Seeding in the Europa League 2015/2016

UEFA European Cup Football
by Bert Kassies

This page shows the list of seeded and unseeded teams for draws in the qualifying rounds and the group stage of the Europa League 2015/2016. The UEFA Team Ranking of 2015 determines the seeding of the teams in the tables below. See Qualification 2015/2016 for a list of qualified teams, and Access List 2015/2016 for an overview of berths per country. More detailed information may also be found in the EL Regulations 2015/16.

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.

As Europa League title holder, Sevilla qualifies for the Champions league, so they leave an empty spot in the group stage of the Europa League. This implies that the cup winner of the 13th country on the ranking list (Switzerland) has direct access to the group stage, the cup winner of the 18th country on the ranking list (Cyprus) has direct access to the 3rd qualifying round, and the cup winners of the 24th and 25th countries on the ranking list (Sweden and Bulgaria) have direct access to the 2nd qualifying round of the Europas League. See Access list 2015/16 for more information.

1st Qualifying Round (102 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.              Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
West Ham United          Eng  16.078              Cukaricki Belgrade       Srb   3.275
Sheriff Tiraspol         Mol  14.500              NK Celje                 Slo   3.225
Rosenborg BK             Nor  11.875              Kalju Nomme              Est   3.200
IF Elfsborg              Swe  11.545              Flora Tallinn            Est   3.200
Hajduk Split             Cro  11.200              Ferencváros              Hun   3.200
Apollon Limassol         Cyp  10.460              Sutjeska Niksic          Mon   3.125
Omonia Nicosia           Cyp  10.460              Skonto Riga              Lat   3.100
Slovan Bratislava        Svk   9.250              Víkingur                 Far   2.950
AIK Stockholm            Swe   9.045              Renova Dzepciste         Mac   2.925
Neftchi Baku             Azb   9.000              Odd Grenland             Nor   2.875
Slask Wroclaw            Pol   8.800              FK Kukësi                Alb   2.825
MSK Zilina               Svk   8.750              Gabala FK                Azb   2.750
FK Aktobe                Kaz   8.575              Shkendija Tetovo         Mac   2.675
Go Ahead Eagles          Ned   8.195              Ordabasy Shymkent        Kaz   2.575
Red Star Belgrade        Srb   7.775              Kairat Almaty            Kaz   2.575
DVSC Debrecen            Hun   7.700              MTK Budapest             Hun   2.450
Brøndby IF               Den   7.460              Shirak Gyumri            Arm   2.300
Shakhtior Saligorsk      Bls   7.150              Mladost Podgorica        Mon   2.125
Dinamo Tbilisi           Geo   6.875              KF Laçi                  Alb   2.075
Litex Lovech             Bul   6.850              Ulisses Yerevan          Arm   2.050
Vojvodina Novi Sad       Srb   6.275              Saxan Gagauz Yeri        Mol   2.000
Spartak Trnava           Svk   6.250              Glentoran                Nir   1.975
FH Hafnarfjardar         Isl   6.100              VPS Vaasa                Fin   1.890
St. Johnstone            Sco   6.080              Dinamo Batumi            Geo   1.875
Zeljeznicar Sarajevo     Bos   6.000              Spartak Tskhinvali       Geo   1.875
Randers FC               Den   5.960              Kalev Sillamäe           Est   1.700
Strømsgodset IF          Nor   5.875              FC Lusitanos             And   1.666
KR Reykjavik             Isl   5.600              SJK Seinäjoki            Fin   1.640
Jagiellonia Bialystok    Pol   5.550              FC Lahti                 Fin   1.640
FC Botosani              Rom   5.259              Vikingur Reykjavik       Isl   1.600
Lokomotiva Zagreb        Cro   5.200              FK Jelgava               Lat   1.600
Shamrock Rovers          Irl   5.150              Olimpic Sarajevo         Bos   1.500
F91 Dudelange            Lux   5.025              NSI Runavik              Far   1.450
Inter Baku               Azb   5.000              Sant Julià               And   1.416
Linfield Belfast         Nir   4.975              Atlantas Klaipeda        Lit   1.400
FC Beroe Stara Zagora    Bul   4.850              Glenavon                 Nir   1.225
Valletta FC              Mlt   4.841              Cork City                Irl   1.150
Differdange 03           Lux   4.775              Uni College Dublin       Irl   1.150
Rabotnicki Skopje        Mac   4.675              Kruoja Pakruojis         Lit   1.150
Torpedo Zhodino          Bls   4.650              La Fiorita               Sma   1.099
Aberdeen                 Sco   4.580              Airbus UK Broughton      Wal   1.075
Dacia Chisinau           Mol   4.500              Partizani Tirana         Alb   1.075
NK Koper                 Slo   4.475              Progrès Niederkorn       Lux   1.025
St. Patrick's Athletic   Irl   4.400              FK Trakai                Lit   0.900
Beitar Jerusalem         Isr   4.200              Spartaks Jurmala         Lat   0.850
Zrinjski Mostar          Bos   4.000              Balzan FC                Mlt   0.841
HB Torshavn              Far   3.950              Bala Town                Wal   0.825
Buducnost Podgorica      Mon   3.875              Juvenes Dogana           Sma   0.599
Birkirkara               Mlt   3.591              Newtown                  Wal   0.575
NK Domzale               Slo   3.475              Alashkert FC             Arm   0.550
FC Vaduz                 Lie   3.450              College Europa           Gib   0.300

