The UEFA Europa League Group Stage draw was released on Friday August 28, 2009. There are 12 groups of 4 teams that will play in the group stage starting on September 17th running till December 17th. Some of the interesting matchups include Celtic and Hamburg in Group C, Villareal and Lazio in Group G, and Sporting, Heerenveen, and Hertha Berlin in Group D. Here’s the full listing of the group stage draw. Full video of the draw being released can be found here.
| 2009/10 UEFA Europa League group stage | |
| Group A | Group B |
| AFC Ajax (NED) | Valencia CF (ESP) |
| RSC Anderlecht (BEL) | LOSC Lille Métropole (FRA) |
| NK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) | SK Slavia Praha (CZE) |
| FC Timişoara (ROU) | Genoa CFC (ITA) |
| Group C | Group D |
| Hamburger SV (GER) | Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) |
| Celtic FC (SCO) | SC Heerenveen (NED) |
| Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) | Hertha BSC Berlin (GER) |
| SK Rapid Wien (AUT) | FK Ventspils (LVA) |
| Group E | Group F |
| AS Roma (ITA) | Panathinaikos FC (GRE) |
| FC Basel 1893 (SUI) | Galatasaray SK (TUR) |
| Fulham FC (ENG) | FC Dinamo 1948 Bucureşti (ROU) |
| PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL) | SK Sturm Graz (AUT) |
| Group G | Group H |
| Villarreal CF (ESP) | FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) |
| S.S. Lazio (ITA) | Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) |
| PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) | FC Twente (NED) |
| FC Salzburg (AUT) | FC Sheriff (MDA) |
| Group I | Group J |
| SL Benfica (POR) | FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) |
| Everton FC (ENG) | Club Brugge KV (BEL) |
| AEK Athens FC (GRE) | FK Partizan (SRB) |
| FC BATE Borisov (BLR) | Toulouse FC (FRA) |
| Group K | Group L |
| PSV Eindhoven (NED) | Werder Bremen (GER) |
| FC København (DEN) | FK Austria Wien (AUT) |
| AC Sparta Praha (CZE) | Athletic Club Bilbao (ESP) |
| CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) | CD Nacional (POR) |
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