The draw for the 2024 UEFA Europa League group stage will be held in Hamburg, Germany at dawn on Sunday (3). The UEFA has already announced in advance the classification of each team, last year's champions Italy unfortunately fell into the fourth slot, while Croatia and the Netherlands are in the third slot, which may give birth to the "Group of Death".
With 21 out of the 24 Final Week teams now in the running, the last three remaining spots will be decided through a play-off next March.The 2024 EHF EURO Cup Final Week in Germany is scheduled to be a hotly contested event from June 14th to July 14th next year.
The 24 teams will be divided into six groups of four teams each, with the results of the divisions as follows:
Tranche 1: Germany, Portugal, France, Spain, Belgium, England
Tranche 2: Hungary, Denmark, Albania, Austria, Turkey, Romania
Tranche 3: Scotland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Croatia
Tranche 4: Serbia, Italy, Switzerland, Play-off A, Play-off B, Play-off C
The Europa League is based on the results of the qualifying rounds. Tier 1 consists of hosts Germany plus the top 5 teams from the qualifying rounds, while Tier 2 consists of the remaining 5 first-placed teams and the best second-placed team. As a result, Albania, Turkey, Romania, Hungary and Denmark are all in the 2nd slot.