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 102 teams are divided into 9 groups of 10 teams and 1 group of 12 teams. For the groups with 10 teams the pairs (9 vs 4), (2 vs 6), (7 vs 5), (10 vs 3), and (8 vs 1) were drawn, and for the group with 12 teams the pairs (8 vs 1), (10 vs 5), (6 vs 7), (11 vs 3), (4 vs 12), and (9 vs 2) were drawn. The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Litex Lovech, Sheriff Tiraspol, St. Johnstone, NK Koper, Torpedo Zhodino
unseeded: Odd Grenland, FK Kukësi, FK Jelgava, Vikingur Reykjavik, Alashkert FC
Group 2
seeded: West Ham United, Dinamo Tbilisi, Spartak Trnava, Valletta FC, Dacia Chisinau
unseeded: Gabala FK, Renova Dzepciste, FC Lusitanos, Newtown, Olimpic Sarajevo
Group 3
seeded: FH Hafnarfjardar, Differdange 03, Rosenborg BK, Shakhtior Saligorsk, Aberdeen
unseeded: Bala Town, Shkendija Tetovo, SJK Seinäjoki, Glenavon, Víkingur
Group 4
seeded: IF Elfsborg, Brøndby IF, St. Patrick's Athletic, Linfield Belfast, Vojvodina Novi Sad
unseeded: Juvenes Dogana, MTK Budapest, FC Lahti, NSI Runavik, Skonto Riga
Group 5
seeded: Hajduk Split, DVSC Debrecen, Zeljeznicar Sarajevo, FC Beroe Stara Zagora, Beitar Jerusalem
unseeded: Sutjeska Niksic, Ordabasy Shymkent, Kalev Sillamäe, Atlantas Klaipeda, Balzan FC
Group 6
seeded: Apollon Limassol, Red Star Belgrade, Randers FC, Buducnost Podgorica, Rabotnicki Skopje
unseeded: Kairat Almaty, Flora Tallinn, Saxan Gagauz Yeri, Spartaks Jurmala, Sant Julià
Group 7
seeded: Zrinjski Mostar, FK Aktobe, Jagiellonia Bialystok, Shamrock Rovers, Omonia Nicosia
unseeded: Kalju Nomme, Dinamo Batumi, Shirak Gyumri, Progrès Niederkorn, Kruoja Pakruojis
Group 8
seeded: AIK Stockholm, Go Ahead Eagles, Inter Baku, KR Reykjavik, HB Torshavn
unseeded: Ferencváros, FK Trakai, VPS Vaasa, Cork City, KF Laçi
Group 9
seeded: Neftchi Baku, NK Domzale, Strømsgodset IF, F91 Dudelange, MSK Zilina
unseeded: Cukaricki Belgrade, Glentoran, Mladost Podgorica, Uni College Dublin, Partizani Tirana
Group 10
seeded: Slask Wroclaw, Slovan Bratislava, Lokomotiva Zagreb, FC Botosani, FC Vaduz, Birkirkara
unseeded: Ulisses Yerevan, NK Celje, College Europa, La Fiorita, Airbus UK Broughton, Spartak Tskhinvali

