2010–11 UEFA Europa League

40th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA May 2020 UEFA Europa League 2010–11 Dublin_aviva_stadium.jpg 275px The Aviva Stadium in Dublin hosted the final 16 September 2010 – 18 May 2011 (competition proper)1 July – 26 August 2010 (qualifying) 48+8 (competition proper)161+33 (total) 53 POR Porto 2 POR Braga 205 551 Radamel Falcao (Porto)17 goals 2009–10 2011–12 The 2010–11 UEFA Europa League was the second season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 40th edition overall including its predecessor, the UEFA Cup.https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01d1-0f8ef23c90b9-fdc5b01d5c6f-1000--uefa-cup-to-become-uefa-europa-league/ UEFA Cup to become UEFA Europa League UEFA 27 September 2008 5 December 2011 It began on 1 July 2010, with the first qualifying round matches, and concluded on 18 May 2011, with the final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, between Porto and first-time finalists Braga. This was the first all-Portuguese final of a European competition and only the third time that two Portuguese teams faced each other in Europe, following Braga's elimination of Benfica in the semi-finals. Porto defeated Braga 1–0, with a goal from the competition's top goalscorer Radamel Falcao,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13430716 Europa League final: Porto 1–0 Braga 18 May 2011 BBC Sport 24 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110520052319/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13430716.stm 20 May 2011 live and won their second title in the competition, after victory in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup. Atletico Madrid were the defending champions but were eliminated in group stage. Association team allocation A total of 194 teams from 53 UEFA associations participated in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. Associations were allocated places according to their 2009 UEFA country coefficient, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2004–05 to 2008–09.https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method4/crank2009.html UEFA Country Ranking 2009 Kassies Bert UEFA European Cup Football Below is the qualification scheme for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League:http://en.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/48/48/90/1484890_DOWNLOAD.pdf Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2010/11 UEFA 21 May 2010 19 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110519232231/http://en.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/48/48/90/1484890_DOWNLOAD.pdf dead Associations 1–6 each have three teams qualify Associations 7–9 each have four teams qualify Associations 10–51 each have three teams qualify, except Liechtenstein, which have one team qualify (as Liechtenstein only have a domestic cup and no domestic league) Associations 52–53 each have two teams qualify (an increase from only one team in the previous season) The top three associations of the 2009–10 UEFA Fair Play ranking each gain an additional berth Moreover, 33 teams eliminated from the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League are transferred to the Europa League. Association ranking RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes 1 ENG 79.499 3 2 ESP 74.266 +1(UCL) 3 ITA 62.910 +1(UCL) 4 GER 56.695 5 FRA 50.168 6 RUS 47.625 +3(UCL) 7 UKR 41.850 4 +1(UCL) 8 NED 39.130 +2(UCL) 9 ROU 38.908 +1(UCL) 10 POR 36.462 3 +2(UCL) 11 TUR 32.225 +1(UCL) 12 GRE 28.165 +1(UCL) 13 SCO 27.875 +2(UCL) 14 BEL 25.325 +2(UCL) 15 SUI 25.250 +2(UCL) 16 DEN 24.450 +1(FP) 17 BUL 21.250 +1(UCL) 18 CZE 20.750 +1(UCL)RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes 19 NOR 18.800 3 +1(UCL) 20 AUT 17.825 +1(UCL) 21 SRB 2004 15.250 22 ISR 15.250 23 CYP 15.082 +1(UCL) 24 SWE 14.691 +1(FP)+1(UCL) 25 SVK 14.665 26 POL 12.916 +1(UCL) 27 CRO 12.332 +1(UCL) 28 FIN 9.790 +1(FP)+1(UCL) 29 LTU 9.666 30 IRL 9.499 31 LVA 9.164 32 SVN 9.082 33 BLR 1995 8.666 +1(UCL) 34 BIH 8.665 35 HUN 8.166 +1(UCL) 36 ISL 6.665RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes 37 MDA 6.665 3 +1(UCL) 38 GEO 6.664 39 LIE 5.500 1 40 MKD Macedonia 5.165 3 41 AZE 4.498 42 EST 4.332 43 ALB 3.999 44 KAZ 3.249 +1(UCL) 45 ARM 2.999 46 WAL 2.331 +1(UCL) 47 NIR 2.165 48 FRO 2.165 49 LUX 1.332 50 MNE 1.000 51 AND 0.500 52 MLT 0.499 2 53 SMR 1862 0.250 Notes (FP): Additional fair play berth (Sweden, Denmark, Finland)https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0257-0deea287e064-919d528a4166-1000--sweden-top-fair-play-rankings/ Sweden top UEFA Respect Fair Play rankings 10 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100512213153/http://en.uefa.com/uefa/socialresponsibility/respect/news/newsid=1486635.html#sweden+uefa+respect+fair+play+rankings 12 May 2010 live (UCL): Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League Distribution The winners of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, Atlético Madrid, were guaranteed a place in the group stage as the title holder, since they did not qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. However, they also qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round through domestic performance, as they were the runners-up of the 2009–10 Copa del Rey to Champions League-qualified Sevilla. As a result, this place in the third qualifying round was vacated, which in turn led to the following changes to the default allocation system in order to compensate for this vacant spot:2010/11 UEFA Europa League Access list and calendar https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01e4-0e745a1d4174-07a9e160b303-1000--2010-11-access-list/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations 25 May 2010 The domestic cup winners of association 28 (Finland) have been promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round. The domestic cup winners of associations 52 and 53 (Malta and San Marino) have been promoted from the first qualifying to the second qualifying round. Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundTeams transferred from Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round (52 teams)20 domestic league runners-up from associations 33–53 (except Liechtenstein) 29 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 22–51 (except Liechtenstein) 3 teams which qualified via Fair Play rankingsSecond qualifying round (80 teams)25 domestic cup winners from associations 29–53 14 domestic league runners-up from associations 19–32 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 7–926 winners from the first qualifying roundThird qualifying round (70 teams)13 domestic cup winners from associations 16–28 3 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–18 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) 2 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–3 (League Cup winners for England) (minus the spot vacated by Atlético Madrid)40 winners from the second qualifying roundPlay-off round (74 teams)15 domestic cup winners from associations 1–15 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 1–335 winners from the third qualifying round15 losers from the Champions League third qualifying roundGroup stage (48 teams)Title holder37 winners from the play-off round10 losers from the Champions League play-off roundKnockout phase (32 teams)12 group winners from the group stage 12 group runners-up from the group stage8 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: When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest-placed" qualifiers within the national association) also qualify for the Champions League, their Europa League place is vacated, and the remaining Europa League qualifiers are moved up one place, with the final place (with the earliest starting round) taken by the domestic cup runners-up, provided they do not already qualify for the Champions League or the Europa League. Otherwise, this place is taken by the highest-placed league finishers that have not yet qualified for the Europa League. When the domestic cup winners also qualify for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position is vacated, and the Europa League qualifiers that finish lower