Access to the 1st qualifying round is granted to 3 Fair Play teams. Although the regulations no longer require the use of regional groups (as used before 2009), UEFA still uses some kind of regionalization in the first qualifying rounds. At first the clubs are divided into seeded and unseeded teams, and then the seeded and unseeded teams are split into regional groups. The general approach seems to use the North/Central/South scheme, but no specific rules are known.
The title holders Sevilla already qualified for the group stage of the Europa League. This implies that the cup winner of the 7th country on the ranking list (Ukraine) has direct access to the group stage, the cup winner of the 16th country on the ranking list (Austria) has direct access to the 4th qualifying round, the cup winner of the 19th country on the ranking list (Israel) has direct access to the 3rd qualifying round, and the cup winners of the 33th and 34th countries on the ranking list (Finland and Bosnia-Herzegovina) have direct access to the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League.
| 1st Qualifying Round (78 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Rosenborg BK Nor 11.355 FC Tiraspol Mol 2.325 Tromsř IL Nor 8.355 Diósgyöri Miskolc Hun 2.325 Litex Lovech Bul 7.625 Shkendija Tetovo Mac 2.300 Ekranas Panevezys Lit 7.050 CS Fola Esch Lux 2.225 FH Hafnarfjardar Isl 5.850 Crusaders Belfast Nir 2.225 IFK Göteborg Swe 5.765 Sant Juliŕ And 2.166 Zeljeznicar Sarajevo Bos 5.500 Gabala FK Azb 2.075 Shakhtyor Karaganda Kaz 5.400 Veris Chisinau Mol 2.075 Spartak Trnava Svk 5.200 Shirak Gyumri Arm 2.075 Differdange 03 Lux 4.975 Mika Ashtarak Arm 2.075 RNK Split Cro 4.925 Sioni Bolnisi Geo 1.975 Linfield Belfast Nir 4.475 Hibernians FC Mlt 1.966 Inter Baku Azb 4.325 Sliema Wanderers Mlt 1.966 Pyunik Yerevan Arm 4.325 Celik Niksic Mon 1.950 Aberdeen Sco 4.313 FK Astana Kaz 1.900 Siroki Brijeg Bos 4.250 Fram Reykjavik Isl 1.850 Botev Plovdiv Bul 4.125 FK Jelgava Lat 1.750 Honka Espoo Fin 3.935 Víkingur Far 1.675 Sligo Rovers Irl 3.775 Kairat Almaty Kaz 1.650 Birkirkara Mlt 3.716 KF Laçi Alb 1.600 Buducnost Podgorica Mon 3.700 FK Turnovo Mac 1.550 FC Vaduz Lie 3.650 Dundalk Irl 1.525 NK Koper Slo 3.450 VPS Vaasa Fin 1.435 Bangor City Wal 3.350 Stjarnan FC Isl 1.350 IF Brommapojkarna Swe 3.265 Banga Gargzdai Lit 1.300 Zimbru Chisinau Mol 3.075 Daugava Riga Lat 1.250 MyPa-47 Fin 2.935 Lovcen Cetinje Mon 1.200 FK Haugesund Nor 2.855 B36 Torshavn Far 1.175 Ferencváros Hun 2.825 UE Santa Coloma And 1.166 Kalju Nomme Est 2.825 Kalev Sillamäe Est 1.075 Cukaricki Belgrade Srb 2.825 Atlantas Klaipeda Lit 1.050 Daugava Daugavpils Lat 2.750 IF Fuglafjřrdur Far 0.925 Jeunesse d'Esch Lux 2.725 Airbus UK Broughton Wal 0.850 Rudar Velenje Slo 2.700 Glenavon Nir 0.725 FK Kukësi Alb 2.600 Libertas Sma 0.699 Metalurg Skopje Mac 2.550 Aberystwyth Town Wal 0.600 Derry City FC Irl 2.525 Santos Tartu Est 0.575 Chikhura Sachkhere Geo 2.475 Folgore Sma 0.199 KS Flamurtari Vlorë Alb 2.350 College Europa Gib 0.000 |
In the qualifying rounds the teams are divided into groups with the same number of seeded and unseeded teams. A few hours before the draw a computer system is used to prepare the groups such that teams of the same association are not in the same group and and that all groups are about equal strength (in terms of ranking). Then all clubs in each group are ordered randomly and identified by a number. For these draws there are only two bowls with numbered balls, one with the seeded numbers and one with the unseeded numbers. The draw determines the pairs in the groups: e.g. (7 vs 4) which means that the 7th team of each group plays against the 4th club of each group.
