Seeding in the Europa Conference League 2021/2022

UEFA European Cup Football
by Bert Kassies

This page shows the list of seeded and unseeded clubs for draws in the qualifying rounds and the group stage of the Europa Conference League 2021/2022. The UEFA Club Ranking of 2021 determines the seeding of the clubs in the tables below. See Qualification 2021/2022 for a list of qualified clubs, and Access List 2021/2022 for an overview of berths per country. More detailed information may also be found in the ECL regulations (pdf or online).

This seeding list is according to the format of the 2021-24 period. Clubs eliminated in the preliminary round and 1st qualifying round of the Champions League, and clubs eliminated in the qualifying rounds of the Europa League are transferred to the Europa Conference League. For details, see the new Access List 2021/2022 and 2021-24 qualifying scheme. The 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds, and the play-off round of the Europa Conference League are split into two sections: one for champions and one for non-champions.

Although the regulations no longer require the use of regional groups (as used before 2009), until now UEFA still uses some kind of regionalization in the first qualifying rounds. At first the clubs are divided into seeded and unseeded clubs, and then the seeded and unseeded clubs are split into regional groups. The general approach seems to use the North/Central/South scheme, but no specific rules are known.

The Champions League title holder (Chelsea) qualified already for the CL group stage by the domestic league. The access list will be re-balanced as follows:

  1. The champion of Turkey (Besiktas) moves from CL-PO to CL-GS,
  2. The champion of Denmark (Brøndby IF) moves from CL-Q3 to CL-PO,
  3. The champion of Czech Republic (Slavia Praha) moves from CL-Q2 to CL-Q3,
  4. The champions of Greece (Olympiakos Piraeus) and Serbia (Red Star Belgrade) move from CL-Q1 to CL-Q2,
  5. As a result there will be only 16 CL-Q1 losers in ECL-Q2ch, one of them gets a bye to ECL-Q3ch (to be determined by a draw).

The Europa League title holder (Villarreal) qualified already for the play-off round of the Europa Conference League. The access list will be re-balanced as follows:

  1. The cup winners of Switzerland (FC Luzern) and Greece (PAOK Thessaloniki) move from ECL-Q2 to ECL-Q3,
  2. The cup winners of Slovenia (Olimpija Ljubljana), Hungary (Újpest TE), Lithuania (FK Panevezys), and the runners-up from Luxembourg (F91 Dudelange) move from ECL-Q1 to ECL-Q2.

The Europa Conference League title holder spot in the Europa League group stage will not be used because it is the first season of the Europa Conference League. The access list will be re-balanced as follows:

  1. The cup winner of Russia (Lokomotiv Moscow) moves from EL-PO to EL-GS,
  2. The cup winner of Denmark (Randers FC) moves from EL-Q3 to EL-PO,
  3. The cup winner of Cyprus (Anorthosis Famagusta) moves from from ECL-Q2 to EL-Q3,
  4. The runner-up of Slovakia (DAC Dunajska Streda) and the cup winner of Liechtenstein (FC Vaduz) move from ECL-Q1 to ECL-Q2.

