UEFA Europea League is back for 2013/14 with 24 Group Stage fixtures scheduled to take place on the evening of Thursday 19 September 2013.
As in previous seasons, the fixtures have been split, with 12 matches kicking off at 19:00 (CET) and the other 12 fixtures starting at 21:05 (CET).
Some newcomers to the competition and some big names of European football are playing this evening: the first match on the list is one such game, as Valencia host Swansea City in Group A.
Other big fixtures include PSV Eindhoven v PFC Ludogorets Razgrad, while, later, Tottenham Hotspur entertain Tomso. Lazio host Legia, while Lyon travel to Real Betis. Fiorentina host Pacos Ferreira.
The UEFA Europa League is firmly establishing itself as a serious competition since the Europa rebrand and move to the league format in 2009/10.
Full fixtures for this evening are detailed below.
UEFA Europa League 2013/14: Group Stage Fixtures, Thursday 19 September
Group | Home | Kick-Off (CET) | Away |
A | Valencia | 19:00 | Swansea |
A | St Gallen | 19:00 | Kuban |
B | Dinamo Zagreb | 19:00 | Chornomorets Odesa |
B | PSV | 19:00 | Ludogorets |
C | Salzburg | 19:00 | Elfsborg |
C | Standard Liege | 19:00 | Esbjerg |
D | Zulte Waregem | 19:00 | Wigan |
D | Maribor | 19:00 | Rubin |
E | Fiorentina | 19:00 | Pacos Ferreira |
E | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19:00 | Bordeaux |
F | Pandurii | 19:00 | Dnipro |
F | M. Tel-Aviv | 19:00 | APOEL |
G | Estoril | 21:05 | Sevilla |
G | Guimaraes | 21:05 | Rijeka |
H | Tottenham | 21:05 | Tromso |
H | Thun | 21:05 | Rapid Wien |
I | Freiburg | 21:05 | Liberec |
I | Betis | 21:05 | Lyon |
J | Lazio | 21:05 | Legia |
J | Dynamo Kiev | 21:05 | Genk |
K | Apollon | 21:05 | Trabzonspor |
K | Sheriff | 21:05 | Anji |
L | PAOK | 21:05 | Shakhter |
L | M. Haifa | 21:05 | AZ |