During the Europa League era (2009/10 onwards), several remarkable achievements have been recorded in the group stage. From most appearances and goals to perfect records, here are some notable statistics:
Biggest Europa League Group Stage Wins:
FCSB 6-0 Aalborg (18/09/2014)
Vardar 0-6 Real Sociedad (19/10/2017)
Arsenal 6-0 BATE (07/12/2017)
Sevilla 6-0 Akhisar Belediyespor (25/10/2018)
AZ 6-0 Astana (24/10/2019)
Espanyol 6-0 Ludogorets (07/11/2019)
Feyenoord 6-0 Sturm Graz (15/09/2022)
Most Goals in a Europa League Group Stage Game (Club):
Anderlecht 5-3 Lokomotiv Moskva (14/12/2011)
Young Boys 3-5 Liverpool (20/09/2012)
Athletic Club 5-3 Genk (03/11/2016)
Gent 3-5 Shakhtar Donetsk (03/11/2016)
Villarreal 5-3 Sivasspor (22/10/2020)
Leverkusen 6-2 Nice (22/10/2020)
Most Goals in a Single Europa League Group Stage Game (Player):
Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Club 5-3 Genk, 03/11/2016) – 5 goals
Most Europa League Group Stage Appearances:
Lazio, PSV Eindhoven – 60
Rapid Wien – 54
Braga, Celtic, Dynamo Kyiv, PAOK, Salzburg, Sparta Praha – 48
Most Europa League Group Stage First Places:
Arsenal, Salzburg – 5
Dynamo Kyiv, Fenerbahçe, Genk, Leverkusen, PSV Eindhoven, Villarreal, Zenit – 4
Clubs with 100% Europa League Group Stage Records:
Anderlecht (2011/12), Arsenal (2020/21), Dinamo Moskva (2014/15), Frankfurt (2018/19), Napoli (2015/16), Salzburg (2009/10, 2013/14, 2018/19), Shakhtar (2016/17), Tottenham (2013/14), Zenit (2010/11)
Biggest Europa League Group Stage Winning Margin:
Napoli (2015/16), Zenit (2010/11) – 11-goal margin
Fewest Points to Finish in Top Two in Europa League Group Stage:
Anderlecht, Dnipro, Krasnodar, Maribor, Midtjylland, Napoli – 7 points
Most Points Without Advancing in Europa League Group Stage:
AC Milan, Birmingham City, Braga, LASK, Lokeren, Paris Saint-Germain, Sparta Praha, Standard Liège, Tottenham Hotspur, Young Boys – 10 points
Most Goals in a Europa League Group:
Napoli (2015/16) – 22 goals
Salzburg (2014/15), Leverkusen (2020/21), Shakhtar (2016/17) – 21 goals
Arsenal (2020/21) – 20 goals
Fewest Goals Conceded in a Europa League Group:
Dinamo Zagreb (2020/21), Salzburg (2017/18), Standard Liège (2011/12) – 1 goal each
Most Goals on a Single Europa League Group Stage Matchday:
Matchday 3, 2020/21 – 93 goals
Matchday 5, 2010/11 – 81 goals
Matchday 6, 2011/12 – 80 goals
Matchday 4, 2011/12; Matchday 2, 2018/19 – 79 goals each
Most Goals in a Group on a Single Matchday:
13 goals – 2013/14 Matchday 6, Group D
12 goals – Several instances
Note: Some nations, including Andorra, Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Gibraltar, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, Northern Ireland, and San Marino, have not been represented in the Europa League group stage. However, Welsh-based Swansea City represented England in 2013/14