For the draw of the 1st round the 78 teams are divided into 3 groups of 10 teams
and 4 groups of 12 teams. For the groups with 10 teams the pairs (9 vs 5), (7 vs
1), (8 vs 2), (6 vs 3), and (4 vs 10) were drawn, and for the groups with 12
teams the pairs (1 vs 12), (10 vs 3), (9 vs 4), (8 vs 6), (2 vs 7), and (5 vs
11) were drawn.
The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Inter Baku, Spartak Trnava, Cukaricki Belgrade, NK Koper, KS Flamurtari Vlorë
unseeded: Sant Juliŕ, FC Tiraspol, Hibernians FC, Sioni Bolnisi, Celik Niksic
Group 2
seeded: Shakhtyor Karaganda, Siroki Brijeg, Birkirkara, FC Vaduz, Chikhura Sachkhere
unseeded: Diósgyöri Miskolc, Shirak Gyumri, Gabala FK, FK Turnovo, College Europa
Group 3
seeded: Metalurg Skopje, FK Kukësi, Buducnost Podgorica, RNK Split, Litex Lovech
unseeded: Folgore, UE Santa Coloma, Kairat Almaty, Veris Chisinau, Mika Ashtarak
Group 4
seeded: Botev Plovdiv, Pyunik Yerevan, Zeljeznicar Sarajevo, Zimbru Chisinau, Rudar Velenje, Ferencváros
unseeded: FK Astana, Sliema Wanderers, Shkendija Tetovo, Lovcen Cetinje, KF Laçi, Libertas
Group 5
seeded: Differdange 03, Rosenborg BK, IF Brommapojkarna, Linfield Belfast, Derry City FC, Kalju Nomme
unseeded: FK Jelgava, Fram Reykjavik, B36 Torshavn, VPS Vaasa, Aberystwyth Town, Atlantas Klaipeda
Group 6
seeded: Aberdeen, Jeunesse d'Esch, Tromsř IL, Ekranas Panevezys, MyPa-47, Bangor City
unseeded: Dundalk, Stjarnan FC, Crusaders Belfast, Santos Tartu, IF Fuglafjřrdur, Daugava Riga
Group 7
seeded: FH Hafnarfjardar, IFK Göteborg, Honka Espoo, Sligo Rovers, FK Haugesund, Daugava Daugavpils
unseeded: CS Fola Esch, Víkingur, Banga Gargzdai, Kalev Sillamäe, Airbus UK Broughton, Glenavon
Unseeded teams in the 1st qualifying round that qualify for the next round take effectively the coefficient of their opponent in the next round: Crusaders Belfast replaced the seeded team Ekranas Panevezys (7.050), Atlantas Klaipeda replaced the seeded team Differdange 03 (4.975), FK Astana replaced the seeded team Pyunik Yerevan (4.325), Kalev Sillamäe replaced the seeded team Honka Espoo (3.935), Diósgyöri Miskolc replaced the seeded team Birkirkara (3.716), Stjarnan FC replaced the seeded team Bangor City (3.350), Víkingur replaced the seeded team Daugava Daugavpils (2.750), Dundalk replaced the seeded team Jeunesse d'Esch (2.725), KF Laçi replaced the seeded team Rudar Velenje (2.700), and Kairat Almaty replaced the seeded team FK Kukësi (2.600). The reason for this is that the draw for the 2nd qualifying round is made before the results of the 1st qualifying round are known.
