When is Europa League quarter final draw 2023? Date, time, live stream, teams and fixtures schedule
While the Champions League is Europe’s most prestigious competition, the UEFA Europa League is still highly coveted as several of the continent’s best clubs compete for the 2022/23 trophy.
With the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal, Juventus, Sevilla, Roma and others still alive, there will be plenty of reasons to stay tuned into the remaining rounds of this tournament edition.
As well as prize money, the winning team has a guaranteed spot in next season’s UEFA Champions League group stage at stake. And for those clubs that may not be able to qualify for the Champions League via their domestic competitions, there is an added incentive to win the Europa League.
Sporting News rounds up everything you need to know about the Europa League Quarter-Finals draw below.
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When will the 2023 Europa League quarter-finals take place?
The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of the Europa League will take place on Friday, 17. March immediately after the Champions League draw.
The procedure begins at 12:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. Here is how this time translates to other time zones around the world:
| Location | Date | Time |
| United Kingdom | 17. March | 11:00 GMT |
| Australia | 17. March | 22:00 AEDT |
| Canada | 17. March | 7:00 a.m. ET |
| New Zealand | March 18th | 00:00 NZDT |
| USA | 17. March | 7:00 a.m. ET |
| India | 17. March | 16:30 CET |
| Singapore | 17. March | 19:00 CEST |
| Malaysia | 17. March | 19:00 CET |
| Hong Kong | 17. March | 19:00 CET |
With the rest of the tournament being drawn, including semifinals and finals, we know each team’s potential path to the finals in Istanbul.
And the quarter-final draw is an open draw – unlike the one that took place after the group stage – meaning there are no seedings or other restrictions and teams can be drawn against others, including rivals from the same country.
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2023 Europa League quarterfinals schedule
The first legs of the quarterfinals will be played on 13.4with the Second leg on the 20thwhich means a very quick turnaround between home and away games for the teams.
The semi-final first legs will take place on May 11th, with the second legs on May 18th before the showpiece final takes place on May 31st.
- Europa League QFs: April 13 (stage 1), April 20 (stage 2)
- Europa League SF: May 11 (first leg), May 18 (first leg)
Europa League quarter-final teams qualified
From 1971 this competition was known as the UEFA Cup. Then the tournament was revised before 2009/10 and renamed Europa League.
Only five of the 16 potential quarter-finalists have previously won the trophy, including in its previous edition as the UEFA Cup.
| country | Association | European League Title (Last) |
| Belgium | Union Saint Gilloise | — |
| England | arsenal | — |
| England | Manchester United | 1 (2017) |
| Germany | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 (1988) |
| Germany | Sc freiburg | — |
| Germany | Union Berlin | — |
| Ferencvaros | Hungary | — |
| Italy | juventus | 3 (1993) |
| Italy | AS Roma | — |
| Netherlands | Feyenoord | 2 (2002) |
| Portugal | Sporty CP | — |
| Spain | Real Betis | — |
| Spain | Real Sociedad | — |
| Spain | Seville | 6 (2020) |
| Turkey | Fenerbahçe | — |
| Ukraine | Shakhtar Donetsk | — |
Europa League round of 16 results
Spain and Germany are leading the round of 16 of the Europa League with three teams each. With England and Italy, two clubs make it, all other represented nations each provide a team.
The quarter-finalists come from each of these eight matchups below, with the first leg taking place on March 9th and the return leg taking place on March 16th. The first leg will be hosted by the team listed first.
| round of 16 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Union Berlin versus Union Saint-Gilloise | 9th March | March 16th |
| Seville vs Fenerbahce | 9th March | March 16th |
| Juventus vs SC Freiburg | 9th March | March 16th |
| Bayer Leverkusen versus Ferencvaros | 9th March | March 16th |
| Sporting CP vs Arsenal | 9th March | March 16th |
| Man United vs Real Betis | 9th March | March 16th |
| AS Roma vs Real Sociedad | 9th March | March 16th |
| Shakhtar Donetsk* against Feyenoord | 9th March | March 16th |
* All European matches hosted by Shakhtar will be played in Warsaw, Poland due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Who reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League in 2021/22?
Champions of the Europa League Eintracht Frankfurt is not there to defend their title as they played in the group stage of the 2022/23 Champions League and even advanced to the knockout stages of that tournament. So we won’t have a repeat champion this year.
Manchester United, Feyenoord, Bayer Leverkusen, Shakhtar DonetskAnd juventus are the teams in the field who have previously won the competition, while all other remaining teams have never won a Europa League trophy or its predecessor (UEFA Cup). Roma And Sporty CP each reached the final but missed the ultimate prize.
Not a single team from last year’s 2021/22 Europa League quarter-finals is still alive in this year’s competition.
In fact, only two clubs from last year’s round of 16 – Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) and Sevilla (Spain) – made it into the round of 16 of this year’s tournament.