2010–11 UEFA Europa League

The 2010–11 UEFA Europa League was the second season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 40th edition overall including its predecessor, the UEFA Cup.[1] It began on 1 July 2010, with the first qualifying round matches, and concluded on 18 May 2011, with the final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, between Porto and first-time finalists Braga. This was the first all-Portuguese final of a European competition and only the third time that two Portuguese teams faced each other in Europe, following Braga's elimination of Benfica in the semi-finals. Porto defeated Braga 1–0, with a goal from the competition's top goalscorer Radamel Falcao,[2] and won their second title in the competition, after victory in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup. Atletico Madrid were the defending champions but were eliminated in group stage.

2010–11 UEFA Europa League
Aviva Stadium in Dublin hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates16 September 2010 – 18 May 2011 (competition proper)
1 July – 26 August 2010 (qualifying)
Teams48+8 (competition proper)
161+33 (total) (from 53 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsPortugal Porto (2nd title)
Runners-upPortugal Braga
Tournament statistics
Matches played205
Goals scored551 (2.69 per match)
Top scorer(s)Radamel Falcao (Porto)
17 goals

Association team allocation

A total of 194 teams from 53 UEFA associations participated in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. Associations were allocated places according to their 2009 UEFA country coefficient, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2004–05 to 2008–09.[3]

Below is the qualification scheme for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League:[4]

  • Associations 1–6 each have three teams qualify
  • Associations 7–9 each have four teams qualify
  • Associations 10–51 each have three teams qualify, except Liechtenstein, which have one team qualify (as Liechtenstein only have a domestic cup and no domestic league)
  • Associations 52–53 each have two teams qualify (an increase from only one team in the previous season)
  • The top three associations of the 2009–10 UEFA Fair Play ranking each gain an additional berth
  • Moreover, 33 teams eliminated from the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League are transferred to the Europa League.

Association ranking

Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1 England England 79.499 3
2 Spain Spain 74.266 +1(UCL)
3 Italy Italy 62.910 +1(UCL)
4 Germany Germany 56.695
5 France France 50.168
6 Russia Russia 47.625 +3(UCL)
7 Ukraine Ukraine 41.850 4 +1(UCL)
8 Netherlands Netherlands 39.130 +2(UCL)
9 Romania Romania 38.908 +1(UCL)
10 Portugal Portugal 36.462 3 +2(UCL)
11 Turkey Turkey 32.225 +1(UCL)
12 Greece Greece 28.165 +1(UCL)
13 Scotland Scotland 27.875 +2(UCL)
14 Belgium Belgium 25.325 +2(UCL)
15 Switzerland Switzerland 25.250 +2(UCL)
16 Denmark Denmark 24.450 +1(FP)
17 Bulgaria Bulgaria 21.250 +1(UCL)
18 Czech Republic Czech Republic 20.750 +1(UCL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
19 Norway Norway 18.800 3 +1(UCL)
20 Austria Austria 17.825 +1(UCL)
21 Serbia Serbia 15.250
22 Israel Israel 15.250
23 Cyprus Cyprus 15.082 +1(UCL)
24 Sweden Sweden 14.691 +1(FP)
+1(UCL)
25 Slovakia Slovakia 14.665
26 Poland Poland 12.916 +1(UCL)
27 Croatia Croatia 12.332 +1(UCL)
28 Finland Finland 9.790 +1(FP)
+1(UCL)
29 Lithuania Lithuania 9.666
30 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 9.499
31 Latvia Latvia 9.164
32 Slovenia Slovenia 9.082
33 Belarus Belarus 8.666 +1(UCL)
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.665
35 Hungary Hungary 8.166 +1(UCL)
36 Iceland Iceland 6.665
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
37 Moldova Moldova 6.665 3 +1(UCL)
38 Georgia (country) Georgia 6.664
39 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 5.500 1
40 North Macedonia Macedonia 5.165 3
41 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 4.498
42 Estonia Estonia 4.332
43 Albania Albania 3.999
44 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 3.249 +1(UCL)
45 Armenia Armenia 2.999
46 Wales Wales 2.331 +1(UCL)
47 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2.165
48 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 2.165
49 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1.332
50 Montenegro Montenegro 1.000
51 Andorra Andorra 0.500
52 Malta Malta 0.499 2
53 San Marino San Marino 0.250
Notes
  • (FP): Additional fair play berth (Sweden, Denmark, Finland)[5]
  • (UCL): Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League

Distribution

The winners of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, Atlético Madrid, were guaranteed a place in the group stage as the title holder, since they did not qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. However, they also qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round through domestic performance, as they were the runners-up of the 2009–10 Copa del Rey to Champions League-qualified Sevilla. As a result, this place in the third qualifying round was vacated, which in turn led to the following changes to the default allocation system in order to compensate for this vacant spot:[6]

