Seeding in the Europa League 2020/2021

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 League 2020/2021. The UEFA Club Ranking of 2020 determines the seeding of the teams in the tables below. See Qualification 2020/2021 for a list of qualified teams, and Access List 2020/2021 for an overview of berths per country. More detailed information may also be found in the EL regulations (pdf or fluid topic).

From 2016 on Fair Play teams no longer qualify for the Europa League.

This seeding list is according to the format of the 2018-21 period. All clubs eliminated in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League are transferred to the Europa League. For details, see the new Access List 2020/2021. Both the Champions League and the Europa League have a preliminary round.

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 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.

Because of the limited timeframe available (due to the coronavirus), the qualifying rounds will be played in single legs (instead of home and away), with the only exception of the UEFA Champions League Play-offs (Q4) which will remain being played over two legs. A draw will determine which club will play the single leg in their stadium.

The use of the Champions League title holder spot and the Europa League title holder spot was still unknown at the draws of the first qualifying rounds at August 9/10. That means that the original access list was used.

After the CL semi-final at August 19 it became clear that the Champions League title holder (Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern München) qualified already for the CL group stage by the domestic league, so the access list in later draws will be re-balanced as follows:

  1. Two CL-Q2ch losers get a bye from EL-Q3ch to EL-Q4ch (determined by a draw).

After the EL quarter-finals at August 11 it became clear that the Europa League title holder (Sevilla, Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, or Internazionale) qualified already for the CL group stage by the domestic league, so the access list in later draws will be re-balanced as follows:

  1. Sparta Praha moves from from EL-Q3 to EL-GS,
  2. Anorthosis Famagusta and Vojvodina Novi Sad move from from EL-Q2 to EL-Q3.

Preliminary round (16 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.              Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
Lincoln Red Imps         Gib   5.250              St Joseph's FC           Gib   1.750
FC Santa Coloma          And   4.500              FC Prishtina             Kos   1.750
B36 Torshavn             Far   3.750              Zeta Golubovci           Mon   1.250
La Fiorita               Sma   3.000              Coleraine                Nir   1.250
Tre Penne                Sma   2.250              Barry Town               Wal   1.000
NSI Runavik              Far   2.250              Glentoran                Nir   0.975
HB Torshavn              Far   2.000              Iskra Danilovgrad        Mon   0.875
UE Engordany             And   2.000              SC Gjilani               Kos   0.800

See UEFA Europa League preliminary round draw for more info.

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions the 16 teams of the preliminary round are divided into 2 groups of 8 teams. The draw groups are as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Lincoln Red Imps, FC Santa Coloma, Tre Penne, UE Engordany
unseeded: FC Prishtina, Zeta Golubovci, Iskra Danilovgrad, SC Gjilani
Group 2
seeded: B36 Torshavn, La Fiorita, NSI Runavik, HB Torshavn
unseeded: St Joseph's FC, Coleraine, Barry Town, Glentoran

The draw for the 1st qualifying round is made before the results of the preliminary round are known. Clubs of the preliminary round are seeded by the highest ranking of the clubs involved. The following unseeded teams qualified (and are seeded in the draw with the coefficient of their opponent in the preliminary round): Iskra Danilovgrad beat FC Santa Coloma (4.500), Coleraine beat La Fiorita (4.500), SC Gjilani beat Tre Penne (2.250), Glentoran beat HB Torshavn (2.000), and Zeta Golubovci beat UE Engordany (2.000).

