2014–15 UEFA Europa League

2014–15 UEFA Europa League

The Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw will host the final.
Tournament details
Dates 1 July – 28 August 2014 (qualifying)
18 September 2014 – 27 May 2015 (competition proper)
Teams 48+8 (competition proper)
162+33 (total) (from 54 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 200
Goals scored 535 (2.68 per match)
Attendance 3,849,383 (19,247 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brazil Alan
Belgium Romelu Lukaku (8 goals)

The 2014–15 UEFA Europa League is the 44th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 6th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.

The 2015 UEFA Europa League Final will be played at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland.[1] Sevilla are the current title holders.

This season is the first where clubs must comply with UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations in order to participate.[2] Moreover, this season was the first where a club from Gibraltar competed in the tournament, after the Gibraltar Football Association was accepted as the 54th UEFA member at the UEFA Congress in May 2013.[3] They were granted one spot in the Europa League,[4] which was taken by College Europa, the runners-up of the 2014 Rock Cup.

Starting from this edition, the UEFA Europa League winners will automatically qualify for the subsequent UEFA Champions League season if they do not qualify for the Champions League through their domestic performance.[5] Therefore, the winners of this tournament will qualify for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. They will enter at least the play-off round, and will enter the group stage if the berth reserved for the Champions League title holders is not used.

On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.[6] Another ruling centred in regional instability was also made where Israeli teams were prohibited from hosting any UEFA competitions due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.[7] The rules regarding suspension due to yellow card accumulation were also changed such that all bookings expire on completion of the quarter-finals and are not carried forward to the semi-finals.[8] Moreover, this is the first season in which vanishing spray is used.[9]

Association team allocation

A total of 195 teams from all 54 UEFA member associations participate in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[10]

The winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League are given an additional entry as title holders if they do not qualify for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League or Europa League through their domestic performance. However, this additional entry is not necessary for this season since the title holders qualified for European competitions through their domestic performance.

Association ranking

For the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2013 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2008–09 to 2012–13.[11][12]

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Europa League, as noted below:

Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1 Spain Spain 88.025 3 +1(UCL)
2 England England 82.963 +1(UCL)
3 Germany Germany 79.614
4 Italy Italy 64.147 +2(UCL)
5 Portugal Portugal 59.168 +1(UCL)
6 France France 59.000 +1(UCL)
7 Ukraine Ukraine 49.758 4 +1(UCL)
8 Russia Russia 46.332 +1(UCL)
9 Netherlands Netherlands 44.729 +2(UCL)
10 Turkey Turkey 34.500 3 +1(UCL)
11 Belgium Belgium 34.400 +2(UCL)
12 Greece Greece 34.000 +2(UCL)
13 Switzerland Switzerland 28.925 +1(UCL)
14 Cyprus Cyprus 26.833 +1(UCL)
15 Denmark Denmark 25.700 +2(UCL)
16 Austria Austria 25.375 +1(UCL)
17 Czech Republic Czech Republic 23.725 +1(UCL)
18 Romania Romania 23.024 +1(UCL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
19 Israel Israel 22.875 3 +1(UCL)
20 Belarus Belarus 20.875
21 Poland Poland 20.750 +1(UCL)
22 Croatia Croatia 19.583 +1(UCL)
23 Sweden Sweden 15.625 +1(FP)
24 Scotland Scotland 15.191 +1(UCL)
25 Serbia Serbia 14.625 +1(UCL)
26 Slovakia Slovakia 14.208 +1(UCL)
27 Norway Norway 14.175 +1(FP)
28 Bulgaria Bulgaria 12.250
29 Hungary Hungary 11.750 +1(UCL)
30 Slovenia Slovenia 9.708
31 Georgia (country) Georgia 9.166
32 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 8.541 +1(UCL)
33 Finland Finland 8.508 +1(FP)
+1(UCL)
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.833
35 Moldova Moldova 7.666 +1(UCL)
36 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 7.375
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
37 Lithuania Lithuania 6.500 3
38 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 5.958 +1(UCL)
39 Latvia Latvia 5.791
40 Iceland Iceland 5.416
41 Montenegro Montenegro 5.250
42 Republic of Macedonia Macedonia 5.250
43 Albania Albania 4.166
44 Malta Malta 3.958
45 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 3.500 1
46 Luxembourg Luxembourg 3.375 3
47 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 3.083
48 Wales Wales 2.583
49 Estonia Estonia 2.208
50 Armenia Armenia 1.750
51 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 1.583
52 San Marino San Marino 0.666 2
53 Andorra Andorra 0.500
54 Gibraltar Gibraltar 0.000 1

Distribution

Since the title holders Sevilla qualified for the Europa League through their domestic performance, the spot which they qualified for in the group stage (as the fifth-placed team of the 2013–14 La Liga) is vacated, and the following changes to the default allocation system are made:[14][15][16]