| 2nd Qualifying Round (80 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Hapoel Tel-Aviv Isr 31.375 Spartak Trnava * Svk 5.200 CFR Cluj Rom 25.451 Atlantas Klaipeda * Lit (4.975) Lech Poznan Pol 17.275 RNK Split * Cro 4.925 Slovan Liberec Cze 16.870 ETO Györ Hun 4.825 Bursaspor Tur 15.840 St. Johnstone Sco 4.813 Esbjerg fB Den 13.260 Linfield Belfast * Nir 4.475 Zulte Waregem Bel 12.260 Inter Baku * Azb 4.325 Rosenborg BK * Nor 11.355 FK Astana * Kaz (4.325) IF Elfsborg Swe 11.265 Aberdeen * Sco 4.313 Omonia Nicosia Cyp 10.150 Siroki Brijeg * Bos 4.250 Hajduk Split Cro 9.925 Botev Plovdiv * Bul 4.125 FK Krasnodar Rus 9.399 Kalev Sillamäe * Est (3.935) Molde FK Nor 9.355 Sligo Rovers * Irl 3.775 FC Luzern Sui 9.145 Zawisza Bydgoszcz Pol 3.775 CSKA Sofia Bul 9.125 Neman Grodno Bls 3.725 NK Rijeka Cro 8.925 Diósgyöri Miskolc * Hun (3.716) FC Groningen Ned 8.862 MFK Kosice Svk 3.700 Asteras Tripolis Gre 8.720 Buducnost Podgorica * Mon 3.700 Tromsř IL * Nor 8.355 FC Vaduz * Lie 3.650 Motherwell Sco 8.313 FK Jagodina Srb 3.575 Zorya Luhansk Ukr 8.193 NK Koper * Slo 3.450 Mladá Boleslav Cze 7.870 Stjarnan FC * Isl (3.350) AIK Stockholm Swe 7.765 IF Brommapojkarna * Swe 3.265 Litex Lovech * Bul 7.625 AS Trencín Svk 3.200 Neftchi Baku Azb 7.075 Nova Gorica Slo 3.200 Crusaders Belfast * Nir (7.050) Zimbru Chisinau * Mol 3.075 Petrolul Ploiesti Rom 6.951 MyPa-47 * Fin 2.935 Vojvodina Novi Sad Srb 6.825 FK Haugesund * Nor 2.855 Dinamo Minsk Bls 6.725 Kalju Nomme * Est 2.825 SV Grödig Aut 6.185 Cukaricki Belgrade * Srb 2.825 St. Pölten Aut 6.185 Ferencváros * Hun 2.825 FC Zestafoni Geo 5.975 Víkingur * Far (2.750) FH Hafnarfjardar * Isl 5.850 Dundalk * Irl (2.725) Ruch Chorzow Pol 5.775 KF Laçi * Alb (2.700) IFK Göteborg * Swe 5.765 Kairat Almaty * Kaz (2.600) FK Sarajevo Bos 5.500 Metalurg Skopje * Mac 2.550 Zeljeznicar Sarajevo * Bos 5.500 Derry City FC * Irl 2.525 Shakhtyor Karaganda * Kaz 5.400 Chikhura Sachkhere * Geo 2.475 Hapoel Beer-Sheva Isr 5.375 KS Flamurtari Vlorë * Alb 2.350 Shakhtior Saligorsk Bls 5.225 RoPS Rovaniemi Fin 1.435 |
For the draw of the 2nd round the 80 teams are divided into 8 groups. For each group
the pairs (7 vs 1), (5 vs 9), (2 vs 10), (6 vs 4), and (3 vs 8) were drawn.
