2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round

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The 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 8 July and ended on 26 August 2021.

A total of 163 teams will compete in the qualifying system of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, which includes the qualifying phase and the play-off round, with 25 teams in Champions Path and 138 teams in Main Path. The 22 winners in the play-off round will advance to the group stage, to join the 10 losers of the Europa League play-off round.

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Teams

Champions Path

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Champions Path)

The Champions Path includes all league champions which are eliminated from the Champions Path qualifying phase of the Champions League and the Champions Path qualifying phase of the Europa League, and consists of the following rounds:

• Second qualifying round (20 teams): 20 teams which enter this round (including 17 losers of the Champions League first qualifying round and 3 losers of the Champions League preliminary qualifying round).
• Third qualifying round (10 teams): 10 winners of the second qualifying round.
• Play-off round (10 teams): 5 teams which enter this round (including 5 losers of the Europa League Champions Path qualifying round), and 5 winners of the third qualifying round.

Below are the participating teams of the Champions Path (with their 2021 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.

Key to colours
Winners of play-off round advance to group stage

Play-off round Team Coeff.

Second qualifying round Team Coeff.

Main Path

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)

The Main Path includes all league non-champions which do not qualify directly for the group stage, and consists of the following rounds:

• First qualifying round (70 teams): 70 teams which enter in this round.
• Second qualifying round (90 teams): 55 teams which enter in this round, and 35 winners of the first qualifying round.
• Third qualifying round (52 teams): 7 teams which enter in this round, and 45 winners of the second qualifying round.
• Play-off round (34 teams): 8 teams which enter this round (including 2 losers of the Europa League Main Path qualifying round), and 26 winners of the third qualifying round.

Below are the participating teams of the League Path (with their 2020 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.

Key to colours
Winners of play-off round advance to group stage

Play-off round Team Coeff.

Third qualifying round Team Coeff. Club Brugge 35.500

Second qualifying round Team Coeff. Astana 22.500 PAOK 20.000 FK Partizan 18.000 BATE Borisov 17.500 Molde 17.000 Rosenborg 14.000 Apollon Limassol 13.500 Aberdeen 7.500 Hibernian 6.675 AEL Limassol 5.550 Čukarički 5.350 Vojvodina 5.350 Vålerenga 4.200 BK Häcken 4.100 IF Elfsborg 4.100 Tobol 3.125 Shakhter Karagandy 3.125 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 3.050 Raków Częstochowa 3.025 Pogoń Szczecin 3.025

First qualifying round Team Coeff. Dundalk 10.500 Sūduva 8.750 Spartak Trnava 7.500 KÍ 5.250 KuPS 5.000 FH 5.000 Liepāja 4.000 Hibernians 3.750 Stjarnan 3.250 Puskás Akadémia 3.100 Újpest 3.100 NSÍ Runavík 3.000 Bala Town 2.500 Gżira United 2.500 Breiðablik 2.250 Milsami Orhei 2.250 Kauno Žalgiris 2.000 Rīgas 2.000 Panevėžys 1.750 Bohemians 1.575 Sligo Rovers 1.575 Sfîntul Gheorghe 1.500 Birkirkara 1.500 Valmiera 1.475 Dinamo Batumi 1.375 Honka 1.375 Inter Turku 1.375 Dila Gori 1.375 Gagra 1.375 Paide Linnameeskond 1.000

Format

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 advance 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 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 preliminary round, where single-match semi-finals and final are hosted by one of the participating teams, if scores are level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if scores remain tied.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).

Schedule for the qualifying phase of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
First qualifying round	15 June 2021	8 July 2021	15 July 2021
Second qualifying round	16 June 2021	22 July 2021	29 July 2021
Third qualifying round	19 July 2021	5 August 2021	12 August 2021
Play-offs	2 August 2021	19 August 2021	26 August 2021

First qualifying round

The draw for the qualifying round will be held on 15 June 2021, 13:00 CEST.

Seeding

A total of 70 teams will play in the first qualifying round. Seeding of teams will be based on their 2021 UEFA club coefficients. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team of the first leg.