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League
First qualifying round
(78 teams)
  • 20 domestic cup winners from associations 35–54
  • 26 domestic league runners-up from associations 27–53 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 29 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 22–51 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 3 teams which qualified via Fair Play ranking
Second qualifying round
(80 teams)
  • 15 domestic cup winners from associations 20–34
  • 11 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–26
  • 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
  • 39 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(58 teams)
  • 3 domestic cup winners from associations 17–19
  • 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
(62 teams)
  • 9 domestic cup winners from associations 8–16
  • 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
  • 29 winners from the third qualifying round
  • 15 losers from the Champions League third qualifying round
Group stage
(48 teams)
  • Title holders
  • 6 domestic cup winners from associations 2–7
  • 31 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 is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualifies for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rules:[10]

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[17][18][19]

Round of 32
Greece Olympiacos (UCL GS) Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg (UCL GS) Italy Roma (UCL GS) Portugal Sporting CP (UCL GS)
England Liverpool (UCL GS) Belgium Anderlecht (UCL GS) Netherlands Ajax (UCL GS) Spain Athletic Bilbao (UCL GS)
Group stage
Spain Sevilla (TH) France Guingamp (CW) Romania Steaua București (UCL PO) France Lille (UCL PO)
England Everton (5th) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (CW) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (UCL PO) Italy Napoli (UCL PO)
Germany Wolfsburg (5th) Scotland Celtic (UCL PO) Turkey Beşiktaş (UCL PO)
Italy Fiorentina (4th) Austria Red Bull Salzburg (UCL PO) Belgium Standard Liège (UCL PO)
Portugal Estoril (4th) Denmark AaB (UCL PO) Denmark Copenhagen (UCL PO)
Play-off round
Spain Villarreal (6th) Netherlands PEC Zwolle (CW) Azerbaijan Qarabağ (UCL Q3) Serbia Partizan (UCL Q3)
England Tottenham Hotspur (6th) Netherlands Twente (3rd) Hungary Debrecen (UCL Q3) Cyprus AEL Limassol (UCL Q3)
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach (6th) Turkey Trabzonspor (4th)[Note TUR] Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (UCL Q3) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UCL Q3)
Italy Internazionale (5th) Belgium Lokeren (CW) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (UCL Q3) Netherlands Feyenoord (UCL Q3)
Portugal Nacional (5th) Greece PAOK (3rd) Poland Legia Warsaw (UCL Q3) Switzerland Grasshoppers (UCL Q3)
France Saint-Étienne (4th) Switzerland Zürich (CW) Kazakhstan Aktobe (UCL Q3) Greece Panathinaikos (UCL Q3)
Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv (3rd) Cyprus Apollon Limassol (3rd) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (UCL Q3)
Russia Rostov (CW) Denmark Midtjylland (3rd) Finland HJK (UCL Q3)
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow (3rd) Austria Rapid Wien (2nd) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (UCL Q3)
Third qualifying round
Spain Real Sociedad (7th) France Lyon (5th) Belgium Club Brugge (3rd) Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň (2nd)
England Hull City (CR) Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa (5th) Greece Atromitos (4th) Romania Astra Giurgiu (CW)
Germany Mainz 05 (7th) Russia Dynamo Moscow (4th) Switzerland Young Boys (3rd) Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona (CW)
Italy Torino (7th)[Note ITA] Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (4th) Cyprus Ermis Aradippou (4th)
Portugal Rio Ave (CR) Turkey Karabükspor (7th)[Note TUR] Denmark Brøndby (4th)
Second qualifying round
Ukraine Zorya Luhansk (7th)[Note UKR] Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav (3rd) Poland Ruch Chorzów (3rd) Norway Molde (CW)
Russia Krasnodar (5th) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec (4th) Croatia Rijeka (CW) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia (2nd)
Netherlands Groningen (P-W) Romania Petrolul Ploiești (3rd) Croatia Hajduk Split (3rd) Hungary Győr (2nd)[Note HUN]
Turkey Bursaspor (8th)[Note TUR] Romania CFR Cluj (6th)[Note ROU] Sweden Elfsborg (CW) Slovenia Gorica (CW)
Belgium Zulte Waregem (P-W) Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2nd) Sweden AIK (2nd) Georgia (country) Zestafoni (2nd)
Greece Asteras Tripoli (5th) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv (4th) Scotland St. Johnstone (CW) Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku (CW)
Switzerland Luzern (4th) Belarus Shakhtyor Salihorsk (CW) Scotland Motherwell (2nd) Finland RoPS (CW)
Cyprus Omonia (5th) Belarus Dinamo Minsk (3rd) Serbia Vojvodina (CW) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (CW)
Denmark Esbjerg (5th) Belarus Neman Grodno (4th) Serbia Jagodina (3rd)[Note SRB]
Austria Grödig (3rd) Poland Zawisza Bydgoszcz (CW) Slovakia Košice (CW)
Austria St. Pölten (CR) Poland Lech Poznań (2nd) Slovakia Trenčín (2nd)
First qualifying round
Croatia RNK Split (4th) Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar (4th) Montenegro Čelik Nikšić (3rd) Wales Aberystwyth Town (CR)
Sweden IFK Göteborg (3rd) Moldova Zimbru Chișinău (CW) Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica (4th) Estonia Nõmme Kalju (2nd)
Scotland Aberdeen (3rd) Moldova Tiraspol (2nd) Republic of Macedonia Turnovo (2nd) Estonia Sillamäe Kalev (3rd)
Serbia Čukarički (5th)[Note SRB] Moldova Veris Chișinău (3rd) Republic of Macedonia Metalurg Skopje (3rd) Estonia Santos Tartu (CR)
Slovakia Spartak Trnava (3rd) Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers (CW) Republic of Macedonia Shkëndija (4th) Armenia Pyunik (CW)
Norway Rosenborg (2nd) Republic of Ireland Dundalk (2nd) Albania Flamurtari Vlorë (CW) Armenia Shirak (2nd)
Norway Haugesund (3rd) Republic of Ireland Derry City (4th)[Note IRL] Albania Kukësi (2nd) Armenia Mika (3rd)
Bulgaria Litex Lovech (3rd) Lithuania Atlantas (2nd) Albania Laçi (3rd) Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta (CW)
Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv (CR) Lithuania Ekranas (3rd) Malta Birkirkara (2nd) Faroe Islands ÍF (2nd)
Hungary Ferencváros (3rd) Lithuania Banga Gargždai (CR) Malta Hibernians (3rd) Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn (3rd)
Hungary Diósgyőr (CR)[Note HUN] Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy (CW) Malta Sliema Wanderers (CR) San Marino Libertas (CW)
Slovenia Koper (2nd) Kazakhstan Astana (2nd) Liechtenstein Vaduz (CW) San Marino Folgore (2nd)
Slovenia Rudar Velenje (3rd) Kazakhstan Kairat (3rd) Luxembourg Differdange 03 (CW) Andorra Sant Julià (CW)
Georgia (country) Sioni Bolnisi (3rd) Latvia Jelgava (CW) Luxembourg Fola Esch (2nd) Andorra UE Santa Coloma (2nd)
Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere (CR) Latvia Daugava Daugavpils (3rd) Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch (4th) Gibraltar College Europa (CR)[Note GIB]
Azerbaijan Inter Baku (2nd) Latvia Daugava Rīga (4th)[Note LVA] Northern Ireland Glenavon (CW) Norway Tromsø (FP)[20]
Azerbaijan Gabala (3rd) Iceland Fram Reykjavík (CW) Northern Ireland Linfield (2nd) Sweden Brommapojkarna (FP)[21]
Finland Honka (2nd) Iceland FH (2nd) Northern Ireland Crusaders (3rd) Finland MYPA (FP)[22]
Finland VPS (3rd) Iceland Stjarnan (3rd) Wales Airbus UK Broughton (2nd)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg (2nd) Montenegro Lovćen Cetinje (CW) Wales Bangor City (P-W)