  • The domestic cup winners of association 28 (Finland) have been promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
  • The domestic cup winners of associations 52 and 53 (Malta and San Marino) have been promoted from the first qualifying to the second qualifying round.
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League
First qualifying round
(52 teams)
  • 20 domestic league runners-up from associations 33–53 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 29 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 22–51 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 3 teams which qualified via Fair Play rankings
Second qualifying round
(80 teams)
  • 25 domestic cup winners from associations 29–53
  • 14 domestic league runners-up from associations 19–32
  • 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 16–21
  • 6 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 10–15
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 7–9
  • 26 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(70 teams)
  • 13 domestic cup winners from associations 16–28
  • 3 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–18
  • 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 10–15
  • 3 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–9
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 4–6 (League Cup winners for France)
  • 2 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–3 (League Cup winners for England)
    (minus the spot vacated by Atlético Madrid)
  • 40 winners from the second qualifying round
Play-off round
(74 teams)
  • 15 domestic cup winners from associations 1–15
  • 3 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–9
  • 3 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 4–6
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 35 winners from the third qualifying round
  • 15 losers from the Champions League third qualifying round
Group stage
(48 teams)
  • Title holder
  • 37 winners from the play-off round
  • 10 losers from the Champions League play-off round
Knockout phase
(32 teams)
  • 12 group winners from the group stage
  • 12 group runners-up from the group stage
  • 8 third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage

Redistribution rules

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:[4]

  • When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest-placed" qualifiers within the national association) also qualify for the Champions League, their Europa League place is vacated, and the remaining Europa League qualifiers are moved up one place, with the final place (with the earliest starting round) taken by the domestic cup runners-up, provided they do not already qualify for the Champions League or the Europa League. Otherwise, this place is taken by the highest-placed league finishers that have not yet qualified for the Europa League.
  • When the domestic cup winners also qualify for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position is vacated, and the Europa League qualifiers that finish lower in the league are moved up one place, with the final place taken by the highest-placed league finishers that have not yet qualified for the Europa League.
  • A place vacated by the League Cup winners is taken by the highest-placed league finishers that have not yet qualified for the Europa League.
  • A Fair Play place is taken by the highest-ranked team in the domestic Fair Play table that has not yet qualified for the Champions League or the Europa League.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[7]

