Anderlecht (Belgium), Fenerbahce (Turkey), Dinamo (Zagreb, Croatia), Spartak (Trnava, Slovakia).
Group E: Arsenal (London, England), Sporting (Lisbon, Portugal), Qarabag (Azerbaijan), Vorskla (Ukraine).
Group F: Olympiacos (Greece), Milan (Italy), Betis (Spain), Dudelange (Luxembourg).
Group G: Villarreal (Spain), Rapid (Austria), "Spartak" (Russia), Rangers (Scotland).
Group H: Lazio (Italy), Marseille (France), Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany), Apollo (Cyprus).
Group I: Besiktas (Turkey), Genk (Belgium), Malmo (Sweden), Sarpsborg 08 (Norway).
Group J: Sevilla (Spain) "Krasnodar" (Russia), Standard (Belgium), Akhisar Belediyespor (Türkiye).
Group K: Dynamo (Kyiv, Ukraine), Astana (Kazakhstan), Rennes (France), Jablonec (Czech Republic).
Group L: Chelsea (England), PAOK (Greece), BATE (Belarus), Vidi (Hungary).
Match dates
1st round: September 20
Round 2: October 4
Round 3: October 25
Round 4: November 8
Round 5: November 29
Round 6: December 13
Draw
14:44 This concludes the draw. Thank you for your attention.
14:43 Well, the Hungarian Vidi will play in Group L with Chelsea.
14:42 "Jablonec" - in the company of Dynamo Kyiv.
14:42 Sarpsborg 08 went to Besiktas.
14:41 "Akhisar Belediyespor" got to Krasnodar.
14:41 Cypriot Apollo became a rival to Lazio and Marseille.
14:40 Dudelange went to Milan.
14:40 Vorskla ended up in a group with Arsenal.
14:39 Spartak Trnava is in Group D.
14:38 "Rangers" will meet with Spartak.
14:37 "Slavia" will play against Zenit.
14:37 Rosenborg will rival Salzburg and Celtic.
14:36 AEK Larnaca will play in the group with Bayer.
14:36 It remains to be seen where the teams from the fourth pot will end up.
14:35 BATE will play against Chelsea and PAOK.
14:35 Malmö is in Group I, Rennes is in Group K.
14:34 Betis, Olympiacos and Milan are in the same group.
14:33 Qarabag will play against Arsenal and Sporting. "Standard" became a rival of Krasnodar.
14:33 Eintracht ended up in Group H, Dinamo Zagreb found themselves in the company of Anderlecht and Fenerbahce.
14:33 "Bordeaux" will play against Zenit and Copenhagen.
14:32 "Spartacus" ended up in a group with Villarreal and Rapid.
14:32 Zurich will play against Bayer and Ludogorets.
14:31 Leipzig ended up in Group B.
14:30 Next up is the third basket of teams.
14:30 Well, PAOK ended up in the company of Chelsea.
14:30 "Astana" became a rival of Dynamo Kyiv.
14:29 "Krasnodar" got to Sevilla.
14:29 Genk will go to visit Besiktas.
14:28 Marseille will face Lazio.
14:27 Milan are in Group F with Olympiacos.
14:27 Sporting will play against Arsenal.
14:26 Fenerbahce will face Anderlecht.
14:26 "Copenhagen" ended up in the Zenit company.
14:25 Celtic joined Salzburg.
14:25 Rapid will play against Villarreal.
14:24 Ludogorets went to Bayer.
14:24 Let's move on to the second basket.
14:24 And Chelsea ended up in Group L
14:23 Dynamo Kiev ended up in Group K.
14:23 Sevilla are in Group J.
14:22 Lazio ended up in Group H, Besiktas in Group I.
14:22 Villarreal ended up in Group G.
14:21 Olympiacos ended up in Group F.
14:21 London Arsenal are in Group E.
14:20 Group D has been selected for Anderlecht.
14:20 "Zenith" will compete in Group C.
14:19 Salzburg ended up in Group B.
14:19 Bayer immediately fell into Group A.
14:19 The draw will traditionally begin with the first basket. Let's go!