ECL-Q1: 1st Qualifying Round (66 clubs)
Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
NK Maribor               Slo  14.000             St Joseph's FC           Gib   2.250
FC Fehérvár              Hun  11.500             Milsami Orhei            Mol   2.250
Dundalk                  Irl  10.500             Urartu FC                Arm   2.250
Suduva Marijampole       Lit   8.750             Kauno Zalgiris           Lit   2.000
The New Saints           Wal   7.500             RFS Riga                 Lat   2.000
Spartak Trnava           Svk   7.500             Inter Turku              Fin   2.000
FK Sarajevo              Bos   6.250             Sileks Kratovo           Mac   1.750
NK Domzale               Slo   5.500             Racing Union Luxembourg  Lux   1.650
KI Klaksvik              Far   5.250             Swift Hesperange         Lux   1.650
KuPS Kuopio              Fin   5.000             Velez Mostar             Bos   1.600
FH Hafnarfjardar         Isl   5.000             Bohemians Dublin         Irl   1.575
Sutjeska Niksic          Mon   4.750             Sligo Rovers             Irl   1.575
FC Santa Coloma          And   4.500             FC Struga                Mac   1.525
Partizani Tirana         Alb   4.250             Sfântul Gheorghe         Mol   1.500
KF Laçi                  Alb   4.000             Birkirkara               Mlt   1.500
Europa FC                Gib   4.000             FC Noah                  Arm   1.475
FK Liepaja               Lat   4.000             Valmieras FK             Lat   1.475
Levadia Tallinn          Est   3.750             Ararat Yerevan           Arm   1.475
FC Drita                 Kos   3.500             Vllaznia Shkodër         Alb   1.450
La Fiorita               Sma   3.250             Glentoran                Nir   1.391
Stjarnan FC              Isl   3.250             Larne FC                 Nir   1.391
Puskás Akadémia          Hun   3.100             Dinamo Batumi            Geo   1.375
Slask Wroclaw            Pol   3.025             Honka Espoo              Fin   1.375
FK Shkupi                Mac   3.000             Dila Gori                Geo   1.375
Petrocub Hîncesti        Mol   3.000             Gagra Tbilisi            Geo   1.375
NSI Runavik              Far   3.000             Mosta FC                 Mlt   1.275
Coleraine                Nir   2.750             Sant Julià               And   1.250
Tre Penne                Sma   2.750             KF Llapi                 Kos   1.166
Siroki Brijeg            Bos   2.750             Mons Calpe               Gib   1.133
MSK Zilina               Svk   2.725             Paide Linnameeskond      Est   1.000
Bala Town                Wal   2.500             Decic Tuzi               Mon   1.000
Gzira United             Mlt   2.500             FK Podgorica             Mon   1.000
Breidablik               Isl   2.250             Newtown                  Wal   1.000

Before the draw the 66 clubs of the 1st round were divided into 7 groups of 8 clubs, and 1 group of 10 clubs. For the groups with 8 teams the pairs (1 vs 7), (6 vs 2), (5 vs 3), and (4 vs 8) were drawn, and for the group with 10 teams the pairs (4 vs 7), (3 vs 8), (10 vs 2), (9 vs 5), and (6 vs 1) were drawn. See UEFA Europa Conference League 1st qualifying round draw for more info. The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Levadia Tallinn, Puskás Akadémia, FC Drita, Suduva Marijampole
unseeded: Decic Tuzi, Inter Turku, St Joseph's FC, Valmieras FK
Group 2
seeded: La Fiorita, FC Santa Coloma, Coleraine, NK Domzale
unseeded: Velez Mostar, Mons Calpe, Birkirkara, Swift Hesperange
Group 3
seeded: FK Shkupi, Tre Penne, Partizani Tirana, NK Maribor
unseeded: Sfântul Gheorghe, Dinamo Batumi, KF Llapi, Urartu FC
Group 4
seeded: KF Laçi, FK Sarajevo, KuPS Kuopio, MSK Zilina
unseeded: FC Noah, Milsami Orhei, FK Podgorica, Dila Gori
Group 5
seeded: FH Hafnarfjardar, Slask Wroclaw, KI Klaksvik, Bala Town
unseeded: RFS Riga, Paide Linnameeskond, Sligo Rovers, Larne FC
Group 6
seeded: FC Fehérvár, Sutjeska Niksic, Petrocub Hîncesti, Siroki Brijeg
unseeded: Sileks Kratovo, Gagra Tbilisi, Ararat Yerevan, Vllaznia Shkodër
Group 7
seeded: Stjarnan FC, The New Saints, Gzira United, Europa FC
unseeded: Sant Julià, Glentoran, Bohemians Dublin, Kauno Zalgiris
Group 8
seeded: NSI Runavik, FK Liepaja, Spartak Trnava, Dundalk, Breidablik
unseeded: Honka Espoo, Newtown, Mosta FC, Racing Union Luxembourg, FC Struga

The draw for the 2nd qualifying round is made before the results of the 1st qualifying round are known. Clubs of the 1st qualifying round are seeded by the highest ranking of the clubs involved. The following lower ranked teams qualified (and are seeded in the draw with the coefficient of their opponent in the 1st qualifying round): Ararat Yerevan beat FC Fehérvár (11.500), Milsami Orhei beat FK Sarajevo (6.250), RFS Riga beat KI Klaksvik (5.250), Kauno Zalgiris beat Europa FC (4.000), Bohemians Dublin beat Stjarnan FC (3.250), Birkirkara beat La Fiorita (3.250), Honka Espoo beat NSI Runavik (3.000), Dinamo Batumi beat Tre Penne (2.750), Velez Mostar beat Coleraine (2.750), Vllaznia Shkodër beat Siroki Brijeg (2.750), and Larne FC beat Bala Town (2.500).

