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2024–25 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

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The 2024–25 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round will begin on 11 July and end on 29 August 2024.[1]

A total of 53 or 54 teams will compete in the qualifying system which includes the qualifying phase and the play-off round. The 12 winners of the play-off round will advance to the league phase, to join the 13 teams that enter in the league stage, along with the seven losers of the Champions League play-off round (five from Champions Path and two from League Path), and the four losers of the Champions League third qualifying round (League Path).[2]

Format

The qualifying phase is split into two paths – the Champions Path and the Main Path. The Champions Path contains teams which were eliminated from the Champions League Champions Path and the Main Path contains teams which qualify as the third-placed or the fourth-placed team from their domestic league or as domestic cup winners. The paths are merged in the play-off round.

Each tie will played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs will advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level at the end of normal time of the second leg, extra time will be played, and if the same number of goals is scored by both teams during extra time, the tie will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.[3]

In the draws for each round in the Main Path, teams will be seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots containing the same number of teams. A seeded team will be drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw. As the identity of the winners of the previous round may not known at the time of the draws, the seeding will be carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advances to the subsequent round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient advances, it will simply take the seeding of its opponent.

In the draw for the Champions Path third qualifying round, there will be no seeding.


Prior to the draws, UEFA can form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee purely for the convenience of the draw and not to resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition. Teams from associations with political conflicts as decided by UEFA cannot be drawn into the same tie. After the draws, the order of legs of a tie can be reversed by UEFA due to scheduling or venue conflicts.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows. All matches are scheduled to be played on Thursdays.[1]

Schedule for 2024–25 UEFA Europa League
Round Draw date First leg Second leg
First qualifying round 18 June 2024 11 July 2024 18 July 2024
Second qualifying round 19 June 2024 25 July 2024 1 August 2024
Third qualifying round 22 July 2024 8 August 2024 15 August 2024
Play-off round 5 August 2024 22 August 2024 29 August 2024

Teams

In the qualifying stage, the teams will be divided into two paths:

The winners of the third qualifying round will be combined into a single path for the play-off round:

All teams eliminated from the qualifying phase and play-off round will enter the Conference League:

Below are the participating teams (with their 2024 UEFA club coefficients, not to be used as seeding for the Champions Path, however),[4] grouped by their starting rounds. Teams in italic text may still qualify for the Champions League.

Key to colours
Winners of play-off round advance to league stage
Losers of play-off round enter Conference League league stage
Losers of third qualifying round enter Conference League play-off round
Losers of second qualifying round enter Conference League third qualifying round
Losers of the first qualifying round enter Conference League second qualifying round
Play-off round
Team Coeff.[4]
Austria LASK 37.000
Belgium Anderlecht 14.500
Turkey Beşiktaş 12.000
Scotland Heart of Midlothian 7.210
Serbia TSC 5.555
[CH Q3]
[CH Q3]
[CH Q3]
[CH Q3]
[CH Q3]
[CH Q3]
Third qualifying round (Champions Path)
Team Coeff.[4]
[CH Q2]
[CH Q2]
[CH Q2]
[CH Q2]
[CH Q2]
[CH Q2]
[CH Q2]
[CH Q2]
[CH Q2]
[CH Q2]
[CH Q2]
[CH Q2]
Third qualifying round (Main Path)
Team Coeff.[4]
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 28.000
Switzerland Servette 9.000
Ukraine Kryvbas 5.600
[LP Q2]
[LP Q2]
Second qualifying round
Team Coeff.[4]
Netherlands Ajax 67.000
Portugal Braga 49.000
Norway Molde 28.500
Austria Rapid Wien 14.000
Croatia Rijeka 12.000
Turkey Trabzonspor 11.500
Belgium Cercle Brugge 9.760
Scotland Kilmarnock 7.210
Greece Panathinaikos 6.305
Denmark Silkeborg 6.290
Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva 6.225
Serbia Vojvodina 5.555
First qualifying round
Team Coeff.[4]
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 20.000
Slovenia Maribor 9.500
Kazakhstan Tobol 7.500
Poland Wisła Kraków 5.075
Cyprus Pafos 4.420
Hungary Paks 4.375
Sweden Elfsborg 4.300
Romania Corvinul Hunedoara 4.275
Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv 4.075
Azerbaijan Zira 4.025
Slovakia Ružomberok 3.925
Kosovo Llapi 2.308
Notes
  1. CH Q3 Losers of Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Path).
  2. CH Q2 Losers of Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path).
  3. LP Q2 Losers of Champions League second qualifying round (League Path).

