2018–19 UEFA Europa League

On 9 December 2016, UEFA confirmed the reforming plan for the UEFA Champions League for the 2018–2021 cycle, which was announced on 26 August 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/newsid=2399126.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825051827/http://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/newsid=2399126.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 August 2017 |title=Evolution of UEFA club competitions for 2018–21 cycle |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=26 August 2016 |access-date=3 November 2017}}{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/newsid=2430054.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803075015/http://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/newsid=2430054.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 August 2017 |title=Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League final |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=9 December 2016 |access-date=3 November 2017}} As per the new regulations, all teams that are eliminated in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds will get a second chance in the Europa League.

213 teams from all 55 UEFA member associations participated in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/55/82/82/2558282_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512113136/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/55/82/82/2558282_DOWNLOAD.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 May 2018 |title=2018/19 UEFA Europa League regulations |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=10 May 2018 |access-date=12 May 2018}}

• Associations 1–51 (except Liechtenstein) each had three teams qualify.
• Associations 52–54 each had two teams qualify.
• Liechtenstein and Kosovo (association 55) each had one team qualify (Liechtenstein organised only a domestic cup and no domestic league; Kosovo as per decision by the UEFA Executive Committee).{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/newsid=2365958.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301053048/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/newsid=2365958.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 March 2018 |title=Timeline for UEFA Presidential elections decided |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=18 May 2016 |access-date=28 February 2018}}
• Moreover, 55 teams eliminated from the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League were transferred to the Europa League (default number was 57, but 2 fewer teams competed in the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League).

For the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2017 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2012–13 to 2016–17.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/season=2017/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928204452/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/season=2017/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2014 |title=Country coefficients 2016/17 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=6 June 2017 |access-date=28 February 2018}}

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

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In the default access list, originally 17 losers from the Champions League first qualifying round were transferred to the Europa League second qualifying round (Champions Path).{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0242-0e16a85014cb-5ffe48223b95-1000--champions-league-and-europa-league-changes-next-season/ |title=Champions League and Europa League changes next season |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=27 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/02/49/98/51/2499851_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=Access list for the 2018/19 UEFA club competitions |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=27 February 2018 |access-date=28 February 2018}} However, one fewer loser would be transferred since the Champions League title holders already qualified for the group stage via their domestic league. Therefore, only 19 teams entered the Champions Path second qualifying round (one of the losers from the Champions League first qualifying round would be drawn to receive a bye to the third qualifying round).{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0242-0e98526be038-ee80ba49db2c-1000--the-2018-19-champions-league-and-europa-league-access-list/ |title=Access list for the 2018/19 UEFA club competitions (modified) |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=4 June 2018 |access-date=29 June 2018}}

In addition, originally three losers from the Champions League second qualifying round (League Path) were transferred to the Europa League third qualifying round (Main Path). However, one fewer loser would be transferred since the Europa League title holders already qualified for the group stage via their domestic league. As a result, the following changes to the access list was made:

• The cup winners of association 18 (Denmark) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
• The cup winners of association 25 (Norway) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.
• The cup winners of associations 50 (Wales) and 51 (Faroe Islands) entered the first qualifying round instead of the preliminary round.

A Europa League place was vacated when a team qualified for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualified for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place was vacated, it was redistributed within the national association by the following rules:

• When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest-placed" qualifier within the national association with the latest starting round) also qualified for the Champions League, their Europa League place was vacated. As a result, the highest-placed team in the league which had not yet qualified for European competitions qualified for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finished above them in the league moving up one "place".
• When the domestic cup winners also qualified for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position was vacated. As a result, the highest-placed team in the league which had not yet qualified for European competitions qualified for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finished above them in the league moving up one "place" if possible.
• For associations where a Europa League place was reserved for either the League Cup or end-of-season European competition play-offs winners, they always qualified for the Europa League as the "lowest-placed" qualifier. If the League Cup winners had already qualified for European competitions through other methods, this reserved Europa League place was taken by the highest-placed team in the league which had 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=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0248-0e99032e2843-f16460087e05-1000--2018-19-uefa-europa-league-participants/ |title=2018/19 UEFA Europa League participants |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=29 June 2018}}

• CW: Cup winners
• 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
• LC: League Cup winners
• RW: Regular season winners
• PW: End-of-season Europa League play-offs winners
• UCL: Transferred 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
• Q2: Losers from the second qualifying round
• Q1: Losers from the first qualifying round
• PR: Losers from the preliminary round (SF: semi-finals; F: final)

Notably one team that was not playing a national top division took part in the competition; Vaduz (representing Liechtenstein) played in 2017–18 Swiss Challenge League, which is Switzerland's second tier.