ECL-Q2: 2nd Qualifying Round (90 clubs)
Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
FC Basel                 Sui  49.000             Servette FC Genève       Sui   5.245
FC København             Den  43.500             Aris Thessaloniki        Gre   5.200
Viktoria Plzen           Cze  33.500             KuPS Kuopio *            Fin   5.000
AA Gent                  Bel  26.500             Dynamo Brest             Bls   5.000
FK Astana                Kaz  22.500             DAC Dunajska Streda      Svk   5.000
Feyenoord                Ned  21.000             FH Hafnarfjardar *       Isl   5.000
Qarabag FK               Azb  21.000             MS Ashdod                Isr   4.875
FCSB                     Rom  21.000             Sutjeska Niksic *        Mon   4.750
Maccabi Tel-Aviv         Isr  20.500             FC Santa Coloma *        And   4.500
AEK Athens               Gre  19.500             Partizani Tirana *       Alb   4.250
Partizan Belgrade        Srb  18.000             Vålerengens IF           Nor   4.200
Hapoel Beer-Sheva        Isr  17.500             Hammarby IF              Swe   4.100
BATE Borisov             Bls  17.500             BK Häcken                Swe   4.100
Molde FK                 Nor  17.000             IF Elfsborg              Swe   4.100
Rosenborg BK             Nor  14.000             Lokomotiv Plovdiv        Bul   4.075
NK Maribor *             Slo  14.000             Arda Kardzhali           Bul   4.075
NK Rijeka                Cro  13.500             KF Laçi *                Alb   4.000
Apollon Limassol         Cyp  13.500             Kauno Zalgiris *         Lit  (4.000)
Ararat Yerevan *         Arm (11.500)            FK Liepaja *             Lat   4.000
Dundalk *                Irl  10.500             Levadia Tallinn *        Est   3.750
Austria Wien             Aut  10.000             Sepsi OSK                Rom   3.640
CD Santa Clara           Por   9.709             FC Drita *               Kos   3.500
Suduva Marijampole *     Lit   8.750             Kesla FK                 Azb   3.375
CSKA Sofia               Bul   8.000             Sumgayit FK              Azb   3.375
Hajduk Split             Cro   8.000             Birkirkara *             Mlt  (3.250)
F91 Dudelange            Lux   8.000             Bohemians Dublin *       Irl  (3.250)
FC Sochi                 Rus   7.676             Tobol Kustanai           Kaz   3.125
Aberdeen                 Sco   7.500             Shakhtyor Karaganda      Kaz   3.125
The New Saints *         Wal   7.500             Puskás Akadémia *        Hun   3.100
Spartak Trnava *         Svk   7.500             Újpest TE                Hun   3.100
Olimpija Ljubljana       Slo   6.750             Torpedo Zhodino          Bls   3.050
Hibernian                Sco   6.675             Raków Czestochowa        Pol   3.025
Vorskla Poltava          Ukr   6.620             Pogon Szczecin           Pol   3.025
Milsami Orhei *          Mol  (6.250)            Slask Wroclaw *          Pol   3.025
Sivasspor                Tur   6.020             FK Shkupi *              Mac   3.000
NK Osijek                Cro   6.000             Petrocub Hîncesti *      Mol   3.000
Universitatea Craiova    Rom   6.000             Honka Espoo *            Fin  (3.000)
AGF Aarhus               Den   5.575             Velez Mostar *           Bos  (2.750)
AEL Limassol             Cyp   5.550             Dinamo Batumi *          Geo  (2.750)
FC Vaduz                 Lie   5.500             Vllaznia Shkodër *       Alb  (2.750)
NK Domzale *             Slo   5.500             MSK Zilina *             Svk   2.725
Vojvodina Novi Sad       Srb   5.350             Larne FC *               Nir  (2.500)
Cukaricki Belgrade       Srb   5.350             Gzira United *           Mlt   2.500
1.FC Slovácko            Cze   5.320             Breidablik *             Isl   2.250
RFS Riga *               Lat  (5.250)            FK Panevezys             Lit   1.750