  • TH: Title holders
  • CW: Cup winners
  • CR: Cup runners-up
  • LC: League Cup winners
  • Nth: League position
  • P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
  • FP: Fair play
  • UCL: Relegated 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
Round of 32
Netherlands Twente (UCL GS) Portugal Benfica (UCL GS) Scotland Rangers (UCL GS) Russia Rubin Kazan (UCL GS)
Switzerland Basel (UCL GS) Russia Spartak Moscow (UCL GS) Netherlands Ajax (UCL GS) Portugal Braga (UCL GS)
Group stage
Spain Atlético Madrid (TH) Belgium Anderlecht (UCL PO) Norway Rosenborg (UCL PO) Russia Zenit St. Petersburg (UCL PO)
Austria Red Bull Salzburg (UCL PO) Spain Sevilla (UCL PO) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (UCL PO) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (UCL PO)
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (UCL PO) Italy Sampdoria (UCL PO) Switzerland Young Boys (UCL PO)
Play-off round
England Manchester City (5th) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow (4th) Greece AEK Athens (3rd) Romania Unirea Urziceni (UCL Q3)
England Aston Villa (6th) Russia CSKA Moscow (5th) Scotland Dundee United (CW) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (UCL Q3)
Spain Getafe (6th) Ukraine Tavriya Simferopol (CW) Belgium Club Brugge (3rd) Sweden AIK (UCL Q3)
Spain Villarreal (7th)Note ESP Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv (3rd) Switzerland Grasshopper (3rd) Greece PAOK (UCL Q3)
Italy Palermo (5th) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (3rd) Kazakhstan Aktobe (UCL Q3) Scotland Celtic (UCL Q3)
Italy Napoli (6th) Netherlands Feyenoord (4th) Finland HJK (UCL Q3) Turkey Fenerbahçe (UCL Q3)
Germany Bayer Leverkusen (4th) Romania Vaslui (3rd) Wales The New Saints (UCL Q3) Belgium Gent (UCL Q3)
Germany Borussia Dortmund (5th) Romania Steaua București (4th) Bulgaria Litex Lovech (UCL Q3) Cyprus Omonia (UCL Q3)
France Paris Saint-Germain (CW) Portugal Porto (CW) Belarus BATE Borisov (UCL Q3) Poland Lech Poznań (UCL Q3)
France Lille (4th) Turkey Trabzonspor (CW) Hungary Debrecen (UCL Q3)
Third qualifying round
England Liverpool (7th)Note ENG Portugal Sporting CP (4th) Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora (CW) Cyprus Apollon (CW)
Italy Juventus (7th) Turkey Galatasaray (3rd) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia (2nd) Sweden IFK Göteborg (2nd)
Germany Stuttgart (6th) Greece Aris (4th) Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň (CW) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (CW)
France Montpellier (5th) Scotland Hibernian (4th) Czech Republic Jablonec (2nd) Poland Jagiellonia Białystok (CW)
Russia Sibir Novosibirsk (CR) Belgium Genk (P-W) Norway Aalesund (CW) Croatia Hajduk Split (CW)
Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (4th) Switzerland Luzern (4th) Austria Sturm Graz (CW) Finland Inter Turku (CW)
Netherlands AZ (5th) Denmark Nordsjælland (CW) Serbia Red Star Belgrade (CW)
Romania Timișoara (5th) Denmark Odense (2nd) Israel Maccabi Haifa (2nd)
Second qualifying round
Ukraine Karpaty Lviv (5th) Austria Austria Wien (2nd) Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers (2nd) Estonia Sillamäe Kalev (2nd)
Netherlands Utrecht (P-W) Austria Rapid Wien (3rd) Latvia Jelgava (CW) Albania Besa (CW)
Romania Dinamo București (6th) Serbia OFK Beograd (3rd) Latvia Ventspils (2nd) Kazakhstan Atyrau (CW)
Portugal Marítimo (5th) Serbia Spartak Zlatibor Voda (4th) Slovenia Maribor (CW) Armenia Mika (2nd)
Turkey Beşiktaş (4th) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (3rd) Slovenia Gorica (3rd) Wales Bangor City (CW)
Greece Olympiacos (5th) Cyprus APOEL (2nd) Belarus Dinamo Minsk (2nd) Northern Ireland Cliftonville (2nd)
Scotland Motherwell (5th) Sweden Elfsborg (3rd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka (CW) Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta (CW)
Belgium Cercle Brugge (CR) Slovakia Dukla Banská Bystrica (3rd) Hungary Videoton (2nd) Luxembourg Differdange (CW)
Switzerland Lausanne-Sport (CR) Poland Wisła Kraków (2nd) Iceland Breiðablik (CW) Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica (2nd)
Denmark Brøndby (3rd) Croatia Cibalia (3rd) Moldova Iskra-Stal (2nd) Andorra UE Sant Julià (CW)
Bulgaria Levski Sofia (3rd) Finland Honka (2nd) Georgia (country) WIT Georgia (CW) Malta Valletta (CW)
Czech Republic Baník Ostrava (3rd) Lithuania Sūduva Marijampolė (3rd) Liechtenstein Vaduz (CW) San Marino Tre Penne (2nd)
Norway Molde (2nd) Lithuania Šiauliai (4th)Note LTU North Macedonia Teteks (CW)
Norway Stabæk (3rd) Republic of Ireland Sporting Fingal (CW) Azerbaijan Baku (CW)
First qualifying round
Israel Bnei Yehuda (CR) Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg (2nd) Azerbaijan Khazar (4th) Faroe Islands EB/Streymur (2nd)
Cyprus Anorthosis (3rd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski (4th) Estonia Narva Trans (3rd) Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík (4th)
Sweden Kalmar FF (4th) Hungary Győri ETO (3rd) Estonia Flora (CR) Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (2nd)
Slovakia Nitra (4th) Hungary Zalaegerszeg (CR) Albania Tirana (3rd) Luxembourg Grevenmacher (3rd)
Poland Ruch Chorzów (3rd) Iceland KR Reykjavík (2nd) Albania Laçi (4th) Montenegro Mogren (3rd)
Croatia Šibenik (4th) Iceland Fylkir (3rd) Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy (3rd) Montenegro Zeta (4th)
Finland TPS (3rd) Moldova Olimpia (3rd) Kazakhstan Tobol Kostanay (4th) Andorra UE Santa Coloma (2nd)
Lithuania Tauras Tauragė (5th)Note LTU Moldova Dacia (CR) Armenia Ulisses (3rd) Andorra Lusitanos (4th)
Republic of Ireland Dundalk (5th)Note IRL Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi (2nd) Armenia Banants (CR) Malta Sliema Wanderers (3rd)
Latvia Skonto (3rd) Georgia (country) Zestaponi (3rd) Wales Llanelli (2nd) San Marino Faetano (3rd)
Slovenia Olimpija (4th) North Macedonia Rabotnički (2nd) Wales Port Talbot Town (3rd) Sweden Gefle (FP)[8]
Belarus Dnepr Mogilev (3rd) North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje (3rd) Northern Ireland Glentoran (3rd) Denmark Randers (FP)[9]
Belarus Torpedo Zhodino (CR) Azerbaijan Qarabağ (3rd) Northern Ireland Portadown (CR) Finland MYPA (FP)[10]
Notes
  • England (ENG): Portsmouth, the runners-up of the 2009–10 FA Cup to Champions League-qualified Chelsea, did not obtain a UEFA licence, meaning they could not qualify for Europe. Portsmouth had appealed to UEFA, the Premier League and the English FA, but the latter two would not allow late applications for the licence.[11] As a result, the seventh-placed team of the 2009–10 Premier League, Liverpool, claimed the Europa League spot in the third qualifying round.
  • Republic of Ireland (IRL): Since the third- and fourth-placed teams of the 2009 League of Ireland, Cork City and Derry City, were dissolved and expelled from the league respectively after the season was completed, the fifth-placed team, Dundalk, claimed the Europa League spot in the first qualifying round.[12]
  • Lithuania (LTU): Vėtra, the runners-up of the 2009 A Lyga and also the runners-up of the 2009–10 Lithuanian Football Cup to Champions League-qualified Ekranas, were denied the UEFA license for the 2010–11 season and therefore could not represent Lithuania in the UEFA Europa League.[13] As a result, all Europa League spots were awarded to teams based on their league positions. Therefore, the fourth-placed team, Šiauliai, were moved from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round, while the fifth-placed team, Tauras Tauragė, claimed the Europa League spot in the first qualifying round.
  • Spain (ESP): Mallorca, the fifth-placed team of the 2009–10 La Liga, were not admitted to the UEFA Europa League due to being immersed in a creditor contest[14] (not by reason of having debt) a situation that does not meet the necessary admission criteria for participating in the UEFA competitions.[15] As a result, the seventh-placed team, Villarreal, claimed the Europa League spot in the play-off round. On 30 July, UEFA's Appeals Body dismissed Mallorca's appeal against the infraction.[16]

