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Gavin Quinn

What time and channel is Europa League group stage draw on? Teams, stream info and fixtures

The Europa League group stage draw is set to take place tomorrow after Dundalk beat their Faroese opponents KI to qualify for the group stage tonight.

Many Irish fans will also be keeping keen eye on Celtic in the draw after their 1-0 victory over Bosnian side Sarajevo, while Spurs and Arsenal are also in the hat.

Here's everything you need to know ahead of the draw.

When and where is the draw taking place?

The draw will take place at 12 pm Irish time on Friday, October 2, from Nyon, Switzerland.

Is it on TV?

The draw is not officially listed for live TV, but will be broadcast live on Uefa.com.

Alternatively, you can follow Irish Mirror Sport's live blog of the big draw.

Teams qualified

Dundalk’s Sean Murray celebrates scoring against KI (©INPHO/Tommy Dickson)

48 teams have qualified for the draw, the list below includes the 18 automatically qualified teams as well as three teams eliminated in the Champions League third qualifying round.

The other 27 teams will comprise of 21 Europa League play-off winners as well as six Champions League play-off losers.

Arsenal (ENG)
Roma (ITA)
Napoli (ITA)
Benfica (POR)
Leverkusen (GER)
Villarreal (ESP)
CSKA Moskva (RUS)
Braga (POR)

Sparta Praha (CZE)
Rapid Wien (AUT)
Leicester (ENG)
Real Sociedad (ESP)
AZ Alkmaar (NED)
Feyenoord (NED)
Hoffenheim (GER)
Zorya Luhansk (UKR)

LOSC (FRA)
Nice (FRA)
Royal Antwerp (BEL)
Sivasspor (TUR)
Wolfsberg (AUT)

How will the draw work?

Dundalk's Daniel Kelly scores his side's third goal against KI (©INPHO/Ryan Byrne)

The 48 teams will be drawn into twelve groups of four.

Before the draw, teams will be split into four seeding pots determined by Uefa's club co-efficient rankings.

No team can play a club from their own country, with the exact permutations of the draw to be revealed live on air.

When will the fixtures be played?

Matchday 1: 22 October
Matchday 2: 29 October
Matchday 3: 5 November
Matchday 4: 26 November
Matchday 5: 3 December
Matchday 6: 10 December

 
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