Unseeded teams in the 1st qualifying round that qualify for the next round take effectively the coefficient of their opponent in the next round: Odd Grenland replaced the seeded team Sheriff Tiraspol (14.500), Mladost Podgorica replaced the seeded team Neftchi Baku (9.000), Kalju Nomme replaced the seeded team FK Aktobe (8.575), Ferencváros replaced the seeded team Go Ahead Eagles (8.195), Kairat Almaty replaced the seeded team Red Star Belgrade (7.775), Gabala FK replaced the seeded team Dinamo Tbilisi (6.875), FK Jelgava replaced the seeded team Litex Lovech (6.850), Alashkert FC replaced the seeded team St. Johnstone (6.080), Uni College Dublin replaced the seeded team F91 Dudelange (5.025), Newtown replaced the seeded team Valletta FC (4.841), FK Kukësi replaced the seeded team Torpedo Zhodino (4.650), Skonto Riga replaced the seeded team St. Patrick's Athletic (4.400), Shirak Gyumri replaced the seeded team Zrinjski Mostar (4.000), FK Trakai replaced the seeded team HB Torshavn (3.950), Spartaks Jurmala replaced the seeded team Buducnost Podgorica (3.875), and Cukaricki Belgrade replaced the seeded team NK Domzale (3.475). 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 (66 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.              Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
FC København             Den  40.960              Alashkert FC *           Arm  (6.080)
PAOK Thessaloniki        Gre  40.880              IFK Göteborg             Swe   6.045
Trabzonspor              Tur  36.520              Zeljeznicar Sarajevo *   Bos   6.000
Legia Warsaw             Pol  24.800              Randers FC *             Den   5.960
West Ham United *        Eng  16.078              Strømsgodset IF *        Nor   5.875
Odd Grenland *           Nor (14.500)             KR Reykjavik *           Isl   5.600
NK Rijeka                Cro  13.700              Jagiellonia Bialystok *  Pol   5.550
Rosenborg BK *           Nor  11.875              FC Botosani *            Rom   5.259
IF Elfsborg *            Swe  11.545              Lokomotiva Zagreb *      Cro   5.200
Hajduk Split *           Cro  11.200              Shamrock Rovers *        Irl   5.150
Apollon Limassol *       Cyp  10.460              Wolfsberger AC           Aut   5.135
Omonia Nicosia *         Cyp  10.460              Uni College Dublin *     Irl  (5.025)
FC Thun                  Sui  10.375              Inter Baku *             Azb   5.000
Astra Giurgiu            Rom   9.759              Linfield Belfast *       Nir   4.975
Dinamo Minsk             Bls   9.650              FC Beroe Stara Zagora *  Bul   4.850
Slovan Bratislava *      Svk   9.250              Newtown *                Wal  (4.841)
AIK Stockholm *          Swe   9.045              Differdange 03 *         Lux   4.775
Mladost Podgorica *      Mon  (9.000)             Hapoel Beer-Sheva        Isr   4.700
Mladá Boleslav           Cze   8.825              Rabotnicki Skopje *      Mac   4.675
Slask Wroclaw *          Pol   8.800              FK Kukësi *              Alb  (4.650)
MSK Zilina *             Svk   8.750              Aberdeen *               Sco   4.580
Kalju Nomme *            Est  (8.575)             Dacia Chisinau *         Mol   4.500
Ferencváros *            Hun  (8.195)             NK Koper *               Slo   4.475
Kairat Almaty *          Kaz  (7.775)             Skonto Riga *            Lat  (4.400)
DVSC Debrecen *          Hun   7.700              Beitar Jerusalem *       Isr   4.200
Brøndby IF *             Den   7.460              Shirak Gyumri *          Arm  (4.000)
Charleroi                Bel   7.440              FK Trakai *              Lit  (3.950)
Shakhtior Saligorsk *    Bls   7.150              Spartaks Jurmala *       Lat  (3.875)
Gabala FK *              Azb  (6.875)             Birkirkara *             Mlt   3.591
FK Jelgava *             Lat  (6.850)             Inverness CT             Sco   3.580
Vojvodina Novi Sad *     Srb   6.275              Cukaricki Belgrade *     Srb  (3.475)
Spartak Trnava *         Svk   6.250              FC Vaduz *               Lie   3.450
FH Hafnarfjardar *       Isl   6.100              Cherno More Varna        Bul   3.350

