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2024–25 UEFA Europa League
The 2024–25 UEFA Europa League will be the 54th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 16th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. This will be the first season of UEFA Europa League played under the new format of the Swiss-system. The final will be played on 21 May 2025 at San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao, Spain. The winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League will automatically qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League league phase and earn the right to play against the winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup. Association team allocation A total of 78 teams from between 33 and 48 of the 55 UEFA member associations are expected to participate in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League. Among them, 33 associations have teams directly qualifying for the Europa League, while for the other 15 associations that do not have any teams directly qualifying may have teams playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Mamés Stadium (2013)
San Mamés (also known as ''Nuevo San Mamés'' or ''San Mames Barria'') is an all-seater football stadium in Rafael Moreno Pitxitxi Kalea, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. Inaugurated on 16 September 2013, the stadium replaced the "old" San Mamés as the home of Athletic Bilbao. With a capacity of 53,331 seats, San Mamés is the 7th-largest stadium in Spain and the largest in the Basque Country. History Planning and construction The first stages of planning occurred as early as 2004, with initial contracts signed late on in 2006, after receiving approval to build in March 2006. The new stadium was to be built next to the existing San Mamés on land that was occupied until 2003 by the Bilbao International Trade Fair. On 26 May 2010 at 12:00 the ground-breaking ceremony took place at San Mamés. The event was attended by: the ''Lehendakari'' of the Basque Country, Patxi López; the Deputy-General of Biscay, José Luis Bilbao; the Mayor of Bilbao, Iñaki Azkuna; the Chairman of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 FA Cup
The 2023–24 FA Cup is the 143rd season of the Football Association Challenge Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world. It is sponsored by Emirates and known as the Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship purposes. Premier League team Manchester City are the defending champions, having defeated rivals Manchester United in the previous season's final for their seventh title. The winners of the cup will qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league stage, as well as earn the right to play against the winners of the 2023–24 Premier League in the 2024 FA Community Shield. Teams The FA Cup is a knockout competition with 124 teams taking part from the first round proper while all trying to reach the final at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2024. The competition will consist of the 92 teams from the Football League system (20 teams from the Premier League and the 72 in total from the EFL Championship, EFL League One and EFL League Two) plus the 32 surviving teams out of 640 teams fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Belgian Cup
The 2023–24 Belgian Cup, called the Croky Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 69th season of Belgium's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 29 July 2023 and is scheduled to ended with the final on 9 May 2024. The winners qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League play-off round. Match times up to 29 October 2023 and from 31 March 2024 are CEST (UTC+2). Times on interim ("winter") days were CET (UTC+1). Competition format The competition consists of eleven proper rounds. All rounds are single-match elimination rounds. When tied after 90 minutes in the first four rounds, penalties will be taken immediately. From round five, when tied after 90 minutes first an extra time period of 30 minutes will be played, then penalties are to be taken if still necessary. Teams will enter the competition in different rounds, based upon their 2023–24 league affiliation. Teams from the fifth-level Belgian Division 3 or lower will begin in round 1, with the exception of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Play-off Round
The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be either a single game, a series of games, or a tournament, and may use a single-elimination system or one of several other different playoff formats. Playoff, in regard to international fixtures, is to qualify or progress to the next round of a competition or tournament. In team sports in the U.S. and Canada, the vast distances and consequent burdens on cross-country travel have led to regional divisions of teams. Generally, during the regular season, teams play more games in their division than outside it, but the league's best teams might not play against each other in the regular season. Therefore, in the postseason a playoff series is organized. Any group-winning team is eligible to participate, and as playoffs became more popular they were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Taça De Portugal
The 2023–24 Taça de Portugal (also known as Taça de Portugal Placard for sponsorship reasons) is the 84th edition of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football. The winners qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league stage. A total of 146 teams entered the cup. All teams from the top four tiers of the Portuguese football league system competed in this edition – excluding reserve or B teams, which were not eligible – together with representatives of the fifth-tier District leagues and cups. The competition began on 8 September 2023 with the first-round matches involving teams from the third, fourth and fifth tiers, and will conclude on 26 May 2024 with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras. Primeira Liga side Porto are the defending champions after a 2–0 win over Braga in the 2023 final. Format Teams A total of 146 teams competed in the 2022–23 edition, comprising 18 teams from the Primeira Liga (tier 1), 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 KNVB Cup
