Seeded teams: Arsenal, Benfica*, Betis, Chelsea, Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kyiv, Frankfurt, Genk, Internazionale Milano*, Leverkusen, Napoli*, Salzburg, Sevilla, Valencia*, Villarreal, Zenit
Unseeded teams: BATE Borisov, Celtic, Club Brugge*, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray*, Krasnodar, Lazio, Malmö, Olympiacos, Rapid Wien, Rennes, Slavia Praha, Sporting CP, Shakhtar Donetsk*, Viktoria Plzeň*, Zürich
*transferred from UEFA Champions League
- The 12 group winners and the four best third-ranked teams in the UEFA Champions League group stage are seeded.
- No team can play a club from their group or their own association; any other restrictions will be announced ahead of the draw.
- Seeded teams will be away in the round of 32 first legs on 14 February and at home in the return matches a week later.
SEEDED TEAMS
Arsenal (ENG)
UEFA ranking: 10
Can play: BATE, Celtic, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Krasnodar, Lazio, Malmö, Olympiacos, Rapid Wien, Rennes, Slavia Praha, Shakhtar, Plzeň, Zürich
Group stage: W5 D1 L0 F12 A2
Last season: UEFA Europa League semi-finals (lost 2-1 v Atlético Madrid)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: runners-up (1999/2000*)
Benfica (POR)*
UEFA ranking: 26
Can play: BATE, Celtic, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Krasnodar, Lazio, Malmö, Olympiacos, Rapid Wien, Rennes, Slavia Praha, Shakhtar, Plzeň, Zürich
Group stage: W2 D1 L3 F6 A11
Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: runners-up (2013/14*, 2012/13*, 1982/83)
Real Betis (ESP)
UEFA ranking: 73
Can play: BATE, Celtic, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Krasnodar, Lazio, Malmö, Rapid Wien, Rennes, Slavia Praha, Sporting CP, Shakhtar, Plzeň, Zürich
Group stage: W3 D3 L0 F7 A2
Last season: N/A
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: round of 16 (2013/14, 2005/06*, 1998/99, 1995/96)
Chelsea (ENG)
UEFA ranking: 18
Can play: Celtic, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Krasnodar, Lazio, Malmö, Olympiacos, Rapid Wien, Rennes, Slavia Praha, Sporting CP, Shakhtar, Plzeň, Zürich
Group stage: W5 D1 L0 F12 A3
Last season: UEFA Champions League round of 16 (lost 4-1 v Barcelona)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: winners (2012/13*)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
UEFA ranking: 56
Can play: BATE, Celtic, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, Krasnodar, Lazio, Malmö, Olympiacos, Rapid Wien, Rennes, Slavia Praha, Sporting CP, Shakhtar, Plzeň, Zürich
Group stage: W4 D2 L0 F11 A3
Last season: UEFA Europa League play-offs (lost on away goals v Skënderbeu)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: round of 16 (1997/98)
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
UEFA ranking: 21
Can play: BATE, Celtic, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Krasnodar, Lazio, Lazio, Malmö, Olympiacos, Rapid Wien, Slavia Praha, Sporting CP, Plzeň, Zürich
Group stage: W3 D2 L1 F10 A7
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (lost 4-2 v Lazio)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: semi-finals (2008/09*)
Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
UEFA ranking: 97
Can play: BATE, Celtic, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Krasnodar, Malmö, Olympiacos, Rapid Wien, Rennes, Slavia Praha, Sporting CP, Shakhtar, Plzeň, Zürich
Group stage: W6 D0 L0 F17 A5
Last season: N/A
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: winners (1979/80)
Genk (BEL)
UEFA ranking: 61
Can play: BATE, Celtic, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Krasnodar, Lazio, Olympiacos, Rapid Wien, Rennes, Slavia Praha, Sporting CP, Shakhtar, Plzeň, Zürich
Group stage: W3 D2 L1 F14 A8
Last season: N/A
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: quarter-finals (2016/17)
Internazionale Milano (ITA)*
UEFA ranking: 55
Can play: BATE, Celtic, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Krasnodar, Malmö, Olympiacos, Rapid Wien, Rennes, Slavia Praha, Sporting CP, Shakhtar, Plzeň, Zürich
Group stage: W2 D2 L2 F6 A7
Last season: N/A
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: winners (1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98)
Leverkusen (GER)
UEFA ranking: 28
Can play: BATE, Celtic, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Krasnodar, Lazio, Malmö, Olympiacos, Rapid Wien, Rennes, Slavia Praha, Sporting CP, Shakhtar, Plzeň
Group stage: W4 D1 L1 F16 A9
Last season: N/A