in the league are moved up one place, with the final place taken by the highest-placed league finishers that have not yet qualified for the Europa League. A place vacated by the League Cup winners is taken by the highest-placed league finishers that have not yet qualified for the Europa League. A Fair Play place is taken by the highest-ranked team in the domestic Fair Play table that has not yet qualified for the Champions League or the Europa League. Teams The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01e8-0e74b6fdee8f-e69b2fe5b9d2-1000--2010-11-list-of-participants/ 2010/11 UEFA Europa League list of participants UEFA 12 November 2010 TH: Title holders CW: Cup winners CR: Cup runners-up LC: League Cup winners Nth: League position P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners FP: Fair play UCL: Relegated from the Champions League GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage PO: Losers from the play-off round Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round Round of 32NED Twente (UCL GS)POR Benfica (UCL GS)SCO Rangers (UCL GS)RUS Rubin Kazan (UCL GS)SUI Basel (UCL GS)RUS Spartak Moscow (UCL GS)NED Ajax (UCL GS)POR Braga (UCL GS)Group stageESP Atlético Madrid (TH)BEL Anderlecht (UCL PO)NOR Rosenborg (UCL PO)RUS Zenit Saint Petersburg (UCL PO)AUT Red Bull Salzburg (UCL PO)ESP Sevilla (UCL PO)CZE Sparta Prague (UCL PO)UKR Dynamo Kyiv (UCL PO)MDA Sheriff Tiraspol (UCL PO)ITA Sampdoria (UCL PO)SUI Young Boys (UCL PO)Play-off roundENG Manchester City (5th)RUS Lokomotiv Moscow (4th)GRE AEK Athens (3rd)ROU Unirea Urziceni (UCL Q3)ENG Aston Villa (6th)RUS CSKA Moscow (5th)SCO Dundee United (CW)CRO Dinamo Zagreb (UCL Q3)ESP Getafe (6th)UKR Tavriya Simferopol (CW)BEL Club Brugge (3rd)SWE AIK (UCL Q3)ESP Villarreal (7th)Note ESPUKR Metalist Kharkiv (3rd)SUI Grasshopper (3rd)GRE PAOK (UCL Q3)ITA Palermo (5th)NED PSV Eindhoven (3rd)KAZ Aktobe (UCL Q3)SCO Celtic (UCL Q3)ITA Napoli (6th)NED Feyenoord (4th)FIN HJK (UCL Q3)TUR Fenerbahçe (UCL Q3)GER Bayer Leverkusen (4th)ROU Vaslui (3rd)WAL The New Saints (UCL Q3)BEL Gent (UCL Q3)GER Borussia Dortmund (5th)ROU Steaua București (4th)BUL Litex Lovech (UCL Q3)CYP Omonia (UCL Q3)FRA Paris Saint-Germain (CW)POR Porto (CW)BLR 1995 BATE Borisov (UCL Q3)POL Lech Poznań (UCL Q3)FRA Lille (4th)TUR Trabzonspor (CW)HUN Debrecen (UCL Q3)Third qualifying roundENG Liverpool (7th)Note ENGPOR Sporting CP (4th)BUL Beroe Stara Zagora (CW)CYP Apollon Limassol (CW)ITA Juventus (7th)TUR Galatasaray (3rd)BUL CSKA Sofia (2nd)SWE IFK Göteborg (2nd)GER VfB Stuttgart (6th)GRE Aris (4th)CZE Viktoria Plzeň (CW)SVK Slovan Bratislava (CW)FRA Montpellier (5th)SCO Hibernian (4th)CZE Jablonec (2nd)POL Jagiellonia Białystok (CW)RUS Sibir Novosibirsk (CR)BEL Genk (P-W)NOR Aalesund (CW)CRO Hajduk Split (CW)UKR Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (4th)SUI Luzern (4th)AUT Sturm Graz (CW)FIN Inter Turku (CW)NED AZ (5th)DEN Nordsjælland (CW)SRB 2004 Red Star Belgrade (CW)ROU Timișoara (5th)DEN Odense (2nd)ISR Maccabi Haifa (2nd)Second qualifying roundUKR Karpaty Lviv (5th)AUT Austria Wien (2nd)IRL Shamrock Rovers (2nd)EST Sillamäe Kalev (2nd)NED Utrecht (P-W)AUT Rapid Wien (3rd)LVA Jelgava (CW)ALB Besa (CW)ROU Dinamo București (6th)SRB 2004 OFK Beograd (3rd)LVA Ventspils (2nd)KAZ Atyrau (CW)POR Marítimo (5th)SRB 2004 Spartak Zlatibor Voda (4th)SVN Maribor (CW)ARM Mika (2nd)TUR Beşiktaş (4th)ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv (3rd)SVN HIT Gorica (3rd)WAL Bangor City (CW)GRE Olympiacos (5th)CYP APOEL (2nd)BLR 1995 Dinamo Minsk (2nd)NIR Cliftonville (2nd)SCO Motherwell (5th)SWE IF Elfsborg (3rd)BIH Borac Banja Luka (CW)FRO Víkingur Gøta (CW)BEL Cercle Brugge (CR)SVK Dukla Banská Bystrica (3rd)HUN Videoton (2nd)LUX Differdange 03 (CW)SUI Lausanne-Sport (CR)POL Wisła Kraków (2nd)ISL Breiðablik (CW)MNE Budućnost Podgorica (2nd)DEN Brøndby (3rd)CRO Cibalia (3rd)MDA Iskra-Stal (2nd)AND Sant Julià (CW)BUL Levski Sofia (3rd)FIN Honka (2nd)GEO WIT Georgia (CW)MLT Valletta (CW)CZE Baník Ostrava (3rd)LTU Sūduva (3rd)LIE Vaduz (CW)SMR 1862 Tre Penne (2nd)NOR Molde (2nd)LTU Šiauliai (4th)Note