Round and draw dates

All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.[6]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 21 June 2010 1 July 2010 8 July 2010
Second qualifying round 15 July 2010 22 July 2010
Third qualifying round 16 July 2010 29 July 2010 5 August 2010
Play-off Play-off round 6 August 2010 19 August 2010 26 August 2010
Group stage Matchday 1 27 August 2010
(Monaco)
16 September 2010
Matchday 2 30 September 2010
Matchday 3 21 October 2010
Matchday 4 4 November 2010
Matchday 5 1–2 December 2010
Matchday 6 15–16 December 2010
Knockout phase Round of 32 17 December 2010 17 February 2011 24 February 2011
Round of 16 10 March 2011 17 March 2011
Quarter-finals 18 March 2011 7 April 2011 14 April 2011
Semi-finals 28 April 2011 5 May 2011
Final 18 May 2011 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin

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

Seeding

The draws for the qualifying rounds, the play-off round and the group stage are all seeded based on the 2010 UEFA club coefficients.[17] The coefficients are calculated on the basis of a combination of 20% of the value of the respective national association's coefficient for the period from 2005–06 to 2009–10 inclusive and the clubs' individual performances in the UEFA club competitions during the same period. Clubs are ordered by their coefficients and then divided into pots as required.[4][18]

In the draws for the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, the teams are divided evenly into one seeded and one unseeded pot, based on their club coefficients. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie also being decided randomly. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds take place before the results of the previous round are known. The seeding in each draw is carried out under the assumption that all of the highest-ranked clubs of the previous round are victorious. If a lower-ranked club is victorious, it simply takes the place of its defeated opponent in the next round. Prior to these draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition, while ensuring that teams from the same association not drawn against each other.

In the draw for the group stage, the 48 teams are split into four pots of twelve teams, based on their club coefficients, with the title holder (if participating) automatically placed into Pot 1. Each group contains one team from each pot, but teams from the same association cannot be drawn into the same group.

In the draw for the first knockout stage, the twelve group winners and the four better third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage (based on their match record in the group stage) are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team 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 may be drawn with each other.

Qualifying rounds

In the qualifying and play-off rounds, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis.

The draw for the first two qualifying rounds was made on 21 June 2010,[19] while the draw for the third qualifying round was made on 16 July 2010.[20]

First qualifying round

The first legs were played on 1 July, and the second legs were played on 8 July 2010.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UE Santa Coloma Andorra 0–5 Montenegro Mogren 0–3 0–2
Olimpija Slovenia 0–5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 0–2 0–3
Anorthosis Cyprus 4–0 Armenia Banants 3–0 1–0
Olimpia Moldova 1–1 (a)1 Azerbaijan Khazar 0–0 1–1
Šibenik Croatia 3–0 Malta Sliema Wanderers 0–0 3–0
Tobol Kazakhstan 2–4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski 1–2 1–2
Ulisses Armenia 0–1 Israel Bnei Yehuda 0–0 0–1
Rabotnički North Macedonia 11–01 Andorra Lusitanos 5–0 6–0
KF Tirana Albania 1–0 Hungary Zalaegerszeg 0–0 1–0 (aet)
Zestaponi Georgia (country) 5–0 San Marino Faetano 5–0 0–0
NSÍ Runavík Faroe Islands 1–4 Sweden Gefle 0–2 1–2
Torpedo Zhodino Belarus 6–1 Iceland Fylkir 3–0 3–1
Randers Denmark 7–3 Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 6–1 1–2
Portadown Northern Ireland 2–1 Latvia Skonto 1–1 1–0
TPS Finland 7–1 Wales Port Talbot Town 3–1 4–0
KR Reykjavík Iceland 5–2 Northern Ireland Glentoran 3–0 2–2
Grevenmacher Luxembourg 4–51 Republic of Ireland Dundalk 3–3 1–2
Kalmar FF Sweden 4–0 Faroe Islands EB/Streymur 1–0 3–0
Llanelli Wales 4–5 Lithuania Tauras Tauragė 2–2 2–3 (aet)
Narva Trans Estonia 0–7 Finland MYPA 0–2 0–5
Zeta Montenegro 1–1 (a)1 Moldova Dacia 1–1 0–0
Laçi Albania 2–8 Belarus Dnepr Mogilev 1–1 1–7
Shakhter Karaganda Kazakhstan 1–3 Poland Ruch Chorzów 1–2 0–1
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 2–1 Estonia Flora 2–1 0–0
Nitra Slovakia 3–5 Hungary Győri ETO 2–2 1–3
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 5–2 North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje 4–1 1–1
  • Note 1: Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Second qualifying round

