It’s official: Eintracht Frankfurt will play in the UEFA Europa League in 2024/25 – the Eagles’ fourth consecutive season of European football.
Eintracht have appeared in all three UEFA club competitions in the past three seasons – the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League – and have reached the knockout stage on each occasion. They went all the way in the Europa League just over two years ago, lifting the trophy in Seville in May 2022.
New format
The Europa League – and indeed the Champions League and Conference League – will follow a new format from the 2024/25 season. Instead of a group stage, 36 teams will compete in a single league phase.
Draw on 30 August
Eintracht will discover their eight league-phase opponents when the draw takes place on 30 August.
Europa League matchdays
The eight league-phase matchdays in the Europa League will be held between 25/26 September and 30 January 2025.
UEFA Europa League | Matchdays
- Matchday 1: 25/26 September 2024
- Matchday 2: 3 October 2024
- Matchday 3: 24 October 2024
- Matchday 4: 7 November 2024
- Matchday 5: 28 November 2024
- Matchday 6: 12 December 2024
- Matchday 7: 23 January 2025
- Matchday 8: 30 January 2025
Knockout stage
- Knockout round play-offs: 13 & 20 February 2025
- Round of 16: 6 & 13 March 2025
- Quarter-finals: 10 & 17 April 2025
- Semi-finals: 1 & 8 May 2025
- Final: 21 May 2025
In addition to the two German clubs, 11 other teams have already qualified for the league phase:
Eintracht Frankfurt, TSG Hoffenheim, Olympiakos Piräus, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, AS Rom, Lazio Rom, Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad, OGC Nizza, Olympique Lyon, AZ Alkmaar, FC Porto.
All other participating clubs will determined via the qualifying rounds, with the final line-up to be completed on 29 August after the play-off second legs.