1st Qualifying Round (94 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.              Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
APOEL Nicosia            Cyp  27.500              Sumgayit FK              Azb   3.750
Malmö FF                 Swe  22.000              Lokomotiv Plovdiv        Bul   3.475
Partizan Belgrade        Srb  22.000              Slavia Sofia             Bul   3.475
FCSB                     Rom  20.500              FC Botosani              Rom   3.340
NK Maribor               Slo  14.000              Piast Gliwice            Pol   3.325
Hapoel Beer-Sheva        Isr  14.000              Cracovia Kraków          Pol   3.325
Rosenborg BK             Nor  13.500              Levadia Tallinn          Est   3.250
Apollon Limassol         Cyp  12.500              Hibernians FC            Mlt   3.250
FC Fehérvár              Hun  10.500              DAC Dunajska Streda      Svk   3.175
Shkendija Tetovo         Mac   7.250              MFK Ruzomberok           Svk   3.175
The New Saints           Wal   7.000              MSK Zilina               Svk   3.175
Dinamo Minsk             Bls   7.000              Coleraine *p             Nir  (3.000)
Lech Poznan              Pol   7.000              Zeljeznicar Sarajevo     Bos   3.000
Aberdeen                 Sco   6.500              KF Laçi                  Alb   2.750
Zrinjski Mostar          Bos   6.250              Mura Murska Sobota       Slo   2.600
Alashkert FC             Arm   6.000              Puskás Akadémia          Hun   2.575
Kairat Almaty            Kaz   6.000              SC Gjilani *p            Kos  (2.250)
Zalgiris Vilnius         Lit   6.000              NSI Runavik *p           Far   2.250
AGF Aarhus               Den   5.850              Saburtalo Tbilisi        Geo   2.000
Motherwell               Sco   5.575              Glentoran *p             Nir  (2.000)
FC Vaduz                 Lie   5.500              FK Shkupi                Mac   2.000
FK Kukësi                Alb   5.500              Petrocub Hîncesti        Mol   2.000
Servette FC Genève       Sui   5.280              Zeta Golubovci *p        Mon  (2.000)
Valletta FC              Mlt   5.250              Differdange 03           Lux   1.600
FK Ventspils             Lat   5.250              Union Titus Pétange      Lux   1.600
Olimpija Ljubljana       Slo   5.250              Kauno Zalgiris           Lit   1.575
Lincoln Red Imps *p      Gib   5.250              RFS Riga                 Lat   1.525
TSC Backa Topola         Srb   5.100              Shirak Gyumri            Arm   1.525
Universitatea Craiova    Rom   5.000              Valmieras FK             Lat   1.525
Kalju Nomme              Est   5.000              FC Noah                  Arm   1.525
Shakhtior Saligorsk      Bls   4.750              Teuta Durrës             Alb   1.475
Hammarby IF              Swe   4.550              Renova Dzepciste         Mac   1.475
Iskra Danilovgrad *p     Mon  (4.500)             FK Borac Banja Luka      Bos   1.375
FH Hafnarfjardar         Isl   4.500              Sfântul Gheorghe         Mol   1.350
Bodø/Glimt               Nor   4.350              Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol     Mol   1.350
Progrès Niederkorn       Lux   4.250              Derry City               Irl   1.340
FK Riteriai              Lit   4.250              Bohemians Dublin         Irl   1.340
CSKA Sofia               Bul   4.000              Inter Turku              Fin   1.300
Sutjeska Niksic          Mon   4.000              Ilves Tampere            Fin   1.300
Honvéd Budapest          Hun   4.000              Honka Espoo              Fin   1.300
Maccabi Haifa            Isr   3.925              Breidablik               Isl   1.250
Beitar Jerusalem         Isr   3.925              Bala Town                Wal   1.250
Ordabasy Shymkent        Kaz   3.850              Dinamo Batumi            Geo   1.150
Neftchi Baku             Azb   3.750              Lokomotivi Tbilisi       Geo   1.150
Shamrock Rovers          Irl   3.750              Sirens FC                Mlt   1.150
B36 Torshavn *p          Far   3.750              Vikingur Reykjavik       Isl   1.075
Kesla FK                 Azb   3.750              Paide Linnameeskond      Est   0.875

See UEFA Europa League 1st round draw for more info.

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.

