2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

The 2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase will begin on 16 February and end on 24 May 2017 with the final at Friends Arena in Solna, Sweden, to decide the champions of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. A total of 32 teams compete in the knockout phase.[1]

Times up to 25 March 2017 (round of 32 and round of 16) are CET (UTC+1), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times are CEST (UTC+2).

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[1][2][3]

Round Draw date and time First leg Second leg
Round of 32 12 December 2016, 13:00[4] 16 February 2017 23 February 2017
Round of 16 24 February 2017, 13:00[5] 9 March 2017 16 March 2017
Quarter-finals 17 March 2017, 13:00[6] 13 April 2017 20 April 2017
Semi-finals 21 April 2017[7] 4 May 2017 11 May 2017
Final 24 May 2017 at Friends Arena, Solna

Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Format

The knockout phase involves 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the twelve groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.[1]

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if scores are level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remain tied.

The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.[8]

Qualified teams

Europa League group stage winners and runners-up

Group Winners
(Seeded in round of 32 draw)		 Runners-up
(Unseeded in round of 32 draw)		 Qualified
(Position and seeding TBD)
A
B Cyprus APOEL
Greece Olympiacos
C Belgium Anderlecht
France Saint-Étienne
D Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
E Italy Roma
F Belgium Genk
Spain Athletic Bilbao
G Netherlands Ajax
H Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
I Germany Schalke 04 Russia Krasnodar
J
K Czech Republic Sparta Prague
L

Champions League group stage third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 C Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 5 1 2 2 5 8 −3 5 Seeded in round of 32 draw
2 A Third-placed team group A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 B Third-placed team group B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D Third-placed team group D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 E Third-placed team group E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unseeded in round of 32 draw
6 F Third-placed team group F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 G Third-placed team group G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 H Third-placed team group H 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) Club coefficient (regulations Article 16.04).[1]

Round of 32

The draw will be held on 12 December 2016.[4] The first legs will be played on 16 February, and the second legs will be played on 23 February 2017.

Round of 16

The draw will be held on 24 February 2017.[5] The first legs will be played on 9 March, and the second legs will be played on 16 March 2017.

Quarter-finals

The draw will be held on 17 March 2017.[6] The first legs will be played on 13 April, and the second legs will be played on 20 April 2017.

Semi-finals

The draw will be held on 21 April 2017.[7] The first legs will be played on 4 May, and the second legs will be played on 11 May 2017.

Final

The final will be played on 24 May 2017 at Friends Arena in Solna, Sweden.[9] The "home" team (for administrative purposes) will be determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.

24 May 2017 (2017-05-24)
20:45
TBD v TBD

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2016/17 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016/17 Europa League match calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "UEFA European Football Calendar 2016/2017". Bert Kassies.
  4. 1 2 "UEFA Europa League round of 32 draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. 1 2 "UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. 1 2 "UEFA Europa League quarter-final draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. 1 2 "UEFA Europa League semi-final draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Emergency Panel decisions". UEFA.org. 17 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "2017 final: Friends Arena, Solna". UEFA.com.

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