Before the draw the 90 club(pair)s of the 2nd qualifying round were divided into 9 groups of 10 clubs each. The pairs (6 vs 5), (4 vs 9), (10 vs 2), (1 vs 7), and (3 vs 8) were drawn. See UEFA Europa Conference League 2nd qualifying round draw for more info. The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Apollon Limassol, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, Cukaricki Belgrade, FCSB, Vorskla Poltava
unseeded: KuPS Kuopio *, MSK Zilina *, Sumgayit FK, Shakhtyor Karaganda, Arda Kardzhali
Group 2
seeded: AEL Limassol, Sivasspor, FC Sochi, FK Astana, Maccabi Tel-Aviv
unseeded: Sutjeska Niksic *, Siroki Brijeg *, Kesla FK, Aris Thessaloniki, Petrocub Hîncesti *
Group 3
seeded: Partizan Belgrade, BATE Borisov, Dundalk *, KI Klaksvik *, FK Sarajevo *
unseeded: IF Elfsborg, DAC Dunajska Streda, Levadia Tallinn *, Puskás Akadémia *, Tre Penne *
Group 4
seeded: NK Domzale *, The New Saints *, CSKA Sofia, Viktoria Plzen, NK Rijeka
unseeded: Gzira United *, NSI Runavik *, FK Liepaja *, Dynamo Brest, Europa FC *
Group 5
seeded: AA Gent, AGF Aarhus, F91 Dudelange, Hibernian, CD Santa Clara
unseeded: FK Shkupi *, Vålerengens IF, Stjarnan FC *, FC Santa Coloma *, Bala Town *
Group 6
seeded: FC Fehérvár *, 1.FC Slovácko, Universitatea Craiova, Qarabag FK, AEK Athens
unseeded: Coleraine *, Slask Wroclaw *, KF Laçi *, MS Ashdod, Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Group 7
seeded: Austria Wien, NK Osijek, Olimpija Ljubljana, FC Basel, Feyenoord
unseeded: FC Drita *, Breidablik *, La Fiorita *, Partizani Tirana *, Pogon Szczecin
Group 8
seeded: Suduva Marijampole *, FC Vaduz, Spartak Trnava *, Molde FK, NK Maribor *
unseeded: Hammarby IF, Raków Czestochowa, Sepsi OSK, Servette FC Genève, Újpest TE
Group 9
seeded: Hajduk Split, Vojvodina Novi Sad, Aberdeen, FC København, Rosenborg BK
unseeded: FH Hafnarfjardar *, Tobol Kustanai, BK Häcken, Torpedo Zhodino, FK Panevezys

ECL-Q2ch: 2nd Qualifying Round for Champions (18 clubs)
Bye to next round (determined by draw):
Shamrock Rovers @1       Irl   4.750

Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
Shkendija Tetovo @1      Mac   9.000             HB Torshavn @p           Far   2.250
Dinamo Tbilisi @1        Geo   6.500             Inter Club d'Escaldes @p And   1.500
Buducnost Podgorica @1   Mon   6.000             Folgore @p               Sma   1.000
Riga FC @1               Lat   5.500
CS Fola Esch @1          Lux   5.250
Shakhtior Saligorsk @1   Bls   5.250
Linfield Belfast @1      Nir   5.250
Maccabi Haifa @1         Isr   4.875
Connah's Quay @1         Wal   4.750
Valur Reykjavik @1       Isl   4.250
Bodø/Glimt @1            Nor   4.200
Hibernians FC @1         Mlt   3.750
Teuta Durrës @1          Alb   2.750
FC Prishtina @1          Kos   2.250
FK Borac Banja Luka @1   Bos   1.600