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions the 94 teams of the 1st round are divided into 13 groups of 6 teams and 2 groups of 8 teams. For the groups with 6 teams the pairs (2 vs 4), (1 vs 5), and (3 vs 6) were drawn, and for the group with 8 teams the pairs (7 vs 3), (6 vs 2), (4 vs 5), and (8 vs 1) were drawn. The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Olimpija Ljubljana, NK Maribor, B36 Torshavn *
unseeded: La Fiorita *, Vikingur Reykjavik, Levadia Tallinn
Group 2
seeded: Zalgiris Vilnius, FK Riteriai, Honvéd Budapest
unseeded: Derry City, Paide Linnameeskond, Inter Turku
Group 3
seeded: Valletta FC, Zrinjski Mostar, Lincoln Red Imps *
unseeded: Differdange 03, Bala Town, Union Titus Pétange
Group 4
seeded: Aberdeen, Rosenborg BK, Motherwell
unseeded: Breidablik, NSI Runavik *, HB Torshavn *
Group 5
seeded: Malmö FF, Hammarby IF, FK Kukësi
unseeded: Puskás Akadémia, Cracovia Kraków, Slavia Sofia
Group 6
seeded: Shakhtior Saligorsk, FK Ventspils, Dinamo Minsk
unseeded: Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol, Sfântul Gheorghe, Piast Gliwice
Group 7
seeded: Shamrock Rovers, AGF Aarhus, FH Hafnarfjardar
unseeded: Honka Espoo, Ilves Tampere, DAC Dunajska Streda
Group 8
seeded: FC Vaduz, The New Saints, Servette FC Genève
unseeded: MSK Zilina, Hibernians FC, MFK Ruzomberok
Group 9
seeded: Kesla FK, Neftchi Baku, Hapoel Beer-Sheva
unseeded: FK Shkupi, KF Laçi, Dinamo Batumi
Group 10
seeded: Bodø/Glimt, Kalju Nomme, FC Fehérvár
unseeded: Mura Murska Sobota, Kauno Zalgiris, Bohemians Dublin
Group 11
seeded: Maccabi Haifa, Apollon Limassol, Alashkert FC
unseeded: Saburtalo Tbilisi, Zeljeznicar Sarajevo, Renova Dzepciste
Group 12
seeded: Lech Poznan, Partizan Belgrade, Ordabasy Shymkent
unseeded: RFS Riga, Valmieras FK, FC Botosani
Group 13
seeded: Progrès Niederkorn, FCSB, CSKA Sofia
unseeded: Shirak Gyumri, UE Engordany *, Sirens FC
Group 14
seeded: Universitatea Craiova, Shkendija Tetovo, TSC Backa Topola, Kairat Almaty
unseeded: FC Noah, Sumgayit FK, Petrocub Hîncesti, Lokomotivi Tbilisi
Group 15
seeded: APOEL Nicosia, Sutjeska Niksic, Beitar Jerusalem, FC Santa Coloma *
unseeded: Lokomotiv Plovdiv, FK Borac Banja Luka, Teuta Durrës, Tre Penne *

2nd Qualifying Round (72 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.              Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
Tottenham Hotspur        Eng  85.000              FK Kukësi *              Alb   5.500
FC Basel                 Sui  58.500              Servette FC Genève *     Sui   5.280
FC København             Den  42.000              Aris Thessaloniki        Gre   5.260
VfL Wolfsburg            Ger  36.000              OFI Heraklion            Gre   5.260
APOEL Nicosia *          Cyp  27.500              FK Ventspils *           Lat   5.250
BATE Borisov             Bls  24.000              Olimpija Ljubljana *     Slo   5.250
Galatasaray              Tur  23.500              Lincoln Red Imps *p      Gib   5.250
Malmö FF *               Swe  22.000              TSC Backa Topola *       Srb   5.100
Partizan Belgrade *      Srb  22.000              Mura Murska Sobota *     Slo  (5.000)
Standard Liège           Bel  20.500              NK Osijek                Cro   4.975
FCSB *                   Rom  20.500              IFK Göteborg             Swe   4.550
Granada CF               Esp  20.456              Hammarby IF *            Swe   4.550
AC Milan                 Ita  19.000              Bodø/Glimt *             Nor   4.350
Glasgow Rangers          Sco  16.250              Viking Stavanger         Nor   4.350
Hapoel Beer-Sheva *      Isr  14.000              Progrès Niederkorn *     Lux   4.250
Rosenborg BK *           Nor  13.500              FK Riteriai *            Lit   4.250
Apollon Limassol *       Cyp  12.500              CSKA Sofia *             Bul   4.000
Stade de Reims           Fra  11.849              Honvéd Budapest *        Hun   4.000
FC Fehérvár *            Hun  10.500              Maccabi Haifa *          Isr   3.925
Rio Ave                  Por   9.889              Kaysar Kyzylorda         Kaz   3.850
Dinamo Moscow            Rus   9.109              Neftchi Baku *           Azb   3.750
Slovan Liberec           Cze   8.000              Shamrock Rovers *        Irl   3.750
Hajduk Split             Cro   7.500              B36 Torshavn *p          Far   3.750
Shkendija Tetovo *       Mac   7.250              Lokomotiv Plovdiv *      Bul   3.475
Kolos Kovalivka          Ukr   7.220              FC Botosani *            Rom   3.340
Willem II Tilburg        Ned   7.150              Piast Gliwice *          Pol   3.325
The New Saints *         Wal   7.000              Hibernians FC *          Mlt   3.250
FK Jablonec              Cze   7.000              DAC Dunajska Streda *    Svk   3.175
Lech Poznan *            Pol   7.000              KF Laçi *                Alb   2.750
TSV Hartberg             Aut   6.585              Teuta Durrës *           Alb   1.475
Aberdeen *               Sco   6.500              Renova Dzepciste *       Mac   1.475
Zrinjski Mostar *        Bos   6.250              FK Borac Banja Luka *    Bos   1.375
Kairat Almaty *          Kaz   6.000              Sfântul Gheorghe *       Mol   1.350
Zalgiris Vilnius *       Lit   6.000              Coleraine *p             Nir   1.250
AGF Aarhus *             Den   5.850              Bala Town *              Wal   1.250
Motherwell *             Sco   5.575              Lokomotivi Tbilisi *     Geo   1.150

