Europa League group stage 2022/23: start date, teams and how to watch on TV
Posted by  badge Boss on Sep 04, 2022 - 04:00PM
The Europa League is back for the 2022/23 season (Picture: Harold Cunningham – UEFA/UEFA via Getty)

The will soon return for the 2022/23 season, with a brand new set of 32 teams gearing up for the start of the group stage.

German side beat on penalties in to lift the club’s first-ever European trophy.

will take part in this season’s Europa League after narrowly missing out on qualification on the last day of the 2021/22 season.

And they will be joined in the tournament by , who pipped to a spot in UEFA’s second European club competition.

Here is what you need to know about the Europa League group stage 2022/23.

When does the Europa League start?

The first round of group stage matches will take place on Thursday, September 8, with the second round of matches taking place on Thursday, September 15.

Matches in the group stage will kick off at either 5.45pm or 8pm.

David de Gea will be hoping to go one better this time around after losing the 2021 final to Villarreal (Picture: MAJA HITIJ/AFP via Getty)

Arsenal start their Europa League campaign with a trip to Switzerland to take on FC Zurich at 5.45pm, whilst begin with a home match against Spanish side Real Sociedad at 8pm.

The group stage will be completed by Thursday, November 3, with the draw for the play-off knockout round taking place on Monday, November 7.

Group winners will advance straight into the Round of 16, whilst the group runners-up will enter the play-off knockout round to face the Champions League sides who finished third in their groups.

Which teams are in the Europa League group stage?

As well as Manchester United and Arsenal,’s Roma will feature in this season’s tournament after winning the inaugural Europa Conference League earlier this year.

Mourinho won the Europa League with Manchester United after beating Ajax in the 2017 final, whilst Arsenal lost out to London rivals when the final was staged in Baku in 2019.

Europa League 2022/23 teams

The group stage for this year’s competition is as follows:

Group A:

  • Arsenal
  • PSV
  • Bodo/Glimt
  • Zurich

Group B:

  • Dynamo Kviv
  • Rennes
  • Fenerbahce
  • AEK Larnaca

Group C:

  • Roma
  • Ludogorets
  • Real Betis
  • HJK Helsinki

Group D:

  • Braga
  • Malmo
  • Union Berlin
  • St Gilloise

Group E:

  • Manchester United
  • Real Sociedad
  • Sheriff
  • Omonoia

Group F:

  • Lazio
  • Feyenoord
  • Midtjylland
  • Sturm

Group G:

  • Olympiacos
  • Qarabag
  • Freiburg
  • Nantes

Group H

  • Red Star Belgrade
  • Monaco
  • Ferencvaros
  • Trabzonspor

How to watch the Europa League on TV

The Europa League will once again be shown live on BT Sport, who have exclusive rights to this year’s competition in the UK.

Fans will be able to keep up to date with the action as it happens by tuning into The Goals Show on BT, which will show all of the important moments from across the Europa League and Conference League.

Viewers who haven’t got access to BT Sport will be able to  for £25, with BT broadband not required to watch the action on BT’s app and web player.

 to BT Sport starts from £16 a month, with a package containing BT, Sky, and Eurosport available for £41 a month.

Highlights of the Europa League will be shown for free on BT Sport’s YouTube channel.

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