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AC Milan, joint favourites to win Europa League alongside Arsenal, were drawn against Austria Vienna, Rijeka and AEK Athens.
Group stage
Matchday one: 14 September
Matchday two: 28 September
Matchday three: 19 October
Matchday four: 2 November
Matchday five: 23 November
Matchday six: 7 December
Round of 32
Draw: 11 December
First legs: 15 February
Second legs: 22 February
Round of 16
Draw: 23 February
First legs: 8 March
Second legs: 15 March
Quarter-finals
Draw: 16 March
First legs: 5 April
Second legs: 12 April
This season’s final will be held in Lyon empty provider
Semi-finals and final
Draw: 13 April
Semi-finals, first legs: 26 April
Semi-finals, second legs: 3 May
Final (Stade de Lyon, Lyon): 16 May
Here are the group stage in full.
Europa League groups in full
Group A: Villarreal, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Astana, Slavia Prague
Group B: Dynamo Kiev, Young Boys, Partizan, Skenderbeu
Group C: Braga, Ludogorets, Hoffenheim, Istanbul Basaksehir
Group D: AC Milan, Austria Vienna, Rijeka, AEK Athens
Group E: Lyon, Everton, Atalanta, Limassol
Group F: FC Copenhagen, Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Sheriff, Zlin
Group G: Viktoria Plzen, Steaua Bucharest, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, FC Lugano
Group H: Arsenal, BATE Borisov, Cologne, Red Star Belgrade
Group I: Salzburg, Marseille, Vitoria, Konyaspor
Group J: Athletic Bilbao, Hertha Berlin, Zorya, Ostersunds
Group K: Lazio, Nice, Zulte Waregem, Vitesse Arnhem
Group L: Zenit, Real Sociedad, Rosenborg, Vardar Skopje