See UEFA Europa League 2nd round draw for more info.

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions the 72 teams of the 2nd round are divided into 12 groups of 6 teams. The pairs (6 vs 3), (5 vs 1), and (4 vs 2) were drawn. The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: APOEL Nicosia*, AGF Aarhus*, Lech Poznan*
unseeded: Kalju Nomme*, Kaysar Kyzylorda, Hammarby IF*
Group 2
seeded: Dinamo Moscow, Galatasaray, Kairat Almaty*
unseeded: Neftchi Baku*, Lokomotivi Tbilisi*, Maccabi Haifa*
Group 3
seeded: Motherwell*, FC København, The New Saints*
unseeded: IFK Göteborg, Coleraine*, B36 Torshavn*
Group 4
seeded: Granada CF, Apollon Limassol*, FCSB*
unseeded: OFI Heraklion, Teuta Durrës*, TSC Backa Topola*
Group 5
seeded: Aberdeen*, Standard Liège, Willem II Tilburg
unseeded: Bala Town*, Viking Stavanger, Progrès Niederkorn*
Group 6
seeded: BATE Borisov, Shkendija Tetovo*, Partizan Belgrade*
unseeded: FC Botosani*, CSKA Sofia*, Sfântul Gheorghe*
Group 7
seeded: Hapoel Beer-Sheva*, Kolos Kovalivka, Tottenham Hotspur
unseeded: Aris Thessaloniki, KF Laçi*, Lokomotiv Plovdiv*
Group 8
seeded: Rosenborg BK*, Slovan Liberec, Malmö FF*
unseeded: FK Riteriai*, FK Ventspils*, Honvéd Budapest*
Group 9
seeded: Stade de Reims, Rio Ave, Glasgow Rangers
unseeded: FK Borac Banja Luka*, Servette FC Genève*, Lincoln Red Imps*
Group 10
seeded: Zrinjski Mostar*, VfL Wolfsburg, Hajduk Split
unseeded: FK Kukësi*, Olimpija Ljubljana*, Renova Dzepciste*
Group 11
seeded: TSV Hartberg, FC Basel, FK Jablonec
unseeded: NK Osijek, Piast Gliwice*, DAC Dunajska Streda*
Group 12
seeded: FC Fehérvár*, Zalgiris Vilnius*, AC Milan
unseeded: Bodø/Glimt*, Hibernians FC*, Shamrock Rovers*

In this round the clubs eliminated in the 1st qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League are seeded. Seeded clubs are drawn against unseeded clubs until there are no seeded or no unseeded clubs left, at which point the draw becomes open and no seeding applies anymore.