For the draw of the 2nd round the 66 teams are divided into 3 groups of 10 teams and 3 groups of 12 teams. For the groups with 10 teams the pairs (7 vs 4), (6 vs 3), (2 vs 8), (1 vs 10), and (9 vs 5) were drawn, and for the groups with 12 teams the pairs (1 vs 10), (11 vs 2), (4 vs 12), (3 vs 9), (5 vs 7), and (8 vs 6) were drawn. The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: (Go Ahead Eagles), (Slovan Bratislava), PAOK Thessaloniki, (Neftchi Baku), (FK Aktobe)
unseeded: (Lokomotiva Zagreb), (Torpedo Zhodino), (F91 Dudelange), (FC Vaduz), (Zeljeznicar Sarajevo)
Group 2
seeded: Legia Warsaw, (AIK Stockholm), (Rosenborg BK), (Brøndby IF), (MSK Zilina)
unseeded: (KR Reykjavik), (FC Beroe Stara Zagora), (Zrinjski Mostar), (Dacia Chisinau), (FC Botosani)
Group 3
seeded: (Vojvodina Novi Sad), (Red Star Belgrade), FC Thun, (Sheriff Tiraspol), (Omonia Nicosia)
unseeded: Hapoel Beer-Sheva, (Shamrock Rovers), (St. Johnstone), (Jagiellonia Bialystok), (Buducnost Podgorica)
Group 4
seeded: (Litex Lovech), (Dinamo Tbilisi), Trabzonspor, (Shakhtior Saligorsk), Charleroi, (IF Elfsborg)
unseeded: (Beitar Jerusalem), (Randers FC), (Differdange 03), (Rabotnicki Skopje), (NK Domzale), Wolfsberger AC
Group 5
seeded: Mladá Boleslav, Dinamo Minsk, (West Ham United), NK Rijeka, (Apollon Limassol), (Hajduk Split)
unseeded: (HB Torshavn), (NK Koper), (Birkirkara), (Strømsgodset IF), Cherno More Varna, (Aberdeen)
Group 6
seeded: (FH Hafnarfjardar), Astra Giurgiu, FC København, (Spartak Trnava), (Slask Wroclaw), (DVSC Debrecen)
unseeded: IFK Göteborg, (St. Patrick's Athletic), (Valletta FC), (Inter Baku), Inverness CT, (Linfield Belfast)