LTUMKD Teteks (CW)NOR Stabæk (3rd)IRL Sporting Fingal (CW)AZE Baku (CW)First qualifying roundISR Bnei Yehuda (CR)BIH Široki Brijeg (2nd)AZE Khazar Lankaran (4th)FRO EB/Streymur (2nd)CYP Anorthosis Famagusta (3rd)BIH Zrinjski Mostar (4th)EST Narva Trans (3rd)FRO NSÍ (4th)SWE Kalmar FF (4th)HUN Győri ETO (3rd)EST Flora (CR)LUX F91 Dudelange (2nd)SVK Nitra (4th)HUN Zalaegerszeg (CR)ALB Tirana (3rd)LUX Grevenmacher (3rd)POL Ruch Chorzów (3rd)ISL KR (2nd)ALB Laçi (4th)MNE Mogren (3rd)CRO Šibenik (4th)ISL Fylkir (3rd)KAZ Shakhter Karagandy (3rd)MNE Zeta (4th)FIN TPS (3rd)MDA Olimpia Bălți (3rd)KAZ Tobol (4th)AND UE Santa Coloma (2nd)LTU Tauras Tauragė (5th)Note LTUMDA Dacia Chișinău (CR)ARM Ulisses (3rd)AND Lusitanos (4th)IRL Dundalk (5th)Note IRLGEO Dinamo Tbilisi (2nd)ARM Banants (CR)MLT Sliema Wanderers (3rd)LVA Skonto (3rd)GEO Zestaponi (3rd)WAL Llanelli (2nd)SMR 1862 Faetano (3rd)SVN Olimpija Ljubljana (4th)MKD Rabotnicki (2nd)WAL Port Talbot Town (3rd)SWE Gefle IF (FP)https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/arkiv/cuper/2010-01/04/fair-play-gefle-till-europa-league/ Fair Play: Gefle IF till Europa LeagueBLR 1995 Dnepr Mogilev (3rd)MKD Metalurg Skopje (3rd)NIR Glentoran (3rd)DEN Randers (FP)https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/ 2018 Soccer news, photos, stats, schedules, standings and videos Yahoo SportsBLR 1995 Torpedo Zhodino (CR)AZE Qarabağ (3rd)NIR Portadown (CR)FIN MYPA (FP)http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=39154 MYPAlle tie auki eurocupeihin fi https://web.archive.org/web/20110717191731/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=39154 17 July 2011 disc Note ENG England (ENG): Portsmouth, the runners-up of the 2009–10 FA Cup to Champions League-qualified Chelsea, did not obtain a UEFA licence, meaning they could not qualify for Europe. Portsmouth had appealed to UEFA, the Premier League and the English FA, but the latter two would not allow late applications for the licence.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8558580.stm Portsmouth Europa appeal rejected 22 April 2010 BBC News As a result, the seventh-placed team of the 2009–10 Premier League, Liverpool, claimed the Europa League spot in the third qualifying round. Note IRL Republic of Ireland (IRL): Since the third- and fourth-placed teams of the 2009 League of Ireland, Cork City and Derry City, were dissolved and expelled from the league respectively after the season was completed, the fifth-placed team, Dundalk, claimed the Europa League spot in the first qualifying round.http://www.dundalkfc.com/news/100224_Statement.asp A statement by Dundalk F.C. following the dissolution of Cork City F.C. dundalkfc.com Note LTU Lithuania (LTU): Vėtra, the runners-up of the 2009 A Lyga and also the runners-up of the 2009–10 Lithuanian Football Cup to Champions League-qualified Ekranas, were denied the UEFA licence for the 2010–11 season and therefore could not represent Lithuania in the UEFA Europa League.http://www.futbolas.lt/2010/05/03/%E2%80%9Evetra%E2%80%9C-siemet-negales-rungtyniauti-uefa-europos-lygoje/ "Vėtra" šiemet negalės rungtyniauti UEFA Europos lygoje sportas.lt lt dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100509224743/http://www.futbolas.lt/2010/05/03/%E2%80%9Evetra%E2%80%9C-siemet-negales-rungtyniauti-uefa-europos-lygoje/ 9 May 2010 As a result, all Europa League spots were awarded to teams based on their league positions. Therefore, the fourth-placed team, Šiauliai, were moved from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round, while the fifth-placed team, Tauras Tauragė, claimed the Europa League spot in the first qualifying round. Note ESP Spain (ESP): Mallorca, the fifth-placed team of the 2009–10 La Liga, were not admitted to the UEFA Europa League due to being immersed in a creditor contestEl Mallorca anuncia un concurso de acreedores para hacer frente a su deuda Mallorca announces to host in a creditor contest to meet its debt http://www.abc.es/20100518/deportes-futbol/mallorca-anuncia-concurso-acreedores-201005182004.html ABC 9 October 2010 18 May 2010 (not by reason of