2nd Qualifying Round for champions from CL (20 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.              Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
FK Astana @1             Kaz  29.000              Tre Fiori @p             Sma   1.500
Dundalk @1               Irl   8.500              FC Drita @p              Kos   1.500
Slovan Bratislava @1     Svk   7.000              Inter Club d'Escaldes @p And   0.566
Dinamo Tbilisi @1        Geo   4.750
CS Fola Esch @1          Lux   4.750
Djurgårdens IF @1        Swe   4.550
Linfield Belfast @1      Nir   4.250
Buducnost Podgorica @1   Mon   4.250
Flora Tallinn @1         Est   4.000
Riga FC @1               Lat   3.500
Connah's Quay @1         Wal   3.250
Europa FC @1             Gib   2.750
Ararat-Armenia @1        Arm   2.500
KuPS Kuopio @1           Fin   2.500
KR Reykjavik @1          Isl   2.500
Sileks Kratovo @1        Mac   1.475
Floriana @1              Mlt   1.150

For the draw of the 2nd round the 20 teams were divided into 2 groups of 6 teams and 1 group of 8 teams. Each group with 1 unseeded team. The draw groups are as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Linfield Belfast, KuPS Kuopio, Floriana, Dundalk, Slovan Bratislava
unseeded: Inter Club d'Escaldes
Group 2
seeded: Djurgårdens IF, Europa FC, KR Reykjavik, Flora Tallinn, Riga FC
unseeded: Tre Fiori
Group 3
seeded: Ararat-Armenia, Connah's Quay, CS Fola Esch, Sileks Kratovo, Buducnost Podgorica, Dinamo Tbilisi, FK Astana
unseeded: FC Drita

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 unseeded teams qualified (and are seeded in the draw with the coefficient of their opponent in the 3rd round): CSKA Sofia beat BATE Borisov (24.000), Lokomotivi Tbilisi beat Dinamo Moscow (9.109), B36 Torshavn beat The New Saints (7.000), DAC Dunajska Streda beat FK Jablonec (7.000), Piast Gliwice beat TSV Hartberg (6.585), Maccabi Haifa beat Kairat Almaty (6.000), Bodø/Glimt beat Zalgiris Vilnius (6.000), and Mura Murska Sobota beat AGF Aarhus (5.850).

3rd Qualifying Round (52 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.              Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
Tottenham Hotspur **     Eng  85.000              FC Fehérvár *            Hun  10.500
FC Basel **              Sui  58.500              Rio Ave **               Por   9.889
Besiktas @2              Tur  54.000              Lokomotivi Tbilisi *     Geo  (9.109)
Sporting CP Lisbon       Por  50.000              Slovan Liberec **        Cze   8.000
FC København **          Den  42.000              Charleroi                Bel   7.580
PSV Eindhoven            Ned  37.000              Hajduk Split **          Cro   7.500
VfL Wolfsburg **         Ger  36.000              Shkendija Tetovo *       Mac   7.250
Viktoria Plzen @2        Cze  34.000              Kolos Kovalivka **       Ukr   7.220
APOEL Nicosia *          Cyp  27.500              Desna Chernihiv          Ukr   7.220
CSKA Sofia *             Bul (24.000)             Willem II Tilburg **     Ned   7.150
Galatasaray **           Tur  23.500              B36 Torshavn *p          Far  (7.000)
Malmö FF *               Swe  22.000              DAC Dunajska Streda *    Svk  (7.000)
Partizan Belgrade *      Srb  22.000              Lech Poznan *            Pol   7.000
Standard Liège **        Bel  20.500              Alanyaspor               Tur   6.720
FCSB *                   Rom  20.500              Piast Gliwice *          Pol  (6.585)
Granada CF **            Esp  20.456              Aberdeen *               Sco   6.500
AC Milan **              Ita  19.000              Zrinjski Mostar *        Bos   6.250
AEK Athens               Gre  16.500              Maccabi Haifa *          Isr  (6.000)
Glasgow Rangers **       Sco  16.250              Bodø/Glimt *             Nor  (6.000)
LASK                     Aut  14.000              SønderjyskE              Den   5.850
Hapoel Beer-Sheva *      Isr  14.000              Mura Murska Sobota *     Slo  (5.850)
Rosenborg BK *           Nor  13.500              Motherwell *             Sco   5.575
Apollon Limassol *       Cyp  12.500              Anorthosis Famagusta     Cyp   5.350
FK Rostov                Rus  12.000              FC Sankt Gallen          Sui   5.280
Stade de Reims **        Fra  11.849              Vojvodina Novi Sad       Srb   5.100
NK Rijeka                Cro  11.000              Lokomotiva Zagreb @2     Cro   4.975

See UEFA Europa League 3rd qualifying round draw for more info.

