2016–17 UEFA Europa League

A total of 188 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations were expected to participate in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League (the exception being Kosovo, whose participation was not accepted in their first attempt as UEFA members). The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/35/92/45/2359245_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2016/17 Season|website=UEFA.org |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=4 March 2016}}

• Associations 1–51 (except Liechtenstein) each had three teams qualify.
• As the winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Sevilla qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League; the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League berth they would otherwise have earned for finishing 7th in the 2015–16 La Liga was vacated and not passed to another Spanish team.
• Associations 52–53 each had two teams qualify.
• Liechtenstein and Gibraltar each had one team qualify (Liechtenstein organises only a domestic cup and no domestic league; Gibraltar as per decision by the UEFA Executive Committee).{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/executive-committee/news/newsid=1999120.html|title=Strategic talks in Dubrovnik|website=UEFA.org |publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=20 September 2013}}
• Moreover, 33 teams eliminated from the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League were transferred to the Europa League.

The UEFA Executive Committee approved in December 2014 changes to the rewards given according to the Respect Fair Play ranking, and starting from the 2016–17 season, the three Fair Play berths were no longer allocated to the Europa League.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/social-responsibility/news/newsid=2210098.html|title=New Respect Fair Play reward criteria|website=UEFA.org |publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=16 February 2015}}

For the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2015 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2010–11 to 2014–15.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/season=2015/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929182221/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/season=2015/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2014|title=Country coefficients 2014/15|website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations}}{{cite web|url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method4/crank2015.html|title=UEFA Country Ranking 2015|publisher=Bert Kassies|access-date=2014-12-25|archive-date=2015-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516182756/http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method4/crank2015.html|url-status=dead}}

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Europa League, as noted below:

• {{small|(CL)}} – Additional teams transferred from Champions League
• {{small|(EL)}} – Vacated berth due to Europa League title holders playing in Champions League

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In the default access list, Sevilla enter the third qualifying round (as the seventh-placed team of the 2015–16 La Liga).{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.net/uefafiles/2015-16-uefa-access-list.pdf|title=Preliminary Access List 2015-18|publisher=Bert Kassies}} However, since they qualified for the Champions League as the Europa League title holders, the spot which they qualified for in the Europa League third qualifying round is vacated, and the following changes to the default allocation system are made:{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season%3D2017/accesslist/index.html |title=UEFA Europa League Access list 2016/2017 |website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522155138/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season%3D2017/accesslist/index.html |archive-date=2016-05-22 }}{{cite web|url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/access2016.html|title=Access list 2016/2017|publisher=Bert Kassies|access-date=2016-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205180834/http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/access2016.html|archive-date=2016-02-05|url-status=dead}}

• The domestic cup winners of association 18 (Cyprus) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
• The domestic cup winners of associations 27 (Serbia) and 28 (Slovenia) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.

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 (regulations Articles 3.03 and 3.04):

• When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest-placed" qualifier within the national association with the latest starting round) also qualify for the Champions League, their Europa League place is vacated. As a result, the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place".
• When the domestic cup winners also qualify for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position is vacated. As a result, the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place" if possible.
• For associations where a Europa League place is reserved for the League Cup winners, they always qualify for the Europa League as the "lowest-placed" qualifier. If the League Cup winners have already qualified for European competitions through other methods, this reserved Europa League place is taken by the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions.

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/accesslist/listofparticipants/index.html |title=2016/17 UEFA Europa League participants |website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827224104/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/accesslist/listofparticipants/index.html |archive-date=2016-08-27 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/022e-0e948d0b0945-24ce127f109b-1000--who-is-in-the-uefa-europa-league/ |title=Who is in the UEFA Europa League and when do they enter?|website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=20 June 2016|access-date=20 June 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/qual2016.html|title=Qualification for European Cup Football 2016/2017|publisher=Bert Kassies|access-date=2016-02-28|archive-date=2017-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503055433/http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/qual2016.html|url-status=dead}}

• CW: Cup winners
• 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
• LC: League Cup winners
• RW: Regular season winners
• PW: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
• CL: Transferred from Champions League
• GS: Third-placed teams from group stage
• PO: Losers from play-off round
• Q3: Losers from third qualifying round

Notably two teams took part in the competition that were not playing in their national top division, Zürich (2nd tier) and Hibernian (2nd tier).

