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Arsenal, Manchester United and Sevilla are still in the reckoning for UEFA Europa League glory, but who else is still in the hunt after a field of 40 (32 group stage contenders plus eight sides transferring from the UEFA Champions League) was whittled down to 16?
UEFA.com profiles all the contenders and their round of 16 opponents.
Round of 16 at a glance
Union Berlin vs Union Saint-Gilloise
Sevilla vs Fenerbahçe
Juventus vs Freiburg
Leverkusen vs Ferencváros
Sporting CP vs Arsenal
Man United vs Betis
Roma vs Real Sociedad
Shakhtar vs Feyenoord
Union Berlin vs Union Saint-Gilloise
Union Berlin (GER)
UEFA coefficient ranking*: 99
Route to last 16: Group D runners-up, 3-1agg vs Ajax (KOPO)
Last season: Europa Conference League group stage (third place)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2022/23)
Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 105
Route to last 16: Group D winners
Last season: N/A (debut European campaign)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2022/23)
Sevilla vs Fenerbahçe
Sevilla (ESP)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 20
Route to last 16: Third in UCL Group G, 3-2agg vs PSV (KOPO)
Last season: Round of 16 (L 1-2agg vs West Ham)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (2005/06, 2006/07, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2019/20)
Fenerbahçe (TUR)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 60
Route to last 16: Group B winners
Last season: Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs (L 4-6agg vs Slavia Praha)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (2012/13)
Juventus vs Freiburg
Juventus (ITA)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 9
Route to last 16: Third in UCL Group H, 4-1agg vs Nantes (KOPO)
Last season: Champions League round of 16 (L 1-4agg vs Villarreal)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1976/77, 1989/90, 1992/93)
Freiburg (GER)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 98
Route to last 16: Group G winners
Last season: N/A (first European campaign since 2017/18)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2022/23)
Leverkusen vs Ferencváros
Leverkusen (GER)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 25
Route to last 16: Third in UCL Group B, 5-5agg 5-3p vs Monaco (KOPO)
Last season: Round of 16 (L 2-4agg vs Atalanta)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1987/88)
Ferencváros (HUN)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 62
Route to last 16: Group H winners
Last season: Group stage (fourth)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (1971/72)
Sporting CP vs Arsenal
Sporting CP (POR)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 33
Route to last 16: Third in UCL Group D, 5-1agg vs Midtjylland (KOPO)
Last season: Champions League round of 16 (L 0-5agg vs Man City)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (2004/05)
Arsenal (ENG)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 23
Route to last 16: Group A winners
Last season: N/A (first European campaign since 2020/21)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1999/2000, 2018/19)
Man United vs Betis
Manchester United (ENG)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 8
Route to last 16: Group E runners-up, 4-3agg vs Barcelona (KOPO)
Last season: Champions League round of 16 (L 1-2agg vs Atlético)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (2016/17)
Betis (ESP)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 46
Route to last 16: Group C winners
Last season: Round of 16 (L 2-3agg vs Eintracht Frankfurt)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (1998/99, 2005/06, 2013/14, 2021/22, 2022/23)
Roma vs Real Sociedad
Roma (ITA)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 13
Route to last 16: Group C runners-up, 2-1agg vs Salzburg (KOPO)
Last season: Europa Conference League winners (W 1-0 vs Feyenoord)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1990/91)
Real Sociedad (ESP)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 53
Route to last 16: Group E winners
Last season: Knockout round play-offs (L 3-5agg vs Leipzig)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarter-finals (1988/89)
Shakhtar vs Feyenoord
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 24
Route to last 16: Third in UCL Group F, 3-3agg 5-4p vs Rennes (KOPO)
Last season: Champions League group stage (fourth)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (2008/09)
Feyenoord (NED)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 34
Route to last 16: Group F winners
Last season: Europa Conference League runners-up (L 0-1 vs Roma)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1973/74, 2001/02)
AEK Larnaca (CYP)
UEFA coefficient ranking*: 142
Campaign: Third in Group B
Last season: N/A (first European campaign since 2018/19)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Group stage (2011/12, 2018/19, 2022/23)
Ajax (NED)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 10
Campaign: Third in UCL Group A, 1-3agg vs Union Berlin (KOPO)
Last season: Champions League round of 16 (L 2-3agg vs Benfica)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1991/92)
Barcelona (ESP)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 7