Unseeded teams in the 2nd qualifying round that qualify for the next round take effectively the coefficient of their opponent in the next round: Aberdeen replaced the seeded team NK Rijeka (13.700), Strømsgodset IF replaced the seeded team Mladá Boleslav (8.825), IFK Göteborg replaced the seeded team Slask Wroclaw (8.800), Wolfsberger AC replaced the seeded team Shakhtior Saligorsk (7.150), Inter Baku replaced the seeded team FH Hafnarfjardar (6.100), Odd Grenland replaced the seeded team Shamrock Rovers (5.150), and Gabala FK replaced the seeded team Cukaricki Belgrade (3.275). 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.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
Borussia Dortmund        Ger  99.883              Vitesse Arnhem           Ned  10.195
Rubin Kazan              Rus  57.099              Astra Giurgiu **         Rom   9.759
Athletic Bilbao          Esp  56.999              Dinamo Minsk **          Bls   9.650
AZ Alkmaar               Ned  46.695              FK Jablonec              Cze   9.325
FC København **          Den  40.960              Slovan Bratislava *      Svk   9.250
PAOK Thessaloniki **     Gre  40.880              Sturm Graz               Aut   9.135
Trabzonspor **           Tur  36.520              AIK Stockholm *          Swe   9.045
Standard Liège           Bel  25.440              Strømsgodset IF *        Nor  (8.825)
Legia Warsaw **          Pol  24.800              IFK Göteborg **          Swe  (8.800)
Girondins Bordeaux       Fra  24.483              MSK Zilina *             Svk   8.750
Sampdoria                Ita  18.102              AEK Larnaca              Cyp   8.460
Vitória Guimarães        Por  17.776              DVSC Debrecen *          Hun   7.700
AS Saint-Étienne         Fra  16.983              Brøndby IF *             Den   7.460
FC Zürich                Sui  16.875              Charleroi **             Bel   7.440
Slovan Liberec           Cze  16.325              Hapoel Kiryat Shmona     Isr   7.200
West Ham United *        Eng  16.078              Wolfsberger AC **        Aut  (7.150)
Southampton FC           Eng  16.078              Istanbul Basaksehir      Tur   6.520
FK Krasnodar             Rus  15.099              Vojvodina Novi Sad *     Srb   6.275
Aberdeen *               Sco (13.700)             Spartak Trnava *         Svk   6.250
CF Os Belenenses         Por  12.276              Inter Baku *             Azb  (6.100)
Rosenborg BK *           Nor  11.875              Zeljeznicar Sarajevo *   Bos   6.000
IF Elfsborg *            Swe  11.545              ASA Tirgu Mures          Rom   5.259
Hajduk Split *           Cro  11.200              Odd Grenland *           Nor  (5.150)
Vorskla Poltava          Ukr  11.033              SCR Altach               Aut   5.135
Zorya Luhansk            Ukr  10.533              Rabotnicki Skopje *      Mac   4.675
Omonia Nicosia *         Cyp  10.460              FC Vaduz *               Lie   3.450
Apollon Limassol *       Cyp  10.460              Gabala FK *              Azb  (3.275)
Atromitos FC             Gre  10.380              FK Kukësi *              Alb   2.825
FC Thun **               Sui  10.375              Kairat Almaty *          Kaz   2.575

For the draw of the 3rd round the 58 teams are divided into 1 group of 10 teams and 4 groups of 12 teams. For the groups with 12 teams the pairs (3 vs 6), (10 vs 5), (7 vs 4), (2 vs 9), and (1 vs 8) were drawn, and for the group with 12 teams the pairs (3 vs 10), (12 vs 2), (9 vs 6), (8 vs 1), (5 vs 11), and (4 vs 7) were drawn. The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Girondins Bordeaux, AZ Alkmaar, FC Zürich, Vorskla Poltava, (NK Rijeka)
unseeded: (Dinamo Minsk), (MSK Zilina), AEK Larnaca, Istanbul Basaksehir, (Kairat Almaty)
Group 2
seeded: (FC København), AS Saint-Étienne, (PAOK Thessaloniki), CF Os Belenenses, (FC Thun), (Rosenborg BK)
unseeded: (Slask Wroclaw), FK Jablonec, (DVSC Debrecen), (Spartak Trnava), (FC Vaduz), ASA Tirgu Mures
Group 3
seeded: Rubin Kazan, (Legia Warsaw), Sampdoria, Southampton FC, (IF Elfsborg), Zorya Luhansk
unseeded: Vitesse Arnhem, Sturm Graz, (Charleroi), (Vojvodina Novi Sad), (Shamrock Rovers), (FK Kukësi)
Group 4
seeded: Atromitos FC, (Apollon Limassol), Slovan Liberec, (West Ham United), Standard Liège, Borussia Dortmund
unseeded: (Astra Giurgiu), (AIK Stockholm), (Shakhtior Saligorsk), Hapoel Kiryat Shmona, (Zeljeznicar Sarajevo), (Cukaricki Belgrade)
Group 5
seeded: Vitória Guimarães, (Trabzonspor), Athletic Bilbao, FK Krasnodar, (Hajduk Split), (Omonia Nicosia)
unseeded: (Slovan Bratislava), SCR Altach, (Brøndby IF), (FH Hafnarfjardar), (Mladá Boleslav), (Rabotnicki Skopje)