having debt) a situation that does not meet the necessary admission criteria for participating in the UEFA competitions.Mallorca not admitted to UEFA competition https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01e7-0e74eeaef855-b92d8acefc84-1000--mallorca-not-admitted-to-uefa-competition/ UEFA 22 July 2010 22 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100723132142/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/matchorganisation/disciplinary/news/newsid%3D1507133.html 23 July 2010 live As a result, the seventh-placed team, Villarreal, claimed the Europa League spot in the play-off round. On 30 July, UEFA's Appeals Body dismissed Mallorca's appeal against the infraction.Mallorca appeal to UEFA denied https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01e7-0e74fe63f905-f029fe77ad77-1000--mallorca-appeal-dismissed/ UEFA 30 July 2010 30 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100801005520/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/matchorganisation/disciplinary/news/newsid%3D1509489.html 1 August 2010 live Round and draw dates All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise. PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifyingFirst qualifying round21 June 20101 July 20108 July 2010Second qualifying round15 July 201022 July 2010Third qualifying round16 July 201029 July 20105 August 2010Play-offPlay-off round6 August 201019 August 201026 August 2010Group stageMatchday 127 August 2010(Monaco)16 September 2010Matchday 230 September 2010Matchday 321 October 2010Matchday 44 November 2010Matchday 51–2 December 2010Matchday 615–16 December 2010Knockout phaseRound of 3217 December 201017 February 201124 February 2011Round of 1610 March 201117 March 2011Quarter-finals18 March 20117 April 201114 April 2011Semi-finals28 April 20115 May 2011Final18 May 2011 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin 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. Seeding The draws for the qualifying rounds, the play-off round and the group stage are all seeded based on the 2010 UEFA club coefficients.https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method4/trank2010.html UEFA Team Ranking 2010 Kassies Bert UEFA European Cup Football The coefficients are calculated on the basis of a combination of 20% of the value of the respective national association's coefficient for the period from 2005–06 to 2009–10 inclusive and the clubs' individual performances in the UEFA club competitions during the same period. Clubs are ordered by their coefficients and then divided into pots as required.https://kassiesa.net/uefa/seedel2010.html Seeding in the 2010–11 Europa League Kassies Bert UEFA European Cup Football In the draws for the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, the teams are divided evenly into one seeded and one unseeded pot, based on their club coefficients. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie also being decided randomly. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds take place before the results of the previous round are known. The seeding in each draw is carried out under the assumption that all of the highest-ranked clubs of the previous round are victorious. If a lower-ranked club is victorious, it simply takes the place of its defeated opponent in the next round. Prior to these draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition, while ensuring that teams from the same association not drawn against each other. In the draw for the group stage, the 48 teams are split into four pots of twelve teams, based on their club coefficients, with the title holder (if participating) automatically placed into Pot 1. Each group contains one team from each pot, but teams from the same association cannot be drawn into the same group. In the draw for the first knockout stage, the twelve group winners and the four better third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage (based on their match record in the group stage) are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other. In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn with each other. Qualifying rounds 2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualifying 2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase In the qualifying and play-off rounds, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The draw for the first two qualifying rounds was made on 21 June 2010,https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01e6-0e74bec21194-0bd352d0d2e8-1000--olympiacos-and-besiktas-discover-fate/ Olympiacos and Beşiktaş discover fate UEFA 21 June 2010 while the draw for the third qualifying round was made on 16 July 2010.