I find the UEFA Europa League fascinating, despite its position as Europe’s second-tier soccer competition, as it consistently delivers world-class play with an exciting and diverse season. The upcoming 2024-25 campaign begins with qualifying matches on July 11th, leading into the main tournament on September 25th.
In a hurry? You have a few options to watch Europa League soccer:
- Paramount+: This service offers a lot of live soccer including all of the UEFA Euopa League. Try Paramount+ for free!
- Fubo: Get all the TUDN stations but UniMas, Galavision, and more. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.
- DIRECTV STREAM: Watch Europa matches with this expandable service. A 5-day free trial is now available for DIRECTV STREAM.
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The UEFA Europa League is a European competition that, in many ways, is more intriguing than the top-tier UEFA Champions League. No, the best teams are not playing in the Europa League, but the quality of the clubs and matches is still impressive. Plus, the nations represented in the group stage are more varied than in the Champions League. Examples in 2024-25 included Hungary, Azerbaijan, and Bulgaria.
Watching the Europa League in the US can be done through a subscription to Paramount+ for just $7.99/month. Or securing access to TelevisaUnivision channels such as UniMas, Galavision, and TUDN or, even better, access to TUDNXtra, the latter of which can be gotten through a subscription to Fubo.
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Watching the UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League receives significant television coverage throughout the world.
Europa League Viewing in the United States
Those looking to watch Europa League matches in the US with English-language commentary have a simple option: subscribe to Paramount+ ($7.99/month). All matches from the group stage through to the final are available for viewing through this service. See our Paramount+ review for more information.
Europa League on Live TV
CBS Sports Network will show matches on occasion.
Fans looking for Spanish-language commentary get to enjoy more televised games as several Europa League contests are shown on UniMas, Galavision, and TUDN.
You can get these base channels with Fubo and DIRECTV STREAM.
However, the vast majority of Europa League games are available to watch with Spanish-language commentary only through TUDNXtra, an online offering. This is especially the case for the group stage.
To get it, you have one choice:
- Fubo: A great choice for live sports with 150+ channels including all the TUDNXtra ones for $79.99/month. This also comes with unlimited cloud DVR and streaming on up to 10 devices at home and away. For details, see our Fubo review.
Also, all UniMas-broadcast matches can be viewed with a Univision Now subscription ($10.99/mo). This service offers 24/7 access to UniMas and Univision. Or, if you have a UniMas affiliate channel in your area, you can watch those games with an antenna.
Watch Europa League Elsewhere
Those in Canada seeking access to the Europa League have a direct resource ($25 CAD/mo). Fubo also provides a lot of soccer coverage.
TNT Sports is the destination for Europa League viewers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Note that several matches in this competition are only available online through the service.
Meanwhile, Aussies should head to Stan Sport and New Zealanders to beIN Sports.
Devices to Live Stream Europa League
Paramount+ and the 3 live TV streaming services support these devices:
- Amazon Fire TV
- Android mobile
- Android TV smart TVs
- Apple TV
- Chromecast
- iOS mobile
- Roku
- Samsung smart TVs
- Web browsers.
Fubo and Paramount+ also support LG and VIZIO smart TVs as well as Xbox gaming systems. Paramount+ supports the PlayStation.
UEFA Europa League History and Details
The UEFA Europa League is Europe’s second-tier competition although it decreased significantly in size in 2021-22 as many of the teams that had been going here now go to the UEFA Europa Conference League instead. However, the Europa League does still take on several clubs that get eliminated in the same season’s UEFA Champions League.
The Europa League’s roots date to 1955 and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which was, for much of its history, deemed to be a second or third competition to the Champions League. However, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was not organized by UEFA.
The UEFA Cup itself got its start in 1971, the same year that the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup stopped existing. Teams not qualified for the European Cup, the name at the time for the Champions League, or UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup were eligible for this competition.
It would take on its current moniker in 2009. At that time, the UEFA Intertoto Cup, which had qualified teams for the Europa League, was eliminated and its clubs incorporated directly into the Europa League’s qualifying rounds.
The Europa League final used to be played over two legs with each of the finalists hosting one match. The last time that this occurred was in 1997 when Schalke 04 defeated Inter Milan, 4-1 in the penalty shootout that followed the second leg. Both teams had won their home matches, 1-0.
Sevilla has been the strongest club in Europa League history, having won seven trophies (2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, and 2023).
No other team has more than three championships. Inter Milan is next on this list with five appearances in the final and three titles. Meanwhile, Liverpool and Juventus both have three trophies and one runner-up appearance while Atletico Madrid went undefeated in its three finals.
During the 2023-24 campaign, Atalanta BC managed its first title beating Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-0 in the final.