4th Qualifying Round (44 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.              Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
Borussia Dortmund *3     Ger  99.883              Rosenborg BK *           Nor  11.875
Ajax @3                  Ned  66.195              Garabag Agdam @3         Azb  11.500
Rubin Kazan *3           Rus  57.099              Hajduk Split *           Cro  11.200
Athletic Bilbao *3       Esp  56.999              HJK Helsinki @3          Fin  11.140
AZ Alkmaar *3            Ned  46.695              Zorya Luhansk *3         Ukr  10.533
FC Salzburg @3           Aut  43.135              Atromitos FC *3          Gre  10.380
Viktoria Plzen @3        Cze  41.825              Molde FK @3              Nor  10.375
PAOK Thessaloniki **     Gre  40.880              FC Thun **               Sui  10.375
Steaua Bucuresti @3      Rom  40.259              Astra Giurgiu **         Rom   9.759
Young Boys @3            Sui  31.375              Dinamo Minsk **          Bls   9.650
Sparta Praha @3          Cze  30.825              FK Jablonec *3           Cze   9.325
Fenerbahçe @3            Tur  30.020              MSK Zilina *             Svk   8.750
Standard Liège *3        Bel  25.440              FC Midtjylland @3        Den   7.960
Legia Warsaw **          Pol  24.800              Videoton Fehérvár @3     Hun   7.950
Girondins Bordeaux *3    Fra  24.483              Brøndby IF *             Den   7.460
Panathinaikos @3         Gre  19.880              Vojvodina Novi Sad *     Srb   6.275
Lech Poznan @3           Pol  17.300              SCR Altach *3            Aut   5.135
AS Saint-Étienne *3      Fra  16.983              Rabotnicki Skopje *      Mac   4.675
Slovan Liberec *3        Cze  16.325              Milsami Orhei @3         Mol   3.750
Southampton FC *3        Eng  16.078              Odd Grenland *           Nor   2.875
FK Krasnodar *3          Rus  15.099              Gabala FK *              Azb   2.750
CF Os Belenenses *3      Por  12.276              Kairat Almaty *          Kaz   2.575

For the draw of the 4th round the 44 teams are divided into 2 groups of 10 teams and 2 groups of 12 teams. For the groups with 10 teams the pairs (10 vs 5), (8 vs 1), (3 vs 6), (7 vs 4), and (2 vs 9) were drawn, and for the group with 12 teams the pairs (4 vs 12), (5 vs 10), (9 vs 2), (11 vs 1), (6 vs 7), and (8 vs 3) were drawn. The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Athletic Bilbao, Viktoria Plzen, Steaua Bucuresti, Legia Warsaw, CF Os Belenenses
unseeded: Rosenborg, Zorya Luhansk, MSK Zilina, Vojvodina Novi Sad, SCR Altach
Group 2
seeded: Ajax, PAOK Thessaloniki, Young Boys, Standard Liège, AS Saint-Étienne
unseeded: Garabag Agdam, Molde FK, FK Jablonec, Brøndby IF, Milsami Orhei
Group 3
seeded: Rubin Kazan, FC Salzburg, Fenerbahçe, Girondins Bordeaux, Lech Poznan, Slovan Liberec
unseeded: Hajduk Split, Atromitos FC, Dinamo Minsk, Videoton Fehérvár, Rabotnicki Skopje, Kairat Almaty
Group 4
seeded: Borussia Dortmund, AZ Alkmaar, Sparta Praha, Panathinaikos, Southampton FC, FK Krasnodar
unseeded: HJK Helsinki, FC Thun, Astra Giurgiu, FC Midtjylland, Odd Grenland, Gabala FK