14:17 They present us with the compositions of the baskets, which we already know well. Let us just remind you that Zenit is in the first basket, Krasnodar is in the second, Spartak is in the third.
14:15 Marchetti reminded us that the League final Europe will take place in Baku.
14:14 Well, where would we go without Giorgio Marquette and, who will tell us everything about the drawing procedure.
14:12 Following Winter, the legendary Argentinean takes the stage Hernan Crespo.
14:10 We are waiting for the next guest on stage - the Dutchman Aron Winter, known for his performances for Ajax, Inter and Lazio.
14:08 Kasumov talks about how popular football is in his country. By the way, he speaks Spanish.
14:07 Entered the stage with the UEFA Cup Veli Kasumov- a famous former Azerbaijani football player.
14:06 The midfielder is not present in Monaco, but recorded a video message in which he thanked his Atlético partners.
14:05 The best player of the last season of the Europa League is Antoine Griezmann.
14:04 The video is complete. Now we find out the best player of the last Europa League.
14:02 We saw a wonderful goal by Daler Kuzyaev. “Zenith”, we remind you, reached the 1/8 finals, losing to “Leipzig”.
14:01 And immediately we are offered a compilation of the best moments of the last season of the Europa League.
14:00 So, the draw in Monaco begins!
Who's playing
Like last season, 48 teams will play in the LE group stage, which will be divided into groups of four.
17 clubs entered the tournament directly, 21 from qualifying, 10 were losers from the Champions League qualification (among them Spartak Moscow).
The teams that take 1-2 places in the groups advance to the playoffs.
Baskets
All teams are divided into 4 pots based on their coefficient. Teams from the same pot will not play each other. In addition, representatives of the same championship and clubs from Russia and Ukraine will be automatically separated.
First basket: Sevilla (Spain), Arsenal (London, England), Chelsea (England), "Zenith"(Russia), Bayer (Germany), Dynamo (Kyiv, Ukraine), Besiktas (Turkey), Red Bull Salzburg (Austria), Olympiacos (Greece), Villarreal (Spain), Anderlecht (Belgium), Lazio (Italy).
Second basket:“Sporting” (Lisbon, Portugal), “Ludogorets” (Bulgaria), “Copenhagen” (Denmark), “Marseille” (France), “Celtic” (Scotland), PAOK (Greece), “Milan” (Italy), “ Genk (Belgium), Fenerbahce (Turkey), "Krasnodar"(Russia), “Astana” (Kazakhstan), “Rapid” (Austria).
Third basket: Betis (Spain), BATE (Belarus), Qarabag (Azerbaijan), Dinamo (Zagreb, Croatia), RB Leipzig (Germany), Frankfurt (Germany), Malmö (Sweden), "Spartacus"(Russia), Standard (Belgium), Zurich (Switzerland), Bordeaux (France), Rennes (France).
Fourth basket: Apollo (Cyprus), Rosenborg (Norway), Vorskla (Ukraine), Slavia (Prague, Czech Republic), Akhisar Belediyespor (Turkey), Jablonec (Czech Republic), AEK (Larnaca, Cyprus) ), Vidi (Hungary), Rangers (Scotland), Dudelange (Luxembourg), Spartak (Trnava, Slovakia), Sarpsborg 08 (Norway).
Match dates
September 20: Round 1
October 4: round 2
October 25: round 3
November 8: round 4
November 29: round 5
December 13: round 6
The draw for the 1/16 finals of the Europa League will take place on December 17, 2018. The final will take place May 29 at the Olympic Stadium in Baku.
Besides
In addition to the draw, there will be an award ceremony for the best player of the last Europa League. Contenders for the award: Diego Godin, Antoine Griezmann and Dimitri Payet.
On Thursday, August 30, the last participants were determined group stage Europa League, and the draw will take place today in Monaco (14:00).