The first legs were played on 15 July, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 July 2010.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cercle Brugge Belgium 2–2 (a) Finland TPS 0–1 2–1
Motherwell Scotland 2–0 Iceland Breiðablik 1–0 1–0
Anorthosis Cyprus 3–22 Croatia Šibenik 0–2 3–0 (aet)
Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 2–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka 1–0 1–1
Šiauliai Lithuania 0–7 Poland Wisła Kraków 0–2 0–5
Kalmar FF Sweden 2–0 Moldova Dacia 0–0 2–0
Utrecht Netherlands 5–1 Albania KF Tirana 4–0 1–1
Gorica Slovenia 1–4 Denmark Randers 0–3 1–1
Marítimo Portugal 6–4 Republic of Ireland Sporting Fingal 3–2 3–2
Sūduva Marijampolė Lithuania 2–6 Austria Rapid Wien 0–2 2–4
Ventspils Latvia 1–3 North Macedonia Teteks 0–0 1–3
OFK Beograd Serbia 3–2 Belarus Torpedo Zhodino 2–2 1–0
Olimpia Moldova 1–7 Romania Dinamo București 0–2 1–5
MYPA Finland 8–0 Andorra UE Sant Julià 3–0 5–03
Videoton Hungary 1–3 Slovenia Maribor 1–1 0–2
Brøndby Denmark 3–0 Liechtenstein Vaduz 3–0 0–0
Stabæk Norway 3–3 (a) Belarus Dnepr Mogilev 2–2 1–1
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 2–1 Israel Bnei Yehuda 1–1 1–0
Elfsborg Sweden 3–1 Moldova Iskra-Stal 2–1 1–0
KR Reykjavík Iceland 2–6 Ukraine Karpaty Lviv 0–3 2–3
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 3–2 Montenegro Mogren 2–0 1–2
Austria Wien Austria 3–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 2–2 1–0
Tauras Tauragė Lithuania 1–6 Cyprus APOEL 0–3 1–3
Molde Norway 2–2 (a) Latvia Jelgava 1–0 1–2
Zestaponi Georgia (country) 3–1 Slovakia Dukla Banská Bystrica 3–0 0–1
Honka Finland 2–3 Wales Bangor City 1–1 1–2
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 8–0 Republic of Ireland Dundalk 6–0 2–0
WIT Georgia Georgia (country) 0–6 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava 0–6 0–0
Rabotnički North Macedonia 1–0 Armenia Mika 1–0 0–0
Atyrau Kazakhstan 0–5 Hungary Győri ETO 0–34 0–2
Portadown Northern Ireland 2–32 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–2 1–1
Beşiktaş Turkey 7–0 Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta 3–0 4–0
Differdange Luxembourg 3–5 Serbia Spartak Zlatibor Voda 3–3 0–2
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 10–1 Estonia Sillamäe Kalev 5–1 5–0
Valletta Malta 1–1 (a) Poland Ruch Chorzów 1–1 0–0
Baku Azerbaijan 2–4 Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 0–35 2–1
Zrinjski Bosnia and Herzegovina 13–3 San Marino Tre Penne 4–1 9–2
Gefle Sweden 2–42 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 1–2 1–2
Cliftonville Northern Ireland 1–02 Croatia Cibalia 1–0 0–0
Besa Albania 1–11 Greece Olympiacos 0–5 1–6
Notes
  • Note 2: Order of legs reversed after original draw.
  • Note 3: Original match abandoned in the 80th minute due to adverse weather conditions, with MYPA leading 1–0. The match was replayed on 23 July 2010 at 18:30 CEST from the beginning.[21]
  • Note 4: UEFA awarded Győri ETO a 3–0 win due to Atyrau fielding a suspended player in the first leg.[22] The original match had ended in a 2–0 win for Győri ETO.
  • Note 5: UEFA awarded Budućnost Podgorica a 3–0 win due to Baku fielding a suspended player in the first leg.[22] The original match had ended in a 2–1 win for Baku.