Clubs eliminated in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League are seeded. Before the draw the 18 club(pair)s were divided into 3 groups of 5 seeded clubs and 1 unseeded club. See UEFA Europa Conference League 2nd qualifying round draw for more info. The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Riga/Malmö, Mura/Shkendija, Teuta/Sheriff, M.Haifa/K.Almaty, Neftchi/D.Tbilisi
unseeded: CL-PR losing finalist
Group 2
seeded: Saligorsk/Ludogorets, Borac/Cluj, Linfield/Zalgiris, HJK/Buducnost, Fola Esch/Red Imps
unseeded: Inter Club d'Escaldes / HB Torshavn
Group 3
seeded: winnersCLPR/Ferencváros, Bodø/Legia, Valur/D.Zagreb, Hibernians/Flora, ConnahsQ/Alashkert
unseeded: Folgore / FC Prishtina

The draw for the 3rd qualifying round is made before the results of the 2nd qualifying round are known. Clubs of the 2nd qualifying round are seeded by the highest ranking of the clubs involved. The following lower ranked teams qualified (and are seeded in the draw with the coefficient of their opponent in the 2nd qualifying round): Shakhtyor Karaganda beat FCSB (21.000), Velez Mostar beat AEK Athens (19.500), Dinamo Batumi beat BATE Borisov (17.500), Hammarby IF beat NK Maribor (14.000), MSK Zilina beat Apollon Limassol (13.500), Breidablik beat Austria Wien (10.000), Raków Czestochowa beat Suduva Marijampole (8.750), Tobol Kustanai beat Hajduk Split (8.000), Bohemians Dublin beat F91 Dudelange (8.000), KuPS Kuopio beat Vorskla Poltava (6.620), KF Laçi beat Universitatea Craiova (6.000), Larne FC beat AGF Aarhus ( 5.575), Újpest TE beat FC Vaduz (5.500), Lokomotiv Plovdiv beat 1.FC Slovácko (5.320), and RFS Riga beat Puskás Akadémia (3.100).

ECL-Q3: 3rd Qualifying Round (54 clubs)
Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
FC Basel **              Sui  49.000             Tobol Kustanai **        Kaz  (8.000)
FC København **          Den  43.500             Bohemians Dublin *       Irl  (8.000)
Viktoria Plzen **        Cze  33.500             Vitesse Arnhem           Ned   7.840
AA Gent **               Bel  26.500             Rubin Kazan              Rus   7.676
Anderlecht               Bel  25.000             FC Sochi **              Rus   7.676
FK Astana **             Kaz  22.500             Aberdeen **              Sco   7.500
LASK                     Aut  21.000             The New Saints *         Wal   7.500
Feyenoord **             Ned  21.000             Spartak Trnava *         Svk   7.500
Qarabag FK **            Azb  21.000             Olimpija Ljubljana **    Slo   6.750
Shakhtyor Karaganda **   Kaz (21.000)            Hibernian **             Sco   6.675
Maccabi Tel-Aviv **      Isr  20.500             Kolos Kovalivka          Ukr   6.620
PAOK Thessaloniki        Gre  20.000             KuPS Kuopio *            Fin  (6.620)
Velez Mostar *           Bos (19.500)            Sivasspor **             Tur   6.020
Partizan Belgrade **     Srb  18.000             Trabzonspor              Tur   6.020
Hapoel Beer-Sheva **     Isr  17.500             NK Osijek **             Cro   6.000
Dinamo Batumi *          Geo (17.500)            KF Laçi *                Alb  (6.000)
Molde FK **              Nor  17.000             Larne FC *               Nir  (5.575)
Rosenborg BK **          Nor  14.000             AEL Limassol **          Cyp   5.550
Hammarby IF **           Swe (14.000)            Újpest TE **             Hun  (5.500)
NK Rijeka **             Cro  13.500             FC Luzern                Sui   5.500
MSK Zilina *             Svk (13.500)            NK Domzale *             Slo   5.500
Dundalk *                Irl  10.500             Vojvodina Novi Sad **    Srb   5.350
Breidablik *             Isl (10.000)            Cukaricki Belgrade **    Srb   5.350
Paços de Ferreira        Por   9.709             Lokomotiv Plovdiv **     Bul  (5.320)
CD Santa Clara **        Por   9.709             IF Elfsborg *            Swe   4.100
Raków Czestochowa **     Pol  (8.750)            RFS Riga *               Lat  (3.100)
CSKA Sofia **            Bul   8.000             Slask Wroclaw *          Pol   3.025

