Europa League knockout playoffs draw: Fixtures, teams, qualifying results and how it works in 2022/23

The 2022/23 Europa League group stage is nearing a finish, and the knockout stage is just around the corner.

While the matches won’t take place until after the 2022 World Cup is complete, the matchups will be determined in short order, so teams can prepare for their places in the knockout round.

Last year’s champions Eintracht Frankfurt are competing in the Champions League group stage, having earned a place in the top competition thanks to their victory in the Europa League spotlight last year. However, the German side could still potentially have the chance to defend their title should they fail to qualify for the Champions League knockout stage and instead drop to the Europa League.

The Sporting News has all the latest on which teams will advance to what stage of competition, and how the playoff round draw will be conducted.

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Europa League playoff knockout teams

The teams that win their group in the Europa League group stage get a ticket straight to the Round of 16. Those teams that finish as group runners-up will have to fight for their spot in the Round of 16 in a separate playoff round. 

Their opponents? The third-place finishers from the Champions League group stage who drop down into the Europa League knockout playoff. 

It’s a total of 16 teams fighting for the chance to keep their European cup dreams alive and contend for a spot in next season’s Champions League.

Teams qualifying from Europa League group stage

The following teams have assured themselves a place in the Europa League knockout round with one matchday remaining.

* = Teams will find out on the final day whether they qualify straight to the Round of 16 as first-place finishers, or whether they will head to the playoff round as runners-up.

Teams dropping from the Champions League group stage

The following teams are guaranteed to finish third in their Champions League group stage, seeing them drop to the Europa League playoff stage.

If they survive the playoff round against a group runner-up from the Europa League group stage, they will advance to the Round of 16 proper.

With only one matchday remaining in the Champions League group stage, there are still six spots to be determined, with only two third-place finishers assured of their fate.

Europa League knockout playoffs draw, fixtures and schedule

In the Europa League knockout playoffs, each team advancing from a second-place group stage finish will be matched up against a third-place finisher from the Champions League group stage.

The winners from this round will advance to the Round of 16 and will be matched up against a group stage winner, which earned a bye.

The draw will take place on Monday, November 7, 2022, and the matches will be played in February.

UEFA Europa League live stream, TV in 2022/23

Europa League schedule 2022/23

Knockout stage schedule

The draw for the 2022/23 Europa League knockout round playoffs will take place on Nov. 7, 2022, and the draw for the Round of 16 will take place on Feb. 24, 2022.

The draw for the rest of the 2022/23 Europa League knockout rounds will take place on March 17, 2023.

The 2023 Europa League final will take place in Budapest, Hungary on May 31, 2023.