Notably three teams take part in the competition that do not currently play in their national top-division. They are Santos Tartu (3rd tier), St. Pölten (2nd) and Tromsø (2nd).

Notes
  1. ^ Gibraltar (GIB): A meeting was held by the Gibraltar Football Association to decide whether College Europa (runners-up of the 2014 Rock Cup) or Manchester 62 (runners-up of the 2013–14 Gibraltar Premier Division) would represent Gibraltar in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.[23] The association had to back-track on a decision taken at the beginning of the season as to who would qualify for European competitions, as they were mistaken to go against the competition rules.[24]
  2. ^ Hungary (HUN): Újpest, the winners of the 2013–14 Magyar Kupa, would have qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round, but failed to obtain a UEFA license.[25] As a result, Győr, the runners-up of the 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round, and the first qualifying round berth was given to Diósgyőr, the runners-up of the cup.
  3. ^ Italy (ITA): Parma, the sixth-placed team of the 2013–14 Serie A, would have qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round, but failed to obtain a UEFA license.[26] As a result, the berth was given to Torino, the seventh-placed team of the league.
  4. ^ Latvia (LVA): Skonto, the runners-up of the 2013 Latvian Higher League, would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round, but had been excluded from participating by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body due to overdue payables.[27] As a result, the berth was given to Daugava Rīga, the fourth-placed team of the league.
  5. ^ Republic of Ireland (IRL): Derry City are a club based in Northern Ireland, but participate in the Europa League through one of the berths for Republic of Ireland as they finished fourth in the 2013 League of Ireland Premier Division (any coefficient points they earn count toward Republic of Ireland and not Northern Ireland).
  6. ^ Romania (ROU): Dinamo București, the fourth-placed team of the 2013–14 Liga I, would have qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round, but failed to obtain a UEFA license.[28] As a result, the berth was given to CFR Cluj, the sixth-placed team of the league, since Vaslui, the fifth-placed team of the league, also failed to obtain a license.
  7. ^ Serbia (SRB): Red Star Belgrade, the champions of the 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga, would have qualified for the Champions League second qualifying round, but was banned by UEFA for breaching UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations.[29] As a result, Partizan, the runners-up of the league, entered the Champions League instead of the Europa League second qualifying round. Moreover, Jagodina, the third-placed team of the league, entered the Europa League second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round, and the first qualifying round berth was given to Čukarički, the fifth-placed team of the league.
  8. ^ Turkey (TUR): Fenerbahçe, the champions of the 2013–14 Süper Lig, would have qualified for the Champions League, but was banned by UEFA because of the 2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal.[30][31] As a result, Beşiktaş, the third-placed team of the league, entered the Champions League instead of the Europe League play-off round, and Trabzonspor, the fourth-placed team of the league, entered the Europa League play-off round instead of the third qualifying round. Moreover, Sivasspor, the fifth-placed team of the league, and Eskişehirspor, the runners-up of the 2013–14 Turkish Cup, which would have entered the Europa League third qualifying round and second qualifying round respectively, were also banned by UEFA due to match-fixing.[32] The two berths were given to Karabükspor and Bursaspor, the seventh- and eighth-placed teams of the league respectively, as Kasımpaşa, the sixth-placed team of the league, failed to obtain a UEFA license.
  9. ^ Ukraine (UKR): Metalurh Donetsk, the sixth-placed team of the 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League, would have qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round, but had been excluded from participating by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body due to overdue payables.[27] As a result, the berth was given to Zorya Luhansk, the seventh-placed team of the league.