Campaign: Third in UCL Group C, 3-4agg vs Man United (KOPO)
Last season: Quarter-finals (L 3-4agg vs Frankfurt)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (1975/76, 1977/78, 1995/96, 2000/01)
Bodø/Glimt (NOR)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 80
Campaign: Third in Group A
Last season: Europa Conference League quarter-finals (L 2-5agg vs Roma)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Group stage (2022/23)
Braga (POR)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 38
Campaign: Third in Group D
Last season: Quarter-finals (L 2-3agg vs Rangers)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (2010/11)
Crvena zvezda (SRB)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 41
Campaign: Fourth in Group H
Last season: Round of 16 (L 2-4agg vs Rangers)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1978/79)
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 49
Campaign: Fourth in Group B
Last season: Champions League group stage (fourth)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (2008/09)
HJK (FIN)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 130
Campaign: Fourth in Group C
Last season: Europa Conference League group stage (third)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Group stage (2014/15, 2022/23)
Lazio (ITA)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 40
Campaign: Third in Group F
Last season: Knockout round play-offs (L 3-4agg vs Porto)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1997/98)
Ludogorets (BUL)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 76
Campaign: Third in Group C
Last season: Group stage (fourth)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2013/14)
Malmö (SWE)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 65
Campaign: Fourth in Group D
Last season: Champions League group stage (fourth)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 32 (2018/19, 2019/20)
Midtjylland (DEN)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 63
Campaign: Group F runners-up, 1-5agg vs Sporting CP (KOPO)
Last season: Group stage (third)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 32 (2015/16)
Monaco (FRA)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 59
Campaign: Group H runners-up, 5-5agg 3-5p vs Leverkusen (KOPO)
Last season: Round of 16 (L 3-1agg Braga)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (1996/97)
Nantes (FRA)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 118
Campaign: Group G runners-up, 1-4agg vs Juventus (KOPO)
Last season: N/A (first European campaign since 2001/02)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarter-finals (1985/86, 1994/95)
Olympiacos (GRE)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 45
Campaign: Fourth in Group G
Last season: Knockout round play-offs (L 1-5agg vs Napoli)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2004/05, 2011/12, 2016/17, 2019/20, 2020/21)
Omonoia (CYP)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 143
Campaign: Fourth in Group E
Last season: Europa Conference League group stage (third)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Group stage (2020/21, 2022/23)
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 39
Campaign: Group A runners-up, 2-3agg vs Sevilla (KOPO)
Last season: Europa Conference League quarter-finals (L 2-1agg vs Leicester)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1977/78)
Qarabağ (AZE)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 66
Campaign: Third in Group G
Last season: Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs (L 1-6agg vs Marseille)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Group stage (2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2022/23)
Rennes (FRA)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 37
Campaign: Group B runners-up, 3-3agg 4-5p vs Shakhtar (KOPO)
Last season: Europa Conference League round of 16 (L 2-3 agg vs Leicester)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2018/19)
Salzburg (AUT)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 27
Campaign: Third in UCL Group E, 1-2agg vs Roma (KOPO)
Last season: Champions League round of 16 (L 2-8agg vs Bayern)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1993/94)
Sheriff (MDA)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 81
Campaign: Third in Group E
Last season: Knockout round play-offs (L 2-2agg 2-3pens vs Braga)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Knockout round play-offs (2021/22)
Sturm Graz (AUT)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 114
Campaign: Fourth in Group F
Last season: Europa Conference League group stage (fourth place)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarter-finals (1983/84)
Trabzonspor (TUR)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 123
Campaign: Third in Group H
Last season: Europa Conference League play-offs (L 1-5agg vs Roma)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 32 (2011/12, 2013/14, 2014/15)
Zürich (SUI)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 144
Campaign: Fourth in Group A
Last season: N/A (first European campaign since 2018/19)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (1998/99)
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