The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: IFK Göteborg, Zeljeznicar Sarajevo, Dinamo Minsk, Lech Poznan, Molde FK
unseeded: Kalju Nomme, ETO Györ, MyPa-47, Nova Gorica, Metalurg Skopje
Group 2
seeded: FH Hafnarfjardar, Slovan Liberec, Petrolul Ploiesti, Tromsř IL, Hapoel Beer-Sheva
unseeded: (Víkingur), Neman Grodno, KS Flamurtari Vlorë, RNK Split, MFK Kosice
Group 3
seeded: SV Grödig, Motherwell, (Crusaders Belfast), FC Zestafoni, CFR Cluj
unseeded: Spartak Trnava, Cukaricki Belgrade, IF Brommapojkarna, FK Jagodina, (Stjarnan FC)
Group 4
seeded: FC Groningen, Neftchi Baku, NK Rijeka, AIK Stockholm, Bursaspor
unseeded: Linfield Belfast, Aberdeen, Ferencváros, Chikhura Sachkhere, NK Koper
Group 5
seeded: Omonia Nicosia, FC Luzern, Rosenborg BK, Zorya Luhansk, Mladá Boleslav
unseeded: (KF Laçi), Buducnost Podgorica, Sligo Rovers, Siroki Brijeg, St. Johnstone
Group 6
seeded: Shakhtyor Karaganda, Zulte Waregem, CSKA Sofia, FK Krasnodar, FK Sarajevo
unseeded: (Kalev Sillamäe), (Atlantas Klaipeda), Zimbru Chisinau, FK Haugesund, Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Group 7
seeded: Shakhtior Saligorsk, Hapoel Tel-Aviv, Litex Lovech, Vojvodina Novi Sad, Ruch Chorzow
unseeded: AS Trencín, Derry City FC, (Diósgyöri Miskolc), FC Vaduz, (FK Astana)
Group 8
seeded: St. Pölten, Hajduk Split, IF Elfsborg, Esbjerg fB, Asteras Tripolis
unseeded: (Kairat Almaty), Botev Plovdiv, Inter Baku, RoPS Rovaniemi, (Dundalk)
Unseeded teams in the 2nd qualifying round that qualify for the next round take effectively the coefficient of their opponent in the next round: FK Astana replaced the seeded team Hapoel Tel-Aviv (31.375), Chikhura Sachkhere replaced the seeded team FC Zestafoni Bursaspor (15.840), St. Johnstone replaced the seeded team FC Luzern (9.145), Zimbru Chisinau replaced the seeded team CSKA Sofia (9.125), Aberdeen replaced the seeded team FC Groningen (8.862), Víkingur replaced the seeded team Tromsř IL (8.355), Stjarnan FC replaced the seeded team Motherwell (8.313), Diósgyöri Miskolc replaced the seeded team Litex Lovech (7.625), IF Brommapojkarna replaced the seeded team Crusaders Belfast (7.050), AS Trencín replaced the seeded team Vojvodina Novi Sad (6.825), Spartak Trnava replaced the seeded team FC Zestafoni (5.975), Metalurg Skopje replaced the seeded team Zeljeznicar Sarajevo (5.500), and RNK Split replaced the seeded team Hapoel Beer-Sheva (5.375). The reason for this is that the draw for the 3rd qualifying round is made before the results of the 2nd qualifying round are known.