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[14][33]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 23 June 2014 3 July 2014 10 July 2014
Second qualifying round 17 July 2014 24 July 2014
Third qualifying round 18 July 2014 31 July 2014 7 August 2014
Play-off Play-off round 8 August 2014 21 August 2014 28 August 2014
Group stage Matchday 1 29 August 2014
(Monaco)		 18 September 2014
Matchday 2 2 October 2014
Matchday 3 23 October 2014
Matchday 4 6 November 2014
Matchday 5 27 November 2014
Matchday 6 11 December 2014
Knockout phase Round of 32 15 December 2014 19 February 2015 26 February 2015
Round of 16 27 February 2015[34] 12 March 2015 19 March 2015
Quarter-finals 20 March 2015 16 April 2015 23 April 2015
Semi-finals 24 April 2015 7 May 2015 14 May 2015
Final 27 May 2015 at Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw

Matches in the qualifying, play-off, and knockout rounds may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Qualifying rounds

In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2014 UEFA club coefficients,[35][36][37] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

First qualifying round

The draw for the first and second qualifying rounds was held on 23 June 2014.[38] The first legs were played on 1 and 3 July, and the second legs were played on 8, 10 and 11 July 2014.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sioni Bolnisi Georgia (country) 4–4 (a) Albania Flamurtari Vlorë 2–3 2–1
Tiraspol Moldova 3–6 Azerbaijan Inter Baku 2–3 1–3
Hibernians Malta 2–9 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 2–4 0–5
Čukarički Serbia 4–0[A] Andorra Sant Julià 4–0 0–0
Čelik Nikšić Montenegro 0–9[A] Slovenia Koper 0–5 0–4
Turnovo Republic of Macedonia 1–4 Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere 0–1 1–3
Shirak Armenia 1–6 Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy 1–2 0–4
Gabala Azerbaijan 0–5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 0–2 0–3
Diósgyőr Hungary 6–2 Malta Birkirkara 2–1 4–1
Vaduz Liechtenstein 4–0 Gibraltar College Europa 3–0 1–0
Veris Chișinău Moldova 0–3 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–0 0–3
UE Santa Coloma Andorra 0–5 Republic of Macedonia Metalurg Skopje 0–3 0–2
Kairat Kazakhstan 1–0 Albania Kukësi 1–0 0–0
Folgore San Marino 1–5 Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 1–2 0–3
RNK Split Croatia 3–1 Armenia Mika 2–0 1–1
Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria 6–0 San Marino Libertas 4–0 2–0
Željezničar Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0[A] Montenegro Lovćen Cetinje 0–0 1–0
Shkëndija Republic of Macedonia 2–3 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 2–1 0–2
Sliema Wanderers Malta 2–3 Hungary Ferencváros 1–1 1–2
Pyunik Armenia 1–6 Kazakhstan Astana 1–4 0–2
Rudar Velenje Slovenia 2–2 (2–3 p) Albania Laçi 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Differdange 03 Luxembourg 2–3 Lithuania Atlantas 1–0 1–3
VPS Finland 2–3 Sweden Brommapojkarna 2–1 0–2
B36 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 2–3 Northern Ireland Linfield 1–2 1–1
Fram Reykjavík Iceland 2–3 Estonia Nõmme Kalju 0–1 2–2
Rosenborg Norway 6–0 Latvia Jelgava 4–0 2–0
Derry City Republic of Ireland 9–0 Wales Aberystwyth Town 4–0 5–0
Aberdeen Scotland 8–0 Latvia Daugava Rīga 5–0 3–0
Santos Tartu Estonia 1–13 Norway Tromsø 0–7 1–6
Crusaders Northern Ireland 5–2 Lithuania Ekranas 3–1 2–1
Stjarnan Iceland 8–0 Wales Bangor City 4–0 4–0
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg 1–5 Republic of Ireland Dundalk 0–2 1–3
MYPA Finland 1–0 Faroe Islands ÍF 1–0 0–0
FH Iceland 6–2 Northern Ireland Glenavon 3–0 3–2
Sillamäe Kalev Estonia 4–4 (a) Finland Honka 2–1 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Banga Gargždai Lithuania 0–4 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 0–0 0–4
Víkingur Gøta Faroe Islands 3–2 Latvia Daugava Daugavpils 2–1 1–1
IFK Göteborg Sweden 2–0 Luxembourg Fola Esch 0–0 2–0
Airbus UK Broughton Wales 2–3[A] Norway Haugesund 1–1 1–2
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Second qualifying round

