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2025–26 UEFA Europa League
The 2025–26 UEFA Europa League will be the 55th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 17th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The final will be played on 20 May 2026 at Beşiktaş Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. This will be the second season played under a new format, which replaced the 32-team group stage with a 36-team league phase. Tottenham Hotspur are the reigning champions, but will not be able to defend their title as the winner of the Europa League automatically qualifies for the Champions League league phase, and the new format does not allow clubs to transfer from the Champions League into the Europa League from the league phase onwards. Association team allocation A total of 78 teams from between 33 and 40 of the 55 UEFA member associations are expected to participate in the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League. Among them, 33 associations have teams directly qualifying for the Europa Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Beşiktaş Stadium
Beşiktaş Stadyumu (currently known as the Tüpraş Stadyumu for sponsorship reasons) is an all-seater stadium, all-seater, multi-purpose stadium in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is the home ground of Beşiktaş J.K., Beşiktaş. The stadium was built on the site of Beşiktaş's former home, BJK İnönü Stadium. It has a capacity of approximately 42,590 spectators, after initially being planned for 41,903. The stadium hosted the 2019 UEFA Super Cup. Beşiktaş Stadium houses 144 executive suites, and one "1903 Lounge" which can entertain up to 1,903 spectators in total. The "1903 stand" has a capacity of 636 spectators. VIP seats in the stadium are equipped with the FUNTORO Stadium & Arena solution – high definition interactive monitors which provide a live TV broadcast, advertising systems, player information etc. The new stadium also has 2,123 square metres of restaurants, 2,520 square metres of terrace restaurants and a VIP parking capacity of 600 vehicl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
League Phase
League or The League may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Leagues'' (band), an American rock band * ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football * ''League of Legends'', a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game, often called "League" Sports * Sports league * Rugby league, full contact football code, often referred to as just "league" Other uses * League (unit), traditional unit of length of three miles or an hour's walk * League (non-profit), a program for service learning * The League (app), a dating app See also * The Catholic League of France, or Catholic League (French), an association of pro-Catholic interests in France, active circa 1575-1600 * Lega (political party), a political party in Italy * Confederation, a union of sovereign groups or states united for common action * Republic * Commonwealth A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. The noun "commonwealt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024–25 DFB-Pokal
The 2024–25 DFB-Pokal was the 82nd season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 16 August 2024 with the first of six rounds and ended on 24 May 2025 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). Bayer Leverkusen were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Arminia Bielefeld in the semi-finals. VfB Stuttgart won a fourth title after defeating Bielefeld 4–2 in the final. As winners, Stuttgart earned automatic qualification to the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League league stage. They will also host the 2025 edition of the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup at the start of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stuttgart has won the List of German football champions, national championship five times, most recently in 2006–07, the DFB-Pokal four times and the UEFA Intertoto Cup a record two times. In the all-time Bundesliga table the club sits in fourth place. The football team plays its home games at the MHPArena, in the Neckarpark which is located near the Cannstatter Wasen, where the city's Cannstatter Volksfest, fall beer festival takes place. Second team side VfB Stuttgart II currently plays in the 3. Liga, which is the highest division allowed for a reserve team. The club's junior teams have won the Under 19 Bundesliga#Championship winners, national under 19 championships a record ten times and the Under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
RC Celta De Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was founded in August 1923 as ''Club Celta'', following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna. The club's home stadium is Balaídos, which seats 24,870 spectators. The club's name is derived from the Celts, a people who once lived in the region. Celta have a long-standing rivalry with fellow Galician club Deportivo La Coruña, with whom they contest the Galician derby. Celta have never won the league title nor Copa del Rey, although they have reached the final three times in the latter. The club finished in their best-ever position of fourth in 2002–03, qualifying for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, where they were eliminated by Arsenal in the round of 16. In the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, Celta reached the semi-fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024–25 La Liga