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{{Cnote2|Note ALB|Albania (ALB): In March 2018, Skënderbeu was handed a 10-year ban from UEFA club competitions over match fixing.{{cite web|last=Lisaku|first=Ervin|url=http://www.tiranatimes.com/?p=136381|title=Albania's Skenderbeu handed 10-year ban over match-fixing in worst ever UEFA punishment|publisher=Tirana Times|date=29 March 2018}}{{cite web|last=Erebara|first=Gjergj|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2018/03/30/uefa-banned-albania-s-skenderbeu-over-match-fixing-scandal-03-30-2018/|title=Albania's Skenderbeu handed 10-year ban over match-fixing in worst ever UEFA punishment|publisher=Balkan Insight|date=30 March 2018}} Since they finished as champions of the 2017–18 Albanian Superliga, the runners-up of the league, Kukësi, entered the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League instead of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. As a result, their Europa League first qualifying round berth was given to the fifth-placed team of the league, Partizani.}}

{{Cnote2|Note ARM|Armenia (ARM): Shirak would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the fourth-placed team of the 2017–18 Armenian Premier League, but were penalized by the Football Federation of Armenia for match fixing,{{cite web|url=http://www.ffa.am/hy/1526714227#.Wv_PoSWT5NA.facebook|title=ՀՖՖ կարգապահական կոմիտեի 05.05.2018թ. որոշման կիրառման պարզաբանումը|publisher=Football Federation of Armenia|date=19 May 2018}} and subsequently informed UEFA their withdrawal from competing in the Europa League.{{cite web|url=http://www.ffa.am/uploaded/2018/31419_Termination%20Order_a_1.pdf|title=Termination Order|publisher=Football Federation of Armenia|date=5 June 2018}} As a result, the berth was given to the fifth-placed team of the league, Pyunik.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note EST|Estonia (EST): FCI Tallinn would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the fourth-placed team of the 2017 Meistriliiga, but were disbanded and merged with Levadia Tallinn after the season.{{cite news|url=http://sport.delfi.ee/news/jalgpall/eesti/ametlik-fc-levadia-ja-fci-tallinn-alustasid-uhinemisprotsessi?id=80062486|title=FC Levadia ja FCI Tallinn alustasid ühinemisprotsessi|date=4 November 2017|publisher=Delfi Sport|access-date=25 November 2017}} As a result, the berth was given to the fifth-placed team of the league, Narva Trans.}}

{{Cnote2|Note ITA|Italy (ITA): Milan qualified for the Europa League group stage as the sixth-placed team of the 2017–18 Serie A, but were originally banned by UEFA from European competition due to violations of Financial Fair Play regulations.{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11863/11418787/ac-milan-get-two-year-europe-ban-over-financial-fair-play-regulations|title=AC Milan get two-year Europe ban over Financial Fair Play regulations|website=skysports.com|access-date=27 June 2018}} They appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and the ban was overturned on 20 July 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/serie-a/milan/2018/07/20-45556632/milan_in_europa_league_accolto_il_ricorso_al_tas/|title=Milan in Europa League: accolto il ricorso al Tas|publisher=Corriere dello Sport|date=20 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Release_5808__ENGLISH_.pdf|title=AC Milan v. UEFA: CAS annuls the sanction and refers the case back to UEFA to issue a proportionate disciplinary measure|publisher=Court of Arbitration for Sport|date=20 July 2018}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note KAZ|Kazakhstan (KAZ): Ordabasy would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the third-placed team of the 2017 Kazakhstan Premier League, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.{{cite web|url=http://vesti.kz/uefa/249808/|title="Шымкент без еврокубков". Казахстанская федерация футбола отклонила апелляцию "Ордабасы"|publisher=Vesti.kz|date=3 May 2018}} As a result, the berth was given to the fifth-placed team of the league, Tobol.}}