| 3rd Qualifying Round (58 teams) |
|---|
Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Olympique Lyon Fra 97.300 Aberdeen * Sco (8.862) PSV Eindhoven Ned 64.862 Asteras Tripolis ** Gre 8.720 Viktoria Plzen Cze 40.870 Víkingur * Far (8.355) Club Brugge Bel 32.260 Stjarnan FC * Isl (8.313) FK Astana * Kaz (31.375) Brřndby IF Den 8.260 CFR Cluj ** Rom 25.451 Zorya Luhansk ** Ukr 8.193 Real Sociedad Esp 24.542 Mladá Boleslav ** Cze 7.870 Young Boys Sui 24.145 AIK Stockholm ** Swe 7.765 FSV Mainz 05 Ger 17.328 Diósgyöri Miskolc * Hun (7.625) Lech Poznan ** Pol 17.275 Hapoel Kiryat Shmona Isr 7.375 Hull City Eng 16.949 Neftchi Baku ** Azb 7.075 Slovan Liberec ** Cze 16.870 Astra Giurgiu Rom 6.951 Chernomorets Odesa Ukr 16.193 Petrolul Ploiesti ** Rom 6.951 Chikhura Sachkhere * Geo (15.840) Karabükspor Tur 6.840 Torino Ita 13.387 AS Trencín ** Svk (6.825) Esbjerg fB ** Den 13.260 Dinamo Minsk ** Bls 6.725 Rio Ave Por 12.459 SV Grödig ** Aut 6.185 Dinamo Moscow Rus 12.399 St. Pölten ** Aut 6.185 Zulte Waregem ** Bel 12.260 Spartak Trnava * Svk (5.975) Rosenborg BK * Nor 11.355 FH Hafnarfjardar * Isl 5.850 IF Elfsborg ** Swe 11.265 Ruch Chorzow ** Pol 5.775 Omonia Nicosia ** Cyp 10.150 IFK Göteborg * Swe 5.765 Hajduk Split ** Cro 9.925 FK Sarajevo ** Bos 5.500 Atromitos FC Gre 9.720 Metalurg Skopje * Mac (5.500) FK Krasnodar ** Rus 9.399 Shakhtyor Karaganda * Kaz 5.400 Molde FK ** Nor 9.355 RNK Split * Cro (5.375) St. Johnstone ** Sco (9.145) Shakhtior Saligorsk ** Bls 5.225 Zimbru Chisinau * Mol (9.125) Ermis Aradippou Cyp 4.650 NK Rijeka ** Cro 8.925 IF Brommapojkarna * Swe 3.265 |
For the draw of the 3rd round the 58 teams are divided into 4 groups of 12 teams
and 1 group of 10 teams. For the groups with 12 teams the pairs (11 vs 3), (1 vs
9), (2 vs 10), (6 vs 12), (8 vs 4), and (7 vs 5) were drawn, and for the group with 10
teams the pairs (7 vs 2), (8 vs 4), (6 vs 3), (5 vs 10), and (9 vs 1) were drawn.
The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Chernomorets Odesa, (St. Johnstone), Rosenborg BK, FK Krasnodar, Olympique Lyon, FSV Mainz 05
unseeded: Mladá Boleslav, (Diósgyöri Miskolc), (RNK Split), (Spartak Trnava), Karabükspor, Asteras Tripolis
Group 2
seeded: Omonia Nicosia, Torino, Hull City, Lech Poznan, Molde FK, PSV Eindhoven
unseeded: Zorya Luhansk, (Stjarnan FC), (Metalurg Skopje), IF Brommapojkarna, (AS Trencín), St. Pölten
Group 3
seeded: Real Sociedad, (FK Astana), Atromitos FC, (Zimbru Chisinau), Slovan Liberec, Zulte Waregem