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.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
Schalke 04               Ger 111.883              Sporting Braga           Por  51.776
Borussia Dortmund *3     Ger  99.883              Fiorentina               Ita  49.102
FC Basel @4              Sui  84.875              Lazio @4                 Ita  49.102
Napoli                   Ita  84.102              Anderlecht               Bel  47.440
Tottenham Hotspur        Eng  84.078              Liverpool                Eng  47.078
Ajax @3                  Ned  66.195              AZ Alkmaar *3            Ned  46.695
Villarreal               Esp  58.999              Viktoria Plzen @3        Cze  41.825
Rubin Kazan *3           Rus  57.099              Club Brugge @4           Bel  41.440
Athletic Bilbao *3       Esp  56.999              PAOK Thessaloniki **     Gre  40.880
Sporting CP Lisbon @4    Por  56.276              Celtic @4                Sco  39.080
Olympique Marseille      Fra  55.483              Besiktas                 Tur  36.520
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk    Ukr  52.033              APOEL Nicosia @4         Cyp  35.460


Pot 3                          coef.              Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
AS Monaco @4             Fra  31.483              Partizan Belgrade @4     Srb  14.775
Sparta Praha @3          Cze  30.825              Asteras Tripolis         Gre  13.380
Fenerbahçe @3            Tur  30.020              CF Os Belenenses *3      Por  12.276
Legia Warsaw **          Pol  24.800              Rosenborg BK *           Nor  11.875
Girondins Bordeaux *3    Fra  24.483              Garabag Agdam @3         Azb  11.500
Lokomotiv Moscow         Rus  23.099              Molde FK @3              Nor  10.375
Lech Poznan @3           Pol  17.300              Dinamo Minsk **          Bls   9.650
AS Saint-Étienne *3      Fra  16.983              FC Groningen             Ned   8.695
Slovan Liberec *3        Cze  16.325              FC Sion                  Sui   8.375
FC Augsburg              Ger  15.883              FC Midtjylland @3        Den   7.960
Rapid Wien @4            Aut  15.635              Skënderbeu Korçë @4      Alb   5.575
FK Krasnodar *3          Rus  15.099              Gabala FK *              Azb   2.750

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
------------------------ ---            ------------------------ ---
Molde FK                 Nor            Fenerbahçe               Tur
Liverpool                Eng            FC Sion                  Sui
FK Krasnodar             Rus            Borussia Dortmund        Ger
Napoli                   Ita            FC Midtjylland           Den
Rapid Wien               Aut            Villarreal               Esp
Sporting Braga           Por            Olympique Marseille      Fra
Lazio                    Ita            AS Saint-Étienne         Fra
Lokomotiv Moscow         Rus            Sporting CP Lisbon       Por
FC Basel                 Sui            Fiorentina               Ita
Tottenham Hotspur        Eng            Anderlecht               Bel
Schalke 04               Ger            Sparta Praha             Cze
Athletic Bilbao          Esp            FC Augsburg              Ger
FC Porto                 Por            Sevilla                  Esp
Olympiakos Piraeus       Gre            Valencia                 Esp
Manchester United        Eng            Galatasaray              Tur
Bayer Leverkusen         Ger            Shakhtar Donetsk         Ukr

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


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