The 2023–24 KNVB Cup, for sponsoring reasons officially called the TOTO KNVB Beker, is the 106th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It began in August with the first of two preliminary rounds, and will conclude in April 2024 with the final played at De Kuip in Rotterdam. The winners qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league stage PSV were the two-time defending champions, having defeated Ajax 2–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the previous season's final. This season, they were eliminated by in the Round of 16 by Feyenoord. Schedule First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round In the first round, the 21 winners from the second preliminary round were joined by 4 other amateur clubs, the 16 clubs from the Eerste Divisie and 13 clubs from the Eredivisie. Ajax, AZ, Feyenoord, PSV and Twente automatically advanced to the second round due to their part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Ligue 1
The 2023–24 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is the 86th season of the Ligue 1, France's premier football competition. The season began on 11 August 2023 and will conclude on 18 May 2024. The relegation play-off will be played on 30 May and 2 June 2024. Paris Saint-Germain are the two-time defending champions. Teams A total of eighteen teams are participating in the 2023–24 edition of the Ligue 1. In June 2021, the LFP voted overwhelmingly at its general assembly to contract Ligue 1 back to 18 clubs for the 2023–24 season by relegating four and promoting two from Ligue 2 after 2022–23. Changes Le Havre and Metz (who return to the top flight after fourteen and one year's absence) were promoted after finishing first and second in the 2022–23 Ligue 2, respectively. Replacing Auxerre, Ajaccio (both relegated after one year in the top flight), Troyes and Angers (relegated two and eight years in the top flight, respectively) were relegated to 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Coupe De France
The 2023–24 Coupe de France is the 107th season of the main football cup competition of France. The competition is organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Réunion, Saint Martin, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon). The defending champions Toulouse, who beat Nantes 5–1 in the previous year's final to claim their first Coupe de France title, were eliminated in the round of 32 by third-tier FC Rouen. Dates Dates for the first two qualifying rounds, and any preliminaries required, were set by the individual Regional leagues. From round three, the FFF defined the calendar, with rounds up to and including the round of 32 being scheduled for weekends and later rounds up to, but not including, the final, taking place on midweek evenings. Teams Rounds 1 to 6 The first six rounds, and any pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Serie A
The 2023–24 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons or Serie A Made in Italy for abroad naming) is the 122nd season of top-tier Italian football, the 92nd in a round-robin tournament, and the 14th since its organization under an own league committee, the Lega Serie A. Napoli are the defending champions. Teams Spezia, Cremonese and Sampdoria were relegated after three, one and eleven years respectively in the top flight. They were replaced by Frosinone, Genoa and Cagliari. Frosinone returned to top flight after four years of absence, whilst Genoa and Cagliari both returned after one year of absence. Team changes Stadiums and locations Number of teams by regions Personnel and kits Managerial changes League table Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Coppa Italia
The 2023–24 Coppa Italia (branded as the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa for sponsorship reasons) is the 77th edition of the national cup in Italian football. There are 44 participating teams. Internazionale were the two-time defending champions, but were eliminated by Bologna in the round of 16. Participating teams Format and seeding Teams entered the competition at various stages, as followed: * First phase (one-legged fixtures) ** Preliminary round: five teams from Serie C and 3 Serie B teams started the tournament ** Round of 64: the four winners were joined by 1 Serie C team, 15 Serie B teams, and 12 teams from Serie A ** Round of 32: the 16 winners faced each other * Second phase ** Round of 16 (one-legged): the eight winners were joined by Serie A clubs, seeded 1–8 ** Quarter-finals (one-legged): the eight winners face each other ** Semi-finals (two-legged): the four winners face each other ** Final (one-legged): the two winners face each other Round dates Preliminary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Bundesliga
The 2023–24 Bundesliga will be the 61st season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It will begin on 18 August 2023 and will conclude on 18 May 2024. Bayern Munich are the eleven-time consecutive defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 30 June 2023. Teams A total of 18 teams will participate in the 2023–24 edition of the Bundesliga. Team changes SV Darmstadt 98 return to Bundesliga after six-year absence while 1. FC Heidenheim will play in Bundesliga for the first time in the club's history. Stadiums and locations Personnel and kits Managerial changes League table Results Relegation play-offs The relegation play-offs will take place on 22 or 23 and 27 or 29 May 2024. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:2023-24 Bundesliga Bundesliga seasons 1 Germany Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 DFB-Pokal
The 2023–24 DFB-Pokal is the 81st season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 11 August 2023 with the first of six rounds and will end on 25 May 2024 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985. The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB). The defending champions are Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, after they defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 in the previous final. The winner of the DFB-Pokal earns automatic qualification for the group stage of the 2024–25 edition of the UEFA Europa League. If they have already qualified for the UEFA Champions League through position in the Bundesliga, then the spot will go to the tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