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: winners (1987/88)
Napoli (ITA)*
UEFA ranking: 16
Can play: BATE, Celtic, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Krasnodar, Malmö, Olympiacos, Rapid Wien, Rennes, Slavia Praha, Sporting CP, Shakhtar, Plzeň, Zürich
Group stage: W2 D3 L1 F7 A5
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 32* (lost on away goals v RB Leipzig)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: winners (1988/89)
Salzburg (AUT)
UEFA ranking: 30
Can play: BATE, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Krasnodar, Lazio, Malmö, Olympiacos, Rennes, Slavia Praha, Sporting CP, Shakhtar, Plzeň, Zürich
Group stage: W6 D0 L0 F17 A6
Last season: UEFA Europa League semi-finals (lost 3-2 v Marseille)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: runners-up (1993/94)
Sevilla (ESP)
UEFA ranking: 8
Can play: BATE, Celtic, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Lazio, Malmö, Olympiacos, Rapid Wien, Rennes, Slavia Praha, Sporting CP, Shakhtar, Plzeň, Zürich
Group stage: W4 D0 L2 F18 A6
Last season: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals (lost 2-1 v Bayern München)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: winners (2015/16*, 2014/15, 2013/14, 2006/07, 2005/06)
Valencia (ESP)*
UEFA ranking: 60
Can play: BATE, Celtic, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Krasnodar, Lazio, Malmö, Olympiacos, Rapid Wien, Rennes, Slavia Praha, Sporting CP, Shakhtar, Plzeň, Zürich
Group stage: W2 D2 L2 F6 A6
Last season: N/A
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: winners (2003/04)
Villarreal (ESP)
UEFA ranking: 27
Can play: BATE, Celtic, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Krasnodar, Lazio, Malmö, Olympiacos, Rennes, Slavia Praha, Sporting CP, Shakhtar, Plzeň, Zürich
Group stage: W2 D4 L0 F12 A5
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (lost 4-1 v Lyon)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: semi-finals (2015/16, 2010/11, 2003/04)
Zenit (RUS)
UEFA ranking: 17
Can play: BATE, Celtic, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Lazio, Malmö, Olympiacos, Rapid Wien, Rennes, Sporting CP, Shakhtar, Plzeň, Zürich
Group stage: W3 D2 L1 F6 A5
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (lost 3-2 v RB Leipzig)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: winners (2007/08)
UNSEEDED TEAMS
BATE Borisov (BLR)
UEFA ranking: 57
Can play: Arsenal, Benfica, Betis, Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kyiv, Frankfurt, Genk, Internazionale, Leverkusen, Napoli, Salzburg, Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal, Zenit
Group stage: W3 D0 L3 F9 A9
Last season: UEFA Europa League group stage
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: round of 32 (2018/19, 2012/13*, 2010/11)
Celtic (SCO)
UEFA ranking: 44
Can play: Arsenal, Benfica, Betis, Chelsea, Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kyiv, Frankfurt, Genk, Internazionale, Leverkusen, Napoli, Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal, Zenit
Group stage: W3 D0 L3 F6 A8
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 32* (lost 3-1 v Zenit)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: runners-up (2002/03)
Club Brugge (BEL)*
UEFA ranking: 38
Can play: Arsenal, Benfica, Betis, Chelsea, Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kyiv, Frankfurt, Internazionale, Leverkusen, Napoli, Salzburg, Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal, Zenit
Group stage: W1 D3 L2 F6 A5
Last season: UEFA Europa League play-offs (lost 3-0 v AEK Athens)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: runners-up (1975/76)
Fenerbahçe (TUR)
UEFA ranking: 47
Can play: Arsenal, Benfica, Betis, Chelsea, Dynamo Kyiv, Frankfurt, Genk, Internazionale, Leverkusen, Napoli, Salzburg, Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal, Zenit
Group stage: W2 D2 L2 F7 A7
Last season: UEFA Europa League play-offs (lost 4-1 v Vardar)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: semi-finals (2012/13)
Galatasaray (TUR)*
UEFA ranking: 70
Can play: Arsenal, Benfica, Betis, Chelsea, Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kyiv, Frankfurt, Genk, Internazionale, Leverkusen, Napoli, Salzburg, Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal, Zenit
Group stage: W1 D1 L4 F5 A8
Last season: UEFA Europa League second qualifying round (lost 3-1 v Östersunds)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: winners (1999/2000)
Krasnodar (RUS)
UEFA ranking: 42