Qualified teams

Seeded: Dundalk CC: 10.500 Sūduva CC: 8.750 Spartak Trnava CC: 7.500 KÍ CC: 5.250 KuPS CC: 5.000 FH CC: 5.000 Liepāja CC: 4.000 Hibernians CC: 3.750 Runners up of 2020–21 Cymru Premier Seeding to be confirmed: Stjarnan CC: 3.250 Puskás Akadémia CC: 3.100 Újpest CC: 3.100 NSÍ Runavík CC: 3.000 Bala Town CC: 2.500 Gżira United CC: 2.500 Breiðablik CC: 2.250 Milsami Orhei CC: 2.250 Kauno Žalgiris CC: 2.000 Rīgas CC: 2.000 Inter Turku CC: 2.000 Panevėžys CC: 1.750 Bohemians CC: 1.575 Sligo Rovers CC: 1.575 Fourth place of 2020–21 Ekstraklasa Runners up of 2020–21 Slovak First Football League Winners of 2020–21 Slovenian Football Cup Runners up of 2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga Third place of 2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga Runners up or third place of 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I Runners up of 2020–21 Luxembourg National Division Third place of 2020–21 Luxembourg National Division Fourth place of 2020–21 Luxembourg National Division Winners of 2020–21 Armenian Cup Runners up of 2020–21 Armenian Premier League

Third place of 2020–21 Armenian Premier League Winners of 2020–21 Albanian Cup Runners up of 2020–21 Kategoria Superiore Third place of 2020–21 Kategoria Superiore Winners of 2020–21 Macedonian Football Cup Runners up of 2020–21 Macedonian First Football League Third place of 2020–21 Macedonian First Football League Winners of 2020–21 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup Runners up of 2020–21 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina Third place of 2020–21 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina Winners of 2020–21 Moldovan Cup Winners of 2020–21 Irish Cup Runners up of 2020–21 NIFL Premiership Winners of 2020–21 NIFL Premiership play-off Winners of 2021 Rock Cup Runners up of 2020–21 Gibraltar National League Third place of 2020–21 Gibraltar National League Winners of 2020–21 Montenegrin Cup Runners up of 2020–21 Montenegrin First League Third place of 2020–21 Montenegrin First League Winners of 2020–21 Estonian Cup Runners up of 2020–21 Football Superleague of Kosovo Winners of 2021 Copa Constitució Winners of 2020–21 Coppa Titano Runners up of 2020–21 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio Unseeded: Sfîntul Gheorghe CC: 1.500 Birkirkara CC: 1.500 Valmiera CC: 1.475 Dinamo Batumi CC: 1.375 Honka CC: 1.375 Dila Gori CC: 1.375 Gagra CC: 1.375 Paide Linnameeskond CC: 1.000 Winners of 2020–21 Cymru Premier play-off Winners of 2020–21 Kosovar Cup Runners up of 2020–21 Primera Divisió

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

Second qualifying round

The draw for the qualifying round will be held on 16 June 2021, 13:00 CEST.

Seeding

A total of 110 teams will play in the second qualifying round. They will be divided into two paths:

• Champions Path (20 teams): The teams, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw, will be seeded as following:
  • Seeded: 17 losers of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.
  • Unseeded: 3 losers of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League preliminary round.
• Main Path (90 teams): 55 teams which enter in this round, and 35 winners of the first qualifying round. Seeding of teams will be based on their 2021 UEFA club coefficients. For the winners of the first qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie will be used.

Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team of the first leg.

Qualified teams

Champions Path

Seeded: 17 losers from the first qualifying round of the Champions League

Unseeded: 3 losers from the preliminary round of the Champions League

Main Path

Seeded: Astana CC: 22.500 PAOK CC: 20.000 Partizan CC: 18.000 BATE Borisov CC: 17.500 Molde CC: 17.000 Rosenborg CC: 14.000 Apollon Limassol CC: 13.500 Winners of match involving Dundalk CC: 10.500 sixth place of 2020–21 Primeira Liga Winners of match involving Sūduva CC: 8.750 Winners of 2020–21 Eredivisie play-off Fourth place of 2020–21 Russian Premier League Aberdeen CC: 7.500 Winners of 2020–21 Belgian First Division A play-off CC: 7.300 Seeding to be confirmed: Hibernian CC: 6.675 AEL Limassol CC: 5.550 Winners of match involving KÍ CC: 5.250 Čukarički CC: 5.350 Vojvodina CC: 5.350 Winners of match involving KuPS CC: 5.000 Winners of match involving FH CC: 5.000 Vålerenga CC: 4.200 BK Häcken CC: 4.100 IF Elfsborg CC: 4.100 Winners of match involving Liepāja CC: 4.000 Winners of match involving Hibernians CC: 3.750 Winners of match involving Runners up of 2020–21 Cymru Premier Winners of 2020–21 Belgian First Division A play-off Fourth place of 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League Fourth place of 2020–21 Süper Lig Winners of 2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga play-off Winners of 2020–21 Danish Superliga play-off

