UCL 2026-27 qualifying round

UCL Q3 · Champions path

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

Ties: 7
Direct entrants: 0
Incoming: 13
Draw: Draw not yet made

Before the draw

Who can they draw?

See the projected seeded and unseeded sides, including the earlier ties and domestic places that still have to be decided.

UCL Draw date 20 Jul

Draw · 20 Jul First legs · 6 Aug Second legs · 13 Aug

Follow a club or incoming tie Choose one to isolate the other side of the draw.

Full draw field Show both projected pots 7 seeded · 7 unseeded

Projected pot

Seeded side

Possible teams: Crvena Zvezda / KuPS Kuopio / Vardar Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 46.5 Can move

Crvena Zvezda 46.5

likely

KuPS Kuopio 14

First leg: 2–0 vs Vardar Leads going into the second leg

Vardar 1.6

First leg: 0–2 vs KuPS Kuopio Trails going into the second leg

Winner: GNK Dinamo / Thun Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 46.5 Can move

GNK Dinamo 46.5

likely

Thun 6.9

Winner: Lech Poznań / Aarhus Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 27.3 Can move

Lech Poznań 27.3

likely

Aarhus 8.4

Possible teams: Omonia / Borac / Levski Sofia Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 21.3 Can move

Omonia 21.3

likely

Borac 13.1

First leg: 1–1 vs Levski Sofia Level going into the second leg

Levski Sofia 7

First leg: 1–1 vs Borac Level going into the second leg

Possible teams: Shamrock Rovers / Drita / Kauno Žalgiris / Floriana Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 19.4 Can move

Shamrock Rovers 19.4

First leg: 0–2 vs Floriana Trails going into the second leg

likely

Drita 13.6

First leg: 1–1 vs Kauno Žalgiris Level going into the second leg

Kauno Žalgiris 6

First leg: 1–1 vs Drita Level going into the second leg

Floriana 4

First leg: 2–0 vs Shamrock Rovers Leads going into the second leg

Possible teams: H. Beer-Sheva / Petrocub / Egnatia Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 14 Can move

H. Beer-Sheva 14

likely

Petrocub 9

First leg: 1–1 vs Egnatia Level going into the second leg

Egnatia 4.5

First leg: 1–1 vs Petrocub Level going into the second leg

Possible teams: Lincoln Red Imps FC / Inter Club d'Escaldes / Mjällby Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 13.5 Can move

Lincoln Red Imps FC 13.5

First leg: 3–1 vs Inter Club d'Escaldes Leads going into the second leg

likely

Inter Club d'Escaldes 7.5

First leg: 1–3 vs Lincoln Red Imps FC Trails going into the second leg

Mjällby 5.9

Projected pot

Unseeded side

Possible teams: Víkingur R. / U. Craiova / Győri ETO / ML Vitebsk Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 11.8 Unseeded

Víkingur R. 11.8

First leg: 1–0 vs Győri ETO Leads going into the second leg

likely

U. Craiova 10.5

First leg: 4–1 vs ML Vitebsk Leads going into the second leg

Győri ETO 5.4

First leg: 0–1 vs Víkingur R. Trails going into the second leg

ML Vitebsk BL 1.3

First leg: 1–4 vs U. Craiova Trails going into the second leg

Winner: Kairat Almaty / Sutjeska Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 11 Unseeded

Kairat Almaty 11

First leg: 2–1 vs Sutjeska Leads going into the second leg

likely

Sutjeska 6

First leg: 1–2 vs Kairat Almaty Trails going into the second leg

Possible teams: Riga / Flora Tallinn / Ararat-Armenia / Iberia Tbilisi Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 10.5 Unseeded

Riga 10.5

First leg: 0–2 vs Ararat-Armenia Trails going into the second leg

likely

Flora Tallinn 10

First leg: 2–3 vs Iberia Tbilisi Trails going into the second leg

Ararat-Armenia 7

First leg: 2–0 vs Riga Leads going into the second leg

Iberia Tbilisi 1.2

First leg: 3–2 vs Flora Tallinn Leads going into the second leg

Winner: Klaksvík / Atert Bissen Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 10.5 Unseeded

Klaksvík 10.5

First leg: 2–1 vs Atert Bissen Leads going into the second leg

likely

Atert Bissen 1.3

First leg: 1–2 vs Klaksvík Trails going into the second leg

Possible teams: Larne / The New Saints / Sabah / Tre Fiori Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 9 Unseeded

Larne 9

First leg: 1–0 vs Tre Fiori Leads going into the second leg

The New Saints 9

First leg: 0–2 vs Sabah Trails going into the second leg

Sabah 6

First leg: 2–0 vs The New Saints Leads going into the second leg

Tre Fiori 2.5

First leg: 0–1 vs Larne Trails going into the second leg

Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD

Q3 · Champions path · Unseeded place 7 Access place TBD

Win this round Champions League play-off round · Champions path

Lose this round Europa League play-off round · Main path

The route ahead

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.

Already guaranteed at least Conference League Even if every later tie is lost, the route still ends in the Conference League league phase.

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 2 ties to guarantee at least Champions League That reaches the Champions League league phase directly.

Current starting point Champions League third qualifying round · Champions path

Win the tie Stay on the upward route

1
Next destination Champions League play-off round · Champions path
2
Win again Champions League league phase

Lose the tie Drop down or exit Europe

1
Immediate destination Europa League play-off round · Main path
2
If the next tie is also lost Conference League league phase

Direct entrants

Clubs starting in this round

0 named

Every place in this round comes from an earlier tie or transfer.