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01e7-0e74e3dbef9f-c4180b773d6c-1000--liverpool-and-juve-learn-draw-fate/ Liverpool and Juve learn draw fate UEFA 16 July 2010 First qualifying round Q1 Second qualifying round Q2 Third qualifying round Q3 Play-off round 2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualifying#Play-off round 2010–11 UEFA Europa League play-off round The draw for the play-off round was held on 6 August 2010.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0254-0d7ce17591d6-71a5c57bfa3e-1000--villa-and-rapid-to-meet-again/ Villa and Rapid to meet again UEFA.com UEFA 6 August 2010PO Group stage 2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage Europe 600 right Location of teams of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage.8px Red: Group A; 8px Yellow: Group B; 8px Green: Group C; 8px Dark green: Group D; 8px Purple: Group E; 8px Pink: Group F; 8px Blue: Group G; 8px Orange: Group H; 8px Brown: Group I; 8px Deep pink: Group J; 8px Cyan: Group K; 8px Spring green: Group L. Europe 47.816264 12.998228 75 Salzburg Red pog.svg right Europe 48.197778 16.265278 75 Rapid SpringGreen pog.svg right Europe 54.222442 28.490456 75 BATE Purple pog.svg right Europe 45.818858 16.018078 75 Din. Zagreb Dark Green 004040 pog.svg right Europe 43.519444 16.431667 75 Hajduk Blue pog.svg left Europe 50.099803 14.415911 75 Sparta Pink pog.svg right Europe 55.397771 10.350055 75 Odense Orange pog.svg right Europe 53.430819 -2.960828 75 Liverpool Cyan pog.svg left Europe 53.483056 -2.200278 75 Man. City Red pog.svg right Europe 37.384 -5.9705 75 Sevilla DeepPink pog.svg right Europe 39.944167 -0.103611 75 Villarreal Dark Green 004040 pog.svg right Europe 48.841389 2.253056 75 PSG DeepPink pog.svg left Europe 50.611883 3.130428 75 Lille Green pog.svg left Europe 51.038256 7.002206 75 Leverkusen Yellow pog.svg right Europe 51.492569 7.451842 75 Dortmund DeepPink pog.svg top Europe 48.792269 9.232031 75 Stuttgart Orange pog.svg right Europe 38.036092 23.787633 75 AEK Blue pog.svg right Europe 47.549573 21.638882 75 Debrecen Brown pog.svg right Europe 45.109444 7.641111 75 Juventus Red pog.svg left Europe 44.416431 8.952428 75 Sampdoria Brown pog.svg right Europe 38.152767 13.342275 75 Palermo Pink pog.svg right Europe 40.827967 14.193008 75 Napoli Cyan pog.svg right Europe 46.838333 29.5575 75 Sheriff Purple pog.svg right Europe 63.4125 10.405 75 Rosenborg Yellow pog.svg right Europe 52.397222 16.858056 75 Lech Red pog.svg right Europe 38.761194 -9.160783 75 Sporting Green pog.svg right Europe 41.161758 -8.583933 75 Porto SpringGreen pog.svg right Europe 44.412806 26.040444 75 Steaua Cyan pog.svg right Europe 59.972953 30.220533 75 Zenit Blue pog.svg right Europe 55.791389 37.516111 75 CSKA Moscow Pink pog.svg right Europe 46.533333 6.624167 75 Lausanne Pink pog.svg left Europe 46.963167 7.464833 75 Young Boys Orange pog.svg right Europe 41.039206 28.994742 75 Beşiktaş SpringGreen pog.svg right Europe 49.775278 24.027778 75 Karpaty DeepPink pog.svg right Europe 50.433439 30.522114 75 Dyn. Kyiv Purple pog.svg right Europe 49.980858 36.261703 75 Metalist Brown pog.svg right Europe 40.38333 -3.71667 75 Community of Madrid Black pog.svg top Europe 42.7 23.33 75 Sofia Black pog.svg top Europe 40.65 22.9 75 Thessaloniki Black pog.svg top Europe TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 65 52 75 Community of Madrid teams: 8px Atlético Madrid 8px Getafe Thessaloniki teams: 8px Aris 8px PAOK Sofia teams 8px CSKA Sofia 8px Levski Sofia right Benelux 205 left Location of Benelux teams in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League league phase. Benelux 51.193272 3.180583 75 ClubBrugge Dark Green 004040 pog.svg bottom Benelux 51.016111 3.734167 75 Gent Green pog.svg top Benelux 50.834194 4.298361 75 Anderlecht Blue pog.svg bottom Benelux 52.612778 4.742222 75 AZ Purple pog.svg right Benelux 52.078333 5.145833 75 Utrecht Cyan pog.svg right Benelux 51.441781 5.467442 75 PSV Brown pog.svg left The 48 clubs were drawn into twelve groups of four on 27 August 2010 in Monaco.