A dominant 2-0 win over Malmo FF away from home at the end of September was followed by a comprehensive 4-1 loss to Olympique Lyonnais at Ibrox at the beginning of October.
Philippe Clement and his players face a further six Europa League encounters, as part of the competition’s new-look format.
This means that the competition’s traditional group stages are no longer in operation, with a new league phase taking their place. In practice, this means Rangers will play eight games against eight different teams – four of which will be held away from home, and four will be held at Ibrox.
Read on for our rundown of Rangers Europa League teams, dates & all you need to know about this year’s UEFA Europa League.
Rangers Europa League fixtures – who are Rangers’ Europa League opponents?
As per the competition’s new look, Rangers will play four games at home and four games away in the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League.
We’ve rounded up Rangers’ Europa League results further down the page – here is the full list of the upcoming Rangers Europa League fixtures, including kick-off times and stadium details:
Rangers v FCSB (formerly Steaua București)
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Kick-off time: 8pm
Stadium: Ibrox
Olympiacos v Rangers
Date: Thursday, November 7
Kick-off time: 5.45pm
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Nice v Rangers
Date: Thursday, November 28, 2024
Kick-off time: 8pm
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Rangers v Totenham Hotspur
Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024
Kick-off time: 8pm
Stadium: Ibrox
Manchester United v Rangers
Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Kick-off time: 8pm
Stadium: Old Trafford
Rangers v Union Saint-Gilloise
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Kick-off time: 8pm
Stadium: Ibrox
Rangers Europa League results
Malmo 0 – 2 Rangers
Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024
Kick-off time: 5.45pm
Stadium: Eleda Stadium
Rangers kicked off their UEFA Europa League campaign with an away win against Malmo in Sweden. The better team from start to finish, Philippe Clement’s side could likely have put more past the hosts on the night – with Nedim Bajrami netting inside the first minute, and Ross McCausland hitting the mark in the final 15.
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Rangers 1 – 4 Lyon
Date: Thursday, October 3, 2024
Kick-off time: 8pm
Stadium: Ibrox
Rangers were largely outplayed against a class outfit in Lyon. Despite having the home advantage, and having managed to pull level inside the first 15 minutes, the Ligue 1 side showed their quality all over the pitch, especially in the last half hour of the match.
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Rangers Europa League standings
This year’s UEFA Europa League matches kicked off on the evening of Wednesday, September 25, 2024.
Here’s how the league-phase table looks after two rounds of fixtures:
Your #UEL standings after Matchday 2… 📈 pic.twitter.com/r9q8tREMaP
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) October 3, 2024
Europa League new format – how does it work and what is the league phase?
This year’s UEFA Europa League has a new format, marking the most significant change to the competition’s structure since the UEFA Cup was changed to the Europa League in 2008.
To this end, the familiar group stages are now more with a 36-team league phase instead taking its place. Here, each team plays eight different matches against eight different opponents – four at home, and four away from home.
The top eight sides in the league after eight games will qualify automatically for the round of 16, whereas the teams who finish in 9th to 24th place will compete in a two-legged knock-out play-off to secure their place in the tournament’s post-league phase knock-out round.
Teams that finish 25th or lower will be eliminated, with no access to the UEFA Europa Conference League as we’ve seen in previous years.
Here’s a deeper dive into the new rules and tournament format.
Rangers Europa League squad
At the beginning of September, Rangers manager Philippe Clement named his 25-man squad for this season’s UEFA Europa League.
Here’s the Rangers European squad in full:
Goalkeepers
Jack Butland
Liam Kelly
Lewis Budinauckas
Defenders
James Tavernier
Rıdvan Yılmaz
Robin Pröpper
John Souttar
Dujon Sterling
Jefté
Neraysho Kasanwirjo
Leon Balogun
Midfielders
Óscar Cortés
Connor Barron
Mohamed Diomande
Nedim Bajrami
Kieran Dowell
Nicolas Raskin
Forwards
Cyriel Dessers
Tom Lawrence
Vaclav Cerny
Hamza Igamane
Rangers Europa League tickets
Rangers Europa League ticket information, including single games and packages, can be found on the official Rangers website.