The 2024/25 campaign will be the 54th season of UEFA’s secondary Cup competition and the 16th season under the branding of ‘The Europa League’.
The Europa League was rebranded and updated ahead of the 2009/10 season to a format of 3 phases: 4 preliminary qualification rounds, a Group stage (which as of this season will include 8 matches for each team) followed by a knock-out phase.
Of the 16 seasons of the Europa League – Maccabi participated in 10 whilst qualifying to the Group Stages on 5 occasions. Maccabi advanced past the group stages on 2 occasions facing FC Basel (2013/14) and Shakhtar Donetsk (2020/21) in the Europa League Round of 32.
In both the qualifying matches and Europa League group stages Maccabi featured 75 times with a total record of 35 victories, 25 defeats and 15 draws.
As of this season Maccabi played 6 times in the Europa League 3rd qualifying round phase before advancing on 5 attempts: Olympiacos (2010/11), FK Željezničar (2011/12) CS Pandurii (2016/17), Panionios FC (2017/18), FC Pyunik Yerevan (2018/19). Maccabi were also eliminated at this stage once by Lithuanian side FK Suduva (2019/20).
The defeat in the tie against Suduva was Maccabi’s only defeat in the four encounters with Lithuanian sides. In the old UEFA Cup Maccabi advanced past FBK Kaunas (1999/00) and Zalgiris Vilnius (2001/02). In the 2020/21 Champions league qualifying campaign Maccabi advanced past Suduva in the 2nd qualifying round.
The record of Israeli sides against Lithuanian teams currently stands on 8 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats with a total goal record of 26-11.