What Is the Structure of the Europa League
Many Europa League teams come from that same campaign’s Champions League. In fact, more than half do. During the 2021-22 Europa League, just 21 of the 58 participants had started their European seasons in this competition. The other 37 moved here after being eliminated from the Champions League.
Of the 21 teams that started in the Europa League, two apiece came from the countries ranked in Europe’s top five while the next 11 countries in those rankings each sent one club here. All domestic cup winners from these nations are guaranteed spots here unless they are playing in the Champions League. Also, the previous season’s Europa Conference League holder secures a place.
As for the same season’s Champions League participants that moved here that season, they were as follows: second qualifying round losers (13 teams), third qualifying round losers (10 teams), playoff losers (6 teams), and clubs that finished in third place in the group stage (8 teams).
The 2023-24 Europa League is slated to get underway on September 25th and run until May 21st. Qualifying starts on July 11th.
What Competitions Are Related to Europa League?
As noted above, the Champions League is interrelated with the Europa League in many ways.
Also, some Europa League clubs drop down to the same season’s Europa Conference League. These include teams eliminated in the third qualifying round (8 teams) and playoff round (10 teams) and the sides that finished in third place in the group stage (8 teams). So, it is possible for a club to play in all three of these competitions.
Meanwhile, the winner of the Europa League secures a spot in the following campaign’s Champions League group stage as well as the UEFA Super Cup, where it will take on the current season’s Champions League winner.
2024-25 UEFA Europa League Schedule
The teams are not set but the season structure is:
- Qualifying
- First Round: July 11, July 18
- Second Round: July 25, August 1
- Third Round: August 8, August 29
- Play-Offs: August 22, August 29
- League Play
- Matchday 1: September 25, September 26
- Matchday 2: October 3
- Matchday 3: October 24
- Matchday 4: November 7
- Matchday 5: November 28
- Matchday 6: December 12
- Matchday 7: January 23
- Matchday 8: January 30
- Knockout Phase
- Play-Offs: February 13, February 20
- Round of 16: March 6, March 13
- Quarter-Finals: April 10, April 17
- Semi-Finals: May 1, May 8
- Final: May 21
The final will be held in Spain at the San Mamés Stadium.
Match Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Jul 11 | 2:00 pm | IF Elfsborg -- Sweden vs Pafos -- Cyprus | |
| Thu Jul 11 | 2:00 pm | Paks FC -- Hungary vs Corvinul Hunedoara -- Romania | |
| Thu Jul 11 | 2:00 pm | Sheriff -- Moldova vs Zira -- Azerbaijan | |
| Thu Jul 11 | 2:00 pm | Ružomberok -- Slovakia vs Tobol -- Kazakhstan | |
| Thu Jul 11 | 3:00 pm | Botev Plovdiv -- Slovenia vs Maribor -- Bulgaria | |
| Thu Jul 11 | 3:30 pm | Wisla Kraków -- Poland vs Llapi -- Kosovo | |
| Thu Jul 18 | 11:30 am | Llapi -- Kosovo vs Wisla Kraków -- Poland | |
| Thu Jul 18 | 12:00 pm | Tobol -- Kazakhstan vs Ružomberok -- Slovakia | |
| Thu Jul 18 | 1:00 pm | Pafos -- Cyprus vs IF Elfsborg -- Sweden | |
| Thu Jul 18 | 1:00 pm | Zira -- Azerbaijan vs Sheriff -- Moldova | |
| Thu Jul 18 | 3:00 pm | Corvinul Hunedoara -- Romania vs Paks FC -- Hungary | |
| Thu Jul 18 | 3:15 pm | Maribor -- Bulgaria vs Botev Plovdiv -- Slovenia |
Wrapping Up
The UEFA Europa League is a Europe-wide competition that features many of the continent’s biggest clubs. Those based in the US who want to watch this competition should consider Paramount+, Fubo, or both.
FAQs
How have UEFA Europa League teams done in the UEFA Super Cup?
With the UEFA Super Cup featuring the previous season’s UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League holders, one would think that the former side would win a considerable percentage of the time. However, from 2000, when the Europa League winner started participating in this match, until 2012, that competition’s representative claimed seven of 13 matches. However, Champions League participants then secured eight of the next nine.
What are the results of the UEFA Europa League 2023-24 season?
Sixteen teams made the Round of 16: Benfica, Rangers, Marseille, Villarreal, Sparta Prague, Liverpool, Sporting CP, Atalanta, Milan, Slavia Prague, Roma, Brighton & Hove Albion, Qarabag, Bayer Leverkusen, SC Freiburg, and West Ham United. Marsellie, Atalanta, Roma, and Bayer Leverkusen made the Semi-Finals. And Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Final.
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