Third place of 2020–21 Czech First League Fourth place of 2020–21 Czech First League Winners of 2020–21 Cypriot Cup Winners of 2020–21 Swiss Cup Runners up of 2020–21 Swiss Super League Third place of 2020–21 Swiss Super League Runners up of 2020–21 Super League Greece Third place of 2020–21 Super League Greece Winners of 2020–21 Croatian Football Cup Runners up of 2020–21 Croatian First Football League Third place of 2020–21 Croatian First Football League Winners of 2020–21 Svenska Cupen Winners of 2020–21 Israel State Cup Runners up of 2020–21 Israeli Premier League Third place of 2020–21 Israeli Premier League Winners of 2020–21 Belarusian Cup Winners of 2020–21 Azerbaijan Cup Runners up of 2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League Third place of 2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League Winners of 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup Runners up of 2020–21 First Professional Football League Winners of 2020–21 First Professional Football League play-off Winners of 2020–21 Cupa României Runners up of 2020–21 Liga I Winners of 2020–21 Liga I play-off Winners of 2020–21 Slovak Cup Winners of 2020–21 Liechtenstein Cup 27 winners of the first qualifying round Unseeded: Tobol CC: 3.125 Shakhter Karagandy CC: 3.125 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino CC: 3.050 Raków Częstochowa CC: 3.025 Pogoń Szczecin CC: 3.025

The winners of the ties will advance to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The losers will be eliminated.

Third qualifying round

The draw for the qualifying round will be held on 19 July 2021, 13:00 CEST.

Seeding

A total of 62 teams will play in the third qualifying round. They will be divided into two paths:

• Champions Path (10 teams): 10 winners of the second qualifying round (Champions Path), whose identity will not be known at the time of draw. There will be no seeding.
• Main Path (52 teams): 7 teams which enter in this round, and 45 winners of the second qualifying round (Main Path). Seeding of teams will be based on their 2021 UEFA club coefficients. For the winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie will be used.

Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team of the first leg.

Qualified teams

Champions Path

• 10 winners of the Champions Path second qualifying round

Seeded:

• Winners of match involving Astana CC: 22.500
• Winners of match involving PAOK CC: 20.000
• Winners of match involving Partizan CC: 18.000
• Winners of match involving BATE Borisov CC: 17.500
• Winners of match involving Molde CC: 17.000

Main Path

Club Brugge CC: 35.500 Third place of 2020–21 Russian Premier League Third place of 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League Third place of 2020–21 Eredivisie

Third place of 2020–21 Süper Lig Third place of 2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga Third place of 2020–21 Danish Superliga 45 winners of the Main Path second qualifying round

The winners of the ties will advance to the play-off round of their respective path. The losers will be eliminated.

Play-off round

The draw for the qualifying round will be held on 2 August 2021, 13:00 CEST.

Seeding

A total of 44 teams will play in the third qualifying round. They will be divided into two paths:

• Champions Path (10 teams): The teams, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw, will be seeded as following:
  • Seeded: 5 losers of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round (Champions Path).
  • Unseeded: 5 winners of the third qualifying round (Champions Path).
• Main Path (34 teams): 6 teams which enter in this round, 26 winners of the third qualifying round (Main Path), and two losers of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round (Main Path). Seeding of teams will be based on their 2021 UEFA club coefficients. For the winners of the third qualifying round and losers of the Europa League third qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie will be used.

Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team of the first leg.

Qualified teams

Champions Path

Seeded: 5 losers from the Champions Path qualifying round of the Europa League

Unseeded: 5 winners of the Champions Path third qualifying round

Main Path

Seventh place of 2020–21 La Liga Seventh place of 2020–21 Premier League Seventh place of 2020–21 Bundesliga Seventh place of 2020–21 Serie A

Fifth place of 2020–21 Ligue 1 Fifth place of 2020–21 Primeira Liga 2 losers from the Main Path qualifying round of the Europa League 26 winners of the Main Path third qualifying round

The winners of the ties will advance to the group stage. The losers will be eliminated.

External links

• Official website