UEL Last 16 Draw: Man Utd face Sociedad, Spurs vs Alkmaar, Roma meet Athletic

Thirty-six teams lined up on the start line for the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League proper, and this number has been whittled down to 16 following the conclusion of the league phase and knockout phase play-offs. UEFA.com profiles all the remaining contenders.

Teams at a glance

Round of 16 (seeded)

Athletic Club, Eintracht Frankfurt, Lazio, Lyon, Manchester United, Olympiacos, Rangers, Tottenham

Round of 16 (unseeded)

Ajax, AZ Alkmaar, Bodø/Glimt, FCSB, Fenerbahçe, Real Sociedad, Roma, Viktoria Plzeň

Draw Result

Bodo/Glimt vs Olympiacos

Fenerbahce vs Rangers

Ajax vs Eintracht Frankfurt

FCSB vs Lyon

AZ Alkmaar vs Tottenham

Real Sociedad vs Man Utd

Viktoria Plzen vs Lazio

Roma vs Athletic Bilbao

Europa League quarter-final bracket

1 - Bodo/Glimt or Olympiacos vs Viktoria Plzen or Lazio

2 - Fenerbahce or Rangers vs Roma or Athletic Bilbao

3 - AZ Alkmaar or Tottenham vs Ajax or Eintracht Frankfurt

4 - FCSB or Lyon vs Real Sociedad or Man Utd

Team Details

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 coefficient ranking: 29

Athletic Club (ESP)

League phase position: 2

League phase record: W6 D1 L1 F15 A7

How they qualified: Fifth in Spanish Liga

Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1976/77, 2011/12)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 88

AZ Alkmaar (NED)

League phase position: 19

KO play-offs: 6-3agg vs Galatasaray

League phase record: W3 D2 L3 F13 A13

How they qualified: Fourth in Dutch Eredivisie

Last season: Conference League group stage

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1980/81)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 39

Bodø/Glimt (NOR)

League phase position: 9

KO play-offs: 6-4agg, aet vs Twente

League phase record: W4 D2 L2 F14 A11

How they qualified: Champions League play-offs (L2-3agg vs Crvena Zvezda)

Last season: Conference League knockout round play-offs (L2-3agg vs Ajax)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2024/25)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 48

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 knockout round play-offs (L3-4agg vs Union SG)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1979/80, 2021/22)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 27

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 qualifying round (L0-2agg vs Nordsjælland)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (2005/06)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 81

Fenerbahçe (TUR)

League phase position: 24

KO play-offs: 5-2agg vs Anderlecht

League phase record: W2 D4 L2 F9 A11

How they qualified: Champions League third qualifying round (L2-3agg vs Lille)

Last season: Conference League quarter-finals (D3-3agg vs Olympiacos, L2-3 on pens)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (2012/13)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 46

Lazio (ITA)

League phase position: 1

League phase record: W6 D1 L1 F17 A5

How they qualified: Seventh in Italian Serie A

Last season: Champions League round of 16 (L1-3agg vs Bayern)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1997/98)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 24

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 feature in UEFA club competition

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (2016/17)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 59

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 coefficient ranking: 13

Olympiacos (GRE)

League phase position: 7

League phase record: W4 D3 L1 F9 A3

How they qualified: Conference League winners

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 coefficient ranking: 38

Rangers (SCO)

League phase position: 8

League phase record: W4 D2 L2 F16 A10

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: Runners-up (2007/08, 2021/22)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 28

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 Spanish Liga

Last season: Champions League round of 16 (L1-4agg vs Paris)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarter-finals (1988/89)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 31

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 Italian Serie A

Last season: Semi-finals (L2-4agg vs Leverkusen)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1990/91, 2022/23)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 6

Tottenham (ENG)

League phase position: 4

League phase record: W5 D2 L1 F17 A9

How they qualified: Fifth in English Premier League

Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1971/72, 1983/84)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 35

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 quarter-finals (L0-2agg vs Fiorentina)

Best UEFA Cup/Europa League: Round of 16 (2012/13, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2024/25)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 57