For the draw of the 3rd round the 52 teams are divided into 6 groups of 6 teams and 2 groups of 8 teams. For the groups with 6 teams the pairs (4 vs 3), (1 vs 6), and (2 vs 5) were drawn, and for the group with 8 teams the pairs (1 vs 7), (3 vs 5), (4 vs 8), and (2 vs 6) were drawn. The draw groups are as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Malmö FF*, Sporting CP Lisbon, PSV Eindhoven
unseeded: AGF Aarhus*, Aberdeen*, Lokomotiva Zagreb*
Group 2
seeded: Rosenborg BK*, VfL Wolfsburg*, Partizan Belgrade*
unseeded: Charleroi, Desna Chernihiv, Alanyaspor
Group 3
seeded: Granada CF*, NK Rijeka, Stade de Reims*
unseeded: FC Fehérvár*, Kolos Kovalivka*, Dinamo Moscow*
Group 4
seeded: LASK, AC Milan*, AEK Athens
unseeded: FC Sankt Gallen, Zalgiris Vilnius*, FK Jablonec*
Group 5
seeded: Standard Liège*, FK Rostov, Tottenham Hotspur*
unseeded: Shkendija Tetovo*, Kairat Almaty*, Vojvodina Novi Sad
Group 6
seeded: Apollon Limassol*, Besiktas*, Glasgow Rangers*
unseeded: Willem II Tilburg*, Rio Ave*, Lech Poznan*
Group 7
seeded: FCSB*, FC Basel*, Hapoel Beer-Sheva*, FC København*
unseeded: Motherwell*, Anorthosis Famagusta, Slovan Liberec*, TSV Hartberg*
Group 8
seeded: Galatasaray*, BATE Borisov*, Viktoria Plzen*, APOEL Nicosia*
unseeded: SønderjyskE, The New Saints*, Hajduk Split*, Zrinjski Mostar*

In this round the clubs eliminated in the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League are seeded.

3rd Qualifying Round for champions from CL (18 teams)

Bye to next round (determined by draw):
------------------------ --- -------
Ludogorets Razgrad @2    Bul  26.000
KF Tirana @2             Alb   1.475


Seeded teams                   coef.              Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
Celtic @2                Sco  34.000              Dundalk @1               Irl   8.500
Legia Warsaw @2          Pol  17.000              Dinamo Tbilisi @1        Geo   4.750
Sheriff Tiraspol @2      Mol  12.750              Djurgårdens IF @1        Swe   4.550
CFR Cluj @2              Rom  12.500              Buducnost Podgorica @1   Mon   4.250
Suduva Marijampole @2    Lit   6.750              Flora Tallinn @1         Est   4.000
FK Sarajevo @2           Bos   4.750              Riga FC @1               Lat   3.500
KI Klaksvik @2           Far   2.750              Ararat-Armenia @1        Arm   2.500
NK Celje @2              Slo   2.600              KuPS Kuopio @1           Fin   2.500
                                                  FC Drita @p              Kos   1.500
                                                  Floriana @1              Mlt   1.150

For the draw of the 3rd round the 18 teams are divided into 3 groups of 6 teams. The draw groups are as follows:
Group 1
seeded: NK Celje, Sheriff Tiraspol, FK Sarajevo
unseeded: Dundalk*, FK Astana*, CS Fola Esch*
Group 2
seeded: Celtic, Suduva Marijampole, Legia Warsaw
unseeded: Slovan Bratislava*, Riga FC*, FC Drita*
Group 3
seeded: KI Klaksvik, CFR Cluj
unseeded: Dinamo Tbilisi*, Djurgårdens IF*, Linfield Belfast*, Flora Tallinn*

The draw for the 4th qualifying 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 unseeded teams qualified (and are seeded in the draw with the coefficient of their opponent in the 4th round): Rio Ave beat Besiktas (54.000), Charleroi beat Partizan Belgrade (22.000), Slovan Liberec beat FCSB (20.500), Lech Poznan beat Apollon Limassol (12.500), Maccabi Haifa beat FK Rostov (12.000), and FC Fehérvár beat Stade de Reims (11.849).