The first legs were played on 17 July, and the second legs were played on 22 and 24 July 2014.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Győr Hungary 1–3 Sweden IFK Göteborg 0–3 1–0
Molde Norway 5–2 Slovenia Gorica 4–1 1–1
Metalurg Skopje Republic of Macedonia 2–2 (a)[B] Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar 0–0 2–2
Nõmme Kalju Estonia 1–3 Poland Lech Poznań 1–0 0–3
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 3–0 Finland MYPA 3–0 0–0
Neman Grodno Belarus 1–3 Iceland FH 1–1 0–2
RNK Split Croatia 2–1[C] Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–1 0–0
Košice Slovakia 0–4[B] Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 0–1 0–3
Víkingur Gøta Faroe Islands 2–1 Norway Tromsø 0–0 2–1
Petrolul Ploiești Romania 5–1 Albania Flamurtari Vlorë 2–0 3–1
Čukarički Serbia 2–5 Austria Grödig 0–4 2–1
CFR Cluj Romania 1–0 Serbia Jagodina 0–0 1–0
Motherwell Scotland 4–5 Iceland Stjarnan 2–2 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Zestafoni Georgia (country) 0–3[B] Slovakia Spartak Trnava 0–0 0–3
Brommapojkarna Sweden 5–1[B] Northern Ireland Crusaders 4–0 1–1
Aberdeen Scotland 2–1 Netherlands Groningen 0–0 2–1
Bursaspor Turkey 0–0 (1–4 p) Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere 0–0 0–0 (a.e.t.)
Neftchi Baku Azerbaijan 3–2 Slovenia Koper 1–2 2–0
Linfield Northern Ireland 1–2 Sweden AIK 1–0 0–2
Rijeka Croatia 3–1 Hungary Ferencváros 1–0 2–1
Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro 0–2 Cyprus Omonia 0–2 0–0
Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic 6–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 2–1 4–0
Luzern Switzerland 2–2 (4–5 p) Scotland St. Johnstone 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Laçi Albania 1–5 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk 0–3 1–2
Rosenborg Norway 4–3 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 1–2 3–1
Atlantas Lithuania 0–3 Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy 0–0 0–3
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2 Norway Haugesund 0–1 3–1
Zulte Waregem Belgium 5–2 Poland Zawisza Bydgoszcz 2–1 3–1
Sillamäe Kalev Estonia 0–9 Russia Krasnodar 0–4 0–5
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 1–1 (a) Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 1–1 0–0
Derry City Republic of Ireland 1–6 Belarus Shakhtyor Salihorsk 0–1 1–5
Ruch Chorzów Poland 3–2 Liechtenstein Vaduz 3–2 0–0
Astana Kazakhstan 3–1[C] Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–0 0–1
Trenčín Slovakia 4–3 Serbia Vojvodina 4–0 0–3
Litex Lovech Bulgaria 2–3 Hungary Diósgyőr 0–2 2–1
Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria 2–3 Austria St. Pölten 2–1 0–2
RoPS Finland 3–5[B] Greece Asteras Tripoli 1–1 2–4
Dundalk Republic of Ireland 2–3[B] Croatia Hajduk Split 0–2 2–1
Kairat Kazakhstan 1–2 Denmark Esbjerg 1–1 0–1
Elfsborg Sweden 1–1 (4–3 p) Azerbaijan Inter Baku 0–1 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f Order of legs reversed after original draw.
  2. ^ a b Order of legs reversed after original draw, due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.[39]

