Factfile: Everything you need to know about the Europa League draw

Roma return to the competition after finishing sixth in Serie A last term.

The holders of the competition are Chelsea, who earned a spot in the 2019-20 Champions League as a result.

WHEN DOES THE DRAW TAKE PLACE?

The draw is this Friday, 30 August, at 13:00 CEST (12:00 BST).

WHO ARE IN THE DRAW?

All 48 teams that will take part in the draw are already known, with the final places decided by the results of the final round of qualifying for both European competitions on Thursday night.

Here are the confirmed participants known right now, divided by their seeding.

POT 1
– Sevilla (ESP)
– Arsenal (ENG)
– Porto (POR)
– ROMA (ITA)
– Manchester United (ENG)
– Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
– Besiktas (TUR)
– Basel (SUI)
– Sporting CP (POR)
– CSKA Moscow (RUS)
– Wolfsburg (GER)
– LAZIO (ITA)

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POT 2

– PSV (NED)
– Krasnodar (RUS)
– Celtic (SCO)
– Copenaghen (DEN)
– Braga (POR)
– Gent (BEL)
– Borussia Monc. (GER)
– Young Boys (SUI)
– Astana (KAZ)
– Ludogorets (BUL)
– APOEL (CYP)
– Eintracht F. (GER)

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POT 3
– Saint-Etienne (FRA)
– Qarabag (AZB)
– Feyenoord (NED)
– Getafe (ESP)
– Espanyol (ESP)
– Malmo (SWE)
– Partizan (SRB)
– Standard Liegi (BEL)
– Wolverhampton (ENG)
– Rennes (FRA)
– Rosenborg (NOR)
– Basaksehir (TUR)

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POT 4
– AZ Alkmaar (NED)
– Vitoria (POR)
– Trabzonspor (TUR)
– Oleksandriya (UKR)
– F91 Dudelange (LUX)
– LASK (AUT)
– Wolfsberger (AUT)
– Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
– Lugano (SUI)
– Rangers (SCO)
– Cluj (ROM)
– Ferencvaros (HUN)

SEEDINGS

The final 48 teams will be divided into 12 groups of four, and as a result all teams are divided into four 'pots' for the draw process.

These pots are decided by UEFA co-efficient, with Roma's current club ranking (based on their performances in Europe over the last five years) meaning the Giallorossi are in Pot 1. This means the club cannot face another Pot 1 side in the group stage - this rules out any possibility of a meeting with Manchester United, Sevilla, Porto or Arsenal, for example.

They will then be drawn with one member of each of the other pots.

Countries from the same nation cannot be drawn together in the group stage - meaning Roma could not be drawn in a group with both Celtic and Rangers, for example.

WHERE CAN I WATCH THE DRAW?

The draw will be streamed live through UEFA's official website.

THE SCHEDULE

The group stage gets underway in the middle of September, with the final scheduled for the end of May 2020.

Matchday 1: 19 September
Matchday 2: 3 October
Matchday 3: 24 October
Matchday 4: 7 November
Matchday 5: 28 November
Matchday 6: 12 December

Draw for the last-32: 16 December