4th Qualifying Round (26 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.              Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
Tottenham Hotspur **     Eng  85.000              Slovan Liberec **        Cze (20.500)
FC Basel **              Sui  58.500              Granada CF **            Esp  20.456
Rio Ave **               Por (54.000)             AC Milan **              Ita  19.000
Sporting CP Lisbon *3    Por  50.000              AEK Athens *3            Gre  16.500
FC København **          Den  42.000              Glasgow Rangers **       Sco  16.250
PSV Eindhoven *3         Ned  37.000              LASK *3                  Aut  14.000
VfL Wolfsburg **         Ger  36.000              Hapoel Beer-Sheva *      Isr  14.000
Viktoria Plzen @2        Cze  34.000              Rosenborg BK *           Nor  13.500
APOEL Nicosia *          Cyp  27.500              Lech Poznan *            Pol (12.500)
Galatasaray **           Tur  23.500              Maccabi Haifa *          Isr (12.000)
Malmö FF *               Swe  22.000              FC Fehérvár *            Hun (11.849)
Charleroi *3             Bel (22.000)             NK Rijeka *3             Cro  11.000
Standard Liège **        Bel  20.500              CSKA Sofia *             Bul   4.000

For the draw of the 4th round the 26 teams are divided into 3 groups of 6 teams and 1 group of 8 teams. For the groups with 6 teams the pairs (6 vs 2), (1 vs 4), and (3 vs 5) were drawn, and for the group with 8 teams the pairs (2 vs 5), (8 vs 4), (3 vs 7), and (6 vs 1) were drawn. The draw groups are as follows:
Group 1
seeded: FC Basel*, Viktoria Plzen*, Besiktas*
unseeded: CSKA Sofia*, AC Milan*, Hapoel Beer-Sheva*
Group 2
seeded: Sporting CP Lisbon*, PSV Eindhoven*, FC København*
unseeded: LASK*, NK Rijeka*, Rosenborg BK*
Group 3
seeded: Partizan Belgrade*, VfL Wolfsburg*, Malmö FF*
unseeded: Apollon Limassol*, Granada CF*, AEK Athens*
Group 4
seeded: Galatasaray*, Tottenham Hotspur*, Standard Liège*, APOEL Nicosia*
unseeded: FK Rostov*, Glasgow Rangers*, Stade de Reims*, FCSB*

In this round the clubs eliminated in the 3rd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League are seeded. Seeded clubs are drawn against unseeded clubs until there are no seeded or no unseeded clubs left, at which point the draw becomes open and no seeding applies anymore.

4th Qualifying Round for champions from CL (16 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.              Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
Dinamo Zagreb @3         Cro  33.500              Celtic @2                Sco  34.000
Young Boys @3            Sui  25.500              Ludogorets Razgrad @2    Bul  26.000
Red Star Belgrade @3     Srb  22.750              Legia Warsaw @2          Pol  17.000
Qarabag FK @3            Azb  21.000              CFR Cluj @2              Rom  12.500
Dynamo Brest @3          Bls   3.775              Dundalk @1               Irl   8.500
                                                  FK Sarajevo @2           Bos   4.750
                                                  Flora Tallinn @1         Est   4.000
                                                  KI Klaksvik @2           Far   2.750
                                                  Ararat-Armenia @1        Arm   2.500
                                                  KuPS Kuopio @1           Fin   2.500
                                                  KF Tirana @2             Alb   1.475