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2014.[40] The first legs were played on 31 July, and the second legs were played on 7 August 2014.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Karabükspor Turkey 1–1 (a) Norway Rosenborg 0–0 1–1
RNK Split Croatia 2–0[D] Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa 2–0 0–0
St. Johnstone Scotland 2–3 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–2 1–1
Mainz 05 Germany 2–3 Greece Asteras Tripoli 1–0 1–3
Diósgyőr Hungary 1–8 Russia Krasnodar 1–5 0–3
Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic 2–6 France Lyon 1–4 1–2
Trenčín Slovakia 1–2 England Hull City 0–0 1–2
Omonia Cyprus 4–0 Republic of Macedonia Metalurg Skopje 3–0 1–0
Brommapojkarna Sweden 0–7[D] Italy Torino 0–3 0–4
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 4–2 Austria St. Pölten 1–0 3–2
Stjarnan Iceland 1–0 Poland Lech Poznań 1–0 0–0
Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 3–2 Norway Molde 1–1 2–1
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–3 Greece Atromitos 1–2 3–1 (a.e.t.)
Real Sociedad Spain 5–2 Scotland Aberdeen 2–0 3–2
Astana Kazakhstan 4–1 Sweden AIK 1–1 3–0
Zulte Waregem Belgium 4–7 Belarus Shakhtyor Salihorsk 2–5 2–2
Grödig Austria 2–2 (a) Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 1–2 1–0
Astra Giurgiu Romania 6–2 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 3–0 3–2
Ruch Chorzów Poland 2–2 (a) Denmark Esbjerg 0–0 2–2
Dynamo Moscow Russia 3–2 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–1 2–1
Young Boys Switzerland 3–0 Cyprus Ermis Aradippou 1–0 2–0
Elfsborg Sweden 5–3 Iceland FH 4–1 1–2
Petrolul Ploiești Romania 5–2 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 1–1 4–1
Víkingur Gøta Faroe Islands 1–9 Croatia Rijeka 1–5 0–4
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 3–0 Romania CFR Cluj 1–0 2–0
Neftchi Baku Azerbaijan 3–2 Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere 0–0 3–2
IFK Göteborg Sweden 0–1 Portugal Rio Ave 0–1 0–0
Club Brugge Belgium 5–0 Denmark Brøndby 3–0 2–0
Shakhter Karagandy Kazakhstan 4–5 Croatia Hajduk Split 4–2 0–3
Notes
  1. ^ a b Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 8 August 2014.[41] The first legs were played on 20 and 21 August, and the second legs were played on 28 August 2014.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–10 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–3 0–7
Apollon Limassol Cyprus 5–2 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–1 4–1
Astana Kazakhstan 0–7 Spain Villarreal 0–3 0–4
Young Boys Switzerland 3–1 Hungary Debrecen 3–1 0–0
PEC Zwolle Netherlands 2–4 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1–1 1–3
Spartak Trnava Slovakia 2–4 Switzerland Zürich 1–3 1–1
Asteras Tripoli Greece 3–3 (a) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–0 1–3
AEL Limassol Cyprus 1–5 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 0–3
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine 2–1 Croatia Hajduk Split 2–1 0–0
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 5–2 Portugal Nacional 2–0 3–2
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 1–1 (a) Netherlands Twente 0–0 1–1
Petrolul Ploiești Romania 2–5 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–3 1–2
HJK Finland 5–4 Austria Rapid Wien 2–1 3–3
Trabzonspor Turkey 2–0 Russia Rostov 2–0 0–0
Zimbru Chișinău Moldova 1–4 Greece PAOK 1–0 0–4
RNK Split Croatia 0–1 Italy Torino 0–0 0–1
Dynamo Moscow Russia 4–3[E] Cyprus Omonia 2–2 2–1
Aktobe Kazakhstan 0–3 Poland Legia Warsaw 0–1 0–2
Lyon France 2–2 (a) Romania Astra Giurgiu 1–2 1–0
Lokeren Belgium 2–2 (a) England Hull City 1–0 1–2
Partizan Serbia 5–3[E] Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku 3–2 2–1
Ruch Chorzów Poland 0–1 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 0–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Elfsborg Sweden 2–2 (a) Portugal Rio Ave 2–1 0–1
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 3–0 Belarus Shakhtyor Salihorsk 1–0 2–0
Karabükspor Turkey 1–1 (3–4 p) France Saint-Étienne 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Stjarnan Iceland 0–9 Italy Internazionale 0–3 0–6
Panathinaikos Greece 6–2 Denmark Midtjylland 4–1 2–1
Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 4–5[E] Netherlands Feyenoord 1–1 3–4
Grasshoppers Switzerland 1–3 Belgium Club Brugge 1–2 0–1
Real Sociedad Spain 1–3 Russia Krasnodar 1–0 0–3
Rijeka Croatia 4–0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 3–0
Notes
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Group stage

Teams that have qualified for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League
Red: Group A; Yellow: Group B; Green: Group C; Black: 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 in Monaco on 29 August 2014.[42] The 48 teams were allocated into four pots based on their 2014 UEFA club coefficients,[35][36][37] with the title holders being placed in Pot 1 automatically.[43] They were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 18 September, 2 October, 23 October (one home match of Metalist Kharkiv played on 22 October), 6 November, 27 November, and 11 December 2014.

A total of 26 national associations were represented in the group stage. Wolfsburg, Torino, Feyenoord, Guingamp, Saint-Étienne, Rio Ave, Dynamo Moscow, Krasnodar, Lokeren, Asteras Tripoli, Qarabağ, HJK, Astra Giurgiu, Dinamo Minsk and AaB made their debut appearances in the UEFA Europa League group stage (not counting UEFA Cup group stage appearances), although Wolfsburg had already disputed the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League knockout phase after a third place in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage.
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage. See 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage#Tiebreakers for tiebreakers if two or more teams are equal on points.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MÖN VIL ZÜR APO
1 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 3 3 0 14 4 +10 12 Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 3–0 5–0
2 Spain Villarreal 6 3 2 1 15 7 +8 11 2–2 — 4–1 4–0
3 Switzerland Zürich 6 2 1 3 10 14 −4 7 1–1 3–2 — 3–1
4 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 6 1 0 5 4 18 −14 3 0–2 0–2 3–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRU TOR HJK COP
1 Belgium Club Brugge 6 3 3 0 10 2 +8 12 Advance to knockout phase — 0–0 2–1 1–1
2 Italy Torino 6 3 2 1 9 3 +6 11 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
3 Finland HJK 6 2 0 4 5 11 −6 6 0–3 2–1 — 2–1
4 Denmark Copenhagen 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 4 0–4 1–5 2–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEŞ TOT ATR PAR
1 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 3 3 0 11 5 +6 12 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 1–1 2–1
2 England Tottenham Hotspur 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11 1–1 — 5–1 1–0
3 Greece Asteras Tripoli 6 1 3 2 7 10 −3 6 2–2 1–2 — 2–0
4 Serbia Partizan 6 0 2 4 1 9 −8 2 0–4 0–0 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group D