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{{Cnote2|Note ALB|Albania (ALB): Partizani were transferred to the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round following the exclusion of Skënderbeu by UEFA for match-fixing.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/022f-0e9491c5366c-7f36115c125a-1000--partizani-replace-sk%D0%B5nderbeu-in-champions-league/ |title=Partizani replace Skënderbeu in Champions League |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=6 July 2016|access-date=6 July 2016}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note AZE|Azerbaijan (AZE): Zira and Inter Baku would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the runners-up and fourth-placed team of the 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League respectively, but Zira failed to obtain a UEFA licence as the club has existed professionally for fewer than three seasons,{{cite web|url=http://www.affa.az/index.php/news/affa-nn-lisenziya-komissiyasnn-qrarlar/57810|title=AFFA-nın Lisenziya Komissiyasının qərarları|language=az|trans-title=AFFA License Commission decisions|publisher=Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan|date=16 May 2016|access-date=16 May 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.echo.az/article.php?aid=99380|title=АФФА не смогла помочь "Зиря" и "Интеру"|language=ru|trans-title=AFFA could not help Zira and Inter|website=echo.az|date=20 April 2016|access-date=16 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605122629/http://www.echo.az/article.php?aid=99380|archive-date=2016-06-05|url-status=dead}} and Inter Baku were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/protecting-the-game/club-licensing-and-financial-fair-play/news/newsid=2347734.html|title=CFCB adjudicatory chamber orders|website=UEFA.org|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=31 March 2016|access-date=31 March 2016}} As a result, the berths were given to the fifth-placed team Kapaz and the sixth-placed team Neftçi.}}

{{Cnote2|Note BUL|Bulgaria (BUL): CSKA Sofia would have qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round as the winners of the 2015–16 Bulgarian Cup, but were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/MultimediaFiles/Download/OfficialDocument/uefaorg/ClubFinancialControl/02/30/47/03/2304703_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=CSKA Sofia - CFCB adjudicatory chamber decision|website=UEFA.org|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=30 October 2015}} As a result, the runners-up of the 2015–16 A Group, Levski Sofia, entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round, and the first qualifying round berth was given to the fourth-placed team Slavia Sofia.}}

{{Cnote2|Note GRE|Greece (GRE): Panionios would have qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round as the fifth-placed team of the 2015–16 Superleague Greece, but were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by UEFA for financial reasons.{{cite web|url=http://www.ert.gr/ektos-evropis-o-panionios/|title=Εκτός Ευρώπης ο Πανιώνιος|publisher=ERT|date=17 June 2016|access-date=17 June 2016|archive-date=5 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205074320/http://www.ert.gr/ektos-evropis-o-panionios/|url-status=dead}} As a result, the berth was given to the sixth-placed team PAS Giannina.}}

{{Cnote2|Note KOS|Kosovo (KOS): Kosovo became a UEFA member on 3 May 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/mediaservices/newsid=2359883.html|title=Football Federation of Kosovo joins UEFA|website=UEFA.org|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=3 May 2016|access-date=3 May 2016|archive-date=16 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916135356/http://www.uefa.org/mediaservices/newsid=2359883.html|url-status=dead}} UEFA decided that their domestic cup winners could participate in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League only if they could meet licensing criteria under article 15 of the UEFA Club Licensing & Financial Fair Play regulations, which would be confirmed following the assessment made by the UEFA administration within the deadline of 31 May 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/mediaservices/newsid=2365958.html|title=Timeline for UEFA Presidential elections decided|website=UEFA.org|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=18 May 2016|access-date=18 May 2016|archive-date=22 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722145008/http://www.uefa.org/mediaservices/newsid=2365958.html|url-status=dead}} However, Kosovo's entry, Prishtina (as the winners of the 2015–16 Kosovar Cup), was denied by UEFA in June due to the club failing licensing requirements, and also because the club could not provide a suitable stadium and UEFA did not allow them to play their home matches in a foreign country.{{cite web|url=http://inserbia.info/today/2016/06/kosovo-clubs-denied-uefa-licence-for-european-competitions/|title=Kosovo clubs denied UEFA license for European competitions|publisher=InSerbia|date=2 June 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://zeri.info/sport/92633/infrastruktura-i-le-jashte-evropes/|title=Infrastruktura i lë jashtë Evropës!|publisher=zeri.info|date=2 June 2016}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note LVA|Latvia (LVA): Skonto would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the runners-up of the 2015 Latvian Higher League, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.{{cite web|url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/06052016-liepaja_sanem_uefa_licenci_dalibai_cempio|title="Liepāja" saņem UEFA licenci dalībai Čempionu līgā|language=lv|trans-title=Liepāja receive UEFA license for participation in the Champions League|website=sportacentrs.com|date=6 May 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lff.lv/lv/zinas/eirokausi/lff-klubu-licencesanas-komisija-cetriem-klubiem-pieskir-uefa-licences|title=LFF Klubu licencēšanas komisija četriem klubiem piešķir UEFA licences|language=lv|trans-title=LFF club licensing commission grants four clubs UEFA licences.|publisher=Latvian Football Federation|date=6 May 2016}} As a result, the berth was given to the fifth-placed team Spartaks Jūrmala.}}

