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The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 29 June and will end on 24 August 2017. A total of 156 teams compete in the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide 22 of the 48 places in the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.
All times are CEST (UTC+2).
Round and draw dates[]
The schedule of the qualifying phase and play-off round is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).
Round | Draw | First leg | Second leg |
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First qualifying round | 19 June 2017 | 29 June 2017 | 6 July 2017 |
Second qualifying round | 13 July 2017 | 20 July 2017 | |
Third qualifying round | 14 July 2017 | 27 July 2017 | 3 August 2017 |
Play-off round | 4 August 2017 | 17 August 2017 | 24 August 2017 |
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 30 minutes of extra time is played. 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.
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 by draw. 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 (or associations with political conflicts) are not drawn against each other, and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.
Teams[]
A total of 156 teams are involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round, including the 15 losers of the third qualifying round (10 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) which enter the play-off round. The 22 winners of the play-off round advance to the group stage to join the 16 teams which enter in the group stage and the 10 losers of the Champions League play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route).
Below are the participating teams (with their 2017 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.
Key to colours |
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Winners of the play-off round advance to the group stage |
All other teams are eliminated |
- Notes
- CL-CR Losers of the third qualifying round (Champions Route).
- CL-LR Losers of the third qualifying round (League Route).
First qualifying round[]
The draw was held on 19 June 2017, 13:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding[]
A total of 100 teams played in the first qualifying round. Prior to the draw the participating teams were placed in ten groups with five seeded and five unseeded teams, depending on their UEFA club coefficient. (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups.)
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
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Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
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Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 | |||
Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
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Group 7 | Group 8 | Group 9 | |||
Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
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Group 10 | |||||
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Summary[]
The first legs were played on 29 June, and the second legs were played on 4 and 6 July 2017.
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 |
Mladost Lučani ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–2 |
Shirak ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
0–2 | 2–2 |
Shkëndija ![]() |
7–0[A] | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 |
Trenčín ![]() |
8–1 | ![]() |
5–1 | 3–0 |
Kairat ![]() |
8–1 | ![]() |
6–0 | 2–1 |
Chikhura Sachkhere ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
0–1 | 1–1 |
Zira ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1 |
Levski Sofia ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
3–1 | 0–0 |
Lech Poznań ![]() |
7–0 | ![]() |
4–0 | 3–0 |
Beitar Jerusalem ![]() |
7–3 | ![]() |
4–3 | 3–0 |
Fola Esch ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Vojvodina ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–2 |
Irtysh Pavlodar ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 |
Mladost Podgorica ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 |
Široki Brijeg ![]() |
2–0[A] | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–0 |
Partizani Tirana ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
1–3 | 0–1 |
Pyunik ![]() |
1–9[A] | ![]() |
1–4 | 0–5 |
Dinamo Batumi ![]() |
0–5[A] | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–4 |
Videoton ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–3 |
Red Star Belgrade ![]() |
6–3 | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–3 |
UE Santa Coloma ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–4 |
Tre Penne ![]() |
0–7[A] | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–6 |
Željezničar Sarajevo ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–2 |
St Joseph's ![]() |
0–10[A] | ![]() |
0–4 | 0–6 |
Valletta ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–0 |
Zaria Bălți ![]() |
3–3 (6–5 p) | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Rangers ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–2 |
AEK Larnaca ![]() |
6–1 | ![]() |
5–0 | 1–1 |
Skënderbeu Korçë ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
1–0 | 5–0 |
Ventspils ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Bala Town ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
1–2 | 0–3 |
Domžale ![]() |
5–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
Midtjylland ![]() |
10–2 | ![]() |
6–1 | 4–1 |
Haugesund ![]() |
7–0 | ![]() |
7–0 | 0–0 |
St Johnstone ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–2 | 0–1 |
VPS ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Crusaders ![]() |
3–3 (a) | ![]() |
3–1 | 0–2 |
Dinamo Minsk |
4–1 | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–0 |
Stjarnan ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–1 |
Odd ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
3–0 | 2–0 |
Connah's Quay Nomads ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–3 |
Nõmme Kalju |
4–2 | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 |
Ferencváros ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–0 |
IFK Norrköping ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
5–0 | 1–0 |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
1–2 | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–2 |
KR ![]() |
2–0[A] | ![]() |
0–0 | 2–0 |
Levadia Tallinn |
2–6 | ![]() |
0–2 | 2–4 |
Lyngby ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 |
KÍ ![]() |
0–5[A] | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–5 |
- Notes
Second qualifying round[]
The draw was held on 19 June 2017, 14:30 CEST (after the completion of the first qualifying round draw), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding[]
A total of 66 teams will play in the second qualifying round: 16 teams which enter in this round, and the 50 winners of the first qualifying round. Prior to the draw the participating teams were placed in six groups with five seeded and five unseeded teams (groups 1–3) or six seeded and six unseeded teams (groups 4–6), depending on their UEFA club coefficient. Since the draw for the second qualifying rounds took place before the results of the previous round were known, the seeding was 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. (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for groups with ten teams and another run for the groups with twelve teams.)
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
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Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
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Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 | |||
Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
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- Notes
- † 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.
Summary[]
The first legs were played on 12 and 13 July, and the second legs were played on 20 July 2017.
