What is 2024–25 UEFA Europa League?
{{Infobox international football competition|tourney_name=UEFA Europa League|year=2024–25|image=San Mames, Bilbao, Euskal Herria - Basque Country.jpg|size=275|caption=[[San Mamés Stadium (2013)|San Mamés]] in [[Bilbao]] will host the final.|dates=''Qualifying:''<br />11 July – 29 August 2024<br />''Competition proper:''<br />25 September 2024 – 21 May 2025|num_teams=''Competition proper:'' 36<br />''Total:'' 46''+32''|associations=33–48|champion_other=|count=|second_other=|matches=|goals=|attendance=|top_scorer=|prevseason=[[2023–24 UEFA Europa League|2023–24]]|nextseason=''[[2025–26 UEFA Europa League|2025–26]]''|updated=}} The '''2024–25 UEFA Europa League''' will be the 54th season of Europe's second-tier club [[football]] tournament, organized by UEFA. It's the 16th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the '''[[UEFA Europa League]]'''. This will be the first season of the UEFA Europa League using a new [[Swiss-system tournament|Swiss-system]] format.<ref>{{cite web|date=10 May 2022|title=UEFA approves final format and access list for its club competitions as of the 2024/25 season|url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/news/0275-151c779310c3-b92bbf0d24f9-1000--uefa-approves-final-format-and-access-list-for-its-club-competi/|access-date=8 March 2023|website=UEFA.com}}</ref> The [[2025 UEFA Europa League final|final]] match will happen on 21st May 2025 at [[San Mamés]] in [[Bilbao]], [[Spain]].<ref>{{cite news|date=16 July 2021|title=Venues appointed for club competition finals|website=UEFA.com|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/news/026b-12c542441355-1c2040c5e54b-1000/|access-date=16 July 2021}}</ref> The team that wins the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League will automatically qualify for the [[2025–26 UEFA Champions League]] group stage and get the chance to play against the winners of the [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League]] in the 2025 [[2025 UEFA Super Cup|UEFA Super Cup]]. == References == {{reflist}