Unfortunately, Ukraine lost two representatives at the qualifying stage. “Mariupol” withdrew from the race at the third stage of qualifying, losing to “Bordeaux” (1:3 and 1:2). Zarya made it to the playoff round, where in a dramatic fight they lost to the German RB Leipzig (0:0 and 2:3). At the group stage, bronze and silver medalists UPL - Vorskla Poltava and Dynamo Kiev. The “green-whites” ended up in the fourth basket, and the “white-blues”, thanks to the high club coefficient, ended up in the first.
Participants
48 teams will take part in the group stage. 17 clubs hit directly (Arsenal, Chelsea, Bayer Leverkusen, Villarreal, Anderlecht, Lazio, Sporting, Olympic, Milan, Krasnodar, Betis, Eintracht) , “Zurich”, “Rennes”, “Vorskla”, “Akhisar Belediyespor”, “Jablonec”). 21 teams made it through the Europa League qualification (Sevilla, Zenit, Besiktas, Olympiacos, Ludogorets, Copenhagen, Celtic, Genk, Astana, Rapid, Qarabag, "RB Leipzig", "Malmo", "Bordeaux", "Apollo", "Rosenborg", AEK, "Rangers", "Dudelange", "Spartak", "Sarpsborg"). More 4 teams got into the group stage after defeats in the third qualifying round of the Path of representatives of the Champions League leagues (Fenerbahce, Spartak, Standard, Slavia). And finally 6 teams ended up here after defeats in the playoff round of the Champions League (Dynamo Kyiv, Salzburg, PAOK, BATE, Dynamo Zagreb, Vidi).
Group 1
Sevilla Spain (113,000)
Arsenal England (93,000)
Chelsea England (82,000)
Zenit Russia (78,000)
Bayer Germany (66,000)
Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine (62,000)
Besiktas Türkiye (57,000)
Salzburg Austria (55,500)
Olympiacos Greece (54,000)
Villarreal Spain (52,000)
Anderlecht Belgium (48,000)
Lazio Italy (41,000)
Group 2
Sporting Portugal (40,000)
"Ludogorets" Bulgaria (37,000)
Copenhagen Denmark (34,000)
Olympic France (32,000)
Celtic Scotland (31,000)
PAOK Greece (29,500)
Milan Italy (28,000)
Genk Belgium (27,000)
Fenerbahce Türkiye (23,500)
"Krasnodar" Russia (23,500)
Astana Kazakhstan (21,750)
Rapid Austria (21,500)
Group 3
Real Betis Spain (21,399)
"Karabakh" Azerbaijan (20,500)
BATE Belarus (20,500)
Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia (17,500)
RB Leipzig Germany 17,000*
Eintracht Germany (14,285)
Malmo Sweden (14,000)
"Spartak" Moscow Russia (13,500)
"Standard" Belgium (12,500)
Zurich Switzerland (12,000)
Bordeaux France (11,283)
Rennes France (11,283)
Group 4
"Apollo" Cyprus (10,000)
Rosenborg Norway (9,000)
"Vorskla" Ukraine (8,226)
Slavia Czech Republic (7,500)
Akhisar Belediyespor Türkiye (7,160)
Jablonec Czech Republic (6,035)
AEK Cyprus (4,310)
Vidi Hungary (4,250)
Rangers Scotland (3,725)
Dudelange Luxembourg (3,500)
Spartak Slovakia (3,500)
Sarpsborg Norway (3,485)
Conditions of the draw
The 48 participants are divided into four pots according to the UEFA rankings (with the current 2018/19 season, this coefficient is either the sum of points for the last five years or the association coefficient for the same period, whichever is higher). There will be 12 groups consisting of one representative from each basket.
Clubs from the same national association will be separated by different groups. Also, with a high degree of probability, representatives of Ukraine (Dynamo, Vorskla) and Russia (Spartak, Zenit, Krasnodar) will be divorced.
Where to watch
The draw for the group stage of the Europa League will be broadcast live on the Football 1 TV channel. The broadcast starts at 14:00. FootBoom will also provide a text broadcast. Don't miss it. During the draw will be determined and awarded best player Europa League 2017/18. Among the contenders: , and .
The Europa League group stage matches start on September 20. The Europa League final will take place on May 29 in Azerbaijan at the Olympic Stadium (Baku).