{{Cnote2|Note MLT|Malta (MLT): Sliema Wanderers would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the winners of the 2015–16 Maltese FA Trophy, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20160514/football/old-meets-new-in-ko-duel.612004|title=Old meets new in KO duel|publisher=Times of Malta|date=14 May 2016}} As a result, the berth was given to the fourth-placed team of the 2015–16 Maltese Premier League, Balzan.}}

{{Cnote2|Note ROU|Romania (ROU): CFR Cluj would have qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as the winners of the 2015–16 Cupa României, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence after filing for insolvency in 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/e-oficial-cfr-cluj-a-intrat-in-insolventa-ardelenii-au-fost-depunctati-si-cu-24-de-puncte-443362.html|title=CFR Cluj a intrat în insolvenţă!|language=ro|trans-title=CFR Cluj has filed for insolvency!|publisher=Gazeta Sporturilor|date=4 February 2015|access-date=17 May 2016}} Dinamo București would have qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round as the fourth-placed team of the 2015–16 Liga I, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence after filing for insolvency in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.digisport.ro/Sport/FOTBAL/Competitii/Liga+1/Dinamo+nu+are+voie+sa+evolueze+in+Europa+Cainii+au+facut+recurs+|title=TAS-ul, ultima variantă pentru ca Dinamo să poată juca în cupele europene|language=ro|trans-title=Court of Arbitration for Sport is last resort for Dinamo to be able to play in European competitions|publisher=DigiSport|date=19 April 2016|access-date=16 May 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.digisport.ro/Sport/FOTBAL/Competitii/Liga+1/FRF+explica+de+ce+Dinamo+nu+a+primit+licenta+pentru+Europa|title=FRF a explicat de ce Dinamo nu a primit licenţa pentru Europa|language=ro|trans-title=FRF explained why Dinamo has not received a UEFA licence|publisher=DigiSport|date=25 April 2016|access-date=16 May 2016}} Dinamo București appealed to the Romanian Football Federation but the appeal was denied,{{cite web|url=http://www.digisport.ro/Sport/FOTBAL/Competitii/Liga+1/Recurs+respins+TAS+ultima+sansa+pentru+Dinamo+Ce+echipe+trimite+|title=Recurs respins. TAS, ultima şansă pentru Dinamo. Ce echipe trimite România în Europa, în sezonul viitor|language=ro|trans-title=Appeal dismissed. Court of Arbitration for Sport is last chance for Dinamo. Which teams will be sent from Romania to Europe next season|publisher=DigiSport|date=23 April 2016|access-date=16 May 2016}} and an appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport{{cite web|url=http://www.digisport.ro/Sport/FOTBAL/Competitii/Liga+1/Dinamo+a+depus+la+TAS+dosarul+privind+participarea+in+cupele+eur|title=Dinamo a depus la TAS dosarul privind participarea în cupele europene|language=ro|trans-title=Dinamo has submitted file on participation in European competitions to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.|publisher=DigiSport|date=29 April 2016|access-date=16 May 2016}} was also rejected.{{cite web|url=http://www.agerpres.ro/sport/2016/05/30/alerta-fotbal-tas-a-respins-apelul-lui-dinamo-bucuresti-care-nu-va-juca-in-europa-league-19-38-35|title=Fotbal: TAS a respins apelul lui Dinamo București, care nu va juca în Europa League|language=ro|trans-title=Football: Court of Arbitration for Sport rejects appeal from Dinamo București, which will not play at Europa League.|publisher=Agerpres|date=30 May 2016|access-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624052724/http://www.agerpres.ro/sport/2016/05/30/alerta-fotbal-tas-a-respins-apelul-lui-dinamo-bucuresti-care-nu-va-juca-in-europa-league-19-38-35|archive-date=2016-06-24|url-status=dead}} As a result, the third qualifying round berth was given to the fifth-placed team Viitorul Constanța, and the second qualifying round berth was given to the seventh-placed team CSM Politehnica Iași, since the sixth-placed team Târgu Mureș were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.{{cite web|url=http://www.digisport.ro/Sport/FOTBAL/Competitii/Liga+1/propunere+liga+1+insolventa|title=Cum se poate simplifica ecuaţia echipelor din Liga 1 care participă în cupele europene|language=ro|trans-title=How can be simplified the equation of the Liga I teams participating in European competitions|publisher=DigiSport|date=23 April 2016|access-date=16 May 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://ponturi-bune.ro/stiri-si-actualitate/echipe-romanesti-europa/|title=Echipe romanesti in Europa|language=ro|trans-title=Romanian teams in Europe|work=Ponturi-Bune.ro|date=10 May 2016|access-date=16 May 2016|archive-date=14 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114130806/https://ponturi-bune.ro/stiri-si-actualitate/echipe-romanesti-europa/|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note TUR|Turkey (TUR): Galatasaray would have qualified for the Europa League group stage as the winners of the 2015–16 Turkish Cup, but were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/disciplinary/news/newsid=2338564.html|title=CFCB Adjudicatory Chamber renders Galatasaray decision|website=UEFA.org|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=2 March 2016}} As a result, the third-placed team of the 2015–16 Süper Lig, Konyaspor, entered the group stage instead of the third qualifying round, the fourth-placed team İstanbul Başakşehir entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round, and the second qualifying round berth was given to the fifth-placed team Osmanlıspor. Galatasaray appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport,{{cite web|url=http://www.ajansspor.com/futbol/superlig/h/20160609/galatasaraydan_cas_aciklamasi.html |title=Galatasaray'dan CAS açıklaması! |publisher=Ajansspor.com |date=9 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613035630/http://www.ajansspor.com/futbol/superlig/h/20160609/galatasaraydan_cas_aciklamasi.html |archive-date=13 June 2016 }} but it was rejected.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36610343|title=Galatasaray: Uefa ban upheld after appeal|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 June 2016}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note UKR|Ukraine (UKR): Dnipro would have qualified for the Europa League group stage as the third-placed team of the 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League, but were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body. As a result, the fourth-placed team Zorya Luhansk entered the group stage instead of the third qualifying round, and the third qualifying round berth was given to the sixth-placed team Oleksandriya.}}