Before the draw the 54 club(pair)s of the 3rd qualifying round are divided into 6 groups of 8 clubs and 1 group of 6 clubs. Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. See UEFA Europa Conference League 3rd qualifying round draw for more info. For the groups with 8 teams the pairs (2 vs 7), (6 vs 4), (5 vs 3), and (8 vs 1) were drawn, and for the group with 6 teams the pairs (2 vs 5), (6 vs 3), and (4 vs 1) were drawn. The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Hapoel Beer-Sheva *, BATE Borisov *, Partizan Belgrade *, FK Astana *
unseeded: FC Sochi *, Vorskla Poltava *, Sivasspor *, Slask Wroclaw *
Group 2
seeded: FCSB *, CD Santa Clara *, AEK Athens *, FC Basel *
unseeded: IF Elfsborg *, FC Vaduz *, Olimpija Ljubljana *, Kolos Kovalivka
Group 3
seeded: NK Rijeka *, Paços de Ferreira, AA Gent *, Feyenoord *
unseeded: Puskás Akadémia *, FC Luzern, AGF Aarhus *, Hibernian *
Group 4
seeded: Viktoria Plzen *, Austria Wien *, PAOK Thessaloniki, Molde FK *
unseeded: F91 Dudelange *, Trabzonspor, Aberdeen *, The New Saints *
Group 5
seeded: Apollon Limassol *, Suduva Marijampole *, NK Maribor *, FC København *
unseeded: Cukaricki Belgrade *, 1.FC Slovácko *, Rubin Kazan, Hajduk Split *
Group 6
seeded: Maccabi Tel-Aviv *, CSKA Sofia *, Qarabag FK *, LASK
unseeded: AEL Limassol *, Vojvodina Novi Sad *, NK Osijek *, Spartak Trnava *
Group 7
seeded: Dundalk *, Rosenborg BK *, Anderlecht
unseeded: Vitesse Arnhem, NK Domzale *, Universitatea Craiova *

ECL-Q3ch: 3rd Qualifying Round for Champions (10 clubs)
No seeding                     coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------
Riga FC @1               Lat   5.500
Linfield Belfast @1      Nir   5.250
CS Fola Esch @1          Lux   5.250
Maccabi Haifa @1         Isr   4.875
Shamrock Rovers @1       Irl   4.750
Bodø/Glimt @1            Nor   4.200
Hibernians FC @1         Mlt   3.750
Teuta Durrës @1          Alb   2.750
HB Torshavn @p           Far   2.250
FC Prishtina @1          Kos   2.250

No teams are seeded for the champions path third qualifying round. UEFA may form groups for the draw.

The draw for the play-off round is made before the results of the 3rd qualifying round are known. Clubs of the 3rd qualifying round are seeded by the highest ranking of the clubs involved. The following lower ranked teams qualified (and are seeded in the draw with the coefficient of their opponent in the 3rd qualifying round): KuPS Kuopio beat FK Astana (22.500), Trabzonspor beat Molde FK (17.000), Vitesse Arnhem beat Dundalk (10.500), Raków Czestochowa beat Rubin Kazan (7.676), Shakhtyor Karaganda beat Kolos Kovalivka (6.620), Hammarby IF beat Cukaricki Belgrade (5.350), and MSK Zilina beat Tobol Kustanai (3.125).