{{Cnote2|Note MDA|Moldova (MDA): Dacia Chișinău would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the fourth-placed team of the 2017 Moldovan National Division, but were disbanded after the season.{{cite web|url=https://deschide.md/ro/stiri/sport/28096/FC-Dacia-Chi%C8%99in%C4%83u-se-desfiin%C8%9Beaz%C4%83-Suporterii-inten%C8%9Bioneaz%C4%83-s%C4%83-salveze-echipa.htm|title=FC Dacia Chișinău se desființează. Suporterii intenționează să salveze echipa|publisher=deschide.md|date=20 March 2018|language=ro}} As a result, the berth was given to the fifth-placed team of the league, Zaria Bălți.}}

{{Cnote2|Note MNE|Montenegro (MNE): Grbalj would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the fourth-placed team of the 2017–18 Montenegrin First League, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.{{cite web|url=http://www.rtcg.me/sport/fudbal/205080/buducnost-i-rudar-idu-u-le-grbalj-bez-licence.html|title=Budućnost i Rudar idu u LE, Grbalj bez licence|publisher=rtcg.me|date=31 May 2018}} As a result, the berth was given to the fifth-placed team of the league, Rudar Pljevlja.}}

{{Cnote2|Note POR|Portugal (POR): Desportivo das Aves would have qualified for the Europa League group stage as the winners of the 2017–18 Taça de Portugal, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.{{cite web|url=https://rr.sapo.pt/noticia/113801/desportivo-das-aves-candidatou-se-a-uefa-fora-%20do-prazo-previsto|title=Desportivo das Aves candidatou-se à UEFA fora do prazo previsto|publisher=sapo.pt|date=21 May 2018}} As a result, the third-placed team of the 2017–18 Primeira Liga, Sporting CP, entered the group stage instead of the third qualifying round, the fourth-placed team of the league, Braga, entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round, and the second qualifying round berth was given to the fifth-placed team of the league, Rio Ave.}}

{{Cnote2|Note IRL|Republic of Ireland (IRL): Derry City are a club based in Northern Ireland, but participate in the Europa League through one of the berths for the Republic of Ireland (any coefficient points they earn count toward Republic of Ireland and not Northern Ireland).}}

{{Cnote2|Note RUS|Russia (RUS): Tosno would have qualified for the Europa League group stage as the winners of the 2017–18 Russian Cup, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.{{cite web|url=https://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Futbol/europa_league/spbnews_NI851403_Glava_otdela_licenzirovanija_RFS_Tosno_ne_podaval_dokumenty_na_licenzirovanije_v_jevrokubkah_po_ostalnym_informacija_skoro_pojavitsa|title=Глава отдела лицензирования РФС: "Тосно" не подавал документы на лицензирование в еврокубках, по остальным информация скоро появится»|publisher=sportbox.ru|date=10 May 2018|language=ru}} As a result, the fourth-placed team of the 2017–18 Russian Premier League, Krasnodar, entered the group stage instead of the third qualifying round, the fifth-placed team of the league, Zenit Saint Petersburg, entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round, and the second qualifying round berth was given to the sixth-placed team of the league, Ufa.}}

{{Cnote2|Note WAL|Wales (WAL): Bangor City would have qualified for the Europa League preliminary round as the runners-up of the 2017–18 Welsh Premier League, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.{{cite web|url=http://www.faw.cymru/en/news/decisions-faw-club-licensing-appeals-body1/|title=Decisions of the FAW Club Licensing Appeals Body|publisher=Football Association of Wales|date=26 April 2018}} As a result, and because the third-placed team Connah's Quay Nomads were Welsh Cup winners, the berth was given to the fourth-placed team of the league, Bala Town.}}

{{Cnote2|Note UCL Q1|Champions League (UCL Q1): Cork City were drawn from the first qualifying round losers to receive a bye to the third qualifying round, as one fewer loser from the Champions League first qualifying round were transferred to the Europa League second qualifying round (Champions Path), due to a Champions League group stage berth vacated by the Champions League title holders.}}

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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 news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0241-0e983730b9ab-435ae30bc535-1000--2018-19-europa-league-match-and-draw-calendar/ |title=2018/19 Europa League match and draw calendar |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=9 January 2018 |access-date=9 January 2018}}

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

From this season, the kick-off times starting from the group stage were slightly changed to 18:55 CET and 21:00 CET. Kick-off times starting from the quarter-finals were 21:00 CEST.

