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The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 30 June and will end on 27 August 2015. A total of 157 teams compete in the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide 22 of the 48 places in the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.[1]
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
Format
In the qualifying phase and play-off round, each tie is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time is played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out.[1]
In the draws for each round, teams are seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided randomly. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds take place before the results of the previous round are known. For these draws (or in any cases where the result of a tie in the previous round is not known at the time of the draw), the seeding is carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advances to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient is to advance, it simply takes the seeding of its defeated opponent. Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association are not drawn against each other, and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.[1]
Teams
A total of 157 teams are involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round (including 15 losers of the Champions League third qualifying round which enter the play-off round). The 22 winners of the play-off round advance to the group stage to join the 16 automatic qualifiers and 10 losers of the Champions League play-off round.
Below are the participating teams (with their 2015 UEFA club coefficients),[5] grouped by their starting rounds.[6]
Key to colours
Winners of the play-off round advance to the group stage
A total of 102 teams played in the first qualifying round.[3] The draw was held on 22 June 2015.[7][8] (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with ten teams and another run for the group with twelve teams.)
A total of 66 teams played in the second qualifying round: 15 teams which entered in this round, and the 51 winners of the first qualifying round.[3] The draw was held on 22 June 2015.[16][8] (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with 10 teams and another run for all groups with 12 teams.)
† Winners of the first qualifying round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient in the first qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for the second qualifying round.
Matches
The first legs were played on 16 July, and the second legs were played on 21 and 23 July 2015.
A total of 58 teams play in the third qualifying round: 25 teams which enter in this round, and the 33 winners of the second qualifying round.[4] The draw was held on 17 July 2015.[20][21] (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for the group with 10 teams and another run for all groups with 12 teams.)
† Winners of the second qualifying round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient in the second qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for the third qualifying round.
Matches
The first legs were played on 29 and 30 July, and the second legs will be played on 6 August 2015.
UEFA awarded Legia Warsaw with a 3–0 win against Kukësi after a Legia Warsaw player was hit in the head by an object thrown from the crowd. The original match was abandoned in the 52nd minute with a 2–1 lead for Legia Warsaw.[22][23]
UEFA awarded Legia Warsaw with a 3–0 win against Kukësi after a Legia Warsaw player was hit in the head by an object thrown from the crowd. The original match was abandoned in the 52nd minute with a 2–1 lead for Legia Warsaw.[22][23]
A total of 44 teams play in the play-off round: the 29 winners of the third qualifying round, and the 15 losers of the Champions League third qualifying round. The draw will be held on 7 August 2015.[27]
^ abGabala played their second qualifying round home match at Bakcell Arena, Baku, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Qabala, due to punishment by UEFA.[19] They will also play their third qualifying round home match at Bakcell Arena, Baku.
^"AIK vidare - nu får de spela i fiendeland" [AIK through to next round - now they have to play on enemy grounds.] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^""Qəbələ" UEFA-dan faks aldı" [Gabala received a fax from UEFA] (in Azerbaijani). Futbolinfo.az. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.