Can play: Arsenal, Benfica, Betis, Chelsea, Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kyiv, Frankfurt, Genk, Internazionale, Leverkusen, Napoli, Salzburg, Valencia, Villarreal
Group stage: W4 D0 L2 F8 A8
Last season: UEFA Europa League play-offs (lost on away goals v Crvena zvezda)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: round of 16 (2016/17)
Lazio (ITA)
UEFA ranking: 39
Can play: Arsenal, Benfica, Betis, Chelsea, Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kyiv, Genk, Leverkusen, Salzburg, Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal, Zenit
Group stage: W3 D0 L3 F9 A11
Last season: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals (lost 6-5 v Salzburg)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: runners-up (1997/98)
Malmö (SWE)
UEFA ranking: 72
Can play: Arsenal, Benfica, Betis, Chelsea, Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kyiv, Frankfurt, Internazionale, Leverkusen, Napoli, Salzburg, Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal, Zenit
Group stage: W2 D3 L1 F7 A6
Last season: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round (lost 4-2 v Vardar)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: round of 32 (2018/19)
Olympiacos (GRE)
UEFA ranking: 35
Can play: Arsenal, Benfica, Chelsea, Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kyiv, Frankfurt, Genk, Internazionale, Leverkusen, Napoli, Salzburg, Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal, Zenit
Group stage: W3 D1 L2 F11 A6
Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: round of 16 (2016/17, 2011/12*, 2004/05*, 1989/90)
Rapid Wien (AUT)
UEFA ranking: 63
Can play: Arsenal, Benfica, Betis, Chelsea, Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kyiv, Frankfurt, Genk, Internazionale, Leverkusen, Napoli, Sevilla, Valencia, Zenit
Group stage: W3 D1 L2 F6 A9
Last season: N/A
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: round of 32 (2015/16)
Rennes (FRA)
UEFA ranking: 112
Can play: Arsenal, Benfica, Betis, Chelsea, Dinamo Zagreb, Frankfurt, Genk, Internazionale, Leverkusen, Napoli, Salzburg, Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal, Zenit
Group stage: W3 D0 L3 F7 A8
Last season: N/A
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: round of 32 (2018/19)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)*
UEFA ranking: 13
Can play: Arsenal, Benfica, Betis, Chelsea, Dinamo Zagreb, Frankfurt, Genk, Internazionale, Leverkusen, Napoli, Salzburg, Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal, Zenit
Group stage: W1 D3 L2 F8 A16
Last season: UEFA Champions League round of 16 (lost on away goals v Roma)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: winners (2008/09*)
Slavia Praha (CZE)
UEFA ranking: 90
Can play: Arsenal, Benfica, Betis, Chelsea, Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kyiv, Frankfurt, Genk, Internazionale, Leverkusen, Napoli, Salzburg, Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal
Group stage: W3 D1 L2 F4 A3
Last season: UEFA Europa League group stage
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: semi-finals (1995/96)
Sporting CP (POR)
UEFA ranking: 31
Can play: Betis, Chelsea, Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kyiv, Frankfurt, Genk, Internazionale, Leverkusen, Napoli, Salzburg, Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal, Zenit
Group stage: W4 D1 L1 F13 A3
Last season: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals* (lost 2-1 v Atlético Madrid)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: runners-up (2004/05)
Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)*
UEFA ranking: 43
Can play: Arsenal, Benfica, Betis, Chelsea, Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kyiv, Frankfurt, Genk, Internazionale, Leverkusen, Napoli, Salzburg, Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal, Zenit
Group stage: W2 D1 L3 F7 A16
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (lost 3-2aet v Sporting CP)
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: round of 16 (2017/18, 2013/14*, 2012/13)
Zürich (SUI)
UEFA ranking: 78
Can play: Arsenal, Benfica, Betis, Chelsea, Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kyiv, Frankfurt, Genk, Internazionale, Napoli, Salzburg, Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal, Zenit
Group stage: W3 D1 L2 F7 A6
Last season: N/A
Previous UEFA Cup/Europa League best: round of 16 (1998/99, 1982/83)
* Via UEFA Champions League group stage
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