All qualifying routes
2026-27 round desk

UCL Q2 · League path

Champions League second qualifying round. Follow where winners advance and where defeated clubs drop.

Ties
3
Direct entrants
6
Incoming
0
Draw
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Win this round Champions League third qualifying round · League path
Lose this round Europa League third qualifying round · Main path
Route calculator

Where do winners and losers go from here?

Every branch follows UEFA's 2026-27 transfer rules. Opponents remain unknown until the relevant draw is published.

Win 1 tie to guarantee at least Europa League Even if every later tie is lost, the route still ends in the Europa League league phase.
Win 3 ties to guarantee at least Champions League That reaches the Champions League league phase directly.
Current starting point Champions League second qualifying round · League path
Win the tie Stay on the upward route
  1. 1
    Next destination Champions League third qualifying round · League path
  2. 2
    Win again Champions League play-off round · League path
  3. 3
    Win again Champions League league phase
Lose the tie Drop down or exit Europe
  1. 1
    Immediate destination Europa League third qualifying round · Main path
  2. 2
    If the next tie is also lost Conference League play-off round · Main path
  3. 3
    If the next tie is also lost Out of Europe
Direct entrants

Clubs starting in this round

6 named
Provisional field

Named clubs and placeholders in the round model

Seeded and unseeded sides are calculated across the whole round. UEFA's eventual draw groups can narrow the eligible field.

Not an eligible-opponent list
Club Side Coefficient Basis
NOR Bodø/Glimt Seeded 64 Official
GRE Olympiacos Seeded 62.250 Official
TUR Fenerbahçe Seeded 57.750 Official
AUT Sturm Graz Unseeded 28 Official
SCO Heart of Midlothian Unseeded 11.500 Official
POL Górnik Zabrze Unseeded 9.350 Official