The Great Europa League Adventure 2023-24
Things are starting to take shape now so here is the latest -
Group Stage draw on September 1st.
QUALIFIED (16)
West Ham
Liverpool
Brighton
Roma
Atalanta
Villareal
Real Betis
Bayer Levinkusen
Frieburg
Rennes
Toulouse
Sporting Lisbon
TSC
Servette
Marseille
Sturm Graz
PLAY OFF ROUND (10) - Winners Qualify
Union Saint-Gilloise v Lugano
Slavia Prague v Zoraya Luhansk
LASK v HSK Zrinjski
Klaksvikar Itrottarfelag v Sheriff Tiraspol
Slovan Bratislava v Aris Limassol
Olimpija Ljubljana v Qarabağ / HJK Helsinki
Žalgiris Vilnius v BK Häcken v Aberdeen
Astana v Ludogorets 1945 v Ajax
Olympiacos / Genk v Cukaricki
AEK Athens / Dinamo Zagreb v Sparta Prague
FROM CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (6) - Losers Qualify
Rangers v PSV Eindhoven
Braga v Panathinakos
Slovan Bratislava v Young Boys
Antwerp / AEK Athens v Dinamo Zagreb
Rakow Częstochowa v Copenhagen
Molde v Galatasary
Group Stage draw on September 1st.
QUALIFIED (16)
West Ham
Liverpool
Brighton
Roma
Atalanta
Villareal
Real Betis
Bayer Levinkusen
Frieburg
Rennes
Toulouse
Sporting Lisbon
TSC
Servette
Marseille
Sturm Graz
PLAY OFF ROUND (10) - Winners Qualify
Union Saint-Gilloise v Lugano
Slavia Prague v Zoraya Luhansk
LASK v HSK Zrinjski
Klaksvikar Itrottarfelag v Sheriff Tiraspol
Slovan Bratislava v Aris Limassol
Olimpija Ljubljana v Qarabağ / HJK Helsinki
Žalgiris Vilnius v BK Häcken v Aberdeen
Astana v Ludogorets 1945 v Ajax
Olympiacos / Genk v Cukaricki
AEK Athens / Dinamo Zagreb v Sparta Prague
FROM CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (6) - Losers Qualify
Rangers v PSV Eindhoven
Braga v Panathinakos
Slovan Bratislava v Young Boys
Antwerp / AEK Athens v Dinamo Zagreb
Rakow Częstochowa v Copenhagen
Molde v Galatasary
Comments
If a team has (L) alongside then the loser will play in the Europa Group Stage, if no (L) then it's the winner.
Molde will go into Pot 2 or 3, Maccabi Haifa Pot 3 or 4, Panathinaikos Pot 4
Czestochowa is in south Poland, 135 miles south west of Warsaw and 30 miles north of the nearest airport at Katowice
Total Prize Money: €499,896,000
Group Stage Qualification -
Qualified to group stage: €3,630,000 ✅
Match won in group stage: €500,000 x 0
Match drawn in group stage: €210,000 x 0
Group Draw Pot: €0
1st in Group Stage: €1,100,000
Runner Up Group Stage: €550,000
Round of 16: €1,200,000
Quarter-Final: €1,800,000
Semi-Final: €2,800,000
Runners Up: €4,600,000
Winner: €8,600,000
Coefficient Ranking payment: €132,000 per Coefficient ranking position (12th): €2,772,000 ✅
Market Pool* €69,750,000 / Number of Associations in Group Stage x 30%: €951,136 ✅
Market Pool** (Group Stage) €27,900,000 / Number of Associations in Group Stage / Teams per Association: €422,727 ✅
Market Pool** (Round of 16) €13,950,000 / Number of Associations: €
Market Pool** (Round of 8) €9,070,000 / Number of Associations: €
Market Pool** (Semi Final) €5,580,000 / Number of Associations: €
Market Pool** (Final) €2,790,000 / Number of Associations: €
Running Total : €7,775,863 😎
Plus home attendances of -
1 West Ham 50
2 Liverpool 123
3 Roma 97
4 Ajax 89
5 Villareal 82
6 Bayer Leverkusen 72
7 Atalanta 55.5
8 Rangers 54
9 Sporting Lisbon 52.5
10 Slavia Prague 52
11 Rennes 44
12 Olympiacos 39
13 Real Betis 37
14 LASK 36
15 Olympique Marseille 33
16 Qarabağ 25
17 Molde 24
18 Brighton 21.914
19 Sheriff Tiraspol 19.5
20 Union St-Gilloise 19
21 Frieburg 16.496
22 Sparta Prague 14
23 Maccabi Haifa 13
24 Sturm Graz 12.5
25 Toulouse 12.232
26 AEK Athens 12.5
27 FK TSC 6.475
28 Servette 6.335
29 Panathinaikos 5.640
30 Rakow Częstochowa 5
31 Aris Limassol 4.22
32 BK Häcken 4.225
Limassol, 2012 miles, 4 and a half hours to Larnaca then a 50 mile bus ride
Haifa, 2185 miles, 5 hours direct
Baku, 2474, no direct flights, 8-10 hours with stop overs in Frankfurt or Turkey
Tough on the travelling fans
Also looking at those teams, I think quarter finals would be a good run and it'll be a lot easier if we win our group.
https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/