First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 18 June 2024.

Seeding

A total of 12 teams will play in the first qualifying round. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients.[4] Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.

Seeded Unseeded

Summary

The first legs will be played on 11 July, and the second legs will be played on 18 July 2024.

The winners of the ties will advance to the second qualifying round. The losers will be transferred to the Conference League Main Path second qualifying round.

First qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Botev Plovdiv BulgariaMatch 1Slovenia Maribor11 July18 July
Elfsborg SwedenMatch 2Cyprus Pafos11 July18 July
Paks HungaryMatch 3Romania Corvinul Hunedoara11 July18 July
Sheriff Tiraspol MoldovaMatch 4Azerbaijan Zira11 July18 July
Llapi KosovoMatch 5Poland Wisła Kraków11 July18 July
Ružomberok SlovakiaMatch 6Kazakhstan Tobol11 July18 July

Matches

Botev Plovdiv BulgariavSlovenia Maribor
Maribor SloveniavBulgaria Botev Plovdiv
Elfsborg SwedenvCyprus Pafos
Pafos CyprusvSweden Elfsborg
Paks HungaryvRomania Corvinul Hunedoara
Corvinul Hunedoara RomaniavHungary Paks
Sheriff Tiraspol MoldovavAzerbaijan Zira
Zira AzerbaijanvMoldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Llapi KosovovPoland Wisła Kraków
Wisła Kraków PolandvKosovo Llapi
Ružomberok SlovakiavKazakhstan Tobol
Tobol KazakhstanvSlovakia Ružomberok

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2024.

Seeding

A total of 18 teams will play in the second qualifying round. Seeding of the teams was based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients.[4] For the winners of the first qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie was used. Before the draw, UEFA formed groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.

Group 1 Group 2
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Notes
  1. † Winners of the first qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.

Summary

The first legs will be played on 25 July, and the second legs will be played on 1 August 2024.

The winners of the ties will advance to the Main Path third qualifying round. The losers will be transferred to the Conference League Main Path third qualifying round.

Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Ajax NetherlandsMatch 1Serbia Vojvodina25 July1 Aug
Winner of match 6Match 2Turkey Trabzonspor25 July1 Aug
Winner of match 5Match 3Austria Rapid Wien25 July1 Aug
Kilmarnock ScotlandMatch 4Belgium Cercle Brugge25 July1 Aug
Molde NorwayMatch 5Denmark Silkeborg25 July1 Aug
Winner of match 3Match 6Croatia Rijeka25 July1 Aug
Braga PortugalMatch 7Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva25 July1 Aug
Panathinaikos GreeceMatch 8Winner of match 125 July1 Aug
Winner of match 4Match 9Winner of match 225 July1 Aug

Matches

Ajax NetherlandsvSerbia Vojvodina
Vojvodina SerbiavNetherlands Ajax
vTurkey Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor Turkeyv
vAustria Rapid Wien
Rapid Wien Austriav
Kilmarnock ScotlandvBelgium Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge BelgiumvScotland Kilmarnock
Molde NorwayvDenmark Silkeborg
Silkeborg DenmarkvNorway Molde
vCroatia Rijeka
Rijeka Croatiav
Maccabi Petah Tikva IsraelvPortugal Braga
Panathinaikos Greecev
vGreece Panathinaikos
v
v

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round will be held on 22 July 2024.

Seeding

A total of 26 teams will play in the third qualifying round – 12 in the Champions Path and 14 in the Main Path. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients.[4] For the winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of the draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie will be used. For the losers of the Champions League second qualifying round, the club coefficient of the lower-ranked team in each tie will be used. Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.

Champions Path
Seeding to be determined
  • 12 losers of the Champions League Champions Path second qualifying round[†]
Main Path
Seeded Seeding to be determined Unseeded
Notes
  1. † Losers of the Champions League second qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.
  2. †† Winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.


Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round will be held on 5 August 2024.

Seeding

A total of 24 teams will play in the play-off round. Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.

Seeding
Seeding to be determined
Notes
  1. † Losers of the Champions League third qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.
  2. †† Winners of the third qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.

Notes

  1. ^ Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israeli Teams play their home matches at a neutral venue.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "UEFA club competitions cycle 2024–27 ("Post 2024")". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 36/2023. Union of European Football Associations. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. ^ UEFA.com (25 October 2023). "New format for Champions League post-2024: Everything you need to know | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Abolition of the away goals rule in all UEFA club competitions". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Club coefficients". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  5. ^ "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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