unseeded: Astra Giurgiu, SV Grödig, (Aberdeen), AIK Stockholm, FK Sarajevo, Shakhtior Saligorsk
Group 4
seeded: Dinamo Moscow, Young Boys, Esbjerg fB, Viktoria Plzen, NK Rijeka, IF Elfsborg
unseeded: (Víkingur), Petrolul Ploiesti, Hapoel Kiryat Shmona, Ermis Aradippou, Ruch Chorzow, FH Hafnarfjardar
Group 5
seeded: Hajduk Split, CFR Cluj, Rio Ave, (Chikhura Sachkhere), Club Brugge
unseeded: IFK Göteborg, Dinamo Minsk, Neftchi Baku, Shakhtyor Karaganda, Brřndby IF
| 4th Qualifying Round (62 teams) |
|---|
Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Olympique Lyon *3 Fra 97.300 IF Elfsborg ** Swe 11.265 Internazionale Ita 95.387 DVSC Debrecen @3 Hun 10.325 Tottenham Hotspur Eng 75.949 Omonia Nicosia ** Cyp 10.150 PSV Eindhoven *3 Ned 64.862 Hajduk Split ** Cro 9.925 Villarreal Esp 53.542 Grasshoppers Zürich @3 Sui 9.645 FC Twente Enschede Ned 50.862 FK Rostov Rus 9.399 Metalist Kharkiv Ukr 45.693 FK Krasnodar ** Rus 9.399 PAOK Thessaloniki Gre 37.720 NK Rijeka ** Cro 8.925 Club Brugge *3 Bel 32.260 PEC Zwolle Ned 8.862 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk @3 Ukr 32.193 KSC Lokeren Bel 8.760 Trabzonspor Tur 31.340 Asteras Tripolis ** Gre 8.720 Panathinaikos @3 Gre 30.220 Apollon Limassol Cyp 8.650 Sparta Praha @3 Cze 28.870 Zorya Luhansk ** Ukr 8.193 Borussia Mönchengladbach Ger 25.328 FK Aktobe @3 Kaz 8.150 Real Sociedad *3 Esp 24.542 AEL Limassol @3 Cyp 7.650 Young Boys *3 Sui 24.145 Garabag Agdam @3 Azb 7.575 Dinamo Zagreb @3 Cro 23.925 HJK Helsinki @3 Fin 7.435 Lokomotiv Moscow Rus 20.899 Neftchi Baku ** Azb 7.075 Rapid Wien Aut 19.185 Astra Giurgiu *3 Rom 6.951 FC Zürich Sui 18.645 Petrolul Ploiesti ** Rom 6.951 Nacional Funchal Por 17.959 Karabükspor *3 Tur 6.840 Maccabi Tel-Aviv @3 Isr 17.875 FC Midtjylland Den 6.760 Sheriff Tiraspol @3 Mol 17.075 Dinamo Minsk ** Bls 6.725 Hull City *3 Eng 16.949 Ruch Chorzow ** Pol 5.775 Legia Warsaw @3 Pol 15.275 FK Sarajevo ** Bos 5.500 Partizan Belgrade @3 Srb 14.825 Shakhtior Saligorsk ** Bls 5.225 Torino *3 Ita 13.387 Spartak Trnava * Svk 5.200 Feyenoord @3 Ned 13.362 RNK Split * Cro 4.925 AS Saint-Étienne Fra 12.800 Zimbru Chisinau * Mol 3.075 Rio Ave *3 Por 12.459 FK Astana * Kaz 1.900 Dinamo Moscow *3 Rus 12.399 Stjarnan FC * Isl 1.350 |
For the draw of the 4th qualifying round the 62 teams are divided into 5 groups of 10 teams and 1 group of 12 teams.
Once the 4th qualifying round (or play-off round) has been completed, the 48 remaining clubs are drawn into twelve groups of four clubs each. Clubs from the same association will not be drawn into the same group.