Third qualifying round

The first legs were played on 27 and 29 July, and the second legs were played on 3 and 5 August 2010.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Odense Denmark 5–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski 5–3 0–0
Dnepr Mogilev Belarus 3–1 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava 1–0 2–1
Rabotnički North Macedonia 0–46 England Liverpool 0–2 0–2
Marítimo Portugal 10–3 Wales Bangor City 8–2 2–1
Beroe Stara Zagora Bulgaria 1–4 Austria Rapid Wien 1–1 0–3
MYPA Finland 4–56 Romania Timișoara 1–2 3–3
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 5–1 Northern Ireland Cliftonville 3–0 2–1
Karpaty Lviv Ukraine 2–0 Georgia (country) Zestafoni 1–0 1–0
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 0–3 Italy Juventus 0–2 0–1
Elfsborg Sweden 7–1 North Macedonia Teteks 5–0 2–1
Nordsjælland Denmark 1–3 Portugal Sporting CP 0–1 1–2
Maribor Slovenia 6–2 Scotland Hibernian 3–0 3–2
Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2–3 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–2 1–1
Inter Turku Finland 3–8 Belgium Genk 1–5 2–3
Ruch Chorzów Poland 1–6 Austria Austria Wien 1–3 0–3
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 1–4 Turkey Beşiktaş 1–1 0–3
Olympiacos Greece 2–2 (a) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 0–1
Wisła Kraków Poland 2–4 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 0–1 2–3
Sturm Graz Austria 3–1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 1–1
Cercle Brugge Belgium 2–36 Cyprus Anorthosis 1–0 1–3
Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro 1–3 Denmark Brøndby 1–2 0–1
Molde Norway 4–5 Germany Stuttgart 2–3 2–2
Maccabi Haifa Israel 2–3 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 1–0 1–3
Utrecht Netherlands 4–1 Switzerland Luzern 1–0 3–1
Sibir Novosibirsk Russia 2–2 (a) Cyprus Apollon 1–0 1–2
Randers Denmark 3–4 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport 2–3 1–1
Dinamo București Romania 3–4 Croatia Hajduk Split 3–1 0–3
AZ Netherlands 2–1 Sweden IFK Göteborg 2–0 0–1
Spartak Zlatibor Voda Serbia 2–3 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2–1 0–2
Győri ETO Hungary 1–1 (4–3 p) France Montpellier 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Aalesund Norway 1–4 Scotland Motherwell 1–1 0–3
Kalmar FF Sweden 3–6 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1–1 2–5
Galatasaray Turkey 7–3 Serbia OFK Beograd 2–2 5–1
Jagiellonia Białystok Poland 3–4 Greece Aris 1–2 2–2
APOEL Cyprus 4–1 Czech Republic Jablonec 1–0 3–1
Notes
  • Note 6: Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 6 August 2010.[23] The first legs were played on 17 and 19 August, and the second legs were played on 24 and 26 August 2010.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Paris Saint-Germain France 5–4 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–0 3–4
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 6–1 Ukraine Tavriya Simferopol 3–0 3–1
CSKA Moscow Russia 6–1 Cyprus Anorthosis 4–0 2–1
Hajduk Split Croatia 5–2 Romania Unirea Urziceni 4–1 1–1
Feyenoord Netherlands 1–2 Belgium Gent 1–0 0–2
Genk Belgium 2–7 Portugal Porto 0–3 2–4
Debrecen Hungary 4–1 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 2–0 2–1
Aris Greece 2–1 Austria Austria Wien 1–0 1–1
Galatasaray Turkey 3–3 (a) Ukraine Karpaty Lviv 2–2 1–1
Palermo Italy 5–3 Slovenia Maribor 3–0 2–3
Club Brugge Belgium 5–3 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 2–1 3–2
Omonia Cyprus 2–3 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 0–1 2–2
Vaslui Romania 0–2 France Lille 0–0 0–2
Napoli Italy 3–0 Sweden Elfsborg 1–0 2–0
Sporting CP Portugal 3–2 Denmark Brøndby 0–2 3–0
Steaua București Romania 1–1 (4–3 p)7 Switzerland Grasshopper 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Liverpool England 3–1 Turkey Trabzonspor 1–0 2–1
Celtic Scotland 2–4 Netherlands Utrecht 2–0 0–4
Borussia Dortmund Germany 5–0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 4–0 1–0
AIK Sweden 1–2 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0–0 1–2
Sturm Graz Austria 1–3 Italy Juventus 1–2 0–1
Getafe Spain 2–1 Cyprus APOEL 1–0 1–1 (aet)
Dundee United Scotland 1–2 Greece AEK Athens 0–1 1–1
AZ Netherlands 3–2 Kazakhstan Aktobe 2–0 1–2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine 0–1 Poland Lech Poznań 0–1 0–0
Rapid Wien Austria 4–3 England Aston Villa 1–1 3–2
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 5–2 Wales The New Saints 3–0 2–2
Beşiktaş Turkey 6–0 Finland HJK 2–0 4–0
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 2–3 Germany Stuttgart 0–1 2–2
Sibir Novosibirsk Russia 1–5 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1–0 0–5
BATE Belarus 5–1 Portugal Marítimo 3–0 2–1
Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 2–2 (4–3 p) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Győri ETO Hungary 1–4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 1–2
Odense Denmark 3–1 Scotland Motherwell 2–1 1–0
PAOK Greece 2–1 Turkey Fenerbahçe 1–0 1–1 (aet)
Villarreal Spain 7–1 Belarus Dnepr Mogilev 5–0 2–1
Timișoara Romania 0–3 England Manchester City 0–1 0–2
  • Note 7: Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Group stage

Location of teams of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage.
Red: Group A; Yellow: Group B; Green: Group C; Dark green: Group D;
Purple: Group E; Pink: Group F; Blue: Group G; Orange: Group H;
Brown: Group I; Deep pink: Group J; Cyan: Group K; Spring green: Group L.

The 48 clubs were drawn into twelve groups of four on 27 August 2010 in Monaco.[24] In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are 16 September, 30 September, 21 October, 4 November, 1–2 December, and 15–16 December 2010. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 32, where they are joined by the eight third-placed teams from the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):[4]

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  5. higher number of goals scored;
  6. higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.

