Maurice Steijn’s team is classified in Group 1. This means the Amsterdam-based team will avoid Liverpool, AS Roma, Villareal and Bayer Leverkusen.
These are the pots:
Pot 1: Ajax, Liverpool, West Ham United, AS Roma, Atalanta Bergamo, Villarreal, Bayer Leverkusen, Rangers FC.
Pot 2: Sporting CP, Slavia Prague, Stade Rennais, Real Betis, Olympique Marseille, Olympiacos, LASK Linz, Qarabag
Pot 3: Brighton & Hove Albion, SC Freiburg, Maccabi Haifa, Molde FK, Union Saint-Gilloise, FC Sheriff Tiraspol, Sparta Prague, Sturm Graz
Pot 4: Toulouse FC, AEK Athens, TSC Bačka Topola, Servette FC, Panathinaikos, Raków Częstochowa, BK Häcken, Aris Limassol
Fixtures
The group stage of the Europa League will start on Thursday, September 21 and ends on Thursday, December 14.
Round 1: September 21, 2023
Round 2: October 5, 2023
Round 3: October 26, 2023
Round 4: November 9, 2023
Round 5: November 30, 2023
Round 6: December 14, 2023
Loss against Ludogorets for Ajax
Ajax lost 0-1 to Ludogorets in the UEFA Europa League play-offs. Because the Amsterdammers won by 1-4 in Bulgaria last week, the defeat at home was without consequences for Ajax. Over two matches, Maurice Steijn's team still earned a place in the group stage of the European tournament.
