Everything you need to know about the 16 teams that remain in the 2024/25 league.
Thirty-six teams were at the start of the starting line for the actual UEFA competition of 2024/25, and this number was reduced to 16 after the conclusion of the competition phase and knock-out phase play-offs.
Ajax (Ned)
League phase position: 12
Ko Play-Offs: 3-2agg, AET VS Union SG
League Phase Record: W4 D1 L3 F16 A8
How they qualified: Play-Offs (W7-1agg vs Jagiellonia)
Last season: Group Stage, Conference League Round Of 16 (L0-4AGG vs Aston Villa)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1991/92)
UEFA -Cefficiëntraking: 28
Athletic Club (ESP)
League phase position: 2
League Phase Record: W6 D1 L1 F15 A7
How they qualified: fifth in the Spanish League
Last season: did not play in the UEFA Club competition
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runner-Up (1976/77, 2011/12)
UEFA -Cefficiëntraking: 94
AZ Alkmaar (Ned)
Liga phase position: 19
KO Play-Offs: 6-3AGG vs Galatasaray
League Phase Record: W3 D2 L3 F13 A13
How they qualified: fourth in the Dutch Eredivisie
Last season: Phase of the Conference League Group
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runner-Up (1980/81)
UEFA -Cefficiëntraking: 40
Bodø/Glimt (neither)
League phase position: 9
Ko Play-Offs: 6-4AGG, AET vs Twente
League Phase Record: W4 D2 L2 F14 A11
How they qualified: Play-Offs from Champions League (L2-3AGG vs Crvena Zvezda)
Last season: Conference League Knock-Out Round Play-Offs (L2-3AGG vs Ajax)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League version: Tour of 16 (2024/25)
UEFA -Cefficiëntraking: 55
Eintracht Frankfurt (Ger)
League phase position: 5
League Phase Record: W5 D1 L2 F14 A10
How they qualified: sixth in German Bundesliga
Last season: Conference League Knock-Out Round Play-Offs (L3-4AGG VS Union SG)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: winners (1979/80, 2021/22)
UEFA -Cefficiëntraking: 29
FCSB (Rou)
League phase position: 11
KO-Play-Offs: 4-1agg vs Paok
League Phase Record: W4 D2 L2 F10 A9
How they qualified: Play-Offs (W2-1agg vs Lask)
Last season: Conference League Third Qualification Round (L0-2agg vs Nordsjælland)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-final (2005/06)
UEFA -Cefficiëntraking: 91
Fenerbahçe (Tur)
League phase position: 24
KO-Play-Offs: 5-2agg vs andlche
League Phase Record: W2 D4 L2 F9 A11
How they qualified: Champions League Third qualifying round (L2-3AGG vs Lille)
Last season: Quarterfinals of the Conference League (D3-3AGG vs Olympiacos, L2-3 on pens)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-final (2012/13)
UEFA -Cefficiëntraking: 46
Lazio (Ita)
League phase position: 1
League Phase Record: W6 D1 L1 F17 A5
How they qualified: seventh in the Italian Serie A
Last season: Champions League round of 16 (L1-3AGG vs Bayern)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runner-Up (1997/98)
UEFA -Cefficiëntraking: 27
Lyon (FRA)
League phase position: 6
League Phase Record: W4 D3 L1 F16 A8
How they qualified: sixth in French Ligue 1
Last season: did not play in the UEFA Club competition
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-final (2016/17)
UEFA -Cefficiëntraking: 64
Manchester United (Eng)
League phase position: 3
League Phase Record: W5 D3 L0 F16 A9
How they qualified: English FA Cup winners
Last season: Champions League Group Stage
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (2016/17)
UEFA -Cefficiëntraking: 15
Olympiacos (GRE)
League phase position: 7
League Phase Record: W4 D3 L1 F9 A3
How they qualified: winners of the League conference
Last season: Group Stage, Conference League Winners (W1-0 vs Fiorentina)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (1989/90, 2004/05, 2011/12, 2016/17, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2024/25)
UEFA -Cefficiëntraking: 41
Rangers (SCO)
League phase position: 8
League Phase Record: W4 D2 L2 F16 A 10
How they qualified: Champions League Third qualifying round (L1-3AGG vs Dynamo Kyiv)
Last season: Champions League Play-Offs, Europa League round of 16 (L2-3 vs Benfica)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runner-Up (2007/08, 2021/22)
UEFA -Cefficiëntraking: 30
Real Sociedad (ESP)
League phase position: 13
KO Play-Offs: 7-3AGG vs Midtjylland
League Phase Record: W4 D1 L3 F13 A9
How they qualified: sixth in the Spanish League
Last season: Champions League round of 16 (L1-4AGG vs Paris)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarterfinals (1988/89)
UEFA -Cefficiëntraking: 32
Roma (Ita)
League phase position: 15
KO-Play-Offs: 4-3AGG vs Porto
League Phase Record: W3 D3 L2 F10 A6
How they qualified: sixth in the Italian Serie A
Last season: Semi-final (L2-4AGG vs Leverkusen)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Second (1990/91, 2022/23)
UEFA -Cefficiëntraking: 7
Tottenham (Eng)
League phase position: 4
League Phase Record: W5 D2 L1 F17 A9
How they qualified: fifth in the English Premier League
Last season: did not play in the UEFA Club competition
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1971/72, 1983/84)
UEFA -Cefficiëntraking: 39
Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)
League phase position: 16
Ko Play-Offs: 3-1agg vs Ferencváros
League Phase Record: W3 D3 L2 F13 A12
How they qualified: Play-Offs (W2-0agg vs Hearts)
Last season: Conference League Quarterfinals (L0-2agg vs Fiorentina)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League: Round Of 16 (2012/13, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2024/25)
UEFA -Cefficiëntraking: 59
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