The 2024–25 La Liga, also known as La Liga EA Sports due to sponsorship reasons, was the 94th season of La Liga, Spain's premier football competition. It commenced on 15 August 2024 and concluded on 25 May 2025. Real Madrid were the defending champions, having won their 36th title the previous season. The fixture schedule was announced on 18 June 2024. On 15 May 2025, Barcelona officially secured their 28th title with two matches to spare following a 2–0 win against city rivals Espanyol. Teams Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of twenty teams contest the league, including seventeen sides from the 2023–24 season and three promoted from the 2023–24 Segunda División. This includes the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the winners of the promotion play-offs. ;Teams relegated to Segunda División The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Almería, after a 1–3 loss to Getafe on 27 April 2024, ending their two-year stay in top tier. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It plays in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. It plays home games at the 60,721-seat Estadio Benito Villamarín. Real Betis won the league title in 1934–35 La Liga, 1935 and the Copa del Rey in 1976–77 Copa del Rey, 1977, 2004–05 Copa del Rey, 2005 and 2021–22 Copa del Rey, 2022. Given the club's tumultuous history and many relegations, its motto is ''¡Viva el Betis manque pierda!'' (). History The name "Betis" is derived from ''Hispania Baetica, Baetis'', the Roman name for the Guadalquivir river which passes through Seville and which the Roman province there was named after. ''Real'' ('Royal') was added in 1914 after the club received patronage from King Alfonso XIII. Foundation Betis' city rivals Sevilla FC, Sevilla were the first club in Seville, founded in October 1905, while a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024–25 Serie A
The 2024–25 Serie A (known as the Serie A Enilive and Serie A Made in Italy for sponsorship reasons domestically and abroad, respectively) was the 123rd season of top-tier Italian football, the 93rd in a round-robin tournament, and the 15th since its organization under an own league committee, the Lega Serie A. Napoli won the title following a 2–0 victory over Cagliari at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on 23 May 2025. Napoli's title was their fourth league title in their history and their second in three seasons. Inter Milan, who were the defending champions, finished one point behind Napoli. Teams Parma returned to the Serie A after three years, while Venezia returned after two. Como were promoted for the first time since the 2002–2003 season—ending 21 consecutive years in the Serie B. Frosinone were relegated to the Serie B after just one year in the top league, while Salernitana enjoyed a three-year run before facing relegation. Sassuolo were rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
AS Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma (''Rome Sport Association''; Italian pronunciation: Help:IPA/Italian, ) is a professional Association football, football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its existence, except for the 1951–52 Serie B, 1951–52 season. Roma has won Serie A three times, in 1941–42 Serie A, 1941–42, 1982–83 Serie A, 1982–83 and 2000–01 Serie A, 2000–01, as well as nine ' titles and two ' titles. In European competitions, Roma won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 1960–61 and the UEFA Conference League in 2022 UEFA Europa Conference League Final, 2021–22, while they finished runners-up in the 1983–84 European Cup, the 1990–91 UEFA Cup and the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League. Sixteen players have won the FIFA World Cup while playing at Roma: Attilio Ferraris and Enrique Guaita (1934); Guido Masetti and Eraldo Monzeglio (1934 and 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024–25 Coppa Italia
The 2024–25 Coppa Italia (branded as the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th edition of the national domestic tournament. There were 44 participating teams. Juventus were the defending champions, having won a record fifteenth title in the previous edition, but were eliminated by Empoli in the quarter-finals. Bologna won its third Coppa Italia by defeating AC Milan 1–0 in the final, winning a first national title in 51 years. Participating teams Format and seeding Teams entered the competition at various stages, as follows: * First phase (one-legged fixtures) ** Preliminary round: the four teams from Serie C and four Serie B teams started the tournament ** First round: the four winners were joined by the remaining 16 Serie B teams, and 12 teams from Serie A ** Second round: 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 eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bologna FC 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, commonly referred to as Bologna (), is an Italian professional football club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna that plays in Serie A, the top flight of Italian football. The club have won seven top-flight titles, three Coppa Italia titles, and one UEFA Intertoto Cup. Founded in 1909, Bologna were founding members of Serie A, and won many of their league championships during the late 1930s. The club ceded any league dominance by 1964, when they won their last league title to date. They won two Coppa Italia titles in the 1970s, before battling relegation throughout the latter part of the 20th century. Bologna changed ownership multiple times during the early 2000s and 2010s, due to financial mismanagement, and later stabilized under the guise of a Canadian consortium led by Joey Saputo. Bologna have participated in 75 Serie A seasons, which is the ninth-most in Italian football history. The club have played in the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara since 1927, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024–25 Premier League
The 2024–25 Premier League was the 33rd season of the Premier League and the 126th season of English football overall. Manchester City entered the season as four-time defending champions, but were dethroned by Liverpool, who emerged as Premier League champions for the second time with four games to spare, equalling Manchester United's record of 20 English league titles. The fixtures were released on 18 June 2024, consisting of 33 weekend rounds, four midweek rounds, and one Bank Holiday matchweek. The two-week winter break, in effect since the 2019–20 season, was scrapped starting this season in favour of a longer summer break for the players. Longer intervals between matches were added for the holiday period between Christmas and New Year's Day, with no matches held on Christmas Eve. The summer transfer window opened on 14 June 2024 and closed at 23:00 BST on 30 August 2024. The winter window opened on 1 January 2025 and closed at 23:00 GMT on 3 February 2025. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