For the draw of the 4th round for champions the 16 teams are divided into 2 groups of 6 teams (2 seeded and 4 unseeded teams), and 1 group of 4 teams (1 seeded and 3 unseeded teams). The draw groups are as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Young Boys, Dinamo Zagreb
unseeded: Flora Tallinn*, KF Tirana, Suduva Marijampole*, CFR Cluj*
Group 2
seeded: Dynamo Brest, Red Star Belgrade
unseeded: Ludogorets Razgrad, FK Sarajevo*, Celtic*, NK Celje*
Group 3
seeded: Qarabag FK
unseeded: Sheriff Tiraspol*, Dinamo Tbilisi*, Legia Warsaw*

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.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
Arsenal                  Eng  91.000              Dinamo Zagreb @3         Cro  33.500
Tottenham Hotspur **     Eng  85.000              Sparta Praha             Cze  30.500
AS Roma                  Ita  80.000              Slavia Praha @4          Cze  27.500
Napoli                   Ita  77.000              Ludogorets Razgrad @2    Bul  26.000
Benfica @3               Por  70.000              Young Boys @3            Sui  25.500
Bayer Leverkusen         Ger  61.000              Red Star Belgrade @3     Srb  22.750
Villarreal               Esp  56.000              Rapid Wien @3            Aut  22.000
CSKA Moscow              Rus  44.000              Leicester City           Eng  22.000
Sporting Braga           Por  41.000              Qarabag FK @3            Azb  21.000
AA Gent @4               Bel  39.500              PAOK Thessaloniki @4     Gre  21.000
PSV Eindhoven *3         Ned  37.000              Standard Liège **        Bel  20.500
Celtic @2                Sco  34.000              Real Sociedad            Esp  20.456

Pot 3                          coef.              Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
Granada CF **            Esp  20.456              Zorya Luhansk            Ukr  12.500
AC Milan **              Ita  19.000              OGC Nice                 Fra  11.849
AZ Alkmaar @3            Ned  18.500              Lille OSC                Fra  11.849
Feyenoord                Ned  17.000              NK Rijeka *3             Cro  11.000
AEK Athens *3            Gre  16.500              Dundalk @1               Irl   8.500
Maccabi Tel-Aviv @4      Isr  16.500              Slovan Liberec **        Cze   8.000
Glasgow Rangers **       Sco  16.250              Royal Antwerp            Bel   7.580
Molde FK @4              Nor  15.000              Lech Poznan *            Pol   7.000
1899 Hoffenheim          Ger  14.956              Sivasspor                Tur   6.720
LASK *3                  Aut  14.000              Wolfsberger AC           Aut   6.585
Hapoel Beer-Sheva *      Isr  14.000              Omonia Nicosia @4        Cyp   5.350
CFR Cluj @2              Rom  12.500              CSKA Sofia *             Bul   4.000

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 join 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
------------------------ ---            ------------------------ ---
AS Roma                  Ita            Young Boys @3            Sui
Arsenal                  Eng            Molde FK @4              Nor
Bayer Leverkusen         Ger            Slavia Praha @4          Cze
Glasgow Rangers **       Sco            Benfica @3               Por
PSV Eindhoven *3         Ned            Granada CF **            Esp
Napoli                   Ita            Real Sociedad            Esp
Leicester City           Eng            Sporting Braga           Por
AC Milan **              Ita            Lille OSC                Fra
Villarreal               Esp            Maccabi Tel-Aviv @4      Isr
Tottenham Hotspur **     Eng            Royal Antwerp            Bel
Dinamo Zagreb @3         Cro            Wolfsberger AC           Aut
1899 Hoffenheim          Ger            Red Star Belgrade @3     Srb
Manchester United #      Eng            FK Krasnodar #           Rus
Club Brugge #            Bel            FC Salzburg #            Aut
Shakhtar Donetsk #       Ukr            Dinamo Kiev #            Ukr
Ajax #                   Ned            Olympiakos Piraeus #     Gre

For the draw of the round of 16, the quarter-finals and semi-finals no clubs will be seeded.

KEY:
*p=team started in preliminary round
*=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
@p=team eliminated in CL preliminary round
@1=team eliminated in CL 1st qualifying round
@2=team eliminated in CL 2nd qualifying round
@3=team eliminated in CL 3rd qualifying round
@4=team eliminated in CL 4th qualifying round
#=qualified for round 2 from group stage of the Champions League


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