Red Bull Salzburg's 21 goals scored set a new Europa League group stage record.[44]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAL CEL ZAG AGI
1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 5 1 0 21 8 +13 16 Advance to knockout phase — 2–2 4–2 5–1
2 Scotland Celtic 6 2 2 2 10 11 −1 8 1–3 — 1–0 2–1
3 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 2 0 4 12 15 −3 6 1–5 4–3 — 5–1
4 Romania Astra Giurgiu 6 1 1 4 6 15 −9 4 1–2 1–1 1–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DMO PSV EST PAN
1 Russia Dynamo Moscow 6 6 0 0 9 3 +6 18 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 1–0 2–1
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 0–1 — 1–0 1–1
3 Portugal Estoril 6 1 2 3 7 8 −1 5 1–2 3–3 — 2–0
4 Greece Panathinaikos 6 0 2 4 6 11 −5 2 1–2 2–3 1–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT DNI QAR SÉ
1 Italy Internazionale 6 3 3 0 6 2 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 2–0 0–0
2 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 6 2 1 3 4 5 −1 7 0–1 — 0–1 1–0
3 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 6 1 3 2 3 5 −2 6 0–0 1–2 — 0–0
4 France Saint-Étienne 6 0 5 1 2 3 −1 5 1–1 0–0 1–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FEY SEV RIJ STA
1 Netherlands Feyenoord 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 2–0 2–1
2 Spain Sevilla 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 2–0 — 1–0 3–1
3 Croatia Rijeka 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 3–1 2–2 — 2–0
4 Belgium Standard Liège 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–3 0–0 2–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EVE WOL KRA LIL
1 England Everton 6 3 2 1 10 3 +7 11 Advance to knockout phase — 4–1 0–1 3–0
2 Germany Wolfsburg 6 3 1 2 14 10 +4 10 0–2 — 5–1 1–1
3 Russia Krasnodar 6 1 3 2 7 12 −5 6 1–1 2–4 — 1–1
4 France Lille 6 0 4 2 3 9 −6 4 0–0 0–3 1–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAP YB SPA SLO
1 Italy Napoli 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 13 Advance to knockout phase — 3–0 3–1 3–0
2 Switzerland Young Boys 6 4 0 2 13 7 +6 12 2–0 — 2–0 5–0
3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 10 0–0 3–1 — 4–0
4 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 6 0 0 6 1 20 −19 0 0–2 1–3 0–3 —
Source: UEFA

Group J

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DYK AaB STE RIO
1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 15 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 3–1 2–0
2 Denmark AaB 6 3 0 3 5 10 −5 9 3–0 — 1–0 1–0
3 Romania Steaua București 6 2 1 3 11 9 +2 7 0–2 6–0 — 2–1
4 Portugal Rio Ave 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 0–3 2–0 2–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group K

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FIO GUI PAO DMI
1 Italy Fiorentina 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase — 3–0 1–1 1–2
2 France Guingamp 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 1–2 — 2–0 2–0
3 Greece PAOK 6 2 1 3 10 7 +3 7 0–1 1–2 — 6–1
4 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 6 1 1 4 3 14 −11 4 0–3 0–0 0–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group L

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEG TRA LOK MET
1 Poland Legia Warsaw 6 5 0 1 7 2 +5 15 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 1–0 2–1
2 Turkey Trabzonspor 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 0–1 — 2–0 3–1
3 Belgium Lokeren 6 3 1 2 4 4 0 10 1–0 1–1 — 1–0
4 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 6 0 0 6 3 10 −7 0 0–1 1–2 0–1 —
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams will play 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 is as follows:

Bracket

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals
 Germany Wolfsburg 2 0 2  
 Portugal Sporting CP 0 0 0      Germany Wolfsburg 3 2 5  
 Scotland Celtic 3 0 3    Italy Internazionale 1 1 2  
 Italy Internazionale 3 1 4        Germany Wolfsburg 1 2 3  
 Turkey Trabzonspor 0 0 0        Italy Napoli 4 2 6  
 Italy Napoli 4 1 5      Italy Napoli 3 0 3
 Belgium Anderlecht 0 1 1    Russia Dynamo Moscow 1 0 1  
 Russia Dynamo Moscow 0 3 3        Italy Napoli  
 Denmark AaB 1 0 1        Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk  
 Belgium Club Brugge 3 3 6      Belgium Club Brugge 2 3 5  
 England Liverpool 1 0 1(4)    Turkey Beşiktaş 1 1 2  
 Turkey Beşiktaş (p) 0 1 1(5)        Belgium Club Brugge 0 0 0
 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2 2 4        Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0 1 1     Final
 Greece Olympiacos 0 2 2      Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (aet; a) 1 1 2
 Netherlands Ajax 1 3 4    Netherlands Ajax 0 2 2  
 Poland Legia Warsaw 0 0 0      
 Spain Villarreal 2 3 5        
 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1 1 2      Spain Villarreal 1 1 2  
 Spain Sevilla 1 3 4    Spain Sevilla 3 2 5  
 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 2 2        Spain Sevilla 2 2 4  
 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0 0 0        Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 2 3  
 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 3 4      Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2 0 2
 Italy Torino 2 3 5    Italy Torino 0 1 1  
 Spain Athletic Bilbao 2 2 4        Spain Sevilla
 Switzerland Young Boys 1 1 2        Italy Fiorentina  
 England Everton 4 3 7      England Everton 2 2 4  
 France Guingamp 2 1 3    Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1 5 6  
 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1 3 4        Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1 0 1
 England Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 1        Italy Fiorentina 1 2 3  
 Italy Fiorentina 1 2 3      Italy Fiorentina 1 3 4
 Italy Roma 1 2 3    Italy Roma 1 0 1  
 Netherlands Feyenoord 1 1 2  

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 15 December 2014.[45] The first legs were played on 19 February, and the second legs were played on 26 February 2015.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Young Boys Switzerland 2–7 England Everton 1–4 1–3
Torino Italy 5–4 Spain Athletic Bilbao 2–2 3–2
Sevilla Spain 4–2 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 3–2
Wolfsburg Germany 2–0 Portugal Sporting CP 2–0 0–0
Ajax Netherlands 4–0 Poland Legia Warsaw 1–0 3–0
AaB Denmark 1–6 Belgium Club Brugge 1–3 0–3
Anderlecht Belgium 1–3 Russia Dynamo Moscow 0–0 1–3
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine 4–2 Greece Olympiacos 2–0 2–2
Trabzonspor Turkey 0–5 Italy Napoli 0–4 0–1
Guingamp France 3–4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 1–3
Villarreal Spain 5–2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 3–1
Roma Italy 3–2 Netherlands Feyenoord 1–1 2–1
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 0–4 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 0–1 0–3
Liverpool England 1–1 (4–5 p) Turkey Beşiktaş 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Tottenham Hotspur England 1–3 Italy Fiorentina 1–1 0–2
Celtic Scotland 3–4 Italy Internazionale 3–3 0–1

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 27 February 2015.[46] The first legs were played on 12 March, and the second legs were played on 19 March 2015.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Everton England 4–6 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 2–5
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine 2–2 (a) Netherlands Ajax 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–1 Italy Torino 2–0 0–1
Wolfsburg Germany 5–2 Italy Internazionale 3–1 2–1
Villarreal Spain 2–5 Spain Sevilla 1–3 1–2
Napoli Italy 3–1 Russia Dynamo Moscow 3–1 0–0
Club Brugge Belgium 5–2 Turkey Beşiktaş 2–1 3–1
Fiorentina Italy 4–1 Italy Roma 1–1 3–0

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 20 March 2015.[47] The first legs were played on 16 April, and the second legs were played on 23 April 2015.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sevilla Spain 4–3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–1 2–2
Club Brugge Belgium 0–1[F] Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0–0 0–1
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 1–3 Italy Fiorentina 1–1 0–2
Wolfsburg Germany 3–6 Italy Napoli 1–4 2–2
Notes
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals and final (to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes) was held on 24 April 2015.[48] The first legs will be played on 7 May, and the second legs will be played on 14 May 2015.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Napoli Italy SF1 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 7 May 14 May
Sevilla Spain SF2 Italy Fiorentina 7 May 14 May

Final

27 May 2015
20:45 CEST
Winners of semi-final 1 v Winners of semi-final 2
Report

Top goalscorers

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Note: Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition.

As of 23 April 2015
Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 Brazil Alan Austria Red Bull Salzburg 8 423
Belgium Romelu Lukaku England Everton 8 634
3 Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín Italy Napoli 7 653
4 Greece Stefanos Athanasiadis Greece PAOK 6 516
France Guillaume Hoarau Switzerland Young Boys 6 605
Spain Jonathan Soriano Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 613
Argentina Luciano Vietto Spain Villarreal 6 732
Israel Lior Refaelov Belgium Club Brugge 6 789
9 Romania Raul Rusescu Romania Steaua București 5 147
England Harry Kane England Tottenham Hotspur 5 422
Czech Republic David Lafata Czech Republic Sparta Prague 5 440
Croatia Andrej Kramarić Croatia Rijeka 5 505
France Claudio Beauvue France Guingamp 5 720
Senegal Demba Ba Turkey Beşiktaş 5 729
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Germany Wolfsburg 5 981

Source: UEFA.com[49]

See also

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