Following a trial at last year's UEFA Europa League, UEFA have announced that in both this year's and the 2011–12 competition, two extra officials would be used – with one on each goal line.[25]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MC LEC JUV SAL
1 England Manchester City 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 1–1 3–0
2 Poland Lech Poznań 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 3–1 1–1 2–0
3 Italy Juventus 6 0 6 0 7 7 0 6 1–1 3–3 0–0
4 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 0 2 4 1 9 8 2 0–2 0–1 1–1
Source: Soccerway

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEV ARI ATL RBK
1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 3 3 0 8 2 +6 12 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 1–1 4–0
2 Greece Aris 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 0–0 1–0 2–0
3 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8 1–1 2–3 3–0
4 Norway Rosenborg 6 1 0 5 3 13 10 3 0–1 2–1 1–2
Source: Soccerway

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SCP LIL GNT LS
1 Portugal Sporting CP 6 4 0 2 14 6 +8 12 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 5–1 5–0
2 France Lille 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 8 1–2 3–0 1–0
3 Belgium Gent 6 2 1 3 8 13 5 7 3–1 1–1 1–0
4 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 6 2 1 3 6 11 5 7 1–0 2–2 3–2
Source: Soccerway

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VLR PAOK DZ BRG
1 Spain Villarreal 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 12 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 3–0 2–1
2 Greece PAOK 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 11 1–0 1–0 1–1
3 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 2 1 3 4 5 1 7 2–0 0–1 0–0
4 Belgium Club Brugge 6 0 3 3 4 8 4 3 1–2 1–1 0–2
Source: Soccerway

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DK BTE AZ SHF
1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Advance to knockout phase 2–2 2–0 0–0
2 Belarus BATE 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10 1–4 4–1 3–1
3 Netherlands AZ 6 2 1 3 8 10 2 7 1–2 3–0 2–1
4 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 6 1 2 3 5 7 2 5 2–0 0–1 1–1
Source: Soccerway

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CSM SPP PAL LAU
1 Russia CSKA Moscow 6 5 1 0 18 3 +15 16 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 3–1 5–1
2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 2 3 1 12 12 0 9 1–1 3–2 3–3
3 Italy Palermo 6 2 1 3 7 11 4 7 0–3 2–2 1–0
4 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport 6 0 1 5 5 16 11 1 0–3 1–3 0–1
Source: Soccerway

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZNT AND AEK HAJ
1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 6 0 0 18 6 +12 18 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 4–2 2–0
2 Belgium Anderlecht 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7 1–3 3–0 2–0
3 Greece AEK Athens 6 2 1 3 9 13 4 7 0–3 1–1 3–1
4 Croatia Hajduk Split 6 1 0 5 5 13 8 3 2–3 1–0 1–3
Source: Soccerway

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STU YB GET OB
1 Germany Stuttgart 6 5 0 1 16 6 +10 15 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 1–0 5–1
2 Switzerland Young Boys 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 9 4–2 2–0 4–2
3 Spain Getafe 6 2 1 3 4 8 4 7 0–3 1–0 2–1
4 Denmark Odense 6 1 1 4 8 14 6 4 1–2 2–0 1–1
Source: Soccerway

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSV MET SAM DEB
1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 4 2 0 10 3 +7 14 Advance to knockout phase 0–0 1–1 3–0
2 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11 0–2 2–1 2–1
3 Italy Sampdoria 6 1 2 3 4 7 3 5 1–2 0–0 1–0
4 Hungary Debrecen 6 1 0 5 4 13 9 3 1–2 0–5 2–0
Source: Soccerway

Group J

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSG SEV DOR KAR
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12 Advance to knockout phase 4–2 0–0 2–0
2 Spain Sevilla 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 0–1 2–2 4–0
3 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 2 3 1 10 7 +3 9 1–1 0–1 3–0
4 Ukraine Karpaty Lviv 6 0 1 5 4 15 11 1 1–1 0–1 3–4
Source: Soccerway

Group K

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV NAP STE UTR
1 England Liverpool 6 2 4 0 8 3 +5 10 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 4–1 0–0
2 Italy Napoli 6 1 4 1 8 9 1 7 0–0 1–0 0–0
3 Romania Steaua București 6 1 3 2 9 11 2 6 1–1 3–3 3–1
4 Netherlands Utrecht 6 0 5 1 5 7 2 5 0–0 3–3 1–1
Source: Soccerway

Group L

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POR BJK RPD CSS
1 Portugal Porto 6 5 1 0 14 4 +10 16 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 3–0 3–1
2 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13 1–3 2–0 1–0
3 Austria Rapid Wien 6 1 0 5 5 12 7 3 1–3 1–2 1–2
4 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 6 1 0 5 4 10 6 3 0–1 1–2 0–2
Source: Soccerway

Knockout phase

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 draw for the round of 32 and round of 16 was held on 17 December 2010.[26] The draws for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final (to determine the "home" team) were held on 18 March 2011.[27]