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The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/competitionformat |title=2016/17 UEFA Europa League calendar |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810161500/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/competitionformat |archive-date=2016-08-10 |access-date=2018-05-19 }}{{cite web|url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/calendar2016.html|title=UEFA European Football Calendar 2016/2017|publisher=Bert Kassies|access-date=2016-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701101829/http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/calendar2016.html|archive-date=2016-07-01|url-status=dead}}

Matches in the qualifying, play-off, and knockout rounds could also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

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In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2016 UEFA club coefficients,{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/season=2016/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123173446/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/season=2016/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 23, 2015|title=Club coefficients 2015/16|website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations}}{{cite web|url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method4/trank2016.html|title=UEFA Team Ranking 2016|publisher=Bert Kassies|access-date=2015-01-06|archive-date=2015-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207003253/http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method4/trank2016.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/seedel2016.html|title=Seeding in the Europa League 2016/2017|publisher=Bert Kassies|access-date=2016-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619094633/http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/seedel2016.html|archive-date=2016-06-19|url-status=dead}} and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

The draws for the first and second qualifying round were held on 20 June 2016.{{cite web |title=Europa League first and second qualifying round draws |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/022e-0e948d0ae6e4-d113e1170df1-1000--europa-league-first-and-second-qualifying-round-draws/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=20 June 2016 |access-date=20 June 2016 }}{{cite web |title=UEFA Europa League first qualifying round draw |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2017/2000788/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=12 June 2016 }} The first legs were played on 28 and 30 June, and the second legs were played on 5, 6 and 7 July 2016.

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The first legs were played on 14 July, and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 July 2016.