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Beitar Jerusalem ![]() |
1–5[B] | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–4 |
Apollon Limassol ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 2–1 |
Rabotnički ![]() |
1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
Slovan Bratislava ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
0–1 | 1–2 |
Shamrock Rovers ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
2–3 | 0–2 |
Željezničar Sarajevo ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–2 |
Cork City ![]() |
0–2[B] | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–1 |
Kairat ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–2 |
Panionios ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–2 |
Astra Giurgiu ![]() |
3–1[B] | ![]() |
3–1 | 0–0 |
Haugesund ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
3–2 | 0–2 |
Brøndby ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–2 |
IFK Norrköping ![]() |
3–3 (3–5 p) | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Hajduk Split ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 |
Nõmme Kalju |
1–4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 1–1 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
3–1 | 2–0 |
Valletta ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–3 |
Ružomberok ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
0–1 | 2–0 |
Liepāja ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
0–2 | 1–0 |
Gabala ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–0 |
Progrès Niederkorn ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
0–1 | 1–2 |
Rheindorf Altach ![]() |
4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
Östersund ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–1 |
Inter Baku ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–4 |
Vaduz ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–1 |
Valur ![]() |
3–5 | ![]() |
1–2 | 2–3 |
Irtysh Pavlodar ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–2 |
Aberdeen ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–0 |
Ferencváros ![]() |
3–7 | ![]() |
2–4 | 1–3 |
Sturm Graz ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
0–1 | 3–0 |
Shkëndija ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
3–1 | 1–1 |
Trenčín ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–2 |
Osijek ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–2 |
- Notes
Third qualifying round[]
The draw was held on 14 July 2017, 13:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding[]
A total of 58 teams will play in the third qualifying round: 25 teams which enter in this round, and the 33 winners of the second qualifying round. Prior to the draw the participating teams were placed in one group with five seeded and five unseeded teams (group 1) and four groups with six seeded and six unseeded teams (groups 2–5), depending on their UEFA club coefficient. Since the draw for the third qualifying rounds took place before the results of the previous round were known, the seeding was 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. (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 ten teams and another run for the groups with twelve teams.)
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
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Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
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Group 4 | Group 5 | ||||
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- Notes
- † 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.
Summary[]
The first legs were played on 27 July, and the second legs were played on 2 and 3 August 2017.
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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PSV Eindhoven ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–1 |
Trakai ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–3 |
Krasnodar ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
2–1 | 3–1 |
Sturm Graz ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–1 |
Panathinaikos ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 |
Mladá Boleslav ![]() |
3–3 (2–4 p) | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Austria Wien ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
0–0 | 2–1 |
Dinamo Zagreb ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–0 |
Dinamo București ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–3 |
Olimpik Donetsk ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–2 |
Arka Gdynia ![]() |
4–4 (a) | ![]() |
3–2 | 1–2 |
Östersund ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 |
Bordeaux ![]() |
2–2 (a) | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–1 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Utrecht ![]() |
2–2 (a) | ![]() |
0–0 | 2–2 |
CS U Craiova ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–2 |
Brøndby ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–2 |
Gent ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–3 |
Astra Giurgiu ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Everton ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Aberdeen ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–2 |
Red Star Belgrade ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–0 |
Botev Plovdiv ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–2 |
Bnei Yehuda ![]() |
1–2[C] | ![]() |
0–2 | 1–0 |
Marseille ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
4–2 | 0–0 |
SC Freiburg ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–2 |
AEK Larnaca ![]() |
3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
AIK ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Sūduva Marijampolė ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 1–1 |
- Notes
- ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Play-off round[]
The draw was held on 4 August 2017, 13:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding[]
A total of 44 teams will play in the play-off round: the 29 winners of the third qualifying round, and the 15 losers of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. Prior to the draw the participating teams were placed in two groups with five seeded and five unseeded teams (groups 1–2) and two groups with six seeded and six unseeded teams (groups 3–4), depending on their UEFA club coefficient. (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for the groups with ten teams and another run for the groups with twelve teams.)
Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
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Group 3 | Group 4 | ||
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- Notes
- † Winners of the third qualifying round.
- CL Losers of the Champions League third qualifying round.
Summary[]
The first legs were played on 16 and 17 August, and the second legs were played on 24 August 2017.
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Milan ![]() |
7–0[D] | ![]() |
6–0 | 1–0 |
Osijek ![]() |
2–2 (a) | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–0 |
Krasnodar ![]() |
4–4 (a)[D] | ![]() |
3–2 | 1–2 |
Club Brugge ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–3 |
Marítimo ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–3 |
Panathinaikos ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
2–3 | 0–1 |
Apollon Limassol ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
3–2 | 1–1 |
FH ![]() |
3–5 | ![]() |
1–2 | 2–3 |
Everton ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–1 |
Viitorul Constanța ![]() |
1–7 | ![]() |
1–3 | 0–4 |
Vardar ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1 |
Ajax ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
0–1 | 2–3 |
Rheindorf Altach ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
0–1 | 2–2 |
BATE Borisov |
3–2 | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 |
Dinamo Zagreb ![]() |
1–1 (a) | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–0 |
Ludogorets Razgrad ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–0 |
Domžale ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–3 |
Partizan ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
0–0 | 4–0 |
Utrecht ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
Legia Warsaw ![]() |
1–1 (a) | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–0 |
Viktoria Plzeň ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
3–1 | 0–0 |
PAOK ![]() |
3–3 (a) | ![]() |
3–1 | 0–2 |
- Notes
Top goalscorers[]
There have been 610 goals scored in 246 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.48 goals per match.
Note: Players marked in bold are still active in the competition.
Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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7 | 537 |
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7 | 617 | |
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5 | 420 |
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5 | 612 | |
5 | ![]() |
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4 | 201 |
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4 | 299 | |
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4 | 357 | |
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4 | 361 | |
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4 | 463 | |
4 | 540 | |||
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4 | 600 | |
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4 | 630 | |
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4 | 630 | |
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4 | 660 |
External links[]
- UEFA Europa League (official website)
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