Bracket

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Greece PAOK 0 1 1
Russia CSKA Moscow 1 1 2 Russia CSKA Moscow 0 1 1
Spain Sevilla 1 1 2 Portugal Porto 1 2 3
Portugal Porto (a) 2 0 2 Portugal Porto 5 5 10
Belgium Anderlecht 0 0 0 Russia Spartak Moscow 1 2 3
Netherlands Ajax 2 3 5 Netherlands Ajax 0 0 0
Switzerland Basel 2 1 3 Russia Spartak Moscow 1 3 4
Russia Spartak Moscow 3 1 4 Portugal Porto 5 2 7
Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 0 0 0 Spain Villarreal 1 3 4
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2 4 6 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2 1 3
Italy Napoli 0 1 1 Spain Villarreal 3 2 5
Spain Villarreal 0 2 2 Spain Villarreal 5 3 8
Russia Rubin Kazan 0 2 2 Netherlands Twente 1 1 2
Netherlands Twente 2 2 4 Netherlands Twente 3 0 3
Switzerland Young Boys 2 1 3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 0 2 2
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 3 4 Portugal Porto 1
Portugal Benfica 2 2 4 Portugal Braga 0
Germany Stuttgart 1 0 1 Portugal Benfica 2 1 3
Belarus BATE Borisov 2 0 2 France Paris Saint-Germain 1 1 2
France Paris Saint-Germain (a) 2 0 2 Portugal Benfica 4 2 6
France Lille 2 1 3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 2 3
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 3 5 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0 1 1
Scotland Rangers (a) 1 2 3 Scotland Rangers 0 0 0
Portugal Sporting CP 1 2 3 Portugal Benfica 2 0 2
Turkey Beşiktaş 1 0 1 Portugal Braga (a) 1 1 2
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 4 4 8 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2 0 2
Greece Aris 0 0 0 England Manchester City 0 1 1
England Manchester City 0 3 3 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1 0 1
Poland Lech Poznań 1 0 1 Portugal Braga (a) 1 0 1
Portugal Braga 0 2 2 Portugal Braga 1 0 1
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0 0 0 England Liverpool 0 0 0
England Liverpool 0 1 1

Round of 32

The first legs were played on 15 and 17 February, and the second legs were played on 22, 23 and 24 February 2011.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Napoli Italy 1–2 Spain Villarreal 0–0 1–2
Rangers Scotland 3–3 (a) Portugal Sporting CP 1–1 2–2
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–1 England Liverpool 0–0 0–1
Anderlecht Belgium 0–5 Netherlands Ajax 0–3 0–2
Lech Poznań Poland 1–2 Portugal Braga 1–0 0–2
Beşiktaş Turkey 1–8 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1–4 0–4
Basel Switzerland 3–4 Russia Spartak Moscow 2–3 1–1
Young Boys Switzerland 3–4 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–1 1–3
Aris Greece 0–3 England Manchester City 0–0 0–3
PAOK Greece 1–2 Russia CSKA Moscow 0–1 1–1
Sevilla Spain 2–2 (a) Portugal Porto 1–2 1–0
Rubin Kazan Russia 2–4 Netherlands Twente 0–2 2–2
Lille France 3–5 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2–2 1–3
Benfica Portugal 4–1 Germany Stuttgart 2–1 2–0
BATE Borisov Belarus 2–2 (a) France Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 0–0
Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine 0–6 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0–4 0–2

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 10 March, and the second legs were played on 17 March 2011.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benfica Portugal 3–2 France Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 1–1
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 2–1 England Manchester City 2–0 0–1
Twente Netherlands 3–2 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 3–0 0–2
CSKA Moscow Russia 1–3 Portugal Porto 0–1 1–2
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 1–0 Scotland Rangers 0–0 1–0
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 3–5 Spain Villarreal 2–3 1–2
Ajax Netherlands 0–4 Russia Spartak Moscow 0–1 0–3
Braga Portugal 1–08 England Liverpool 1–0 0–0
  • Note 8: Order of legs reversed after original draw due to proximity between the cities of Porto and Braga.

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 7 April, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2011.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Porto Portugal 10–3 Russia Spartak Moscow 5–1 5–2
Benfica Portugal 6–3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 4–1 2–2
Villarreal Spain 8–2 Netherlands Twente 5–1 3–1
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 1–1 (a)9 Portugal Braga 1–1 0–0
  • Note 9: Order of legs reversed after original draw due to proximity between the cities of Porto and Braga.

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 28 April, and the second legs were played on 5 May 2011.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benfica Portugal 2–2 (a)10 Portugal Braga 2–1 0–1
Porto Portugal 7–4 Spain Villarreal 5–1 2–3
  • Note 10: Order of legs reversed after original draw due to proximity between the cities of Porto and Braga.

Final

The final was played on 18 May 2011 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Due to UEFA rules against corporate sponsorship outside the federation, for the final the stadium was referred to as the "Dublin Arena".

Porto Portugal1–0Portugal Braga
Falcao 44' Report

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League (excluding qualifying rounds and play-off round) are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals Minutes played
1 Colombia Radamel Falcao Portugal Porto 17 1098
2 Italy Giuseppe Rossi Spain Villarreal 11 1037
3 Czech Republic Tomáš Necid Russia CSKA Moscow 6 526
4 Mali Frédéric Kanouté Spain Sevilla 5 461
Ivory Coast Wilfried Bony Czech Republic Sparta Prague 526
Brazil Nilmar Spain Villarreal 572
Latvia Artjoms Rudņevs Poland Lech Poznań 621
Uruguay Edinson Cavani Italy Napoli 667
Colombia Fredy Guarín Portugal Porto 808
Ukraine Artem Milevskyi Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 967
Hungary Balázs Dzsudzsák Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 973

See also

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