ECL-PO: Play-off Round (34 clubs)
Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
AS Roma                  Ita  90.000             Trabzonspor *3           Tur (17.000)
Tottenham Hotspur        Eng  88.000             Anorthosis Famagusta &3  Cyp (17.000)
FC Basel **              Sui  49.000             St. Johnstone &3         Sco (17.000)
FC København **          Den  43.500             Union Berlin             Ger  14.714
FK Jablonec              Cze (34.000)            Rosenborg BK **          Nor  14.000
Viktoria Plzen **        Cze  33.500             NK Rijeka **             Cro  13.500
AA Gent **               Bel  26.500             Vitesse Arnhem *3        Ned (10.500)
Anderlecht *3            Bel  25.000             Paços de Ferreira *3     Por   9.709
KuPS Kuopio *            Fin (22.500)            CD Santa Clara **        Por   9.709
LASK *3                  Aut  21.000             CSKA Sofia **            Bul   8.000
Feyenoord **             Ned  21.000             Raków Czestochowa **     Pol  (7.676)
Qarabag FK **            Azb  21.000             Aberdeen **              Sco   7.500
Maccabi Tel-Aviv **      Isr  20.500             Shakhtyor Karaganda **   Kaz  (6.620)
PAOK Thessaloniki *3     Gre  20.000             Sivasspor **             Tur   6.020
Stade Rennais            Fra  19.000             Hammarby IF **           Swe  (5.350)
Partizan Belgrade **     Srb  18.000             IF Elfsborg *            Swe   4.100
Hapoel Beer-Sheva **     Isr  17.500             MSK Zilina *             Svk  (3.125)

Before the draw the 34 club(pair)s of the 4th qualifying round are divided into 3 groups of 8 clubs and 1 group of 10 clubs. Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. See UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round draw for more info. For the groups with 8 teams the pairs (2 vs 7), (1 vs 8), (3 vs 5), and (6 vs 4) were drawn, and for the group with 10 teams the pairs (9 vs 3), (8 vs 2), (10 vs 4), (5 vs 6) and (1 vs 7) were drawn. The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: FC Basel **, Qarabag FK **, Viktoria Plzen **, Tottenham Hotspur
unseeded: CSKA Sofia **, Paços de Ferreira *3, Aberdeen **, Cukaricki Belgrade **
Group 2
seeded: Anderlecht *3, Stade Rennais, LASK *3, Maccabi Tel-Aviv **
unseeded: Johnstone / Galatasaray &3, Kolos Kovalivka *3, Rosenborg BK **, Dundalk *
Group 3
seeded: FK Astana **, PAOK Thessaloniki *3, Feyenoord **, AA Gent **
unseeded: IF Elfsborg *, Rubin Kazan *3, NK Rijeka **, Union Berlin
Group 4
seeded: Jablonec / Celtic &3, Partizan Belgrade **, FC København **, AS Roma, Hapoel Beer-Sheva **
unseeded: Anorthosis / Rapid Wien &3, Tobol Kustanai **, CD Santa Clara **, Sivasspor **, Molde FK **

ECL-POch: Play-off Round for Champions (10 clubs)
Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
Zalgiris Vilnius &3      Lit   6.500             Bodø/Glimt @1            Nor   4.200
Flora Tallinn &3         Est   6.250             Shamrock Rovers @1       Irl   4.750
Kairat Almaty &3         Kaz   6.000             CS Fola Esch @1          Lux   5.250
Lincoln Red Imps &3      Gib   5.750             Riga FC @1               Lat   5.500
Neftchi Baku &3          Azb   5.000             Maccabi Haifa @1         Isr   4.875

Clubs eliminated in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League are seeded. UEFA may form groups for the draw.

Once the play-off round has been completed, the 32 remaining clubs are drawn into eight groups of four. For the purpose of the draw the clubs are divided into 4 pots. All pots are filled according to the club ranking.

ECL-GS: Group Stage (32 clubs)
Pot 1                          coef.             Pot 2                          coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
AS Roma *4               Ita  90.000             Feyenoord **             Ned  21.000
Tottenham Hotspur *4     Eng  88.000             Qarabag FK **            Azb  21.000
FC Basel **              Sui  49.000             Maccabi Tel-Aviv **      Isr  20.500
Slavia Praha &4          Cze  43.500             PAOK Thessaloniki *3     Gre  20.000
FC København **          Den  43.500             Stade Rennais *4         Fra  19.000
AA Gent **               Bel  26.500             Partizan Belgrade **     Srb  18.000
AZ Alkmaar &4            Ned  21.500             CFR Cluj &4              Rom  16.500
LASK *3                  Aut  21.000             Zorya Luhansk &4         Ukr  15.000


