UEFA Europa League 2018/19 - Dates

Today, 12 June 2018, marks the date of the first draw of the new season in the UEFA Europa League, with the preliminaries starting while many other football players will still be at the World Cup in Russia. So here are the dates for all draws and match days during the 2018-19 season:

Draws:

12 June 2018 - preliminary round
19 June 2018 - 1st and 2nd qualifying round (Champions Path)
20 June 2018 - 1st and 2nd qualifying round (League Path) 
23 July 2018 - 3rd qualifying round
6 August 2018 - Play-Off round

31 August 2018 - Group stage
17 December 2018 - Round of 32
22 February 2019 - Round of 16
15 March 2019 - Quarterfinals
19 April 2019 - Semifinals and Final

Match Days:

28 June 2018 - preliminary round 1st leg
5 July 2018 - preliminary round return leg

12 July 2018 - 1st qualifying round 1st leg
19 July 2018 - 1st qualifying round return leg

26 July 2018 - 2nd qualifying round 1st leg
2 August 2018 - 2nd qualifying round return leg

9 August 2018 - 3rd qualifying round 1st leg
16 August 2018 - 3rd qualifying round return leg

23 August 2018 - Play-Off round 1st leg
30 August 2018 - Play-Off round return leg

20 September 2018 - Group Stage MD1
4 October 2018 - Group Stage MD2
25 October 2018 - Group Stage MD3
8 November 2018 - Group Stage MD4
29 November 2018 - Group Stage MD5
13 December 2018 - Group Stage MD6

14 February 2019 - Round of 32 1st leg
21 February 2019 - Round of 32 return leg

7 March 2019 - Round of 16 1st leg
14 March 2019 - Round of 16 return leg

11 April 2019 - Quarterfinal 1st leg
18 April 2019 - Quarterfinal return leg

2 May 2019 - Semifinal 1st leg
9 May 2019 - Semifinal return leg

29 May 2019 - Europa League Final in Baku