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The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 15 July 2016.{{cite web |title=Europa League third qualifying round draw |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/022f-0e94972686fa-dae3912cfc36-1000--europa-league-third-qualifying-round-draw/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=15 July 2016 |access-date=15 July 2016 }}{{cite web |title=UEFA Europa League third qualifying round draw |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2017/2000790/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=12 June 2016 }} The first legs were played on 28 July, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 August 2016.

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{{main|2016–17 UEFA Europa League play-off round#Play-off round|l1=2016–17 UEFA Europa League play-off round}}

The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2016.{{cite web |title=UEFA Europa League play-off draw |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2017/2000791/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=12 June 2016}}{{cite web |title=Europa League play-off draw made |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0230-0e94a701a59a-fdc1cff3be26-1000--europa-league-play-off-draw-made/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=5 August 2016 |access-date=5 August 2016 }} The first legs were played on 17 and 18 August, and the second legs were played on 25 August 2016.

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The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2016, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.{{cite web |title=UEFA Europa League group stage draw |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2017/2000792/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=16 June 2016 }} The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2016 UEFA club coefficients.

In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 32, where they are joined by the eight third-placed teams of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage. The matchdays are 15 September, 29 September, 20 October, 3 November, 24 November, and 8 December 2016.

A total of 21 national associations are represented in the group stage. Astana, Celta Vigo, Dundalk, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Konyaspor, Mainz 05, Manchester United, Nice, Olympiacos, Osmanlıspor, Sassuolo, Southampton and Zorya Luhansk made their debut appearances in the UEFA Europa League group stage (although Celta Vigo and Olympiacos had appeared in the UEFA Cup group stage and Manchester United and Olympiacos had already competed in the UEFA Europa League knockout phase after a third place in the UEFA Champions League group stage).{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0230-0e94d27e686b-40cbb86c3206-1000--europa-league-group-stage-number-crunching/|title=Europa League group stage number crunching|website=UEFA.org|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=26 August 2016}}

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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 mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

• In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage with the better group records are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams 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 can be drawn against each other.

{{#lst:2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase|bracket}}

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 12 December 2016.{{cite web |title=UEFA Europa League round of 32 draw |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2017/2000793/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=26 June 2016 }} The first legs were played on 16 February, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 February 2017.

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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2017.{{cite web |title=UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2017/2000794/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=26 June 2016 }} The first legs were played on 9 March, and the second legs were played on 16 March 2017.

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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2017.{{cite web |title=UEFA Europa League quarter-final draw |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2017/2000795/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=26 June 2016 }} The first legs were played on 13 April, and the second legs were played on 20 April 2017.

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The draw for the semi-finals was held on 21 April 2017.{{cite web |title=UEFA Europa League semi-final draw |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2017/2000796/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=26 June 2016 }} The first legs were played on 3 and 4 May, and the second legs were played on 11 May 2017.

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Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament.{{cite web|title=UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0253-0d8227a747d5-c25ebf5c91c9-1000--uefa-europa-league-squad-of-the-2016-17-season/|website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=25 May 2017}}

A new UEFA Europa League Player of the Season award was introduced for the 2016–17 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0250-0c5117e92c89-63778ff646c0-1000--uefa-player-and-coach-awards/|title=UEFA announces new annual player awards|website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=13 June 2017}} Votes were cast by coaches of the 48 teams in the group stage, together with 55 journalists selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group, representing each of UEFA's member associations. The coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams. Jury members selected their top three players, with the first receiving five points, the second three and the third one. The shortlist of the top three players were announced on 4 August 2017.{{cite web|title=UEFA Europa League Player of the Season contenders|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0250-0c51172dffe2-a169487afec9-1000--uefa-europa-league-player-of-the-season-contenders/|website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|access-date=4 August 2017|language=en|date=4 August 2017}} The award winner was announced and presented to during the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage draw in Monaco on 25 August 2017.{{cite web|title=Paul Pogba voted UEFA Europa League Player for 2016/17 season|url=http://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=2494978.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825142516/http://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=2494978.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 25, 2017|website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|language=en}}

• 2016–17 UEFA Champions League
• 2017 UEFA Super Cup

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• [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/seasons/2017/?referrer=%2fuefaeuropaleague%2fseason%3d2017%2findex 2016–17 UEFA Europa League]

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