| Group Stage (48 teams) |
|---|
Pot 1 coef. Pot 2 coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Sevilla (TH) Esp 71.042 Steaua Bucuresti @4 Rom 39.451 Internazionale *4 Ita 95.387 Standard Ličge @4 Bel 38.260 Tottenham Hotspur *4 Eng 75.949 PAOK Thessaloniki *4 Gre 37.720 PSV Eindhoven *3 Ned 64.862 Celtic @4 Sco 36.813 Napoli @4 Ita 61.387 Besiktas @4 Tur 32.840 Dinamo Kiev Ukr 56.193 VfL Wolfsburg Ger 32.328 Villarreal *4 Esp 53.542 Club Brugge *3 Bel 32.260 Fiorentina Ita 49.387 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk @3 Ukr 32.193 FC Salzburg @4 Aut 46.185 Trabzonspor *4 Tur 31.340 Metalist Kharkiv *4 Ukr 45.693 Panathinaikos @3 Gre 30.220 Lille OSC @4 Fra 45.300 Sparta Praha @3 Cze 28.870 FC Křbenhavn @4 Den 45.260 Bor. Mönchengladbach *4 Ger 25.328 Pot 3 coef. Pot 4 coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Everton Eng 24.949 Dinamo Moscow *3 Rus 12.399 Young Boys *3 Sui 24.145 FK Krasnodar ** Rus 9.399 Dinamo Zagreb @3 Cro 23.925 NK Rijeka ** Cro 8.925 FC Zürich *4 Sui 18.645 KSC Lokeren Bel 8.760 Estoril Praia Por 15.459 Asteras Tripolis ** Gre 8.720 Legia Warsaw @3 Pol 15.275 Slovan Bratislava @4 Svk 8.700 Partizan Belgrade @3 Srb 14.825 Apollon Limassol *4 Cyp 8.650 Torino *3 Ita 13.387 Garabag Agdam @3 Azb 7.575 Feyenoord @3 Ned 13.362 HJK Helsinki @3 Fin 7.435 En Avant Guingamp Fra 12.800 Astra Giurgiu *3 Rom 6.951 AS Saint-Étienne *4 Fra 12.800 Dinamo Minsk ** Bls 6.725 Rio Ave *3 Por 12.459 AaB Aalborg @4 Den 5.260 |
The twelve group-winners and twelve runners-up of the group stage qualify for the second round. The clubs that finish this stage in third or fourth position in their group are eliminated. The 24 teams that qualify are joined with 8 teams from the Champions League who finished at the 3rd position in the CL group.
The draw for the 2nd round takes the following rules into account:
a) Clubs from the same association must not be drawn against each other,
b) The 12 group-winners and the 4 best third-ranked teams in the Champions
League group stage are drawn against the 12 group runners-up and the
remaining third-ranked teams in the Champions League group stage,
c) The winners and runners-up of the same group cannot be drawn against each other,
d) Group-winners and the 4 best third-ranked in the Champions League
group stage play the return leg at home.
| Round 2 (32 teams) |
|---|
12 EL group winners and 12 EL group runners-up and 4 best CL group third-ranked 4 worst CL group third-ranked ------------------------ --- ------------------------ --- Bor. Mönchengladbach *4 Ger Villarreal *4 Esp Club Brugge *3 Bel Torino *3 Ita Besiktas @4 Tur Tottenham Hotspur *4 Eng FC Salzburg @4 Aut Celtic @4 Sco Dinamo Moscow *3 Rus PSV Eindhoven *3 Ned Internazionale *4 Ita Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk @3 Ukr Feyenoord @3 Ned Sevilla (TH) Esp Everton Eng VfL Wolfsburg Ger Napoli @4 Ita Young Boys *3 Sui Dinamo Kiev Ukr AaB Aalborg @4 Den Fiorentina Ita En Avant Guingamp Fra Legia Warsaw @3 Pol Trabzonspor *4 Tur Olympiakos Piraeus # Gre Anderlecht # Bel Sporting CP Lisbon # Por Ajax # Ned Athletic Bilbao # Esp Liverpool # Eng Zenit St. Petersburg # Rus AS Roma # Ita |
For the draw of the quarter-finals and semi-finals no clubs will be seeded.
KEY:
| * | = | team started in 1st qualifying round |
| ** | = | team started in 2nd qualifying round |
| *3 | = | team started in 3rd qualifying round |
| *4 | = | team started in 4th qualifying round |
| @3 | = | qualified for 4th qualifying round from the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League |
| @4 | = | qualified for the group stage from the 4th qualifying round of the Champions League |
| # | = | qualified for round 2 from group stage of the Champions League |