Pot 3                          coef.             Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
Union Berlin *4          Ger  14.714             Lincoln Red Imps &3      Gib   5.750
CSKA Sofia **            Bul   8.000             Randers FC &4            Den   5.575
Vitesse Arnhem *3        Ned   7.840             Omonia Nicosia @2        Cyp   5.550
Slovan Bratislava &4     Svk   7.500             Anorthosis Famagusta &3  Cyp   5.550
FK Jablonec &3           Cze   7.000             HJK Helsinki &4          Fin   5.500
Alashkert FC &4          Arm   6.500             Maccabi Haifa @1         Isr   4.875
Flora Tallinn &3         Est   6.250             Bodø/Glimt @1            Nor   4.200
Kairat Almaty &3         Kaz   6.000             Mura Murska Sobota &4    Slo   3.000

Clubs from the same association will not be drawn into the same group and are paired to play on separate days as much as possible. The groups A-D are assigned a red colour and the groups E-H are blue. When a paired club is drawn into a group the other paired club can only be drawn into a group with another colour. The pairings are as follows: Slavia Praha & FK Jablonec, FC København & Randers FC, AZ Alkmaar & Vitesse Arnhem, PAOK Thessaloniki & EL, Stade Rennais & EL, Maccabi Tel-Aviv & Maccabi Haifa, Partizan Belgrade & EL, Omonia Nicosia & Anorthosis Famagusta, Feyenoord & EL, and CSKA Sofia & EL. See UEFA Europa Conference League group stage draw for more info.

A computer draw determines the fixtures such that each club plays one home and one away match against each other club in its group. A club does not play more than two home or two away matches in a row and each club plays one home match and one away match on the first two matchdays and the last two matchdays.

The eight group-winners of the group stage qualify for the round of 16. The eight runners-up of the group stage qualify for the knockout round play-offs. The clubs that finish this stage in 3rd and 4th position in their group are eliminated.

For the knockout round play-offs, the runners-up of the Europa Conference League are seeded above the third-placed teams of the Europa League Clubs from the same association can not be drawn against each other.

ECL-KO: Knockout round play-offs (16 clubs)
2nd in ECL group                                 3rd in EL group
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
Maccabi Tel-Aviv **      Isr  20.500             Sparta Praha #           Cze  17.500
Partizan Belgrade **     Srb  18.000             PSV Eindhoven #          Ned  29.000
Bodø/Glimt @1            Nor   4.200             Leicester City #         Eng  32.000
Randers FC &4            Den   5.575             Fenerbahçe #             Tur  19.500
Slavia Praha &4          Cze  43.500             Olympique Marseille #    Fra  28.000
PAOK Thessaloniki *3     Gre  20.000             FC Midtjylland #         Den  13.500
Vitesse Arnhem *3        Ned   7.840             Celtic #                 Sco  34.000
Qarabag FK **            Azb  21.000             Rapid Wien #             Aut  17.000

For the round of 16, the group winners are seeded above the eight winners of the knockout round play-offs. Clubs from the same association can not be drawn against each other.

ECL-R16: Round of 16 (16 clubs)
1st in ECL group                                 winner of knockout round play-offs
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
LASK *3                  Aut  21.000             Slavia Praha &4          Cze  43.500
AA Gent **               Bel  26.500             Leicester City #         Eng  32.000
AS Roma *4               Ita  90.000             PSV Eindhoven #          Ned  29.000
AZ Alkmaar &4            Ned  21.500             Olympique Marseille #    Fra  28.000
Feyenoord **             Ned  21.000             PAOK Thessaloniki *3     Gre  20.000
FC København **          Den  43.500             Partizan Belgrade **     Srb  18.000
Stade Rennais *4         Fra  19.000             Vitesse Arnhem *3        Ned   7.840
FC Basel **              Sui  49.000             Bodø/Glimt @1            Nor   4.200

For the draw of the quarter-finals and semi-finals no clubs will be seeded.

KEY:

*=club started in 1st qualifying round
**=club started in 2nd qualifying round
*3=club started in 3rd qualifying round
*4=club started in play-off round
@p=club eliminated in CL preliminary round
@1=club eliminated in CL 1st qualifying round
&3=club eliminated in EL 3rd qualifying round
&4=club eliminated in EL play-off round
#=qualified for knockout round play-offs from group stage of the Europa League

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