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0250-0c50f49b73f3-b2a9e3c3ae02-1000--big-names-face-difficult-groups/ Big names face difficult groups UEFA.com UEFA 27 August 2010 In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are 16 September 30 September, 21 October 4 November, 1–2 December, and 15–16 December 2010. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 32, where they are joined by the eight third-placed teams from the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order): higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question; superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question; higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question; superior goal difference from all group matches played; higher number of goals scored; higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons. Following a trial at last year's UEFA Europa League, UEFA have announced that in both this year's and the 2011–12 competition, two extra officials would be used – with one on each goal line.https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0252-0ce1fa43099d-a7161bbf372c-1000/ UEFA welcomes IFAB referee trial decision 22 July 2010 UEFA Group A Group A yes no_hide_class_rules Group B Group B yes no_hide_class_rules Group C Group C yes no_hide_class_rules Group D Group D yes no_hide_class_rules Group E Group E yes no_hide_class_rules Group F Group F yes no_hide_class_rules Group G Group G yes no_hide_class_rules Group H Group H yes no_hide_class_rules Group I Group I yes no_hide_class_rules Group J Group J yes no_hide_class_rules Group K Group K yes no_hide_class_rules Group L Group L yes no_hide_class_rules Knockout phase 2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The draw for the round of 32 and round of 16 was held on 17 December 2010.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0254-0d7ca2fa1e90-e4e86302bdf3-1000--liverpool-get-sparta-in-round-of-32-draw/ Liverpool get Sparta in round of 32 draw UEFA.com UEFA 17 December 2010 The draws for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final (to determine the "home" team) were held on 18 March 2011.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01ef-0e77993ee8af-c82ca429b3d9-1000--benfica-psv-paired-in-europa-league-quarter-finals/ Benfica, PSV paired in Europa League quarter-finals UEFA.com UEFA 18 March 2011 Bracket Bracket Round of 32 R32 Round of 16 R16 Quarter-finals QF Semi-finals SF Final F Top goalscorers The top scorers from the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League (excluding qualifying rounds and play-off round) are as follows:http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2011/statistics/round=2000128/players/type=topscorers/index.html Top scorers UEFA 18 May 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111109233650/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2011/statistics/round=2000128/players/type=topscorers/index.html 9 November 2011 RankNameTeamGoalsMinutes played1COL Radamel FalcaoPOR Porto1710982ITA Giuseppe RossiESP Villarreal1110373CZE Tomáš NecidRUS CSKA Moscow65264MLI Frédéric KanoutéESP Sevilla5461CIV Wilfried BonyCZE Sparta Prague526BRA NilmarESP Villarreal572LVA Artjoms RudņevsPOL Lech Poznań621URU Edinson CavaniITA Napoli667COL Fredy GuarínPOR Porto808UKR Artem MilevskyiUKR Dynamo Kyiv967HUN Balázs DzsudzsákNED PSV Eindhoven973 See also 2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2011 UEFA Super Cup References External links 2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, UEFA.com 2010 2