UEFA Europa League Group Stage: Meet the Teams | European League

Four former UEFA Cup and Europa League champions are among 32 teams aiming to reach the Istanbul final in this season’s competition.

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Braga

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 43
How is it classified?: Live, 4th in Portugal
Last season: Round of 32 (lost 5-1 on aggregate to Roma)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Runners-up (2010/11)

Brondby

UEFA Coefficient Ranking (2020/21) Final: 163
How is it classified?UEFA Champions League playoffs (4-2 aggregate loss to Salzburg)
Last season: Did not participate in the UEFA competition
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European LeagueSemi-finals (1990/1991)

Celtic

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 46
How is it classified?Play-offs (win 3-2 on aggregate against AZ Alkmaar)
Last seasonGroup stage (4th place)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Runners-up (2002/03)

red star

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 50
How is it classified?Play-offs (6-1 aggregate win against CFR Cluj)
Last seasonRound of 32 (a loss of twice the value of away goals against AC Milan)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Runners-up (1978/79)

Dinamo Zagreb

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 33
How is it classified?: UEFA Champions League playoffs (3-0 aggregate loss to Sharif)
Last seasonQuarter-finals (3-1 loss on aggregate to Villarreal).
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European LeagueQuarter-finals (2020/21)

Eintracht de Frankfurt

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 49
How is it classified?: Direct, fifth in Germany
Last season: Did not participate in the UEFA competition
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Champion (1979/80)

Top ten goals in the European League for the year 2020/21

Fenerbahce

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 86
How is it classified?Play-offs (6-2 aggregate win against HJK Helsinki)
Last season: Did not participate in the UEFA competition
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European LeagueSemi-finalists (2012/13)

Ferencvaros

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 114
How is it classified?: UEFA Champions League play-offs (6-4 aggregate loss to Young Boys)
Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage (4th in their group)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Semi-finals (1971/72).

Galatasaray

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 96
How is it classified?Qualifiers (3-2 on aggregate win against Randers)
Last seasonQualifiers (2-1 loss to Rangers)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Champion (1999/2000)

jink

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 55
How is it classified?: The third round of UEFA Champions League qualifiers (4-2 loss on aggregate to Shakhtar).
Last season: Did not participate in the UEFA competition
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European LeagueQuarter-finals (2016/2017)

Lazio

UEFA Coefficient Ranking (2020/21) Final: 34
How is it classified?: Mubasher, fifth in the First Division
Last seasonUEFA Champions League Round of 16 (lose 6-2 on aggregate to Bayern Munich)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European LeagueRunners-up (1997/98)

Legia Warsaw

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 98
How is it classified?Play-offs (4-3 on aggregate win against Slavia Prague)
Last seasonQualifiers (3-0 loss to Karabakh)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: round of 16Leicester City (1985/86)

Leicester City

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 51
How is it classified?: direct, fifth in England
Last seasonRound of 32 (lost on aggregate 2-0 against Slavia Prague .)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Round of 32 (21/21)

Leverkusen classic goals

Leverkusen

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 25
How is it classified?: Live, 6th in Germany
Last season: Round of 32 (lost on aggregate 6-3 for Young Boys)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Champion (1997/98)

Lokomotiv Moscow

UEFA Coefficient Ranking (2020/21) Final: 54
How is it classified?: Live, third in Russia
Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage (4th in their group)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Round of 16 (2017/2018)

Ludogorets

UEFA Coefficient Ranking (2020/21) Final: 58
How is it classified?: UEFA Champions League play-offs (3-2 aggregate loss to Malmö)
Last seasonGroup stage (fourth in their group)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Round of 16 (2013/2014)

Unforgettable goals for Celtic in the Europa League

leon

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 19
How is it classified?: Direct, 4th in France
Last season: Did not participate in the UEFA competition
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European LeagueSemi-finalists (2016-2017)

Marcela

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 57
How is it classified?: direct, fifth in France
Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage (4th in their group)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Runners-up (1997/98, 2003/04, 2017/18)

Midtjylland

UEFA Coefficient Ranking (2020/21) Final: 113
How is it classified?: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round (4-0 aggregate loss to PSV Eindhoven)
Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage (4th in their group)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Round of 32 (2015/2016)

All Bruno Fernandes goals in the Europa League

Monaco

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 40
How is it classified?: UEFA Champions League play-offs (3-2 aggregate loss to Shakhtar Donetsk)
Last season: Did not participate in the UEFA competition
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Semi-finals (1996/1997).

Naples

UEFA Coefficient Ranking (2020/21) Final: 20
How is it classified?: Mubasher, fifth in the First Division
Last season: Round of 32 (losing 3-2 on aggregate against Granada)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Champion (1998/99)

Five goals for Napoli in the Europa League

Olympiacos

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 37
How is it classified?Play-offs (5-2 on aggregate win against Slovan Bratislava)
Last season: Round of 16 (3-2 aggregate loss to Arsenal)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European LeagueRound of 16 (1989/90, 2004/05, 2011/12, 2016/17, 2019/20, 2020/21)

Eindhoven Eindhoven

UEFA Coefficient Ranking (2020/21) Final: 56
How is it classified?: UEFA Champions League play-offs (2-1 loss on aggregate to Benfica)
Last season: Round of 32 (5-4 loss on aggregate to Olympiacos)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Champion (1977/78)

Five great goals for PSV Eindhoven

Notice

UEFA Coefficient Ranking (2020/21) Final: 52
How is it classified?Qualifiers (1–0 on aggregate win against Al Ashkart)
Last season: Round of 16 (lose 3-1 on aggregate to Slavia Prague)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Runners-up (2007/08)

Vienna Rapid

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 95
How is it classified?Play-offs (6-2 on aggregate win against Zorya Luhansk)
Last seasonGroup stage (third place)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European LeagueRound of 16 (1971/72, 1981/82, 1989/90, 1997/98)

Real Betis

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 82
How is it classified?: Live, 6th in Spain
Last season: Did not participate in the UEFA competition
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European League: Round of 16 (1998/99, 2005/06, 2013/14)

real community

UEFA Coefficient Ranking (2020/21) Final: 79
How is it classified?: direct, fifth in Spain
Last season: Round of 32 (lost on aggregate 4-0 to Manchester United)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European LeagueQuarter-finals (1988/89):

Royal Antwerp

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 125
How is it classified?Qualifiers (win on penalties against Omonoia)
Last seasonRound of 32 (lost 9-5 on aggregate to Rangers)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European LeagueQuarter-finals (1989/90)

Spartak Moscow

UEFA Coefficient Ranking (2020/21) Final: 89
How is it classified?: Third round of UEFA Champions League qualifiers (4-0 aggregate loss to Benfica)
Last season: Did not participate in the UEFA competition
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European LeagueSemi-finals (1997/98)

Sparta Prague

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 92
How is it classified?: Third round of UEFA Champions League qualifiers (5-1 loss on aggregate to Monaco)
Last seasonGroup stage (the third in their group)
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European LeagueQuarter-finals (1983/84, 2015/2016)

Storm Graz

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 159
How is it classified?Play-offs (5-1 win on aggregate against Moura)
Last season: Did not participate in the UEFA competition
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European LeagueQuarter-finals (1983/84)

West Ham

UEFA Transactions Standings (2020/21) Final: 76
How is it classified?: Live, 6th in England
Last season: Did not participate in the UEFA competition
Best performance in the UEFA Cup/European LeagueSecond round (1999/2000) Group stage (2021/2021)