Europa League group-stage draw: Liverpool, West Ham and Rangers in Pot 1

The Europa League group-stage draw starts on Friday at midday (UEFA via Getty)

Liverpool, West Ham and Rangers are all in Pot 1 ahead of the Europa League group-stage draw on Friday.

The 32 teams have been split into four seeding pots based on UEFA’s club coefficient rankings.

Pot 1 includes West Ham, who won the Europa Conference League last season, Liverpool and Rangers alongside Roma, Ajax, Villarreal, Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta. Brighton, who qualified for the Europa League by finishing sixth in the Premier League last season, are in Pot 3.

Clubs from the same nation cannot play each other in the group stage.

The winners of each Europa League group will go through to the round of 16. The runners-up move into the knockout round play-offs and will play the teams who finish third in their Champions League group. The third-placed sides in each Europa League group will go into the Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs, where they will play the Europa Conference League group runners-up for places in the last 16.

This season’s final will be held at the Dublin Arena in the Republic of Ireland on May 22, 2024.

What time is the Europa League draw?

The Europa League group-stage draw will take place on Friday, September 1 at 12pm BST.

How to watch the Champions League draw

The draw will be shown live on TNT Sport 1 and via their YouTube channel.

UEFA’s website will also be streaming a live broadcast of the draw.

Liverpool, West Ham, Rangers and Brighton are all waiting to find out who they will play. 

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