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In the qualifying and play-off rounds, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2018 UEFA club coefficients (for Main Path), or based on which round they qualified from (for Champions Path), and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties.

In the preliminary round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2018 UEFA club coefficients,{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/#/yr/2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113004406/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/#/yr/2018 |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 January 2013 |title=Club coefficients |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=10 August 2018 |access-date=10 August 2018}} and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. The draw for the preliminary round was held on 12 June 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2019/2000985/|title=UEFA Europa League preliminary round draw|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations }} The first legs were played on 26 and 28 June, and the second legs were played on 5 July 2018.

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The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 20 June 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2019/2000986/|title=UEFA Europa League first and second qualifying round main path draws|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations }} The first legs were played on 10, 11 and 12 July, and the second legs were played on 17, 18 and 19 July 2018.

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The second qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Path (for league champions) and Main Path (for cup winners and league non-champions). The draw for the second qualifying round (Champions Path) was held on 19 June,{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2019/2000987/|title=UEFA Europa League second qualifying round champions path draw|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations }} and the draw for the second qualifying round (Main Path) was held on 20 June 2018. The first legs were played on 26 July, and the second legs were played on 31 July, 1 and 2 August 2018.

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The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Path (for league champions) and Main Path (for cup winners and league non-champions). The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 23 July 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2019/2000988/|title=UEFA Europa League third qualifying round draw|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations }} The first legs were played on 7 and 9 August, and the second legs were played on 16 August 2018.

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The play-off round was split into two separate sections: Champions Path (for league champions) and Main Path (for cup winners and league non-champions). The draw for the play-off round was held on 6 August 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2019/draws/round=2000989/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614131448/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2019/draws/round=2000989/|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 June 2018|title=UEFA Europa League play-off draw|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations }} The first legs were played on 23 August, and the second legs were played on 30 August 2018.

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The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2018 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2019/2000990/|title=UEFA Europa League group stage draw|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations }} The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams are seeded into four pots based on their 2018 UEFA club coefficients.

In each group, teams played 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 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage. The matchdays are 20 September, 4 October, 25 October, 8 November, 29 November, and 13 December 2018.

A total of 27 national associations were represented in the group stage. Akhisarspor, Chelsea, F91 Dudelange, Jablonec, Rangers, RB Leipzig, Sarpsborg 08, Spartak Moscow and Spartak Trnava made their debut appearances in the UEFA Europa League group stage (although Chelsea, Rangers, RB Leipzig and Spartak Moscow had already competed in the UEFA Europa League knockout phase after a third place in the UEFA Champions League group stage, while Rangers and Spartak Moscow had appeared in the UEFA Cup group stage). Akhisarspor and Sarpsborg 08 made their debuts in any European football. F91 Dudelange were the first team from Luxembourg to play in either the Champions League or Europa League group stage.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0257-0e99f2c6eddb-e787f872f86f-1000--europa-league-group-stage-league-phase-records-and-stati/|title=Europa League group stage number crunching|website=UEFA.org|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=31 August 2018}}

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In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.

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The draw for the round of 32 was held on 17 December 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2019/2000991/|title=UEFA Europa League round of 32 draw|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations }} The first legs were played on 12 and 14 February, and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 February 2019.

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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 22 February 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2019/2000992/|title=UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations }} The first legs were played on 7 March, and the second legs were played on 14 March 2019.

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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2019/2000993/|title=UEFA Europa League quarter-final, semi-final and final draws|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations }} The first legs were played on 11 April, the second legs were played on 18 April 2019.

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The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2019 (after the quarter-final draw). The first legs were played on 2 May, and the second legs were played on 9 May 2019.

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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|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0251-0e99bdeec794-2e32643cecd5-1000--uefa-europa-league-squad-of-2018-19/|title=UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2018/19 Season|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=30 May 2019}}

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 was announced on 8 August 2019.{{cite web|title=Europa League Player of the Season Contenders|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0254-0e99d2b9c4a6-d00edcd0774c-1000--europa-league-player-of-the-season-contenders/|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=8 August 2019|date=8 August 2019}} The award winner was announced during the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage draw in Monaco on 30 August 2019.

• 2018–19 UEFA Champions League
• 2019 UEFA Super Cup

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